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Good Morning Liberty
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Good Morning Liberty is a libertarian podcast hosted by Nate and Chuck, lifelong friends and former touring musicians who now run a healthcare software business in Nashville, TN. Each episode breaks down daily news and political events through the lens of libertarian philosophies, emphasizing individual freedom, logic-based arguments, and practical ways to live a meaningful life. With a mix of humor and insightful commentary, it's perfect for anyone seeking a fresh, liberty-minded start to their day.
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Dumb BLEEP of the Week! (Endless 60-Day War Powers, Gavin Newsom, Climate Change and More) || 1800
2d ago01:06:17Tap to summarizeTrump says the United States is at war with Iran again, and the administration claims another 60-day window for military action without congressional approval. Then Gavin Newsom blames "capitalism as we know it" for rules and regulations created through government power. Nate Thurston and Josh Martens break down presidential war powers, Congress abandoning its constitutional role, Republican warnings about communism, crony capitalism, free-market competition, and the incentives politicians face when voters keep rewarding broken promises. The guys also examine the economics behind Bryant Park, Scandinavian welfare states, voluntary charity, climate-change claims involving child marriage, MrBeast's questions about child labor in cacao production, and the Taylor Swift fans buying alleged wedding trash. CHAPTERS 00:00 Josh Martens Takes Charlie's Chair 02:30 The Principles Behind Martens Minute 08:30 Dumb Bleep of the Week Begins 10:15 Trump's New 60-Day War Clock 19:15 The "Socialist" Park Run Privately 25:15 Gavin Newsom Blames Capitalism 37:00 Mike Johnson Warns About Communism 45:30 Toy Guns Versus Real Guns 48:45 Climate Change and Child Marriage 51:15 MrBeast, Chocolate, and Child Labor 56:15 Taylor Swift's $25 Wedding Trash LINKS Watch All Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr_8o0dDOX8DxO_Wwxu6WYhhA Watch Host Favorites: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr__Zu40RL7mWxCuOOe54zgy2 Join the Fed Haters Club @ https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/fedhatersclub [Martens Minute]: https://martensminute.podbean.com/ All links @ gml.bio.link Subscribe for more blunt libertarian commentary. Like the video, share it with someone who still thinks Congress controls war, and comment with your pick for Dumb Bleep of the Week. Follow the podcast and leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
Transcribe →What Do You Say When a War Hawk Dies? + Iran Escalates and We Respond to Capitalism Critiques In Our YT Comments
6d ago01:04:28Tap to summarizeLindsey Graham is dead, Iran is escalating again, and Washington's war machine is already searching for its next mission. Then a socialist YouTube comment gives us the perfect case against blaming free markets for government-created failures. Nate and Charlie examine Lindsey Graham's interventionist foreign-policy legacy, Donald Trump's account of their final phone call, and the renewed conflict surrounding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. They also wrestle with the uncomfortable morality of feeling relieved when a powerful politician you strongly opposed is no longer in office. The second half breaks down capitalism, cronyism, housing regulations, healthcare bureaucracy, insurance markets, grocery pricing, monetary policy, and the Federal Reserve. Are Americans suffering from too much free-market capitalism, or from a government-controlled economy that protects incumbents and restricts competition? CHAPTERS 00:00 Technical problems and sad news 01:45 Lindsey Graham's death and an uncomfortable reaction 06:45 Graham's final Ukraine sanctions push 11:45 How do you mourn a political opponent? 15:45 Lindsey Graham's most revealing war clips 20:00 Trump gives Graham a posthumous score 27:30 Iran and the Strait of Hormuz escalate 31:15 A socialist challenges capitalism 34:45 Housing prices, supply, and regulation 38:45 Is American healthcare a free market? 42:15 Grocery pricing and tiny profit margins 54:15 Inequality, technology, and capitalism's record LINKS Watch All Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr_8o0dDOX8DxO_Wwxu6WYhhA Watch Host Favorites: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr__Zu40RL7mWxCuOOe54zgy2 Join the Fed Haters Club @ https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/fedhatersclub Join GML: joingml.com Martens Minute: https://martensminute.podbean.com/ All links @ gml.bio.link Subscribe for more blunt, skeptical, liberty-minded analysis. Like the video, answer the pinned question, share it with someone who disagrees, and leave a rating and review on your podcast app.
