Free America Now!
143 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsFree America Now is a free range political talk show, hosted by Renegade Statesman Eric Brakey, with thinkers, activists, and policy makers in the American Liberty movement.
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53. A states' rights approach to cannabis freedom w/ Brett Cooper
November 22, 2021 18:54 - 1 hour - 60 MBCo-host Brett Cooper returns to Free America Now to discuss current events: (1) Rand Paul calls out the deep state for abusing its surveillance powers against the American people, (2) new report shows school choice saves taxpayer money while increasing education quality, and (3) Congresswoman Nancy Mace of South Carolina sponsors legislation to deschedule cannabis on the federal level and recognize the constitutional authority of states to set cannabis policy.
52. Has Kyle Rittenhouse turned the right against prosecutors? w/ Hannah Cox
November 19, 2021 19:24 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBHannah Cox joins Free America Now! We discuss the Bernie Sanders budget that has passed the House of Representatives, inflation wiping out the savings of the middle class, and whether the Kyle Rittenhouse case will make conservatives turn against corrupt prosecutors.
52. Has Kyle Rittenhouse turned the right against corrupt prosecutors? w/ Hannah Cox
November 19, 2021 19:24 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBHannah Cox joins Free America Now! We discuss the Bernie Sanders budget that has passed the House of Representatives, inflation wiping out the savings of the middle class, and whether the Kyle Rittenhouse case will make conservatives turn against corrupt prosecutors.
What just happened in Virginia? w/ Nick Freitas - Free America Now, Ep. 51 (Hazlitt Edition)
November 18, 2021 19:38 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBA huge red wave — powered by demand for school choice and rejection of progressive overreach — hit Virginia earlier this month, putting Republicans in control of the House and governorship. Virginia Delegate Nick Freitas, a member of YAL's Hazlitt Coalition, joins Free America Now to discuss what happened and renewed potential for liberty in the years ahead.
The Liberty GOP Strategy w/ Tho Bishop - Free America Now, Ep. 50
November 17, 2021 21:53 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBTho Bishop, Assistant Editor at the Mises Institute, joins Free America Now to discuss how libertarians can use the Republican Party to further the cause of liberty in America.
Gun Rights in the Supreme Court w/ Hannah Hill - Free America Now, Ep. 49
November 16, 2021 21:41 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBHannah Hill, Policy Director for the National Foundation for Gun Rights, joins Free America Now to discuss a case pending before SCOTUS that could strike down "may issue" gun control laws, which allow government officials to deny law-abiding citizens the right to bear arms — or even establish Constitutional Carry across all 50 states.
A communist in charge of the currency w/ Brett Cooper - Free America Now, Ep. 48
November 15, 2021 19:00 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBCo-host Brett Cooper is back on Free America Now to discuss Saule Omarova, Biden’s pick for Comptroller of the Currency, who wants to “end banking as we know it”—transferring all private banking functions to the Federal Reserve through a centrally-controlled ledger system. Brakey and Brett discuss the implications of a communist controlling the US dollar, as well as a policy quickly advancing through Congress to require women to register for the draft.
Why Are Blue-Collar Voters Abandoning the Democrats? /w Brian Nichols - Free America Now, Ep. 47
November 12, 2021 18:03 - 36 minutes - 49.5 MBIn a crossover episode between Eric Brakey and Brian Nichols (host of The Brian Nichols Show), the two discuss the exodus of working-class voters from the Democrat Party and a proposal in Congress to require women to register for the military draft.
Liz Cheney and the Patriot Act w/ Jack Hunter- Free America Now, Ep. 46
November 11, 2021 17:46 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBJack Hunter joins Free America to discuss the use of the Patriot Act on American citizens and one of its biggest champions, Liz Cheney, who now claims to be a champion of the Constitution.
A dialogue on Afghanistan w/ Tahmineh Dehbozorgi - Free America Now, Ep. 45
November 10, 2021 19:39 - 1 hour - 104 MBFormer YAL State Chair for California, Tahmineh Dehbozorgi, joins Free America Now to discuss her experiences growing up in Iran, the history of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, and what went wrong in Afghanistan.
