Manufactured Gun Rights

Ken’s guest is Konstantin Divinsky, a firearms manufacturer from York, PA, discussing liability issues, the regulatory environment, and other challenges of his profession.  Be sure to catch the video when he breaks out a foldable, fully-automatic AR-15!  The listener-submitted questions include cutting social programs, separating society and state, and everyone’s favorite topic – abortion – and how to defuse the debate..

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week?  The very nature of taxation

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Taylor Cardish of the Positively Charged Toastmasters club at Philadelphia Electric Co.

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? 00:00 -14:00

• Replace the minimum wage with Universal Basic Income?  How about replacing it with nothing?
• Past attempts at a Universal Basic Income had no impact, other than making recipients happier.
• Penalizing politicians for breaking their oath to the constitution?

A Conversation with Konstantin Divinsky  16:00 – 48:00

• Manufacturing firearms in Pennsylvania
• Limitation of liability for firearms manufacturers
• Industrial issues vs. political issues.
• Engaging with Lefitsts

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw?  The very idea of taxation 50:00 – 58:00

• Taxation: A crime against humans, against humanity
• Taxation: Home invasions, armed robbery, extortion, and worse
• What happens to the tax dollar sent to Washington? (Be sure to see the video!)
• The alternative: The Charitable Credit Act

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

HD Defense: https://hddefense.com/

Commercials:

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

Morning in Pennsylvania

Ken’s guest is Kevin Gaughen, Executive Director of the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania and land use expert, discussing the phenomenal growth of the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party, the record number of candidates this year – many of which are virtually guaranteed victory – and how you can be a part of the groundswell.  The listener-submitted questions include enforcing the state constitution, Universal Basic Income, and subsidized pop music.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week?  How some parents discipline their kids

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Anna Egan Hess of the Drexel University Toastmasters

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? xx:xx:xx-xx:xx:xx

• Replace the minimum wage with Universal Basic Income?  How about replacing it with nothing?
• Past attempts at a Universal Basic Income had no impact, other than making recipients happier.
• Should we be penalizing politicians for breaking their oath to the constitution?

A Conversation with Kevin Gaughen     xx:xx

• The successes and challenges of Pennsylvania’s third-largest political party
• Dozens of guaranteed victories in November?
• Land Use issues and an overbearing government.

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw?  How some parents discipline their kids   xx:xx

• Bribery, toothless threats, and the trendy “timeout” vs. the good old spanking – or something else?
• A different approach: Graces and Curses
• Graces: Catching kids doing something right
• Curses: Family-level community service for kids

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Commercials:

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

Pennsylvania Has a What??

Ken’s guest is a virtual unknown: The Pennsylvania Constitution.  What powers possessed by We The People are lurking within?  What powers have those sneaky politicians illegally assumed for themselves?  And why hasn’t the Pennsylvania Constitution been (and isn’t it being) taught in our schools?  Don’t like the answers to these questions?  Then sign the petition!   The listener-submitted questions touch on the questionable Deana’s Law, and the question of a co-host.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week?  Dangerous Pennsylvania Education!

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Dodie Preston and her son Josh, of Cerner Toastmasters in Malvern PA

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? xx:xx:xx-xx:xx:xx

• Even more about Pennsylvania rangers – but this time it’s good news
• Complaints about absurd, unworkable Libertarian solutions and B-movie Sewer People
• Deana’s Law: a correct solution, but not solving the correct problem when it comes to drunk drivers
• A co-host for The Pennsylvania Project?

A Deep Dive into the Pennsylvania Constitution     xx:xx

• Pennsylvania has a constitution?  Yep.
• Ignored, violated, and gutted?  Yep.
• Seventeen provisions blatantly being violated?  Yep.
• The right to bear arms shall not be questioned?  Yep.  Or so it says.

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw?  Dangerous Government Education

• How do you keep a populace ignorant of their rights?  Don’t teach them how their government works.
• How to turn that situation around?  Sign our petition!
• https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Commercials:

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

The Vexatious Requester of Gregg Township

Ken’s guest is Michelle Grove, a local political activist from Gregg Township near State College.  Imagine a local government out of control.  Imagine the sparks when it meets a regular citizen, affectionately known colloquially as “the vexatious Right-to-Know requester of Gregg Township”.  Then there are the listener-submitted questions regarding forced vaccinations, zoning, and pollution, plus a vignette about one ranger’s reaction to hunting endangered species.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week?  Audiences

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Karen Flam, of the Positively Charged Toastmasters club,

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? xx:xx:xx-xx:xx:xx

• Don’t force vaccinations on his kid!  But force them on his kid’s classmates?
• Zoning and compost heaps
• Dealing with pollution as a trespass 
• What happens when you shoot a protected species, and the ranger is standing right there?

A Conversation with Michelle Grove    xx:xx

• Whaddaya mean, the township destroys records?
• Whaddaya mean they violate the Sunshine Act?
• Surely they didn’t mean to slander an inquisitive citizen
• Victory in court!!

 What Sticks in Ken’s Craw?  Audiences!