Transcribe →Super PACs, Stupid Voters, and the Cost of Winning Congress w/ James R. Harrigan and Antony Davies || 1798
1w ago00:54:25Tap to summarizeCampaign donation limits look strict. Super PACs can make those limits feel almost meaningless. James Harrigan and Antony Davies join Josh Martens to debate who really controls American elections: donors, politicians, parties, or voters. How much does it cost to win a House or Senate seat? The Words and Numbers hosts explain individual contribution limits, candidate committees, political action committees, independent expenditures, and the unlimited spending available through super PACs. The conversation examines campaign finance, political incentives, the Thomas Massie race, outside spending, foreign influence, publicly funded elections, mandatory voting, gerrymandering, the Republican and Democratic duopoly, and the direct election of senators. The uncomfortable conclusion might be that campaign money is only a symptom. When government has enough power to sell favors, people will spend enormous amounts trying to control it. https://x.com/antonydavies https://x.com/JamesRHarrigan https://wordsandnumbers.org/ Chapters 00:00 James Harrigan and Antony Davies Join GML 02:00 The Thomas Massie Race and Outside Spending 03:30 What American Elections Really Cost 05:45 Campaign Money, Speech, and Property Rights 07:15 Are Voters Responsible for Selling Their Votes? 10:15 Unlimited Government and the Rise of Oligarchy 13:00 Donation Limits and the Super PAC Loophole 18:15 Political Spoils, Corporations, and Union Money 22:45 Libertarians Debate Public Election Funding 27:30 The Massie Race and Foreign Influence 31:15 Stupid Voters, Mandatory Voting, and the Party Duopoly 42:00 One Change That Could Fix American Elections Links Watch All Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr_8o0dDOX8DxO_Wwxu6WYhhA Watch Host Favorites: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr__Zu40RL7mWxCuOOe54zgy2 Join the Fed Haters Club @ https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/fedhatersclub Join GML: https://joingml.com [Martens Minute]: https://martensminute.podbean.com/ All links @ gml.bio.link Subscribe to Good Morning Liberty, like the video, and tell us who deserves more blame: donors, politicians, or voters. Share this conversation with someone who thinks contribution limits solved campaign finance. Please also leave GML a rating and review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
Transcribe →Dumb BLEEP of the Week! Mamdani Blames Capitalism, Flock Cameras, Freedom Fuel and More || 1797
1w ago01:12:18Tap to summarizeA Flock camera helped police identify the wrong woman. She needed her own cameras to prove the government was wrong. In this Dumb Bleep of the Week, Nate and Chuck examine Flock surveillance cameras, license-plate tracking, police certainty, and the growing infrastructure of the surveillance state. They also react to a city official discussing AI-equipped trash trucks that could scan homes for broken windows, bad roofs, and unpermitted remodeling. Zoran Mamdani invokes Friedrich Hayek while blaming capitalists for New York City's problems. The guys break down rent control, regulation, taxation, socialism, Austrian economics, and why government interference keeps getting mislabeled as free-market failure. Also covered: offensive-speech tickets, Mitch McConnell's hospital stay, congressional age, the 17th Amendment, Scott Jennings' circular Israel argument, Trump's "Freedom Fuel," Black English in California preschools, and US Soccer's equal-prize-money policy. Chapters 00:00 Dumb Bleep of the Week begins 02:00 Mamdani invokes Hayek 12:15 Flock cameras and false certainty 27:15 Ticketed for offensive speech? 29:15 Mitch McConnell and Congress's age problem 34:45 The case against the 17th Amendment 36:45 Israel and circular logic 41:00 "Freedom Fuel" and the gas-price victory lap 47:00 Black English in California preschools 55:00 US Soccer and equal-prize-money economics Links Watch All Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr_8o0dDOX8DxO_Wwxu6WYhhA Watch Host Favorites: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr__Zu40RL7mWxCuOOe54zgy2 Join the Fed Haters Club @ https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/fedhatersclub Join GML: https://joingml.com All links @ https://gml.bio.link Subscribe for more Good Morning Liberty. Like the video, tell us which dumb bleep should win, and share it with someone who still thinks more cameras automatically mean more safety. Podcast listeners can help by leaving a rating and review.
Transcribe →Ticket for Offensive Speech in America? + Platner Drops, Iran War Resumes || 1796
1w ago00:52:21Tap to summarizeTexas cops are apparently ready to write tickets for "offensive speech," which raises the obvious question: since when does the First Amendment depend on who gets offended? Nate and Chuck break down the viral Fort Worth street preaching clip, the difference between bad manners and illegal conduct, and why "depends on who's offended" is a terrifying standard. Then they hit Graham Platner suspending his Senate bid after serious allegations, the Democrat establishment's sudden change of heart, and the convenient timing before the ballot deadline. Also covered: Offensive speech vs. actual threats Political accusations and selective outrage Why socialists always think the "right people" can run the machine Iran, war powers, Air Force One weirdness, and mystery "Freedom Fuel" gas stations Join us at joingml.com and find every link at gml.bio.link. Follow or subscribe, and leave a rating and review to help more liberty-loving people find the show.
