Free Markets Green Earth

Free Markets Green Earth 023: Adam Zielinski & The Libertarian Party Market Environmentalism Caucus

November 07, 2019 05:00 - 54 minutes - 75.5 MB

In today's episode we have a friendly discussion covering all sorts of ground with Adam Zielinski of The Libertarian Party Market Environmentalism Caucus. Learn More Adam Zielinski | The Libertarian Party Market Environmentalism Caucus If there's a topic you want to hear more about drop us a line and let us know. Links are always appreciated. For more episodes check out freemarketsgreenearth.com Free Markets, Green Earth is hosted by Nicky P (Sounds Like Liberty, This Week In Liberpods, Paren...

Free Markets Green Earth 022: You Can't Use The Same Grill Or Money

October 31, 2019 10:21 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MB

In today's episode we discuss the new impossiburger and some of the less thought about discussions surrounding them. Learn More Impossible Foods | Wiki Methyl Cellulose | Unintended Consequences | Mycelium For Food | Wired On The Impossiburger If there's a topic you want to hear more about drop us a line and let us know. Links are always appreciated. For more episodes check out freemarketsgreenearth.com Free Markets, Green Earth is hosted by Nicky P (Sounds Like Liberty, This Week In Liberpo...

Free Markets Green Earth 021: Lance Cayco On Gophers Bringing The Plague

October 24, 2019 04:00 - 42 minutes - 58.4 MB

In today's episode Nick and Ben talk to podcaster, architect & teacher Lance Cayco about some of the disfunction he deals with as a developer in Colorado. Inside The Firm Colorado Gophers & The Plague If there's a topic you want to hear more about drop us a line and let us know. Links are always appreciated. For more episodes check out freemarketsgreenearth.com Free Markets, Green Earth is hosted by Nicky P (Sounds Like Liberty, This Week In Liberpods, Parent 2 Podcaster & The Introvert M...

Free Markets Green Earth 020: Bees In Your Bonnet

October 17, 2019 07:41 - 34 minutes - 48 MB

In today's episode Nick and Ben talk about an article they saw about Pornhub trying to raise awareness about bees. This episode shouldn't be too risque but the links below are definitely NSFW but are certainly interesting. Pornhub Cares - Beesexual If there's a topic you want to hear more about drop us a line and let us know. Links are always appreciated. For more episodes check out freemarketsgreenearth.com Free Markets, Green Earth is hosted by Nicky P (Sounds Like Liberty, This Week In Lib...

Free Market's Green Earth 019: Richard Watson Of Extinction Rebellion Libertarians

October 10, 2019 04:00 - 47 minutes - 65.5 MB

In today's episode Nick fights some audio issues trying something new but we have an interesting guest with an interesting proposition. Ben & I talk to Richard Watson of Extinction Rebellion Libertarians about his group and about their goal to inject libertarian principles into the socialist dominated environmentalist group. If there's a topic you want to hear more about drop us a line and let us know. Links are always appreciated. For more episodes check out freemarketsgreenearth.com Free Ma...

Free Markets Green Earth 018: Racism & International Wealth Redistribution

October 03, 2019 08:44 - 1 hour - 102 MB

In today's episode we have a special guest, Thomas Bivens, to discuss intersectionality and the UN and climate change. We move through right wing eco-terrorists, how women are uniquely prepared to fix 3rd world nations etc... We source the following links: Link 1 - Link 2 - Link 3 - Link 4 - Link 5 - Link 6 - Link 7 - Link 8 - Link 9 - Link 10 If there's a topic you want to hear more about drop us a line and let us know. Links are always appreciated. For more episodes check out freemarketsgr...

Free Markets Green Earth 017: Starts With Virtue Signals

September 26, 2019 06:22 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MB

In today's episode we start with some hilarious grand gesture virtue signals. I" not sure how much Rhianna's Diamond Ball remarks or Timberlands new eco line really meet the standard for environmental activism but you need to know we're on board with the agenda. From there we take a little jaunt to watch as president Trump wields the EPA like a club to force San Fransisco to do something about their homeless problem. You know that EPA that's supposed to be the unbiased referee in the game? We...

Free Markets' Green Earth 016: The Children Vs Civilization

September 19, 2019 04:00 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MB

In today's episode we cover the pressing issue of the impending student strikes in regards to climate change. Most of it is stemming from the 16 year old activist Greta Thurnberg. An activist who refuses to to talk to people who disagree with her ideas. Which makes the idea of changing minds impossible. This NPR Article sums up some of the insane ideas she is championing and rallying the youth of the world behind. The really frustrating part is that if you had the gall to question the fallaci...

Free Markets Green Earth 015: Our Lungs Are Full Of Meat?

September 11, 2019 06:43 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MB

In today's episode we take a look at the conversation they were trying to force us to have in regards to the fires in the Amazon in Brazil. What does meat have to do with this? As with so many environmental issues big agribusiness absolutely factors in. They come up with many suggestions to combat the issue. Some suggest veganism, some suggest eating bugs, some suggest eating our dead...wait what? This was an actual discussion scientists are having. Personally I think there are real convers...

Free Markets Green Earth 014: Who's River Is This Anyway?

July 25, 2019 08:38 - 42 minutes - 58.2 MB

If you thought planning government and economics was impossible, try planning nature... We all know nature can be a chaotic beast paying no heed to the whims of humans, but what happens when humans try to lay out a plan for mother nature? What happens when those plans are made by governments? What happens to the recourse of individuals who own private property that fall within the boundaries of these government made nature-plans? Check out episode 14 when the Liberty Hippies talk about the In...

