Thinking Liberty

2010-08-31

bile — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:17:01 +0000

Guest Ross Kenyon of Mutual Aid on the High Seas; PowerThirst 3; Marc Emery‘s letter to Bosco from prison; Tennyson coming in late and it being hot; Darian’s latest C4SS article; BurritoVille going out of business near bile’s work; Darian becoming a Muslim; surname meanings; why Ross Kenyon is awesome enough to be on TL, YouTube not having enough libertarians, Silly Arguments for the State, how awesome PorcFest is, Mutual Aid on the High Seas, monkey knife fights in international waters, Ross’ article in the Christian Science Monitor, talking with Tea Party’ers; Tennyson’s spam; the Freak’en Freedom Picnic and how bosco is better at jumping over the creek at the picnic; caller talks about Obama administration and Congress and their failure to end the Iraq war; responses to questions to Diaspora developers; Xaq Fixx’s surprise box of gifts; skience; new technology to possibly allow much smaller computer memory; David and Patri Friedman and their alternate ways of looking at the reasons for and how to get to anarchistic societies.

Music heard: Allah, Mohammed, Char, Yaar by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan; Band Aid Covers the Bullet Hole by Scarling; Vengeance by Goat; Black Rain by Soundgarden

2010-08-24

bile — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:00:26 +0000

Guest Angela Keaton of Antiwar.com; The Couch Activist’s birthday; sovereign individuals squatting in foreclosed homes; war veterans and others blocking military deployment buses at Fort Hood; Dave Mustaine; the new Fr33Agents.net; Xaq Fixx getting a box of prizes; Antiwar.com, foreign policy, Iran’s “nuclear program”, possible war with Iran, working with others with differing beliefs; British Columbia marijuana growers attracting bears; whether or not to call oneself a ‘capitalist’; bear penis; the quality of content on LibertyActivism.info; the Freak’en Picnic; woman faces 5 years for hitting senator with pie; “Who am I?” game; Tennyson gives a 30 second definition of anarchism; Germany vs Britain in 1800′s intellectual property enforcement; Connecticut AG investigating e-book price fixing; private buses in NYC by unions; Jupiter devoured a super Earth; nanometer map of the Earth

Music heard: Anarchy-X by Queensryche, Bark at the Moon by Ozzy Osbourne, Wicked Garden by Stone Temple Pilots, Dead Souls by Nine Inch Nails

2010-08-17

bile — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:20:18 +0000

Special guest Charles “Radgeek” Johnson; Harry Reid being against the Islamic community center; recent Liberty on Tour video on MOVE; photos of the Thinking Liberty bunker available on the Facebook fanpage; treating libertarianism as inherently radical; working outside the system; making sure you don’t scare away the average person while doing out of the system activism; using technology to undermine the state; voluntarist union activism; targeting those most hurt by the state with the libertarian message; ALLiance Journal; mesh-potato; the RIAA and radio industry wanting to have the government force cellphone manufacturers and digital audio players to place FM receivers; EU forcing micro-USB on cellphone manufacturers; RIM vs UAE & India; natural rights / moral realism and empiricism; tie-ranny vs tear-ranny; bosco’s monopoly on object reality vs Darian’s monopoly on subjective value.

Music heard: The Glorious Liberation Of The People’s Technocratic Republic Of Vinnland By The Combined Forces Of The United Territories Of Europa by Type O Negative, Peace Sells by Megadeth, Dead and Bloated by Stone Temple Pilots, Generica by Jon Crosby

2010-08-10

bile — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:34:19 +0000

Topics include Liberty on Tour‘s Adam Mueller being aggressively approached by an officer in Edgewater, NJ; Uncle Sam propagandizing in Times Square; upcoming protests in support of Bradley Manning; guest Sharon Presley talks about Milgram experiments, demands of authority, social psychology, being critical of authority, Milgram experiment followups, her books on resisting authority; Thinking Liberty begging for donations; zapping Tennyson for talking off mic; Tennyson’s birthday; Bosco’s “Who am I?” game; nano-wire batteries; the state and federal government getting in the way of cleaning up the Raritan Bay; Bosco being a Wheels off Liberty H.O.M.O.; and the August 28th NJ libertarian “freaken picnic.”

Music heard: Reconquering the Throne by Kreator, Make Me Believe by Slick Idiot, For the Love of Chains by Impotent Sea Snakes, (Can’t You) Trip Like I Do by Filter / The Crystal Method.

2010-08-03

bile — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 04:55:13 +0000

On this episode of Thinking Liberty Pete Eyre and Adam Mueller of Liberty on Tour join bosco, bile, Tennyson and Darian to kick off their new adventure. We talk about Chelsie Clinton’s wedding; the who’s, what’s why’s and how’s of Liberty on Tour; libertarian outreach; FIJA outreach with Julian Heicklen; bosco’s trip to Grafton, New Hampshire; voluntarists voting; WikiLeaks and how awesome Julian Assange is; Pete taking his shirt off; a study showing increases in cancer in Fallujah, Iraq; a man offering free rides to drunk individuals being arrested in a sting for not having appropriate government permission; and the new awesomely powerful graphene pseudo magnet.

