Open Minds

Shepard thinks... libertarian scenarios are fun! From the Flagpole to the Lifeboat and many more, they are a great way to examine ideas. Shepard presents the Watermelon Toss scenario to philosopher Christian Moore of Liberty After Dark. (https://odysee.com/@LibertyAfterDark:a

See scenario here: https://openlyvoluntary.com/watermelon-tossing/

Shepard ponders the future of Bitcoin legality based on the probable actions of Central Banks if the US Government is not successful in breaking ties with the Federal Reserve.

Shepard offers thoughts on the future of money and what he predicts will happen to centralized digital currency versus decentralized money. Openlyvoluntary.com

Shepard interviews country musician Royce Johns. One of our rare shows that isn’t about philosophy, and is instead Shepard being a “fanboy” of a traditional country music star.

Learn more about Royce here! https://www.roycejohns.com/ or find him on FaceBook!

Thanks to Traditional Country Music legend Royce Johns for letting us close out with his hit song, Truckstop Souvenirs!

Shepard, The Voluntaryist interviews humanitarian activist Keith Knight. Keith and Shepard mention many books, see a full list of links below!

Disnenthrall.me

Keith Knight performing The Most Dangerous Superstition: https://libertarianinstitute.org/dont-tread-on-anyone/the-most-dangerous-superstition-by-larken-rose-quotes-and-full-audiobook-playlist/

Steve Thomas https://soundcloud.com/openlyvoluntary/sets/6-7a

Patrick Smith performing The Most Dangerous Superstition: https://amzn.to/3sp5JkG.

0:26 Ernest Hancock https://www.freedomsphoenix.com/declare-your-independence-with-ernest-hancock

0:34 Larken Rose https://amzn.to/3qKogHy

0:35 Adam Kokesh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0vtQwQpRos

1:30 "Man, Economy & State" by Murray Rothbard https://amzn.to/3rXhyOM

1:33 "Study Guide to Man, Economy & State" by Robert Murphy https://amzn.to/2OIpC7F

2:17 G. Edward Griffin https://amzn.to/3aJbbZn

3:41 Glenn Beck https://amzn.to/2OU4zz6

9:30 Ed Stringham https://amzn.to/3pABftZ

9:33 Jeffrey Tucker https://amzn.to/3saleN1

9:37 Tom Woods /Thomas E. Woods https://amzn.to/37wwYBM

9:38 Bob Murphy / Robert Murphy https://amzn.to/3dBLmMX

9:40 Don Boudreaux / Donald Boudreaux https://amzn.to/3k4bpgQ

10:46 Steve Thomas https://openlyvoluntary.com/dangerous-superstition-larken-rose/

11:13 Patrick Smith https://amzn.to/2NOZl7a

13:51 Gary Chartier https://amzn.to/3kd8R05

13:53 Sheldon Richman https://amzn.to/3dDaHWJ

14:17 Thomas Hodgkin https://amzn.to/3uqm5en

15:27 “Anarchy Unbound: Why Self-Governance Works Better Than You Think” https://amzn.to/37FaJJO by Peter Leeson https://amzn.to/2ZEc8w1

17:32 “A Spontaneous Order: The Capitalist Case for a Stateless Society” by Chase Rachels https://amzn.to/3kfgva5

21:46 Jeremy Kauffman Odysee and Lbry

23:08 “Everything Voluntary: From Politics to Parenting” by Skyler J. Collins https://amzn.to/3kfKJtx

23:59 “The Myth of Natural Monopoly” by Thomas J. DiLorenzo https://amzn.to/2NSxpiU

25:03 Robert Cialdini https://amzn.to/3dHGw0x

25:22 Dave Smith http://comicdavesmith.com/

25:29 Luis J. Gomez https://gasdigitalnetwork.com/ljg/

25:49 Michael Malice https://amzn.to/3aP42a8

26:39 Patrick Macfarlane https://libertarianinstitute.org/author/patrick-macfarlane/

26:49 Peter R. Quinones https://libertarianinstitute.org/author/pete-quinones/

27:03 “What Social Animals Owe to Each Other” by Sheldon Richman https://amzn.to/3sBgGzN

27:41 Kyle Anzalone https://libertarianinstitute.org/kyle-anzalone/

27:51 “Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan” by Scott Horton https://amzn.to/3kgjmzw

28:32 Steven Crowder https://www.youtube.com/user/StevenCrowder

28:34 Ben Shapiro https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnQC_G5Xsjhp9fEJKuIcrSw

28:35 Jimmy Dore/James Patrick Anthony Dore https://www.youtube.com/thejimmydoreshow

29:06 “Marxist and Austrian Class Analysis” by Hans-Hermann Hoppe

29:34 Frank A. Vanderlip

33:15 Dave Rubin

33:16 Jordan B. Peterson https://odysee.com/@JordanBPeterson:c

33:18 Jack Conte

33:40 Scott Adams https://amzn.to/2P5fpSR

33:43 Tulsi Gabbard

33:45 Dr. Drew Hart

34:40 John Bush

34:41 Derrick Broze

34:49 Mark Passio https://onegreatworknetwork.com/

40:33 Tommy Salmons https://libertarianinstitute.org/year-zero/

40:36 Will Grigg https://libertarianinstitute.org/everything-will/freedomzealot/

41:23 Gov. Ronald Dion DeSanti

41:58 “Against the State: An Anarcho-Capitalist Manifesto” by Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr. https://amzn.to/3aNZ5yk

42:10 Henry Hazlitt https://mises.org/profile/henry-hazlitt

42:12 Ludwig von Mises

44:08 Tom Willcuts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvo-yEymNuQ&ab_channel=RichardGrove

47:25 “The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom” by Jonathan Haidt https://amzn.to/3bDSGow

47:48 “A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism” by Hans-Hermann Hoppe https://amzn.to/2ZOfTii

https://mises.org/

Thanks to Micky, who we discovered on onlinejobs.ph who compiled all of the above info!

Surviving Political Imprisonment - One Man's Experience, recorded February 2, 2021.

As free speech disappears from our society, it is likely that many people will be imprisoned for speaking their minds. What is prison like?

One man shares his experience of "doing a nickel" (5 years) in a US federal prison.

What is voluntaryism? How is it defined? Shepard describes voluntaryism and ponders FAQ's. Thanks to Larken Rose for the framework!

Shepard has a pre-dawn fireside chat with himself, discussing voting, the new kid Joey that beat Donny in the latest voting theater in the US government's show, how voting or not is much more powerful than WHO you vote for.

Shepard, The Voluntaryist takes a dive into Voluntaryism, what is it? What isn't it? What questions should we ask ourselves to decide if it is right for us?

Thanks to Larken Rose, a humanitarian thought leader in voluntaryism for his Candles in the Dark discussions, which were the foundation for the last half of this show.

Shepard interviews Lynn, the founder of My Croak File. http://mycroakfile.com

TEDx talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_etSKqGUffk