The Tom Woods Show

From the time we were in school, we've been led to believe that the state is something other than it is. Sponsors: Go to OmahaSteaks.com to shop delicious Father’s Day gift packages. And use Promo Code WOODS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! + PolicyGenius Show notes for Ep. 2655

Transcribed - Published: 14 June 2025

Economist Bob Murphy joins us to dig into AI technology, what it's capable of, and how it's likely to shape the world. Sponsors: Go to OmahaSteaks.com to shop delicious Father’s Day gift packages. And use Promo Code WOODS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS Guest's Website: Infineo: infineo.ai  Guest's Twitter: @BobMurphyEcon Show notes for Ep. 2654

Transcribed - Published: 13 June 2025

In a world as technologically advanced as ours, why on earth is education still a one-size-fits-all experience, rather than tailored to the student? Isaac Morehouse discusses the exciting possibilities at this moment in history. Sponsors: Go to OmahaSteaks.com to shop delicious Father’s Day gift packages. And use Promo Code WOODS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! + Bank on Yourself Book Discussed: Open Education: How to Reimagine Learning, Ignite Curiosity, and Prepare Your Kids for Success Guest's Website: OpenEd: OpenEd.co  Show notes for Ep. 2653

Transcribed - Published: 12 June 2025

This is the most important episode of the Tom Woods Show I have ever recorded. Troy Broussard joins us. Join Our Live Calls: TomWoods.com/Troy  Sponsors: Go to OmahaSteaks.com to shop delicious Father’s Day gift packages. And use Promo Code WOODS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Federated.Computer  Code: WOODS Show notes for Ep. 2652

Transcribed - Published: 7 June 2025

Everyone says 2025 is a bad time to try to succeed. Jack Spirko is having none of it. But, he says, you need to think differently, and not the way your high school guidance counselor taught you to. Sponsors: Go to OmahaSteaks.com to shop delicious Father’s Day gift packages. And use Promo Code WOODS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Whether you're running a business, doing a side hustle, flipping real estate, or just sick of handing over half your paycheck to fund wars, debt, and nonsense, my friend Matthew Sercely can legally minimize your tax bill. If you joined me on the Tom Woods Cruise you remember how great his presentation was. Pick up a free copy of his Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods Guest's Book: Laws of Life: Ditch the System, Design Your Life Guest's Twitter: @TheSurvivalPodc Show notes for Ep. 2651

Transcribed - Published: 6 June 2025

The great Peter St. Onge joins us for recent economic news, as well as a brief discussion of the AI question. Sponsors: Go to OmahaSteaks.com to shop delicious Father’s Day gift packages. And use Promo Code WOODS at checkout for an extra $35 off. Minimum purchase may apply. See site for details. A big thanks to our advertiser, Omaha Steaks! Field of Greens is a delicious fruit and vegetable drink specifically designed to support crucial organs and systems in your body, so you get the perfect bloodwork result you're hoping for. Get 20% off and free shipping at FieldOfGreens.com when you use code WOODS. Guest's Twitter: @ProfStOnge  Guest's Substack: ProfStOnge.com Show notes for Ep. 2650

Transcribed - Published: 5 June 2025

Dan McCarthy joins us to discuss this and other issues (like poor Mark Levin). Sponsors: Whether you're running a business, doing a side hustle, flipping real estate, or just sick of handing over half your paycheck to fund wars, debt, and nonsense, my friend Matthew Sercely can legally minimize your tax bill. If you joined me on the Tom Woods Cruise you remember how great his presentation was. Pick up a free copy of his Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/woods CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS Guest's Website: Modern Age: https://ModernAgeJournal.com  Guest's Twitter: @ToryAnarchist Show notes for Ep. 2649

Transcribed - Published: 30 May 2025

Mark Skousen, a direct descendant of Ben Franklin, shares insights from the life of the man he calls "the greatest American." Sponsors: Monetary Metals & The Tom Woods Elite Mastermind Book Discussed: The Greatest American: Benjamin Franklin, America's Most Versatile Genius Guest's Twitter: @MarkSkousen1 Guest's Event: FreedomFest.com  Show notes for Ep. 2648

Transcribed - Published: 28 May 2025

It's hard to know where to look for financial advice these days, because it can be contradictory, and you don't know if it can be trusted. Luke Tatum, author of Between the Lies, joins us. Sponsor: Monetary Metals Guest's Offer: PerfectSpiralCapital.com/woods Guest's Book: Between the Lies: How to Reclaim Your Future from the Banks and Wall Street Show notes for Ep. 2647