Project 1776 w/ Dan Taylor - Free America Now, Ep. 44
November 09, 2021 18:27 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBDan Taylor, VP of Campus at Young Americans for Liberty, joins Free America Now to discuss the success of YAL's Project 1776 — signing up more than 100,000 new college students to Make Liberty Win — and the efforts of liberty activists fighting COVID mandates and speech codes on college campuses across America.
Spike Cohen on Liberty - Free America Now, Ep. 43
November 08, 2021 17:40 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBFormer LP Vice Presidential candidate, Spike Cohen, joins Free American Now to discuss his political conversion to liberty, his experiences on the 2020 campaign trail, and how to fight the tyrannical COVID regime.
Liberty strikes back w/ Brady Leonard - Free America Now, Ep. 42
November 05, 2021 18:43 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBSomething is happening in America as Democrats are repudiated in state elections... yet they remain in denial. Brady Leonard of the "No Gimmicks Podcast" joins Free America Now to break it all down.
Firing Healthcare Workers w/ Adam Richardson - Free America Now, Ep. 41
November 04, 2021 18:55 - 1 hour - 57.6 MBAfter working in healthcare for fifteen years, treating COVID patients during the pandemic, and developing natural immunity, Adam Richardson was fired from his job due to vaccination mandates from President Joe Biden and Maine Governor Janet Mills. Today, Adam joins Free America Now to discuss the tyranny of the COVID regime.
Thomas Jefferson's Fight Against Slavery w/ Kevin Gutzman - Free America Now, Ep. 40
November 03, 2021 17:38 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBProfessor Kevin Gutzman (Professor of History at Western Connecticut State University and author of "Thomas Jefferson - Revolutionary") joins Free America Now to discuss the decision by the NYC City Council to remove a statue of Thomas Jefferson that has stood for over a century — and why this decision ignores Thomas Jefferson's many contributions and lifelong fight to abolish slavery in America.
Virginia YAL student fights for free speech w/ Duncan DeMarsh - Free America Now, Ep. 39
November 02, 2021 18:51 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBDuncan DeMarsh — a student at James Madison University and the YAL Virginia State Chair — joins Free America Now to discuss his efforts fighting for free speech on his college campus, winning elections to student government, and knocking doors to Make Liberty Win.
"Let's Go, Brandon!" w/ Brett Cooper - Free America Now, Ep. 38
November 01, 2021 17:40 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBBrett Cooper is back in the house to discuss the growing national support for someone named “Brandon” and media pearl clutching at a Southwest pilot who uttered the phrase, “Let’s Go, Brandon,” during a flight. Also, vaccine mandates fail to produce results in NYC and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wants a “global minimum corporate tax” that amounts to governmental price fixing.
30 Trillion Problems w/ Brad Polumbo - Free America Now, Ep. 37
October 29, 2021 18:34 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBBrad Polumbo joins Free America Now to discuss details of the trillions in taxes and spending in the Biden-Sanders socialist agenda currently advancing through Washington.
From Lebanon to Liberty w/ Ivy "Nina" El-Zaatari - Free America Now, Ep. 36
October 28, 2021 17:46 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBIvy "Nina" El-Zaatari joins Free America Now to discuss her journey from Lebanon to the American liberty movement, working for Senator Rand Paul, and breaking free of the Matrix.
The Betrayal of Working America w/ Brett Cooper - Free America Now, Ep. 35
October 27, 2021 18:10 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBBrett Cooper joins Free America Now to discuss the betrayal of working Americans by the new “woke” Democrat Party and Bernie Sanders' harmful plan to put America's three-and-four-year-olds into centrally planned government indoctrination centers.
Rise of a Free State w/ Carla Gericke - Free America Now, Ep. 34
October 26, 2021 17:27 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBCarla Gericke joins Free America Now to discuss the history of the New Hampshire Free State Movement and how this small New England state is becoming a bastion for liberty in a tyrannical world. ---------- SHOW NOTES 1. “The rise of the Liberty Republican” by Eric Brakey https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-rise-of-the-liberty-republican 2. The Free State Project https://www.fsp.org/ 3. Carla Gericke’s Facbook: https://www.facebook.com/carla.gericke 4. Carla Gericke’s Twitter:...
