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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.

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380 - Stephen Wolfram Is Ready To Be Surprised by AI
Stephen Wolfram is, strictly speaking, a high school and college dropout: He left both Eton and Oxford early, citing boredom.…
Fri, 03 May 2024 - 1h 02min
379 - Rob Long: God is Good, Drugs Are Better
Today's guest is comedy writer Rob Long, who served as a writer for and producer of the great sitcom Cheers for years, writes…
Wed, 01 May 2024 - 1h 00min
378 - Ford Fischer: Why You Should Surveil the State
You've probably seen footage and images of the January 6 riot at the Capitol captured by today's guest, videographer Ford…
Wed, 24 Apr 2024 - 1h 04min
377 - Regulating Smartphones? Jonathan Haidt vs. Libertarians
Today's guest is Jonathan Haidt, whose new book is The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an…
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 - 1h 36min
376 - Abigail Shrier: Stop Obsessing Over Our Children's Happiness
Abigail Shrier is author of the best-selling new book Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up. She argues that…
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 - 54min
375 - Why Palantir Cofounder Joe Lonsdale Left California for Texas
Joe Lonsdale is a co-founder of the data analytics firm Palantir; OpenGov, which provides cloud software services for governments; and…
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 - 55min
374 - Steven Pinker: What Went Wrong at Harvard
Psychologist and bestselling author Steven Pinker is one of the leading defenders of academic freedom and liberal values of limited…
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 1h 18min
373 - Hardcore History's Dan Carlin: 'History Is Not Like Math'
Reason's Nick Gillespie talked with one of the great pioneers of podcasting, Dan Carlin, the host of Dan Carlin's Hardcore History.…
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 - 1h 00min
372 - David Boaz: Libertarianism Is the Intellectual Core of Liberalism
Few individuals have had a bigger impact on the libertarian movement than David Boaz, the longtime executive vice president of the…
Wed, 20 Mar 2024 - 1h 18min
371 - Pano Kanelos: 'Ideology Is the Death of Ideas'
Pano Kanelos is the president of the University of Austin, which will be admitting its first class of 100 students this fall.…
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 1h 08min
370 - Patrick Ruffini: Why Blacks and Hispanics Are Turning to Trump
Did you know that a mere 44,000 votes spread across Georgia, Arizona, and Wisconsin kept Joe Biden and Donald Trump…
Wed, 13 Mar 2024 - 1h 12min
369 - Nate Silver: Libertarians Are the Real Liberals
Journalist Nate Silver burst onto the national scene in 2008, when he correctly predicted 49 out of 50 states in…
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 - 1h 04min
368 - Brian Riedl: Who Bankrupted Us More—Trump or Biden?
You probably already know that the national debt is bigger than our whole economy. But relax, because things can always…
Wed, 28 Feb 2024 - 1h 02min
367 - Justin Amash: 'I'd Impeach Every President'
Just 15 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing. But why is it broken and how do we…
Wed, 21 Feb 2024 - 36min
366 - Shoshana Weissmann: Online Age Verification Rules Are Unconstitutional and Ineffective
In January, the Senate Judiciary Committee dragged the heads of Meta, TikTok, and X, formally known as Twitter, to Washington…
Wed, 14 Feb 2024 - 1h 05min
365 - Rachel Nuwer: MDMA Is On the Cusp of Legalization
Reason's Nick Gillespie interviews Rachel Nuwer, author of I Feel Love: MDMA and the Quest for Connection in a Fractured World.…
Wed, 07 Feb 2024 - 43min
364 - David Stockman: Trump's War on Capitalism and Freedom
As Ronald Reagan's first budget director, former Michigan congressman David Stockman led the charge to cut the size, scope, and…
Wed, 31 Jan 2024 - 1h 25min
363 - Jon Ronson: Why We Went So Crazy During COVID Lockdowns
While some of us went a little nuts during the COVID-19 lockdowns, others—including many of our country's leaders and people…
Wed, 24 Jan 2024 - 1h 07min
362 - James Kirchick: 'Abolish Speech Codes Entirely'
"If the problem with campus speech codes is the selectivity with which universities penalize various forms of bigotry," wrote James…
Wed, 17 Jan 2024 - 1h 14min
361 - Magatte Wade: The Real Reasons Why Africa Is Poor and Why It Matters
