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The Hapatarians Show

195 episodes - English - Latest episode: 19 days ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratings

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Episodes

WH 94: The L Doesn’t Stand For Libertarian, It Stands For Loser with Clint of Liberty Lockdown

October 20, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 76.6 MB

Nico and Shaine welcome Clint, host of the Liberty Lockdown podcast, to talk about big tech censorship, Ice Cube's cancelled CNN interview, more ridiculous Covid-19 restrictions in California, and weird news.

WH 93: Sausage Fest

October 15, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

Shaine welcomes Will from Peaceful Treason, Theo from Crowd Funded Government and Nick the Denver Libertarian to talk about all kinds of stuff like monarchy, Theo's debate about abolishing the Libertarian Party, and beer.

WH 92: Across the Pond with Sean Finch

October 13, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 96.1 MB

Shaine goes solo and welcomes Sean Finch on the show to talk about libertarianism in the UK, his long journey to becoming a libertarian, why he resigned from the Libertarian Party UK, and how authoritarian the UK has become. (Sorry about the audio issues starting at the 1:31:58 mark and ending at the 1:39:32 mark)

WH 91: Bringing Awareness to the Apocalypse with Sweet Meteor O'Death

October 07, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MB

Nico and Shaine welcome the Sweet Meteor O'Death to talk about bringing awareness to the coming apocalypse, how the coronavirus is just small potatoes compared to a giant meteor destroying the earth, the presidential debate, and a few weird news stories.

WH 90: The Rock Endorsement

September 29, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MB

Nico and Shaine welcome Kyle Anzalone and Will Porter, co-hosts of Conflicts of Interest, to talk about their new show, the latest on the Julian Assange case and what this means for journalism, war crimes in Yemen, 2020 presidential debate predictions, and a weird news story that was voted on by our patrons.

WH 89: Radicalizing Your Grandma For Civil War

September 23, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MB

Nico and Shaine react to the epic meltdowns from people on social media regarding Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death and disowning your family over politics, and also discuss the winner’s secret topic/news story that was voted on by our patrons.

WH 88: Making the Sale with Brian Nichols

September 16, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB

Nico and Shaine welcome Brian Nichols, host of the Brian Nichols Show, to talk about the 2020 NFL season starting and the politics around the game, the controversy surrounding a French film, how to have good conversations with people to help spread the message of liberty, and weird news that was voted on by our Patreon supporters.

WH 87: Protest This Your Ass

September 02, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MB

Nico and Shaine talk about missing children being found in Georgia, the riots and protests that just never seem to end, the CDC saying 94% of Covid-19 deaths had underlying medical conditions, weird news and the Florida Man story that won our Patreon poll.

WH 86: The Messaging Is Off with Joshua Ferguson

August 26, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.9 MB

Nico and Shaine welcome Joshua Ferguson, host of The Hourly Struggle, to talk about the liberty movement, how to deal with bad messaging and why it should change, and also talk about genetically modified mosquitoes being released across the Florida Keys and possibly elsewhere.

WH 85: It Was A Debate with Gent Lemann

August 19, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 75.5 MB

Nico and Shaine had on Gent Lemann on the show to talk about Kamala Harris being chosen as Joe Biden’s Vice President, Trump’s apparent beef with the United States Postal Service, a 19 year old running for Kansas state representative, and a couple of animal related weird news stories.

WH 84: Change the Conversation with Mike Cernovich

August 12, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 65.1 MB

Nico and Shaine are back and had on Mike Cernovich to talk about the latest updates with the Jeffrey Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell cases, then they go into the 2020 presidential race, the Libertarian Party and libertarianism, Kanye West and modern public relations.

WH Bonus: Our Appearance on The Brian Nichols Show

August 07, 2020 16:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MB

Our first bonus episode! We were graciously invited to come on The Brian Nichols Show to discuss our origin stories, the culture war and the best ways to spread the message of liberty.

WH 83: Movie Theaters Are Nostalgia Trips with Actual Anarchy

July 23, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 71.3 MB

Shaine goes solo once again and had on the guys from Actual Anarchy to discuss the movie theatre industry being hit because of the government lockdowns and how they are trying to stay afloat despite the growing trend of streaming entertainment.