Free Markets Green Earth 013: Skimming Around

July 18, 2019 07:43 - 1 hour - 87.6 MB

*******Explicit Content******* With lucky show number 13, we suffer some technicals causing a substandard recording bat also represents the Liberty Hippies bringing on their inaugural guest, Daniel Weisgarber, a fine Floridian, to talk about Florida things; specifically, fine Florida milk from the Ocheesee Creamery. Daniel shares with us a story of how Florida's asinine definition of skim milk forced the Ocheesee Creamery to dump hundreds of gallons of skim milk a week (at $5 a half-gallon)...

Free Market's Green Earth 012: Government Words

July 11, 2019 06:18 - 47 minutes - 65 MB

Check out episode 12 of Free Markets, Green Earth when Nicky P. and the Liberty Hippie decide to talk about definitions. No, this isn't a lesson on grammar, rather it's a look at how the FDA and the USDA use definitions to "protect" the consumer, when in fact, it provides no protection and actually leaves the consumer in a conundrum of misguided principles. Links What's the Deal With Natural and Artificial Flavors? Organic 101 Organic 101: Allowed and Prohibited Substances Organic 101:...

Free Markets Green Earth 011: Animals Are People Too?

July 04, 2019 04:45 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MB

Join the Liberty Hippies this week as they talk about animals and some new bi-partisan legislation meant to protect our furry friends by making animal cruelty a nationwide felony, punishable by up to seven years in prison. They discuss how the legislation - like most legislation - sounds good from the outset, but leaves plenty of room to take the slippery slope down to policing cultural norms. Links Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Make Animal Cruelty a Nationwide Felony If you enjoyed the sh...

Free Markets Green Earth 010: The Empire State In The Rear-view

June 27, 2019 04:00 - 52 minutes - 72.3 MB

After nine episodes, it's about time Nicky and Ben get down to why they're here and how they got here. In this episode the two liberty hippies talk a bit about their genesis into the world of environmentalism and the different paths and experiences they took to finally realize that the best way to protect the environment is through the work of the individual. Links In 45 years, we have killed 60% of Earth’s wildlife If you enjoyed the show, you can find it on Facebook, give it a like and ...

Free Markets Green Earth 009: The Mushroom King

June 20, 2019 04:00 - 46 minutes - 64.5 MB

If there is one kingdom of life that is routinely ignored and completely undervalued its that of the Fungus. There are so many uses for fungus and their mycelium, but the field of mycology is still growing and its uses are still being discovered. In this episode, the Liberty Hippie and Nicky P. talk about the many uses of mycelium and fungus that are being used across many different fields from meat substitutes to plastic digestion to biopesticides. The uses for mycelium will continue to grow...

Free Markets Green Earth 008: For The Chid'rin

June 13, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 87.6 MB

Kid's movies are low brain power, easy watching films that allow a time to "bond" with your kids while allowing the adult brain to relax and reset; that is, of course, as long as the film doesn't present mind-bending, indoctrinating, anti-human propaganda. Unfortunately, many kid's movies seem to be going this route. This week the Liberty Hippie and Nicky P. take a look at Over the Hedge, a film from 2006 that only has a handful of human characters, but presents them with near zero redeeming ...

Free Markets Green Earth 007: Big Daddy FDA

June 06, 2019 04:30 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MB

This week on Free Markets, Green Earth, Nicky P. and the Liberty Hippie talk about one of their favorite alphabet soup agencies, the FDA! This fine agency has been put in place to make sure the American people don't suffer from faulty pharmaceutical drugs, E. coli tainted lettuce, and watered down milk, but yet, they get it so wrong. Listen in and find out why. Links The FDA Tells the Food Industry to Change How it Uses 'Expiration' Dates USDA - Food Product Dating If you enjoyed the show...

Free Markets Green Earth 006: King $ On The Mountain

May 30, 2019 01:50 - 57 minutes - 79.6 MB

This week on Free Markets, Green Earth, Nicky P. and the Liberty Hippie decide to talk about the mountains. They examine the biggest mountain in the world, and talk about the all the death and litter the media is constantly reporting on, before they examine and wonder what it might look like should a private entity purchase the mountain. Of course a discussion of government ownership of land wouldn't be complete without some talk about unintended consequences, and the insulation from damages...

Free Markets Green Earth 005: **** New York Just A Bit More

May 23, 2019 07:00 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MB

This week on Free Markets, Green Earth, Nicky P. and the Liberty Hippie find themselves entangled in more legislative non-sense from the fine state of New York, and they're not talking about an individuals $500k water bill, or plastic bag bans. This time the two discuss New York's proposed farm bill that has been lingering in Albany for almost fifteen years, but thanks to State government all falling to one side, it's likely that the state of New York will no longer allow individual farm wor...

Free Markets Green Earth 004: The Most Dangerous Invasive Species

May 16, 2019 06:26 - 49 minutes - 67.9 MB

Taking a break from examining articles from the all across the internet, Nicky P. and the Liberty Hippie decide to wax philosophical about the naturalness of human beings and their interactions with the environment. What spurred this question into our existence? A facebook post about non-native Tegus in Florida eating chicken eggs and wreaking havoc on the native ecosystem. From here, the Liberty Hippie started to wonder, "should there be an attempt made to eradicate non-native species intro...