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Forbes Media CEO and former Presidential Candidate Steve Forbes sits down with Dave Sussman at Whiskey Politics for a discussion about Free Markets at the home of Libertarian thought, Freedom Fest. Topics include Obamacare, Tax Reform, the border adjustment tax and why "Paul Ryan has snagged by the Body Snatchers".

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In: Little Green Bag, George Baker Selection.  Out: Billy Joel: Easy Money.

The Whiskey Politics team is at Freedom Fest in Las Vegas interviewing a whole bunch of incredible luminaries, including Steve Forbes, Dinesh D'Souza, John Stossel, John Fund, Jim Rogers, Michael Medved, James O'Keefe and many others.

However, we also had a great Whiskey Politics AFTER HOURS interview with Ricochets own Dr. Jay Schroeder, @DocJay and discussed Obamacare and much more. Video to come soon!

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On this episode of Whiskey Politics, we discuss President Trump’s recent speech in Poland, paying Nato, the reality of two Europes, Immigration, Putin, Brexit and much more with Melissa O’Sullivan, the Deputy Director of the Danube Institute in Budapest, Hungary, and Washington DC. Melissa represents the Danube Institute through her involvement with the International Women’s Club and other organizations. A former professional in the field of security working with the federal government, she is a graduate of the University of Alabama and is a commentator on the political scene on both sides of the Atlantic. Melissa works with her husband John O'Sullivan, former senior policy writer and speechwriter for Margaret Thatcher when she was British prime minister, Editor at the National Review and former Editor in Chief at UPI.

Please subscribe to Whiskey Politics at YouTube and our audio podcasts at iTunes, Stitcher or GooglePlay where your 5-star rating would be appreciated! In: Excerpts from Trump’s Poland Speech, Little Green Bag, George Baker Selection. Out: Budapest, George Ezra.

Founder of Anthem Film Festival, Jo Ann Skousen, shares the 2017 lineup of featured libertarian films with Dave Sussman of Whiskey Politics. Check out the list of great movies you can see at the http://AnthemFilmFestival.com and Attend Freedom Fest 2017 – Register at http://FreedomFest.com & use code “WHISKEY” to save $100!

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In:  George Michael, Freedom & Little Green Bag, George Baker Selection. Out: The Drifters, Saturday Night at the Movies 

Tony Katz discusses CNN’s downfall from a credible news source to laughing stock including the trending #CNNBlackmail. We also discuss North Korea and why Generation Z may just be conservative.

Tony is a radio host, author, and political and cultural commentator. He hosts the popular Tony Katz and the Morning News on WIBC in Indianapolis which is listened to across the country. He also hosted The Tony Katz Show on KFTK in St. Louis. Tony’s been featured at TownHall.com, ChristianPost.com, The Daily Caller and is a Ricochet Contributor.  He has also been seen on FOX News, MSNBC, CNN, and radio stations around the country.

Tony can be heard live at Tony Katz Radio and on Twitter and Facebook.

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In:  Little Green Bag, George Baker Selection. Out: Second Hand News (Fleetwood Mac Cover), Coty Hogue.

Hyperion Knight is a pianist with a romantic touch whose recordings range from Beethoven and Chopin to Ragtime and Queen. in addition to regular appearances with orchestras across the United States, he has been a headline performer at Manhattan’s Rainbow Room and Entertainer of the Year for Silversea Cruises. He is a Gershwin enthusiast, whose performance of “Rhapsody In Blue,” along with works by Cole Porter and Andrew Lloyd Webber, was recently featured in the Public Television special Hyperion Plays Piano. Hyperion was born in Berkeley, California, graduated from the San Francisco Conservatory at age 19, and by the age of 22 had received both a Master’s degree and a Doctoral degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music. He then studied at the Juilliard School in New York, where he now resides. The American Record Guide said of his performance, “Not since Heifetz has anyone played Gershwin solos with this much panache…the songs glitter like jewels against black satin.” In this episode of Whiskey Politics, Hyperion discusses his upcoming speaking engagement subject at Freedom Fest 2017 on Free Markets and the Arts.

Hyperion can be found at HyperionKnight.com where you can hear his recordings and see his upcoming schedule.

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In:  Little Green Bag, George Baker Selection. Out: Gershwin Concerto Movement #3 with the Santa Fe Symphony, Hyperion Knight.