Rand v. Fauci, Round 5 w/ Carter Quill - Free America Now, Ep. 33
October 25, 2021 17:58 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBEric Brakey is joined by Carter Quill as they take on the news. Will Anthony Fauci ever admit to lying about gain of function research at the Wuhan Lab? Why is Thomas Jefferson's statue coming down in NYC? What are "unrealized capital gains" and should I be concerned that Janet Yellen is eyeing my Bitcoin?
Five Waves of the Ron Paul Liberty Movement w/ Mike Maresco - Free America Now, Ep. 32
October 22, 2021 18:29 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBMichael Maresco, the "Liberty Rider," joins Eric Brakey on Free America Now to discuss the growth and evolution of the Ron Paul Liberty Movement over "five waves," from 2007 until today. SHOW NOTES: 1. For Liberty: How the Ron Paul Revolution Watered the Tree of Liberty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR4WYqabTxU 2. Jon Stewart: "Ron Paul is Tea Party Patient Zero" https://www.cc.com/video/in35c7/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-indecision-2012-corn-polled-edition-ron-paul-the-top-tier 3. ...
South Carolina’s fight for Liberty w/ Rep. Jonathon Hill (Hazlitt Edition) - Episode 31
October 21, 2021 19:43 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBAs a leader in South Carolina’s constitutional carry effort, Rep. Jonathon Hill forces roll call votes that put anti-2A Republicans on the record, endangering their re-elections. Hill is so feared by the Republican establishment, the state party broke its own rules in 2020 by recruiting and funding a primary challenger against his re-election. But liberty is still popular and, with the help of YAL door-to-door activists, he beat his establishment primary opponent in a 62% landslide. Today,...
Dave Chappelle, Thomas Jefferson, & the Woke Mob w/ Jack Hunter - Free America Now, Episode 30
October 20, 2021 19:06 - 59 minutes - 82.4 MBJack Hunter returns to Free America Now to discuss whether America has reached the "high water mark" for wokism. As the mob comes for everyone from Dave Chappelle to Thomas Jefferson, new polling shows only 8% of Americans agree with the cancel culture insanity. Are Americans finally sick and tired of identity politics? Brakey and Hunter discuss.
Non-compliance w/ Olivia Rondeau - Free America Now, Ep. 29
October 19, 2021 20:49 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBOlivia Rondeau joins the program to discuss the American tradition of non-compliance and her recent appearance on Kennedy.
What is the law? - Free America Now, Ep. 28
October 18, 2021 20:47 - 37 minutes - 34 MBAmidst claims by the Biden Administration that federal law trumps state law, renegade statesman Eric Brakey discusses the hierarchy of law.
Crypto-freedom Vs. Crypto-fascism w/ Peter St. Onge - Free America Now, Ep. 27
October 15, 2021 18:43 - 1 hour - 50.6 MBPeter St. Onge, scholar with the Mises Institute and Heritage Foundation, joins Eric Brakey to discuss the dangers of crypto-fascist "central bank digital currencies" and the potential for financial freedom with true cryptocurrencies.
Ron Pauler elected at 21 to the RNC w/ Ashley Ryan Roberts - Free America Now, Ep. 26
October 14, 2021 18:12 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBBeginning as a YAL student activist, Ashley Ryan Roberts became the youngest person ever elected to the RNC during the Ron Paul 2012 takeover of the Maine GOP. She joins renegade statesman Eric Brakey to share her story, fighting for liberty and against a corrupt establishment.
Questioning "unquestionable" federal power, w/ Brian Nichols - Free America Now, Ep. 25
October 13, 2021 18:23 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBBiden’s Press Secretary, Jen Psaki, says it “unquestionable” that federal policies trump state policies, as the White House imposes vaccine mandates on all of America. Brian Nichols joins renegade statesman Eric Brakey to question the “unquestionable.”
Texas Fights Back - Free America Now, Ep. 24
October 12, 2021 21:08 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBTexas is fighting back against Joe Biden’s unconstitutional vaccination mandate. Eric Brakey breaks it down.