Did you know that by 2050, a quarter of the planet's population will reside in Africa? Yet despite abundant natural resources…
Wed, 10 Jan 2024 - 1h 38min
360 - Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey Loves Barry Goldwater and Milton Friedman
This week's episode of The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie is hosted by Reason Editor in Chief Katherine Mangu-Ward. She sat…
Wed, 03 Jan 2024 - 43min
359 - William D. Eggers: Making Government More Effective and Less Intrusive
William D. Eggers is co-author, with Donald F. Kettl, of Bridgebuilders: How Government Can Transcend Boundaries To Solve Big Problems.…
Wed, 27 Dec 2023 - 1h 02min
358 - Jennifer Burns: Why Milton Friedman Matters More Than Ever
Was Milton Friedman the most important libertarian of them all? That's part of the conversation I had with today's guest,…
Wed, 20 Dec 2023 - 1h 29min
357 - Annie Duke: Quitting Is Totally Underrated
Quitting is massively underrated, says Annie Duke, an author, psychologist, and former professional poker player who holds a bracelet from…
Wed, 13 Dec 2023 - 1h 21min
356 - A New Reason Podcast Is Just Asking Questions
Just Asking Questions is a new Reason podcast hosted by Zach Weissmueller and Liz Wolfe. Each week they bring you…
Mon, 11 Dec 2023 - 1h 49min
355 - Jeff Kosseff: Why False Speech Deserves First Amendment Protections
Over the past decade, no legal scholar has pushed arguments for free speech as far or as influentially as today's…
Wed, 06 Dec 2023 - 1h 10min
354 - Virginia Postrel & Jim Pethokoukis: How To Get a Great Future
This is a bonus episode, hosted by Reason Features Editor Peter Suderman. A few weeks back, at our Washington, D.C.…
Fri, 01 Dec 2023 - 1h 03min
353 - Sandra Newman: Reimagining 1984 from Julia's Perspective
My guest today is Sandra Newman, my favorite novelist currently at work in America—I highly recommend her recent works The…
Wed, 29 Nov 2023 - 1h 28min
352 - Jeb Bush: What He Thinks of Trump, Biden, DeSantis, and 'Florida Man'
Born and raised in Texas, Jeb Bush moved to Florida in 1980. The son and brother of presidents, he was…
Wed, 22 Nov 2023 - 55min
351 - Rand Paul: Pursuing Accountability on Lab Leak 'Deception'
This is the audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern. "Senator Paul, you do…
Sat, 18 Nov 2023 - 23min
350 - Coleman Hughes: The End of Race Politics?
"I'm under no illusion that humanity will completely eradicate the racial tribal instinct or racism or bigotry itself. But I…
Wed, 15 Nov 2023 - 1h 08min
349 - Russ Roberts: Life in Israel Since October 7
This is the audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern. When Russ Roberts, an…
Fri, 10 Nov 2023 - 1h 11min
348 - Colleen Eren: Why Donald Trump Signed the FIRST STEP Act
My guest today is Colleen Eren, a sociologist at William Paterson University in my favorite state in the country, New…
Wed, 08 Nov 2023 - 1h 44min
347 - Lyn Alden: Our Money Is Broken
This is the audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern. "At its core, money…
Fri, 03 Nov 2023 - 1h 20min
346 - Johan Norberg: Why We Need a Capitalist Manifesto
Today's guest is Swedish historian Johan Norberg, author of The Capitalist Manifesto: Why the Global Free Market Will Save the…
Wed, 01 Nov 2023 - 48min
345 - Marcos Falcone: Can a Libertarian Still Win in Argentina?
This is the audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern. Javier Milei, the…
Fri, 27 Oct 2023 - 1h 29min
344 - Greg Lukianoff and Rikki Schlott: The Canceling of the American Mind
"We've taught young people that any of their missteps or any of their heterodox opinions are grounds to tear them…
Wed, 25 Oct 2023 - 1h 17min
343 - Trita Parsi: Is De-escalation Feasible in the Middle East?
This is the audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern time. "Despite clear interests…
Fri, 20 Oct 2023 - 1h 19min
342 - Shane Mauss: Finding the Humor in Psychedelics
My guest is Shane Mauss, a comedian who tours the country discussing his psychedelic experiences in fantastic, immersive shows like…
Wed, 18 Oct 2023 - 33min
341 - Max Abrahms: Historic Escalation in the Israel-Hamas War
This is the audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern time. Hamas…
Fri, 13 Oct 2023 - 1h 38min
340 - Alexandra Hudson: How Civility Can Save America—and the World
Beyond obvious political polarization and the rancor that generates, Alexandra Hudson says that contemporary America—and the world—is "otherizing" people in…
Wed, 11 Oct 2023 - 47min
339 - Aella: Is Porn Too Pervasive?
