Civil Liberties/Free Speech Episodes
Oct. 18, 2022
608: Eternal Spring - The Falun Gong's Fight Against Communist Chinese Party Propaganda & Persecution
Today, we discuss the Falun Gong's fight against Chinese Communist Party propaganda and persecution, as we dig into the story of a group of heroes who sought to highjack the CCP corporate television broadcasts in 2002.
Guest: Jason Loftus
Oct. 7, 2022
600: Black Liberation Through the Marketplace - Hope, Heartbreak, and the Promise of America
If we face America’s racial history squarely, will it mean that the American project is a failure? Conversely, if we think the American project is a worthy endeavor, do we have to lie, downplay or equivocate about our past?
Guests: Rachel Ferguson , Marcus Witcher
Oct. 5, 2022
598: Elon Musk to Officially Buy Twitter - (And Ruffles Feathers For Asking Question on Ukraine?)
On today's episode, I'm joined by John Odermatt to discuss Elon Musk officially positioning himself to move forward with his acquiring Twitter, PLUS we talk about him trying to avoid World War III/nuclear war over the Russia/Ukraine conflict.
Guest: John Odermatt
Sept. 23, 2022
590: A United Kingdom in Transition - How Have British Efforts to Enforce Equality Have Led to a Woke Totalitarianism!?
On today's episode, I'm joined by British libertarian political content creator Jess Gill. Jess is a passionate advocate for freedom and equality, but she believes that the current wave of woke totalitarianism—which she calls "totalitarian equality"—has gone too far.
Guest: Jess Gill
Sept. 9, 2022
580: Enough is Enough - It's Time to End the WARS, Fix Our MONEY, & Restore Our CIVIL RIGHTS
We'll be discussing how the United States is currently involved in an endless war on terror funded by The Fed's endless printing of money that has cost us trillions of dollars while also infringing on our civil rights through mass surveillance, indefinite detention without trial, torture, and assassination by drone strikes.
Guest: Chris Russomanno
Sept. 6, 2022
577: Without Choice, You Can't Have Liberty - Meet the Libertarian Choice for Alabama's 7th Congressional District
Gavin is a Libertarian who believes that without choice, you can't have liberty. He explains why he thinks the best way to promote personal freedom and civil liberties is through limited government: less taxation, less regulation, and more personal responsibility.
Guest: Gavin Goodman
Aug. 30, 2022
572: Rethinking the Death Penalty - Why Should Conservatives be Concerned About the Death Penalty?
Demetrius is an advocate for criminal justice reform and he's been working for years to get conservatives to rethink the death penalty. And you know what? He's right—there are plenty of reasons why conservatives should be concerned about the death penalty.
Guest: Demetrius Minor
Aug. 12, 2022
560: Can this Libertarian Offer Colorado a True Liberty Alternative?!
Brian thinks that Libertarians are the best hope for restoring the American dream—and he thinks it's time for Colorado to take the first step toward reclaiming its independence from big government.
Guest: Brian Peotter
July 19, 2022
547: HERO 22-Year-Old Ends Mass-Shooting - How a Good Guy with a Gun Stops a Bad Guy with a Gun
When a madman with a rifle started shooting at an Indiana mall this past weekend, a good guy with a gun stopped him—and saved countless lives.
Guest: Brandon Williamson
July 15, 2022
545: The Alpha Mission - A New Vision of Black Wall Streets Across the Country!
How the "JUST DO BUSINESS" approach is the pathway for ending the generational poverty of black communities across the country, by proving that the Free Enterprise System works for everyone.
Guest: Robert Blackwell Jr.
July 12, 2022
542: What's Happening to Our Men? - How the "Average Guy" From Yester-year Doesn't Fit in 2022
Why are men struggling now more than they ever have?
Guest: Cathy Reisenwitz
July 5, 2022
537: Time For TEXIT!? - How Texas Is ONE VOTE AWAY From Declaring Independence from the USA!