WH 82: Analyzing the Covid Data with Eric Schuler

July 21, 2020 01:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MB

Shaine goes solo again and had Eric Schuler on to explain the recent Covid-19 data and how it should be analyzed and interpreted.

WH 81: Maybe We Need To Know That with Scott Horton

July 18, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 90 MB

Shaine goes solo and had the great Scott Horton to come on to talk about his article "The Russian Bounties Hoax" and explains how that story is thin on ice and also describes how Trump has actually been extremely hostile towards Russia despite the corporate press agenda.

WH 80: Everything Has To Be Political with the Great Red Headed Libertarian

July 13, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MB

Nico and Shaine had on The Great Red Headed Libertarian to discuss Jo Jorgensen’s recent tweet about Black Lives Matter and how it can be perceived as alienating, BLM as an organization, cancel culture, people throwing away Goya products after CEO’s Trump comments and a purrfect weird news story.

WH 79: What's HAPAning Q&A 1

July 06, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.9 MB

Nico and Shaine do their first Q&A as they answer fan submitted questions such as what roles they are cut out for in a dystopian America, does pineapple belong on pizza, is a hot dog a sandwich, has their views changed any since starting the podcast, their biggest political influences, and elaborate on infertility and its causes.

WH 78: At Least It's For A Good Cause

June 29, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 70.2 MB

Nico and Shaine talk about the mask vs. no mask debate in regards to coronavirus, what Bill Gates has been up to, and weird news.

WH 77: Three Rooftop Hapas with Lilith Lovett

June 22, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MB

Shaine and Nico had Lilith Lovett to come on the show to talk about what it was like growing up as a Hapa in Taiwan and moving to America, her interesting way of becoming a libertarian, her experience as a libertarian in the trans community, flag burning and more.

WH 76: Defund the Police...Ackchyually

June 15, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MB

Nico and Shaine talk about “defund the police”, Joe Biden wanting to give police officers a $300 million raise, Trump administration saying reducing qualified immunity is a “non-starter”, go over CHAZ/CHOP and finish with some interesting weird news.

WH 75: The Monopoly on Violence

June 08, 2020 05:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MB

Shaine and Nico had Chris Cofer, director, editor, writer and producer of the documentary film The Monopoly on Violence and Robert Beeler, who was also a writer and producer of the film, to discuss the process and planning of making the film, their wild trip to Mexico, and why they hope this film will bring a better understanding of anarchism.

WH 74: Riots and Protests

June 01, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 92.3 MB

Nico and Shaine had Jake from Tasting Anarchy and Will from Peaceful Treason to come on the show to discuss how Chillderburg Dos went, the craziness of what's going on with the riots and protests across the United States concerning police brutality, the Federal Reserve, an India-China border dispute and a funny weird news story.

WH 73: Wolves, Owls, and Porcupines

May 26, 2020 05:00 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MB

Nico and Shaine talk about Trump testing positively toward the negative for Covid-19, Joe Biden questioning whether you’re black or not, the Libertarian Party choosing their candidate for President and Vice President and some weird news.

WH 72: Libertarian Party, We Need to Talk with The Hairy Chested Libertarian

May 18, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 73.9 MB

Nico and Shaine had Paul aka The Hairy Chested Libertarian to come on the show to talk about Justin Amash entering then exiting the Libertarian Party presidential race, how to spread the message of liberty the best and who among the current 2020 LP candidates would be the ideal person to do so, how the LP and libertarians in general are different from one another and then go into a couple coronavirus related weird news stories.

WH 71: The Value of School Choice with Corey DeAngelis

May 10, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 81.7 MB

Nico and Shaine had Corey DeAngelis on the show to talk about the value of school choice, the arguments he's encountered against school choice and what the future of education could look like.

WH 70: The Feds Keep Stealing PPE From People with Scott Horton

May 03, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour - 75.1 MB

Shaine and Nico had Scott Horton return to the show to discuss articles he's shared on the blog at the Libertarian Institute about the feds taking PPE from people then they talk about unseen consequences of the shutdowns as a result of the coronavirus scare and how this will only further divide people and make things worse.

WH 69: NICE!!!

