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Free Talk Live => The Polling Pit => Topic started by: Johnson on October 21, 2006, 07:48:54 PM

Title: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 21, 2006, 07:48:54 PM
There was another poll floating around asking how people currently and primarily listen to the show... This isn't all that helpful considering it was almost 100% online (which we already knew)

What really would be more interesting and helpful, is if you could tell us how you FOUND the show.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Laetitia on October 21, 2006, 07:57:48 PM
I heard about Free Talk Live originally through one of the podcast sites - think it was Podcast Alley. (That's not why I'm listening today.)
Listened a couple of times, liked parts of the show, but was overwhelmed by the really strong conspiracy whacko content of the episodes. Dropped FTL from my RSS feeds.

A couple of months later, my husband mentioned a show he had started listening to, and thought I would like. Rolled my eyes when he gave the name, and then agreed to give it another listen. This time, I tried listening to slightly longer portions of the show, skipping the whacko calls, and gave it a couple of weeks. The parts of the show I liked far outweighed the segments I skipped this time. Now I'm hooked.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Porcupine_in_MA on October 21, 2006, 08:04:38 PM
I found out about them on the Free State Project website and saw that it was libertarian talk show and I thought to myself "wow ANOTHER libertarian talk show besides Mr. Browne's!, I'll have to check it out sometime." Eventually I clicked on their link on the FSP site and listened to a live show one night and have been hooked ever since.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Trademark on October 21, 2006, 08:10:10 PM
I was pissed off one day about current issue regarding our beloved president. I keyworded "Libertarian forums" on google. This one made me laugh and seemed to be cutting edge w/ actions. I found a lovly little podcast later on. ;)

http://freetalklive.com/index.php
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Francisck on October 21, 2006, 08:23:09 PM
itunes when i first bought my ipod, i had no idea of the liberarian ideal back then, glad i found you guys.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Trademark on October 21, 2006, 08:26:19 PM
itunes when i first bought my ipod, i had no idea of the liberarian ideal back then, glad i found you guys.
(http://www.xsltblog.com/archives/24805BP~The-Simpsons-Mr-Burns-Excellent.jpg)

Yes my little pawn, come forth with your radical ideas, yes yes. j/k :P
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Glarin_Haker on October 21, 2006, 08:27:33 PM
Kudos to Cyro, a good friend of mine. He got me into FTL.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: libertylover on October 21, 2006, 08:32:14 PM
I was just doing random Libertarian search and found a Libertarian web site that had a link to FTL.   I really don't listen to the radio any longer.  I tend to watch CSPAN or news my entertainment being BSG on scifi. I guess I do also end up watching Sesame Street with my son. If I see something note worthy I try to find it on google videos.  And I try to post it here.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Porcupine_in_MA on October 21, 2006, 08:35:11 PM
I can't wait to see the story if someone ever chooses "From an ANTI-libertarian site or post"
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: mikehz on October 21, 2006, 08:38:12 PM
Ipodder, aka Juicer. A year and a half ago, I heard about podcasting on NPR. The next day, I downloaded my first podcast, and started looking for libertarian shows.

Now, I'm pretty much done with radio. Who has the time for all that BS?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Porcupine_in_MA on October 21, 2006, 08:38:56 PM
Now, I'm pretty much done with radio. Who has the time for all that BS?

Me.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Porcupine_in_MA on October 21, 2006, 08:39:46 PM
There you go Cyro. Karma given.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Trademark on October 21, 2006, 08:40:06 PM
Now, I'm pretty much done with radio. Who has the time for all that BS?

Me.

Me
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 21, 2006, 08:55:02 PM
mikehz ... what did you vote for? I expected a 1 to be in - some other podcast directory, or one for a news source...

I really hope you didn't vote "a libertarian news source" for NPR

hehe

also, could you guys who vote for other podcast sites, blogs, etc ... name them...

it would help us out...
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: libertylover on October 21, 2006, 10:10:08 PM
http://www.coolparty.us/index.php/in/2005/on/12/13/battlepanda-add-another-libertarian-blog-to-your-list/

Not cool planet it was coolparty.us   They really like you guys your link is above the fold.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Trademark on October 21, 2006, 10:22:52 PM
http://www.coolparty.us/index.php/in/2005/on/12/13/battlepanda-add-another-libertarian-blog-to-your-list/

Not cool planet it was coolparty.us   They really like you guys your link is above the fold.
Send the breeders to me!  :P
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: AlexLibman on October 21, 2006, 10:39:10 PM
Podcast Alley Top 50.  I didn't go to the site, but the Juice / iPodder software I was trying out comes with the list in the directory by default, and FTL was like #2, so I tried it out and liked it.  It helped brake my Alex Jones addiction.  I still usually use my own feed-fetching cron job scripts though.   8)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: mrapplecastle on October 21, 2006, 11:57:54 PM
why isnt gcn live an option?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 21, 2006, 11:59:26 PM
Internet or Radio? What do you mean?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: mrapplecastle on October 22, 2006, 12:00:25 AM
yeah internet
i found ftl by leaving gcn on all day once
i guess that could go under radio
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Richie on October 22, 2006, 12:01:33 AM
I found out from a Downsize DC newsletter!!!!

http://www.downsizedc.org/index.shtml
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 22, 2006, 12:08:29 AM
yeah internet
i found ftl by leaving gcn on all day once
i guess that could go under radio

Nah, if it was online, it was online.. but I added GCN Live streaming (along with some of our other streaming syndicates)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: cerpntaxt on October 22, 2006, 12:11:06 AM
Wikipedia
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Evil Muppet on October 22, 2006, 12:16:24 AM
Ian kept posting messages on one of the Free State Project yahoo groups.  I was tempted to write a response to Ian.  Something mean to make him cry but I didn't.  When I bought an ipod I remembered seeing Ian's posts so I checked out the website and downloaded the show. 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Richie on October 22, 2006, 12:17:06 AM
O’yea, from FTL I found Radio Free Liberty !! I love Cato & cat!!!

http://radiofreeliberty.com/
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 22, 2006, 12:17:52 AM
hahah guess those posts on the FSP list weren't so bad then eh?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Evil Muppet on October 22, 2006, 12:27:07 AM
I first thought it was spam actually. 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: voodoo on October 22, 2006, 12:37:43 AM
I was stripping and refinishing a hangar floor, so I downloaded a weeks worth just to listen to somebody other than my own freaking head.  Turns out, it was the week (a year or so ago) when Torgo and Johnson were postulating on the fate of Ian/Manwich being sodomized by TSA in DC for the talkers covention.  Too funny!  It hooked me.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Skooma on October 22, 2006, 05:09:36 AM
The user Kirby. He first sent me one on 14 Febuary 2005 (It just so happens he called in to the show that night). Being on 56k and not being too interested I didn't pay much mind to it.

I remembered it Fall that year and I had nothing to DL on my new DSL connection, so I gave it a whirl. Been hooked ever since. Planning to go to the Free State too.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Deived on October 22, 2006, 05:18:05 AM
I heard abour Free Talk Live when I first got my iPod Shuffle.  I wanted to see what this whole podcasting thing was all about so I searched google and found podcast alley.  I downloaded a few of the Top 10 shows... and FTL is the one that I'm still listening to from Day 1.  FTL has changed my life forever.  I don't think I could ever go back.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: error on October 22, 2006, 05:19:27 AM
I found FTL from Hammer of Truth (http://hammeroftruth.com), where I also write on occasion (and so does Ian).
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: JaseFifty1 on October 22, 2006, 09:58:24 AM
Searched for "libertarian" on ITunes shortly after getting my Ipod almost a year ago.  Have been hooked ever since.  I never listen to regular radio anymore.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: mikehz on October 22, 2006, 10:22:28 AM
mikehz ... what did you vote for? I expected a 1 to be in - some other podcast directory, or one for a news source...

I really hope you didn't vote "a libertarian news source" for NPR

hehe

also, could you guys who vote for other podcast sites, blogs, etc ... name them...

it would help us out...

I voted for Podcast Alley, before I realized I probably should have voted for "some other podcast directory."
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Kirby on October 22, 2006, 10:25:24 AM
I found FTL back when I used to listen to Harry Browne's show on Saturday nights, I tuned in early and heard FTL. I figured it sounded pretty cool and decided to start listening.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Jacob in Ohio on October 22, 2006, 11:22:10 AM
Uh, none of the above. Wikipedia article about Jack Thompson. Then the one about Gene Ray. Then I figured, "hey, if they interviewed both of these guys, they can't be all bad." 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: earwig on October 22, 2006, 01:37:12 PM
Podcast Alley: the fact that there is a stable history of published shows is a huge plus, imho.  I listen live now; my mp3 player ist kaput  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 22, 2006, 01:41:14 PM
Uh, none of the above. Wikipedia article about Jack Thompson. Then the one about Gene Ray. Then I figured, "hey, if they interviewed both of these guys, they can't be all bad." 

Hrm, that almost could count as an anti-libertarian article... or then, it could also count possibly as a news source.. sorta...
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Phuket on October 22, 2006, 03:14:04 PM
For me it was via GCN Live. Alex Jones mentioned nhfree.com in connection with a guest. I checked out the site, found the link to FTL and have been listening ever since.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Evil Muppet on October 22, 2006, 03:18:00 PM
I've tried to force some people I know to listen to the show but it is hard to put headphones on some people when they are struggling.  If anyone has a straight jacket It would make it a lot easier for me to get other people to listen to the show. 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Lindsey on October 22, 2006, 06:40:10 PM
I believe I happened upon the first show one fateful Sunday night, many moons ago, whilst sitting in the parking lot of my mom's workplace waiting for her to get off of work.  Been hooked ever since...
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Karrde188 on October 22, 2006, 06:58:01 PM
I found you guys through a USA Today article on Podcasting in april of 2005
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: AlexLibman on October 22, 2006, 07:00:09 PM
I've tried to force some people I know to listen to the show but it is hard to put headphones on some people when they are struggling.  If anyone has a straight jacket It would make it a lot easier for me to get other people to listen to the show. 

Put the headphones on while they're asleep.  Subliminal radio works!   :lol:
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Ben on October 22, 2006, 07:57:06 PM
podcast alley
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Lindsey on October 22, 2006, 08:13:01 PM
I've tried to force some people I know to listen to the show but it is hard to put headphones on some people when they are struggling.  If anyone has a straight jacket It would make it a lot easier for me to get other people to listen to the show. 

