Podcast appearances and mentions of matt carano

Blind Mike and Dave Cullinane are in studio as Kirk recaps The Roast of Tom Brady. (05:18) Kirk firmly believes Belichick still hates Kraft. (07:42) Kirk wonders why Brady was able to get away with the Aaron Hernandez joke. (14:35) Dave Portnoy was surprisingly not invited to the roast. (15:40) Unfrosted was the worst movie ever. (18:30) Mike could not believe the Mad Men scene. (26:40) Gerry thought Julian Edelman was the best roaster of the night. (30:30) Brady seemed pissed about Jeff Ross' joke about Robert Kraft. (31:18) Sam Block did not find the Brady roast funny at all. (35:32) Rich Shertenlieb has a new show coming to WZLX. (38:50) Dead Ticket Mutnansky lost big during this year's Kentucky Derby. (48:40) Kevin Maler was caught by the Palmetto Creep Patrol. (57:30) Matt Carano broke down the Kendrick Lamar/Drake beef. (01:02:10) Montante and Visionless Dave have a new theory about Gus' tires. (01:07:15) Dave thinks Coleman should show respect to Kirk's friends. (01:14:10) DEC is back and wants Kirk to help him make a show about Tim Ridgolds for the main Barstool Sports page. (01:16:20) Justin recaps his trip to New York. (01:17:40) Dave thought Justin hated Kirk for a stretch of time. (01:20:45) Whitney had a new kid. (01:22:40) The Fall Guy didn't have a great start in the box office this weekend. (01:24:50) Dave's dog was harmed at the vet. (01:26:40) It's Bubba Trudell's birthday and Kirk thinks it could be his last. (01:42:35) Coleman was offered Jennifer Murphy as a potential guest. (01:46:30) Gus calls in and claims he lost his license on the way to Minnesota. (01:57:20) Coleman thinks Boston Police were wasting taxpayers' dollars by visiting a lonely 25 year old on his birthday.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/kminshow

Kirk Minihane is live from the infamous Harrington, Delaware Subway where Justin journeyed to attempt to meet Sam. (8:00) Matt Carano has a new song. (19:30) Montante and Justin may have beef. (24:00) Gerry Callahan had his first show back. (34:00) Julie DiCaro had a Bluesky post about "J School." (40:00) Sam joins the show. (44:30) Coleman is curious about Mama K and Kevin From Bristol's car ride. (54:00) Red Sox leadership gets booed at Winter Weekend. (1:06:00) Mick calls his girlfriend to discuss taking the next step.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/kminshow

Julie makes her KMN debut with DaveR and Danny! They discuss Kirk welcoming in his friend Dave Portnoy. Portnoy defends why he allowed a friend to dictate Barstool Sports content and describes the new company policy of not being mean. Blind Mike gets years worth of built up frustration out. Matt Carano and Gerry Callahan officially part ways. Carl Stevens of WBZ shares a poem about the legacy of David Ortiz. Chris' mall design game & more!

Blind Mike and Pat "The Drip Lord" Ford join Kirk in studio. (2:00) Gus receives inside information that Mut is interviewing with 98.5 The Sports Hub. (19:50) Donald Trump gets flipped off by Bill Burr's wife at UFC. (23:30) Matt Carano has a new podcast. (29:30) Tim in Canton calls in to Toucher. (37:45) Steve Robinson is ready to protect Maine from Communists. (38:45) Get your flu and COVID shots or you run the risk of starting a World War. (49:30) The New York/Chicago office feud continues to intensify. (57:30) Pat Ford brought in some notes. (1:14:45) The Preseason All-Dozen Team selections have been announced. (1:20:15) Kirk calls Subway to get to the bottom of their Italian Herb(s) and Cheese debate. (1:44:00) Calls.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/kminshow

The live show in Plymouth had one of the best crowds to date but not everything went as planned. Kirk announces he would like to add someone to the team that can handle the live events (00:00:10). Kirk gives behind the scenes details into all the videos and appearances shot for the live show. Caroline Baniewicz allegedly may have threatened to quit Barstool after her disagreement with KFC on the Barbie movie (00:53:00). Matt Carano was offered a spot to perform at the live show and declined (01:21:30). Ryan Whitney calls in to give his thoughts on the Plymouth show, calls & more.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/kminshow

Ryan Whitney in-studio. Kirk confirms Dave looks at his phone while driving. Mut calls in to call out Dave during their time on the Cape yesterday (00:05:00). Robbie Fox says Kirk is a company villain (00:24:00). Matt Carano has a new song out (00:36:00). RA gives him Oppenheimer review (00:54:20). Greg Bedard addresses his haters by letting them know Bill respects him (01:03:00), calls & more.You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/kminshow

Sports betting is now legal in Massachusetts and Kirk has some picks to start off the Monday (00:00:10). Justin wants Bill Russell to Rest In Peace (00:15:00). The rules are set for “Sleeping In Justin's Car” (00:31:00). Steve Robinson has appeared on Matt Carano's podcast “Roam” (00:45:00). Seth Mnookin shames a man for taking a foul ball away from his child. Jared Carrabis hosted a Summer Slam watch along, Mike is open to drinking a prison cocktail, phone calls and more.

Linda Marks has a new song mourning the children of the Uvalde shooting (00:10:30). Christian Arcand takes a prank phone call about Steve Robinson (00:31:00). There is a new prep segment “Group Therapy” on WKLB, where a woman is upset that her boss is making her share a hotel room with a homosexual male coworker (00:36:00). Stu Feiner wants to have sex with Dua Lipa and doesn't care about any consequences that come from it. Kirk is done with Matt Carano's podcast ROAM. Turns out Justin is just as blind as Mike and much more.

The journey has barely begun and we're already exhausted. Matt Carano's new podcast, 'Roam,' is a complete breakdown of every epoch in his life (00:00:10). NESN announces the launch of NESN 360 for the price of $29.99 per month and featuring a familiar name (01:07:30). Chris leaves the studio after telling us he won't be here next week because a friend is in town (01:27:00). Calls & more.

Elon Musk now owns Twitter and plenty of people are freaking out about it (00:05:00). A Toronto blog calls pizza places interested in having Dave Portnoy try their pizza to see if they know about allegations against him (00:07:35). Steve Robinson is basically the only one to like a tweet bad-mouthing Dave (00:26:15). WCVB, a local Boston television station, covers the Kingston families terrorizing ordeal with golf balls (00:31:29). Robert Galvin, attorney for the Tenczar family, joins us to defend the $5 million verdict (02:00:00). Gerry's Producer, Ironhead, confirms he doesn't hate Matt Carano after telling Mike that Carano unsubscribed to Mike's Patreon (01:08:00) & much more.

Kirk is perplexed at Dave's inappropriate language during an interview for The Case (00:02:00). Chris Klemmer checks in to correct Kirk after he reached out to him over the weekend (00:10:00). Boston Mayor Michelle Wu can't handle the comments during an Instagram Live (00:12:30). Gerry Callahan says goodbye to Matt Carano (00:24:30). Kirk tries to get to the bottom of Dave's hate for Bob Snyder (00:43:30). WEEI has some big ideas swirling around (00:53:00). Jay Leno is back on TV doing a cheap game show (01:14:00). Reaction to the Super Bowl, Half Time Show & more.

Kirk Minihane welcomes in his friend Dave Portnoy (00:02:00). Portnoy defends why he allowed a friend to dictate Barstool Sports content and describes the new company policy of not being mean. Blind Mike gets years worth of built up frustration out. Matt Carano and Gerry Callahan have officially parted ways (00:45:30). Chris alludes to possibly eliminating one of his current projects (00:56:30). Carl Stevens of WBZ shares a poem about the legacy of David Ortiz (01:08:30). Chris brings a very interesting activity, your calls & more.

Dave Portnoy is now in the business of deleting content? A dust up with Alex Bennett over a deleted video is very troubling to Kirk (00:15:00). The Gerry Callahan Show had some internal issues go public after Turtleboy blogs about his problems with Matt Carano (00:30:00). David Ortiz is a hall of famer because of the jock sniffers (00:43:00). Billboard Charts Guy had to adjust this week after our schedule change & much more.

Louie Anderson is gone but his "Splash" appearance lives on (00:12:00). Jerry Seinfeld's appearance on "Benson" shows his acting range (00:18:00). Gerry has an internal issue going on as Matt Carano wants Turtleboy off the show (00:23:23). Neil Young wants Spotify to choose between his music or Joe Rogan (00:28:00). Magnolia locations are hard to come by, so call an old friend for advice (00:51:00). No one has more zest for life at this very moment than Steve Robinson (01:27:00) & much more.

Matt Carano joins the program. Who's the Alpha/Beta on Quantum Week?How's The Gerry Callahan Show going?A look at woke costumes on twitter. Bitcoin and much moreBuy tickets to the Quantum Week live show at quantum-week.com

Jared Carrabis is in next week but after hearing his tone on Starting 9, we're a little concerned for his future (00:03:29). Kirk announces that the show is seeking a house band for the Wilbur Show which is of course the opportunity of a lifetime (00:20:55). Matt Carano goes on the Blind Mike Project to discuss his issues with Chris, working for Gerry and reveals The Freecast (00:23:44). Boston has a new Mayor and her kids ponder when boys are allowed to run someday (00:33:56). Scottie Pippen is a bitter fuck (00:55:50). Albert, owner of Dave's favorite pizza place, hangs up on the program (01:07:12) & much more.

Overcoming adversity isn't new to Kirk Minihane but this week may have been his toughest test. After numerous nights of no sleep for Podcast Jesus, we call in Dr. Marc Saulnier of Saulnier Family Chiropractic for healing (00:15:00). The Barstool Chicago crew took over The Rundown and addressed their past issues with KMarko (00:25:00). A BU Today piece written about Barstool Sports makes accusations about the company with zero evidence as a group of students at the University tries to shut down the Barstool BU Instagram and other social accounts. (00:50:22). Quantum Week Chris' game this week is actually just asking Kirk for his favorite TV shows. (01:15:20). QW Chris and Matt Carano have some issues that they're working through & much more.

After the disastrous outcome of Saco III in the summer, The Kirk Minihane Show makes its return to Maine for one thing and one thing only... Redemption. Kirk addressed why Justin was not there for the show following a big week of taking down WEEI's phone lines. Jeff D Lowe checks in live for a little Kirk vs. The Minifans in The Dozen Trivia. Quantum Week Chris and Matt Carano are fighting on the show and behind the scenes, so of course that fight needed to take over the main stage. From the wind, former KMS producer Steve Robinson unleashed an absolute assault in video form. The video Justin sent over to be played boggled the mind of everyone in attendance & much more.

The reunion of Kirk and Callahan did not go as expected. Kirk explains why he felt the show was joyless (00:16:45) and puts the ball on their future relationship entirely in their court. Quantum Week Chris explains why he was a little disheveled when arriving for the Colleen Ritzer 5K (00:05:00). Gay guys can throw a wedding (00:3812). Chris admits to being rattled on today's show but doesn't really know why (00:54:00). A new parody song from Matt Carano (00:58:15). Chris brings another activity with him drafting NBC's Must See TV lineup.

Jeff D. Lowe joins the show to explain his decision to suspend Trysta Krick for the entire season 2 of The Dozen Trivia. Trysta comes on to defend herself and pronounces her innocence, after being replaced by Rico Bosco who might be going back on Team Big Ev after stabbing him in the back. Quantum Week Chris joins the show in studio, and disagrees with Kirk about the best decade of De Niro. Flora Gill has an idea for children to express their sexuality. Dave Portnoy rips Barstool employees for not working hard. Matt Carano has quit his full time job in order to produce The Gerry Callahan Podcast. Justin joins Cameo (Cameo.com/KMSJustin).

Matt Carano is the new full-time producer of the Gerry Callahan Podcast (00:17:02). Brandi Love was booted from a conservative conference over the weekend and declined the opportunity to come on the show and discuss it with Kirk (00:22:35). We revisit an absolutely bizarre Wendy Williams rants about a TikTok star (00:57:08). A new documentary about Anthony Bourdain is released and it's causing a stir because they used AI to replicate Bourdain's voice (01:00:45). Justin showcases his phone sex abilities (01:16:01). Jared Carrabis announces a new podcast with David Ortiz & much more.

