The Tom Woods Show

As a young man, Ashley Rindsberg was discouraged from publishing his book on the New York Times' distortions over the years, but he finally decided to release it anyway. We discuss it today. Book Discussed: The Gray Lady Winked: How the New York Times' Misreporting, Distortions, and Fabrications Radically Alter History Sponsor: Blinkist Show notes for Ep. 2328

The great Dave Smith, comedian and host of Part of the Problem, joins me to discuss Tucker Carlson and RFK, Jr., two figures disliked by the respectable (i.e., terrible) wing of libertarianism. Show notes for Ep. 2327

We can get so caught up in the ephemeral headlines of the day that we lose sight of the big picture and the kind of society we want to have. Jack Lloyd joins me to talk about how we start moving in that direction. Sponsor: CrowdHealth - Save $99 when you use code WOODS at JoinCrowdHealth.com Show notes for Ep. 2326

Corey DeAngelis and Connor Boyack join us for a deeper look into the government's school system, which turns out to be vastly worse than you thought. Book Discussed: Mediocrity: 40 Ways Government Schools Are Failing Today's Students Sponsor: Policy Genius Show notes for Ep. 2325

Steve Patterson and I discuss the world of ChatGPT and beyond, and what it portends for the human experience. Sponsor: Converso Show notes for Ep. 2324

Aaron Sobczak of the Libertarian Youth Caucus discusses the challenges of getting younger people to think independently rather than adopting the establishment position on pretty much everything. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2323

In a previous episode I made a claim about the unique difficulty of saving for retirement under a fiat money system. Gene Epstein emailed to say I was wrong. When he persisted in the argument over lunch in New York City, I decided to go ahead and invite our old friend on to discuss it. Sponsor: Converso Show notes for Ep. 2322

Distinguished Jefferson and Madison biographer Kevin Gutzman discusses the sad state of our profession. Sponsor: Converso Show notes for Ep. 2321

Wanjiru Njoya of the law school at the University of Essex warns that the pursuit of "equality" ends in totalitarianism. Sponsors: Converso - ConversoApp.com Blinkist - Blinkist.com/Woods Show notes for Ep. 2320

Sarah Thompson discusses homeopathy as an alternative to the medical establishment with a skeptical but open-minded Tom. Sponsor: Converso - ConversoApp.com Show notes for Ep. 2319

The Manhattan Institute's Heather Mac Donald discusses the society-wide assault on the arts, education, medicine, the legal system, and more, on the alleged basis of racial equity. Sponsor: Policy Genius Show notes for Ep. 2318

Veteran journalist Bill Steigerwald, a libertarian who interviewed people across the spectrum -- like George McGovern, Robert McNamara, Christopher Hitchens, Newt Gingrich, Pat Buchanan, Ron Paul, and yours truly -- talks about being the ideological oddball in his profession. Plus, how to be a good writer, what advice he has for aspiring journalists, who the most interesting people he interviewed were, and more. Book Discussed: Grandpa Bear Goes to Washington Show notes for Ep. 2317

"Follow the Science: Lockdowns Go Viral" is a top-notch documentary series covering the full gamut of the Covid response, in order to help ensure nothing like this ever happens again. It is the record of events we need so that far into the future people will know exactly what happened, and what a load of b.s. it all was. Director Hawk Jensen and host Clifton Duncan join us to discuss. Special Offer: Happily date box: Take 50% off your first date at TomWoods.com/Date Documentary Premiere: TomWoods.com/Documentary Show notes for Ep. 2316

Author Moriah Jovan discusses the importance of the arts in the transmission of ideas, and the best and worst ways to convey those ideas via the arts. Laura Ingalls Wilder, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand are discussed. Sponsor: Persist SEO Show notes for Ep. 2315

Jeff Deist returns to discuss the weird, almost unreal America of 2023. Book Discussed: A Strange Liberty: Politics Drops Its Pretenses Show notes for Ep. 2314

Everywhere you look, businesses are adopting a recurring revenue model. Everything from your local car wash to Circle K to that trampoline park down the street has a membership option. Why? Because it makes them more money. I have three membership websites myself, and they have permanently removed the knot in my stomach that came from not knowing what the following month would bring. In this episode Stu McLaren -- indisputably the world's foremost expert on membership businesses, since his software powers 70,000 of them -- talks about how to create an online membership even with no audience, and how to generate ideas for one if you don't think you have any. Guest's Workshop: TomWoods.com/Stu Show notes for Ep. 2313

Attorney Robert Barnes, who has represented numerous high-profile clients, discusses the ridiculous indictment of Donald Trump. Sponsor: Blinkist Show notes for Ep. 2312

Investigative journalist Jeremy Hammond joins me to discuss the undiscussable: the CDC-recommended vaccine schedule, as well as the particular case of the persecuted Dr. Paul Thomas. Book Discussed: The War on Informed Consent: The Persecution of Dr. Paul Thomas by the Oregon Medical Board Show notes for Ep. 2311

Gene Owens of Faithless Town discusses the fate of the arts during Covid, and a recent campaign to get their gig canceled because of their unacceptable views. (Did you know it's "fascist" to oppose state restrictions on individuals?) Sponsor: Policy Genius Show notes for Ep. 2310

Jonathan Haidt, a generally level-headed academic, has been arguing that social media use contributes to depression in teen girls. A great many people, since the thesis sounds plausible enough, assume the claim has more or less been proven. But the studies alleging a link range from poor to embarrassing. Aaron Brown joins us to review the evidence. Sponsor: CrowdHealth - Save $99 when you use code WOODS at JoinCrowdHealth.com Show notes for Ep. 2309