The Declaration of Independence at 250: Dan Miller on America's Founding
The Declaration of Independence turns 250 this year, and most Americans have never heard the full story of how it came to exist. Historian D...
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The Chris Spangle Show
Give us an hour, and you'll understand the news. Chris Spangle uses history to bring context to current events while presenting politics from a libertarian perspective. With a group of cohos...
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20 of 772 episodesTrump's Reflecting Pool Fiasco Exposes His Pattern of Leadership Failures
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool became the perfect case study in how the Trump administration operates: rushed decisions, ignored exper...
WAL: Trump bombs Iran, AI and Social Media: Trust Is Moving Closer to Home
Chris Spangle, Harry and Reinhold talk about when news breaks fast, like the U.S. bombing Iran, forcing them to toss their planned topics an...
ICE, State Power and the Imago Dei
Chris steps back from the daily outrage cycle to tackle a bigger question: Is there a difference between caring for someone personally and h...
WAL: Snowpocalypse and ICE murders again in Minneapolis
Chris, Harry, and Rhinehold discuss the coming snowpocolypse and what motivates people to buy 8 gallons of milk as a response. While shootin...
We Are Libertarians Year-End Roundtable: Festivus Grievances, Indy Politics, PBS Cuts, and the AI Bubble
Chris Spangle is joined by Harry Price and Rhinehold for the final We Are Libertarians roundtable of 2025, recorded on the Saturday between...
Spike Cohen on Faith, “You Are the Power,” and a Georgia Family Cleared in Child Abuse Case
In the final 2025 episode of The Chris Spangle Show, Spike Cohen shares how he became a Christian and what his first Christmas season in the...
HMP 12: Things We Didn’t Tell You in Season One
Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief open Season 2 with essential background for the late 1200s, tracing how the Holy Roman Empire’s electoral sy...
History of Modern Politics is Back! An Update from Matt and Chris
Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief reunite to bring back History of Modern Politics after a long hiatus. In this episode, they explain why the...
The promise of a conservative Gen Z, cultural chaos, and the centralization of power in the executive branch
Join Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Rhinehold for an unfiltered conversation exploring everything from tech “enshittification” and the work...
Who cares about political hypocrisy? Plus, The East Wing, Venezuelan Boats, and No Kings on WJOB
Chris Spangle is interviewed by Chuck Pullen and Bob Starkey on "The Fall of Chuck And Bob" on WJOB 1230 AM for an in-depth discussion about...
Christian Nationalism, Free Expression, and the Future of Liberty
Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Reinhold reunite for a new episode of We Are Libertarians. The hosts reintroduce themselves and reflect on t...
Foundations of Liberty 003: Individualism vs. Collectivism
In 1633, Galileo Galilei was condemned by the Roman Inquisition for teaching that the Earth revolves around the Sun. His defiance became a s...
Why the Charlie Kirk murder drove suburban America to church... And what to do if you're lukewarm
Chris Spangle reflects on the week following Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the surprising impact on churches, and his own faith journey sinc...
Civility Is Not Silence: How to Talk Politics with Courage with Project Civility's Jeff Worrell
Chris Spangle sits down with Carmel City Councilor Jeff Worrell to discuss Project Civility and why disagreement is not something to avoid b...
"Brick by brick": Building an ordered life through grit with Chris Spangle on Leading Adam
Hosts Adam Binkerd and Erika Crabtree open season three of Leading Adam with a deeply personal conversation with Chris Spangle—director of d...
Foundations of Liberty 002: Understanding Natural Rights vs. Legal Rights
What are natural rights, and how do they differ from legal rights? In this episode of Foundations of Liberty on The Chris Spangle Show, Chri...
Why becoming American was “the best day of my life” for Agustina Vergara Cid
Agustina Vergara Cid, a former immigrant from Argentina and now a U.S. citizen, joins host Chris Spangle to share her powerful story of beco...
Foundations of Liberty 001: The 8 Core Principles of Libertarian Thought
Chris Spangle launches a new series exploring the foundational ideas behind libertarianism. In this episode, he outlines eight core principl...
Introducing Foundations of Liberty: Where The Show Is Headed
Chris Spangle returns to share why he’s been away and what’s next for the show. He opens up about fatherhood, intellectual shifts since the...