The Biden administration is still mad not enough people want vaccines, which must be Facebook's fault. NPR says that online misinformation can also include things that are true if it's Ben Shapiro saying them. Brian Kilmeade wants to let people make bad decisions, and Tom wants Alice to admit she's jealous of Matt Carano. Find us at www.burnbarrelpodcast.com Email us: burnbarrelpodcast@gmail.com Follow on Parler: @burnbarrelpodcast On Gab: @burnbarrelpodcast Facebook: facebook.com/burnbarrelpodcast And Twitter: @burnbarrelpod Follow Tom on Twitter: @tomshattuck You can follow Alice too: @aliceshattuck More Tom stuff at www.tomshattuck.com Tom's "Insta" as the zoomers say: www.instagram.com/tomwshattuck/ Join us at Locals: locals.com/ (subscriber based) Join us at Patreon: www.patreon.com/burnbarrel (subscriber based) The opening theme music is called Divine Intervention by Matthew Sweet. The closing theme music to this podcast C'est La Vie by Derek Clegg. Excelsior

Gwen Berry steals the Olympic moment from DeAnna Price; Scottie Pippen claims Phil Jackson is racist for calling a play, Old producer Dave Cullinane defends not recommending Matt Carano for the job Biden is spying on Tucker Carlson. Subscribe, like, review: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gerry-callahan-podcast/id1490937170

Yesterday's lunch after the Miltons trip was one Kirk wants to forget as soon as he can. With this being the final show before Madawaska of course Justin screws up so bad that the entire event is in jeopardy. Thankfully the KMS electric guy, Matt Carano, swoops in and saves the day. Justin does try to make up for his ineptitude by sharing a secret Chick-Fil-A hack that you won't believe.

Matt Carano of Quantum Week produces the episode on the eve of the biggest KMS trip to Milton's yet.The once self proclaimed "Son of Madawaska" has had enough. After Big Rick's pulled catering for Saturday's live show in Madawaska, Kirk is just about done with the people of that selfish town. Dan Daigle rejoins the Madawaska town council with his tail between his legs, but still has some issues that he wants to be clarified.

Matt Carano of The Quantum Week podcast fills in at producer and we get an update on his relationship with The Gerry Callahan Show. Finally we get some honest journalism out of northern Maine, which may just result in Kirk returning to radio to hit the post on the hottest adult contemporary station in Aroostook County, Q96.1. The character of Richard Chandler somehow gets more bizarre as we now don't know if he is real or just a pseudonym for Mark Stewart.

Old friends Matt Carano, Menners, Visionless Dave and Jon from Scranton join the show to talk about Steve's impending departure from KMS

Tonight on 69 minutes, Andrew Augustus sits down w parody song legends, Murchisons Mouse, Jay from Colby James and the Ramblers, and Matt Carano, to discuss what goes into the parody songs we all know and love. Then BMD sits down w Tim in Canton as they discuss the life of a professional prank caller. Finally Buddy sits down w the artist formally known as DEC and they discuss the minifan show's end, mhb, and accusations of sponsor poaching.   

Week of September 21st through September 25th (Part 2) Featuring Fill-In Producer Matt Carano ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Weekly Breakdown of the Kirk Minihane Show and the World Surrounding It. By Minifans For Minifans. Friday: 'KMS Rundown' on Kirk Minihane Network Youtube Saturday: 'KMS Rundown' Audio Released on this RSS feed of the KMS Rundown. Sunday: 'The KMS Rewind' Audio Released on this RSS feed Twitter: @KMSRewind @KirkMinShow @KirkMin @KMSRundown Links: KirkMinihaneShow.com | Merch | KMN Youtube | --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kms-rewind/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kms-rewind/support --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kms-rewind/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kms-rewind/support

Week of September 21st through September 25th Featuring Fill-In Producer Matt Carano ------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Weekly Breakdown of the Kirk Minihane Show and the World Surrounding It. By Minifans For Minifans Friday: 'KMS Rundown' on Kirk Minihane Network Youtube Saturday: 'KMS Rundown' Audio Released on this RSS feed of the KMS Rundown. Sunday: 'The KMS Rewind' Audio Released on this RSS feed Every Other Sunday: 'The Kirk Minihane Network Review Released on this RSS feed Twitter: @KMSRewind @KirkMinShow @KirkMin @KMSRundown Links: KirkMinihaneShow.com | Merch | KMN Youtube | DEC Blog | Miniblog --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kms-rewind/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kms-rewind/support --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kms-rewind/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kms-rewind/support

Before you start thinking I'm stalking Kirk's family, Adam Minihane, his brother reached out to me first. I swear. Adam talks about growing up with Kirk and how surprised he was that Kirk became a radio titan. He talks addiction and then the main event, his full throated support for Matt Carano and the nonsense he's been through. Then Adam talks about the WEEI stars he's met. Who's great, who's a dick. And of course, Dave Cullinane Talk. Plus a 9/11 story. Support our sponsors. Dr. Sheffield's Natural Dr. Sheffield's Certified Natural Toothpaste is certified by the NPA Two Tours Full Spectrum CBD Two Tours Full Spectrum CBD Oil is available in 500mg and 1000mg sizes and CBD sugar and salve. Sword and Scale Sword and Scale, proving that the worst monsters are real. Reel Paper Bamboo toilet paper that does good and feels good. Delivered to your door.

Ted Sellers and Chris from Wakefield join the show to talk the latest events in the world of Kirk Minihane. We talked Ted's participation in skits at the Saco Show with Blind Mike. Do Minifans feel grief over Kirk's latest leave of absence? DEC stirred the pot by stating Steve and Mike should put some shows out without Kirk and that point seemingly was supported by Big Cat. What do Ted and Chris think? Matt Carano was on a tear this week and we talked about his war with a guy from Prague. Also, what are you watching/listening to in passing the time. Support our sponsors, http://twotours.com/minifan for free shipping on full spectrum CBD and CBD sugar from Grant and Nick at Two Tours CBD. Support the absolute best toothpaste on the market, Dr. Sheffields at https://www.drsheffieldsnaturals.com/

DEC asked Matt Carano, Tara, Alison T, Latino Kirk and Chris from Wakefield to take a moment and share what Kirk Minihane and the Kirk Minihane Show meant to them. It's an emotional and raw discussion on how Kirk has made them laugh and how his discussion on mental illness has personally affected them. Special thanks to our sponsors, Two Tours CBD at http://twotours.com/minifan. When you use my link, you get free shipping. Support Dr. Sheffield's Natural toothpaste at https://www.drsheffieldsnaturals.com/ Dr. Sheffield's Natural Dr. Sheffield's Certified Natural Toothpaste is certified by the NPA Two Tours Full Spectrum CBD Two Tours Full Spectrum CBD Oil is available in 500mg and 1000mg sizes and CBD sugar and salve.

Matt Carano of Quantum Week joins the show. Friction between Matt and Chris. Cancel culture and the war against the Lambily. Behind the scenes: Carano at Saco. Being a liberal fascist Minifan. Check out Quantum Week: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quantum-week/id1494731140 Matt Carano on Twitter https://twitter.com/matthewcarano?lang=en Rape parody song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNDzp8cgTDk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/localfatsos/message

Matt Carano @matthewcarano and Quantum Week Chris @QWeekChris join the Minifan Show to do a different program. Its the show Chris from Wakefield @ChrisWakefield_ calls a "nerd" show. We discuss the best TV themes from the 70's and 80's. First, we discuss the last few weeks on Quantum Week, Matt and Chris's podcast, which have been out of the park. And because DEC is a few years older, it makes all the difference in perspective as DEC skews 70's early 80's and Matt and Chris go later. Lots of debate and passion on this subject and we hope you like this nostalgic trip. Support Red Dogs and Company at reddogscompany.com and use the promo code, MINIFAN for 15% off.

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Episode 08. Show Title: Red Flag Flaws Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist Engineered by: Matthew Carano Produced by: Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle Show Summary (used for RSS & iTunes Summary): On this Episode of The Freecast the Red Flag Law gets a hearing in Concord, deregulation spikes sales in CBD, HIV may have a cure, and Dover says no to a private music venue.   News New owners of greyhound park want 100 percent employee owned casino https://www.unionleader.com/news/business/seabrook-greyhound-park-owner-describes-vision-for-employee-owned-casino/article_d82f3841-dc81-58f3-8df3-6d21950e8d31.html https://smallbusiness.chron.com/employeeowned-company-work-44184.html Red Flag Law hearing today (MC) https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/both-sides-brace-for-battle-over-red-flag-law-today/article_ed375c77-964c-5254-9807-98500b3a2849.html?block_id=664688 https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/lawmakers-with-pearl-necklaces-at-hearing-on-red-flag-bill/article_ef9156c0-db59-59e9-9bd2-e028f50aa103.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share Deregulation sees spike in CBD sales (Nick) https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190303/cbd-products-growing-in-popularity Portsmouth's Zagster bike rentals have net cost of $49K (MC) https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190305/portsmouths-zagster-bike-rentals-have-net-cost-of-49k Second man may be cured of AIDS virus after transplant (MC) https://www.seacoastonline.com/zz/news/20190304/second-man-may-be-cured-of-aids-virus-after-transplant Music venue run out of private home (Nick) https://www.fosters.com/news/20190304/popular-home-music-venue-shut-down-by-dover Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Dover - 1st Thursday   NH History Mt Monadnock 3165 ft 1,000 ft taller than any other peak in over 30 mile radius 2,150 ft prominence It is so isolated that American geologists use Monadnock as a term for a mountain or hill that rises abruptly compared to the rest of the landscape It's like Erebor Monadnock derives from an Abenaki term, loosely translated as “the mountain that stands alone The earliest recorded ascent was in 1725 by Captain Samuel Willard and his fourteen rangers. They camped out there to lookout for indigenous americans. Strange records Garry Harrington, hiked Monadnock 16 times in 24 hours Larry Davis, hiked the summit daily for 2,850 days (7.8 years) 3rd most popularly hiked mountain in the world at 125,000 hikers a year The summit is barren, this isn't because of a natural tree line, but because there were fires set by settlers sometime between 1810 and 1820 that raged for weeks destroying all the trees and the top-soil Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote a long poem about the mountain, which is one of his most famous poems, called “Monadnock”. Other Transcendentalists Henry David Thoreau and Margaret Fuller visited the Monadnock several times and wrote about it. Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

