LRT Video Podcast

Sam Bushman is joined by Curt "the Honey Man" Crosby (localhoneyman.com) and Heath Perkins (freewatercoinco.com) for a wide ranging Liberty Roundtable Live: the Fed's decision to hold interest rates steady, how Fed intervention distorted the housing market, live gold and silver prices, Fauci's stunning 111 invocations of the Fifth Amendment despite already being pardoned, reports that China is arming Iran, and a sobering discussion on whether the world is edging toward a third world war.

Timestamps:

1:36 — Fed holds rates steady, divisions grow

2:28 — How the Fed inflated the housing market

10:05 — Live gold and silver prices

15:06 — Fauci pleads the Fifth 111 times

25:27 — US launches new airstrikes against Iran

34:53 — Are we on the brink of World War III?

35:12 — China reportedly preparing to arm Iran

40:49 — America shuts the door on Chinese robots

Call to Action:

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Sam Bushman sits down live at FreedomFest with entrepreneur and Ballots Without Barriers founder Lars Mapstead to talk about political violence, disenfranchised voters, and how rigged ballot access laws keep real competition out of American elections. Lars explains how his nonprofit is pushing 50-state legislation to make it easier for independent and third-party candidates to get on the ballot, why proportional representation could fix gerrymandering, and how citizens can petition their state legislators for free through his platform.

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro from FreedomFest

0:57 Meet Lars Mapstead, founder of Ballots Without Barriers

1:47 Why 37% of Americans think violence is needed to fix the country

4:10 RNC and DNC as private corporations controlling ballot access

4:40 Naked capitalism and rigged competition

4:45 Ballots Without Barriers' mission: equal ballot access in all 50 states

6:17 How to send a postcard to your state legislators for free

7:11 Wins so far: Rhode Island, Maine, and Wyoming

7:31 How proportional representation fixes gerrymandering

7:56 Lars's 2024 Libertarian presidential run and voting independent

8:28 Ross Perot, Ron Paul, and third parties that never got a fair shot

12:10 Grading all 50 states on ballot access (only 2 states get an A)

13:49 George Washington's warning about political factions

14:53 Comparing this movement to Braver Angels' red/blue/yellow tags

19:00 Does vote fraud exist, and should elections be nationalized?

18:24 How to donate and get involved

20:27 Closing thoughts and sign-off

Call to Action:

Visit BallotsWithoutBarriers.com to send a free message to your state legislators demanding equal ballot access, or donate to support the fight for real electoral competition in your state.

Sam Bushman sits down live at FreedomFest with Van Spaulding and Carol Polisner, director and producer of the new documentary Flashpoint, a 28-minute film exposing how free speech is being shut down on college campuses. From doxxing and threats against professors to the forces fueling campus outrage, this conversation digs into what is really happening behind the headlines and what it will take to dial the temperature back down.

Timestamps:

0:52 What is Flashpoint

1:03 Meet Carol Polisner

1:06 Meet Van Spaulding

2:55 The point of the film

4:42 Echo chambers on campus

4:56 Tenured professors pushed out

8:04 Doxxing and threats against families

9:50 Follow the money behind the unrest

11:43 How social media fuels division

13:09 Groups trying to bridge the divide

13:47 A Clarion Call for Civility

15:32 Where to watch Flashpoint

Call to Action:

Watch the full Flashpoint documentary trailer and find screening updates at endogenouspictures.com, then join the conversation on dialing back the divide at callforcivility.com. Subscribe to Liberty Roundtable Live for more interviews from FreedomFest.

Sam Bushman sits down live at FreedomFest with Daniel O'Connell, creator of the satirical game show "Are You Smarter Than a Politician?" They dig into what makes a libertarian different from an anarchist, why chat-controlled scoring makes the show pure grassroots chaos, the philosophy of self-defense as an inherent right, and why "guns" should really be called "rape me nots." Daniel also opens up about running the show virtually vs. live, his crew, his girlfriend Amity's record-breaking run on the show, and getting shadowbanned on X for being anti-war. A fun, sharp, and unscripted conversation on liberty, comedy, and where the two collide.

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro from FreedomFest

1:00 Meet Daniel O'Connell

2:10 Politics as a moral issue

3:24 How "Are You Smarter Than a Politician" works

4:40 Chat controls the score

6:51 Breaking the ice with satire and prizes

8:31 Armed protests and the right to self-defense

10:23 Should we have any government at all?

