Kibbe on Liberty

Kibbe on Liberty is a weekly podcast with libertarian author and economist, Matt Kibbe. Kibbe believes that honest conversations, driven by intellectual curiosity and mutual respect, can ignite a new revolution of free thinking and a willingness to question the official narrative. That means talking, and listening, to a wide variety of people outside the echo chamber of officially sanctioned experts. Kibbe on Liberty's guests include politicians, economists, musicians, comedians, writers, radio personalities, activists, journalists, and even magicians—with topics of conversation ranging from current affairs to obscure philosophy, from craft beer to the Grateful Dead. Cold one in hand, settle in for the next brain-stimulating hour of Kibbe on Liberty. As the president of Free the People, Kibbe has decades of experience in the libertarian political sphere. He is the author of three books, including Don’t Hurt People and Don’t Take Their Stuff, a #2 NY Times Best Seller. Kibbe is a fanatical DeadHead, drinker of great whisky, and collector of obscure books on Austrian economics.

Episodes

Ep 349 | Trump’s Tariffs Are Really About Executive Power | Guest: Phil Magness

September 10, 2025 • 68 mins

Economists are united in pointing out that tariffs on foreign goods are really nothing more than a tax on American consumers, but what fewer people understand is that Trump’s policy on trade is not really about revenue or even about economic protectionism. Matt Kibbe is joined by Phil Magness, senior fellow at the Independent Institute, to explain how the tariffs represent a unilateral expansion of executive power that is now being...

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Ep 348 | What Stoics Can Teach Libertarians | Guest: Ryan Holiday

September 3, 2025 • 27 mins

Stoicism and libertarianism are two philosophical systems that at first glance may not seem to have much in common, but Matt Kibbe caught up with Ryan Holiday, host of the "Daily Stoic," to attempt to find some common ground. The philosophy created by ancient Romans like Marcus Aurelius not only teaches us how to cope with adversity but also the importance of becoming the best version of ourselves and continuing to learn from other...

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Ep 347 | It’s Time for a Libertarianism 2.0 | Guest: Bret Weinstein

August 27, 2025 • 46 mins

As more people who traditionally identified with the progressive Left become disenchanted with woke authoritarianism, libertarianism is experiencing a bit of a renaissance, attracting such unlikely voices as RFK Jr. and Nicole Shanahan. Matt Kibbe caught up with evolutionary biologist Bret Weinstein, host of “The DarkHorse Podcast,” to talk about how we can cooperate in building a big-tent movement that values personal freedom whil...

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Ep 346 | Ron Paul's Legacy Can't Be Overstated | Guests: Tom Woods, Bobby Gray, Justin Amash, and Chip Roy

August 20, 2025 • 56 mins

Some of the biggest names in the liberty movement recently gathered in Texas to celebrate the 90th birthday of Ron Paul, the former congressman and presidential candidate who has inspired so many to become interested in libertarianism. In this special episode of "Kibbe on Liberty," Matt Kibbe sits down with Tom Woods, TEXITcoin founder Bobby Gray, former Rep. Justin Amash (R/I/L-Mich.), and Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) to share their me...

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Ep 345 | Fathers Matter in Raising Healthy Children | Guest: Adam Coleman

August 13, 2025 • 39 mins

From school shootings to childhood mental illness and overmedication, it’s clear that something is not right with young boys in America. Yet political correctness, anxiety about racism, and the exaltation of single mothers have prevented many from identifying and trying to correct the problem. Matt Kibbe sits down with Adam Coleman, author of “The Children We Left Behind,” to underline the importance of fathers in raising strong an...

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Ep 344 | Public Television Doesn’t Have to Be Commie Propaganda | Guest: Daniel Harmon

August 6, 2025 • 27 mins

Public television in the United States has come under fire for its one-sided promotion of leftist ideology, resulting in the recent announcement that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will soon shut down due to funding cuts. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Matt Kibbe sits down with Daniel Harmon, executive producer of “Tuttle Twins,” a show that teaches sound economics to kids, to discuss the exciting fact that President ...