Episode 07. Show Title: Justice For Jussie But Not For The Women Of NH. Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano and Nick Boyle   Engineered by: Matthew Carano   Produced by: Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle     Show Summary (used for RSS & iTunes Summary): On this episode of the Freecast, Sununu's new budget, Jussie Smollet gets caught trying to start a race war, Liberty Forum recap, and the NH Supreme Court decides equal protection under the law no longer exists. Facebook Status: Twitter Status: Hashtags / Tags: Featured Image Ideas (for blog post):   News Sununu's budget https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-media/speeches/budget-2019.htm Jussie Smollet Liberty Forum Recap (Nick) Trivia Stephan Kinsella and Daniel Garza immigration debate Vermin Supreme showing up in a horse outfit Friday night announcing “I'm proud to be the presumptive nominee for the Libertarian Party in 2020!... And if you stick with me, together we can get 5%!” Lee McGrath, Institute of Justice talk about how occupational licensing is the #1 inhibitor to employment Talked to a number of NH state reps about what committees they're on and how the session is going so far (Alan Bershtein, Hershel Nuñez, Alicia Lekas, Tony Lekas, Jess Edwards, Michael Yakubovich) State of the Free State (ads on podcasts, 24,155 signers, 4,392 movers, acceptance of monthly donations) Comedy from Lou Perez Free Ross fundraiser raised $6,700 Armory room Region tables Porcfest “I can't believe it's not government” https://itsnotgov.org/ Approval Voting Best pickup line contest (Matt - ofc) https://nh1.com/nh1/93-3-the-wolf-asked-listeners-for-their-best-pickup-lines-and-the-results-were-spectacular/ Seacoast government pensioners among highest in the state. https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190213/seacoast-pensioners-among-highest-paid-in-nh   Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Rochester - 4th Thursday   NH History NH Supreme Court upholds topless Ordinance 3-2 On appeal, the defendants argue that the trial court erred by denying their motion to dismiss because the ordinance: (1) violates their right to equal protection under the State and Federal Constitutions; (2) violates their rights to free speech and expression under the State and Federal Constitutions; (3) does not fall within the regulatory authority granted to the City of Laconia by the legislature; (4) is preempted by RSA 645:1; and (5) violates RSA chapter 354-A. Associate Justice, Bobbie Hantz Marconi wrote for the majority who affirmed the Circuit Court's ruling on all counts, Chief Justice C.J. Lynn and Associate Justice Patrick Donovan concurred “We conclude that the Laconia ordinance does not classify on the basis of gender. The ordinance prohibits both men and women from being nude in a public place….That the ordinance defines nudity to include exposure of the female but not male breast does not mean that it classifies based upon a suspect class. ...The ordinance merely reflects the fact that men and women are not fungible with respect to the traditional understanding of what constitutes nudity.” ”Applying the standard, we have little trouble concluding that the defendants have not carried the heavy burden of mounting a successful facial attack to an ordinance analyzed only for rationality. The stated purpose of the ordinance is to uphold and support “public health, public safety, morals and public order.” “ “The dissent faults us for seeking guidance from other courts in ascertaining whether Laconia's ordinance classifies based on gender. However, as demonstrated by the lack of any meaningful discussion of our precedent in the dissent, we have little in the way of help from our own cases in answering this question.” Although there exists no express authority for a city to enact anordinance prohibiting females from exposing their nipples, RSA 47:17, VII(2012) grants the city the power “[t]o regulate all streets and public ways,wharves, docks, and squares, and the use thereof.” Further, RSA 47:17, XIII (2012) grants the city the power “to regulate the times and places of bathing and swimming in the canals, rivers and other waters of the city, and the clothing to be worn by bathers and swimmers.” In addition, RSA 47:17, XV (2012) gives the city the power to “make any other bylaws and regulations which may seem for the well-being of the city” so long as “no bylaw or ordinance” is “repugnant to the constitution or laws of the state.” Justice James Bassett wrote for the dissent, who concurred in part and dissented in part, Justice Hicks joined We agree with our colleagues in most respects: Laconia's ordinance does not violate the defendants' rights to freedom of speech and expression; it falls within the regulatory authority of the City of Laconia; it is not preempted by statute; and it does not violate RSA chapter 354-A. However, we part company with the majority when it rejects the defendants' equal protection claim. We strongly disagree that rational basis is the lens through which the defendants' equal protection challenge should be analyzed. Laconia's ordinance facially classifies on the basis of gender: if a woman and a man wear the exact same clothing on the beach, on Laconia's main street, or in a backyard “visible to the public,” the woman is engaging in unlawful behavior — but the man is not. The majority acknowledges — as it must — that under the New Hampshire Constitution, gender-based classifications trigger strict scrutiny. Yet the majority declines to apply strict scrutiny in this case, reasoning that, because “men and women are not fungible with respect to the traditional understanding of what constitutes nudity,” the Laconia ordinance does not classify on the basis of gender. The conclusion that the ordinance does not classify on the basis of gender, and therefore can be analyzed by applying the rational basis test, does not find support in the plain language of the ordinance, the New Hampshire Constitution, or our precedent. That the ordinance classifies on the basis of gender is self-evident. The ordinance defines “nudity” differently for females and males. By the plain text of the ordinance, a person who appears in a public place showing “the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any part of the nipple” violates the ordinance; a male who appears in the same public place without such a covering does not. Laconia, N.H., Code of Ordinances ch. 180, art. I, §§ 180-2, 180-4 (emphasis added). The challenged portion of the ordinance creates a public dress code which only one gender can violate. This is a gender-based classification. The ordinance's stated purpose is to uphold and support “public health, public safety, morals and public order.” Laconia, N.H., Code of Ordinances ch. 180, art. I, § 180-1 (1998). In the trial court, the City asserted that because the defendants were topless, they caused a “disturbance” which “has the potential for violence.” The City also asserted that, because people think of “female breasts in a sexualized manner,” topless women may present other beachgoers with “a mental health issue.” Turning to the ordinance's other stated purposes, “morals and public order,” the City argued to the trial court that women who do not cover their nipples act contrary to “the City's character” and “morals as determined by the city council.” However we, like the United States Supreme Court, “have never held that moral disapproval, without any other asserted state interest, is a sufficient rationale under the Equal Protection Clause to justify a law that discriminates among groups of persons.” https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20190208/nhs-highest-court-upholds-topless-ordinance https://www.courts.state.nh.us/supreme/opinions/2019/2019012lilley.pdf   Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? 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Episode 06. Show Title: Fuller Misconduct Featuring Hosts: Matthew Carano, Nick Boyle, and Cord Blomquist   Engineered by: Matthew Carano   Produced by: Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle     Show Summary (used for RSS & iTunes Summary): On this episode of The Freecast, sexual misconduct goes unpunished, NH's average income grows by 13%, more MJ in the state house, and Cord discusses the Exeter American Independence Museum. Facebook Status: Twitter Status: Hashtags / Tags: Featured Image Ideas (for blog post):   News Women awarded $3.76M for sexual misconduct, hostile workplace at Fred Fuller Oil will receive nothing https://www.unionleader.com/news/courts/women-awarded-m-for-sexual-misconduct-hostile-workplace-at-fred/article_95154057-d561-568c-98e5-668d5e9624fd.html Average NH income is $59,668 https://www.unionleader.com/news/local/dynamic-economy-credited-with-swelling-average-nh-income-to/article_c636a6a5-4636-5267-b90d-1ea668683904.html?block_id=664693 MJ Bill in the state house HB 481 https://www.fosters.com/news/20190205/nh-marijuana-bill-sparks-debate Rochester woman sentenced 1 year and 9 months in prison for aiding and  abetting the distribution of fentanyl https://www.fosters.com/news/20190204/rochester-woman-sentenced-for-role-in-fentanyl-distribution Events Liberty Forum and Liberty Outreach Meetup Thursday Feb 7-9 RPM Challenge Feb. Write and record 10 original songs or 35 minutes of music https://rpmchallenge.com/ NH History Exeter American Independence Museum   Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.  

This week, we recorded in front of a live audience at Porcfest! Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Tom Hudson, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle News Trump Officials Send Toddlers, Babies to Tender Age Shelters http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180620/trump-officials-send-toddlers-babies-to-tender-age-shelters Sununu vetoes death penalty repeal http://amp.wmur.com/article/sununu-to-veto-measure-that-would-repeal-death-penalty-on-thursday/21748316 Ex-Bristol chief facing felonies for allegedly paying himself bogus OT with federal grants http://www.unionleader.com/crime/ex-bristol-chief-facing-felonies-for-allegedly-paying-himself-bogus-ot-with-federal-grants--20180619 Sununu says he won't send NH National Guard troops to border 'to separate families' http://www.unionleader.com/article/20180619/NEWS06/180619328 Tether review not good enough https://www.coindesk.com/tether-review-claims-crypto-asset-fully-backed-theres-catch/?utm_content=bufferbb66d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer SCOTUS says states can force online shoppers to pay sales tax http://www.fosters.com/zz/news/20180621/supreme-court-online-shoppers-can-be-forced-to-pay-sales-tax Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Rochester - 4th Thursday   Special Segment - Autocrat of the Week John W. Weeks - dead (April 11, 1860 – July 12, 1926), but affecting NH to this very day.   NH History Coös County Originally part of Grafton County, Coös was the first county created after US Independence in 1803. The population at that time was only 3,000 people Coös is an Abenaki term for “dwellers in the pine tree place”or “small pines” Coös has 20% of NH's land area but only 2.3% of its population at 33,055 at the 2010 census. To compare, Derry, NH's fourth largest town had 33,255 at the 2010 census In the 19th Century logging, pulp and paper were some of the main industries especially in Berlin, which was home to the Brown Paper Company, which actually invented the modern tape measure in 1922. By the early 1900's tourism was a booming industry, with grand hotels opening such as The Balsam's in Dixville Notch, home of the first in the nation vote. The Mt. Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, home of the Bretton Woods Conference we talked about in a previous episode. Mountain View Grand in Whitefield which has a great view of the Presidential Range in the White Mountains. Tourism is the biggest industry to this day Coös County is one of the most consistent bellwether counties in the nation, having supported the president-elect in every election since 1892 besides 1968 and 2004. Makes up the vast majority of NH's unincorporated places which are townships that have no government and are usually unpopulated year round. (23, rest of NH 2) No, you can't get away with murder there. The County runs the place with either neighboring towns or state police providing the police force. Day to day stuff like trash collection plowing etc homeowners pay to the nearest town voluntarily. There's no property tax in unincorporated places Before you think about buying property, though, some of the unincorporated places are in the White Mountain National Forest which is unfortunately owned by the Feds, or in State owned parks. Which means building a home isn't allowed in those places. http://www.cooscountynh.us/county-info/pages/history http://nhpr.org/post/you-asked-we-answered-can-you-get-away-murder-nhs-unincorporated-towns#stream/0   Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.

This week, we discuss a school choice victory, being locked in prison and not charged or convicted, death penalty, war machines, and the loss of the electoral college. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Tom Hudson, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle News School choice court victory http://www.unionleader.com/education/litchfield-parent-wins-rare-school-choice-case-20180521 Man who has committed no crime, locked up for 23 hours a day because he has a mental illness http://www.unionleader.com/state-government/House-Senate-at-odds-over-future-of-prisons-psychiatric-unit-05092018 Death penalty foes petition Sununu with 50,000 name http://www.unionleader.com/article/20180518/NEWS0621/180519238 NH Dems want to change to popular vote in electoral college. http://www.insidesources.com/n-h-dems-push-popular-vote-compact-endanger-fitn-primary/ Sununu wants Congress to pass right to try bill http://www.unionleader.com/article/20180522/NEWS06/180529815/-1/mobile?template=mobileart The ridiculous celebratory masturbation caused by the sight of US weapons of war http://www.unionleader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=UL&Date=20180521&Category=NEWS10&ArtNo=522009999&Ref=PH Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Dover - 1st Thursday Exeter - 2nd Thursday Hampton - 3rd Thursday Rochester - 4th Thursday Brentwood - 5th Thursday Freecoast Festival (festival.freecoast.org) Sept 7th through the 9th in Portsmouth, NH Tickets on sale now! Special Segment - Autocrat of the Week Sununu unless he signs death penalty repeal into law (MC) Jeanne Shaheen, official sponsor of the USS Manchester, 1 of ten ships in a $3.5 BILLION contract to Austal shipyard in Mobile, AL. Will be commissioned the Saturday May 26th 2018(NB) NH History Alan Shepard, first American in space. Born in Derry, NH in 1923 Earned a Bachelor of Science at the US Naval Academy Served on a Navy ship in the Pacific ocean during WWII After the war, entered flight training, then graduated from the Naval Test Pilot School and the Naval War College In April 1959, Shepard was selected as one of NASA's first group of seven astronauts On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space. He flew on a one-person Mercury spacecraft that he named Freedom 7. It launched on a Redstone rocket. On this flight, Shepard did not orbit Earth. He flew 116 miles high and then returned safely. The flight lasted about 15 ½ minutes. After his first flight, Shepard developed a medical problem. An inner ear problem stopped him from flying in space. NASA named Shepard as chief of the Astronaut Office. He helped select new astronauts, plan missions and make sure astronauts were ready to fly. Later, he had surgery to fix the ear problem, and he was able to fly again. Almost 10 years passed between his first and second flights. Shepard's second spaceflight was on the Apollo 14 mission to the moon. He was commander of a crew that included Stuart Roosa and Edgar Mitchell. The Apollo spacecraft was launched on a Saturn V (5) rocket. On Feb. 15, 1971, Shepard and Mitchell landed on the moon. (Roosa stayed in orbit around the moon while the other two landed.) During two moonwalks, Shepard and Mitchell collected more than 100 pounds of moon rocks. They conducted scientific experiments on the lunar surface. Shepard also became the first person to hit a golf ball on the moon, showing how far it would go in the moon's lower gravity. After his second flight, Shepard returned to his job as head of the Astronaut Office. He retired from NASA in 1974. Shepard worked in private business. He also did volunteer work to support education and to help people learn about spaceflight. Shepard died of leukemia in 1998. My favorite quote from him, “It's a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract.” https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/who-was-alan-shepard-58.html   Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.   References The Innocence Project

