Episodios

  • Ep 381 | Our Institutions Are Killing Conversations | Guest: Peter Boghossian

    Ep 381 | Our Institutions Are Killing Conversations | Guest: Peter Boghossian
    Apr 15 2026
    The inability and unwillingness of young Americans to have conversations across the political aisle has become a major problem, preventing us from having a cohesive and civil society. And it has become clear that a large share of the blame for this can be laid at the feet of institutions like universities. Matt Kibbe sits down with philosopher Peter Boghossian, whose "Street Epistemology" series encourages better discourse between people of different political persuasions. They discuss whether the institutions can be salvaged or whether they need to be completely replaced, whether mass migration is compatible with classical liberalism, and how best to get people to actually listen to each other again.
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    56 m
  • Ep 380 | How Do We Get Out of Iran? | Guest: Dave DeCamp

    Ep 380 | How Do We Get Out of Iran? | Guest: Dave DeCamp
    Apr 9 2026
    The U.S. has a history of starting messy wars in the Middle East without a clear exit strategy. By the time the Iraq and Afghanistan wars finally came to an end, there was no easy way for American troops to withdraw without making the situation on the ground worse than it already was. Matt Kibbe and Dave DeCamp, news editor at Antiwar.com, discuss the recent developments in the Iran war — including Trump’s threat to permanently end an entire civilization, the ensuing ceasefire agreement, and the almost immediate collapse of that deal — and question whether there is still a way for Donald Trump to swiftly end the conflict while saving face with voters.
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    1 h y 8 m
  • Ep 379 | Afroman Is Vindicated on Free Speech | Guest: Afroman

    Ep 379 | Afroman Is Vindicated on Free Speech | Guest: Afroman
    Apr 8 2026
    After cops raided his house based on false accusations, rapper Afroman wrote an album about the incident, to which police responded with a defamation lawsuit. Last month, he finally won his case, securing an important victory for freedom of speech. Matt Kibbe caught up with Afroman on tour to discuss his interactions with the police, the value of artistic freedom, and the need to hold the government accountable to its citizens.
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    21 m
  • Ep 378 | Is Brian Cole a Patsy? | Guest: Steve Baker

    Ep 378 | Is Brian Cole a Patsy? | Guest: Steve Baker
    Mar 25 2026
    As more people started asking questions about the two pipe bombs that were placed around the Capitol on January 6, 2021, the FBI was quick to arrest a suspect and declare the case closed. But does the evidence against alleged bomber Brian Cole hold up under scrutiny? Matt Kibbe is joined by Blaze News journalist Steve Baker to go over the facts of the case, all of which seem to paint Cole as an unlikely perpetrator. Is it possible that this young man with predictable habits and a learning disability is nothing more than a convenient scapegoat?
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    28 m
  • Ep 377 | There's No Easy Way Out of This War | Guest: Scott Horton

    Ep 377 | There's No Easy Way Out of This War | Guest: Scott Horton
    Mar 18 2026
    Three weeks into the Trump administration's war with Iran, the path toward a clean victory is looking narrower and narrower. And with an ever-shifting series of objectives, it's not even clear what such a victory would look like. Matt Kibbe is joined by Scott Horton, executive director of the Libertarian Institute, to discuss where the war goes from here and whether there is even a coherent strategy at play. After failing to enact meaningful regime change and with low public approval ratings for this military action, a best-case scenario would probably involve Trump simply declaring victory and bringing our troops home. However, Iran is unlikely to allow that resolution to happen and is likely to keep inflicting pain on American military bases as a deterrent to future bombings. The good news is that, as was demonstrated in 2013 with Barack Obama's abortive strikes on Syria, the American people have the power to influence foreign policy if they make their voices loud enough, especially on the eve of the midterm congressional elections.
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    1 h y 18 m
  • Ep 376 | The War in Iran Is Going Badly | Guest: Kelley Vlahos

    Ep 376 | The War in Iran Is Going Badly | Guest: Kelley Vlahos
    Mar 11 2026
    After premising his 2024 campaign on the promise of no new wars, President Donald Trump is taking military action in Iran that has already cost over a thousand civilian lives. Matt Kibbe is joined by Kelley Vlahos, editor in chief of Responsible Statecraft and a senior adviser at the Quincy Institute, to discuss the confusing rationale for this war and the best-case scenario Americans can hope to see. The administration has succeeded in killing the ayatollah, only to replace him with his more radical son, so any pretense of liberating the Iranian people seems farcical. Moreover, there appears to be no strategic plan or exit strategy to avoid turning this war into an Iraq-style quagmire. The best we can hope for is that Trump declares victory and pulls out before more lives are lost, but even in that case the reversal of one of his key campaign promises is likely to cost the Republicans badly in the midterm elections.
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    1 h y 24 m
  • Ep 375 | Will 'Discombobulator' Be Used On Americans? | Guest: Steve Baker

    Ep 375 | Will 'Discombobulator' Be Used On Americans? | Guest: Steve Baker
    Mar 4 2026
    Following the removal of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, the cat is out of the bag on the U.S. government’s use of covert energy weapons to stop soldiers dead in their tracks. Matt Kibbe is joined by independent journalist Steve Baker, who has been investigating the history and current status of these weapons, which use subsonic sound waves and microwaves to produce profound physical distress in targets, up to and including stopping a heart. What’s even more concerning is the prospect of these weapons being deployed on American citizens to disrupt peaceful protests without outside observers being able to tell that the attacks are taking place.
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    38 m
  • 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