Put the headphones on while they're asleep.  Subliminal radio works!   :lol:

Hypnopaedia! 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: freeAgent on October 22, 2006, 11:27:46 PM
I can't be sure, but I believe I found FTL after searching for political (libertarian) podcasts on iTunes.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Soundwave on October 22, 2006, 11:32:23 PM
Uh, none of the above. Wikipedia article about Jack Thompson. Then the one about Gene Ray. Then I figured, "hey, if they interviewed both of these guys, they can't be all bad." 

That's great!  :lol:
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 22, 2006, 11:33:55 PM
I remember the hours of conversations it took with Ian to convince him that the occasional guest was a good idea...
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Porcupine_in_MA on October 23, 2006, 12:14:50 AM
I just hope they get "Dr" Gene Ray back on again before he dies.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Lindsey on October 23, 2006, 01:24:46 AM
I just hope they get "Dr" Gene Ray back on again before he dies.

You don't think a zombie timecube would be badass?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Ronald-san on October 23, 2006, 08:26:41 AM
I have not entered anything into the Poll - because I first heard of Free Talk Live from a random comment on a Forum - about the Jack Thompson Interview.

it was on the forum for gamepolitcs.com site.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: thebigpurplefrog on October 23, 2006, 02:27:41 PM
AP article talking about the emergence of podcasting.  It referenced Podcast Alley and did a short bio on the top 5 or 10.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 23, 2006, 02:49:50 PM
I have not entered anything into the Poll - because I first heard of Free Talk Live from a random comment on a Forum - about the Jack Thompson Interview.

it was on the forum for gamepolitcs.com site.

relevant option added.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Coconut on October 23, 2006, 03:23:00 PM
I don't think mine's on the list. I'd just gotten a Pocket PC, and was sick of music all day. I needed programming. I'd heard of this thing called podcasts, but I wasn't sure if it was just an urban legend. :P  I did a search on google for "free radio show mp3s" The 8th hit was this fucked up show called "Free Talk Live." I downloaded the latest few episodes and listened at work, and haven't missed an episode since.

I thought I'd hit the jackpot with 12 hours a week of programming. That wasn't enough though, with 40 hours of work a week, and I found podcastalley.com through the show, and thus began my entrance into podcast listening.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Torgo on October 23, 2006, 03:26:59 PM
I answered the poll, but never posted here...I guess I might as well do that.

I found the show by listening regularly to 105.9 WSRQ in Sarasota.  I never heard them on the weekends, but I was a daily listener to the Love Doctors.  Once FTL went weeknights, I heard them right after the Love Docs one night and decided to keep listening.

-Torgo
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: DanPatrick on October 23, 2006, 04:53:53 PM
When I first heard of podcasting last year I visited one of the podcast directories (I think it was PodcastAlley) and did a search for "libertarian".  And boom, here I am.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on October 23, 2006, 05:10:03 PM
...Just curious if any of those "internet blog" responses was FreeStateBlogs.net...
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Funk D on October 23, 2006, 05:15:14 PM
Was new to the myspace thing as exploring it's utilities, specifcally "groups".  Seached for Libertarian groups, and among the results was FTL.  Went to the FTl myspace sight and listened to the show.  Been listening every since.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Neal Jayu on October 23, 2006, 05:15:40 PM
There isn't a "from Ian Himself" option, so I chose "from a friend."  :)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: EclecticBuddha on October 23, 2006, 05:32:12 PM
1: Saw a Jim Rome Billboard

2: Found local sports talk station

3: Listened to political sister station

4: listened to Coast to Coast

5: Heard insane man ranting about masons (alex Jones)

6: Clicked link to his stream in off hours while flooded in in January, '05

7: Heard Ian ranting

8: never really got into Alex Jones' crap
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Citizen72521 on October 23, 2006, 07:43:11 PM
I had to check the dates on my mp3 downloads since I could not remember exactly at first.
I found Radio Free Liberty from just searching for Libertarian stuff on google I listened to it and heard an ad for the Jeremy West Show so I downloaded it as well and between ads and Jeremy talking about Ian I finally visited FTL and subscribed.
According to my computer I downloaded FTL2006-06-01.mp3 on 06/24/06 and I was quickly addicted listening to lots of the back shows and became an AMPlifier in a matter of days.

FTL actually got me to finally install the mp3 cd player that had been sitting in my closet for at least a year.
In order to try to keep up with most of the shows I've had to neglect all my other podcasts although last week I started listening to the Dan Carlin show in my vehicle a little and FTL shows live online more. I really like FTL the best as the diversity of the show tends to push me to think about my limits more than other shows that cover the basics of Libertarian ideas or just discuss liberty in a left vs right context.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Porcupine_in_MA on October 23, 2006, 07:47:43 PM
I answered the poll, but never posted here...I guess I might as well do that.

I found the show by listening regularly to 105.9 WSRQ in Sarasota.  I never heard them on the weekends, but I was a daily listener to the Love Doctors.  Once FTL went weeknights, I heard them right after the Love Docs one night and decided to keep listening.

-Torgo

I didn't give you permission to post, slave. Watch yourself.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Pod99966 on October 23, 2006, 08:01:50 PM
I started listening to FTL on a Radio Station in Sarasota, Florida sometime during December of 2002.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Lindsey on October 23, 2006, 09:27:58 PM
I started listening to FTL on a Radio Station in Sarasota, Florida sometime during December of 2002.

105.9 REAL RADIO!  WOOOOOOOOOO!  What he said...except I started in November. 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: burnthebeautiful on October 23, 2006, 09:52:36 PM
I found it via a swedish libertarian messageboard.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: RAnthony on October 23, 2006, 09:55:04 PM
FTL_Ian asking questions on ALD-Forum (http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/ALD-forum/?m=0) and Libertydollaronline (http://www.libertydollaronline.com/).  I finally remembered to listen to the program he kept asking us to vote for...   :lol:

-RAnthony
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on October 23, 2006, 10:05:43 PM
FTL_Ian asking questions on ALD-Forum (http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/ALD-forum/?m=0) and Libertydollaronline (http://www.libertydollaronline.com/).  I finally remembered to listen to the program he kept asking us to vote for...   :lol:
You *do* realize, you're just encouraging his shameless self-promotion, don't you!?!?!?  :P
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Porcupine_in_MA on October 23, 2006, 10:06:08 PM
FTL_Ian asking questions on ALD-Forum (http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/ALD-forum/?m=0) and Libertydollaronline (http://www.libertydollaronline.com/).  I finally remembered to listen to the program he kept asking us to vote for...   :lol:

-RAnthony

Soooo he harrassed you into it?  :lol:
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on October 23, 2006, 10:13:02 PM
I found it via a swedish libertarian messageboard.
Believe it or not, I have actually wondered, how some Sewdish guy came to listen to FTL, and (holy cow) help us to kill a smoking ban :)

From time to time, when I feel demotivated and pessimistic about this whole Free State Project thing, I remember that somewhere in Sweden, a guy has shiny "NH" stickers on his guitar, and I think "holy fucking shit... if a guy all the way in Sweden is rocking out to some kind of freedom-in-NH groove, then this thing is HUGE and cannot *help* but succeed!"

Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: RAnthony on October 23, 2006, 10:28:26 PM
Soooo he harrassed you into it?  :lol:

Actually, it was more along the lines of "hey, I've got this shiny new Treo, what do I listen to on it?" I knew of FTL from Ian, so I downloaded it and gave it a listen. 

Yes, I know I'm encouraging him.  Can't be helped if it's the truth.

-RAnthony
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: MaxPower on October 24, 2006, 12:00:36 AM
to whoever bought a spot on tim henson's distorted view clickgrid, you're probably the reason why i'm now a libertarian.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: RAnthony on October 24, 2006, 12:39:26 AM
to whoever bought a spot on tim henson's distorted view clickgrid, you're probably the reason why i'm now a libertarian.

Well, if you want to know "why I'm a Libertarian", that's a different story.

http://ranthonysteele.blogspot.com/2006/01/why-i-am-libertarian.html

The first time I heard the word 'Libertarian' was at the Texas State Capitol building, about ten days before the the Gulf War in '91. During an anti-war protest there, I got to talking to Terry Liberty Parker, and he mentioned that Libertarians were against the war, unlike the Dems. I have since fallen out of friendship with Mr. Parker (and, in fact, his behavior is at the core of why I've become inactive in the party both times it's happened) but I will always be in his debt for introducing me to the party.

I had said several times prior to that event, in discussions with 'the wife', if I was given a choice between socialism and fascism, I would choose socialism because you live longer (socialists just want your money, fascists want you to agree with them philosophically, or they shoot you. Or at least that's what I thought at the time) but I could not understand how the Democrats (the party of Jefferson, the party that cast itself as the opposition to the Vietnam war) would be in support of a war that was not in our own interest. I was all for getting involved with a group that wanted to end the military adventurism that we've been involved in since the end of WWII, so I started looking for libertarian meetings and talking to libertarians when I found them.

I was already an Objectivist, I had read most of Rand by that time and found her philosophical outlook to be very much like my own, so I was already 'in tune' with the core of Libertarian thought. At some point I took the "World's Smallest Political Quiz" and found that I was a dead center Libertarian (These days I'm nearly 100/100 on the chart) I spent a good bit of time in the old TCLP office on Middle Fiskville Rd. talking to Bruce Baechler, and I think he was the one who made me feel most comfortable with supporting Libertarians as more than just a protest vote.
(more at link)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: GiveMeLiberty on October 24, 2006, 08:40:27 AM
Hi all...I'm an FNG here!