This week on The Freecast, we discuss the NH ACLU wins case against the US Customs & Border Protection, SWAT team activity, no more wine in the mail, and more. Featuring Host: Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle   News NH ACLU wins case against U.S. customs and border protection We've covered the checkpoints issue a couple times now; Season 2 episode 11 Season 2 Episode 16 http://freecoastfreecast.libsyn.com/size/25/?search=checkpoint A state court found that CBP broke the law by setting up “checkpoints” far from the border to ensnare marijuana users and that local law enforcement violated the state constitution by colluding with CBP officers to search vehicles for drugs. As a result, the court suppressed all evidence of drug possession gathered by police at the checkpoints. CBP decided to set up a checkpoint in Woodstock, 90 miles from the border. The ostensible purpose of the checkpoint was to enforce immigration law, and officers demanded proof of citizenship from drivers who passed through. But they also brought drug-sniffing dogs, allegedly to help them “detect concealed humans.” As the American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire later exposed in court, the real purpose of these drug-sniffing dogs was, naturally, to find drugs. But the U.S. attorney for the state does not bring federal charges against those carrying small amounts of cannabis. So CBP asked the Woodstock Police Department to participate in its checkpoint. The two agencies decided to work together. CBP would stop drivers and have a dog sniff their cars. If the dog “signaled,” a CBP officer would search the car. If the officer found drugs, he would hand them off to WPD, which would press charges for drug possession. This cooperation was a gift to the Woodstock police for two reasons. First, New Hampshire's marijuana decriminalization law would take effect within just weeks; by working with CBP, local law enforcement could maximize its marijuana prosecutions before it lost the power to arrest cannabis users. Second, and more importantly, the New Hampshire Constitution prohibits canine searches of vehicles without a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity—unlike the federal Fourth Amendment, which permits them. Thus, by teaming up with CBP, the Woodstock police hoped to reap the rewards of searches it could not legally conduct on its own. In an astonishing passage, Rappa found that CBP had attempted to deceive the court and that the agency's real intention was to search cars for drugs with no reasonable suspicion. “While the stated purpose of the checkpoints in this matter was screening for immigration violations,” the judge wrote, “the primary purpose of the action was detection and seizure of drugs.” CBP agents were “aware of that prior to setting up the checkpoints which is precisely why they felt the need to reach out to the state and local agencies for assistance.” Rappa pointed to emails exchanged between CBP and WPD that make it “patently clear that the primary purpose” of WPD's presence was to seize their drugs for state prosecution. “As such,” he concluded, “the checkpoints were unconstitutional under both state and federal law.” https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/05/new-hampshire-aclu-wins-case-against-customs-and-border-protection-dragnet.html Somersworth apartment raided by SWAT on warrant for drugs, namely heroin Green st in Somersworth 19 hour “standoff” 5 people arrested, one person on the run An AR-15, a shotgun and a revolver were seized. A replica Sig-Sauer AR-15, three airsoft pistols and two crossbows were also seized. In addition to the guns, crack cocaine, loaded heroin needles and drug paraphernalia were also taken. Starting late Thursday night, periodic loud pops could be heard coming from the residence. The pops were reportedly heard as far away as downtown Rollinsford. The standoff included the use of a New Hampshire State Police battering ram attached to a Bearcat, and several heavily armed and armored law enforcement officers wearing gas masks. A small bomb-disposal robot was also on the scene. Throughout the standoff, police could be heard intermittently using loudspeakers or bull horns to attempt communication with someone inside the dwelling, trying to talk to a person named “Robert.” “Robert, this is the State Police. We have a warrant for your arrest. Please come out now and there will be no harm done to you,” said police over an amplification device. A police sharpshooter in camouflage could be seen on the ground near the scene and looking through the scope of a rifle. https://www.facebook.com/SomersworthPoliceDepartment/photos/a.400044993668252.1073741829.310496969289722/638143629858386/?type=3 “How are toys (airsoft guns) relevant? "Also seized were a My Little Pony play set, an Easybake oven and a cache of Nerf guns".” http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180504/five-arrested-after-somersworth-standoff Liquor commission bars mail-order wine shipments to NH customers Citing a statutory ability to “protect its revenue,” the New Hampshire Liquor Commission has denied permits for brick-and-mortar retailers shipping wine to customers in New Hampshire, a move the National Association of Wine Retailers calls “gangster tactics.” The situation has been fermenting for months, after the state Senate voted in February to table SB 353 — sponsored by Senate President Chuck Morse, R-Salem, and endorsed by the Liquor Commission and N.H. Grocers Association — to ban shipment of wine into New Hampshire from certain mail-order retailers the bill's proponents argue cost the state millions in lost sales each year. New Hampshire Liquor Commission (NHLC) spokesman E.J. Powers said since the bill was tabled, commissioners have denied permits for roughly 80 brick-and-mortar retailers shipping wine to customers in the state — “cases upon cases of brand-name products that we currently carry in our 79 NH Liquor & Wine Outlet locations,” said Powers. http://www.unionleader.com/business/liquor-commission--decried-by-group-for-gangster-tactics--over-barring-mail-order-wine-shipments-to-nh-customers-20180508 CACR 15 passes the house and senate relating to legal actions. Providing that taxpayers have standing to bring actions against the government. [Art.] 8.  [Accountability of Magistrates and Officers; Public's Right to Know.] All power residing originally in, and being derived from, the people, all the magistrates and officers of government are their substitutes and agents, and at all times accountable to them.  Government, therefore, should be open, accessible, accountable and responsive. To that end, the public's right of access to governmental proceedings and records shall not be unreasonably restricted. The public also has a right to an orderly, lawful, and accountable government  Therefore, any individual taxpayer eligible to vote in the State shall have standing to petition the Superior Court to declare whether the State or political subdivision in which the taxpayer resides has spent, or has approved spending, public funds in violation of a law, ordinance, or constitutional provision.  In such a case, the taxpayer shall not have to demonstrate that his or her personal rights were impaired or prejudiced beyond his or her status as a taxpayer. However, this right shall not apply when the challenged governmental action is the subject of a judicial or administrative decision from which there is a right of appeal by statute or otherwise by the parties to that proceeding. https://www.gencourtmobile.com/2018/CACR15 Governor candidate Steve Marchand proposes campaign financing plan @CaseyMcDermott on Twitter “TL;DR version of @marchandsteve's plan: If a #NHgov candidate agrees to raise $250,000 in low-dollar ($5-100) contributions with 90% of that $ coming from N.H., they get $500,000 in public funding. #NHpolitics” https://www.stevemarchand.com/campaignfinance/ Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Dover - 1st Thursday Exeter - 2nd Thursday Hampton - 3rd Thursday Rochester - 4th Thursday Brentwood! - 5th Thursday Freecoast Festival (festival.freecoast.org) Sept 7th through the 9th in Portsmouth, NH Tickets on sale now!   Special Segment - Autocrat of the Week Molly Kelly Former State senator from Keene Huge advocate of Hillary Clinton in 2016 “We've got to invest in education, get more funding to local schools to reduce the burden of property taxes. I'll veto any plan that takes money from public schools to pay for vouchers for private schools” “It's also time to enact common sense gun safety laws.” Already endorsed by autocrats Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen even though she only announced last month and has barely done any campaigning, and her primary challenger Steve Marchand has already done 200 campaign events.   NH History Sarah Jospeha Hale Background and Early Writing Sarah Josepha Buell was born on October 24, 1788 in Newport, New Hampshire. She received private tutoring from her brothers growing up and later became a teacher herself at a school in her hometown. She married lawyer David Hale in 1813, and the couple went to have five children. David died of a stroke in 1822, and, after working in the millinery trade for a short time, Sarah embarked on a career as a writer and editor to support her family. She went on to anonymously pen the 1823 book The Genius of Oblivion and Other Original Poems, and a few years later released the novel Northwood: A Tale of New England (1827). Famed Publishing Career and Poetry Towards the end of the decade, Hale took on a position as editor of Ladies' Magazine, later called American Ladies' Magazine. She did a bulk of the writing for the publication while also relying on other contributors for original content, though in 1837 the magazine was acquired by Louis Godey. It eventually became known as Godey's Lady's Book, and Hale continued to work for the magazine for 40 years, relocating to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and focusing on what was seen as feminine etiquette of the day. The publication would eventually have a circulation of 150,000 and published the work of prominent scribes like Harriet Beecher Stowe, Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hale had also worked with childhood educators and penned Poems for Our Children (1830), which included the poem “Mary's Lamb,” later becoming widely known as “Mary Had a Little Lamb.” Over the forthcoming decades, Hale continued to release works from a variety of genres, including Three Hours; or, The Vigil of Love: and Other Poems (1848) and Women's Record; or, Sketches of All Distinguished Women, from “The Beginning” till A.D. 1850, which had multiple editions and is credited as the first work to honor female writers. Girls' Education and Thanksgiving Hale was a staunch proponent of education for girls and women, pushing for entrance into professions like teaching and eventually medicine. She helped establish the Troy Female Seminary and finance Vassar College and campaigned for women to join the institution's faculty. But Hale did not support suffrage and the feminist call for equal access to a wide range of work and did not take up abolitionist causes with other women reformers, though she took an anti-slavery stance in Northwood. Hale has also been called by some the Mother or Godmother of Thanksgiving as she ardently pushed for some time to have the day recognized as a national holiday. Thanksgiving was regularly celebrated by different parts of the country, but not in a particularly unified way. During the Civil War, Hale wrote a letter to President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward in 1863 calling upon the leaders to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday. The president followed suit, ultimately leading to a fixed time of annual celebration over the years. Sarah J. Hale retired at the age of 89 from the editorial and writing work that came to define and enrich her life. She died on April 30, 1879 in Philadelphia. https://www.biography.com/people/sarah-josepha-hale Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to thefreecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.

