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Southwest Virginia Pediatrician has Disturbing Complaints Filed Against Him
Aug. 26, 2024

Southwest Virginia Pediatrician has Disturbing Complaints Filed Again…

On this show Simon, Chip (Being Libertarian), and Billy sit down for a Sunday Special where they discussed the recent revelation of disturbing comments allegedly made by a Roanoke, VA area pediatrician, and go over the compla...

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Being Appalachian Pt 2 with Big Lick Roofing Owner Dakota Weddle
Aug. 21, 2024

Being Appalachian Pt 2 with Big Lick Roofing Owner Dakota Weddle

On this show we were once again welcomed Dakota Weddle from Big Lick Roofing to have a talk about what it means to be "Appalachian". We also discussed Simons recovery with the Rife Machine, the current turmoil in his homeland...

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Being Appalachian Pt 1 with Big Lick Roofing Owner Dakota Weddle
Aug. 14, 2024

Being Appalachian Pt 1 with Big Lick Roofing Owner Dakota Weddle

On this show we were once again welcomed Dakota Weddle from Big Lick Roofing to have a talk about what it means to be "Appalachian". We also discussed Simons recovery with the Rife Machine, the current turmoil in his homeland...

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Being Libertarian Series In God We Trust pt 2
Aug. 7, 2024

Being Libertarian Series In God We Trust pt 2

This is part two of the show where we dove into some fun topics we can't type without words being picked up on, but we discussed many of the recent issues that are dominating the news cycle, connecting the dots on a lot of s...

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Being Libertarian Series: In God We Trust pt 1
July 31, 2024

Being Libertarian Series: In God We Trust pt 1

On this show we dove into some fun topics we can't type without words being picked up on, but we discussed many of the recent issues that are dominating the news cycle, connecting the dots on a lot of stories, Support the Sh...

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From Ferrum to Major League Baseball and Back with Ferrum Head Baseball Coach Eric Owens, plus Abe Naff and Carter Chitwood
July 24, 2024

From Ferrum to Major League Baseball and Back with Ferrum Head Baseba…

On this show we were joined by former Major League Baseball player, and new Ferrum Head Baseball Coach, Eric Owens, along with former Coach Abe Naff and Carter Chitwood, to talk to Eric about his journey that brought him back...

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The Past is our Future with Matthew Rife of Real Rife Technology Inc
July 17, 2024

The Past is our Future with Matthew Rife of Real Rife Technology Inc

On this show we welcomed Matthew Rife of Rife Technology for one of the better conversations we've had in a while. Rife technology is bringing back more natural ways to heal, so along with presenting Simon with one of the mac...

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All American Appreciation Show- Honoring Simon Winch
July 10, 2024

All American Appreciation Show- Honoring Simon Winch

This show was a little bizarre, nothing really worked how we anticipated, yet we someone managed to have one hell of a good time as we once again set up at Simons 4th of July 2nd Place Bash. Only this time we did things a lit...

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Being Libertarian Series: The Direction of the Republic
July 3, 2024

Being Libertarian Series: The Direction of the Republic

On this show we brought the crew back together to discuss this wild week featuring massive Supreme Court decisions, a failed debate, continued drought, and much more, as our country faces one of the craziest time lines we've ...

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The Band the Rocks the Cradle with Kyle Forry
June 26, 2024

The Band the Rocks the Cradle with Kyle Forry

On this show we brought back one of the oldest guests we've had on the show in Kyle Forry (Tin Can Locomotive) to talk about the wild side of music. We touched a bit on some recent losses of major social media pages run by ou...

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Take Your Trash Out of Appalachia with Daniel Meade from SWVA Patriots
June 19, 2024

Take Your Trash Out of Appalachia with Daniel Meade from SWVA Patriots

This show Simon, Chip, and Billy were joined by Daniel Meade, who is from Russell County, Virginia and runs the Facebook page SWVA Patriots, and is an active participant in his community taking on corrupted government. We dis...

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The Time is Now with Jerry Hodges + Stuart Angel
June 12, 2024

The Time is Now with Jerry Hodges + Stuart Angel

We're back with another episode full of purple smoke as we welcomed Jerry Hodges onto the show, with Stuart Angel back, and Chip Slate (Being Libertarian Media), to once again take a deep dive into the positions we find outse...

