227: Sunday Candidate Highlight Series -Tim McMaster for Pennsylvania State Senate

April 11th, 2021  |  35 mins 38 secs

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For those outside of the major urban areas, life during the COVID pandemic has been, all things considered, more or less, the same. But in those greater urban areas (and Democratic states, candidly) life is still on pause, with many government restrictions still in place.

Joining the program is Libertarian Party PA State Senate candidate Tim McMaster, who has made standing against the lockdowns one of his main campaign goals.

Listen as Tim digs into his vision for Pennsylvania, plus what other major issues Tim would seek to bring to the table if elected as State Senator.

224: Can We Fix Our Broken Cities? -with Scott Beyer

April 5th, 2021  |  39 mins 42 secs

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The government lockdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic absolutely decimated small businesses. On top of that, major cities across the US were already seeing mass exoduses due to increasing cost of living, increased taxes, and the fact that cities are losing their initial appeal as hubs of commerce and activity.

Scott Beyer returns to the program to outline how a "Market Urbanism" approach to handling our cities woes could help put those cities back on course. It's getting government out of the way that helps solve these problems, and more often than not, it's the government getting in the way in the first place that caused the problems to begin with.

BONUS: The Ugly Truth About the Lockdowns (Time to Reopen Society) -with Nick Hudson from PANDA

March 27th, 2021  |  1 hr 5 mins

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The data, facts, and realities of COVID were far away from what the media and public health institutions were presenting to the world at the advent of the pandemic.

And while the controlling narrative was that of lockdowns and fear in response to COVID, organizations like PANDA have been working with some of the top minds in public health, focusing on the hard data and analytics of the pandemic to help save lives.

Returning to the program is Nick Hudson, co-founder of PANDA, who just gave an amazing talk at the inaugural BizNews Investment Conference where he crushed the common myths and misconceptions promoted by pro-lockdown, anti-science politicians and unelected bureaucrats.

What do epidemiologists and immunologist think of Dr. Fauci? What's the story about the COVID variants? Are asymptomatic people a danger to others?

All that (and more) discussed on today's special BONUS episode.

BONUS: One Year Anniversary of Fifteen Days to Slow the Spread

March 15th, 2021  |  55 mins 44 secs

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"We needed to lock down out of an abundance of caution. We didn't know what the virus was going to do."

Ya'll have heard that before, right? Well, believe it or not, some of us have been raising the red flag from the very beginning that the government response to COVID (like the government lockdowns) would lead to more unintended long term consequences versus simply letting people/the market adjust.

Today's episode is a highlight of four guests from The Brian Nichols Show who were raising the alarm from the beginning.

(April 2020)109: COVID-19 vs. the Economy: Could A Crumbling Economy Cause More Death than COVID-19? -with Economist Daniel J. Michell: https://briannichols.fireside.fm/covid-19-vs-the-economy

(June 2020)119: How the COVID Lockdowns, George Floyd Murder, and PRIME Act are Connected -with Matt Kibbe: https://briannichols.fireside.fm/lockdowns-george-floyd-prime-act-connected

(October 2020) 150: Liberty or Lockdown -with Jeffrey Tucker from AIER: https://briannichols.fireside.fm/liberty-or-lockdown

(January 2021) 180: COVID-19 Pandemic Data & Science that will Save Lives & Livelihoods -with Nick Hudson: https://briannichols.fireside.fm/pandemic-data-and-analytics

200: Selling the Value of School Choice -with Corey DeAngelis

February 17th, 2021  |  33 mins

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Why school choice? Right now, many Americans are realizing first hand the value of being able to pick where their children go to school, as public schooling institutions still find their doors shut.

With the impact of public teacher's unions being felt first-hand, many families are look for alternatives to the traditional government school monopolies.

Corey DeAngelis is an expert on school choice and joins the program to help sell the value of funding students, not institutions. How does school choice impact the student, families, and teachers? Those questions (and more!) are answered on today's special 200th episode!

186: What's in the New COVID Stimulus Bill? -with Brad Polumbo

January 15th, 2021  |  38 mins 21 secs

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Have you looked at this new COVID stimulus bill that was passed by Congress? Well, if you didn't, don't you worry, because Brad Polumbo (FEE, National Review, Breaking Boundaries) did for you!

Listen as Brad digs through the dirty details of the COVID stimulus bill and some of the wasteful spending (but I repeat myself) within the bill.

Find Brad Online: https://muckrack.com/brad-polumbo
Find Brad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo
Podcast: https://brokenboundaries.fireside.fm/

184: Could "Quarantine Camps" for COVID-19 Actually Happen? -with Assemblyman Mark Walczyk

January 11th, 2021  |  32 mins 57 secs

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A proposed section of the public health law in New York would allow Gov. Andrew Cuomo to detain ANY person he believes poses a danger to public health, meaning all it would take is a single order from the governor, then poof, quarantine camp.

So... how close is this to reality? Assembly Mark Walczyk returns to the program to give his inside scoop into where this proposal came from and the likelihood of it reaching the Governor's desk.

180: COVID-19 Pandemic Data & Science that will Save Lives & Livelihoods -with Nick Hudson

January 1st, 2021  |  34 mins 18 secs

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COVID-19 is a threat. Yes, it's a very real disease that kills lots of people.

However, the government lockdowns and the related intrusions on civil liberties pose a serious threat not only to lives, but to civilization itself—a threat must be resisted.

At this juncture, the science is quite clear on what key policy responses should be—or should have been. But this is no longer about the science, if it ever was.

What is required now is a mobilization against what is essentially an enormous public relations machine that is fuelling fear and removing agency from people’s lives the world over.

Today's guest is Nick Hudson from PANDA (Pandemics ~ Data & Analytics). PANDA is a collective of leading scientists, actuaries, economists, data scientists, statisticians, medical professionals, lawyers, engineers and businesspeople working as a collective to replace bad science with good science.

175: The Lockdowns Are Crushing Small Businesses -with Tony Gehrig

December 21st, 2020  |  33 mins 24 secs

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The government lockdows in response to the COVID pandemic has decimated small businesses across the country. What's even more... some "red" states have locked down their economies as well, leaving many businesses looking for any type of relief.

Fargo, North Dakota City Commissioner Tony Gehrig joins the program to outline his proposal to help offer some relief for bars and restaurants in the Greater Fargo Area, and why only more government lockdowns will only exacerbate the problems to come.

150: Liberty or Lockdown -with Jeffrey Tucker from AIER

October 23rd, 2020  |  38 mins 25 secs

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Were the COVID lockdowns a necessary means to help protect the public from an ambiguous public health threat, or were they a vast overreaction that will have devastating ramifications for years to come?

Jeffrey Tucker from AIER argues the latter, stating the lockdowns "are not science," but in fact, "they are brutality" on today's episode of The Brian Nichols Show.