This week on The Freecast, we discuss the $36M bill the State of NH has due to a hospital lawsuit, no free speech for you in Scotland, and Governor Sununu's 10 year energy plan. Freecast S03E03: $36M Hospital Bill and 10 Years of Energy Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Tom Hudson, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle News State of NH $36 million in the hole due to hospital lawsuit “Under federal law, hospitals that treat significant numbers of Medicaid or uninsured patients may receive “disproportionate share hospital” (DSH) payments – state and federal funds that help them recoup the higher costs associated with those patients. Exactly how much each hospital receives comes down to how many services it can count as “uncompensated care.”” Under the current federal law, hospitals can double bill, i.e. if a patient is on medicaid and pays, but still requests money from the state as if they hadn't paid. http://www.concordmonitor.com/New-Hampshire-facing-$36-million-budget-shortfall-after-hospital-lawsuit-16846848 Count Dankula (Mark Meechan) loses free speech case, ordered to pay fine https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/count-dankula-nazi-pug-salutes-mark-meechan-fine-sentenced-a8317751.html Governor Sununu releases 10 year energy plan On average each NH resident spent $3,934 on energy in 2015 Goals listed in the plan 1. Prioritize cost-effective energy policies. 2. Ensure a secure, reliable, and resilient energy system. 3. Adopt all-resource energy strategies and minimize government barriers to innovation. 4. Maximize cost-effective energy savings. 5. Achieve environmental protection that is cost-effective and enables economic growth. 6. Government intervention in energy markets should be limited, justifiable, and technology neutral. 7. Encourage market-selection of cost-effective energy resources. 8. Generate in-state economic activity without reliance on permanent subsidization of energy. 9. Maximize the economic lifespan of existing resources while integrating new entrants on a levelized basis. 10. Protect against neighboring states' policies that socialize costs. 11. Ensure that appropriate energy infrastructure is able to be sited while incorporating input and guidance from stakeholders. Highlights of the plan: Pro nuclear energy, renewable energy should only be considered if it's cost effective and doesn't rely on subsidies and only on market selection, “It should not be controversial to seek an ultimate outcome where production technologies are not subsidized by ratepayers or taxpayers. Uneconomic resources would not exist absent subsidization, yet those same resources may be wise investments in the near future when cost curves are more favorable. The end goal with energy infrastructure should be unaided market competition where the technology competes on the merits, not one that depends on taxpayer support.” A quote in regards to passenger vehicles, “Government should avoid speculative investments with taxpayer dollars focused on a fraction of the consumer base, but may be able to leverage non-taxpayer funding sources to spur private investment.” “New Hampshire policymakers should pursue market-based mechanisms for achieving cost-effective energy, while avoiding preferential quotas and mandates.” Much of the energy is dependent on the rest of New England because it's all under the same grid. http://www.unionleader.com/column-A-new-energy-strategy-for-New-Hampshire_ https://www.nh.gov/osi/energy/programs/documents/2018-10-year-state-energy-strategy.pdf Amazon Park in Rochester evacuated due to a standoff My old neighbor owns that park, this is what he told me. Tenants were originally evacuated up to our rec-hall where my office is located. We had a growing group of tenants from 330 until around 6. Then the police officer came in and told everyone they would have to evacuate the park. Tenants said “can we go get our cars,etc” and the police officer literally said “no, those with cars up front leave now, those without cars start walking through the woods and then onto Whitehouse Road and just head towards Briar Ridge”... so here we are with 70 tenants... about 30 of them got out using cars up front, the others just started walking down the street.  I left the park and drove all the way around up to the Dunkin Donuts that is up near Hilltop Chevy. There I met about 15 tenants that had been prevented from returning home from work or afternoon errands. At that point a police officer was discussing with the bus drivers about getting 2 busses to send around to pick up tenants. At this time I also received information that the Briar Ridge center that they had originally told people to start walking to was not open. So it's 40 degrees out and people are just standing outside in the rain. The bus company gave the police the go ahead that they would be able to have 2 busses go and that they had changed the location to the Rochester Community Center.So at that point I told my tenants located at the Dunkin Donuts parking lot to head to the Rochester Community Center and I left with my car to head over to Briar Ridge. When I got over there there was about 20 people standing outside and 5 cars. I told all those with cars to pile as many people into their cars as possible and head over to the Rochester Community Center. I loaded my car with 3 tenants (all I could fit). After this there were still 10 people without a ride. So I told them to walk over to the intersection of Whitehouse Road and wait at the Corner for the bus and I would be back. I proceeded to bring the 3 tenants to the Rochester Community Center. At that point I got a call from my father (who was still at Amazon) that police needed additional help evacuating tenants cause the busses had already left yet there were more tenants coming up from around the park. So myself and another tenant returned to Amazon Park (it's around 730pm now). Once again filled my vehicle and the other vehicle. My father and one of our employees also filled their vehicle and then we once again drove to the Rochester Community Center. At this point we have about 60-70 people at the Rochester Community Center. I walk in and it's an empty room with metal. Folding chairs with tenants just sitting. It's now 8pm. No Red Cross, no food/drinks for people, no blankets. Many of these people have been standing outside in 40 degree weather with rain for hours at this point. Many have had to walk a considerable distance. These people have no access to their medicine or food which they had to leave in their trailer. I was honestly shocked as to why emergency services had not been called in but understood that they were dealing with so much going on with the actual barricade situation. So my father went and bought like 35-40 large “Little Caesar's” pizzas to feed the tenants. Another tenant let someone borrow their inhaler etc. If my father hadn't bought food idk if the tenants would have even had dinner that night. A lot of them have diabetic issues etc so they really dropped the ball on that part. Around 830 I left and headed to Qual Drive where I talked with one of the officers about the ongoing developments inside the park and also talked to fosters. At that point officer Danie told me they had another 2 tenants up at Dunkin Donuts that needed to be transported and didn't know if I could do it. I told him of course and left for Dunkin Donuts where I picked them up. On my drive back to the Rochester Community Center one of my tenants that was sitting on Qual Drive in their vehicle called and told me they heard 12-13 large bangs (8:50 pm). When I got back to the Rochester Community Center pizza had just arrived so I helped pass out the food to the tenants. I returned to Qual Drive from 9:30-11 where I personally heard another 5 large bangs and then I heading back to the Community Center for the remaining hour. A little after midnight (still no blankets provided, no water etc to tenants) we received information that they had gotten the suspect and that we could return residents back to the rec-hall and then they would be released in groups back to their trailers. So they loaded up the 2 busses and I took a tenant and headed back. Got back to Amazon around 12:40pm and tenants were allowed to return to trailers around 1am http://www.unionleader.com/article/20180420/NEWS03/180429933/0/SEARCH Marsy's Law NH Constitutional amendment CACR 22 http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2018/CACR22 Advertisements on facebook It is marketed as “Marsy's Law for New Hampshire is dedicated to the cause of ensuring that crime victims' rights are codified in New Hampshire constitutional law.” NH already has a bill of rights for victims which is more inclusive than the proposed Marsy's Law RSA: 21-M:8-k http://www.gencourtmobile.com/RSA/Section/21-M_8-k As proposed, Marsy's law would assume guilt, violating due process and innocent until proven guilty. http://stopmarsyslawnh.org/faq/   Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup Dover - 1st Thursday Exeter - 2nd Thursday Hampton - 3rd Thursday Rochester - 4th Thursday Wild Card! - 5th Thursday Freecoast Festival (freecoast.org/festival) Dash sponsors FFest Sept 7th through the 9th in Portsmouth, NH Tickets on sale now! Dash Sponsors FCF18 https://www.dashforcenews.com/dash-targets-global-liberty-movement-conferences-with-key-partnerships/   Special Segment - Autocrat of the Week Rand Paul New Hampshire Democrats on Twitter   NH History NH's rebellious western towns When & What: Frustrated by the persistent attempts between 1776 and 1781 of a growing number of western New Hampshire towns to either join the newly proposed state of Vermont or form a new, independent Connecticut Valley state with territory on both sides of the river, New Hampshire officials appealed in March 1781 to the Continental Congress for help. With the war not yet over, they begged the assembly for assistance in quelling the unrest, claiming that “it is impossible for [New Hampshire] to comply with the requisitions of Congress . . . while this dispute remains unsettled.” On October 11, Vermont's legislature gathered in Charlestown on the eastern side of the river, an insult to the New Hampshire government, which claimed that territory as its own. A week later Congress finally resolved to pressure Vermont into returning the 38 rebelling New Hampshire towns and into rescinding its claims to territory east of the Connecticut River as a prerequisite to Vermont's admission to the Union as the 14th state. When no further action had been taken by January 1782, George Washington, then commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, wrote encouraging Vermont to return the towns to New Hampshire, pointing out that such a boundary encroachment would set an undesirable precedent for the future. The New Hampshire legislature issued a proclamation on January 12 declaring the western towns to be in a state of rebellion, threatening military action, and requiring all persons who had been involved in any way with the controversy to sign a declaration within 40 days acknowledging that New Hampshire extended to the Connecticut River and promising to become good New Hampshire citizens. In February 1782 the Vermont legislature complied and renounced jurisdiction over the rebellious towns. Two years later, Hanover became the last such town to capitulate. WHO The leaders of New Hampshire's western rebellion were Elisha Payne of Lebanon and John Wheelock and Bezaleel Woodward of Hanover, the son and son-in-law of Dartmouth founder Eleazar Wheelock. They organized the reaction against the new New Hampshire government by gathering together members of the committees of safety of the various Grafton County towns, forming a group known as the United Committees, but more informally as the “college party,” in recognition of the prominent role of Dartmouth in the protest. WHERE The 38 “rebellious” towns were located in western New Hampshire in what were then Grafton and Cheshire counties (the latter including what is now Sullivan County). The Connecticut River runs between these counties and the easternmost regions of what was to become Vermont. The towns in these counties, like those on the western side of the river, were settled mostly by people from Connecticut and Massachusetts rather than from the eastern parts of New Hampshire. All of the towns were beyond the bounds of the original New Hampshire grant to John Mason. The Connecticut River Valley was, and remains to some degree, a distinct cultural region, with close social, economic, religious, and political connections among the people along the length of the river as well as on both sides. By contrast, the Upper Connecticut Valley's ties with either New Hampshire or New York, the governments that traditionally claimed the territory, were weak. WHY The western part of New Hampshire had been underrepresented in the provincial government, and the first (1776) state constitution did not improve the situation. Unlike in Connecticut where many of the residents of the western towns originated, the new constitution did not allow each town a delegate, basing representation instead solely on population. In fact, the 68 towns in the two western counties shared just 21 representatives. Residents there felt that the new government did not recognize the sovereignty of the town corporation and that it continued to favor seacoast interests. They felt, moreover, that the seat of government should be more centrally located. Almost simultaneously with a growing desire in these towns to free themselves from the New Hampshire government, the towns west of the Connecticut River declared their independence from New York in January 1777, and the new constitution of Vermont guaranteed each town at least one representative. The western New Hampshire leaders, who were generally well-educated, often with Dartmouth connections, considered the Declaration of Independence to have terminated all political associations that originated with the Crown. The towns, which were entities with perpetual charters and thus not dependent on the pleasure of the King, were returned thereby to a “state of nature,” making them free either to form new connections or to remain independent. Due to early settlement patterns, people throughout the Connecticut Valley shared cultural connections despite being geographically divided by the river and despite the King's determination in 1764 that the Connecticut River was the boundary between New Hampshire and New York. The underlying goal of the rebelling towns was to avoid political separation from the people on the opposite side of the river with whom they shared a common heritage, and their various attempts at merging show that they didn't care in the end whether they became a part of New Hampshire or Vermont as long as the two sides of the river could remain together. IMPACT The rebellion in western New Hampshire has been called perhaps the most serious of the smaller revolutions that took place within the American Revolution. The settlement of the dispute permanently determined New Hampshire's western boundary with Vermont, and in 1791 Vermont became the nation's 14th state. Yet Vermont's relinquishing of the rebelling towns did not immediately end the decades of tension between the western frontier towns of New Hampshire and the state's older eastern towns. Although in an attempt at reconciliation, New Hampshire officials gave prominent residents of the Connecticut Valley government positions, several individuals from the rebellious towns interrupted New Hampshire court proceedings at Keene in September 1782 because of the exclusion of Vermont courts. After the leaders of this protest were arrested, rumors circulated that 200 men were arming themselves to oppose the resulting trials. New Hampshire authorities later sought to ease tensions by granting amnesty to the rebellious regions in 1784, under the state's new constitution. The conflict bred a lasting mistrust, however, between the leaders of Dartmouth College and the rest of the state, perhaps influencing the state's decision decades later to attempt to bring the college under state control. https://www.nhhistory.org/Timeline?id=1782.1   Suggestions/Feedback Do you have a topic that you would like for us to discuss? A correction and additional piece of information that we may have overlooked, please send it in to freecastpodcast@gmail.com While you are here, follow us on Twitter @freecastpodcast and like our Facebook page.

S03E02: Death and Taxes Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Tom Hudson, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle   Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Tom Hudson, and Nick Boyle   Engineered by: Matt Carano   Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, and Nick Boyle  News Bearcat http://www.unionleader.com/safety/After-breaking-down-numerous-times-Nashua-to-purchase-new-Bearcat-for-301k-04062018 Sales Tax In Us http://www.unionleader.com/article/20180408/OPINION01/180409412/0/FRONTPAGE http://www.unionleader.com/Internet-sales-tax-in-U.S.-faces-a-Judgment-Day Death Penalty http://www.wmur.com/article/nh-house-committee-takes-up-death-penalty-repeal-bill/19681064 Medicaid http://nhpr.org/post/medicaid-expansion-clears-first-big-hurdle-nh-house#stream/0 Backpage.com seized by feds http://nh1.com/news/national-video/indictment-accuses-backpage-founders-of-aiding-prostitution-2 http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2018/01/craigslist_redu.html Manchester homeless camps in the crosshairs http://www.unionleader.com/social-issues/manchester-camps-in-the-crosshairs-1-homeless-enclave-bulldozed-2-others-eyed-20180408 Events Freecoast Liberty Outreach Meetup 12th Exeter, 19th Hampton Matt's Crypto Talk Special Segment - Autocrat Of The Week Matt - Steve Marchand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Marchand NH History Bretton Woods Conference 730 delegates from all 44 allied countries July 1st-22nd 1944 Hosted at the Mount Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods NH Main Objective: Establish a new international monetary order Lessons Learned from the past At the end of WWI the allies imposed large reparation payments. These payments were supposed to cover the debt accumulated by Allied forces during the war and help them pay to rebuild their countries.Result: Germany printed money to make the reparation payments causing hyperinflation. (e.g. 1 loaf of bread in 1918 ¼ of a Reichsmark, 1 loaf of bread in November 1923 80 billion Reichsmarks Most countries response to the Great Depression was trade restrictions(tariffs, quotas, etc) to improve account deficits and stop reserve loss. Retaliation against trade restrictions only pushed the level of restrictions to international trade higher and further suppressed output and employment in many countries. New realizations Even though the conference participants were dedicated to capitalism, John Maynard Keynes' economic ideas were flourishing(unfortunately). Keynes prescribed during recessions an increase in government spending, to prevent aggregate spending from falling. Reflecting the Keynesian ideas, the welfare state emerged out of the Great Depression. The two major personalities there were Keynes, representing Britain; and Harry Dexter White, representing the U.S. The British plan Keynes proposed an International Clearing Union (ICU) as a way to addressing current account imbalances. He wanted to avoid the reappearance of persistent and large current account deficits that happened during the interwar years (1918–1939), which increased countries' debt and debt payments and decreased growth at the global scale. Keynes thought of the International Clearing Union as a bank with its own currency (called Bancor), exchangeable with other currencies at a fixed rate. He proposed using Bancor to measure countries' trade deficits or surpluses. Countries with current account deficits would have an overdraft facility in their Bancor account with the ICU. He worked out specific numbers regarding the size of the overdraft facility. His proposal implied a maximum overdraft of half of the country's average trade size over five years. If a country needed funds higher than the overdraft, it would be charged interest, thus motivating the country to devalue its currency. Keynes's plan implied an interest charge of 10 percent if a country's current account surplus was more than half the size of its permitted overdraft; this solution would motivate these countries to lend more. At the end of the year, if the country had a current account surplus that was half the overdraft, the ICU would confiscate the surplus. The American Plan The U.S. agreed on the necessity of an agency to manage current account imbalances, but Keynes's idea of the ICU was too interventionist for the American side. Additionally, the U.S. saw itself as a surplus country in terms of its current account in the years to come and didn't want such interventionist ideas to be practiced on the U.S. White proposed the International Stabilization Fund (which later became the International Monetary Fund, or the IMF), which placed the burden of balancing current accounts on deficit countries and imposed no limits on surplus countries. White's Plan included a new multilateral development agency that would plan and finance economic reconstruction in all war-torn countries, allied or aggressor. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, part of today's World Bank) emerged from the American ideas about reconstruction. Result Created the International Monetary Fund & World Bank IMF monitors exchange rates and lend reserve currencies to nations. World Bank provided financial assistance to reconstruction for countries post-WWII IMF pegged all currencies to the US dollar. The US dollar was pegged to gold. This ended in 1971 when Nixon got off the gold standard. Now all currencies “float” http://www.dummies.com/education/finance/international-finance/the-impact-of-the-bretton-woods-conference-in-1944/