I was listening to Keith and the Girl about 8mo.s ago when they where pimping for votes and I heard Keith mention that they were dicing it out for ratings on podcastalley with some podcast put out by a bunch of "wacko, anti-government, conspiracy nuts" called "Free Talk Live"...
...so I voted for YOU and have been a daily listener ever since.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on October 24, 2006, 09:11:29 AM
a bunch of "wacko, anti-government, conspiracy nuts" called "Free Talk Live"...
...so I voted for YOU and have been a daily listener ever since.
You're my kinda people :D
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: PorcupineSteve76 on October 24, 2006, 07:16:01 PM
I basically found this show through a google/yahoo/aol search...can't remember which one. I was tired of hearing Boortz and his "anti-immigration" and "pro-war against islamo-fascists" stances. Found FTL on the search, and listened to it ever since May of 2006. Thsi show fucking ROCKS!!!!! LIVE FREE OR DIE!!!!!!
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Porcupine_in_MA on October 24, 2006, 07:25:14 PM
I basically found this show through a google/yahoo/aol search...can't remember which one. I was tired of hearing Boortz and his "anti-immigration" and "pro-war against islamo-fascists" stances. Found FTL on the search, and listened to it ever since May of 2006. Thsi show fucking ROCKS!!!!! LIVE FREE OR DIE!!!!!!

Boortz is one of those annoying people who keeps calling himself a libertarian and yet isn't. Kind of like Mahr, Severin, and a couple of others.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: ck on October 24, 2006, 07:35:07 PM
I found this show a while back when Rookie came on and talked about pedophiles :P

He mentioned to a bunch of his pedophile friends that he was on the show and we should check it out.

I was one of those friends ^_^

I hope nobody flames me for admitting this ;)

Oh yeah, love the show btw.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: AlexLibman on October 24, 2006, 10:22:26 PM
EDIT: sorry, didn't mean for my bad joke to get this thread off-topic.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: alphaniner on October 24, 2006, 11:32:48 PM
I found about FTL through the FSP, but I was pointed to the FSP from a site called half-baked I think.  There was an article about Christian/Conservative pastoral movement and one of the commenters mentioned that a bunch of "post-1970 Libertarians" were doing something similar(ly half-baked).  I was vaguely familiar with Libertarianism - I had voted for Harry Browne in 2000 - but I never really paid attention to politics much after that.  When it comes right down to it, the main reason I followed up and looked into the FSP was because I was intrigued by the obviously derogatory "post-1970 Libertarians" remark.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Lindsey on October 25, 2006, 12:10:24 AM
Nah, ck, most of us are pedophiles too.

Actually, I only enjoy molesting people that are of age. 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 25, 2006, 01:10:34 AM
Nah, ck, most of us are pedophiles too.

Actually, I only enjoy molesting people that are of age. 

Yeah, when was the last time THAT happened?  :D
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Lindsey on October 25, 2006, 01:58:46 AM
Nah, ck, most of us are pedophiles too.

Actually, I only enjoy molesting people that are of age. 

Yeah, when was the last time THAT happened?  :D

Like a month ago.  But that was only like a half-molestation. 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: burnthebeautiful on October 25, 2006, 02:24:57 AM
I found it via a swedish libertarian messageboard.
Believe it or not, I have actually wondered, how some Sewdish guy came to listen to FTL, and (holy cow) help us to kill a smoking ban :)

From time to time, when I feel demotivated and pessimistic about this whole Free State Project thing, I remember that somewhere in Sweden, a guy has shiny "NH" stickers on his guitar, and I think "holy fucking shit... if a guy all the way in Sweden is rocking out to some kind of freedom-in-NH groove, then this thing is HUGE and cannot *help* but succeed!"

I feel a bit embarrassed admitting that it's not actually a picture of my guitar, it's the guitar from the Mount Washington-based band Scissorfight, who if you haven't heard them are awesome and have pro-freedom lyrics in some of their songs, like in "Granite State Destroyers":

"Weeds guns and axes
We don't pay our taxes
Cause we don't exist
On any government list
Yeah we're survivalists
in the wilderness
Our battle cry - live free or die!"

:D

I do however wear this shirt (http://hem.bredband.net/liamstuff/nhtrip/nhtrip-me.jpg) very often and am working on some NH-related songs on my acoustic guitar (albeit not very political).
I'm coming back to NH next summer or fall, and this time I plan on finding someone who can take me shooting :)

I like that people think it's awesome that I'm into FSP and live in Sweden. It puts a smile on my face and makes me feel important when you say that me being into the NH freedom movement makes the movement seem more worthwhile when you're feeling burned out or when Ian or Mark say "Just last night we had a caller from Sweden" on the air as a selling point, like my mere association with something makes it better :) Definitely a self-esteem boost.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 25, 2006, 08:44:04 AM
As long as you bring plenty of meatballs and fish and big blonde women with you when you come over tp NH...
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: ck on October 25, 2006, 09:23:04 AM
Nah, ck, most of us are pedophiles too.

Actually, I only enjoy molesting people that are of age. 

LMAO. We are the same age! :D

I swear to God. Like, what are the odds? ;)

Are you going to molest me now? ;P
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: jackie on October 25, 2006, 09:59:52 AM
I found out about FTL because I heard Ians sexy voice promoting it on 105.9 and I had to listen...Now free talk live is a totally different show...One with a purpose...And I know the world will one day be a better place because of all of the hard work Ian has done!!!  THANKS IAN!!!   :)


I LOVE YOU
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: burnthebeautiful on October 25, 2006, 01:26:29 PM
As long as you bring plenty of meatballs and fish and big blond women with you when you come over tp NH...

The way other people make meatballs kind of pisses me off. Other countries put, like, fruit and vegetables in their meatballs, what the fuck??
I'm not a big fan of fish and I prefer brunettes ;)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 25, 2006, 02:59:06 PM
Dude... SWEDISH FISH...

It's not seafood... It's candy!  :D (Yeah, I don't understand you people either)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: stengah on October 25, 2006, 08:28:34 PM
found FTL by Ian posting on anti-state.com awhile back. 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: burnthebeautiful on October 25, 2006, 10:57:00 PM
Dude... SWEDISH FISH...

It's not seafood... It's candy!  :D (Yeah, I don't understand you people either)

Oh yeah... They don't sell Swedish Fish in Sweden. I only know of their existence through Americans telling me about them.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Lindsey on October 25, 2006, 11:54:08 PM
Nah, ck, most of us are pedophiles too.

Actually, I only enjoy molesting people that are of age. 

LMAO. We are the same age! :D

I swear to God. Like, what are the odds? ;)

Are you going to molest me now? ;P

Would you like me to?   :P
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: zebraflood on October 26, 2006, 12:10:36 AM
They friended me on myspace? Of all ridiculous things. The rest, as they say, is history.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: mark_mnc1 on October 26, 2006, 12:15:24 AM
I found FTL off listening to 1430 WXNT on a Saturday afternoon/evening.  After listening for a few minutes i was appauled at the anti-military/government positions against the war in Iraq, Afghanistan, and war on terror overall.  I knew their political identity as libertarians but thought one of the hosts (Ian) was absurd to be an anarcho-capitalist and believed the state had to survive for certain reasons....However after being daring enough to listen for a few Saturday afternoons, i took their smaller, less intrusive government opinions to their logical conclusions.  Doing this I totally understood their positions against the military and the ongoing US foreign adventures that the US govt has imposed on foreign individuals and states for "the common good of our country."  I was a more statist libertarian before (disaffected republican) but have turned into a minarchist who only believes in a minimal military with a court system-thats it!!.. along with no "public" representatives whatsoever.  Ive been telling all of my friends about this and that libertarians really arent that absurd at all.  We just believe in a highly de-centralized, more free society.  Plus i would like to hear from any Republican or Democrat on how the government does not take away our rights.  Its very clear that any government whatsoever, whether necessary or not, takes away some form of our rights-whether civil liberties or INVULUNTARILY through taxes.  FTL rules and i wish they became the next "Rush Limbaugh" of the libertarian air waves, without compromising libertarian ideals.  

Mark
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: RAnthony on October 26, 2006, 12:24:59 AM
Boortz is one of those annoying people who keeps calling himself a libertarian and yet isn't. Kind of like Mahr, Severin, and a couple of others.

Libertarian purists are as much of a problem as (if not more) the overly pragmatic types who like the ideas of freedom, but don't want to endorse them all.

If someone wants to call themselves "libertarian" and work for liberty, more power to them.  I (or you) don't own exclusive rights to the word.

-RAnthony
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: RAnthony on October 26, 2006, 12:26:12 AM
They friended me on myspace? Of all ridiculous things. The rest, as they say, is history.

Lucky dog.  I've had a friend request pending for more than a week now...

-RAnthony
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Lindsey on October 26, 2006, 12:30:57 AM
I totally lied.  I actually found Ian on a street corner in downtown Sarasota.   :P
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: ck on October 26, 2006, 12:37:39 AM
Nah, ck, most of us are pedophiles too.

Actually, I only enjoy molesting people that are of age. 

LMAO. We are the same age! :D

I swear to God. Like, what are the odds? ;)

Are you going to molest me now? ;P

Would you like me to?   :P

Would I!? O_O

sadly though it's a 16 hour drive :(
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: zebraflood on October 26, 2006, 12:39:29 AM
They friended me on myspace? Of all ridiculous things. The rest, as they say, is history.

Lucky dog.  I've had a friend request pending for more than a week now...

-RAnthony

Females just come first with Free Talk Live. Consistency is key!
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Porcupine_in_MA on October 26, 2006, 02:03:53 AM
Libertarian purists are as much of a problem as (if not more) the overly pragmatic types who like the ideas of freedom, but don't want to endorse them all.

If someone wants to call themselves "libertarian" and work for liberty, more power to them.  I (or you) don't own exclusive rights to the word.

-RAnthony

That's fine then the word loses meaning to people who think libertarian means anything that anyone can attach it to. Mahr can call himself a libertarian all he wants but that doesn't make him one. Words mean things...and if you're pro-offensive war policy than that means you're not a libertarian. If that makes me a purist than so be it. I guess I'll have to offend all those poor people out there who think I'm a radical because I like to stand on principles.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: RAnthony on October 26, 2006, 03:19:00 AM
That's fine then the word loses meaning to people who think libertarian means anything that anyone can attach it to. Mahr can call himself a libertarian all he wants but that doesn't make him one. Words mean things...and if you're pro-offensive war policy than that means you're not a libertarian. If that makes me a purist than so be it. I guess I'll have to offend all those poor people out there who think I'm a radical because I like to stand on principles.

Yes, you are a radical.  Not because of a principled stand, but because you would subject others to a purity test in order to prove themselves Libertarians. 

