Liberty Beat Podcast

Liberty Beat Podcast - Episode 46

We’ve recently experienced a pretty disastrous hard drive loss here in the Liberty Beat studio, but thanks to Daniel’s anal retentive data paranoia, we didn’t lose any episodes.  Of course, that doesn’t make Daniel move any faster when it comes to editing!  So enjoy this belated episode :D

Topics:

• What’s an Internet Troll?
• Turkey Riots
• Auto/Driving Laws
• Rob Ford
• Xboners
• Feminazis and games

Credits:

• Host - Daniel Benoy
• Co-Host - David Shepherd
• Co-Host - Chinaman
• Microphone Logo - VectorOpenStock.com (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License: Vector Graphics by VectorOpenStock.com)
• “Grassy World” Bumper Music - Matthew Pablo (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License)

Liberty Beat Podcast - Bonus 1 - Interview with Paul Herriot on ‘After Hours’ (570 News in Kitchener, Ontario)

For our second bonus-cast, we have an appearance that Dan recently made on the good ol’ fashioned radio waves.  Paul Herriot interviews Dan about Bitcoins.  What are they?  How do I get some?

Liberty Beat Podcast - Episode 45

Liberty Beat opens the flood gates holding back the waters of news flowing straight from the world into your brain!  For some reason, we managed to accumulate a huge pile of news articles this week, and we go through them all, including a few big updates on news we’ve explored previously on the show.

Topics:

• Jailed School Girl Update
• Rob Ford Update
• Kim Dotcom
• Kim Dotcom & Google + Twitter + Facebook DMCA
• Defcad
• Argentina Forex
• Bitcoin ATMs
• 3D Printed Guns (onoes)
• Gitmo
• US and the Metric System
• Pissing on Your Lawn
• Latvian Textbook Bullshit
• Monsanto

Credits:

• Host - Daniel Benoy
• Co-Host - David Shepherd
• Co-Host - Chinaman
• Microphone Logo - VectorOpenStock.com (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License: Vector Graphics by VectorOpenStock.com)
• “Grassy World” Bumper Music - Matthew Pablo (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License)

Liberty Beat Podcast - Episode 44

Welcome to the bad luck episode of Liberty Beat!  Shep isn’t with us today, and on top of that, 44 is apparently a bad luck number in Chinese culture!?  Well, luckily we survived the recording, and had a very deep conversation about the practicalities of avoiding intellectual property as a game publisher.

Topics:

• Our language
• Equivocation
• “Fuck You Gawker”
• Adam Kokesh
• Weev
• What’s okay to do in public society
• DRM
• Video Game High School
• Anglo rights activists language bill (Bill 14)
• Keyboards

Credits:

• Host - Daniel Benoy
• Co-Host - David Shepherd
• Co-Host - Chinaman
• Microphone Logo - VectorOpenStock.com (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License: Vector Graphics by VectorOpenStock.com)
• “Grassy World” Bumper Music - Matthew Pablo (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License)

Liberty Beat Podcast - Episode 43

Happy Birthday to Liberty Beat!  We’ve been at this for over a year, now, and we’re still hangin’ in there strong!  If you like Liberty Beat, then please drop us a line and let us know, and let us know where we can improve too!

Topics:

• Mother’s day
• Recycling
• 3d Printing
• DEFCAD takedown
• Gun control graph
• Selling babies on Facebook
• Elephants
• Minecraft and animal treatment
• Bringing parents/grandparents over for welfare
• Taxes vs Innovation
• Honeybees

Credits:

• Host - Daniel Benoy
• Co-Host - David Shepherd
• Co-Host - Chinaman
• Microphone Logo - VectorOpenStock.com (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License: Vector Graphics by VectorOpenStock.com)
• “Grassy World” Bumper Music - Matthew Pablo (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License)

Liberty Beat Podcast - Episode 42

Sadly, Chinaman was unable to join us this week, but that just means the average crazy level has gone up!  Enjoy another high quality episode of Liberty Beat!