Show Title: $250K Crowdfund & Activist How-To Praxeum reaches $250k. Bouldin goes berserk. Irn Bru to change formula due to government regulation. Free State Bitcoin Shoppe refuses bitcoin. MLK dream alive? Civil liberties group challenges warrantless search. Larry Sharpe Reason interview. And a Vine farewell! Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News HAF Reaches $250,000 Stretch Goal (Mike) https://freecoast.org/2018/01/15/haf-reaches-250000-stretch-goal-freethinking-community-space-new-hampshires-seacoast/ Irn Bru to change its formula due to government regulation (Nick) https://www.unilad.co.uk/grub/irn-bru-has-officially-stopped-production/ Free State Bitcoin Shoppe Stops Taking Bitcoin (Matt) https://www.dashforcenews.com/free-state-bitcoin-shoppe-stops-taking-bitcoin-recommends-dash/ Martin Luther King day (Mike) https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/08/27/a_poignant_anniversary_119721.html Civil liberties group challenges validity of drug checkpoint (Matt) http://nh1.com/news/new-hampshire/civil-liberties-group-challenges-validity-of-checkpoint-drug-arrests https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/01/new-hampshire-police-officers-colluded-with-federal-officers-to-circumvent-state-law.html NH forbids warrantless searches here: https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=3035004629459960414&hl=en&as_sdt=6&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr Selling freedom (Mike) http://reason.com/archives/2018/01/14/selling-freedom http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180115/finding-new-markets-and-mediums-evolve S***hole http://reason.com/blog/2018/01/12/indian-americans-americas-shithole-succe (Mike) Events https://freecoast.org/2018/01/08/events/ (Nick) www.nhcalendar.org Powwow this Sunday January 21st at noon at the Praxeum in Portsmouth, NH Liberty Forum February 8th-10th (Thursday-Saturday) Weekly Thursday meetups. Rotating 1st Dover, 2nd Exeter, 3rd Hampton, 4th Rochester Special Segment Ways in which listeners can become activists. How easy it is and also how important. And how forming a group of likeminded people magnifies one's efforts. Ideas here: https://freecoast.org/2018/01/08/activism/

Show Title: Sununu Loses But Bundys Get Loose Homeschooling under threat. Police selling guns. Powerball winner comes from NH. Sessions cracks down on cannabis. Venezuela to use crypto backed by oil. Bundy is let loose. Sununu loses some “nu's”. Rochester plans to loosen zoning restrictions. Technology innovations. FSP changes leadership. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News Listener Message Homeschool bill HB 1263 http://www.gencourtmobile.com/2018/HB1263 Law agencies selling guns http://www.seacoastonline.com/zz/news/20180108/law-agencies-split-over-selling-seized-guns Powerball http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20180108/nh-winner-of-559m-powerball-jackpot-mystery Sessions supports nationwide marijuana ban http://reason.com/volokh/2018/01/07/the-rule-of-law-supports-marijuana-feder Venezuela may use crypto backed by barrels of oil https://news.bitcoin.com/venezuela-miners-petro-maduro/ Bundy is let loose http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-bundy-mistrial-2018-story.html Sununu loses some nu's https://twitter.com/steinhauserNH1/status/950760887433990146 Rochester plans to lower zoning http://www.fosters.com/news/20180105/rochester-pitches-zoning-changes-to-spur-development Beautiful Anarchy Lifi https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/08/lifi-lamp-mylifi-led-internet-broadband/ E-palette http://mashable.com/2018/01/08/toyota-e-palette-concept/ Hyperloop https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/08/virgin-hyperloop-one-here-transport-app/ Events January 21, 2018 at 12noon • Freecoast Powwow @ ✌️ January TBD 2018 • Praxeum Benefactors Soireé * @ ✌️ February 8-10 Liberty Forum www.nhlibertyforum.com Special Segment FSP https://freestateproject.org/blogs/press-releases/rachel-goldsmith-appointed-executive-director-free-state-project Alert!!!!! Crypto wallets are not safe!

Show Title: Hate Speech and The Anti-Choice Agenda Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano and Mike Vine. With guest Carol Gardner. Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Summary: Social media censorship from Germany to the US. Wikileaks shows collusion between The New York Times and Hillary Clinton's State Department. SP 193 a win for school choice. Bitfinex defrauds again with Tether. And Carol Gardner joins The Freecast to discuss the ethics of investing.  News Social Media Censorship Spreads to Germany (Mike) https://www.engadget.com/2018/01/01/germanys-hefty-hate-speech-fines-for-social-networks-start-toda/ And in the US: http://reason.com/archives/2018/01/01/brickbats Wikileaks Drops Proof that NY Times colluded with HRC (Matt) https://www.dailywire.com/news/25249/wikileaks-drops-proof-proves-nytimes-colluded-joseph-curl?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=062316-news&utm_campaign=benshapiro# SB 193 Education Freedom Savings Accounts Bill (Mike) Pro: http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171229/nh-families-need-educational-opportunities Anti: http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171112/voucher-bill-sb-193-part-of-larger-attack-on-public-schools The Fraud that is USDT (Matt) https://medium.com/@bitfinexed/bitfinex-never-repaid-their-tokens-bitfinex-started-a-ponzi-scheme-86a9291add29 https://medium.com/@untetheredbtc/how-the-tether-usdt-distribution-system-works-84a5c673bec0 Bitfinexed on Twitter or Neocash Radio Portsmouth church is being demolished for condos http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171227/portsmouth-church-demolition-for-condos-approved Events Dover Meetup - Thirsty Moose, Dover – Thursday 1/4 at 6pm Portsmouth Art Walk - Various Galleries – Friday 1/5 at 5pm MVP Meetup - Murphy's Taproom, Manchester - Saturday 1/6 at 11:30 * The Director of School Choice for NH, Michelle Levell, will be present to speak about the legislative push for school choice in New Hampshire! * Melanie Gibson will stop by to inform us about the great stuff coming up at the New Hampshire Liberty Forum! * NHLA bill review to follow Bardo Potluck and Upper Valley New Mover Party Saturday 1/6 at 5pm - "feel free to come early and tour the farm" NHLA Meeting - Murphy's Taproom, Manchester - Sunday 1/7 at 1pm Special Segment The Ethics of Investing. Do we have an ethical duty to invest according to our values or should we simply seek profit and then spend the proceeds toward our values? With: Carol Gardner Prax 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Tweet us at @freecastpodcast

The Future Is Here & Cord Is Back! Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Cord Blomquist Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Show Summary: US life expectancy drops. Bitcoin billionaire ballad. Cronies crack down on e-bikes in NYC. Amazing human advances in 2017. And, Cord makes his return. News US life expectancy decreases for the second year in a row. https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/life-expectancy-decline-obamacare/?utm_content=bufferb2d44&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Bitcoin Billionaire http://reason.com/reasontv/2017/12/21/remy-bitcoin-billionaire Vietnam unveils 10,000 strong cyber unit to combat “wrong views” https://www.reuters.com/article/us-vietnam-security-cyber/vietnam-unveils-10000-strong-cyber-unit-to-combat-wrong-views-idUSKBN1EK0XN NYC Mayor DeBlasio cracks down on E Bikes https://marketurbanismreport.com/new-york-city-mayor-de-blasio-continue-crackdown-ebikes/ 2017 Was a Year of Amazing Advances For Humanity https://fee.org/articles/2017-was-a-year-of-amazing-advances-for-humanity/ 12 Days of Dash-mas https://www.dashforcenews.com/12-days-dashmas-12-big-achievements-dash-community-got-year/ Special Segment Concord and Discord Events Boardgame Bonanza at the Prax Dec 30th 6-12 Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ The Big Question Last week's question: Environment protections. @freecastpod cast and we'll read the best ones next week!

Bitcoin Bubble and Indecency Bananas Show Summary: Net neutrality gone for good, Banana debauchery in Egypt, France says “Non” to WhatsApp, Elon Musk saves lives. And we analyze the bitcoin boom. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle  News FCC repeals net neutrality, what will states do? (Mike) http://reason.com/blog/2017/12/19/can-states-reimpose-net-neutrality Banana sucking pop singer jailed for sexually suggestive video (Matt) https://www.rt.com/news/412966-egypt-banana-shyma-singer/ France gives Whats App a month to stop sharing metadata with Facebook (Nick) https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/19/france-whatsapp-facebook-data-privacy/ UPS is Tesla's latest electric semi-truck customer (Mike) https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/19/ups-tesla-electric-semi-truck-customer/ Dog owner uses lethal force to break up dog fight (Matt) http://kellyhalldorson.com/blog/2017/12/one-shitty-morning-nonwalk-a-gunshot-and-a-dead-dog/ http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171216/rye-man-charged-in-connection-with-dog-shooting GOP Tax Plan (Mike) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/12/upshot/tax-hacks.html http://www.seacoastonline.com/zz/news/20171219/house-passes-massive-tax-package-senate-to-vote-next Events Dash Meetup Dec 20th at Liar's Bench in Portsmouth Board Games at the Praxeum - Saturday, Dec 30th at 5pm Bitcoin Meetup | Martingale Wharf - Tuesday, Jan 2nd 2018 at 6pm MVP Meetup - Saturday Jan 6th 2018 at 11:30am at Murphy's Taproom Special Segment Monte Crypto Segment Quote of the Week "According to an analysis from the Tax Foundation, a few states with the lowest local taxes include portions of Alaska, New Hampshire and Texas. May we suggest New Hampshire? It has lovely mountains." -NYT Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ The Big Question Last week's question: What is the best way to keep bad actors out of your liberty community? This week's question: From anonymous. “I was wondering what you guys thought of environmental changes that affect the future generation. In the podcast you're suggesting filing a lawsuit against who wronged you is the method of control, but how can you find peace when they are no longer available? For example if no guidelines are in place for fishing or hunting and the population of bass or deer is wiped out how can the next generation who is now influenced find peace. Or if a transfer station is not utilized and a new homeowner finds tons of trash buried, oil leached, or pesticides on their land, how can the future stewards of the land deal with the mess. Although guidelines of how to dispose of waste or not over harvest are useful, if you look at the guidelines that adults should have 1800-2000 kcals/day how many Walmart shoppers are listening to that? Send us an Answer @freecastpodcast and we'll read the best ones next week!

Cryptro-Craigslist and Penta -funds-are-gon Show Summary: Craigslist gives crypto option. CNN humiliated. American Express to remove signature requirement. Pentagon can't keep track of trillions of dollars and thousands of soldiers. Philly steps toward banning bulletproof glass in shops. State sovereignty threatened by the Feds. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News Craigslist adds crypto ok button http://www.businessinsider.com/craigslist-added-a-button-to-accept-cryptocurrencies-as-payment-2017-12 CNN humiliated https://theintercept.com/2017/12/09/the-u-s-media-yesterday-suffered-its-most-humiliating-debacle-in-ages-now-refuses-all-transparency-over-what-happened/ American Express customers will need no signature soon https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/11/american-express-stop-requiring-signatures/ Pentagon Audit http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-10/pentagon-undergo-first-ever-audit-after-decades-sloppy-accounting-and-missing-trilli http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2017/december/11/pentagon-audit-just-another-cover-up/ Philly pushes through bulletproof glass ban http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/12/07/outrage-as-philly-pushes-through-ban-on-bulletproof-glass-in-crime-plagued-neighborhood-shops.html State sovereignty threatened by the Feds https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-hampshire/articles/2017-12-12/drug-arrests-during-border-checkpoints-challenged-in-court?utm_campaign=Contact+Quiboat+For+More+Referrer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=quiboat&utm_content=&utm_term= Events Seacoast Liberty Meetup this week is in Exeter 6 PM Thursday. Board game night, Saturday Dec 30th, 5-12 Midnight at the Prax. The Big Question Last week's question: What percentage of your life should you give to the “cause”? This week's question: What is the best way to keep bad actors out of your liberty community

I am fascinated by creating and building things. I'm a musician, and have been my entire life, so producing content is second nature. But a problem exists the moment something new is conceived: How do we get it to the people who would enjoy experiencing it? For me, there is no difference between creating art and creating a product. The inspiration that leads to each comes from the same source; innate human ingenuity. And I believe art and products have the same goal. Whether a song, a painting, a sculpture, software, or a widget, all are more than just "things", they are conversations between the people that created them, and the people that experience them. If the conversation doesn't happen, the idea fails. Those that create are inspired by what's missing, and those that experience want something valuable. The question is, how do we connect creators with the people who will most value their creations? That, my friends, is why companies are built. From bands to bakeries, we group together to build the systems that deliver our products, and I have experience in every part of it, from conception to operations and marketing. I have run large organizations, and built my own. I'm currently managing marketing projects that range from producing online educational curricula, to marketing videos, and B2B lead generation. I also provide voiceover services for a number of clients, because apparently I can rock a mic. But most of all, each creation is uniquely valuable, and deserves a unique approach to connecting it to the world. I'm good at finding it. To find out more about Matt Carano visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-carano/ or https://twitter.com/matthewcarano, or matthewcarano@gmail.com, tel: 603-767-8000

