The Jason Stapleton Program

New Gear store! www.officialnomadapparel.com ----- I don't know who is writing the script for 2020 in The Great Simulation, but he's a master. By now, unless you live on the moon, you know that Ruth Bader Ginsburg died over the weekend. As if this election process wasn't gonna be messy and chaotic enough already! Democrats have spent the last several weeks advertising their playbook in the upcoming election. They're going to contest it through every means possible. It's essentially a guarantee that it winds up in the Supreme Court. And suddenly SCOTUS has no tiebreaker. President Trump and Mitch McConnell, the Senate Majority leader, have made it clear that they plan to nominate and vote on a nominee before the election. Democrats declared their intent to fight them on it before even acknowledging RBG's death. We're watching some of the most fascinating events in American history unfolding before our eyes. The next couple months will be a trip! This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Policy Genius Hero Health

We're coming up on 200 days of "14 days to flatten the curve." At this point, anyone who still places their faith in the so-called experts is a sucker. Even Bill Gates -- the czar of all things COVID -- is losing faith in the FDA and the CDC. Of course, he's losing faith in them for different reasons than most sensible people. He doesn't like them because they aren't kowtowing to his will for governments to keep us all in COVID lockdown for the rest of our lives. However, one government has been overrun by a COVID scandal. Emails leaked this week showing the mayor of Nashville talking with his health department officials. In the email chain, they highlighted that the overwhelming majority of positive COVID cases were associated with care facilities and construction, with fewer than 100 total associated with bars and restaurants. Yet they agreed to deliberately withhold this information from the public as the mayor was publicly choosing to suddenly extend the Phase 2 lockdowns, leaving bar and restaurant owners high and dry just before 4th of July weekend. You all know this already: the lockdowns have nothing to do with the severity of COVID. They're just a proxy for politicians to virtue signal and consolidate power. If you're choosing to remain a victim of circumstance, in the face of everything that has already happened, then you can only blame yourself. There's no savior coming for you. The only good news on the horizon is whatever you will create for yourself. It's time for you to take control of your own life. This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Feetures (Code: Stapleton) CarShield (Code: Stapleton)

If you added up all the time that internet libertarians have spent arguing with people about who will build the roads, they’ve probably wasted decades of time that could have been spent building wealth to actually buy the roads. Recently, some California cities have started using their roads as collateral to obtain private funding to pay down their pension obligations. So NOW private financial interests are just a few steps away from actually owning the roads! If you think the government is so bad and so incompetent, then you don’t need to waste your time trying to convince people of your solutions. Just create those solutions and wait for the state to fail. It doesn’t matter whether you’re trying to build a political movement or just trying to start a business. If you deal with the world as it exists — rather than how you wish it was — you’ll always be more successful. Failure is just the error part of trial and error. And success will come to those who are willing to keep "trialing and erroring" until their vision aligns with the world as it already is. Those who play the long game will get the wealth. And wealth is freedom. This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Boll and Branch (Code: Stapleton) Azlo

We’ve got a raucous show for you guys today! While we didn’t plan on having a debate, that’s basically where we ended up. Last week, one of the major trending news stories was the new Netflix movie Cuties, which rather graphically depicts the grooming and sexualization of 11-year-old girls. Even IMDb admitted the movies contained scenes that are lawfully defined as pedophilia — though that content warning has predictably been deleted. Elsewhere, Burger King released a "Love Conquers All" ad depicting their mascot in a, uh, rather enthusiastic same-sex kiss with Ronald McDonald. It seems like just yesterday (it was 2008) when Mr. Progressive himself, Barack Obama, stated on the record that he believed marriage should only be between a man and a woman. How did we go from that to Netflix advertising soft-core child porn and fast food restaurants depicting their mascots making out? Is this just happenstance, or does history reveal an identifiable trend? It got a little heated toward the end; but don't worry, we're all good. :) We’d love to know where you guys fall on the debate. You can email us at [email protected], or tweet us at @jason_stapleton and @itweetstuffhere, and let us know. This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Honey Skillshare