Music heard: Was Ist Ist by Einsturzende Neubauten, On My Bus by Plone, Darker by Professional Murder Music, Trogdor by Strongbad

2010-07-27

bile — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 04:02:57 +0000

On this episode of Thinking Liberty the bombastic trio of bile, Darian Worden and Tennyson discuss the release by WikiLeaks of over 91,000 reports covering the war in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010; our new promotional images by Laur of http://ArmorForActivists.com; Thinking Liberty QR-Codes; being bombastic; the awful Xanadu project that NJ governor Christie wants taxpayers to waste money on; the recent arrest in Keene, NH and noise as a form of pollution; Ayn Rand Objectivism and her heirs;and Tennyson’s co-worker and her beliefs that all people are more or less evil. Additional Bosco calls in from Grafton, NH and discusses the Free Grafton movement.

Music heard: Needles CA by John 5, Last Reward by Wake Up Call, The Future Soon by Jonathan Coulton, Winter’s Wolves by The Sword

2010-07-20

bile — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:17:23 +0000

Guest co-host gofasterplease joins us on bosco’s mic. Topics include space travel, the upcoming monster movie Chartarum, the secret America, Laur’s Lucha Liberty Thinking Liberty poster, Liberty On Tour, copyright and the creator-endorsed mark, ownership of children, outlawing self defense, an update on bile’s court case against the DHS, ACLU and 2nd Amendment cases, fines for picking up trash and the state forbidding recycling, the mass arrest of Free Keene activists, Wikipedia’s List of Misconceptions, fascism, and the border between the USA and Mexico.

Music heard: Pill Shovel by Monster Magnet, War Pimp Renaissance by Lard, Let There Be More Light by Pink Floyd, The Space in Between by How to Destroy Angels

2010-07-13

bile — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:59:18 +0000

Darian Worden, Tennyson, bile and bosco discuss the South African built football stadium used only for the World Cup and how the State shows off; Darian’s C4SS article on Mad Max and road construction; Mad Max and dystopian futures; Apple and the iPhone 4′s issues; Iron Maiden and enjoying life; Wheels Off Liberty vs Thinking Liberty; L. Neil Smith, the Shire Society Declaration, and intellectual property; Johannes Mehserle and the BART shooting case ruling; state agent privilege; restitution vs punishment.

Music heard: Shrunken Man by The The, Wildest Dreams by Iron Maiden, Cataclysmic Clash by GameOver, Cloud by Lucky Pierre

2010-07-06

bile — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:57:17 +0000

Rosco (vandarcho botanist), Bosco’s evil twin, joins us in Bosco’s absence. Topics include Costa Rica’s government allowing giving in to the United States’ War on Drugs, the new charges against Bradley Manning, Independence Day and the American Revolution, how damn hot it is and what could be done about it in a transhumanist, post singularity world, http://neighborgoods.net and Pete Eyre and Adam Mueller from CopBlock.org and Liberty On Tour call in to discuss their recent arrests by Greenfield, MA police.

Music heard: Thrift by Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids, Son of a Gun by KMFDM, Lay Lady Lay by Ministry, Redemption by Gackt

2010-06-29

bile — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:40:09 +0000

Gary Chartier joins the Thinking Liberty crew to talk about the Center for a Stateless Society‘s Stateless University program. Also discussed is the Free State Project‘s 2010 Porcupine Freedom Festival, social vs individual anarchism, Tennyson’s tissues and cream, and New Hampshire becoming the bastion of liberty.

Music heard: Leave Me Alone by Two, Moonage Daydream by David Bowie, Ace of Spades by Motorhead, You are the Government by Bad Religion

2010-06-21

bile — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 04:03:58 +0000

Tom Ender joins bile, Darian, bosco and Laur in discussing libertarian media formats. The rise in popularity in India of Hitler. Bosco’s van. PorcFest. Two rounds of “Name that libertarian.” The Supreme Court of the United States’ ruling on “material support.” And a prerecorded interview with Ian Freeman and Mark Edge of FreeTalkLive.

Music heard: One More Magic Potion by Ensiferum, Everybody’s Got a Ticket to Ride Except for Me and My Lightning by Beatallica, Lunar Lament by Demons and Wizards, Big Stones by Black Market Radio

Shaft Theme Promo

bosco — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:05:50 +0000

In case you haven’t noticed the theme from Shaft, composed by Isaac Hayes, has an over two minute instrumental intro. It’s a nice solid build, making it perfect for a promo. Enjoy.

2010-06-15

bile — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:31:44 +0000

Guest James Babb joins us to discuss the latest arrest of Julian Heicklen and liberty activism around the Del-Valley area. Also featuring updates on Bradley Manning, Bosco’s Who Am I game, AltExpo, nukes, and ass-water.

