Elizabeth Nolan Brown is an associate editor at Reason magazine. She has won multiple awards for her writing on government wars on sex. For full show notes, go to: http://thaddeusrussell.com/podcast/79/

Daniele Bolelli is the host of the History on Fire podcast. This episode was recorded at the Renegade University Weekend in Los Angeles. For full show notes, go to: http://thaddeusrussell.com/podcast/78/

Jon Gabriel (a.k.a., @ExJon on Twitter) is the Editor-in-Chief of Ricochet and co-host of The Conservatarians podcast. Until 2012, he served as Director of Marketing for the free-market Goldwater Institute. He is a former submarine reactor operator for the U.S. Navy. For full show notes, go to: http://thaddeusrussell.com/podcast/77/

Three years ago Lily Forester fled the United States for Mexico with her partner, John Galton, to escape long-term prison sentences for the production and sale of cannabis. On February 1, John was murdered at their homestead on the outskirts of Acapulco. This is Lily’s first interview since John’s death. For full show notes, go … Continue reading Episode 76: Lily Forester →

Joe has been a cannabis farmer in Humboldt County, California since 1999. Like many Humboldt growers who operated for years illegally, he is struggling to survive the government’s attempts to rid the newly legal and increasingly corporate industry of people like him. For full show notes, go to: http://thaddeusrussell.com/podcast/75/

Katie Herzog is a staff writer at Seattle’s bi-weekly, The Stranger. Her work has been featured on Salon, The Guardian, Vox, Buzzfeed, Fusion, Mother Jones, High Times, and she is a former staff writer at Grist. For full show notes, go to: http://thaddeusrussell.com/podcast/74/

In our second “Ask Me Anything” episode I answer questions from Renegade University students and members of the Unregistered Underground supporting listeners group. The topics range from sex-positive feminism to the future of higher education to the renegade history of the world. To join the Unregistered Underground so you can participate in our AMAs, go … Continue reading Episode 73: Ask Me Anything →

I recently participated in a debate hosted by Reason, in a West Coast version of the popular New York City-based debate series, The Soho Forum— against Ken White, an attorney at Brown, White & Osborn, author at the legal blog Popehat. For full show notes, go to: thaddeusrussell.com/podcast/72

Julien Nitzberg is a screenwriter, stage writer, lyricist, theater director and film director best known as the director of the documentary The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia. He also wrote the book and lyrics and directed the musical The Beastly Bombing or A Terrible Tale of Terrorists Tamed by the Tangles of True … Continue reading Episode 71: Julien Nitzberg →

Cathy Reisenwitz is a research analyst for Gartner and the author of the Unintended Consequences column for the Bay City Beacon. Her writing has appeared in Reason, The Week, Forbes, the Chicago Tribune, The Daily Beast, and VICE Motherboard. For full show notes, go to: thaddeusrussell.com/podcast/70