April 27, 2020 05:00 - 49 minutes - 45 MB

Nico and Shaine talk about some sex-related news stories to celebrate reaching 69 episodes of What's HAPAning!

WH 68: The Karen Episode

April 20, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB

Nico and Shaine go over some coronavirus stories related to government overreach and the Karen meme.

WH 67: We're Only Half Responsible with the Great Dave Smith

April 12, 2020 18:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MB

Nico and Shaine had the Great Dave Smith to come on the show to talk about repercussions from the coronavirus and what happens after the dust has settled, how people are okay with giving up liberties for safety and if the concept of liberty can make a comeback and then go into some weird news.

WH 66: Trying To Keep Sane

April 06, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MB

Nico and Shaine talk about some weird coronavirus related news including a petition to have Dr. Fauci be named People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive”, Turkmenistan banning use of the word ‘coronavirus’ and threatening jail time for anyone wearing a mask, a massive surplus of chicken wings and Florida Man hanging a giant roll of toilet paper in his front yard.

WH 65: Out of Hibernation with Theodore Quinoa of Crowd Funded Government

March 30, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB

Shaine and Nico have Theodore Quinoa of Crowd Funded Government on the show to talk about his idea of an alternative to the current US government system, how it would handle a pandemic and why he believes localization is so important, plus they go over a couple of coronavirus related weird news stories.

WH 64: The Rand Paul Moment and Self-Sustainability with Jessica Green

March 22, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 66.4 MB

Nico and Shaine have Jessica Green of The Jessica Green Show to talk about her journey from being a Progressive Radical Leftist to an Anarcho-Capitalist. She explains how the incident with Rand Paul being attacked by his neighbor opened her eyes and how listening to the Tom Woods Show solidified her ideological change. They then go into other topics such as prepping in case of a crisis and how to live a self sustaining life.

WH 63: What Is With The Toilet Paper?

March 16, 2020 05:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MB

Nico and Shaine are back to go over the reactions from around the world concerning the coronavirus (wuhan virus) especially with all the toilet paper!

WH 62: Tom Steyer's 7 Minutes of Fame

March 02, 2020 06:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB

Nico and Shaine say Bon Voyage to Tom Steyer, do their best to analyze the US/Taliban Peace Agreement, discuss a Vice article titled We Can't Have a Feminist Future Without Abolishing the Family, putting potatoes up your butt won't cure hemorrhoids, a Detective retires after 22 years on sick leave and a Florida Man story who got arrested for sucking a patient's toes.

WH 61: 3721 Is The Secret Code

February 24, 2020 06:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MB

Nico and Shaine talk about the 4,956th Democratic debate, the Sydney wildfires being put out by record rainfall, more coronavirus cases around the world popping up, wondering if poop and farts spread the virus, a Dad's fury after school booklet tells daughter to 'suck boyfriend's toes' and a Trump-related weird news story.

WH 60: Recline Or Not To Recline

February 17, 2020 06:00 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MB

Shaine and Nico talk about Mike Bloomberg maybe considering Hillary Clinton as his VP, reclining your seat in an airplane and how it's most definitely capitalism's fault, a licensing law to cover art therapists on the potential dangers of scissors and glue could be on the way in Virginia, a new video-only dating app co-developed by Norm MacDonald and some nature themed weird news.

WH 59: Lift Yourself Up By The Bootstrap

February 10, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 64 MB

Nico and Shaine talk about Pelosi ripping up her copy of Trump’s SOTU, AOC saying it’s physically impossible to lift yourself up by your bootstrap, someone who stopped being a climate activist because the movement was too white, a mom getting ridiculed on Australian TV, a man who suffers from auto-brewery syndrome, and some risqué weird news.

WH 58: The Impeachment Left A Sour Taste In Our Mouths

February 02, 2020 06:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MB

Shaine and Nico talk about the viral video of Don Lemon laughing at a joke about Trump and Ukraine, social media reactions to Trump's acquittal, the Afghanistan Papers being turned into a limited documentary series & drama, and some Super Bowl themed weird news.

WH 57: What Goes Well With Coronavirus? Lyme Disease

January 28, 2020 00:30 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MB

Nico and Shaine talk about the Coronavirus, what it is and what's hapaning (ha), then they discuss the reaction of Bernie Sanders touting Joe Rogan's endorsement and of course, weird news.