Topics:

• Silk Road
• A ‘libertopia’ would be a mecca for undesirable behavior
• ‘Reboot’ and censorship
• ‘Canadian Content’ rules
• The international division of labor
• The libertarian origin of the california film industry, and how it could help canada to try something similar
• The challenges faced by liberty supporting politicians
• “Privatization”, and politics.
• Seasteading
• The concept of ownership
• Libertarian conversations
• Michel Thibodeau and other language law trolls.
• Girl mixes together some chemicals for a science experiment; small, no damange explosion results; gets expelled, and charged as an adult
• The bed wetting mystery
• HOV Lanes
• Minimum wage laws

Credits:

• Host - Daniel Benoy
• Co-Host - David Shepherd
• Co-Host - Chinaman
• Microphone Logo - VectorOpenStock.com (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License: Vector Graphics by VectorOpenStock.com)
• “Grassy World” Bumper Music - Matthew Pablo (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License)

Liberty Beat Podcast - Episode 41

This week, the liberty beat crew set to work determining the future of humanity.  Listen as all our fates are discussed, and we determine the best course of action for humanity.

Also we bitch about border taxes and speeding tickets.

Topics:

• Mental environism
• Nuclear
• Abortion protests outside toronto high schools
• “Privacy is off the table”
• CISPA
• Border taxes
• Burkhas
• “Stunt driving” regulations

Credits:

• Host - Daniel Benoy
• Co-Host - David Shepherd
• Co-Host - Chinaman
• Microphone Logo - VectorOpenStock.com (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License: Vector Graphics by VectorOpenStock.com)
• “Grassy World” Bumper Music - Matthew Pablo (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License)

Liberty Beat Podcast - Episode 40

Episode 40?!  HOLY MOLY.  That’s right, the Liberty Beat crew has the toughness to withstand constantly having to talk about the ever encroaching power of the government for 40 episodes straight.

Topics:

• The Bitcoin crash
• Litecoins
• CFAA
• Proxy violence
• Quebec Bill 14
• Google CEO Demands Civilian-Owned Drone Regulation
• Free Android
• Canadian Mining Regulations
• Exhaust Regulations
• Red Light Cameras
• Roundabouts
• Hilarious Histrionic Historical Building Hijinks
• Casa Loma
• Winchester House

Credits:

• Host - Daniel Benoy
• Co-Host - David Shepherd
• Co-Host - Chinaman
• Microphone Logo - VectorOpenStock.com (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License: Vector Graphics by VectorOpenStock.com)
• “Grassy World” Bumper Music - Matthew Pablo (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License)

Liberty Beat Podcast - Episode 39

We’re considering soliciting donations, and adding more production value and additional bonus episodes.  We want to hear user feedback if you’re interested or not, so please visit libertybeat.ca and send us a message!

Topics:

• Bitcoins
• Bioshock
• The Monty Hall Problem (Let’s make a deal)
• QUEBEC - instagram
• LEAP
• Ontario + Quebec: Chinese Medicine — Concentrated benefits and distributed costs
• Medical licensing
• TSA CATSA knives
• Ontario - drunk driving
• Fuel efficient cars
• Airbags

Credits:

• Host - Daniel Benoy
• Co-Host - David Shepherd
• Co-Host - Chinaman
• Microphone Logo - VectorOpenStock.com (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License: Vector Graphics by VectorOpenStock.com)
• “Grassy World” Bumper Music - Matthew Pablo (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License)

Liberty Beat Podcast - Episode 38

The Liberty Beat crew is back from PAX East and full of stories about the land of the free to tell all our socialist comrades here in Canada!

