Kibbe on Liberty
Blaze Podcast Network
Kibbe on Liberty is a weekly podcast with libertarian author and economist, Matt Kibbe. Kibbe believes that honest conversations, driven by intellectual curiosity and mutual respect, can ignite a new revolution of free thinking and a willingness to question the official narrative. That means talking, and listening, to a wide variety of people outside the echo chamber of officially sanctioned experts. Kibbe on Liberty's guests include politicians, economists, musicians, comedians, writers, radio personalities, activists, journalists, and even magicians—with topics of conversation ranging from current affairs to obscure philosophy, from craft beer to the Grateful Dead. Cold one in hand, settle in for the next brain-stimulating hour of Kibbe on Liberty.As the president of Free the People, Kibbe has decades of experience in the libertarian political sphere. He is the author of three books, including Don’t Hurt People and Don’t Take Their Stuff, a #2 NY Times Best Seller. Kibbe is a fanatical DeadHead, drinker of great whisky, and collector of obscure books on Austrian economics.
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Mar 25, 2026 • 27min
Ep 378 | Is Brian Cole a Patsy? | Guest: Steve Baker
Steve Baker, investigative reporter for Blaze News who has dug into the Brian Cole January 6 pipe‑bomber case. He discusses whistleblower claims of a 'patsy file.' He highlights timeline and forensic inconsistencies, contested interrogation circumstances, and behavioral contrasts between the suspect and the hooded bomber. He also explores patterns of how isolated individuals can be exploited and pressure to close the case quickly.
Mar 18, 2026 • 1h 15min
Ep 377 | There's No Easy Way Out of This War | Guest: Scott Horton
Three weeks into the Trump administration's war with Iran, the path toward a clean victory is looking narrower and narrower. And with an ever-shifting series of objectives, it's not even clear what such a victory would look like. Matt Kibbe is joined by Scott Horton, executive director of the Libertarian Institute, to discuss where the war goes from here and whether there is even a coherent strategy at play. After failing to enact meaningful regime change and with low public approval ratings for this military action, a best-case scenario would probably involve Trump simply declaring victory and bringing our troops home. However, Iran is unlikely to allow that resolution to happen and is likely to keep inflicting pain on American military bases as a deterrent to future bombings. The good news is that, as was demonstrated in 2013 with Barack Obama's abortive strikes on Syria, the American people have the power to influence foreign policy if they make their voices loud enough, especially on the eve of the midterm congressional elections.
Mar 11, 2026 • 1h 20min
Ep 376 | The War in Iran Is Going Badly | Guest: Kelley Vlahos
After premising his 2024 campaign on the promise of no new wars, President Donald Trump is taking military action in Iran that has already cost over a thousand civilian lives. Matt Kibbe is joined by Kelley Vlahos, editor in chief of Responsible Statecraft and a senior adviser at the Quincy Institute, to discuss the confusing rationale for this war and the best-case scenario Americans can hope to see. The administration has succeeded in killing the ayatollah, only to replace him with his more radical son, so any pretense of liberating the Iranian people seems farcical. Moreover, there appears to be no strategic plan or exit strategy to avoid turning this war into an Iraq-style quagmire. The best we can hope for is that Trump declares victory and pulls out before more lives are lost, but even in that case the reversal of one of his key campaign promises is likely to cost the Republicans badly in the midterm elections.
Mar 4, 2026 • 36min
Ep 375 | Will 'Discombobulator' Be Used On Americans? | Guest: Steve Baker
Following the removal of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, the cat is out of the bag on the U.S. government’s use of covert energy weapons to stop soldiers dead in their tracks. Matt Kibbe is joined by independent journalist Steve Baker, who has been investigating the history and current status of these weapons, which use subsonic sound waves and microwaves to produce profound physical distress in targets, up to and including stopping a heart. What’s even more concerning is the prospect of these weapons being deployed on American citizens to disrupt peaceful protests without outside observers being able to tell that the attacks are taking place.
Feb 25, 2026 • 1h 3min
Ep 374 | War with Iran Is Looming | Guest: Jon Hoffman
As U.S. forces move closer to Iran, it appears more and more likely that the Trump administration is planning military action against the country for the second time in a year. Matt Kibbe is joined by Cato research fellow Jon Hoffman to discuss why the president has turned his back on his campaign promises not to start any new wars, why open conflict with Iran would be a disaster for the U.S., and why the wishes of the Israeli government seem to be more important than putting America first.
Feb 18, 2026 • 1h 13min
Ep 373 | Government Corruption Runs Even Deeper Than We Thought | Guest: Mike Benz
The release of millions of formerly classified pages related to Jeffrey Epstein is giving Americans an inside look into a web of collusion and deception that spans multiple countries, agencies, and administrations. Matt Kibbe is joined by Mike Benz, executive director of the Foundation for Freedom Online, to take a deep dive into the links between the military, wealthy individuals like Bill Gates, and the public health apparatus that gave us the COVID-19 pandemic. The deeper you dig, the worse it gets. But there’s a bright spot in all this: The transparency we’re now getting, thanks to the efforts of Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), is allowing the American people to finally see what’s been going on behind the curtain, and that knowledge is the first step toward reform.
Feb 11, 2026 • 55min
Ep 372 | Deep State Operatives Won the Super Bowl | Guest: Abigail Hall
The most recent Super Bowl featured a dazzling and expensive display of military patriotism. While this may be pleasing to some viewers, it’s important to realize that such spectacles are a deliberate propaganda effort on the part of the military-industrial complex. Matt Kibbe is joined by Abigail Hall, co-author of "How to Run Wars," to discuss the ways in which the government tries to make its foreign policy palatable to the average citizen, including funneling huge amounts of taxpayer money into Hollywood, music, and the NFL. Consumers of this entertainment are being sold a pro-war agenda without realizing it and are even financing these programs with their taxes.
Feb 6, 2026 • 1h 6min
Ep 371 | DOJ’s Epstein Files Release Reveals Deep Corruption | Guest: Rep. Thomas Massie
Rep. Thomas Massie, Kentucky congressman and transparency advocate who sponsored the Epstein Files Transparency Act, breaks down the DOJ document dump. He criticizes redactions that hide perpetrators while exposing victims. They debate missing FBI forms, whether the release was incompetence or malice, the scale of the scandal, and how citizen researchers are sifting the files.
Feb 4, 2026 • 18min
Ep 370 | Pursuing Empire Will Destroy America | Guest: Judge Andrew Napolitano
America was built on the idea of limited government and personal freedom, but as the nation has expanded and taken on the role of the world's policeman, these founding ideals have eroded into something resembling the empires of previous eras. Matt Kibbe and Judge Andrew Napolitano discuss how the desire to engage in nation-building, to acquire colonies, and to have a military presence all over the world necessarily entails sacrificing the Constitution, sound money, and our national values. As the U.S. government grows more and more imperial, it becomes less and less American.
Jan 28, 2026 • 57min
Ep 369 | Republicans Are Losing the PR War Over ICE | Guest: Jim Bovard
Jim Bovard, investigative journalist who exposed Ruby Ridge and federal overreach, gives a hard-nosed look at recent immigration-enforcement shootings. He dissects training shortfalls, phone confiscations, and optics that harm Republicans. He draws parallels to Ruby Ridge and warns about secrecy, rushed exonerations, and broad domestic-terror labels.