The fight over “Columbo-digenous People’s Day” - Free America Now, Ep. 23
October 11, 2021 22:33 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBWhose side are YOU on? Are you spending the day celebrating Christopher Columbus or the contributions of Native Americans? Why does it seem like we are being pitted against each other on basically EVERYTHING? Renegade statesman Eric Brakey bridges the divide.
Fact checking Biden’s COVID misinformation - Free America Now, Ep. 22
October 08, 2021 18:04 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBPresident Biden justifies his demand that unvaccinated healthcare workers be fired because patients have a right to know that healthcare workers won’t infect them with COVID, but studies show that the vaccinated are more likely to transmit COVID than those with acquired immunity being fired. Renegade statesman Eric Brakey is fact checking Joe Biden on today’s episode of Free America Now!
Students fight mandates at Montana State - Free America Now, Ep. 21
October 07, 2021 19:01 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBStudents at Montana State University were promised a normal school year—but once students arrived on campus and their tuition checks were cashed, then the mandates began and students fought back. YAL Montana State Chair, Dylan Dean, joins Eric Brakey to discuss the profanity-laced emails he received from university staff and the lengths to which the administration has gone to avoid accountability.
Bernie-care is coming for you - Free America Now, Ep. 20
October 06, 2021 12:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBCongress wants to FORCE women to register for the draft... and they say this somehow a “victory for women’s rights.” Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders is working overtime to complete the government takeover of America’s healthcare system. Join renegade statesman Eric Brakey as he takes on these issues and more in episode 20 of Free America Now!
What is libertarian populism? w/ Jack Hunter - Free America Now, Ep. 19
October 05, 2021 17:35 - 1 hour - 67 MBJack Hunter joins Eric Brakey to discuss libertarian populism, the legacy of the Ron Paul Revolution, and how the left and right in America have evolved over the last decade.
School boards want Biden to use PATRIOT Act against protesting parents, Free America Now, Ep. 18
October 04, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBIf you object to school mask and vaccine mandates, you might be a “domestic terrorist” according to the National School Boards Association. These local officials are asking President Biden to use the PATRIOT Act to crack down on protesting parents and taxpayers! What is happening to America? Renegade statesman Eric Brakey breaks it down with co-host Carter Quill.
Idaho Liberty Legislator Fights to Defend the Guard - Free America Now, Ep. 17
October 01, 2021 19:00 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBRep. Ben Adams joins Eric Brakey to discuss how he went from serving as a U.S. Marine in Afghanistan to the House of Representative in Idaho—and why he is fighting for Defend the Guard legislation to restore a constitutional foreign policy.
Liz Cheney Suddenly Cares About the Constitution - Free America Now, Ep. 16
September 28, 2021 17:32 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBThe warmongering congresswoman, Liz Cheney, says a vote for her is a vote for “the Constitution.” Give me a break! In today’s episode, renegade statesman Eric Brakey takes on Washington DC, socialized healthcare, vaccine mandates, and much more.
The CIA Plot to Assassinate Julian Assange - Free America Now, Ep. 15
September 27, 2021 18:12 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBA new report by Yahoo News reveals the details of an illegal CIA plot to kidnap and assassinate the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange. Renegade statesman Eric Brakey shares the report and some thoughts.
COVID Vaccine Mandates are Anti-Science - Free America Now, Ep. 14
September 24, 2021 17:52 - 1 hour - 114 MBA doctor at Stanford University says clearly that COVID vaccination is a question of personal health, not public health. So why are Joe Biden and Anthony Fauci imposing vaccine mandates on everyone? Renegade statesman Eric Brakey take on the anti-science mandates and other items in the news.
The March to Authoritarianism - Free America Now, Ep. 13
September 19, 2021 00:00 - 48 minutes - 81.2 MBDescription: Bernie Sanders tells President Biden that “authoritarianism may be on the march” if they “cannot deliver” on his big-spending socialist agenda. But isn’t their agenda pretty authoritarian? YAL’s renegade statesman, Eric Brakey, takes it head on, along with other events in the news cycle.
Vaccine Mandates - Free America Now, Ep. 12
September 18, 2021 00:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBIt’s the twelfth episode of Free America Now! Brakey is joined by YAL’s Director of Media Relations, Carter Quill to discuss personal choice and vaccine mandates on college campuses.