Without getting into the minutia of the why's and wherefores of the current mess that the Middle East is, there is room to argue that some wars are defensive in nature, and that the Iraq war was presented as such.  There are those who believe that this is so, and they argue from that perspective. (Boortz and his ilk)  There are others who think otherwise, and they have their arguments that provide their proof.  But, neither of them are absolutely RIGHT.  None of the war propaganda, pro- or anti- contains the whole truth.  Both sides have bits of truth scattered amongst the pointless posturing. 

...and none of it gets us out of Iraq and the rest of the Middle East without creating another 'Nam.  (it's possible that we could "win hearts and minds" as we did after WWII, and so avoid a technical defeat, but that requires an investment of a completely different nature than we have seen so far in the region.  It may, in fact, be too late for that http://www.palestinechronicle.com/story-10240665920.htm) Which is the only way we can 'win' anything at this point.

Always it's the idealists want to cast out those who don't toe the line on all the philosophical points that they deem important.  But what does it mean to be a Democrat?  A Republican?  A Liberal?  A Conservative?  There isn't a broad range of ideas that tie any of those groups together.  Libertarians aren't any different. 

...Or they won't be if they ever manage to gain any power in the political arena.

For myself, I don't have time for idealists, radicals or utopians of any stripe.  I joined the LP in order to make a difference in the US politically; and that means building bridges, not staking out territory and removing those people I don't agree with.

-RAnthony
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on October 26, 2006, 09:20:23 AM
i was appauled at the anti-military/government positions against the war in Iraq, Afghanistan, and war on terror overall.
....However after being daring enough to listen for a few Saturday afternoons, i took their smaller, less intrusive government opinions to their logical conclusions.  Doing this I totally understood their positions against the military and the ongoing US foreign adventures that the US govt has imposed on foreign individuals and states for "the common good of our country."  I was a more statist libertarian before (disaffected republican) but have turned into a minarchist
Ditto... except, having listened longer (and having read The Machinery of Freedom (http://www.amazon.com/Machinery-Freedom-Guide-Radical-Capitalism/dp/0812690699/sr=8-1/qid=1161868795/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-6221156-3626512?ie=UTF8&s=books)), I've become an Anarcocapitalist :D
Oh, and I've moved to NH (http://freestateblogs.net) (but that was planned long before I heard of FTL)


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Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on October 26, 2006, 09:20:47 AM
I totally lied.  I actually found Ian on a street corner in downtown Sarasota.   :P
What was he charging back in those days?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Lindsey on October 26, 2006, 02:41:59 PM
I totally lied.  I actually found Ian on a street corner in downtown Sarasota.   :P
What was he charging back in those days?

Not yet.  This was before the idea of hosing money from listeners was put into his head.   :P
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 26, 2006, 02:46:55 PM
RAnthony, If there is no purity test for anything, then from this point forward, I'm going to call you a socialist. I'm not a radical for doing so, becuase there is no purity test, and your principles and beliefs do not matter. Since you are partly a socialist, becuase you believe the government needs to intervene on some issues, I can just fill in the rest... after all, the relative purity of your belief in those principles doesn't really matter right?

If that's true, you are as much a socialist as you are a Libertarian, as you are a Democrat, as you are a Republican, and labels become entirely meaningless. I generally believe that if you aren't going to play the game, then you probably shouldn't be attempting to define the rules. Since you aren't trying to stake out territory and "remove the people you disagree with" then you might as well join a party led by
Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Ashcroft, Rice, Delay, Sessenbrenner, and any other fascist asshole you can name... Oh wait.. I shouldn't label them "fascists" becuase... "what does it mean" to be a socialist?  A Colectivist?  A Racist?  A NeoCon?  "There isn't a broad range of ideas that tie any of those groups together."  Fascists "aren't any different" right?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on October 26, 2006, 08:29:55 PM
I totally lied.  I actually found Ian on a street corner in downtown Sarasota.   :P
What was he charging back in those days?
Not yet.  This was before the idea of hosing money from listeners was put into his head.   :P

You r mind is nowhere near the filthy gutter level mine was at :P
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: RAnthony on October 26, 2006, 10:00:52 PM
then from this point forward, I'm going to call you a socialist.

...and I can't stop you.  Which was my point.  It's irrelevant what you call me, because it has not effect on what I beleive, or what I call myself.  We all carry internalized definitions of what the different labels we apply mean, but no two definitions are exactly the same.  Ergo the problem with a 'purity' test.

...and labels become entirely meaningless.

They are entirely meaningless, except as an internal shorthand.  90 percent of the population believes in this thing they call god.  If you quiz the population further, you'll find varying definitions of what god is; some of the definitions will contradict the other definitions.  Does that mean that less than 90 percent of the population believes in god?  If so, how do you determine who's god is the right god? 

BTW, they tried that before.  It's called the Inquisition, look it up sometime.

I generally believe that if you aren't going to play the game, then you probably shouldn't be attempting to define the rules. Since you aren't trying to stake out territory and "remove the people you disagree with" then you might as well join a party led by Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Ashcroft, Rice, Delay, Sessenbrenner, and any other fascist asshole you can name...

Building a political party is like making sausage.  Most people wouldn't eat sausage if they knew what went into it.  Most people aren't happy about the breadth of opinion encompassed by their party, but they are powerless to influence it in any direct way.  That is the nature of politics.

A certain amount of agreement with the general goals of a party are necessary for the party to productively support a candidate for office.  Are the Democrats happy having Lieberman in their midst?  Republicans with Dr. Paul hanging around?  Do you think they would be allowed to participate if the Dems and Reps had purity tests?  Would we be better off without them?

-RAnthony
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 26, 2006, 10:26:24 PM
Quote
A certain amount of agreement with the general goals of a party are necessary for the party to productively support a candidate for office.  Are the Democrats happy having Lieberman in their midst?  Republicans with Dr. Paul hanging around?  Do you think they would be allowed to participate if the Dems and Reps had purity tests?  Would we be better off without them?

I think you just destroyed your own argument. Thank you, I don't even really have to reply to that... You answered yourself.


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They are entirely meaningless, except as an internal shorthand.  90 percent of the population believes in this thing they call god.  If you quiz the population further, you'll find varying definitions of what god is; some of the definitions will contradict the other definitions.  Does that mean that less than 90 percent of the population believes in god?  If so, how do you determine who's god is the right god?

Internal shorthand is exactly why people struggle to define these words further... In your example, you use the word god... and say that people will have different definitions of what god means, and how do you determine what is the right god... This is not an APT anaology becuase all those people are arguing over what the NATURE and/or form of their GOD will be. It's apples to apples... Perhaps it's New York Macintosh Apples, to Washington State Granny Smith apples... but it's the same thing.

It's like if we were arguing over cake, and I had lemon chiffon cake and you had chocolate cake - Would you argue that it wasn't a cake if it wasn't chocolate? You'd be the crazy one... As I obviously have a CAKE.. it's a lemon chiffon cake.

There are certain RULES and INGREDIENTS for what makes something a CAKE.
This is how language works... I understand that it seems to be hard for you to grasp.. but I assure you.. It's the truth. This is how it works. 

However, If I had a LEMON. Instead of a LEMON cake... Then you would be correct. Then I would indeed NOT have a CAKE.

This is why people like Boortz and Elder are not Libertarians. They don't have the ingredients that DEFINE what makes up a Libertarian. They have more of the ingredients of what defines an indepedant or a republican, however they lack the

"I do not believe in, nor advocate, the initiation of force to achieve any goal."  ingredient that DEFINES a Libertarian.

It's like the old saying goes...
You can put a cat in an oven, but that don't make it a biscuit.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: TenaciousLee on October 26, 2006, 10:28:18 PM
Mike D from redbarradio.com.  Devoted listener from the moment I heard Johnson on Red Bar.  Can't wait for Johnson to come back, but I still listen every day on my iPod.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Lindsey on October 26, 2006, 11:31:58 PM
I totally lied.  I actually found Ian on a street corner in downtown Sarasota.   :P
What was he charging back in those days?
Not yet.  This was before the idea of hosing money from listeners was put into his head.   :P

You r mind is nowhere near the filthy gutter level mine was at :P

I knew what you were getting at, it's just that I couldn't come up with anything better than that.   :(
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: RAnthony on October 27, 2006, 01:01:38 AM
This is why people like Boortz and Elder are not Libertarians. They don't have the ingredients that DEFINE what makes up a Libertarian. They have more of the ingredients of what defines an indepedant or a republican, however they lack the "I do not believe in, nor advocate, the initiation of force to achieve any goal."  ingredient that DEFINES a Libertarian.

How do you know they lack this 'crucial' element that defines Libertarians for you?  How do you know that is what defines libertarians in general?  I don't think I'd offer that limited a definition myself. 

I'm not the one having a problem understanding here.  I understand quite well the drive to purify the group, to weed out the unwanted.  The need to defend your territory.  Licensing (as in professional licensing) is directly related to this need.  Something else (like the Inquisition) that I'm not really supportive of.

Anarchists and Anarcho-capitalists are really great at 'outing' all the people that they think aren't pure enough to pass the libertarian muster.  What they fail to realize is that the percentage of the population that would label themselves in such a way is a single digit number.  You don't win elections with single digit numbers.

-RAnthony
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 27, 2006, 02:09:28 AM
Not out to win elections then. It would be a waste of time to have Pseudo-Republicans win elections. They already do, and look what it gets us. You are definitely the confused one...

You don't have a concept of what it means to DEFINE something. In fact you rebel against it... purely out of the motivation that you probably fail to commit to the Libertarian Oath. We don't want pro-government people polluting the party. If that's you, I have no issues with losing your support. If that lowers your opinion of me or other people with principles... Well I guess I just can't force myself to care what someone with no principles thinks about me... ya know?

I find the "Militant Libertarians" to be the lowest form of scum. They are so forceful, that not only are they pro-military and pro-war violent peices of crap, but they are SO pro force that they would infiltrate the Libertarian Party and start calling themselves Libertarians. They would actually make the FORCEFUL attempt to STEAL away any ability to define ourselves by a stance of principles. I regard people like this with very little respect at all. 

Oh, and regardless of Boortz, or Elder... Free Talk Live will ALWAYS take the principled stance of telling people that a REAL Libertarian is one that has commited to and follows the Libertarian oath. If you can't do that, then you cease to be a Libertarian, and I will continue to do my very best to make sure that everyone I know and trust in in my circle of Libertarian friends agrees that a true Libertarian follows suit with that VERY basic ideal.

