Episodes

What's the best way to enact liberty via political channels? Is it via the Libertarian Party? Or is it via the GOP? Kenny Cody joins The Brian Nichols Show on this BONUS "Sunday Special" to make his case to pro-liberty voters as to why they should cast their ballots for the GOP to advance liberty.

Being thrust into the spotlight at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic as a co-star on the Netflix hit docuseries "Tiger King", Josh Dial (former Libertarian campaign manager for Joe Exotic) has made it his goal to use his new platform to help promote mental health. Josh joins The Brian Nichols Show today to not solely discuss Tiger King happenings, but also focus all on how important it is we focus on mental health issue, fight to end the stigmas surrounding mental health issues, and discuss the different means people can utilize to help cope with their struggles.

Party labels be damned, Assemblyman Mark Walczyk has made it his mission to promote liberty in New York State, and as the assemblyman for the 116th River District, Mark has done just that. Today, Mark returns to The Brian Nichols Show to outline his proposal to give each county it's own state senator, why the Libertarian Party might not be on the ballot in 2022 in NYS, and why voters should send him back to Albany to represent the North Country.

"You can't fake love", states independent presidential candidate Sorinne Ardeleanu in her return appearance to The Brian Nichols Show. Sorinne speaks a message of empathy and love, and promotes meeting the individual on a more personal basis as a means of establishing lasting change through love.

Were the COVID lockdowns a necessary means to help protect the public from an ambiguous public health threat, or were they a vast overreaction that will have devastating ramifications for years to come? Jeffrey Tucker from AIER argues the latter, stating the lockdowns "are not science," but in fact, "they are brutality" on today's episode of The Brian Nichols Show.

Why should Americans consider a third option in November when voting for president? Libertarian Party presidential candidate Dr. Jo Jorgensen returns to the show to make her case to the electorate as to why America needs a Libertarian president right now.

2020 is a great opportunity for Libertarians to make some waves in recruiting new members, but many on the right have grown weary of libertarianism. Stephen Ignoramous from "Call me Ignorant" joins the show to outline why those on the right have been more questioning of libertarians in recent years, and where a lack in knowing how to #SellLiberty is primarily to blame.

"I am running for Congress to run my mouth about the principles of liberty." That's the position one Libertarian Party congressional candidate in one Joe Hartman has taken... His goal? To reach as many people with the message of liberty in this years election cycle, but to also create long-lasting converts to liberty.

Libertarians often face the challenge in outlining what a libertarian society would look like. Mayor Glenn Jacobs (aka WWE's Kane), joins the The Brian Nichols Show to not only outline what it means to be a libertarian-Republican in office, but how to create long-lasting trust with voters through free-market solutions.

Oklahomans can agree that they do not want any unneccesary Government, they do not want corruption to determine laws/regulations, and they want candidates who are doing what is in the CITIZEN’S best interest, rather than their own. That's the case that one Todd Hagopian makes in why voters in Oklahoma should support his Libertarian candidacy for the Oklahoma Corporation Commision on todays' episode on The Brian Nichols Show.

"Liberty is in our genes!", says Judge Jim Gray in his new book, "All Rise! The Libertarian Way with Judge Jim Gray". Judge Jim joins The Brian Nichols Show to outline a specific liberty approach towards the economy, healthcare, and the War on Drugs.

Sam Jacobs from Ammo.com returns to the show to look at the prospects of the Second Amendment under a Joe Biden presidency and the great implications of a Biden presidency on policy on a macro scale.

How do we meet people where they're at? By having conversations and asking them about their lived experiences that have shaped their perspectives. That, according to Nick Reed from Americans for Prosperity, is how we can bring liberty to individuals from across the political spectrum.

By interviewing top writers, politicians, and thinkers to give you a new perspective you won't find in the mainstream liberal media or right-wing echo chambers, friend of the show Brad Polumbo returns to The Brian Nichols Show to discuss his new podcast, "Breaking Boundaries with Brad Polumbo"!

The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent government lockdowns has had a massive impact on the global economy. Couple that with trying to do business with Communist regimes like China, and running a global corporation can be incredibly taxing in 2020. Lewis Black, CEO of Almonty Industries, joins the show to discuss the U.S. trade economy, the impact of the COVID lockdowns on business, and China’s economics strategies, and more!

With the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Amy Coney Barrett has been tapped by President Trump to be her replacement. What are the implications on the 2020 election? Political consultant and friend of the show Elaine Joan returns to discuss!

How do libertarian solutions answer today's problems? Bradley Thomas from EraseTheState.com joins the show to explain that, and more, on today's episode of The Brian Nichols Show!

How do we #SellLiberty to folks outside of the liberty movement? I discuss that (and more!) during my appearance on "What's HAPAning" with Nico and Shaine!

Taking politics too seriously can consume your identity and your sanity. The lovely chaps from the Friends Against Government Podcast, Bird and Car, return to the show to outline on how to not take politics too seriously, discuss some of the news, and go over some new happenings over on their program.

US Senate Candidate and host of "The Radical" Shane Hazel returns to The Brian Nichols Show to discuss his new podcast, "The Radical", his campaign for US Senate, and the coming "fork-in-the-road" America will have to face in the coming months between choosing more liberty or more state control.

Can some criminal justice reform (like bail reform) go too far, and end up causing more harm than good? Ken Good, attorney on the board of the Professional Bondsmen of Texas, says that answer is quite obviously; yes. “If you just release everybody without any supervision that is a recipe for disaster.”

When it comes to making the planet a better place, Zac Efron missed the mark in his Netflix docuseries "Down to Earth". Alex Epstein (NYT/WSJ Best Selling Author of "The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels") joins the show to explain why.

Marc Clair (Lions of Liberty) and I have been having a fun past few months sharing introductions to guests from our respective networks! While Mark was able to interview our friend of the show, Gary Collins, I was able to interview one of Marc's most popular guests, Mikkel Thorup! Mikkel Thorup is focused on helping you to live an international life by looking at problems through the lens of global solutions, in this day and age there is no reason you should let borders get in the way of having the best the world has to offer. He is the #1 Best Selling author of Expat Secrets: How To Pay Zero Taxes, Live Overseas & Make Giant Piles Of Money, the host of The Expat Money Show, and the Director at EscapeArtist.com the oldest and largest offshore website in the world. Listen as Mikkel digs into the expat life, how to start living an expat lifestyle, and why taking on such a massive change (like moving across the world) can be one of the most liberating decisions of your life. Find …

We're going back to where we started on today's episode of The Brian Nichols Show, as today I am joined by the first "big guest" on the show (from way back from Episode 7 in Feb. 2018), Dean Clancy! Dean returns to the show to discuss a venture he's been working on over the past few years, with the end goal of lowering the cost of healthcare. Dean proposes that the best means to get the ball rollings is via "HSAs for All" which would "give every American access to affordable, high-quality health care by giving every American access to a tax-free Health Savings Account owned and controlled by the patient." Listen as Dean outlines how an HSA model would work, the benefits of an HSA for All approach, how we actually go about implementing the proposal. Find Dean Online- Websites: https://hsasforall.org/ & https://deanclancy.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/deanclancy Dean's First Appearance: https://briannichols.fireside.fm/dean-clancy