The Dime ventured into controversy this past week, welcoming historian John Egan to the show. The topic of this week’s show is whether the swine flu pandemic was intentional, and if so, does it arise from a modern eugenic movement? The source of the modern eugenics according to John Egan? Social Darwinism and its ancestors, atheism and Darwinism. The Dime, of course, defended both atheism and Darwinism, by showing how the eugenics movement simply co-opted Darwinism to further their own racist ideas, that predate Darwin himself. This show is a must listen for anyone interested in the long discredited idea of Social Darwinism.

Episode Links:

http://www.mevio.com/episode/161953/Meet+John+Egan
http://m.podshow.com/media/17755/episodes/161953/thelibertariandime-161953-06-28-2009.mp3

Show Links:

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The Dime ventures into controversy this week, welcoming historian John Egan to the show. The topic of this week’s show is whether the swine flu pandemic was intentional, and if so, does it arise from a modern eugenic movement? While not directly a libertarian topic, the Dime wanted to confront a fringe aspect of the libertarian/conservative movement. This show could go many ways, all of them interesting!

Short bio:

John Egan grew up in Levittown, Long Island. He studied History at Hofstra University with a Bachelor’s degree. He studied German language at the Goethe Institute in Munich and also graduated from the Heartwood Institute for the Natural Healing Arts in Garberville, California.

Be sure to listen, live, on Wednesday, June 24th at 8:30PM CDT:
http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/20976

This week, the Dime welcomed Lou Illar on the show to discuss his latest book and about gambling in general. The discussion was extremely interesting as Lou outlined how the government has its finger in the gambling pie. In the end, Lou brought it all together and related the government view on gambling to the government view on Wall Street. A definitely interesting show you’ll only hear on the Libertarian Dime.

His bio here:

Lou Illar is at minimum a professor that has through lecture and writings developed a unique cross disciplined perspective of mankind’s intellectual understanding of himself. He has produced two books and a number of published writings as well as the movie Sidekicks. He has taught world history as well as other communication classes on five campuses. He serves to present a unique understanding of applied ethics to stimulate an intellectual inquiry into historical truths and ethics. His latest book Believe Me or Your Lying Eyes advances a History of institutionalized gambling in America at the expense often of our loss of individual rights. Lou has served as a legal expert on intellectual property as well as a strategic marketing consultant for major corporations. As a counterbalance to all of this he has not only worked to fund various charities that support children, but has personally helped disabled individuals through his expert skills in Chinese Martial Arts. This special work with children has been acknowledged by numerous awards and Lou is now referred to as a Martial Art legend

Episode Links:

http://www.mevio.com/episode/160469/Episode+62+Meet+Lou+Illar
http://m.podshow.com/media/17755/episodes/160469/thelibertariandime-160469-06-20-2009.mp3

Show Links:

http://believemeoryourlyingeyes.com/
Believe Me or Your Lying Eyes
Sidekicks
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This week, the Dime welcomes Lou Illar onto to the show to discuss his latest book and about gambling in general. His bio here:

Lou Illar is at minimum a professor that has through lecture and writings developed a unique cross disciplined perspective of mankind’s intellectual understanding of himself. He has produced two books and a number of published writings as well as the movie Sidekicks. He has taught world history as well as other communication classes on five campuses. He serves to present a unique understanding of applied ethics to stimulate an intellectual inquiry into historical truths and ethics. His latest book Believe Me or Your Lying Eyes advances a History of institutionalized gambling in America at the expense often of our loss of individual rights. Lou has served as a legal expert on intellectual property as well as a strategic marketing consultant for major corporations. As a counterbalance to all of this he has not only worked to fund various charities that support children, but has personally helped disabled individuals through his expert skills in Chinese Martial Arts. This special work with children has been acknowledged by numerous awards and Lou is now referred to as a Martial Art legend

Should be another interesting show!

Related Links:

Believe Me or Your Lying Eyes
Sidekicks

You can hear the show on 6/17 at 8:30 PM CDT by clicking here:
http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/20976

This week, Shane, Jonathan, and Mike had on Kevin Kimbrough on to discuss the current situation with the auto companies, Chrysler, Ford and GM. Kevin walked the show through the problems the auto makers were having, misconceptions about American cars, the relationship between the auto companies and related companies, and his fears for the future. Kevin taught the Dime quite a lot about the auto industry. Also, Shane lost his mind and forgot he had co-hosts for large parts of the show.