This is an audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern on Reason's YouTube channel. On…
Fri, 06 Oct 2023 - 1h 25min
338 - Yascha Mounk: Avoiding The Identity Trap
My guest today is Johns Hopkins professor Yascha Mounk, the founder of the online magazine Persuasion and the author of…
Thu, 05 Oct 2023 - 1h 03min
337 - Josh Barro: A Republican Presidential Debate Detached From Reality
This is an audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern on Reason's YouTube channel. The…
Fri, 29 Sep 2023 - 1h 22min
336 - Bjorn Lomborg: How Our Climate Fixation Hurts the World's Poor
In 2001, Danish political scientist Bjorn Lomborg burst onto the international scene with his bestselling and controversial book The Skeptical…
Wed, 27 Sep 2023 - 57min
335 - Johan Norberg: How Sweden Defied Dire COVID Predictions
This is an audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern on Reason's YouTube channel. This…
Fri, 22 Sep 2023 - 1h 23min
334 - Aaron Kheriaty: Will COVID Restrictions Persist Indefinitely in Schools?
This is an audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern on Reason's YouTube channel. It's…
Fri, 15 Sep 2023 - 1h 23min
333 - Erika Dyck: Are We Living in a Psychedelic Renaissance?
Over the past few episodes, I've been talking with people involved with what we at Reason are calling a psychedelic…
Wed, 20 Sep 2023 - 36min
332 - Rick Perry: The Conservative Case for Psychedelics
In June, I traveled to Denver with Zach Weismueller to cover the Psychedelic Science 2023 conference, organized by the Multidisciplinary Association for…
Wed, 13 Sep 2023 - 21min
331 - Ilya Somin: Should Libertarians Support the Prosecutions of Trump?
This is an audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern on Reason's YouTube channel. Reason's…
Fri, 08 Sep 2023 - 1h 14min
330 - Rick Doblin: The Man Behind the 'Psychedelic '20s'
In June, I traveled to Denver with Zach Weissmueller to cover the Psychedelic Science 2023 conference, which was organized by…
Wed, 06 Sep 2023 - 36min
329 - Jessie Appleby and Bill Blanken: Do California Community Colleges 'Mandate Viewpoint Conformity'?
This is an audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern on Reason's YouTube channel.…
Fri, 01 Sep 2023 - 1h 20min
328 - Eli Lake: Exploring the Darkest Corners of the Deep State
My guest today is Eli Lake, a repeat guest who for almost 30 years has been one of the country's…
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 - 1h 19min
327 - Gloria Álvarez and Eduardo Marty: The Potential for a Libertarian President in Argentina
Today's episode is an audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern on…
Fri, 25 Aug 2023 - 1h 30min
326 - Carol Roth: You Will Own Nothing!
Carol Roth is a self-described recovering investment banker and bestselling author whose new book is You Will Own Nothing: Your…
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 - 1h 16min
325 - Jay Bhattacharya & John Vecchione: Biden's Social Media Meddling Was Illegal
Today's episode is an audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern on Reason's YouTube channel.…
Fri, 18 Aug 2023 - 1h 33min
324 - Eric Boehm: How Protectionist Trade Policies Screw Us All
My guest today is Eric Boehm, a reporter at Reason who specializes in economic and trade policy. He's also the…
Wed, 16 Aug 2023 - 1h 22min
323 - Rob Long: Welcome to the Age of Blunder in Public Health, Foreign Policy, and…Hollywood
Today's episode is an audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern on Reason's YouTube…
Fri, 11 Aug 2023 - 1h 35min
322 - Tara Isabella Burton: Self-Made, From Da Vinci to the Kardashians
What does Kim Kardashian have in common with Leonardo Da Vinci? Much more than you might have ever guessed, says…
Wed, 09 Aug 2023 - 1h 18min
321 - Alex Winter: Is The YouTube Effect Good or Bad on Balance?
Today's episode is an audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern on Reason's YouTube channel. The…
Fri, 04 Aug 2023 - 49min
320 - Doug Stanhope: 'Nothing Stands Above Everything Else. Everything Annoys Me Equally.'
