Episode 53 - Red Pill/Blue Pill

Episode 54 - Money and the Government

Kent makes the case that monetary policy - not politicians, not parties - is the root engine behind most of government's worst outcomes. From the Cantillon effect to the death of the gold standard, he breaks down why inflation is a tax nobody voted for and why fixing almost everything else starts with understanding the money supply. **Key talking points:** - Why Kent calls 1913 the worst year in American history - the Fed and the income tax born together - Sound money explained: what the sock drawer looks like on the gold standard vs. today - Fiat currency and fractional reserve banking in plain language - The Cantillon effect: new money benefits Washington insiders first - inflation hits the poor hardest - Prices as information - and why price controls and central banking both block that signal - The boom/bust cycle is not a market failure - it is a central banking feature - Challenge to the chat: where am I wrong? Push back.

Episode 53 - Red Pill/Blue Pill

Kent breaks down a viral philosophical thought experiment - red button or blue button - and uses it to explore a harder question: how much are you responsible for the outcomes of strangers? Drawing on his own struggle with self-worth and the gospel, he makes the case that choosing red isn't selfishness - it's a deep belief that you are not the one holding the world together. **Key talking points:** - The thought experiment: red button = safe for you, blue button = everyone who presses it dies if fewer than 50% join - Why Kent is a red button pusher - and why it has nothing to do with cruelty - "How does this belief serve you?" - his favorite question and how it reframes everything - His personal story: depression, guilt, and the belief shift that got him out - The full gospel: yes, you're a sinner - and Christ died for your sins. Both halves matter. - The self-fulfilling prophecy of self-worth - you live into the outcomes you believe you deserve - Why "compassion" arguments for blue don't quite land - and why that's worth sitting with

Episode 52 - Interview with NE District 1 Representative Candidate Nik Sandman

My very first interview! I had the privilege of sitting down with Nik Sandman to discuss his run for NE District 1 Representative. If you have questions for Nik, he can be reached at nik.sandman@gmail.com or by phone at 402-904-1576.

Episode 51 - Abortion

My simplest argument regarding abortion: "A society that allows for, or causes, its civilians to die cannot survive". Do you agree with this postulate? What could be better about it?

Bonus Episode - Season 3

I'm making something new.