Pot Cannon & Saving the Environment Show summary: SCOTUS allows travel ban. TSA packs a gun for lunch. US Senate trying to make sure it knows every transaction you're doing. Vermin Supreme sues Concord. Pot cannon at the border. Panhandler gets settlement. Free market environmentalism. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle  News Travel ban passes SCOTUS (Nick) https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/04/us/politics/trump-travel-ban-supreme-court.html?referer=android-app://com.google.android.googlequicksearchbox TSA packs a lunch (Matt) http://www.unionleader.com/safety/TSA-worker-packed-a-lunch-and-a-gun-12042017?template=mobileart US Senate Bill would criminalize concealed ownership of cryptocurrency (Mike) https://btcmanager.com/us-senate-bill-s-1241-criminalize-concealed-ownership-bitcoin/amp/ Vermin supreme sues City of Concord (Nick) http://www.concordmonitor.com/Vermin-Supreme-sues-city-of-Concord-ahead-of-Clinton-booksigning-14105729 Pot cannon (Mike) http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/amp22958/van-with-cannon-shoot-drugs-to-us/ Panhandler (Mike) http://nh1.com/news/new-hampshire/manchester-panhandler-89-000-richer Free State Blockchain and Digital Assets Conference Recap (Matt) Events Board Game NIght Dec 30 5-12 (Nick) Don't forget Thursdays Meetup Special Segment Free market environmentalism (Mike) Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ The Big Question Last week's question: Does culture follow politics or does politics follow culture? (Nick) Rodger: Politics almost always lags behind culture. Two cases in point: gay marriage and marijuana legalization. Harrison: Aside from the civil rights act (which as usual the Fed gov still screwed up on, but that's a different topic) I don't think there has been a time in the last century where politics didn't lag behind culture. This week's question: What percentage of your life should you give to the cause? (Nick)

Show Title: Net Neutrality & The World's Blockchain Hub Is Portsmouth NH Show summary: Net neutrality should go. Airbnb is a no go in Portsmouth. US government uses $17 million of taxpayer money to silence accusers of misconduct. NH man makes a marvelous recovery. Jasper is no longer speaker. Health insurance options are discussed as the open enrollment window closes. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News Net neutrality (Mike) http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2017/11/21/fccs-ajit-pai-touts-decision-to-end-obama-era-net-neutrality-rules.html Airbnb (Matt) http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171122/portsmouth-couples-appeal-of-airbnb-ban-rejected?rssfeed=true US Government Settlements (Nick) In past 20 years, $17 million taxpayer dollars in total have been spent on 264 settlements Conyers was accused of firing worker for refusing to succumb to his sexual advances Conyers settlement ordered that the accuser remain quiet https://www.buzzfeed.com/paulmcleod/she-complained-that-a-powerful-congressman-harassed-her?utm_term=.dslB2EWkZ#.trDOoxgJj NH man dies, revived (Matt) http://nh1.com/news/new-hampshire/nh-man-medically-dead-during-mexico-vacation-beats-all-odds-twice http://whdh.com/news/specials/unbreakable-joes-road-back/ http://www.joesharronchallenge.com/ Jasper becomes new Agriculture Commissioner even though 2 republicans voted nay (Nick) http://www.wmur.com/article/jasper-named-new-agriculture-commissioner-with-help-from-democrats/13868623?src=app Breaking News: Gene Chandler of Bartlett becomes speaker nominee of NH House (Nick) 116-80 vote on second ballot Previous speaker in 2001-2004 3 NH Libertarians nominated Speaker Jim McConnell (R) http://www.wmur.com/article/house-republicans-choose-chandler-as-nominee-for-speaker/13969525 Homelessness on the seacoast (Mike) http://gatehouseprojects.com/homelessontheseacoast/2017/11/13/wentworth/ Portsmouth NH #1 bitcoin friendly community in the world(Nick)(Brief mention) https://news.bitcoin.com/six-of-the-worlds-most-bitcoin-friendly-neighborhoods/ Bittersweet news, woman with gun from glove box has job reinstated. (Brief Update)(Matt) http://nh1.com/news/new-hampshire/too-quick-on-the-trigger-nh-mom-who-lost-job-over-glove-box-gun-reinstated After recount my vote didn't count (Nick)(Brief Update) Ended up being a tie and a tie means no keno www.fosters.com%2Fnews%2F20171122%2Frochester-recount-tie-vote-means-no-keno&usg=AOvVaw3T8Ox_ZMebzL-L375qZZwM Events Lakes Region Porcupines are running their toy drive for a 4th year helping kids from all over NH with 100% all funds going right to kids gifts. Monetary donations can be made to PayPal.me/lrptoydrive or Youcaring.com/LRPsanta Blockchain conference 12/1/17 Enlightenment 12/21/17 Health Insurance Buying Guide 2018 Venture Capitalist La Cascade du Chocolat QOTW “if #NetNeutrality helps little guys compete with internet giants, why are internet giants for net neutrality? Asking for a friend.” - Rep. Thomas Massie, KY 4th district. The Big Question Last week's question: How can one be a voluntarist in practice, attempting to ignore the state, when the state has no problem finding you and encroaching upon you? Carol: Voluntarism for me is broader than just how I interact with the state. Professionally -- communicate goals to co-workers, get their input on how to achieve the necessary goal. Many people find they get more buy-in from colleagues if they feel they have a say in what they do, than when they are simply told what to do. Interpersonally -- build voluntary relationships with friends and loved ones. My mother is in her 80s, her boyfriend is in his 90s. I described them to my BF as "my mom and her companion". His face lit up and he said "I like that! Companion! It's a word that describes two people who are together strictly because they WANT to be together." With the state, there are many options for voluntary participation: - Volunteer fire departments - Volunteer EMS responders - Supporting voluntary decisions, such as private trash pickup instead of municipal trash pickup. Have the residents decide whether they want to haul their trash to the dump, or pay someone to take it away. - Volunteering to maintain parklands -- NH State Parks is self-supporting -- they take NO money from the general fund, and 90% of trail work is done by volunteers Voluntarism only works when people execute on their promise to work for a goal. By volunteering to support our community, we demonstrate to our neighbors, and the state, how voluntarism can work - and it often works very well. Success begets success -- successful voluntary participation in the world around is will spawn more opportunities for voluntary participation in other aspects of this world. Next week's question: Does culture follow politics or does politics follow culture? Send us an Answer to @freecastpodcast and we'll read the best ones next week! Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/

Antitrust Smacks Of Cronyism On this episode; The Justice Department sues to block AT&T, Time Warner merger. Amazon takes over mail delivery Less democracy would help Congress avoid more Roy Moore debacles. Portsmouth , NH uses the State Liquor Dept to ban dancing. And, special guest BJ Mumford discusses peaceful coaching. Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle  News Justice Dept sues to block ATT Time Warner Merger (Mike) https://www.cbsnews.com/news/att-time-warner-merger-justice-department-antitrust/ Your New Mailman Works For Amazon (Matt) https://fee.org/articles/your-new-mailman-works-for-amazon/ How Politics and bad decisions starved NY Subway https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/18/nyregion/new-york-subway-system-failure-delays.html?smid=pl-share To avoid debacles like Roy Moore, Repeal the 17th (Mike) http://thefederalist.com/2017/11/16/avoid-debacles-like-roy-moore-repeal-17th-amendment/ No Dancing at the goat http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171116/no-dancing-as-goat-opens Quote of the week: “Enjoy the music, but for God's sake don't move.” - Jonathan Flagg, attorney for The Goat ownerz Al Fleury Special Guest: BJ Mumford - Peaceful coaching Events Freestate Blockchain Digital Asset Conference Dec 1 Portsmouth December 1st in Portsmouth Tickets are still on Sale Jonathan Johnson of Medici Ventures (Overstock), Bruce Fenton, Matt, Darren Tapp Feast Of The Freecoast this Friday Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Social media Question of the week: “How can one be a voluntarist in practice, attempting to ignore the state, when the state has no problem finding you and encroaching upon you? E.g. homeschooling as if the state does not exist, but the state can "revoke your privilege" to homeschool if you don't jump through their hoops. And if you do not obey the revokation, they can take away your children.” -Ken Justice Send us an Answer to thefreecastpodcast@gmail.com and we'll read the best ones next week!

Show Title: Think And Grow Rich On this episode; foreign wars since 2001 cost taxpayers 5.6 Trillion. Rand Paul's attacker is outed as a socialist. Homeschooling under threat in NH. How to invest in cryptocurrencies for beginners. And, is China going to take over the world? Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle Special guest: Chris Rockwell Engineered by: Matt Carano Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News Foreign wars cost 5.6 TRILLION since 2001 (Matt) https://www.wsj.com/articles/study-estimates-war-costs-at-5-6-trillion-1510106400 USA today says feeding a family of four costs an average of $239 a week in 2013 In that time that 5.6 trillion could have fed 28,162,214 families of 4. Or 112 million people https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/01/grocery-costs-for-family/2104165/ 64,367 Dover High Schools (cost is $87M) 509 hyperloops between LA and the Bay Area (Approximately $11 billion per hyperloop) (From Carla Gericke) 1 million seconds is 12 Days 1 Billion seconds is 31 years 1 Trillion seconds is 31,688 years. Homeschool under threat in NH (Nick) (Nick) http://www.unionleader.com/education/home-schoolers-in-the-crosshairs-of-proposed-legislation-20171105 Proposed bill would effectively re-enact a law that was repealed in 2012 Government would “evaluate” students to make sure they are at or above the 40th percentile Government oppression is the biggest reason to own firearms Man who assaulted Paul attacked him because Paul's trees were blocking a view of a lake and has tried for 10 years to sell his home (Mike) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5078805/Rene-Boucher-assaulted-Rand-Paul-devaluing-home.html My vote counted! (Nick) http://www.fosters.com/news/20171107/rochester-somersworth-ok-keno-dover-rejects-it Dublin, NH passes new ordinance prohibiting drug paraphernalia (Matt) http://www.unionleader.com/local-government/In-wake-of-relaxed-pot-laws-Dublin-passes-new-ordinance-11132017 Quote of the week “The socialist movement takes great pains to circulate frequently new labels for its ideally constructed state. Each worn-out label is replaced by another which raises hopes of an ultimate solution of the insoluble basic problem of Socialism—until it becomes obvious that nothing has been changed but the name. The most recent slogan is ‘State Capitalism.' It is not commonly realized that this covers nothing more than what used to be called Planned Economy and State Socialism, and that State Capitalism, Planned Economy, and State Socialism diverge only in non-essentials from the ‘classic' ideal of egalitarian Socialism.” - Ludwig Von Mises Special Segment Crypto investing with Chris Rockwell The Big Question The Big Question: Is this the Chinese Century – or will China stall out like Japan did in the '80s? Praxeum 2.0 Fundraiser drive https://humanaction.foundation/praxeum2/ Social media No answer to our question last week If you have thoughts on the big question, tweet us @freecastpodcast