My guest today is comedian Doug Stanhope. No performer is as idiosyncratic and outspoken about their politics and their personal…
Wed, 02 Aug 2023 - 59min
319 - Jean Twenge and Elizabeth Nolan Brown: What Do Millennials Want?
Today's episode is an audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern on…
Fri, 28 Jul 2023 - 1h 26min
318 - Matt Taibbi: How the Left Lost Its Mind and Legacy Media Its Audience
Before Matt Taibbi was sparring with Democratic members of Congress on Capitol Hill earlier this year over the Twitter Files,…
Wed, 26 Jul 2023 - 56min
317 - Matt Ridley: Why Did Anthony Fauci et al. Suppress the Lab Leak Theory?
This is the audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern. A recent House of Representatives…
Fri, 21 Jul 2023 - 1h 32min
316 - Mike Rowe: The Missing 7.2 Million Male Workers
Today's guest is Mike Rowe, the bestselling author, Emmy winner, and podcaster best known for his stint hosting The Discovery…
Wed, 19 Jul 2023 - 1h 36min
315 - Alec Stapp: Give Trump Credit for Operation Warp Speed
This is the audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern. The COVID-19 pandemic and the…
Fri, 14 Jul 2023 - 1h 31min
314 - Jonah Goldberg: A NeverTrumper's Take on the 2024 Election
Over the past quarter-century, Jonah Goldberg has made his name as one of the most provocative and unapologetic conservative journalists…
Wed, 12 Jul 2023 - 1h 04min
313 - Coleman Hughes and Walter Olson: The Supreme Court Got Its Affirmative Action and Gay Website Cases Right
This is the audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern. The guests this week were…
Fri, 07 Jul 2023 - 1h 03min
312 - Bridget Phetasy: Why I Left California for Texas
Today's guest is the immensely popular podcaster and writer Bridget Phetasy, who recently packed up her family and left Los…
Wed, 05 Jul 2023 - 1h 18min
311 - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: COVID, Ukraine, Bitcoin, Guns, Free Speech, and More
This is the audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern. The guest for this week's…
Fri, 30 Jun 2023 - 1h 24min
310 - Kevin Kelly: Excellent Advice for Living From the World's Leading Optimist
My guest today is Kevin Kelly, one of the original gang of people at Wired magazine back when it was…
Wed, 28 Jun 2023 - 1h 03min
309 - Brendan O'Neill: A Heretic's Manifesto
My guest today is Brendan O'Neill of Spiked, whose new collection of essays, A Heretic's Manifesto: Essays on the Unsayable…
Wed, 21 Jun 2023 - 1h 18min
308 - Clark Neily: Regardless of Guilt, Trump Won't Go to Jail
This is the audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern. The guest for this week's…
Fri, 16 Jun 2023 - 1h 38min
307 - Peter Bagge: From Adam Smith to Punk to Grunge
Adam Smith turns 300 this week, and the July issue of Reason commemorates his life and legacy with a great…
Wed, 14 Jun 2023 - 1h 24min
306 - Cody Wilson: The Future of Gun Control and U.S. Politics
This is the audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern. The guest for this week's…
Fri, 09 Jun 2023 - 1h 28min
305 - Kat Timpf: Make America Funny Again!
Today's guest is the Gutfeld! show and Fox News contributor Kat Timpf, whose new book, You Can't Joke About That:…
Wed, 07 Jun 2023 - 59min
304 - Dave Rubin: Why Libertarians Should Vote for Ron DeSantis
This is the audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern. The guest on…
Fri, 02 Jun 2023 - 1h 24min
303 - Clea Conner: America Needs More and Better Debates
In On Liberty, John Stuart Mill wrote, "he who knows only his own side of the case knows little of…
Wed, 31 May 2023 - 1h 04min
302 - Eli Lake: Trump, Russiagate, and the End of FBI Credibility
This is the audio version of The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern. Our topic was…
Fri, 26 May 2023 - 1h 36min
301 - Jesse Singal: How To Stay Honest While Doing Journalism
My guest today is journalist and podcaster Jesse Singal, who first came to national prominence a few years ago when…
Wed, 24 May 2023 - 51min
300 - Elizabeth Nolan Brown and Scott Winship: Governments Can't Increase Birthrates. They Shouldn't Even Try.
This is the audio version of The Reason Livestream that takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern. The topic…
Fri, 19 May 2023 - 1h 08min
299 - Stefan Sagmeister: An Artist Who Believes 'Now Is Better'
Is the world getting better? Or is it on the verge of collapse? Stefan Sagmeister emphatically believes that things are…
Wed, 17 May 2023 - 54min
298 - Jaan Tallinn and Robin Hanson: Should We Pause A.I.?
