Charles Ryu escaped from North Korea not once, but twice!

He experienced starvation, torture, and years of propaganda.

North Koreans, even those who escape, fear talking about socialist tyranny because the regime might kill their families.

“Not just you, but your entire three generations will be wiped out,” explains Ryu.

He is only willing to talk because he has no immediate family left in the country.

Now he educates Americans about the horrors of the country on his YouTube channel.

In this podcast, he tells me more about the North Korean regime, his incredible escape, and the importance of freedom.

People who run businesses are often smeared. But they shouldn't be.

“Making our lives better is what entrepreneurs do. We take it all for granted,” says Yaron Brook, Chair of the Ayn Rand Institute.

In this hour-long conversation, Brook defends the marketplace and the self-interest that drives it.

He also carves out the path of self-interest through mountains of big issues: war, poverty, immigration, drugs and children--even how self-interest is important for your love life.

Professor John McWhorter, author of "Woke Racism," argues that condescending leftist ideology hurts black people.

We spoke a few years ago when few others were pushing back on those ideas. But I learned a lot from my half-hour interview with him, so here's our full discussion.

For one, the Columbia linguist points out "Woke Racism" hurts black people in many ways: from treating them as incapable of logic, to calling for abolition of tests, to insisting that violent kids stay in schools.

He says that all these ideas are propped by a religion-like ideology that "requires that you sequester your brain for illogical thinking."

Michael Malice, the popular podcaster and author, reminds us that tyranny can be defeated. It’s been done before.

In this podcast, Malice shares stories of life under totalitarian regimes, and explains how the media was often complicit in totalitarianism.

Malice’s distrust in government is why he’s calls himself an anarchist.

He makes the case that things like food, education, and even security, are better left in private hands.

“Maybe we don't need government at all,” he says. “When you have something as important as security or anything, food, education, to have it at the purview of a monopoly, let alone a government monopoly, makes no sense."

I’m skeptical that the private sector would do all those things better. So we debate those issues and more.

Here's my full interview with NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden--it’s the longest interview I've ever posted.

I once was unsure if Edward Snowden--who leaked documents showing that the NSA spied on Americans--was a hero, or a traitor who made us all less safe.

Now I've done my research, and I think he's a hero. What do you think? Our full interview, above, will help you decide.

Media and politicians constantly warn about the dangers of firearms. They say too many people have guns.

I usually don't like to interview politicians but Senator Rand Paul is different.

He actually has interesting and important things to say.

In this podcast, we discuss his book,The Case Against Socialism.

We cover socialism's failure in Venezuela, the myth of "Scandinavian socialism," and more.

Parents are more scared than ever. The media warn of “Stranger Danger.”

Lenore Skenazy says this is foolish. Parents should let their kids be MORE independent.

She calls it “Free Range” parenting. She says kids are healthier when given unsupervised freedom. Parents are happier too.

But what about the kidnappings?

Skenazy points out those are extremely rare. It’s MUCH safer for kids to walk outside than ride in a car, yet parents rarely worry about driving.

Today in America, some parents have even be arrested for letting their kids walk outside alone.

We asked her about that and much more, in our full interview.

Tim Pool is a very successful journalist. He has millions of subscribers on multiple channels.

But Pool never went to journalism school. In fact, he didn’t even finish high school.

Unlike most reporters, Pool became respected just by doing it--going to the news, and covering things the mainstream media often miss.

He’s reported from global hotspots, gone into the middle of riots, and exposed media bias.

In 2019, I did a short video on citizen journalists like Pool. But the story of his career deserves more time.

So here's our full conversation.

Trump recently picked Tulsi Gabbard to be his Director of National Intelligence. What are her views?

Well 5 years ago—when Gabbard was still a Democrat—I interviewed her.

She was running for President at the time and was clearly different from her competition.

For one, unlike most Democrats, she agreed to talk with me.

So here’s our full conversation.