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Ep 343 | What Has Government Done to Our Food? | Guest: Andrew Gruel

July 30, 2025 • 38 mins

At this year’s FreedomFest in Palm Springs, California, Matt Kibbe sat down with Chef Andrew Gruel to talk about food freedom and making America healthy again. Chef Gruel’s philosophy involves cooking simple dishes with quality ingredients to create great-tasting comfort food. However, this is made harder than it needs to be due to government regulations and corrupt unions that raise the prices of food, rely heavily on low-quality ...

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Ep 342 | Supporting Female Athletes Shouldn’t Be Controversial | Guest: Jennifer Sey

July 23, 2025 • 39 mins

At this year’s FreedomFest in Palm Springs, California, founder and CEO of XX-XY Athletics, Jennifer Sey, sits down with Matt Kibbe to defend the radical proposition that boys and girls are different and that men cannot become women simply by putting on a dress. As a former competitive gymnast, Sey has a particular interest in protecting women’s sports from male athletes who have an unfair advantage over female athletes. This issue...

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Ep 341 | Government Is Captured by the Pharma Lobby | Guest: Del Bigtree

July 16, 2025 • 60 mins

Typically, Americans on the political Left worry about corporate power while those on the Right worry about government power. But the real danger is when corporations and government collude to dictate how you ought to live. We saw this during COVID, when experimental vaccines were pushed onto the American people, earning pharma companies big profits while they were shielded from any liability for the harm their products may cause. ...

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Ep 340 | She Fought for Her Son's Freedom and Won | Guest: Lyn Ulbricht

July 9, 2025 • 30 mins

Many people receive unjust sentences in federal prisons, but few have the kind of mother who will devote more than a decade of constant activism to get them released. When Ross Ulbricht was given two life sentences for founding an encrypted marketplace called the Silk Road, his mother, Lyn, founded FreeRoss.org, bringing his case to the attention of the liberty movement, the crypto movement, and eventually President Trump, who offe...

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Ep 339 | Steve Forbes Grades Trump's First Four Months | Guest: Steve Forbes

July 2, 2025 • 29 mins

At this year's FreedomFest in Palm Springs, Matt Kibbe caught up with legendary economic maven and former presidential candidate Steve Forbes to find out how President Trump is doing so far in terms of economic policy. They discuss the error of increasing tariffs on America's trading partners, the problems with Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and potential ideas for reforming the country's badly broken health care system. Towar...

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Bonus Episode | Libertarians Need to Have More Fun | Guest: Michael Malice

June 30, 2025 • 19 mins

At this year's FreedomFest in Palm Springs, Matt Kibbe caught up with noted anarchist and troublemaker Michael Malice for a short conversation about how to persuade people to support less (or even no) government. Along the way, they discuss the philosophy of Ayn Rand, whether cats are actually blue-pilled, and why libertarians ought to take themselves less seriously and embrace fun and humor in their messaging, even though they fac...

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Ep 338 | Bombing Iran Puts America Last | Guest: Scott Horton

June 25, 2025 • 61 mins

While Matt Kibbe and the Free the People team were trying to enjoy the company of their fellow libertarians at this year’s Porcupine Freedom Festival, the Trump administration insisted on harshing the vibe by dropping bombs on Iran’s nuclear facilities. Scott Horton, director of the Libertarian Institute, sat down for this episode of “Kibbe on Liberty” to debunk some of the neoconservative claims that are always trotted out to just...

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Ep 337 | The Deep State Is a Deadly Virus | Guest: Debbie Lerman

June 18, 2025 • 99 mins

The government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic was such a naked power-grab on such an unprecedented scale that even five years later, we are still struggling to hold the responsible parties accountable and to even fully process what happened. One unintended consequence of lockdowns, however, was exposing some ugly truths about who is really in charge in America. Matt Kibbe sits down with Debbie Lerman, author of “The Deep State...

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Ep 336 | Both Parties Want an Immigration War | Guest: Steven Olikara

June 11, 2025 • 65 mins

As riots rage across Los Angeles and the conflicts between ICE officials and illegal immigrants escalate, why does it seem like nobody in Washington is actually interested in fixing America’s broken immigration system? Matt Kibbe sits down with Steven Olikara, CEO of Bridge Entertainment Labs and former Democratic Senate candidate, to discuss how both Democrats and Republicans have an interest in exacerbating the problem in order t...

