Independence is a Verb Episode 11 with Shane Hazel

In episode 11, Conor welcomes Shane Hazel on the podcast. Shane is a former marine, host of the Radical Podcast, and recently ran for Governor of Georgia as the Libertarian candidate. In this episode we discuss homesteading, homeschooling, Bitcoin, fiat, kleptocrats, psychological operations, the importance of freedom of speech, psilocybin, religion, love and much more. Apologies for the echo on my voice. I did what I could to fix it in post but didn’t realize my mic was picking up so much echo until after we had finished recording. Ya boi is already looking into new microphones so this doesn’t happen again. Thank you for listening. 0:00 intro 00:51 Ayn Rand and Atlas Shrugged 1:51 “Orwellian Double Speak” 2:25 US fighting to defend kleptocracy instead of fighting to protect our freedoms 8:25 Getting taxed twice with fiat money 9:45 The importance of using accurate language 12:24 Homeschooling vs traditional schooling 17:57 Why suffering with others creates the strongest connections 19:00 How the Bitcoin rabbit hole makes you a lifelong student 22:00 Does social media help or hinder psychological operations being run on the public 26:00 Value 4 value creating better incentives 28:54 National Divorce 32:25 Why we have to spend more to make sure the dollar survives 35:00 Libertarians running as Republicans 39:45 Bitcoin is the vehicle to win in politics & life 42:20 Divinely inspired money & psilocybin 49:11 Looking at people with empathy instead of anger 54:15 What excites us the most about the next 10 years Links to Shane’s Podcast as well as things mentioned in the show https://twitter.com/ShaneTHazelhttps://www.radicalpod.com/ https://twitter.com/mtgreenee/status/1627665203398688768 https://twitter.com/RepThomasMassie/status/1628416798910545920?s=20 https://bitcoinnews.com/freedom-money-gods-money/ https://www.amazon.com/Immortality-Key-Uncovering-History-Religion/dp/1250207142 If you got value from the show and want to return the favor send me a boost on fountain.fm or send me some sats over lightning to [email protected]