Music heard: We Die Young by Alice in Chains, I’m Deranged by David Bowie, Free by VAST, Mr. Sandman by Blind Guardian

2010-06-08

bile — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:29:01 +0000

The gang talks about the arrest of alleged leaker of what became the Collateral Murder video, Bradley Manning. Gave an update on Julian Heicklen who had been released just prior to show start and who’s wife called during the break to inform bile Julian was finally safely back home. Guest Donald Meinshausen joins in to talk about building bridges with other activist groups, finding common ground, provides some stories regarding his years in the libertarian movement and his personal adventures in the underground economy. bile provides an update on his case against the Department of Homeland Security and bosco tries to stump people with questions about a mystery fighter for freedom.

Music heard: Paint It Black by Rolling Stones, The Wicker Man by Iron Maiden, Metal by Gary Numan, Don’t Tread On Me by Sons of Liberty

Limehouse Blues Promo

bosco — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:32:40 +0000

Here is the latest and greatest Thinking Liberty promo with music by the late great Django Reinhardt. Yes I know I used one clip twice, but if you had a clip of Tennyson saying “you’ll just flail a penis” wouldn’t you want to use it multiple times?

The Anthony Gregory Song

bile — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:42:38 +0000

Bosco put this together in March of 2009 and posted it to http://blogofbile.com

Anthony learned about the song and played it later that month at the Austrian Scholars Conference.

2010-06-01

bile — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:57:37 +0000

Discussion on the Israeli government reaction to the activist flotilla, update on jury nullification activist Julian Heicklen, James Tuttle and Chris Lempa of the ALLiance Journal join us to talk about the Libertarian Party national convention, the ALLiance Journal, Memorial Day, and help us answer some questions from some of Bosco’s co-workers.

Music heard: War Pigs by Black Sabbath, Peace Sells by Megadeth, N.W.O. by Ministry, Disposable Heroes by Metallica

Yakety Sax Promo

bosco — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:31:39 +0000

This song is probably most famous from the high speed chases on The Benny Hill Show. Anyway, considering how much our last show consisted of wacked-out banter, I figured it was appropriate. Enjoy.

2010-05-25

bile — Wed, 26 May 2010 03:46:50 +0000

Update on Julian Heicklen’s most recent arrest, guest Bob Bowden speaks about his new film The Cartel, how Tennyson is never wrong, update on George Donnelly, bosco talks DIY t-shirts, how to reach out to people when ideologically isolated, the Thinking Liberty advertising contest.

Contest rules: Do something to advertise Thinking Liberty and take video, audio and/or photos of it. The best submission after four weeks will get some prizes. Send submissions to contact@thinkingliberty.net

Links mentioned:

Music heard: American Made by Jack Off Jill, 3 Libras by A Perfect Circle, School (cover) by Paw, Moon Over Marin by Dead Kennedys.

The Touch Promo

bosco — Sat, 22 May 2010 20:22:05 +0000

Here is a promo to the tune “The Touch” by Stan Bush based on clips from our 5-18-10 show with Xaq Fixx. Some useless trivia for you: Stan Bush composed the song “The Touch” for the original Transformers movie. The tune was also used in the movie Boogie Nights because the director thought it was one of the cheesiest, most 80s songs of all time.

2010-05-18

bile — Wed, 19 May 2010 04:06:54 +0000

Special guest Xaq Fixx discusses how he came to libertarian anarchism, DIY culture, BureauCrash and Fr33Agents. Topics also include the death of Ronnie James Dio, protests against NJ governor Chris Christie, flyers. Bosco pitches questions from co-workers to bile, Darian and Xaq Fixx about anarchy.

Music heard: Holy Diver by Dio, CNN War Theme by Monster Magnet, Ich Bin Ein Auslander by Pop Will Eat Itself, White Room (cover) by Demons & Wizards

Eye of the Tiger Promo

bile — Fri, 14 May 2010 22:41:42 +0000

Thanks to bosco for our first promo.

2010-05-11

bile — Wed, 12 May 2010 05:10:56 +0000

Libertarian activist Danial Patrick (@danpatricks) joins Darian Worden, bile, Bosco and Tennyson to discuss US imperialism, the military and activism. Topics also include Darian and bile’s helping to distribute the Manhattan Libertarian Party‘s tabloid Serf City on the morning of 2010-05-10 with the MLP and Ernie Hancock, the debate between Hancock and Wayne Allyen Root that night, the Free State Project’s 2010 PorcFest opening speaker Stefan Molyneux, and anarchists and their beards.
Music heard: Endgame by Megadeth, Dialectic Chaos by Megadeth, Babylon by The Tea Party

2010-05-04

bile — Thu, 06 May 2010 12:46:17 +0000

With special guest Bosco. Topics include the new studio, government education’s problems and possible solutions, May Day, Greece’s bailout.

Music heard: 1,320 by Megadeth, Endgame by Megadeth, Dialectic Chaos by Megadeth