Transcribed - Published: 24 May 2025

There are signs of a rift, and that's of course all to the good. Kelley Vlahos and Brandan Buck join us. Sponsors: Agorist Tax Advice & Ron Paul Homeschool Website Mentioned: Responsible Statecraft   Guests' Twitter: @KelleyBVlahos @brandan_buck Show notes for Ep. 2646

Transcribed - Published: 23 May 2025

The great Paul Gottfried joins us to talk Trump, Douglas Murray, Winston Churchill, the world wars, the neocons, tariffs, and plenty more. Sponsors: Ron Paul Homeschool & Get 11 fantastic things from Tom for free at ElevenFreebies.com Guest's Website: Chronicles Magazine Show notes for Ep. 2645

Transcribed - Published: 22 May 2025

Roger McCaffrey joins us to discuss the recent conclave, and the meaning of Pope Leo XIV. Sponsors: CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS & Policy Genius Guest's Email Address: cxpeditor (at) gmail.com Show notes for Ep. 2644

Transcribed - Published: 17 May 2025

Laurel Libby, a three-term state representative in Maine, was censured by the Maine legislature in a party-line vote for a post consisting of side-by-side photos of a male athlete last year competing as a man, and this year winning the girls state championship in pole vault. She is not allowed to vote or even speak until she apologizes. Instead of caving, as everyone else in this situation in Maine's history has done, she's fighting. Sponsors: Agorist Tax Advice & Bank on Yourself Guest's Website: LaurelLibby.com   Guest's Twitter: @laurel_libby Show notes for Ep. 2643

Transcribed - Published: 15 May 2025

Dr. Robert Malone joins us for a frank appraisal of exactly what we're facing in politics and health. Sponsors: Ron Paul Homeschool & Agorist Tax Advice: Whether you're running a business, doing a side hustle, flipping real estate, or just sick of handing over half your paycheck to fund wars, debt, and nonsense, my friend Matthew Sercely can legally minimize your tax bill. If you joined me on the Tom Woods Cruise you remember how great his presentation was. Pick up a free copy of his Agorist Tax Toolkit at: AgoristTaxAdvice.com/Woods  Guest's Book: PsyWar: Enforcing the New World Order Guest's Substack: Malone.news Show notes for Ep. 2642

Transcribed - Published: 10 May 2025

We're all concerned about having freedom of discussion on important issues shut down by politicians and Big Tech. Max Hillebrand joins us to discuss the technology that can make that impossible (yes, this is a good news episode). Sponsors: Bank on Yourself & Franbassador Guest's Website: nostr.com Show notes for Ep. 2641

Transcribed - Published: 9 May 2025

In his 1944 book Bureaucracy, Ludwig von Mises described why bureaucracies behave as they do. I apply some of his insights to what we laughingly call our "public health" bureaucracy. Sponsors: Field of Greens: a delicious fruit and vegetable drink specifically designed to support crucial organs and systems in your body, so you get the perfect bloodwork result you're hoping for. Get 20% off and free shipping at FieldOfGreens.com when you use code WOODS. CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS Websites Mentioned: DiaryOfCovid.com WoodsHistory.com Show notes for Ep. 2640

Transcribed - Published: 3 May 2025

What in fact is meant by the "Great Replacement"? Scholars Louis Betty and Ethan Rundell join us to discuss Renaud Camus, who originated the term. Sponsors: RonPaulHomeschool.com & WoodsMastermind.com Guests' Book: Enemy of the Disaster: Selected Political Writings of Renaud Camus Show notes for Ep. 2639

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2025

Sarah Kernion is a mother of three children, two of whom are "non-speaking [and] profoundly autistic.... They have apraxia and dyspraxia -- severe motor disorders that lock the mind inside a body that won’t cooperate." She says the "neurodiversity" movement wants to downplay and silence voices and families like hers. Sponsors: ElevenFreebies.com & WoodsMastermind.com Guest's Substack: Inchstones   Guest's Twitter: @saturdaysstory   Related Article: Letter to Joe Rogan Show notes for Ep. 2638

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2025

My conversation with Liam McCollum on the Liam McCollum Show. Sponsors: ElevenFreebies.com & WoodsMastermind.com Show notes for Ep. 2637