Transcribe →Jeremy Todd on Winning Massie's District, Trump's Iran War Failure, and Money in Politics
2w ago01:01:36Tap to summarizeA libertarian is jumping into Thomas Massie's district after Massie's loss. Jeremy Todd says the fight is about war, outside money, AI ads, and surveillance. Jeremy Todd joins Good Morning Liberty to discuss his run for Congress in Kentucky's 4th District, why the Libertarian Party stayed out while Thomas Massie was in the race, and why they now see an opening. Nate and Jeremy cover Iran, war powers, Congress, foreign policy, Republican spending, crony capitalism, AI campaign ads, Flock cameras, CBDCs, data centers, and the future of civil liberties. https://jeremy-todd.com/ https://x.com/jtodd601 Chapters: 00:00 Jeremy Todd joins Good Morning Liberty 01:30 Jeremy's political backstory 04:00 Why run after Thomas Massie lost? 07:30 Iran, anti-war Democrats, and foreign policy 08:45 "Why win a war 39 times?" 16:15 War powers and the Constitution 22:30 Mitch McConnell jokes and age in Congress 25:45 Massie, outside money, and AI campaign ads 34:00 Republicans and limited government 48:30 Flock cameras, data centers, and CBDCs 56:15 Jeremy's pitch to Massie voters 59:00 Where to support Jeremy Todd Watch All Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr_8o0dDOX8DxO_Wwxu6WYhhA Watch Host Favorites: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr__Zu40RL7mWxCuOOe54zgy2 Join the Fed Haters Club @ https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/fedhatersclub Martens Minute: https://martensminute.podbean.com/ All links @ gml.bio.link Subscribe, like, comment, share, and leave a rating or review on your podcast app.
Transcribe →Housing Prices, Illegal Immigration, and the 30% Stat Lie || 1794
2w ago00:29:22Tap to summarizeThe viral claim says illegal immigration caused home prices to rise 30%. The Fed paper said something different, and the difference matters. A new working paper on unauthorized immigration and housing prices is being used across social media to argue that Biden's illegal immigration surge caused a 30% rise in home prices and 20% rise in rents. But the actual claim was about 30% of home price growth in the average metro area studied, not a direct 30% increase caused by immigration. This matters because supply and demand are real. Adding millions of people to a housing market with restricted supply raises prices. But zoning laws, permitting delays, rent control, building codes, high interest rates, federal debt, and monetary policy all matter too. Austin gives a real-world example of what happens when a city makes it easier to build: rents can fall. The housing crisis is not solved by pretending immigration has no effect, and it is not solved by pretending immigration is the whole story. Chapters: 00:00 Supply and demand still exists 01:15 The Fed paper controversy resurfaces 03:00 What the New York Post headline claimed 03:45 What the article actually said 05:15 What the Fed paper measured 07:15 30% of the increase is not 30% increase 09:45 Why housing price indexes differ 13:15 Left denial vs right exaggeration 14:00 The real housing supply problem 20:15 Austin's rent drop and building reforms 23:45 Why viral right-wing framing misses the root cause 27:45 Do not give your opponents an easy win Watch All Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr_8o0dDOX8DxO_Wwxu6WYhhA Watch Host Favorites: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr__Zu40RL7mWxCuOOe54zgy2 Join the Fed Haters Club @ https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/fedhatersclub Martens Minute: https://martensminute.podbean.com/ All links @ gml.bio.link Subscribe, like, comment, share, and leave a rating and review on your favorite podcast app.