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Live from the Libertarian National Convention with Chip Slate & Mat Blankenship from Being Libertarian, featuring Jeremy Kauffman & Zephan Wood from LP New Hampshire + Samantha McHugh from LP Tennessee
June 5, 2024

Live from the Libertarian National Convention with Chip Slate & Mat B…

This show was recorded from press row at the Libertarian National Convention where we teamed up with Being Libertarian to cover the event that included Donald Trump, Robert F Kennedy Jr, Vivek Ramaswamy, and many others, whil...

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Front Porch Podcast with Holland Perdue &  Robert Wood
May 28, 2024

Front Porch Podcast with Holland Perdue & Robert Wood

On this show we're once again welcomed by Mayor Holland Perdue and town manager Robert Wood to discuss the recent purchase of the old Union Bank Building. We also discussed the Harvester, last years land purchase, and more, i...

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Fresh Start, New Beginnings
May 22, 2024

Fresh Start, New Beginnings

We're back after a week off of relaxing shows, and a couple of vacations, to bring you the latest where we dive into the wonders of the ocean, beach trips, the towns new purchase, some topical news, and some huge announcement...

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State of Appalachia-Being Libertarian Addition with Smokey the Appalachistani pt2
May 8, 2024

State of Appalachia-Being Libertarian Addition with Smokey the Appala…

We're back with our annual State of Appalachia episode where we were once again joined by Smokey the Appalachistani, to discuss all that is Appalachia. We were also joined by recurring co-hosts Chip Slate (Being Libertarian),...

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State of Appalachia-Being Libertarian Addition with Smokey the Appalachistani pt 1
May 2, 2024

State of Appalachia-Being Libertarian Addition with Smokey the Appala…

We're back with our annual State of Appalachia episode where we were once again joined by Smokey the Appalachistani, to discuss all that is Appalachia. We were also joined by recurring co-hosts Chip Slate (Being Libertarian),...

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The American Dream with Dakota Weddle of Big Lick Roofing
April 24, 2024

The American Dream with Dakota Weddle of Big Lick Roofing

On this show we were joined by Dakota Weddle, a young Appalachian entrepreneur, who has managed to build a massively successful business (Big Lick Roofing) at the age of 26. We discussed his motives, business model, some fun ...

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IRS Appreciation show and Pulling the Strings with Stuart Angel
April 16, 2024

IRS Appreciation show and Pulling the Strings with Stuart Angel

We're back with our friend Stuart Angel for another show where we dive into the craziest news events of the last few months and how they tie into a bigger plan. We revisited the Key Bridge incident, Disney, agendas, the rap g...

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Twenty Years Home from Iraq with Emmette Bird and Ryan Bird
April 10, 2024

Twenty Years Home from Iraq with Emmette Bird and Ryan Bird

In this show we were once again joined by Emmette Bird, and this time he brought his sone Ryan who is an Afghanistan Veteran. We discussed our trip to Iraq in 2003, and how things have gone in the 20 years (as of this week) s...

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The Painted Trunk with Franklin County Pickers
April 3, 2024

The Painted Trunk with Franklin County Pickers

On this episode we were joined by Amy Worley, Brian Olinger, and Jason London for an awesome talk on their vision for Rocky Mount, and how their business has flourished in recent months. You can find a treasure in some of the...

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Bridges Falling, Diddy Running
March 26, 2024

Bridges Falling, Diddy Running

On this show we had to adapt, but weren't short any material as we talked about the recent bridge disaster in Baltimore, as we got Simons two cents as a maritime professional, We also talked about the recent big time arrests,...

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To the Show with St Louis Cardinals Pitcher Nick Robertson, plus Coach Barry Shelton and Carter Chitwood
March 20, 2024

To the Show with St Louis Cardinals Pitcher Nick Robertson, plus Coac…

On this episode we were once again joined by Nick Robertson, now Pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals, to talk all things baseball, We discussed his call up in 2023, playing for historic franchises, along with talk of other loc...

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The People vs Franklin County: Asking Questions
March 12, 2024

The People vs Franklin County: Asking Questions

On this show we jumped back into some important questions regarding local government and their capabilities, and questioned some of the motives behind their decisions. We discussed public schools, board of supervisor decision...

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