The Alex Merced Podcast

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 6:19

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The Double Edge of Privilege (Living with different expectations)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2022 15:26

Alex Merced discusses Privilege and the social dynamics of privilege and how to productively talk about it. Follow Alex on twitter @loveatarian --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/support

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The Libertarian Party and how ideologies grow and don't grow

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2022 22:14

Alex Merced talks to his opinion on many of the conflicts currently going on within the Libertarian Party and his perspective from the outside looking in. Follow me on twitter @loveatarian --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/support

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The Value of Belief Systems in Society and the Dangers of Dogmatism in Belief Systems

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2022 20:10

Alex Merced talks about why political, religious and other belief systems play a healthy role in society but can be dangerous when they become overly dogmatic and divisive. Libertarian101.com LearnEconomicsNow.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/support

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My Thoughts on the State of Libertarian Party Messaging

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2022 54:02

Alex Merced discusses recent Libertarian Party messaging controversies and his opinions on what National communications should look like and why. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/support

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Losing 30+ Pounds, my thoughts, reflections and advice

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2022 51:55

Alex Merced opens up about his weightloss journey --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/support

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Why Communism/Socialism Failed, Exploring the Discourse

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 25:41

Alex Merced discusses Socialism/Communism and why it hasn't worked up till now, and many reflection based on this interview with Steve Keen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XGiTDWfdpM --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/support

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Abortion Bans - Unintended Consequences and future SCOTUS decisions

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 16:19

Alex Merced discusses his opinions AlexMerced.com twitter: @loveatarian --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/support

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Roe v. Wade and the Supreme Court

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2022 16:23

Alex Merced shares his thoughts on the Roe v. Wade supreme court decision. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/support

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Guns, Religion and the Supreme Court

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 23:07

Alex Merced discusses his thoughts on recent supreme court decisions. AlexMerced.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/support

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Understanding The Economy - Margin, Leverage, Interest Rates and Asset Prices

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2022 21:25

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Understanding How Inflation is Always a Monetary Phenomenon

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2022 19:45

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Pride Month, A Libertarian Perspective on why it's Great!!!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 24:49

Alex Merced discusses pride. Follow Alex on Twitter @alexmerced --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/support

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My Thoughts on Student Loads - Reflecting on NPR Intelligence Squared Debate

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2022 28:26

My Thoughts on Student Loads - Reflecting on NPR Intelligence Squared Debate Follow Alex on twitter @alexmerced --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/support

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Discussing Inflation and Improving Culture for Everyone

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2022 16:53

Alex Merced discusses how to think about inflation and politics during inflation and how culture wars can be turned into culture discussions for better outcomes. follow Alex on twitter @alexmerced --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/support

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Inflation, the causes, how to deal with it, and the politics

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 12:16

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Overview of the Austrian Business Cycle Theory

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2022 30:17

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An Intro to Debt, Bonds, Interest Rates, Yield Curves, Government Debt and Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 30:15

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An Intro to Understanding Inflation in Money and Price

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 25:29

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Decentralized Technology (IPFS, Mastodon, Gun.io, Blockchain)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 22:24

Alex Merced discusses a round up of newer technologies that provide empowerment through decentralization. AlexMerced.com AlexMercedCoder.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/support

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Bitcoin Blockchain Crypto - an Introduction - Part 4 - Tokens, ICOs, dApps, Settlement Layers and more

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 19:56

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Bitcoin Blockchain Crypto - an Introduction - Part 3 - Proof of Stake vs Proof of Work

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2021 9:04

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Bitcoin Blockchain Crypto - an Introduction - Part 2 - Why Validate Transactions?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 7:48

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Bitcoin Blockchain Crypto - an Introduction - Part 1 - What is a Blockchain

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 12:24

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Interview: David Dorr of Coro Global on Gold Payments, Distributed Ledgers and Finance

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 47:19

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Do Rights Exist?

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 18:04

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Revisiting Bitcoin and Blockchain - What is it, why does it matter, why you should care

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 26:25

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Reflection/Austrian Econ: Stephan Kinsella questioning whether the Entrepreneurial Skill Exists?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2021 15:12

This is me reflecting on a Facebook post by Stephan Kinsella questioning whether entrepreneurial skill exists (the skill that some people are better predictors). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/support

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Why the Libertarian Party Did, Does and WIll Always Matter

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 14:21

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What are Critical Theories and my Thoughts on LPNH

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 41:51

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Political Parties, Caucuses, and the Problems with Scaling

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 27:47

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Decentralized Tech (Algorand, GUN Database, Mastodon)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 11:39

Alex Merced talks about opportunities in Decentralized Technology Coding -> AlexMercedCoder.com, devNursery.com Politics and Opinion -> AlexMerced.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/support

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A Libertarian on Child Labor, Wages and Capital

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 32:34

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How to Fund Scientific Research (Public vs Private Means)

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 23:12

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Socialism vs Liberalism, a Discussion

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 24:14

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The Oakland "UBI", Social Justice, Consent, and Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 24:40

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The Dangers of Populism In All Causes

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 13:53

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Digital Goods/Labor - Rethinking Inflation, Interest Rates and Price Levels

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 23:55

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Why Shorting Stock and Options are important and People should relax

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 15:52

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Blockstack, Bitcoin, Capitol Building, Trump, Twitter, Parler

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 21:57

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Alex Merced - End of 2020 Look Back and Look Forward

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2020 12:28

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The Tea Party, BLM, BLTM and how movements get distorted by Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 31:57

How movements are sparked out a feeling of being unheard, ignored and powerless How the political industry is quick to try to divert any movements effort and resources away from progress and towards their own ends Understanding of the root sentiment behind Black Lives Matter, Black Trans Lives Matter, The Tea Party and the Trump Movement all movements born out of a sizable minority sharing similar feeling of frustration that quickly got co-opted by the left or right wing political machines My particular high level of empathy for the trans community and the challenges they face. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alexmerced/support

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