The Rollo and Slappy Show

Slappy and I had a great evening last night.  Our Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl—it’s something we’ve been waiting for our entire lives.  And it finally happened in improbable fashion.  Now Slappy and I don’t live and die with our sports teams.  If the Eagles would have lost, it wouldn’t have been very much […] The post Episode 77 – Libertarians and the world of sports appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

Venezuela gets all the attention for socialism in South America, but it’s certainly not the only country that has experienced its ravages in the continent.  Brazil has suffered under the policies and practices of socialism for years.  We brought our friend, Nina Maria Bastiat, as a guest on our show to talk about political and […] The post Episode 76 – Socialism in Brazil and the movement towards libertarianism with Nina Maria Bastiat appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

Universal basic income (UBI) or Basic Income Guarantee has some surprising allies: libertarians.  Libertarian supporters of a Basic Income Guarantee are quick to point to some apparently pragmatic defenses of such a program and criticize the libertarian “purists” who dig their heels into the ground to stand against it.  An article written by Matt Zwolinski […] The post Episode 75 – Should libertarians support the Basic Income Guarantee? appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

As libertarians, we often put pressure on ourselves to disassociate from any and all government institutions and programs.  That’s a generally healthy position, but sometimes we’re tempted to reject things simply associated with statism that cause no harm themselves.  The United States government does a lot of terrible things, so it ought to be rejected, […] The post Episode 74 – Is it okay to enjoy American culture? with Car Camp It appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

I know we use Twitter as our muse for a lot of our episodes, but this week, we glean some inspiration from the bright sunshine of the real, non-Internet world.  Yes, we get to see the light of day sometimes.  Recently, I was refilling a prescription at my drugstore and was informed that the 20-day […] The post Episode 73 – Is our current health insurance really insurance? appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

We argue that there is nothing more important than fighting to end wars.  We brought Angela Keaton to talk about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.  Saudi Arabia, backed explicitly by the United States, is starving the people of Yemen to death with a blockade and fighting a war against them.  It is an absolute disaster—a […] The post Episode 72 – Angela Keaton on the crisis in Yemen and antiwar strategies appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

We won’t even let Christmas stop us from getting you your weekly episode.  Merry Christmas, and in honor of the day—and one of my obsessions—we’re going to talk about the economics behind fruitcake.  I, Rollo, believe that fruitcake is the greatest confectionary delight in existence, but it seems that a lot of people disagree with […] The post Episode 71 – I, Fruitcake appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

We had some audio issues, which is why it sounds odd and seems to cut out at some points.  We now know how to get around this issue, so it won’t happen anymore. Breaking news! No, not really, but those are probably the two most-used words by the media today.  The news cycle has become […] The post Episode 70 – News cycle panic and control appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

Slappy came across an article by Lara Witt the other day called “10 Thing Every Intersectional Feminist Should Ask on a First Date” from an online magazine called Wear Your Voice.  This isn’t exactly our bag, but we figured it’d be fun and interesting to go through each of the questions and gives answers from […] The post Episode 69 – Would we last past the first date with an intersectional feminist? appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.

There has been a debate in the recent weeks between bitcoin supporters and Bitcoin Cash supporters.  Debate is fine and healthy, but one claim that is being tossed around is absolutely terrible.  A number of people—specifically Bitcoin Cash supporters—are calling bitcoin a Ponzi scheme. This is an inexcusable mistake.  Some people think that bitcoin is […] The post Episode 68 – Is bitcoin a Ponzi scheme? appeared first on Inside McFloogle's Mind.