Welcome to the Reason Roundtable Podcast, you're usually Monday today Tuesday

podcast from the magazine of free minds and free markets.

I am Matt Welch joined by Nick Gillespie

Catherine Mangue Ward and subbing in for an apparently hung over Peter Suiterman, yet another ambitious

podcast crossover event in the form of national reviews, very own funny-acenteded American Charles C. W. Cook, welcome Charles and hello everyone.

Howdy.

Hi Matt.

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