Episodios

  • Ep 374 | War with Iran Is Looming | Guest: Jon Hoffman

    Ep 374 | War with Iran Is Looming | Guest: Jon Hoffman
    Feb 25 2026
    As U.S. forces move closer to Iran, it appears more and more likely that the Trump administration is planning military action against the country for the second time in a year. Matt Kibbe is joined by Cato Research fellow Jon Hoffman to discuss why the president has turned his back on his campaign promises not to start any new wars, why open conflict with Iran would be a disaster for the U.S., and why the wishes of the Israeli government seem to be more important than putting America first.
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    1 h y 3 m
  • Ep 373 | Government Corruption Runs Even Deeper Than We Thought | Guest: Mike Benz

    Ep 373 | Government Corruption Runs Even Deeper Than We Thought | Guest: Mike Benz
    Feb 18 2026
    The release of millions of formerly classified pages related to Jeffrey Epstein is giving Americans an inside look into a web of collusion and deception that spans multiple countries, agencies, and administrations. Matt Kibbe is joined by Mike Benz, executive director of the Foundation for Freedom Online, to take a deep dive into the links between the military, wealthy individuals like Bill Gates, and the public health apparatus that gave us the COVID-19 pandemic. The deeper you dig, the worse it gets. But there’s a bright spot in all this: The transparency we’re now getting, thanks to the efforts of Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), is allowing the American people to finally see what’s been going on behind the curtain, and that knowledge is the first step toward reform.
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    1 h y 13 m
  • Ep 372 | Deep State Operatives Won the Super Bowl | Guest: Abigail Hall

    Ep 372 | Deep State Operatives Won the Super Bowl | Guest: Abigail Hall
    Feb 11 2026
    The most recent Super Bowl featured a dazzling and expensive display of military patriotism. While this may be pleasing to some viewers, it’s important to realize that such spectacles are a deliberate propaganda effort on the part of the military-industrial complex. Matt Kibbe is joined by Abigail Hall, co-author of "How to Run Wars," to discuss the ways in which the government tries to make its foreign policy palatable to the average citizen, including funneling huge amounts of taxpayer money into Hollywood, music, and the NFL. Consumers of this entertainment are being sold a pro-war agenda without realizing it and are even financing these programs with their taxes.
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    55 m
  • Ep 371 | DOJ’s Epstein Files Release Reveals Deep Corruption | Guest: Rep. Thomas Massie

    Ep 371 | DOJ’s Epstein Files Release Reveals Deep Corruption | Guest: Rep. Thomas Massie
    Feb 6 2026
    The Justice Department just dropped another 3 million pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, hoping to satisfy critics who have been demanding transparency on the Epstein files since Donald Trump’s election. There’s just one problem: The documents conceal the only thing people care about — the names of the perpetrators — while recklessly outing innocent victims. Matt Kibbe and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) discuss whether this botched release is the result of incompetence or malice, whether these emails contain any smoking guns, and what can be done to force further releases from the administration that campaigned on being the most transparent in history.
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    1 h y 6 m
  • Ep 370 | Pursuing Empire Will Destroy America | Guest: Judge Andrew Napolitano

    Ep 370 | Pursuing Empire Will Destroy America | Guest: Judge Andrew Napolitano
    Feb 4 2026
    America was built on the idea of limited government and personal freedom, but as the nation has expanded and taken on the role of the world's policeman, these founding ideals have eroded into something resembling the empires of previous eras. Matt Kibbe and Judge Andrew Napolitano discuss how the desire to engage in nation-building, to acquire colonies, and to have a military presence all over the world necessarily entails sacrificing the Constitution, sound money, and our national values. As the U.S. government grows more and more imperial, it becomes less and less American.
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    18 m
  • Ep 369 | Republicans Are Losing the PR War Over ICE | Guest: Jim Bovard

    Ep 369 | Republicans Are Losing the PR War Over ICE | Guest: Jim Bovard
    Jan 28 2026
    In the aftermath of two high-profile shootings related to immigration enforcement in Minnesota, many freedom-loving Americans are concerned about the government's disregard for civil liberties and the cavalier use of deadly force by agents who lack adequate training. Regardless of one's position on immigration, the optics are not good for Republicans, who will soon have to face the midterm elections. Matt Kibbe sits down with investigative journalist Jim Bovard to discuss the conduct of federal agents, as well as the parallels between the recent shootings and the 1992 Ruby Ridge incident, in which the FBI shot and killed several members of the Weaver family.
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    57 m
  • Ep 368 | Can Another Javier Milei Save Venezuela? | Guest: Ian Vásquez

    Ep 368 | Can Another Javier Milei Save Venezuela? | Guest: Ian Vásquez
    Jan 14 2026
    With the ousting of Nicolás Maduro, the future of the Venezuelan government is an open question. Will we see a mere continuation of the Maduro regime, which left the country economically devastated, or will we instead see the kind of fundamental reforms that have worked so well for Javier Milei in Argentina? Matt Kibbe is joined by Ian Vásquez, Vice President of International Studies at the Cato Institute, to discuss the next steps for the Trump Administration. In a best-case scenario, Trump would work with Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado to bring libertarian reforms to Venezuela, putting the country back on the path towards the kind of freedom and prosperity it enjoyed prior to Hugo Chavez's socialist takeover.
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    52 m
  • EP 367 | What’s Next for Venezuela?

    EP 367 | What’s Next for Venezuela?
    Jan 7 2026
    In the wake of President Trump’s sudden military action in Venezuela, ousting Nicolás Maduro and asserting U.S. control over the country, at least temporarily, much of the debate has centered around the wisdom and legality of Trump’s actions. Matt Kibbe argues that while unilateral military action by the president is certainly unconstitutional, the more important question is what happens next. Free the People has a long history of pointing out the evils of the socialist regime led by Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chavez, and yet history teaches us that regime-change wars invariably make things worse rather than better. As Maduro’s vice president assumes control for the time being, there remain many questions about what the plan is going forward, whether it involves installing new leadership or a boots-on-the-ground military occupation by U.S. forces, or whether the country will simply be left to its own devices from here on out. The answers to these questions will determine much about the future faced by the Venezuelan people.
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    47 m