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Ep 335 | Will the Battle Over the 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Break the Beltway’s Babylon? | Guest: Sen. Rand Paul

June 5, 2025 • 30 mins

The fight over President Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" is boiling over, shattering the White House alliance with Elon Musk. Join host Matt Kibbe in an exclusive sit-down with Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) as they dissect the bill’s massive new spending and skyrocketing debt — provisions Paul warns could bankrupt America and spark runaway inflation. Plus, Paul reveals his bold plan as chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security to wi...

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Ep 334 | Big, Beautiful Bill or Bloated Budget Boondoggle? | Guest: Matt Kibbe

May 28, 2025 • 40 mins

As the Republicans in Congress are poised to spend trillions more, while ignoring all of Elon Musk's DOGE recommendations, some members of the administration and Trump loyalists are running defense, attempting to convince voters that their gargantuan reconciliation bill actually puts America first. Matt Kibbe tears this narrative apart, pointing to the hypocrisy of neocons who claim to care about small government while repeatedly v...

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Ep 333 | School Choice Is Making Incredible Progress | Guest: Corey DeAngelis

May 21, 2025 • 60 mins

For libertarians in America, there are plenty of things to be depressed about as Congress fails to cut spending or implement the DOGE’s recommendations. But one area where there is room for optimism is the school choice movement, particularly at the state level. Matt Kibbe talks to Corey DeAngelis, author of “The Parent Revolution,” about the great strides parents are making in taking control of their children’s education. After th...

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Ep 332 | The Pandemic Is Being Memory Holed | Guest: David Zweig

May 14, 2025 • 65 mins

In the aftermath of most national disasters, such as 9/11, the Iraq War, and even January 6, the media typically spends years writing an endless series of think pieces, autopsies, and analyses of what went wrong and how to prevent it from ever happening again. In the case of the COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying lockdowns, we’re not seeing the same thing, and in fact most media outlets seem to want to forget the whole thing ev...

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Ep 331 | DOGE Has Found Billions in Waste. Now What? | Guest: Rep. Thomas Massie

May 7, 2025 • 57 mins

Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, headed by Elon Musk, came storming in this January with a mission to expose government waste, fraud, and abuse and to highlight up to $2 trillion that could be cut from the federal budget. One hundred days in, the department has made some impressive progress, but government spending remains as high as ever. Matt Kibbe sits down with Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) to find out where we ...

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Episodes

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Ep 347 | It’s Time for a Libertarianism 2.0 | Guest: Bret Weinstein

Ep 346 | Ron Paul's Legacy Can't Be Overstated | Guests: Tom Woods, Bobby Gray, Justin Amash, and Chip Roy

Ep 345 | Fathers Matter in Raising Healthy Children | Guest: Adam Coleman

Ep 344 | Public Television Doesn’t Have to Be Commie Propaganda | Guest: Daniel Harmon

Ep 343 | What Has Government Done to Our Food? | Guest: Andrew Gruel

Ep 342 | Supporting Female Athletes Shouldn’t Be Controversial | Guest: Jennifer Sey

Ep 341 | Government Is Captured by the Pharma Lobby | Guest: Del Bigtree

Ep 340 | She Fought for Her Son's Freedom and Won | Guest: Lyn Ulbricht

Ep 339 | Steve Forbes Grades Trump's First Four Months | Guest: Steve Forbes

Bonus Episode | Libertarians Need to Have More Fun | Guest: Michael Malice

Ep 338 | Bombing Iran Puts America Last | Guest: Scott Horton

Ep 337 | The Deep State Is a Deadly Virus | Guest: Debbie Lerman

Ep 336 | Both Parties Want an Immigration War | Guest: Steven Olikara

Ep 335 | Will the Battle Over the 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Break the Beltway’s Babylon? | Guest: Sen. Rand Paul

Ep 334 | Big, Beautiful Bill or Bloated Budget Boondoggle? | Guest: Matt Kibbe

Ep 333 | School Choice Is Making Incredible Progress | Guest: Corey DeAngelis

Ep 332 | The Pandemic Is Being Memory Holed | Guest: David Zweig

Ep 331 | DOGE Has Found Billions in Waste. Now What? | Guest: Rep. Thomas Massie

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Ep 349 | Trump’s Tariffs Are Really About Executive Power | Guest: Phil Magness

Ep 348 | What Stoics Can Teach Libertarians | Guest: Ryan Holiday