It's not about DEFINING Libertarians as a group... It's about DEFENDING the idea of what defines Libertarians from huxters and charlatans such as yourself who would attempt to REdefine Libertarians as pot-smoking republicans who are just as pro-war and religious-right as any other group of politicos. It's not about defending "territory". It's about ensuring the continued push for the education of the populace at large that Libertarianism is about the abrogation of aggression. Take that away... and what's left? That IS what Libertarian IS about, regardless of what people like you want to spout off. You don't want to see Libertarianism defined, because you are ACTIVELY working against the Libertarian ideal. I'm outing you.

What defines your idea of Libertarianism as really being any different than a Liberty Caucus Republican?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: RAnthony on October 27, 2006, 01:39:15 PM
Not out to win elections then. It would be a waste of time to have Pseudo-Republicans win elections.

It's a waste of time supporting a political party that isn't intended to win elections.  (and you call me confused...)

The difference between us is I don't waste my time flogging Boortz or Elder for their failing to toe the anarcho-capitalist/pacifist line.  I welcome the attention that their purported libertarianism brings to the movement.

He hit me first is a schoolyard level defense.  It's easy to set up a scenario where your opponent can be enticed into striking the first blow, thereby allowing you to pummel the hell out of him and claim 'just cause'.  Both Pearl Harbor and 9-11 will probably turn out to be instances of just this type of thing.   :(

...and yet, even though the 'terrorists' struck first on 9-11, Americans are somehow to blame for that.  We don't have the right to remove threats to ourselves even when they strike first, apparently.  We're engaged in a war which the opponent has openly declared to be a war (jihad, which was declared before the 9-11 attacks) but we can't fight back?  Somehow we initiated hostilities, even though we tricked the other guy into throwing the first punch?

Might as well have dropped the nukes right off the bat then, saved us all a lot of time and trouble; because, I'll tell ya, this violence was bound to occur no matter what we did, once we got involved in the Middle East (way back before most of you were born)  And contrary to most of the "bring 'em home" type sentiment, the violence won't end even if we left now. There is no easy way out, no matter how much we want one.  :?

-RAnthony
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: libertylover on October 27, 2006, 02:03:36 PM
I think there needs to be another thread to reply to Johnsons anti Limited Government Libertarian rant.  Look for it coming to a thread near you.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 27, 2006, 02:47:29 PM
If you think the terrorists struck first on 9/11 you have a very short memory. (even though in your same post you cite our longstanding involvement in the middle east)

Do you remember a little president named George Bush from the Early Nineties? How about a guy named Bill Clinton?
Operation Desert Storm?   Norman Schwartzkopf?

*shrug* I guess being drowned in right wing conservative rhetoric clouds one's judgement.

If you are out to vote for a party that only tries to win elections and doesn't serve the people... PLEASE GO BACK to the REPUBLICANS.

Libertarians will win votes NOT by trying to win elections, but by winning the hearts and minds of people through principles and freedom. Winning elections will be the bonus of helping to bring freedom and prosperity.

Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 27, 2006, 04:30:14 PM
Yer damn skippy. I'm right up front about that too. Although, it's not disgreeing with ME so much that will cause that, but being engaged in a conversation with me in which you disgree with a position of principle, or make a statement somehow offensive to either truth or reality.
I'll discuss reason and science to no end... disagree with me about something inane... and I'm not likely to care at all.

You don't like the color purple? Don't like cats? That's your problem, not mine.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on October 27, 2006, 07:32:37 PM
Libertarians will win votes NOT by trying to win elections
With most people, I would state the following more diplomatically, but just for you, Johnson:

               You're talking out of your ass


You clearly have never met Dick Marple, James Wheeler, or John Gallus.
The former two are State Representatives; the last is a State Senator.
They're all for legalizing pot, getting the government out of the education business, getting out of the Real-ID program, and just about any other libartarian platform you can name.
And they are CURRENTLY IN OFFICE.

Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: FTL_Ian on October 27, 2006, 10:10:49 PM
Man, this thread was so good when it was on topic.  I'm almost motivated to moderate and split off these posts.  Almost.   :lol:
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: libertylover on October 27, 2006, 10:42:26 PM
Man, this thread was so good when it was on topic.  I'm almost motivated to moderate and split off these posts.  Almost.   :lol:

Hey I tried to split this off it seems they missed the message.  http://bbs.freetalklive.com/index.php?topic=9474.0
Anarchist vs. Limited Government Libertarians

This thread is met to be about how you found out about FTL. 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: RAnthony on October 27, 2006, 11:22:01 PM
Do you remember a little president named George Bush from the Early Nineties? How about a guy named Bill Clinton?
Operation Desert Storm?   Norman Schwartzkopf?

Mere speedbumps on the road to global domination.  Think more big picture, like 1948 and the founding of modern Israel. Our backing of same.  The Arab attacks that haven't ceased since.  They've killed several generations of their children in futile suicide attacks attempting to retake the land that Israel claimed for itself, do you really think they'll just forget the 'Great Satan' if we pull up stakes and leave? I doubt it.

Most Americans don't remember farther back than 9-11, and then only because they have it paraded in their faces every year.  For them 9-11 was the first attack, and Boortz et al capitalize on that perception quite nicely.

PLEASE GO BACK to the REPUBLICANS.

Never voted for a Republican, although I did vote for Reagan in his second term (my Grandmother, the Yellow Dog Democrat, did her best to forgive me)  Never voted for a Democrat either.  I considered myself Liberal, until I discovered that Liberal means Socialist in the US.  I have always been a classical liberal in outlook, even before I knew what that meant.

...So, no, I don't feel any need to join the hawks over on the conservative side of the diamond (http://www.theadvocates.org/quiz.html).  I really don't have any need for them.  I just don't feel they are any less libertarian than any other borderline libertarian.

-RAnthony
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: RAnthony on October 27, 2006, 11:32:24 PM
Man, this thread was so good when it was on topic.  I'm almost motivated to moderate and split off these posts.  Almost.   :lol:

My apologies for going OT.  The comment about Boortz touched an old sore spot that I felt needed addressing. 

Two conventions ago... There were protests concerning Boortz being a featured speaker at the convention.  My take at the time was "who cares, if it gets good press, run with it." Hell, I wouldn't have minded if Limbaugh had shown up to speak.  It might have made the evening news when he was hounded out of the hall.

Debatable disagreements makes good airplay.  Which is why FTL generally works, and why I keep listening...

-RAnthony
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Slacker on October 28, 2006, 02:48:54 AM
I first heard of FTL while listening to a podcast of Dan Carlin.

Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 29, 2006, 04:56:33 AM
Libertarians will win votes NOT by trying to win elections
With most people, I would state the following more diplomatically, but just for you, Johnson:

               You're talking out of your ass


You clearly have never met Dick Marple, James Wheeler, or John Gallus.
The former two are State Representatives; the last is a State Senator.
They're all for legalizing pot, getting the government out of the education business, getting out of the Real-ID program, and just about any other libartarian platform you can name.
And they are CURRENTLY IN OFFICE.



I'm talking out of my ass... orrrrr... you are making my point for me? I think you are a little confused. You basically just told me that there are a few Libertarians in office who did not sacrifice their principles in order to win an election... sounds pretty much in line with what I've been saying. That maintaining your principles is more important than trying to win an election. This conversation and thread has never been about what issues to focus on in a campaign, this debate is about the real and actual sacrifice of principles, and whether or not THAT is acceptable.
I personally don't think Harry should have focused so much on the marijuana issue when he was running, but I definitely don't think he should have ever sacrificed his principles about it, just shifted focus.
I'm not suddenly going to decide I want to vote a REPUBLICAN who doesn't support pot, instead of a principled Libertarian, just because I don't believe much of America is ready for the pot issue yet. I believe being principled is what will win us elections. RAnthony wants to see the party sacrifice it's principles. I would like to see Libertarian handle campaigns smarter - sure... but you do not sacfice the entire principle of your party (non-aggression) in order to win an election... that's plain stupid. RAnthony, if it would Libertarians win an election, would you nuke Iran tomorrow and kill thousands of innocents? How far are you willing to sacrifice principles before being a Libertarian doesn't even matter anymore?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 29, 2006, 05:09:55 AM
Mere speedbumps on the road to global domination.  Think more big picture, like 1948 and the founding of modern Israel. Our backing of same.  The Arab attacks that haven't ceased since.  They've killed several generations of their children in futile suicide attacks attempting to retake the land that Israel claimed for itself, do you really think they'll just forget the 'Great Satan' if we pull up stakes and leave? I doubt it.

Most Americans don't remember farther back than 9-11, and then only because they have it paraded in their faces every year.  For them 9-11 was the first attack, and Boortz et al capitalize on that perception quite nicely.

Regardless of what most Americans remember, the point I was making is that the victims remember very well that we were the first ones to be the aggressors. We support isreal, we have been bombing their lands. We betrayed Iraq after giving them the go ahead to invade Kuwait.
Our aggression has brought us retaliation and vangeance. We have been supporting Israel.

Will they forget? We can only hope. No, it's not likely, but it's even less likely while we CONTINUE to aggress upon them. So, what... We kill them all? You are right, they are not likely to forget the great satan.... The best we can do is to start the process of that forgetting asap, and stop creating new GENERATIONS of future terrorists that HATE America from the earliest days of their childhood. We need to leave them alone to their OWN affairs. We were never attacked by Iraq, and there was NO link between Iraq and Al-Queada.. or are you forgetting that MOST Americans are fucking gullible idiots that were sold the Bush adminstration BULLSHIT on that one.

The cycle of aggression must stop. It is a key principle of the LIBERTARIAN party... That has very little to do with anarchy vs. limited government. It has FAR more to do with a party's political stance on how military and foreign affairs should be handled. I'm with Harry Browne, and Mary Ruwart, and Michael Badnarik and pretty much every other real Libertarian who has been worthy of the name.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Karrde188 on October 29, 2006, 07:09:23 AM


It's Al Qeida, not Al-Queada. 

& Vengeance, not vangeance.