On this special 50th episode of Whiskey Politics, we are honored to welcome Peter Robinson, Speechwriter to President Ronald Reagan. Among hundreds of other speeches, Peter is now celebrating the 30th anniversary of the history-making Brandenburg Gate speech where against advice from the White House, State Department, and Germans, President Reagan called on General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall!” We discuss this pivotal moment in history, the relationships with Margaret Thatcher and Milton Friedman and his upcoming Ricochet and Uncommon Knowledge interview with Pat Sajak at the Reagan Library. 

Peter Robinson graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth College and went on to study politics, philosophy, and economics at Oxford University, graduating in 1982. Peter then spent his next six years in the Reagan White House, first for a year as chief speechwriter to Vice President George Bush and then special assistant and speechwriter to President Ronald Reagan.

Now, Peter Robinson, who, co-founded Ricochet.com,  is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he writes about business and politics and hosts Hoover’s video series program, Uncommon Knowledge.

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In: Brandenburg Gate Speech, Peter Robinson, Ronald Reagan & Little Green Bag, George Baker Selection

Out: Rendezvous with Destiny, Ronald Reagan

Rusty Humphries currently hosts The Rusty Humphries Rebellion and is ranked the 6th most listened to talk radio host in the USA. As a nationally syndicated radio talk show host, Rusty was been named one of America's 100 Most Important Radio Talk Show Hosts eight years in a row and was nominated as Talk Personality Of The Year.

His new book, 7 Ways to Win Political Debates with your Liberal Family and Friends, and Still Keep Them as Family and Friends is now available for pre-order at RustyLive.com.

https://www.rustylive.com/

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In: American Pravda, Project Veritas and Little Green Bag, George Baker Selection – Out: Lies, Violent Femmes

John Hinderaker joins us to discuss how Democrats are partially to blame for the Virginia shooting at Republican congressional members; with the zero proof of collusion with Russia, Mueller's "investigation of nothing" is appearing more political by the day; Sharia law in Minnesota and John's think tank Center of the American Experiment's video on Millennials who are unable to move out from their parents homes. 

John Hinderacker is a nationally recognized lawyer and is now President of Center of the American Experiment, a think tank headquartered in Minnesota. He founded the website Power Line in 2002 and has appeared as a commentator on NBC, CBS, Fox News, CNN and CNBC and is a frequent guest and guest host on national radio programs. John is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School. John writes daily at Power line, which is mandatory reading for conservative readers. Power line gained notoriety for its role in covering the Killian documents story that aired during the 2004 Presidential campaign where CBS’s Dan Rather and 60 Minutes reported they had documents relating to President George W. Bush's term of service in the Texas Air National Guard, which kept him out of the Vietnam war. Turned out those documents were fake, Powerline advanced the story and Dan Rather was subsequently fired from CBS.

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In: Little Green Bag, George Baker Selection  - Out: Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota, Wierd Al Yankovic

Dave finds out why FreedomFest is the most exciting, star-filled adventure in Vegas and founder Mark Skousen details why everyone who is interested in prosperity, health and freedom should go. Whiskey Politics will be reporting on the ground from the conference as we interview dozens of big names like Steve Forbes and William Shatner. Held July 19-22, a special $100 discount code #FS2017 is available online at FreedomFest.com.

Dr. Mark Skousen is an Author, Lecturer, and was an economic analyst for the CIA, a columnist for Forbes magazine, The Wall Street Journal, CNBC's Kudlow & Company and has also appeared on C-SPAN and Fox News. Skousen has lectured on economics and finance at Columbia Business School, Barnard College at Columbia University, Mercy College in New York and Rollins College. Grantham University renamed it's online School of Business "The Mark Skousen School of Business." He has been named a "Presidential Fellow" at Chapman University and currently teaches at Chapman University.

Skousen served as president of the free-market nonprofit Foundation for Economic Education (FEE)

Dr. Skousen now oversees FreedomFest, a conference that has grown to attract thousands of people each year, and focuses on issues of geopolitics and domestic politics, global economics, investing and personal finance, free markets and entrepreneurship, health and healthcare, education, arts and literature, science and technology, history, and philosophy. FreedomFest also houses the Anthem Film Festival, the world's only libertarian film festival, directed by Jo Ann Skousen.

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In: Little Green Bag, George Baker Selection

Out: I’m Free, Soup Dragons