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What do you know about cults? Recently, Jason has been watching the HBO documentary series called The Vow. It's about the NXIVM sex cult and its leader Keith Raniere. We all like to think people in cults are a bunch of suckers. That we would never get manipulated like they were. But the thing is, the techniques that cult leaders use aren't targeted at the lowest common denominators. They work on anyone. In fact, I guaranteed you've been manipulated in the same way at some point. And, in just the same ways, you have manipulated others. Every human being is engaged in a process of manipulating other people. Most of us just call it "persuasion." Some of the biggest cults in the world are political parties. I'm reminded of the Tom Woods quote: "Libertarianism is 'cultish,' say the sophisticates. Of course, there's nothing cultish at all about allegiance to the state, with its flags, its songs, its mass murders, its little children saluting and paying homage to pictures of their dear leaders on the wall, etc." The thing about political cults is they seem normal to us, so we don't always notice when we're being manipulated. Today, Jason is going to introduce you guys to the 7 innate psychological addictions we all have, and he'll explain how effective leaders use those addictions to manipulate people into doing what they want. This episode is a must-listen. Of course, all of them are! But this one is extra must-listen. ;) This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Helix Sleep

Join me tonight as I show you how to grow and monetize your podcast at a special invitation only event. www.podcastwithjason.com _____ As we get deeper and deeper into the election cycle, more and more people are going to be vying for your attention. They all want you to buy in to their worldview and to commit yourself to helping them achieve their goals. In order to do this, they'll try to persuade you of some type of impending evil, and claim that the only way to solve the problem is by joining their movement and voting for their party. And they'll most likely promise you some type of power, whether it's power through "equality," or power through "liberty," or power through MAGA. Yet all of these movements will ultimately focus on *giving away* power. You don't accumulate power through voting. You surrender it. The only way you get true power is by creating it through wealth generation and influence. At the end of the day, all of these people are focused on the wrong problems. They're trying to control things that they can't actually control. And they lack control because they lack the wealth and power to dictate what will actually happen. Today, we're going to talk about how to make a difference by controlling the things you actually control. And that starts with you. This episode is brought to you by our sponsor: Allform

Get your copy of Nomadic Wealth: http://www.NomadicWealth.com Register for Jason's Podcast Training http://www.PodcastwithJason.com _____ Follow Jason on Locals! _____ There's nothing in the news today that's really worth talking about, so we decided we'd just start talking and see where it took us. And wouldn't you know it… the show about nothing turned into a conversation about a lot of pretty interesting somethings! We started out talking about chiropractors, massage therapists, supplements, and toxins, and we wound up touching on marketing strategies for MLM, the right age to start your entrepreneurial career, and what it's like working for a Marine. This show was unlike most recent shows, but we had fun! This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Hero Health Boll and Branch (Code: Stapleton) Jordan Harbinger Show

Get a signed copy of my new book "The Nomadic Wealth Formula" www.NomadicWealth.com Ron Danielowski and Bill Tallen are experts in the field of security. I worked with Ron in Iraq when we were both part of Blackwater. I met Bill years later when I took 20 people to train with him. Today we're going to talk about community policing, personal protection and how to protect yourself and your community when law and order break down. Visit their site - www.distributedsecurity.com This episode is brought to you by our sponsors: Candid Co (Code: STAPLETON) Skillshare

Follow Jason on Locals! _____ Today's guest is a wonderful man with a fascinating story to tell. Gary Collins grew up in the rural high desert of California. He holds an AS degree in Exercise Science, a BS in Criminal Justice, and an MS in Forensic Science. He spent a number of years in military intelligence and as a special agent for HHS and FDA. Now, after selling everything he owned on Craigslist and hitting the reset button on his life, he spends half the year living off-grid in NE Washington state, and the rest of the year touring the US in his RV with his black lab, Barney. He's the host of the podcast The Simple Life and a bestselling author, and he has taught at the University level and consulted with and trained college athletes. Today, he talked with me about hitting the "lifestyle reboot" and learning how to simplify your life so you maximize your own health and happiness. I think you'll love his perspective on simple living, health, nutrition, and self-reliance. This episode is brought to you by our sponsor: Cuts Clothing