Transcribed - Published: 26 April 2025

Kallan Welsh joins us to discuss the series of laws that you know are bad but are so vastly worse than you ever imagined, on every level, that you will be very, very happy you listened to this episode. Zoning sounds like a boring topic but that's how they want you to think. Sponsors: Federated Computer: Code: WOODS & ElevenFreebies.com Guest's Twitter: @ExtremeYimby Show notes for Ep. 2636

Transcribed - Published: 25 April 2025

Marty Bent joins us to discuss the case for optimism, where the next Bitcoin price jump might come from, how Bitcoin mining companies can stay profitable in the long run, why Bitcoin rather than "crypto," the economic problems Bitcoin fixes and how it fixes them, and more. Sponsors: Bank on Yourself & Persist SEO Guest's Websites: TFTC Ten31   Guest's Twitter: @MartyBent Show notes for Ep. 2635

Transcribed - Published: 24 April 2025

Sarah Thompson discusses recent criticisms of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and whether the MAHA project is likely to bear fruit. Sponsors: Policy Genius & Get 11 fantastic things from Tom for free at ElevenFreebies.com Guest's Websites: http://NoDrugHeath.com/Tom  https://InnerSeaHomeopathy.com  Show notes for Ep. 2634

Transcribed - Published: 19 April 2025

Kevin Duffy joins us to discuss the case against China, whether it justifies the tariffs, and where this is all going. Sponsors: Federated Computer: Code: WOODS & ElevenFreebies.com Guest's Website: TheCoffeeCanPortfolio.com  Related Links: - Trump 2.0 — The Coffee Can Portfolio (Duffy, Dec-24) - Kevin Duffy: «I Think the Markets Are Heading for Trouble» (Duffy, Mar-25) - Protectionism and Destruction of Prosperity.PDF (Rothbard, 1986) - China’s competitiveness is driven by low taxation, not by industrial policy | Mises Institute Show notes for Ep. 2633

Transcribed - Published: 18 April 2025

Kevin Dolan just held the second natalism conference in Austin, Texas, aimed at bringing together people across the spectrum who are concerned about falling birth rates. We talk about what was said there, as well as the media reaction -- major outlets covered the event. Is having babies a right-wing thing now, or will they concede it's a legitimate concern? Sponsors: CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS & Persist SEO Guest's Website: Natalism.org Show notes for Ep. 2632

Transcribed - Published: 17 April 2025

Dominic Frisby joins us to walk through the thinking of the Trump White House, and then offer suggestions as to how to least expose yourself to the repercussions. Sponsors: Persist SEO & The Tom Woods Mastermind Guest's Website: The Flying Frisby   Guest's Twitter: @DominicFrisby Show notes for Ep. 2631

Transcribed - Published: 12 April 2025

Andy Schoonover, CEO of CrowdHealth discusses how he devised an alternative to the increasingly expensive American medical care system. Sponsors: Bank on Yourself & Tom's Free Books Guest's Website: JoinCrowdHealth.com  (use code Woods) Show notes for Ep. 2630

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2025

Breitbart's John Carney joins Gene Epstein, formerly of Barron's, to discuss Donald Trump's tariff program. Sponsors: Federated Computer & The Tom Woods Mastermind Guests' Twitter: @carney @GeneSohoForum   Guests' Websites: The Soho Forum Breitbart Business Digest Show notes for Ep. 2629

Transcribed - Published: 10 April 2025

Former US Congressman John "Jimmy" Duncan was the last Republican opponent of the Iraq war to retire, and he joins us to discuss his transformation from conventional Republican to an advocate for the old republic, in the tradition of Ron Paul. Sponsors: Federated Computer & Tom's Free Books Guest's Article Archive At the Knoxville Focus Show notes for Ep. 2628

Transcribed - Published: 5 April 2025

Dave DeCamp, news editor at Antiwar.com, joins us to discuss China/Taiwan, Ukraine/Russia, Yemen, Gaza, and what the future is likely to hold. Sponsors: CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS & Tom's Free Books Guest's Website: Antiwar.com   Guest's Twitter: @DecampDave Show notes for Ep. 2627

Transcribed - Published: 4 April 2025

Dan McCarthy joins us to discuss the recent trajectory of the Trump administration and what it portends for the future. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Woods Mastermind Guest's Website: Modern Age: https://ModernAgeJournal.com  Guest's Twitter: @ToryAnarchist Show notes for Ep. 2626

