The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie

Want to know what comes next in politics, culture, and libertarian ideas? Reason's Nick Gillespie hosts relentlessly interesting interviews with the activists, artists, authors, entrepreneurs, newsmakers, and politicians who are defining the 21st century.

Amanda Knox: 'I Have Felt Utterly Exploited' by True Crime

Amanda Knox falsely confessed to murder after law enforcement subjected her to "psychological torture." Now she wants to stop it from happening to others.

11-20
01:22:49

Hyrum and Verlan Lewis: Stop Buying the 'Left v. Right' Myth

Political scientists Hyrum and Verlan Lewis discuss the 2024 election and the power of self-narratives in American politics.

11-13
01:05:56

Live on Election Night! The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie

Reason's Nick Gillespie will be live on election night with Kmele Foster, Allison Schrager, and more special guests.

11-05
55:00

Musa al-Gharbi: How Woke Elites Became Out of Touch

The Stony Brook sociologist discusses how progressives are having a hard time processing why more and more black and Latino voters are supporting Donald Trump.

10-30
01:12:06

Faisal Saeed Al Mutar: Peace In The Middle East Through Capitalism

The co-founder of Ideas Beyond Borders argues that there is "no better independence than economic independence."

10-23
01:03:16

Meghan McCain: 'Trump Didn't Break My Brain. What's Your Excuse?'

Reason's Billy Binion speaks with political pundit and podcaster Meghan McCain.

10-16
01:16:53

Will Trump or Harris Win the Working-Class Vote?

Patrick Ruffini and Ruy Teixiera talk about how the U.S. electorate has changed in the last four years.

10-09
01:26:19

Billy Binion: Civil Liberties Don't Just Belong to the Rich

Reason reporter Billy Binion discusses his coverage of outrageous cases around civil liberties, criminal justice, and government accountability, and the unusual path that led him to journalism.

10-02
01:13:58

Jeremy Horpedahl: Are Millennials and Gen Z Actually Worse Off Than Their Parents?

Economist Jeremy Horpedahl breaks down the economic outlook for Millennials and Gen Z and assesses how the 2024 presidential candidates' policies stack up against reality.

09-25
01:12:36

Kat Timpf: An Unapologetic Libertarian at Fox News

The co-host of Gutfeld! talks about how everyone should reject binary thinking.

09-18
45:59

Mike Pesca: How NPR Lost Its Way

Former NPR and Slate fixture Mike Pesca discusses media meltdowns, objectivity vs. moral clarity, and whether we are better or worse off now that media gatekeepers have less influence.

09-11
01:07:43

Eric Boehm: Why Is American Health Care So Dysfunctional?

The host of Why We Can't Have Nice Things returns to discuss the podcast's second season, which focuses on how government makes Americans poorer and sicker.

09-04
53:59

Nick Cave: I See the World as 'Systemically Beautiful'

Legendary musician and writer Nick Cave discusses his forthcoming album Wild God, Roger Waters and the BDS movement, and the role of freedom in seeking transcendence.

08-28
01:08:28

Anna Gát: Building an Intellectual Community for the Politically Homeless

The founder of Interintellect, a global online community for intellectual salons, advocates for a truly free and self-moderating market of ideas in the age of political polarization.

08-21
51:10

Charles Gasparino: 'Woke' Hypocrisy Is Hurting Businesses

The business journalist discusses his new book Go Woke, Go Broke and how CEOs accelerated corporate political activism only to regret its impact on the economy.

08-14
01:18:11

Chase Oliver: Q&A With the Controversial Libertarian Party Candidate

The 2024 Libertarian Party presidential candidate speaks out about the Israel-Hamas war, the authoritarian impulses of both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, and homophobia within his own party.

08-07
01:09:33

Randy Barnett: Originalism, Obamacare, and the Libertarian Movement

Libertarian legal giant Randy Barnett on his epic Supreme Court battles, the Federalist Society, and watching movies with Murray Rothbard.

07-31
01:21:07

Ted and Courtney Balaker: College Students Are Rejecting Wokeness

The filmmakers who brought The Coddling of the American Mind to the big screen discuss the students whose stories inspired the film and the state of the media, Hollywood, and storytelling.

07-24
38:23

Corey DeAngelis: The School Choice Wave Sweeping America

The Parent Revolution author on lockdowns, teachers unions, and voter rage.

07-17
01:13:48

Eric Brakey: How Libertarians Can Attain Political Power

The director of The Free State Project and Maine legislator talks about the free state movement’s history, accomplishments, and future.

07-10
39:28

Lloyd Higley

ok so he's no longer libertarian because everyone didn't mask and and shut down..

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Robi

I love the line "increasing the distance between the person who makes the decision and the person who has to suffer the consequences of the decision." that perfectly encapsulates the lefts economic philosophy, they want to increase that distance and we the people will suffer for it.

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Cougsfan34

Its surprisingly satisfying and eerie to listen to this podcast almost a year into the Covid plague.

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William Beshlian

Chatterton, I'd like to have a discussion with you on reparations. You are the first person I've heard who would have a civil dialogue on the topic. On a personal note it would be nice for my family to get reparations from Turkey, re the Armenian Genocide, but I'm not holding my breath.

12-19 Reply

William Beshlian

Nick, one race Human

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