It means that Texans get a government that begins and ends at the borders of Texas - most importantly, it means that for the first time in Texan's lives that they control their own destiny
Guest: Daniel Miller
July 2, 2022
536: Proud To Be an American - Why Libertarians & Conservatives Need to Be Unashamedly America First
With July 4th approaching closely, Americans look to their inner patriot to reflect on why they are proud to be an American in celebrating our independence from Great Britain.
Guest: Kenny Cody
June 25, 2022
531: THEY ACTUALLY DID IT: The Supreme Court Overturns Roe v Wade!!
What are the implications politically? And what can the Libertarian Party do to reach voter who have otherwise been weary of the LP's platform.
Guest: Caleb Franz
June 2, 2022
514: Policing Bodies: Law, Sex Work, and Desire in Johannesburg (w/ India Thusi)
Sex work occupies a legally gray space in Johannesburg, South Africa, and police attitudes toward it are inconsistent and largely unregulated. This results in both room for negotiation that can benefit sex workers and extreme precarity, where the security police provide can be taken away at a moment's notice. There is growing concern about the appropriate role for police, if any, in society. Many people around the world are examining policing in response to incidents of violence within mar...
Guest: India Thusi
May 19, 2022
505: The United States and its Long History of "Misinformation" (w/ Caleb Franz)
Does this sound familiar? The looming threat of war hovers over the United States like a vulture circling its prey. A deadly virus is running through the population, forcing many to avoid highly populated areas. Furthermore, the nation is reaching a level of political division so severe that it threatens the stability of the country. While you might think this is a description of the U.S. circa 2022, these were actually the circumstances that the nation found itself in at the begi...
Guest: Caleb Franz
May 13, 2022
501: Did This College Student Really Get Expelled For Refusing The COVID Booster Shot!? (w/ Ellie Puentes)
"My body, my choice" doesn't seemingly apply to those refusing the COVID booster.
Guest: Ellie Puentes
May 11, 2022
499: Capitalizing on the Parallel Economy & Defeating Wokeness (with Michael Seifert of PublicSq)
There is a whole separate economy emerging for the people that are just tired of the wokeness. And they just want a break.
Guest: Michael Seifert
May 10, 2022
498: How to Talk About Roe v. Wade /Abortion without Tempers Flaring (with Olivia Rondeau)
The conversation towards abortion/Roe v. Wade has always been a heated discussion... but does it have to be that way?
Guest: Olivia Rondeau
May 6, 2022
496: Tolerance vs. Acceptance & Setting Narratives vs. Responding to Narratives (feat. Brian Nichols)
Tolerance isn't blind acceptance. Nor is it tacit acceptance.
May 4, 2022
494: What are the Top-3 Issues Libertarians Should Be Focusing Messaging Towards? (with Clint Russell)
Focusing on the issues that people care about.
Guest: Clint Russell
April 26, 2022
488: Elon Musk: The New King of Twitter (with Josie)
People don't want a "New World Order" - people just want the order of the world that they already have.
Guest: Josie
April 22, 2022
487: The Rise of Celebrity Conservatism (with Kenny Cody)
On today's episode of The Brian Nichols Show, I'm once again joined by Kenny Cody to discuss "The Rise of Celebrity Conservatism".: "I think we really have to look at how much we can capitalize on Republicans and people who are celebrities and are ready to come out of their shells. Hollywood and the left ostracize celebrities that sort of have these right-leaning tendencies hit for their conservative belief systems. And now you have these two people (Herschel Walker & Dr. Oz) who are now r...
Guest: Kenny Cody
April 15, 2022
482: Why Do the Elites HATE Elon Musk So Much!? (with Hannah Cox & Brad Polumbo)
On today's episode of The Brian Nichols Show, I'm joined by Hannah Cox and Brad Polumbo to discuss Elon Musk potentially buying Twitter, and why the elites have been reacting like it's "the end of the world". "I just I find it funny because, you know, for a long time when people on the right complained about Twitter, they were told it's a private company, they can do whatever they want by liberals and by the left. And to be clear, people like him, and I agreed with them, right. But now all...
Guests: Brad Polumbo , Hannah Cox