Transcribed - Published: 3 April 2025

AI is everywhere these days, and the reactions to it range from outright rejection to warnings that if you don't embrace it you'll be left behind. Jack Spirko joins me to sort through it all. Sponsors: Persist SEO & Woods Mastermind Guest's Website: The Survival Podcast   Guest's Twitter: @TheSurvivalPodc Show notes for Ep. 2625

Transcribed - Published: 29 March 2025

Vladimir Brovkin, my Harvard professor of Russian history in the early 1990s, joins us to discuss who Putin is, and what he is likely to accept vis-a-vis Ukraine. Sponsors: Federated Computer: & Tom's Free Books Book Discussed: From Vladimir Lenin to Vladimir Putin: Russia in Search of Its Identity, 1913-2023   Guest's YouTube Channel: Vladimir Brovkin Show notes for Ep. 2624

Transcribed - Published: 28 March 2025

Corey DeAngelis joins us to share the truth. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Factor: Code: FACTORPODCAST Guest's Twitter: @DeAngelisCorey Guest's Book: The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids From the Radicals Ruining Our Schools Show notes for Ep. 2623

Transcribed - Published: 27 March 2025

Kelley Vlahos discusses the conflict inside the Trump White House between interventionism on the one hand and realism and restraint on the other, with the recent rejection of Lt. Col. Daniel Davis as a case in point. Sponsors: Persist SEO & the Ron Paul Curriculum Guest's Twitter: @KelleyBVlahos   Guest's Website: Responsible Statecraft Show notes for Ep. 2622

Transcribed - Published: 22 March 2025

Portugal's Cláudia Ascensão Nunes, is the local coordinator of Ladies of Liberty Alliance, Portugal, joins us to discuss the European Union, self-government, climate change, immigration, and the state of dissident opinion in Europe. Sponsors: CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS & Policy Genius Guest's Twitter: @claudiashandi Show notes for Ep. 2621

Transcribed - Published: 21 March 2025

Jack Hunter joins me to discuss the continuing importance of Ron Paul, who inspired, directly or indirectly, so many of the positive developments occurring today, but whose voice is needed to keep the current administration from going off the rails. Sponsors: Factor: Code: FACTORPODCAST & Monetary Metals Guest's Twitter: @JackHunter74   Guest's Website (Substack): Rand Paul Review Show notes for Ep. 2620

Transcribed - Published: 20 March 2025

Director Hawk Jensen joins us to discuss the five-year anniversary of the Covid madness, and the release of episode one of his docuseries Follow the Science. Sponsors: Factor: Code: FACTORPODCAST & Persist SEO Guest's Documentary: Follow the Science series Show notes for Ep. 2619

Transcribed - Published: 16 March 2025

William van Wagenen joins us to discuss the situation in Syria, where the democracy-loving rebels who were going to bring enlightenment to that country turn out to be exactly what any damn fool predicted they'd be. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Federated Computer: Code: WOODS Support the Libertarian Institute: https://libertarianinstitute.org/donate  Guest's Articles: - At the Cradle - At the Libertarian Institute Guest's Twitter: @WVanWagenen Show notes for Ep. 2618

Transcribed - Published: 14 March 2025

David Stockman, director of the Office of Management and Budget under Ronald Reagan, smashes the bad arguments against Rep. Thomas Massie (he should vote for idiotic spending now because we'll get serious in five months), who made a brave if lonely stand for what his party professes to believe in. Sponsors: Franbassador & Supporting Listeners Book Discussed: How to Cut $2 Trillion: A Blueprint from Ronald Reagan's Budget Cutter to Musk, Ramaswamy, and the DOGE Team Guest's Twitter: @da_stockman Guest's Website: DavidStockmansContraCorner.com Show notes for Ep. 2617

Transcribed - Published: 12 March 2025

Syndicated columnist and Modern Age editor Dan McCarthy joins us to discuss what the State of the Union said about Donald Trump, and about the Democrats. Sponsors: Factor: Coupon Code: woods50off & Persist SEO Guest's Website: Modern Age: ModernAgeJournal.com  Guest's Twitter: @ToryAnarchist Show notes for Ep. 2616