Even With Bad News The Kids Give us Hope   Show synopsis: $300 million in Parity wallets frozen. Despite faster technology, younger generations better at delaying gratification. Portsmouth thinks more regulation will solve zoning crisis. Rand Paul assaulted. Hundreds detained on Bolshevik centennial. The big question: Would America have been better off if the US fell apart in 1787? 1861? What about now for the future? Featuring Hosts: Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle   Engineered by: Matt Carano   Produced by: Tom Hudson, Matt Carano, Mike Vine, and Nick Boyle News Breaking news The Parity Multisig Wallet contract has another exploit. (Matt) https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/7bdot1/parity_mutisig_library_suicide_whg_update/ https://github.com/paritytech/parity/issues/6995 Within the last 24 hours a hacker by the name of devopps199 posted in the Parity Github the phrase “anyone can kill your contract” Basically by making themselves the contract owner they were able permanently and irreversibly disable it from sending. We're looking at ETH worth roughly $300 Million so far. Maybe more - not including token values. Second major exploit to Parity multisig in the last 4 months. The last one in July affected 3 projects and claimed roughly $50 Million in ETH. It would have been more if Whitehat hackers hadn't intervened saving close to $200 Million in value. Parity apparently fixed that exploit but did not adopt the community audited version of their multisig afterwards, which did not contain this exploit. Gavin Wood, creator of Parity is also on another project called Polkadot, who right now has close to $90 Million in ETH stick in a Parity wallet Gen Z and Millennials are better at delaying gratification than their parents (Nick) http://reason.com/blog/2017/11/01/gen-z-and-millennials-are-better Portsmouth residents vote on charter amendments (Mike) Charter amendment one increases Portsmouth's financial disclosure requirements for city candidates. The second charter amendment, if approved, would expand the city's conflict of interest disclosure requirements to land-use board members “It's becoming more and more valuable for developers to develop or grow in Portsmouth,” Splaine said Tuesday. “That means decisions affecting tens of millions of dollars of development are being made by land-use board members and members of City Council.” “Someone serving on a land-use board, voting on who can build what and where, holds enormous power and influence,” Splaine said. “It is only reasonable -- and responsible -- for our charter to require disclosure of very basic information, such as the identity of the board member's employer, and the location of Portsmouth real estate or assets owned. Not disclosing such information can breed distrust in the integrity of that board's decisions, and cause costly lawsuits.” http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20171031/portsmouth-residents-to-vote-on-charter-amendments Rand Paul assaulted at his home (Matt) However, worth noting that the neighbor may be charged federally because members of congress get special legal protection The attack was a shock for the community in Bowling Green, where a neighbor says he would often see Paul and Boucher out walking their dogs on the normally quiet streets. Jim Skaggs, a member of the state Republican Party executive committee, lives in the neighborhood and has known both men for years. He said they disagreed politically, but was shocked to hear of the incident. "They were as far left and right as you can be," Skaggs said. "We had heard of no friction whatsoever other than they just were difference of political opinion. Both of them walked their little dogs at about a mile and a half circle, a nice little dog trot. I'd see them out walking, maybe they might stop and speak with each other." Boucher is an anesthesiologist and a pain specialist. He invented the "Therm-A-Vest," a cloth vest partially filled with rice that when heated can be worn to relieve back pain, according to a 2005 article from the Bowling Green Daily News. http://rare.us/rare-news/across-the-u-s-a/a-man-is-in-jail-after-senator-rand-paul-was-attacked-in-his-home/ https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/rand-paul-attack-kentucky-bowling-green-alleged-neighbor-broken-ribs/ Texas shooting (Mike) TX shooter was ex-military >>Investigators are also probing how the attacker obtained his gun, noting that he had sought and failed to obtain a permit allowing him to carry a concealed weapon. >> "By all of the facts that we seem to know, he was not supposed to have access to a gun, so how did this happen?" Abbott said in an interview on CNN. >> Kelley worked briefly over the summer as an unarmed night security guard at a Schlitterbahn water park in New Braunfels, the company said in a statement. The company also said that Kelley passed a Texas Department of Public Safety criminal background check before beginning work there. >> Referencing the armed civilian that apparently exchanged shots with the attacker, Trump said: "Fortunately someone else had a gun that was shooting in the opposite direction" or the rampage "would have been much worse." >> No one inside the church was armed at the time of the attack, the sheriff said Monday, saying he was not surprised by that fact. "People from this community would never think this could happen," he said. >> "We have to stand up,” Boswell said. “We have to work together. We have to advocate and we have to speak out against gun violence." "Automatic weapons is the first place we start,” Jordan said. Channel 9 asked the pastors if they were comfortable or open to the idea of members carrying guns at church. They said people have brought up the idea in the past, but they want to have a gun-free zone. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-texas-church-shooting-20171106-story,amp.html http://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/local-baptist-pastors-react-to-texas-church-shooting/640480758 Hundreds detained in Moscow on centennial of communist revolution (Nick) “Several libertarians who had been attending a reading of texts by economist Adam Smith were also arrested.” http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/05/hundreds-detained-moscow-nationalist-blogger-calls-revolution/ Events Feast of the Freecoast Friday November 24th 4pm-8pm at The Praxeum in Portsmouth https://www.facebook.com/events/1525697544176447/ Shire Sharing 1) Assemble the Thanksgiving gifts. This is an open event in Manchester. Find the Facebook event here. Meet us at 4 Technology Drive in Londonderry any time between 10am and 3pm on November 18th. It's a potluck and family-friendly. There will be balloons thanks to NH Balloon Man! While technically Londonderry, this address is right by the Manchester Airport. 2) Deliver Thanksgiving meals. On November 19th, we will be going door-to-door with our Thanksgiving gifts. If you'd like to help, sign up using the form below! Deadline to sign up is 5pm EST November 10th. We will contact you by Nov. 17th, 2017. Any questions, use our contact form. http://www.shiresharing.org/volunteer   The Big Question Would America have been better off if the US fell apart in 1787? 1861? What about now for the future? Social media (Nick) Questions for Listeners, What do you think of the new format so far? How can we make this show better for you? Send us an Answer to @freecastpodcast and we'll read the best ones next week!  

Should you or your kids register for the draft or dodge the draft? Find out what the implications are. News with stories on kids needing licenses to mow, 900 kids being illegally searched, Ross Ulbricht, and jury nullification, and an Ancap Apps segment on Swarm City. This episode is brought to you by Praxis, where you can get a full-time job in nine months making $50,000 a year with no college degree. Also brought to you by Swarm City, a decentralized commerce meta-platform that allows people to participate in commerce without interference from a third party. WHAT'S RUSTLING MY JIMMIES In my formerly conservative days, I was proud to sign up for the draft through the selective service program. At the time, I didn't understand fully the implications of that decision. Looking back on it now, I wish I had more information on it. From a government that tells me I am not smart enough to use alcohol until I'm 21 years old, or that I'm never smart enough to use many other drugs, it is the height of hypocrisy for them to force an even more difficult decision like this on 18-year-old boys. And this is not just an intellectual exercise for me. I have two boys, 11 and 9, who, much sooner than I want, will be facing this exact decision. I want to prepare them for this decision much better than my parents prepared me, which was exactly zero preparation.  I have to start out with the caveat that I am not a lawyer and nothing you'll ever hear me say is legal advice.  The Draft is Slavery I'm a Free Man Resisting Slavery  The Center on Conscience and War WHAT'S IN THE NEWS In barriers to work news, Gardendale, Alabama is now requiring kids in the town to pay $110 to buy a business license if they want to make a few extra bucks over the summer mowing lawns. Teenagers have actually been threatened by officials and other lawn services to show their city-issued license before cutting a person's lawn for extra summer cash. In other state vs. kids news, in Worth County, Georgia, violated children and furious parents have just filed a massive lawsuit after the Worth County Sheriff's office conducted an illegal search of 900 students — in the name of the war on drugs. In big brother is always watching news, the FBI has illegally shared raw intelligence about Americans with unauthorized third parties and violated other constitutional privacy protections, according to newly declassified government documents. In Ross Ulbricht news, the Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit upheld the conviction and sentencing of Ross Ulbricht for life without parole based on crimes associated with launching and operating the Silk Road website, a site where people could buy and sell items anonymously, including illegal drugs. In low information jurors news, jurors in Mecosta County, Michigan, have convicted a man for telling potential jurors that they don't have to convict people. ANCAP APPS Do I have an interesting treat for you guys today! If you've been listening to me for a while, you know that I've talked about Arcade City quite a lot in the past, and not in a good way. I liked the original concept behind Arcade City, but I had massive issues with the implementation by Christopher David. My first Ancap Apps segment on Arcade City was way back in March of last year where I was talking about the very beginnings of the great idea and how excited I was for it. You can listen to that episode at thelavaflow.com/33. Then, in September of last year, when things started looking bad for the implementation of Arcade City, I did a Jimmies called The Gamification of Arcade City. You can get to that one by going to thelavaflow.com/45. I followed that one up in November with Arcade City 2.0 where I talked about the huge changes in Arcade City when Christopher David stepped down and left the operations of Arcade City to the development team that became involved in the project. You can get that one at thelavaflow.com/50. Finally, I did a spurt episode called Arcade City vs. Swarm City Hard Fork, where the dev team went even further to distance themselves from Chris by changing the brand completely to Swarm City. That one is at thelavaflow.com/tls28.  I haven't talked much about them since, but I've been watching closely, and I've been very pleased with what I've seen. So pleased, even, that I spend some money and purchased some Swarm City tokens, the same tokens that were once called Arcade City tokens that I told everyone to stay the hell away from. And, the newest advertiser for this show is Swarm City! This is how much things have changed. And, today, I have an interview with Matt Carano, a musician, voluntaryist, entrepreneur, marketer, and organizer who is currently running a communications hive in Swarm City. Matt is also a personal friend of mine and a co-host with me on the Freecoast Freecast podcast. You can follow Matt on Twitter @matthewcarano. I want to thank Matt for coming on and I want to thank Swarm City for being a sponsor of The LAVA Flow! You can follow Swarm City on Twitter @SwarmCityDApp. To get involved please find Swarm City on Slack at https://swarm-slack-invite.herokuapp.com. Yes, that address is a pain in the ass, so you can also get to it by going to thelavaflow.com/swarmcity. 

On this episode of the Freecast, the most ridiculous job title I've ever heard is the Disproportionate Minority Contact Coordinator. I should have been more prepared during the podcast to respond to those absurd words. But what's not absurd is NH's #2 best state to live in rank in a recent USnews list, but second to Mass? Not so fast, or at least not as fast as Jory and Patrick's legendary skim across Weirs channel. Badass, next on the Freecast. News  Seacoast police departments are having a hard time finding minorities to hire, in a place that has a very small minority population. The local police departments make the point that all government departments should reflect the face of their community. So, if there are minorities in the community there ought to be minorities in the police community. They also say that if there are no minority police officers, then few minorities would want to be police officers since there are no role models. Dover Police Chief Anthony Calarusso says, "I don't know why anybody would want to be a police officer nowadays." We couldn't agree more! In 2014, only 33 of 478 officers who took the test to start the process of becoming a police officer identifies as a race other than white. In 2015, out of 411 test takers on 9 were black. Andrew Smith, Disproportionate Minority Contact Coordinator, says recruiting and retaining minority officers is a matter of extreme importance, even in a state as homogeneous as New Hampshire. Why does this job even exist? __ NH Governor Chris Sununununu signed the Constitutional Carry bill into law allowing those legally allowed to own a weapon to carry it concealed in public. __ New Hampshire has the second highest in a list of state's property tax burden, according to Wallethub. However, the overall tax burden of NH put it in 47th place, with only Tennessee, Delaware, and Alaska having a lower tax burden. __ Two men were arrested in Laconia for skimming, which is when a snowmobile skims along the top of the water. One of the men was driving the snowmobile while the other was being pulled behind on water skis. The two men posted a video of their victimless crime on social media, which led the Fish and Game to worry about copycats. The two men, Jory Vachon, 28, and Patrick Keefer, 32, both of Meredith are facing disorderly conduct charges in relation to the Saturday incident. A Go Fund Me campaign was started to pay their fines and it has already brought in enough to pay the fines twice over.  __ NH ranks as the second best state to live in, according to US News. However, this has to be taken with a grain of salt, since Massachusetts came in first place. New Hampshire was ranked third in education, fourth in health care, first in opportunity. __ The Somersworth zoning board it refusing to change the zoning on a house to convert it into apartments because three neighbors are complaining. These neighbors are using the force of government to get their way.   Sponsor North to Port is a podcast and musical album project created by our own Matt Carano.   Local happenings Liberty Meetup at LaFest in Dover on March 2, Hampton March 9. Keep an eye on The Freecoast Facebook page for these events. Freecoast Festive 2017 kick off planning event will be March 5th at the Praxeum 10 AM The Praxeum Free Market will be March 5th from 12pm - 4pm.   Philosophy of Liberty "The Road Map to a Free Society" a discussion. What form of tyranny needs to be overcome first?   Seacoast History  Rochester Opera House Opened Memorial Day Weekend 1908 Designed by Rochester native George Gilman Adams Horseshoe Balcony, Grand Proscenium, near perfect acoustics(probably not up to Matt's standards), intricate stenciling Most interestingly, Adams invented a unique mechanism that raises the auditorium floor at an incline for amphitheater seating or levels the floor for dancing. It is the only place in the United States with the feature. For nearly three decades, the Rochester Opera House was the hub for entertainment: plays, minstrels, vaudeville, concerts, ‘moving pictures' and elegant balls and for civic events; inaugurals, political rallies, and lectures. Lacking an auditorium and a gymnasium, Rochester High School relied on the Opera House to stage their athletic events, assemblies, dances, and commencements. Around WWII Spaulding High School had been built with its own gymnasium and auditorium Floor moving system nearly dismantled but it wasn't due to lack of funds. Operation continued until 1974 with mostly Broadway replica musicals as many as 10 a summer. Closed in 1974 By 1984 the Opera House lay in disrepair unused. Members of the Rochester Heritage Trust and Arts Rochester launched the first Opera House Restoration Project. The estimate to repair the system in 1987 was $1,220,000. 1997 Mayor Harvey Bernier said of the restoration project, “This project touches the very soul of Rochester - who we were yesterday, who we are today, and who we will be tomorrow. It is a defining moment for us, my friends, and believe me - we will not fail!" $300,000 in voluntary donations and some stolen taxpayer funds and 10,000 hours of volunteer labor, it was finally reopened soon after. In 2007 the Opera house's moving floor mechanism was failing and was almost closed again for its centennial year. More taxpayer dollars and donations came and it was repaired. Video in the show notes of the moveable floor in operation. It takes 45 minutes, 1” per minute They have events weekly if not more frequent, from musicals, comedy shows, and concerts. https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3721p.rr003470/ (railroad map 1898) http://www.rochesteroperahouse.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGUAtZVlrO8 (video of the movable floor) Social media We make the Freecast because we enjoy sharing news, knowledge, and fun with you. Yes, you, in particular, dear listener. Each one of you matters.   But any good relationship is a two-way street. So here's what you can do to become an active listener…   Give us feedback! You can connect with us at our website freecoastfreecast.com or by emailing freecoastfreecast@gmail.com. This show is for you, so tell us what you want out of it.   Spread the word! If you like the show, don't keep it to yourself! Write an iTunes review, share an episode on social media, write us up on your blog, or do something else creative to promote the show. You wouldn't believe how much encouragement we get out of a few minutes of your effort.   Become a sponsor! We don't do this for an income. All sponsorship funds go to support activities of the liberty community on the Freecoast. It's a great way to show that you care about what we're doing. And we'll be sure to thank you profusely on air!   Take the survey! 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Musician and music educator Matt Carano is best-known for his work with Palefighter ("Swan Dive Bomb", "Calilope"). His current music-education project, "The Music Class", can be found at http://themusicclass.is