• They stroll in late, walk out early, fall asleep if I’m lucky, and snore if I’m not
• You know at some point someone’s cell phone’s gonna ring....
• All about Ken, Monica Lewinsky, and uppity, arrogant political audiences
• Presenting to an audience of police at a DUI checkpoint!

More Information:

Guest:

Michelle Grove: https://greggtownshipunofficial.org/

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

 Commercials:

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

Folkin’ Around in Schwenksville

Ken’s guest is Jon Detweiler, second in command at the nation’s longest running outdoor music event, the Philadelphia Folk Festival, why it still draws thousands for the fifty-eighth consecutive year, and why it’s so much better than Woodstock. And rather than listener-submitted questions, Ken sets up shop in the middle of the Fest campground to interview a steady parade of random Festers.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? Why aren’t you here camping at Fest??

Found in this episode:

*What’s the buzz on the campground paths? *xx:xx:xx-xx:xx:xx

• The constant refrain: Welcome home!
• Playing roadie to a hundred acts
• By the time we got to Woodstock, the Fest was already 8 years old!
• Three generations of Festers here, there, and everywhere

A Conversation with Jon Detweiler xx:xx

• The volunteer-run Philadelphia Folk Festival in it’s 58th year
• Tens of thousands spread out over the hillside at Godshall’s farm in Schwenksville
• Music acts great and small, from folk to Celtic rock to blues to the unclassifiable
• The Fest: The crown jewel of the Philadelphia Folksong Society

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Why aren’t you camping at Fest??

• Where else do people actually smile at each other?
• Where else are performers camped alongside you?
• Where else can your kids stay out until 3 AM?
• Where else are you a part of an extended family of thousands?
• Where else can you party until dawn and the cops don’t come?
• Where else is the world actually the way you’d like it to be?

More Information:

Guests:

Philadelphia Folk Festival: http://Folkfest.org
Philadelphia Folksong Society: http://pfs.org

Commercials:

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com
Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090
Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org
Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club
Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com
Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

Plumbing the Depths of Over-Regulation

Ken’s guest is Marc Bozzacco, Master Plumber and Journeyman Steamfitter, discussing the high cost of over-regulation of the craft trades, and how the constantly-changing regulatory landscape wastes millions. Then there are the listener-submitted questions about taxes (again), free markets for organ transplants, and Paul’s Law.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? Park rangers!

Guest Toastmaster Narrator and acapella singer: Donna Herb of the Educational Testing Service Toastmasters,

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? xx:xx:xx-xx:xx:xx

A Conversation with Marc Bozzacco xx:xx

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Park Rangers!

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

Commercials:

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

It’s Not All in Your Mind

Ken’s guest is Rhea M. Baskerville, an outspoken mental health advocate and a member of the National Alliance for Mental Illness, engaged in a candid conversation about the challenges of life with a mental disorder. Hear first-hand examples coming from the viewpoint of the other side of a stereotypically-misunderstood situation. Then there are the listener-submitted questions about copycat legislation, taxes (again), and an overture about medical freedom.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week is the restriction of medical freedom in Pennsylvania

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Ariel Vaknin of the Drexel University Toastmasters

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? 00:02:40-00:00:15:20

A Conversation with Rhea M. Baskerville 00:17:30-00:00:45:00

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Restricting Medical Freedom 00:47:00-00:57:00

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

Commercials:

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

The Separation of Society and State

Ken’s guest is missing in action, so the guest is Ken talking about some of the key concepts in his novel, Atlas Snubbed, a parody sequel to Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged. For example, the Separation of Society and State as an effective governor on the runaway welfare state, voluntary business regulations as a more effective and cheaper solution, and a novel approach to the justice system: voluntary sentencing.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week is fascism in Pennsylvania

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Eric Skoglund of the Drexel University Toastmasters

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? xx:xx:xx-xx:xx:xx

The Separation of Society and State 11:21

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Fascism in Pennsylvania 44:00

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

Commercials:

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

The Courage of Your Convictions

Ken’s guest is Bob Lankin, a mass incarceration expert, talking about the incredible number of Pennsylvanians in prison, the real cost to taxpayers, and alternative approaches to probation and bail that can dramatically reduce the size of Pennsylvania’s prison industrial complex.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week is another facet of the Quote-Unquote “Justice” System, namely, the Courts.

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Margaret Susuni

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? 00:03:30-00:14:00

A Conversation with Rob Lankin 00:16:10-00:46:00

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? The Courts 00:48:30-00:00:56:40

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

Commercials:

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Squashing the Competition

Ken’s guest is Tim Runkle, treasurer for the Green Party of Pennsylvania discussing ballot access, flat-out incorrect “official” information, voting reforms, and pork-barrel Primaries. What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week: Using the law and economic extortion to diss, fine, and crush challenger political parties.

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? 00:03:20-00:14:20

A Conversation with Tim Runkle 16:45-45:55

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Economic Extortion at the Ballot Box 48:00-58:00

More Information:

Guests:

Green Party of Pennsylvania: http://GPofPA.org

** Commercials:**

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com