This is the audio version of this week's The Reason Livestream, which takes place every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern.…
Fri, 12 May 2023 - 1h 30min
297 - Vernon Smith: Adam Smith's Relevance, Jimmy Carter's Deregulation, and the Fed's Biggest Mistake
My guest today is one of my favorite people in the world. Vernon Smith is the 2002 winner of the…
Wed, 10 May 2023 - 1h 14min
296 - Jacob Siegel: 'Disinformation' Is the Hoax of the Century
This is the audio version of The Reason Livestream, which I co-host every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern with my…
Fri, 05 May 2023 - 1h 41min
295 - Ben Smith: Why It Matters that Gawker, BuzzFeed News, and Breitbart News Failed
For today's episode, I talk with Ben Smith, the first editor in chief of recently shuttered BuzzFeed News, former New…
Wed, 03 May 2023 - 1h 11min
294 - Vivek Ramaswamy: Why He's Running for President—and Against 'Woke Capitalism'
Today's guest is Vivek Ramaswamy, an Ohio-based biotech entrepreneur and best-selling author who is running for the Republican presidential nomination.…
Fri, 28 Apr 2023 - 1h 08min
293 - Matt Dallek: The John Birch Society's Deep Influence on Trump's GOP
Established in 1958 and peaking in influence and membership in the mid-1960s, the staunchly anti-communist John Birch Society quickly became…
Wed, 26 Apr 2023 - 1h 32min
292 - Connor Boyack and Corey DeAngelis: Why K-12 Education Sucks and How To Fix It
Forty years ago, the National Commission on Excellence in Education published A Nation At Risk: The Imperative For Educational Reform, a…
Fri, 21 Apr 2023 - 1h 21min
291 - Daniel Akst: The World War II Pacifists Who Changed America Forever
My guest today is Daniel Akst, a journalist and novelist who has written one of the most remarkable books I've read…
Wed, 19 Apr 2023 - 1h 20min
290 - Ian Vásquez: COVID Accelerated the Global Decline in Human Freedom
The good news is that President Joe Biden has officially signed legislation declaring the end of "the national emergency related…
Fri, 14 Apr 2023 - 1h 29min
289 - Matt Zwolinski and John Tomasi: Who Owns Libertarianism?
My guests today are University of San Diego philosopher Matt Zwolinski and Heterodox Academy President John Tomasi, authors of The…
Wed, 12 Apr 2023 - 1h 28min
288 - Taylor Lorenz, Peter Van Valkenburgh: Why Banning TikTok Is Stupid and Unwarranted
Every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern, Zach Weissmueller and I go live at YouTube and Facebook with great thinkers, activists,…
Fri, 07 Apr 2023 - 1h 41min
287 - Kerry Howley: A Journey Through the Deep State
"This book is born of an anxiety I was feeling, which was this sense that we were leaving pieces of…
Wed, 05 Apr 2023 - 1h 08min
286 - Ethan Nadelmann: How To Legalize All Drugs!
Every Thursday at Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern, Zach Weissmueller and I go live at YouTube and Facebook with great…
Sat, 01 Apr 2023 - 1h 40min
285 - Deirdre McCloskey: 'What We Want Is a Nonslave Society'
"What we want is a nonslave society, a society without masters," the economic historian Deirdre McCloskey told me late last…
Wed, 29 Mar 2023 - 1h 20min
284 - Bragg Brothers: Remy Videos, Libertarian Parodies, and Their Acclaimed New Film, Pinball
Most people have no idea that pinball was illegal in New York from the early 1940s until 1976, when a…
Wed, 22 Mar 2023 - 52min
283 - Bill Bratton: Fighting Crime Without Shredding Civil Liberties
My guest today is William Bratton, the former police commissioner of New York City and former chief of police in Los…
Wed, 15 Mar 2023 - 1h 23min
282 - Dr. Vinay Prasad: You're Right Not To Trust Public Health
Today's guest is Vinay Prasad, a hematologist-oncologist and associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California, San…
Wed, 08 Mar 2023 - 1h 13min
281 - Hester Peirce, Nic Carter: The Government vs. Cryptocurrencies
Today's Reason Interview podcast has double the hosts and double the guests. Every Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern, Zach Weissmueller and…
Wed, 01 Mar 2023 - 1h 11min

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