Topics:

• Turns out going to the US doesn’t get you shot or stabbed, despite the prevailing Canadian opinion.
• PAX East
• Immigration hypocrisy.
• Boston: The great ‘Mooninite” bomb scare of 2007.
• Boston: The government sets up a social media sting operation to catch unauthorized concerts.  Watch out for Boston Punk Zombies!
• Boston vs. Chick-Fil-A
• Boston vs. WalMart
• Everyone vs. WalMart?
• Ultimate punishment: Be a cabbie in Boston
• Weev: Sentanced for playing with the URL bar at the top of his browser.
• TruthNeverTold vs. Bitcoins
• Racism
• Scientific Taboos

Credits:

• Host - Daniel Benoy
• Co-Host - David Shepherd
• Co-Host - Chinaman
• Microphone Logo - VectorOpenStock.com (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License: Vector Graphics by VectorOpenStock.com)
• “Grassy World” Bumper Music - Matthew Pablo (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License)

Liberty Beat Podcast - Bonus 1 - Explaining How Bitcoins Work, In Depth

We had a great time at PAX East instead of recording our show when we were supposed to, but we did cook up a brief discussion about how bitcoins work, in depth, before we left so that we would have something for you this week.

We tried to keep things accessible to a layman while still being informative to a technical person, so hopefully this should be something everyone can enjoy, but if it’s too dry for you, we’ll be back to our normal format next week.

Liberty Beat Podcast - Episode 37 - Tim Moen

The guests are back!  We invited Tim Moen to join us to give us some sweet sweet rants on the topic of liberty.

In this episode, we teased that we might do a special bonus episode on the technical background behind Bitcoins.  Since the entire Liberty Beat crew will be at PAX East this weekend, we went and pre-recorded that bonus-cast and we’ll be publishing it next week :D

Topics:

• Tim Moen introduces us to the Non-Aggression Principle and the concepts of liberty
• Non-violent communication
• Shame
• You can’t argue your way to liberty
• Doped Olympics
• Selling organs
• Selling babies
• Argentina Financial Crisis
• Bitcoins

Credits:

• Host - Daniel Benoy
• Co-Host - David Shepherd
• Co-Host - Chinaman
• Microphone Logo - VectorOpenStock.com (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License: Vector Graphics by VectorOpenStock.com)
• “Grassy World” Bumper Music - Matthew Pablo (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License)

Liberty Beat Podcast - Episode 36

Well, Hugo Chavez is dead.  Kim Jong Il died not long ago.  Seems like now’s not a good time to be one of those ‘permanent head of state’ types.

Maybe the universe is taking revenge for Daylight Saving Time.  Didn’t they read Harry Potter?  Terrible things happen to wizards who mess with time.

Oh, wait, politicians don’t have control over time itself?  Why are they acting like they do then?  Hm…  Oh well, enjoy our latest episode! :D

Topics:

• RIP Hugo Chavez
• War
• Creating jobs
• Government Regulation
• Daylight Savings
• Fiat Currency
• Quebec’s Anti-homophobia campaign
• Quebec Prison Food poisoning due to mechanical dishwasher problem
• US Inland border checkpoint
• Drunk Driving
• Technology/Nerd stuff

Credits:

• Host - Daniel Benoy
• Co-Host - David Shepherd
• Co-Host - Chinaman
• Microphone Logo - VectorOpenStock.com (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License: Vector Graphics by VectorOpenStock.com)
• “Grassy World” Bumper Music - Matthew Pablo (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License)

Liberty Beat Podcast - Episode 35

We at liberty beat would like to apologize for what you’re about to listen to, our words will be badly chosen, and we apologize unreservedly to all who are about to be offended.  :)  Enjoy!

Topics:

• Tom Flanagan
• Why child pornography laws are wrong and must be repealed.
• Why banning narcotics is wrong and must be repealed.
• How Iceland politicians want to ban adult porn too.

Credits:

• Host - Daniel Benoy
• Co-Host - David Shepherd
• Co-Host - Chinaman
• Microphone Logo - VectorOpenStock.com (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License: Vector Graphics by VectorOpenStock.com)
• “Grassy World” Bumper Music - Matthew Pablo (Used in accordance with the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License)