It would be nice if the BBS had a spell check feature.   :lol: 

Anyway, that point aside, you're absolutely right.
  :wink:
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on October 29, 2006, 07:44:04 AM
Man, this thread was so good when it was on topic.  I'm almost motivated to moderate and split off these posts.
It's that fine line between one little piece of authoritarianism and marching people off to the gas chambers

:j/k:
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on October 29, 2006, 07:54:17 AM
You basically just told me that there are a few Libertarians in office who did not sacrifice their principles in order to win an election
To the contratry.
Those are the top 3 most free-market politicians in NH (and that is really saying something, BTW)
All three are notionally Republicans -- though for two of them, they will happily tell you that they pretty much share *no* values with the Republicans in D.C.
That said, none of them have a perfect score card -- they all voted "wrong" on at least 1 case last session. I am sure that sometimes that was so they could go back to their constituents and say , "yes, I fought to <whatever>", beause if they couldn't say that, they couldn't come back next session.

Pressure needs to be applied on *all* fronts.
You'll see more principled politicians when you see the public more educated about the Free Market -- which means, when there is more media like FTL (and Gardner's Against The Grain) bringing that message to the people, and more papers like the Keene Free Press (http://keenefreepress.com).
Which is one reason we have not one but TWO "media panel" sessions at the Liberty Forum (http://htp://freestateproject.org/libertyforum), and why I am a platinum AMPlifier.

More Porcs in NH doing more Media are CRITICAL to success. But until there are 4-5 more shows like FTL and 6-10 more papers like the KFP, even the most principled politicians need to take the occaisonal populist vote if they want to stay at the table the next term. They know it sucks, we know it sucks, but it's better than having an abject Socialist (party Democrat) or Fascist (GWB-style Republican) in that seat.

Don't complain about it -- DO SOMETHING. Like, get your ass up to NH and help us fight.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: AlexLibman on October 29, 2006, 09:58:30 AM
It would be nice if the BBS had a spell check feature.   :lol: 

Firefox 2.0 (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/) can red-underline misspelled words in text-area boxes, and earlier versions (and some other browsers) can do the same through a plug-in.  Just right-click the input box and select "Spell check this field".  The "off-topic checker" plug-in I'm working on is still a long way off...
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 29, 2006, 11:16:49 AM


It's Al Qeida, not Al-Queada. 

& Vengeance, not vangeance.

It would be nice if the BBS had a spell check feature.   :lol: 

Anyway, that point aside, you're absolutely right.
  :wink:

1. You're wrong. It's Al Qaeda. Typo. I'm used to typing a U after a Q. Although I admit I transposed the a and e unknowingly, I don't know if I would have noticed it looking wrong if I hadn't put the u in.

Also, there are multiple spellings of Al Qaeda. The most common use does not have an I.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda

2. Obviously a typo. If I wanted to really spellcheck, I would have done so... I don't really need that service. If you'd like, I can go through and double check your posts, and point out errors, if you are into that sort of thing. I spell very well if I choose to pay attention to it, I find that's one of those things that is a waste of time considering.

Quote
"... randomising letters in the middle of words [has] little or no effect on the ability of skilled readers to understand the text. This is easy to denmtrasote. In a pubiltacion of New Scnieitst you could ramdinose all the letetrs, keipeng the first two and last two the same, and reibadailty would hadrly be aftcfeed. My ansaylis did not come to much beucase the thoery at the time was for shape and senqeuce retigcionon. Saberi's work sugsegts we may have some pofrweul palrlael prsooscers at work. The resaon for this is suerly that idnetiyfing coentnt by paarllel prseocsing speeds up regnicoiton. We only need the first and last two letetrs to spot chganes in meniang."

You can also try writing texts replacing vowels with hyphens, or as I did once, replacing vowels with schwas in a digitized recording of a spoken text. L-ng--g- -s -n -m-z-ngl- c-mpl-x th-ng.

Worrying constantly about typos is just sort of elitist highbrow nonsense.
(0|\|$1D3r 7|-|@ 7|-|3r3 R 4L$0 /\/\4|\|'/ p30PL3 0|\| 7|-|3 1|\|73r|\|37 \/\/|-|0 (|-|00$3 70 74L|< L1|<3 7|-|1$ 4LL 7|-|3 71/\/\3.

Also, SMF does have a spellcheck, and a bevy of other features. We are not using the most current version. (1.08 -> 1.1) Ian is paranoid about it being in Release Candidate 1 status for the past year. SMF has for some reason chosen not to finalize it's release, and so we have not made the switchover. (I wish we would though - but I understand Ian's motivations)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Pod99966 on October 29, 2006, 11:27:53 AM

I'm almost motivated  





That is the Ian "Quote of the Year"
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 29, 2006, 11:32:54 AM
Dennis, again you haven't really contradicted anything I've said.

On top of which, you are calling for action on my behalf (which you already know is in progress to boot), when this is ABOUT a discussion of theory, it's not about complaints or action.

It's ABOUT a question.

SHOULD We accept VIOLENT PRO-FORCE people into the Libertarian party? How FAR do we bend our principles?
What LEVEL of deviation from the Libertarian oath is acceptable? Do Libertarians actively elect a politician that wants to invade another country?
What about a Politician that only wants a FEW new taxes? What about a politician that believes that we need to extradite almost 50% of the hispanics in this country, or that the muslim faith is an anathema, and needs to be excised from the country.

Guess what... That's Boortz on almost all of those issues.. and Alex Jones and Larry Elder aren't far behind. I agree with you that a lot of education needs to be had... but if the party isn't ready, then the party isn't ready.. pure and simple. Just becuase you slap a label on someone isn't going to MAKE them TURN more Libertarian... in fact... it will dillute and destroy the Libertarian ideal... and make the ideal of the Libertarian party JUST as meaningless as the smaller government ideal of the Republican party. Why? - because they are just trying to win elections... and now no one knows what it really means to be a republican or a democrat anymore, becuase they are both shilling for the same thing.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on October 29, 2006, 01:12:45 PM
SHOULD We accept VIOLENT PRO-FORCE people into the Libertarian party?
I dunno and don't care about the Libertarian party.
I might care about the LP in 2-3 years, depending on how charged up it gets.
Given that the former chairman of the NHLA is now (as of ~3 weeks ago)  focusing his attentin on the LPNH, it might even be earlier than 2-3 years :)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: burnthebeautiful on October 30, 2006, 12:37:22 AM
The problem with the word libertarian is it's an absolute, where's words like liberal and conservative aren't. You can be very liberal or slightly liberal, and the same with conservative, but with libertarian you're either 100% libertarian on every single issue or you're not allowed to call yourself the word at all.

The Swedish language doesn't have this problem, because in Swedish there's one word for libertarian-leaning and another word for libertarian. Problem solved. In Swedish the word "liberal" is a vague word meaning anyone who on some level is both socially and economically permissive/pro-freedom. Being that liberal is such a vague word, libertarians tend to use the more specific term "nyliberal", the swedish word for libertarian (approx neo-liberal). But lately "nyliberal" has been mis-used a lot by left-wingers too, so libertarians have started to call themselves "libertarian" (but say it in a Swedish dialect to make it sound like a Swedish word).

So yeah, the ideal solution would be to have two different words in English, also. Then the principled people could call themselves one thing and the "unprincipled" people who don't want to go all the way can call themselves something else.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Lindsey on October 30, 2006, 01:31:59 AM
I'm surprised no one answered this question with "Your mom!".
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on October 30, 2006, 02:44:02 AM
I think it's going to be a bit before a new word emerges, but I agree, that is definately a part of the problem.
I'd even like to called "The Jeffersonian Party" or "The Objectivist Party"

not sure which sounds better

you have

conservative republican
liberal democrat

and

libertarian jeffersonian
or libertarian objectivist

I like the latter I think.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Peppermint Pig on October 30, 2006, 04:41:35 AM
I found FTL on podcastalley.com. I was actively searching for a podcast and my search began by opening up a browser, but I suppose that's the best answer I can give. Very interesting poll results.


I'm curious to know how each of those categories of Libertarian would be defined... Are you a minarchist, Johnson?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Karrde188 on October 30, 2006, 08:09:05 AM


It's Al Qeida, not Al-Queada. 

& Vengeance, not vangeance.

It would be nice if the BBS had a spell check feature.   :lol: 

Anyway, that point aside, you're absolutely right.
  :wink:

1. You're wrong. It's Al Qaeda. Typo. I'm used to typing a U after a Q. Although I admit I transposed the a and e unknowingly, I don't know if I would have noticed it looking wrong if I hadn't put the u in.

Also, there are multiple spellings of Al Qaeda. The most common use does not have an I.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda

2. Obviously a typo. If I wanted to really spellcheck, I would have done so... I don't really need that service. If you'd like, I can go through and double check your posts, and point out errors, if you are into that sort of thing. I spell very well if I choose to pay attention to it, I find that's one of those things that is a waste of time considering.


LOL I'm just Busting your chops Johnson. settle down.

Oh, & some people DO spell it the way I did, just google it yourself & you'll see several links
 
 http://aolsearch.aol.com/aol/search?invocationType=chstrip9&query=Al%20Qeida 

But hey, whatever. However they spell their group doesn't change the fact that they are still a bunch of testicle licking rectal warts.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Sublex on October 30, 2006, 08:38:53 AM
My dad told me. :)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Bill Brasky on October 30, 2006, 09:23:41 AM
I dont remember.  Lets just say I stumbled across it from a link I must have clicked somewhere. 

However, I do remember I had only heard FTL once or twice when they read the story of the First Thanksgiving, on air a year ago.  Good story. 

I traveled up and down I95 a few times that summer, to Bradenton.  Got back and soon thereafter found the show, often mentioning the Tampa area, topics I liked, and then the aforementioned Thanksgiving show. 

So, having fell in love with Ian, I completed my gender reassignment surgery, took the name Julia, and drove back to Florida yet again.  The rest is history.   

Betcha didn't know that. 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: burnthebeautiful on October 30, 2006, 03:17:13 PM
I think it's going to be a bit before a new word emerges, but I agree, that is definately a part of the problem.
I'd even like to called "The Jeffersonian Party" or "The Objectivist Party"

not sure which sounds better

you have

conservative republican
liberal democrat

and

libertarian jeffersonian
or libertarian objectivist

I like the latter I think.