14:34 The team behind the show

15:46 Getting shadowbanned for anti-war posts

17:10 His girlfriend, a five-time show champion

18:38 Website and closing thoughts

Call to Action:

Check out Daniel's show at SmarterGameShow.com and see if you're smarter than a politician. Subscribe to Liberty RoundTable Live for more hard-hitting, liberty-minded conversations, and drop a comment telling us who you'd want to see on the game show next.

At FreedomFest, Sam Bushman sits down with Brian Shapiro for a spirited, unfiltered political debate touching on Trump, Obama, the economy, and division in America. But underneath the disagreement is a bigger question worth asking: can two people with completely opposite views still hold a respectful, civil conversation? Sam makes the case for civility and finding common ground even when we don't agree on who's right, pointing to groups like Braver Angels as an example of what respectful disagreement should look like. Brian offers his own example too, recalling the moment John McCain corrected a supporter and defended Barack Obama's character, even while disagreeing with him politically. This isn't about declaring a winner. It's about showing that a real conversation between opposing opinions is still possible.

Sam is willing to have a conversation with Brian and welcomes him to his show anytime.

Key Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro from Liberty Roundtable at FreedomFest

0:33 - Sam sets the scene at FreedomFest

0:41 - Brian Shapiro joins the conversation

2:14 - Sam names the real problem: the vitriol and division in America

11:22 - Sam introduces Braver Angels and the idea of bridging political divides

11:53 - "When you humanize people, you say we can disagree but do so agreeably"

12:47 - Sam explains the country is too divided to have common sense discussions

14:51 - Sam asks, "How do you think we can bring people together?"

15:03 - Brian shares his own example: the story of John McCain

15:29 - Brian points to the John McCain town hall moment as a model for civil disagreement

15:59 - Sam's closing thought on hoping to bring people together

Call to Action:

Where do you land? Watch the full conversation and decide for yourself, then tell us: can we still disagree without tearing each other apart? Subscribe to Liberty RoundTable for more conversations that challenge both sides to listen.

Sam Bushman and Sheriff Richard Mack cover a wide-ranging episode: record-breaking heat across the country, a quick Celsius-to-Fahrenheit conversion trick, aging politicians clinging to power, the controversy over automated license plate readers and data privacy, and Mark Lamb's primary win amid election-fraud allegations.

Timestamps:

0:00 Show open and headlines

1:38 Extreme heat and a Celsius-Fahrenheit conversion trick

4:50 Jay Clayton's confirmation vote and aging senators

6:39 Politicians who refuse to retire and Ruth Bader Ginsburg

12:13 Automated license plate readers and data privacy

21:01 Upcoming September 11th surveillance event announcement

21:39 Mark Lamb's primary win and election fraud allegations

Call to action: Grab Sheriff Mack's book, The Democrat Murder of America, at murderofamerica.com, and join the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association at cspoa.org to support the fight for liberty.

Description: Sam Bushman and Sheriff Richard Mack break down Justice Neil Gorsuch's controversial Firing Line comments questioning whether America was founded as a "Christian nation." They unpack the loaded framing behind Margaret Hoover's question, walk through the Founders' own words on faith and government, and connect it all to Mack's book, The Democrat Murder of America, arguing the whole controversy is a manufactured media wedge designed to divide Americans.

Timestamps:

0:00 Show open and headlines

1:31 Gorsuch rejects the "Christian nation" framing

3:22 Sheriff Mack on the Declaration of Independence and the Creator

5:31 Arguments for and against a constitutionally Christian nation

9:42 George Washington on a moral and religious people

12:55 How the "white Christian nation" question baits any answer

19:17 Media bias and Sheriff Mack's fight with journalism schools

23:38 Closing thoughts: restoring unity and religious liberty

Call to action: Grab Sheriff Mack's book, The Democrat Murder of America, at murderofamerica.com, and join the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association at cspoa.org to support the fight for liberty.

Investigative journalist Joshua Philipp (The Epoch Times, The Joshua Philipp Show) joins Sam Bushman live from Freedom Fest to break down the origins of COVID-19, hidden virus labs discovered in California and Las Vegas, the CCP's organ harvesting and eugenics ambitions, global kleptocracy, Trump's war on communism, and the harassment journalists face for exposing the truth.

Timestamps:

1:06 – Introducing guest Joshua Philipp and his new show

3:38 – Did China release COVID on purpose?