Transcribe →JD Vance Says the GOP Is Done Pretending It Loves Markets - Dumb BLEEP of the Week! || 1793
2w ago01:11:20Tap to summarizeJD Vance says the right is moving away from Milton Friedman. So why does the new Republican economics sound a lot like central planning? In this Good Morning Liberty Dumb Bleep of the Week, Nate and Chuck break down JD Vance's Hamiltonian economics, the GOP's growing comfort with government-managed markets, and why Milton Friedman's "where are the angels?" argument still matters. They also hit AOC, the Democratic Socialists of America, Elon Musk, SpaceX, Europe's AC panic, New York's 78-degree energy scolding, the KIDS Act, online age verification, Tim Burchett's federal government claim, Troy Nehls on affordability, and Trump's golden eagle meltdown. Chapters: 00:00 Liberty, fireworks, and Dumb Bleep rules 03:15 America at 250 and the founders problem 05:45 JD Vance rejects Milton Friedman 13:00 Human flourishing, living wage, and control 18:30 Milton Friedman asks where the angels are 23:45 DSA says socialism is the answer 26:45 AOC, Elon Musk, and federal contracts 37:30 Europe's AC blame game 41:45 Mamdani's 78 degree rule and Indian Point 46:15 Tim Burchett's 1966 government claim 49:30 The KIDS Act and age verification 56:30 Affordability, lobster, and the golden eagle Links: Watch All Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr_8o0dDOX8DxO_Wwxu6WYhhA Watch Host Favorites: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr__Zu40RL7mWxCuOOe54zgy2 Join the Fed Haters Club @ https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/fedhatersclub Join GML: joingml.com [Martens Minute]: https://martensminute.podbean.com/ All links @ gml.bio.link Subscribe, like, comment, share, and leave a rating or review on your podcast app.
Transcribe →Did SCOTUS Get Birthright Citizenship Wrong? || 1792
3w ago00:48:16Tap to summarizeTrump lost at SCOTUS on birthright citizenship, and everyone immediately picked a team. But the real fight is not just immigration. It is government power, welfare, and what citizenship now means. In this Good Morning Liberty episode, Nate and Chuck break down the Supreme Court ruling on Trump's executive order, the 14th Amendment, birthright citizenship, birth tourism, illegal immigration, and the "subject to the jurisdiction thereof" debate. The deeper question: why does citizenship create so much panic now? The answer is the welfare state, voting power, and a federal government that can take your money, redistribute it, regulate your life, and then make everyone fight over who gets control. Chapters: 00:00 Good Morning Liberty intro 00:45 Supreme Court ruling on Trump's birthright citizenship order 03:00 "Citizenship" and the right to have rights 04:15 Human rights versus government-granted rights 05:30 What citizenship meant in 1868 10:00 "Subject to the jurisdiction thereof" 13:30 Why the 14th Amendment was written 17:30 The real issue is the entitlement state 24:45 Clarence Thomas, domicile, and allegiance 31:45 Immigration numbers and enforcement 35:15 Smaller government is the real fix 38:15 Stop blaming immigrants for big government 44:45 Voting age, Congress, and what comes next Links: Watch All Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr_8o0dDOX8DxO_Wwxu6WYhhA Watch Host Favorites: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr__Zu40RL7mWxCuOOe54zgy2 Join the Fed Haters Club @ https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/fedhatersclub [Martens Minute]: https://martensminute.podbean.com/ All links @ gml.bio.link Subscribe, like, comment, share, and leave a rating or review on your podcast app.
Transcribe →SCOTUS Mail-In Ballot Ruling, Iran War Updates, AOC on Apple, & More || 1791
3w ago00:53:31Tap to summarizeThe Supreme Court just gave Republicans a loss on mail-in ballots. And the most annoying libertarian answer is: Congress may be the real problem. Nate and Chuck break down the Supreme Court's mail-in ballot ruling, why states can count ballots after Election Day if their laws allow it, and why Republicans may be mad at the outcome more than the legal reasoning. Then the guys hit the bigger theme: if you are worried about communists taking power, maybe stop cheering every time Washington gets more power. Shrink the government before your enemies inherit it. Also in this one: AOC wants to break up Apple, antitrust as a political weapon, "Apple for All," MacKenzie Scott's charity billions, Elon Musk moral math, Iran updates, Europe's heat wave, and why Americans should always check for air conditioning before booking a hotel overseas. Chapters: 00:00 Good Morning Liberty 01:00 Monday setup and weekend news 02:00 SCOTUS mail-in ballot ruling 04:30 States, Congress, and election law 05:15 The unpopular libertarian take 06:45 Voter ID and election trust 12:00 Congress could fix this 20:00 Trump, communism, and shrinking government 27:00 AOC goes after Apple 29:30 Can we antitrust the federal government? 34:30 MacKenzie Scott and charity logic 43:30 Iran, Europe heat, and air conditioning Links: Watch All Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr_8o0dDOX8DxO_Wwxu6WYhhA Watch Host Favorites: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi78svKlBr__Zu40RL7mWxCuOOe54zgy2 Join the Fed Haters Club @ https://www.goodmorningliberty.us/fedhatersclub Join GML: joingml.com [Martens Minute]: https://martensminute.podbean.com/ All links @ gml.bio.link Subscribe, like, comment, share, and leave a rating or review on your podcast app.
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