I don't think using the word objectivist is a good idea. There are parts of Objectivism that don't go hand in hand with libertarianism. For example Objectivists fully support dropping bombs on muslim countries, and believe it's morally right to tax people to fund a property-rights protecting state.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Charles on October 30, 2006, 04:02:46 PM
the kids in the libertarian group at my school told me about it.  At first I was skeptical because the first time I listened to it, my friend Alexander from Florida, called up to talk about judicial arbiters to replace a court system.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: zebraflood on October 30, 2006, 08:35:53 PM
Objectivists fully support dropping bombs on muslim countries

What are you talking about? What, exactly, leads you to believe that Objectivists support dropping bombs on muslim countries? What is the context?

and believe it's morally right to tax people to fund a property-rights protecting state.

While I can't speak for all Objectivists, I can say that once a fully free society was realized, Rand advocated voluntary taxation only, and would never say that it was morally right to tax by force for any reason whatsoever.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Bill Brasky on October 30, 2006, 08:49:00 PM
According to my calculations, I feel like punching people in the face 97% of the time they mention Rand. 

Give or take three percent. 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: zebraflood on October 30, 2006, 09:27:22 PM
According to my calculations, I feel like punching people in the face 97% of the time they mention Rand. 

Give or take three percent. 

Oh you know I have a huge e-crush on you, Bill. Don't play with my heart.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Soundwave on October 30, 2006, 10:59:39 PM
I dont remember.  Lets just say I stumbled across it from a link I must have clicked somewhere. 

However, I do remember I had only heard FTL once or twice when they read the story of the First Thanksgiving, on air a year ago.  Good story. 

I traveled up and down I95 a few times that summer, to Bradenton.  Got back and soon thereafter found the show, often mentioning the Tampa area, topics I liked, and then the aforementioned Thanksgiving show. 

So, having fell in love with Ian, I completed my gender reassignment surgery, took the name Julia, and drove back to Florida yet again.  The rest is history.   

Betcha didn't know that. 

 :lol:
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Bill Brasky on October 31, 2006, 02:21:36 PM
Oh you know I have a huge e-crush on you, Bill. Don't play with my heart.

I was really hoping to hold your heart in my hands, but since you asked so nicely... 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: RAnthony on November 01, 2006, 09:48:28 PM
...but with libertarian you're either 100% libertarian on every single issue or you're not allowed to call yourself the word at all.

That's funny, I haven't noticed that (despite Johnson and the rest of the hardliners complaints) Boortz, Maher, etc. have any problem continuing to use the label Libertarian in relation to themselves.  The Libertarian Socialists (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian_Socialism) both in the US (Noam Chomsky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chomsky) freely uses this label) and Australia don't seem to have any problem mixing meanings either.  As I've tried to explain, the meaning of the word isn't defined by a select group of hard core idealists.

Most of those Libertarians who have a problem with this broadening of the movement have gone on to label themselves Minarchist or Anarcho-Capitalist, ideologies that carry more baggage than the rather nebulously defined Libertarian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian).  It is the norm for political movements to broaden and shift in meaning over the years.

I'm continuing the argument on other threads:
http://bbs.freetalklive.com/index.php?topic=9575.0
http://bbs.freetalklive.com/index.php?topic=9474.0

-RAnthony
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: PG Wist on November 05, 2006, 02:23:27 PM
I didn't see the best option to select--even with so many.  I was on business travel around March 2004 and read an article in US Today about podcasting.  Having gotten an ipod the previous Christmas and being a fan of talk radio of a freedom nature, I was thrilled to see FTL mentioned in the article.  I sought the podcast out and never miss a show.  It was the first I ever heard of podcasting.  Now I get the show automatically on itunes and althought FTL is #1, I now grab podcasts from Dan Carlin, Penn Julliet, Cato Institute, Mises Org.  Thanks.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: error on November 05, 2006, 03:49:48 PM
I didn't see the best option to select--even with so many.  I was on business travel around March 2004 and read an article in US Today about podcasting.  Having gotten an ipod the previous Christmas and being a fan of talk radio of a freedom nature, I was thrilled to see FTL mentioned in the article.  I sought the podcast out and never miss a show.  It was the first I ever heard of podcasting.  Now I get the show automatically on itunes and althought FTL is #1, I now grab podcasts from Dan Carlin, Penn Julliet, Cato Institute, Mises Org.  Thanks.

I think the option you want is "Found via an ANTI-Libertarian Post or Article." :)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on November 05, 2006, 03:54:33 PM
? Uhm -Huh?


I think PRESS release would probably be apropos
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: error on November 05, 2006, 05:11:13 PM
USA Today would certainly qualify as anti-libertarian...
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: RAnthony on November 05, 2006, 05:45:49 PM
...I now grab podcasts from Dan Carlin, Penn Julliet, Cato Institute, Mises Org.  Thanks.

http://ranthonysteele.blogspot.com/2006/11/libertarian-and-liberty-minded-talk.html

I've been listening to Free Talk Live (http://www.myspace.com/freetalklive) of late (you might have noticed I've blogged on the subject a few times) But I've also stumbled across a few other sources that bear mentioning.

CATO's daily podcast (http://cato.org/dailypodcast/podcast-archive.php) has been quite informative, as is FMNN eradio (http://www.freemarketnews.com/eRadio-Archive.asp).

I heard about Dan Carlin (http://dancarlin.com/) on Free Talk Live.  I've enjoyed his rants on occasion; his tendency to deliver his points with emphasis, in a fashion reminiscent of Captain Kirk, can be distracting (or amusing) at times.  I recommend his programs anyway.  They do get the grey matter flowing.

As far as regular radio format,  Jeff Ward (http://www.590klbj.com/JeffWard/Home.aspx) in the afternoons on KLBJ-AM is probably the best three hours of local talk to be had on a daily basis.  It's too bad the morning show (http://ranthonysteele.blogspot.com/2006/05/klbj-am-online-its-stream-alright.html) is so lackluster.

Most people will direct you to iTunes if you are looking for audio content to transfer to a handheld device for playback.  I have no use for iTunes, I don't have an iPod (it's those pesky DRM issues (http://ranthonysteele.blogspot.com/2006/09/drm-whos-rights-are-they.html) that go along with iTunes purchases) although the iPod craze is to be thanked for providing a new market for the talk format.   However, you don't need iTunes (or an iPod) to download and listen to Podcasts.  If you're just looking for some new content to listen to, check out Podcast Alley (http://www.podcastalley.com/).  Get an RSS aggregator for your browser (I use Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/) and Sage (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/77/) myself) and start searching. I was able to find and download podcasts for Penn Jillette (http://www.pennradio.com/) and the Mises Institute (http://www.mises.org/) (recommended by a fellow FTL listener) within minutes using these tools.  Loaded up and ready to go on the old Treo 650 (http://web.palm.com/products/smartphones/treo650/).

Keeping a constant stream of information going is critical for a news-talk junkie like myself.

-RAnthony
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: pollyp on November 08, 2006, 04:12:51 AM
My best Myspace buddy has your banner on his page. (I chose the friend/online option, but Myspace applies too)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: HungSquirrel on November 08, 2006, 12:16:10 PM
They found me via my Myspace, apparently because I put tons of pro-liberty slogans on it. I didn't start listening until I learned it sponsors the FSP.  I voted for the Myspace option, but both options apply.

I learned of the FSP through a small postcard that was left in the copy of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein that I purchased at a Barnes & Noble.   :lol:
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Soundwave on November 08, 2006, 03:46:59 PM
This thread is great. I'm waiting to hear from someone who found FTL by reading a link to the website on a dollar bill. They have to be out there!
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Ibedi on November 12, 2006, 11:51:20 PM
I just registered on the bbs tonight. I kinda lied on my poll question. I said I found it on Podcast Alley, which is true -- this time. This is the second time I came across Free Talk Live. The first time was when I was a truck driver a few years ago. I heard them on the radio -- I have no idea where -- and was stunned at what I was hearing. I listened to that station until it was nothing but but static with a few last popcorn pops of words coming through. Afterward I realized I didn't know the name of the show, the station or anything. The first time I listened to the podcast I knew that these were the guys I'd heard so long ago.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: FTL_Ian on November 13, 2006, 03:06:59 AM
I wonder if it was one of our original Sarasota, FL stations.  Welcome back.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Bill Brasky on November 13, 2006, 04:13:00 AM
About fifteen years ago, I used to hear a guy on the CB who would froth at the mouth about the "goddamn government, cops, politicians, and life in general"..     He truly had the gift of gab, would not shut the fuck up, and had huge wattage which could stomp anyone within his footprint.  He had this very distinctive echo on his broadcast that made him sound like he was in a very deep cave, and his voice was insane like he did way too much coke.  He also had a distinctive Roger Beep that sounded like >PLOINK<   like a drip of water falling down a well. 

This was outside NYC headed west through New Jersey.  He would end every message with WORLD WIDE RAMBO RADIO !!!

Anyone ever hear that guy?  No, probably not. 

Get that guy on your show, hes a gold mine.  I used to look forward to driving through that area just to hear him go insane, he was always there. 

Looking back on it, its pretty crazy that I was employed to drive huge trucks in Manhattan, Boston, Baltimore.  I used to get out just about anywhere, throw the doors up and walk around in the back like I was doing things with my cargo, while getting baked to the fuckin moon. 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Wulfram on November 14, 2006, 11:33:06 AM
Ha Ha Ha! You guys (and gals) are 'fuuuunny'.

I heard of your site through the GOOD Free Talk Live on http://www.vanguardnewsnetwork.com/

It has come to my attention that a few people call in with White racial issues on this radio show.. and .. lol .. while libertarians are supposed to be all inclusive.. the hosts show their social programming is well and truly taking hold by the jew-tube and other mind controlled venues by getting all 'defensive' when racial talk is brought up. Get over it! Race is everything. It touches on EVERYTHING.

I heard an excerpt of your (evil) Free Talk Live show through http:///www.vanguagrdnewsnetwork.com ... A fella named Jeff calls in about how libertarianism is not compatible with multiculturalism... LOL .. The hosts went to town on him.. You could hear the agitation in their voices.. Hmm.. If there is such a 'coming together' of different ideals in libertarianism.. why then is there such animosity to what the hosts term as 'racists'? LOL I BET money that the hosts would not dare brand a n****r that called in with racial beliefs (n****rs are allowed to be proud of a racial group-think unlike Whites) a 'racist'. They as much towed the politically correct line that n****rs are 'repressed'. Like we have not heard THAT propaganda on MANY occasions huh? BwaHaHaHa!

