

The Porcupine Report with Eric Brakey
The Porcupine Report
A weekly roundtable discussion featuring the leaLiberty in our lifetimes, and a Free State of our own! That’s the vision, that’s the dream, And we are building it in New Hampshire. I’m Eric Brakey, Your host and renegade Statesman, for the porcupine report!
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Learn more about The Free State Project at www.FSP.org
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Learn more about The Free State Project at www.FSP.org
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Sep 25, 2024 • 59min
Porcupine Report #35: “How Do You Defeat the War Machine?” with Dan McKnight
Dan McKnight joins the program and shares his story of military service and the events that drove him to found Bring Our Troops Home, the organization coordinating the Defend the Guard effort in state legislatures across America. He is once again presenting at the upcoming Rage Against the War Machine rally and shares his vision for defeating the Military Industrial Complex.

Sep 18, 2024 • 56min
Porcupine Report #34: "Build, Don’t Bitch!" with Dennis Pratt
Dennis Pratt joins the Porcupine Report for his third appearance to discuss progress on next year’s Liberty Forum and why, when it comes to building a free state, we should #BuildDontBitch.

Sep 12, 2024 • 57min
Porcupine Report #33: “The Libertarian Party in Action” with Angela McArdle
Angela McArdle joins the program to give us the latest and greatest about how the LP is continuing to affect change on the national level and move the Overton Window in the right direction. The second annual Rage Against the War Machine rally is gearing up to march once again on the National Mall in Washington, DC. A great array of speakers are planned. Find out more at: https://jointheresistance.org/
Today’s episode is sponsored by Porcupine Real Estate — the original Free State real estate agency, doing business in New Hampshire for more than 15 years. Learn more at: https://porcupinerealestate.com

Sep 4, 2024 • 55min
Porcupine Report #32: “The Greater Idaho Movement” with Matt McCaw
Matt McCaw, Executive Director of the Greater Idaho Movement, joins the Porcupine Report to discuss why 13 counties in Eastern Oregon have voted to breakaway and join the state of Idaho. Why are state official refusing to move the imaginary line and how are the people of rural Oregon working to achieve self-determination?
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Aug 29, 2024 • 59min
Porcupine Report #31: "School Choice in the Free State" with Kitty Michelotti
Kitty Michelotti, President and Co-Founder of Latitude Learning, joins a LIVE episode of the Porcupine Report for a conversation with Eric Brakey on alternatives to government schooling in New Hampshire and how Education Freedom Accounts are empowering more parents to take active roles in their children's education.

Aug 21, 2024 • 59min
Porcupine Report #30: "Whose Populism Is It Anyway?" with Jack Hunter
Jack Hunter joins the show to talk with Eric about his experience at PorcFest this year and the dynamics of populism in the current political landscape.

Aug 15, 2024 • 59min
Porcupine Report #29: "LP Vice Presidential Run" with Mike ter Maat
Mike ter Maat joins the Porcupine Report to talk with Eric Brakey about his history in the Libertarian Party and his candidacy for Vice President of the United States.

Aug 8, 2024 • 59min
Porcupine Report #28: "Liberty-For-Real Societies @ NH Liberty Forum" with Dennis Pratt
On Episode 28, Dennis Pratt joins the show for a special live episode to discuss plans for next year’s NH Liberty Forum — tackling real challenges and real solutions to building “Liberty-For-Real” societies.

Jul 31, 2024 • 59min
Porcupine Report #27: "Who is Javier Milei?" with Skot Sheller
Skot Sheller is a co-founder of The Shell, a libertarian social club on the New Hampshire Freecoast — and the Free State’s resident expert on Javier Milei and his breakthrough on the Argentinian political stage. Skot shares his knowledge of Milei’s rise and current state as leader of a once failing country, now on an upward trajectory thanks to libertarian policies.

Jul 24, 2024 • 59min
Porcupine Report #26: "Presidential Chaos" with Chris Maidment
Chris Maidment is a prominent political director and politics junkie who knows the ins and outs of the intricate and often tumultuous political landscape in the Granite State and nationwide. Fresh off the heals of a momentous Republican National Convention, Chris and Eric discuss the highlights.