Kevin’s Bio

A 25 year retail auto industry expert, Kevin quickly climbed the ranks of the industry. At the age of 24 he was recognized as the youngest General Manager of a Ford Dealership in the country at the time. He has gone on to operate multiple Automobile Franchises including, Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Chevrolet, Toyota, Nissan, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Kia, including owning and operating pre-owned auto dealerships.

Episode Links:

http://www.mevio.com/episode/159533/Episode+61+Meet+Kevin+Kimbrough
http://m.podshow.com/media/17755/episodes/159533/thelibertariandime-159533-06-14-2009.mp3

Show Links:

http://www.thatcarguy.com
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This week, Shane, Jonathan, and Mike are really excited to have Kevin Kimbrough on to discuss the current situation with the auto companies, Chrysler, Ford and GM. Should be a really interesting show!

Kevin’s Bio

A 25 year retail auto industry expert, Kevin quickly climbed the ranks of the industry. At the age of 24 he was recognized as the youngest General Manager of a Ford Dealership in the country at the time. He has gone on to operate multiple Automobile Franchises including, Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Chevrolet, Toyota, Nissan, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Kia, including owning and operating pre-owned auto dealerships.

http://www.thatcarguy.com

You can listen live, 6/10 8:30 PM CDT right here:

http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/20976

This week, Shane, Jonathan, and Mike had the pleasure of talking to the chair of the Kansas Libertarian Party, Andrew Gray. Andrew’s bio:

I have been actively involved in LPKS for four years. For the last two years I was 2nd deputy district coordinator. I was elected in March 2009 as Chair for the LPKS at our convention. I am 41 years old and married to wife Sherri. I also have three children. I have been employed by AT&T for 12 years as a support specialist.

Andrew talked about the exciting growth of the Libertarian Party in Kansas, as well as the recent history of the party. It was nice to hear that yet another state has a growing, thriving Libertarian party. The discussion then moved to the recent George Tiller murder and the libertarian view on abortion and violence. An interesting and though provoking show that no one will want to miss!

Episode Links:

http://www.mevio.com/episode/158495/Meet+Andrew+Gray
http://m.podshow.com/media/17755/episodes/158495/thelibertariandime-158495-06-06-2009.mp3

Show Links:

http://www.lpks.org
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This week, Shane, Jonathan, and Mike will have the pleasure of talking to the chair of the Kansas Libertarian Party. Andrew’s bio:

I have been actively involved in LPKS for four years. For the last two years I was 2nd deputy district coordinator. I was elected in March 2009 as Chair for the LPKS at our convention. I am 41 years old and married to wife Sherri. I also have three children. I have been employed by AT&T for 12 years as a support specialist.

Also, Andrew will participate in a small round table type discussion with Shane, Jonathan, and Mike on current news events. The Dime is looking forward to another interesting show!

Links of interest:

http://www.lpks.org

You can listen live, 6/3 8:30 PM CDT right here:

http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/20976

This week Shane, Jonathan, and Mike had the pleasure of speaking with Glenn Nielsen. Glenn is the recently re-elected chair of the Missouri Libertarian Party and once again, he was kind enough to come back on the Dime and give us a clear and insightful look at libertarianism. This week, Glenn talked about upcoming events that the LPMO will be attending such as the Midwest Fair Tax Rally on June 13, and the Kansas City Gay Pride Festival June 5-7.

The discussion then focused on two current events: The nomination of Judge Sotomayor to the Supreme Court and the case of Daniel Hauser, who has refused treatment for his cancer. It was a spirited discussion that went to the hear of libertarianism and how they apply to the current events. Once again, Glenn did the Missouri Libertarian Party proud.

Episode Links:

http://www.mevio.com/episode/157365/Glenn+Nielsen+back+again
http://m.podshow.com/media/17755/episodes/157365/thelibertariandime-157365-05-31-2009.mp3

Show Links:

http://showmeliberty.ning.com/
http://www.lpmo.org
http://www.showmeblog.org/page/glenn
http://www.midwestrally.com/
http://gaypridekansascity.com/
http://www.kcfreecycle.org/2009/05/27/featured-adoptables-jackson-the-bobtail-tuxedo-kitty/
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