WH 56: The 2nd Amendment Was Invented 20 Years Ago

January 21, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MB

Nico and Shaine talk about the Virginia 2nd Amendment Rally, Warren and Sanders fighting, Clearview app that lets strangers find your info with snap of a photo, Japanese sword fight to settle differences and more weird news.

WH 55: The Berenstein Bears with Marc Clair and Brian McWilliams of Lions of Liberty

January 13, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MB

Nico and Shaine welcome Marc Clair and Brian McWilliams of Lions of Liberty to talk about the 2020 presidential race, the Mandela Effect, a Florida Man and Florida Woman story, and other random things.

WH 54: I Don't Have An Upstairs

January 07, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 66.9 MB

Nico and Shaine are back and bring on Matt from The Statist Quo, Jared from Biting the Bullet, VetArchist Actual and Boko Harambe on to talk about the Iran situation, stories from their time in the military and go over a Florida Man story to kick off 2020.

WH 53: The Importance of Bitcoin with Rollo McFloogle

December 31, 2019 02:30 - 1 hour - 77 MB

Rollo from the Rollo and Slappy Show comes on to explain the importance of Bitcoin, the history of money and why people should have a better understanding of cryptocurrency.

WH 52: A Rubber Stamp For War with Kyle Anzalone

December 28, 2019 02:00 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MB

Kyle Anzalone comes on the show to discuss his article "The 2020 NDAA: A Rubber Stamp For War", how impeachment has taken over the news cycle, goes over the history of the Iran Nuclear Deal and other foreign policy topics.

WH 51: The Afghanistan Papers (The Rumsfeld Snowflake Memos) with Biting The Bullet

December 26, 2019 02:30 - 1 hour - 75.4 MB

Biting The Bullet comes on the show to talk about their initial reactions to The Afghanistan Papers, how important it is and why the media is essentially ignoring it.

WH 50: Hapa Holidays!

December 24, 2019 02:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MB

Nico and Shaine talk about an article from FEE mentioning the 10 worst state laws proposed and passed in 2019, Wakanda being listed as a US trade partner, Tesco shutting down production at a Chinese factory amid claims Christmas cards ‘packed by prison slaves’, "Christmas Tinner" for vegan gamers, a massive car pileup near Williamsburg and a Florida man paying for strangers' utilities bills before Christmas.

WH 49: This Episode Was Just About Florida

December 17, 2019 02:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Shaine and Nico are back to discuss Joe Biden's latest cringeworthy moment and their endorsement of a Biden vs. Trump 2020 presidential race, a woman being shot by a cop during a well-being check, Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introducing a bipartisan Bill to Allow Interstate Traffic of Raw Milk, ads being removed from Hallmark, Penis Fish and more weird news!

WH 48: We Can't Talk Like Joe Biden

December 04, 2019 13:00 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MB

Nico and Shaine talk about the breaking news of Kamala Harris ending her 2020 presidential campaign, the latest Joe Biden wackiness, TSA allowing a fully-cooked turkey in your carry on, a Japanese man arrested for calling phone company 24,000 times to complain, a dog causing a fire and more!

WH 47: Thanks For Nothing (THANKSGIVING SPECIAL)

November 27, 2019 20:40 - 1 hour - 79.5 MB

Nico and Shaine have a plethora of guests to give thanks (?) and celebrate thanksgiving by telling some thanksgiving stories, go into movie talk and then discuss peanut butter and egg sandwiches.

WH 46: Farting On Live TV

November 19, 2019 13:00 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MB

Shaine and Nico are here to discuss the important news of the week such as Eric Swalwell (?) farting on live TV, South Dakota being on meth, Joe Biden not wanting to legalize marijuana, a bridezilla cancelling her wedding because of the groom's best man's looks, a spooky Airbnb, sexist thermostat settings and more!

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Brian Nichols
2 Episodes
Brian McWilliams
1 Episode
Dave DeCamp
1 Episode
Jeff Perry
1 Episode
Julian Assange
1 Episode
Marc Clair
1 Episode
Patrick MacFarlane
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