Transcribed - Published: 8 March 2025

Dave Smith discusses the state of the transgender movement, the situation in Ukraine, his decisive debate win, dealing with hecklers, and much more. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Federated Computer: Code: WOODS Guest's Website: ComicDaveSmith.com  Guest's Twitter: @ComicDaveSmith Show notes for Ep. 2615

Transcribed - Published: 7 March 2025

Daniel McAdams of the Ron Paul Institute discusses the prospects for peace, and (for a change) a foreign policy that defies the existing consensus. Sponsors: CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS & Bank on Yourself Guest's Website: Ron Paul Institute Guest's Event: America in the Age of Trump 2.0 (use code WOODS for a discount) Guest's Twitter: @RonPaulInstitut @DanielLMcAdams Show notes for Ep. 2614

Transcribed - Published: 6 March 2025

Clifton Duncan joins us to discuss his evolution from manic to skeptic in 2020, the state of the entertainment world, and how to bring the life of Thomas Sowell to the stage. Sponsors: Persist SEO Opening a franchise can be an easier way into business ownership: you have proof of concept, branding, and products or services all ready to go. Discover which of the many franchise opportunities is the best for you by downloading the free guide at: TomWoods.com/Franchise Guest's Substack: The State of the Arts   Guest's Twitter: @cliftonaduncan Show notes for Ep. 2613

Transcribed - Published: 1 March 2025

Connor Boyack joins us to discuss a proven way to avoid the wackos in American academia and get a head start in life instead.   Sponsors: Virtual Storefronts   Opening a franchise can be an easier way into business ownership: you have proof of concept, branding, and products or services all ready to go. Discover which of the many franchise opportunities is the best for you by downloading the free guide at: TomWoods.com/Franchise   Guest's Website: Praxis   Show notes for Ep. 2612

Transcribed - Published: 28 February 2025

Scott Horton discusses the current talks, and where diplomacy might have brought us had it been tried in the past. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & Federated Computer: Code: WOODS Book Discussed: Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine Support the Libertarian Institute: https://libertarianinstitute.org/donate  Scott's other Websites: https://scotthorton.org  https://www.antiwar.com Show notes for Ep. 2611

Transcribed - Published: 27 February 2025

Cognitive scientist Mark Changizi discusses the 2020 hysteria, the key insight to remember about AI, and the scientific explanation for why motorcycles are a thrill to ride. Sponsors: Persist SEO & OneBuckTrial Book Discussed: Motorcycle Mind: The Secrets Behind the Coolest Invention Ever Guest's Website: changizi.com  Guest's Twitter: @MarkChangizi Show notes for Ep. 2610

Transcribed - Published: 22 February 2025

Sound money fund manager Larry Lepard talks sound money and America's future. Sponsors: Federated Computer: Code: WOODS Opening a franchise can be an easier way into business ownership: you have proof of concept, branding, and products or services all ready to go. Discover which of the many franchise opportunities is the best for you by downloading the free guide at: TomWoods.com/Franchise Book Discussed: The Big Print: What Happened to America and How Sound Money Will Fix It Show notes for Ep. 2609

Transcribed - Published: 21 February 2025

The Libertarian Institute's Keith Knight joins me to discuss the important if controversial economist and philosopher Hans-Hermann Hoppe. Sponsors: Policy Genius: & Factor: Coupon Code: woods50off for 50% off your first box, plus free shipping. Guest's Website: The LIbertarian Institute   Guest's Twitter: @an_capitalist   Related Books: A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism The Economics and Ethics of Private Property Democracy, the God that Failed Economic Science and the Austrian Method Show notes for Ep. 2608

Transcribed - Published: 20 February 2025

Donald Trump has criticized South African policy toward white farmers. Is he engaged in "conspiracy theory," or is there something to what he's saying? Ernest Roets joins us for a peek into life in present-day South Africa. Sponsors: Monetary Metals & CrowdHealth: Code: WOODS Guest's Twitter: @ErnstRoets Show notes for Ep. 2607

Transcribed - Published: 18 February 2025

We were warned that global population was spiraling out of control, but in fact most countries of the world are facing the opposite problem: a demographic collapse that will have many unpleasant repercussions. If you think you know the cause of this problem you don't: the standard explanations do not hold. My guest, Kevin Dolan, is trying to figure it out, and devise solutions. Sponsors: Trust & Will & Federated Computer: Code: WOODS Guest's Conference: The Natal Conference (use code WOODS to save 10%) Show notes for Ep. 2606

Transcribed - Published: 14 February 2025