Category: Podcast

Randy Barnett: The Structure of Liberty (54m)

Skyler J. Collins (Editor)

This episode features an interview of legal scholar and lawyer Randy Barnett from 2015 by Trevor Burrus and Aaron Powell, hosts of the Free Thoughts podcast. Barnett describes five rights—informed by natural law—that are crucial for properly structuring a society. He also shows how libertarian theories successfully counter the structural societal problems of knowledge, interests, and power.

Chris J. Returns, Learning Spanish, 19 Essential Skills (1h30m) – Episode 372

Skyler J. Collins (Editor)

Episode 372 welcomes back Chris Jenkins to chat with Skyler on the following topics: learning Spanish; culture shock moments in Chicago for Skyler and Philadelphia for Chris; gringos con latinas (white boys with hispanic wives); Mises Institute events; Monopoly on Violence documentary; Atlantic Council and it’s Utah connection in Jon Huntsman, Jr.; Richard Grove’s Autonomy course and 19 Essential Skills download; integrity; gratitude; culture of excellence; scarcity/abundance mindset; can-do attitude; delegation; adding/selling value; kids and household chores; and more.

Insurance Photos, Morning Stretches, & Emotion Venting (16m) – Episode 022

Skyler J. Collins (Editor)

Episode 022 looks at taking photos and video of your home for insurance purposes; rotating out to donation old stuff that you’ve replaced with new stuff; stretching in the mornings to help yourself wake up, and putting your sleep alarm at the other end of the room; why you should always answer “yes” to someone at your door asking if you have a security system; and why it’s important to never ignore your feelings or thoughts.

David’s Journey & Foster Parenting (49m) – Episode 371

Skyler J. Collins (Editor)

Episode 371 welcomes David Scholes to the podcast to chat with Skyler on the following topics: what becoming foster parents entails; why he and his wife chose to become foster parents; initial and interval requirements to being a foster parent; where foster kids come from and some trouble cases he’s seen; why he adopted his son out of his foster care; abuses in the system; how being a foster parent can be rewarding; video game “addiction” and what’s really going on there; the free range kids phenomenon; protecting himself from illnesses like COVID-19 through his ketogenic dieting, 5 years on; and more.

Aphorisms in Honor of Liberty, Part Five (27m) – Episode 370

Skyler J. Collins (Editor)

Episode 370 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following aphorisms written by Jakub Bożydar Wiśniewski: “A fool believes in designing markets. A person of reason believes in marketing designs.”; “A consistent freedom lover is an anarchist in the making.”; “A fool deplores the fact that without the state, the poor would be at the mercy of individual charity. A person of reason delights in the fact that without the state, the poor wouldn’t be at the mercy of institutional violence.”; “Happiness: fulfillment without boredom.”; “A nationalist is someone who praises domestic illusions out of fear of confronting foreign realities.”; “A seeming ontological nihilist believes that nothing really exists. A real ontological nihilist believes that nothing only seems to exist.”

White Supremacist Cops, Powell’s Books, Dark Sky Advocates, & HIV Cure (29m) – Episode 369

Skyler J. Collins (Editor)

Episode 369 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: a new report stating that white supremacists and militias have infiltrated police forces across the United States; Powell’s Books in Portland pulling their inventory from Amazon in a bid to rebuild local community; astronomers and other dark sky advocates upset at Elon Musk’s Starlink plans to launch satellite constellations bringing internet to disadvantaged communities around the world; scientists discover a rare person whose immune system obliterates the HIV virus; and more.

Ian M. Returns, Minneapolis Experience, & Voluntaryist Silver Linings (55m) – Episode 368

Skyler J. Collins (Editor)

Episode 368 welcomes back Ian Mayes to have a chat with Skyler on the following topics: working in the neighborhood where George Floyd was killed; his experience with the Minneapolis protests and riots; Kyle Rittenhouse; lockdown created tinderbox across the country and world; Minneapolis “defund the police” campaign; lack of real anti-authoritarian sentiment; political coalition building and guilt by association; civil wars and anarchists; Portland neighborhood “wake up” protests (Reason interview); voluntaryist welfare actions, ie. silver linings; restorative justice systems (Kibbe interview); and more.

Family Obligations, Connection, Childhood Play, Friendship, & Dreams (27m) – Episode 367

Skyler J. Collins (Editor)

Episode 367 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following questions from Quora: “Should children be obliged to give something back to their parents?”; “How do I deal with this? I live together with my friend, his 10-year old son is living with us. I know I am not his parent, but I do am an adult and feel like he should listen to me. He feels like he can do whatever he wants in the house.”; “Is it okay to bring young children to a public park if you don’t want them to interact with other children?”; “Can a father be friends with his son?”; and “What are your dreams for your children?”