4:41 – Illegal gain-of-function research and the cover-up theory

6:34 – Secret Chinese virus labs found in California and Las Vegas

7:42 – Ebola discovery cover-up at the Reedley lab

9:25 – No regulation on US virus labs

10:16 – Eugenics, organ harvesting, and living forever

11:59 – Joshua's upcoming report on global kleptocracy

14:00 – Trump's war on communism and the CCP's reach in America

15:18 – The origin story of The Epoch Times

17:00 – Death threats against journalists exposing the CCP

18:08 – Getting censored and shadowbanned by YouTube and Google

Call to Action:

Subscribe to Liberty Roundtable for more uncensored interviews, and check out Joshua Philipp's new show, The Joshua Philipp Show, on YouTube.

Former FBI agent turned whistleblower Kyle Seraphin joins Sam Bushman at FreedomFest for a blunt breakdown of what's really broken inside America's top law enforcement agency. Kyle explains why Kash Patel and Dan Bongino failed to deliver on their reform promises, how the FBI blurs the line between national security and criminal investigation with zero checks and balances, and why he believes the agency should be dissolved and rebuilt from scratch under real constitutional constraints. The conversation turns into a wider reflection on the fragility of American institutions, the possibility of a coming collapse, and what ordinary citizens can do to prepare. Kyle closes with his personal philosophy for staying grounded in uncertain times.

Timestamps:

0:24 – Introducing Kyle Seraphin

1:01 – Why Kash Patel and Bongino failed to reform the FBI

3:34 – CIA vs. FBI: what's the real difference in mission

6:24 – Inside the FBI Academy: elite training, missing fundamentals

8:13 – How FBI investigations bypass due process

9:33 – The quota system driving FBI overreach

11:53 – Should the FBI be dissolved entirely?

14:25 – America's fourth iteration and the risk of collapse

17:22 – Kyle's whistleblower story and refusing the COVID shot

20:34 – Kyle Seraphin Media and his six Fs for staying grounded

Call to Action:

If this conversation opened your eyes to what's really happening inside federal law enforcement, subscribe and share it with someone who needs to hear it. Follow Kyle Seraphin's daily podcast at kyleseraphinshow.com for more, and tune into Liberty Roundtable Live for daily coverage defending the Constitution.

Sam Bushman sits down with Jan Jekielek, senior editor at The Epoch Times, live from FreedomFest to discuss his book "Killed to Order" and the disturbing reality of forced organ harvesting in Communist China. Jekielek breaks down how the CCP created "black classes" to dehumanize and persecute groups like Falun Gong practitioners and Uyghurs, turning mass incarceration into a billion-dollar organ trafficking industry. They also cover the rising persecution of Christians in China, a bipartisan Senate bill aimed at sanctioning those responsible, and practical ways everyday people, at the grassroots and federal level alike, can fight back against tyranny.

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro: Broadcasting live from FreedomFest

0:42 Meet Jan Jekielek of The Epoch Times

1:07 From Poland to Canada to the US

2:56 Why The Epoch Times focuses on truth-seeking journalism

3:43 The organ harvesting industry in China

4:13 How organ transplants work in an ethical system

5:09 China's reversed, corrupted system

5:18 The CCP's history of creating "black classes"

6:13 How the regime dehumanizes target groups through propaganda

7:17 What is Falun Gong and why it threatened the regime

8:35 The 1999 crackdown on Falun Gong practitioners

9:45 Mass detentions, 70-100 million practitioners

10:06 Deaths disguised as suicides

10:25 How organ harvesting became a monetized industry

11:15 What this reveals about the mind of the regime

11:45 Jekielek's testimony in UK Parliament

12:21 Feeling powerless in the face of this evil

12:50 What can actually be done, grassroots to federal

13:20 Rotary Club's fight against forced organ harvesting

14:11 Senate Bill S.4009: the Falun Gong Protection Act

14:51 Does President Trump support the bill

15:27 Why people feel powerless against a huge regime

17:21 More than 400 million have quit the CCP

17:44 The role of faith and religion in rejecting tyranny

19:31 Rising persecution of Christians in China

20:21 Pastor Ezra Jin's release and ongoing crackdowns

21:04 Jekielek's film "The Newlyweds"

22:18 Where to find his book and The Epoch Times

22:55 Closing thoughts and how to support truth-seeking journalism

Call to action:

If this conversation opened your eyes to what's really happening behind China's organ transplant industry, don't stay silent. Subscribe to Liberty Roundtable so you never miss an episode, share this video with someone who needs to hear it, and check out Jan Jekielek's book "Killed to Order" at killedtoorder.com to learn what you can actually do about it.