Okay, the fella named Jeff mentioned that the government of the USA has forced the races together over time and the hosts were all about how it was only his opinion on the matter... buuuuuuut .. What was all that forced busing of non-Whites to White schools in the 50's and 60's .. if not forced integration? There were armed individuals making sure the non-Whites were able to attend classes in the South at that time. Wow huh?!?

Even in Canada, the sight of interracial couples still raises eyes and keeps people from conversing to the miscegenating couple. It is an embarrasment of the highest order when individual racial types come together to raise mongrelized children. As in caste-run India there are levels of importance depending on purity of race. And that is not even in Western civilization!

Also, look at the constant turmoil that is the Middle East. Those people were once racially pure until they got together and miscegenated (forming all sorts of tribal factions). Multiculturalism is not conducive with libertarianism. It forms more of what would be called a dictatorship .. Or .. a tyranny.

Zimbabwe (once the sparkling breadbasket of Africa) and South Africa (the once thriving economic capital of Africa) are now just shells of their former glory after the n****s were left to run the place. The n****rs have even been outright slaughtering and terrorising Whites in those countries since they took over and started 'ruling'. LOL .. Zimbabwe is already on the UN's list of 'welfare' recipients .. as it cannot feed itself anymore.. Let alone most of Africa!

Multiculturalism is the death knell of any superior society. The Babylonians learned that. The Egyptians learned that. The Romans learned that. Now Europe, Australia and North America are learning it.. um.. well.. Kind of, seeing as we are really very dumbed-down by jew-driven sources .. like .. TV .. newspapers .. and soon the internet will not even be a fee-speech zone for us... A lot of jews and their Shabbat's Goyim are all about censoring and taxing the internet to its' utter end.

Ah! Smell that! The beautiful aromas of speech unfettered by dictatorial sources. Got to love it!

I self-censored myself in the derogitory use of the word for blacks (is that even a politically correct term now?), stemming from the land known as *Niger-ia*, because I was afraid I would be censored by this sites moderators. You know.. kind of like.. people from Poland are derogatorily-labeld *Pollocls*? You have got to love it when free speech includes derision of other people.. I am of *Limey* and *Kraut* extraction , living in the awesome country of Canuckistan.. we just 'love' our freedoms here. BwHaHaHa! What 'freedoms'? Without freedoms of expression and (TRUE) freedom of association ( I cannot just hire Whites for my business without getting into trouble in Canada.. though, I notice the Koreans and such can exclusively hire their own in their corner store businesses) there is no use in calling what we now have (democracy) as anything but NON-freedom!

PS - Anti-Semitism is a disease...

...spread by jews.

http://www.vanguardnewsnetwork.com/
 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Taors on November 14, 2006, 02:15:33 PM
Ha Ha Ha! You guys (and gals) are 'fuuuunny'.

I heard of your site through the GOOD Free Talk Live on http://www.vanguardnewsnetwork.com/

It has come to my attention that a few people call in with White racial issues on this radio show.. and .. lol .. while libertarians are supposed to be all inclusive.. the hosts show their social programming is well and truly taking hold by the jew-tube and other mind controlled venues by getting all 'defensive' when racial talk is brought up. Get over it! Race is everything. It touches on EVERYTHING.

I heard an excerpt of your (evil) Free Talk Live show through http:///www.vanguagrdnewsnetwork.com ... A fella named Jeff calls in about how libertarianism is not compatible with multiculturalism... LOL .. The hosts went to town on him.. You could hear the agitation in their voices.. Hmm.. If there is such a 'coming together' of different ideals in libertarianism.. why then is there such animosity to what the hosts term as 'racists'? LOL I BET money that the hosts would not dare brand a n****r that called in with racial beliefs (n****rs are allowed to be proud of a racial group-think unlike Whites) a 'racist'. They as much towed the politically correct line that n****rs are 'repressed'. Like we have not heard THAT propaganda on MANY occasions huh? BwaHaHaHa!

Okay, the fella named Jeff mentioned that the government of the USA has forced the races together over time and the hosts were all about how it was only his opinion on the matter... buuuuuuut .. What was all that forced busing of non-Whites to White schools in the 50's and 60's .. if not forced integration? There were armed individuals making sure the non-Whites were able to attend classes in the South at that time. Wow huh?!?

Even in Canada, the sight of interracial couples still raises eyes and keeps people from conversing to the miscegenating couple. It is an embarrasment of the highest order when individual racial types come together to raise mongrelized children. As in caste-run India there are levels of importance depending on purity of race. And that is not even in Western civilization!

Also, look at the constant turmoil that is the Middle East. Those people were once racially pure until they got together and miscegenated (forming all sorts of tribal factions). Multiculturalism is not conducive with libertarianism. It forms more of what would be called a dictatorship .. Or .. a tyranny.

Zimbabwe (once the sparkling breadbasket of Africa) and South Africa (the once thriving economic capital of Africa) are now just shells of their former glory after the n****s were left to run the place. The n****rs have even been outright slaughtering and terrorising Whites in those countries since they took over and started 'ruling'. LOL .. Zimbabwe is already on the UN's list of 'welfare' recipients .. as it cannot feed itself anymore.. Let alone most of Africa!

Multiculturalism is the death knell of any superior society. The Babylonians learned that. The Egyptians learned that. The Romans learned that. Now Europe, Australia and North America are learning it.. um.. well.. Kind of, seeing as we are really very dumbed-down by jew-driven sources .. like .. TV .. newspapers .. and soon the internet will not even be a fee-speech zone for us... A lot of jews and their Shabbat's Goyim are all about censoring and taxing the internet to its' utter end.

Ah! Smell that! The beautiful aromas of speech unfettered by dictatorial sources. Got to love it!

I self-censored myself in the derogitory use of the word for blacks (is that even a politically correct term now?), stemming from the land known as *Niger-ia*, because I was afraid I would be censored by this sites moderators. You know.. kind of like.. people from Poland are derogatorily-labeld *Pollocls*? You have got to love it when free speech includes derision of other people.. I am of *Limey* and *Kraut* extraction , living in the awesome country of Canuckistan.. we just 'love' our freedoms here. BwHaHaHa! What 'freedoms'? Without freedoms of expression and (TRUE) freedom of association ( I cannot just hire Whites for my business without getting into trouble in Canada.. though, I notice the Koreans and such can exclusively hire their own in their corner store businesses) there is no use in calling what we now have (democracy) as anything but NON-freedom!

PS - Anti-Semitism is a disease...

...spread by jews.

http://www.vanguardnewsnetwork.com/
 

You need to get laid.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: RAnthony on November 14, 2006, 03:21:32 PM
(snip)

Didn't say anything worth quoting or repeating.  Suffice it to say, perhaps he should take a look at this thread:
http://bbs.freetalklive.com/index.php?topic=9585
and see what the average libertarian take on race is...

-RAnthony
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on November 14, 2006, 03:45:10 PM
Looking back on it, its pretty crazy that I was employed to drive huge trucks in Manhattan, Boston, Baltimore.  I used to get out just about anywhere, throw the doors up and walk around in the back like I was doing things with my cargo, while getting baked to the fuckin moon. 
Inside the truck? Didn't it then smell like dope? Or did nobody care or notice?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: FTL_Ian on November 15, 2006, 02:45:19 PM
blah

No need to self censor.  Users need only to click the Ignore button, and you become almost non-existent.  It's like magic!
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Bill Brasky on November 17, 2006, 03:04:35 AM
Looking back on it, its pretty crazy that I was employed to drive huge trucks in Manhattan, Boston, Baltimore.  I used to get out just about anywhere, throw the doors up and walk around in the back like I was doing things with my cargo, while getting baked to the fuckin moon. 
Inside the truck? Didn't it then smell like dope? Or did nobody care or notice?

Nah.  Box truck, like a U-haul.  Smelled like a musty old piece of ford with 350k on it would always smell.  Gasoline and hot brakes.  Gone all day, eatin burgers and passing the miles.  Radio.  They left me alone to go where I was supposed to go.  Day trips. 

Money was shit, but I was young and it was care free living.  If my current job ever goes belly up, I might get back to driving, but with a big boy license.  Freedom comes in many forms. 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: FSP4evr on November 26, 2006, 10:14:50 AM
Podcast Alley. totally
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Earthwormzim on November 27, 2006, 04:20:16 AM
My brother actually found it.  He says he found it on the "America: From Freedom To Fascism" website.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: YixilTesiphon on December 17, 2006, 05:14:31 PM
I found FTL from Hammer of Truth (http://hammeroftruth.com).

Yep.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Driven on December 30, 2006, 02:11:05 PM
I found the show through and email newsletter sent by the Libertarian Party of Delaware.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Arsenic on January 09, 2007, 09:00:53 AM
When FTL found me on the Libertarian group on myspace, I was still hanging on every word of Michael Savage.

I thought Ian and Mark were crazy at first, but I still kept listening. The first time I heard Mark say "You know who I fear the most, the United States government" I thought he was flippin crazy.

The more I listened, the more I discovered they were both right. I know only tune into Savage when I am in need of a laugh at night and I dont feel like watching tv.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: CrashTestPilot on January 14, 2007, 10:10:35 PM
Freedom to Fascism.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Timothy on January 23, 2007, 06:35:37 PM
Listened to the show, then joined the forum
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: cerpntaxt on January 23, 2007, 07:56:34 PM
Listened to the show, then joined the forum
Wait how did you find out about the show?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: mbd on January 23, 2007, 10:11:02 PM
Acid.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: kel on January 25, 2007, 05:45:16 PM
Okay, back on topic.
Heard FTL a while back when my local "radical" radio station started carrying the second hour. Regular listeners have heard of this station, KGEZ in Kalispell, MT, and heard from Dave in Montana. Let me tell you, he looks like he sounds, and is very dedicated to freedom.
Anyway, I didn't really get into FTL the first few times I heard the show. Was still into Savage/Boortz/Jones type stuff. The last few years have really changed my political views. Started as a Reaganite, and am now closer to Claire Wolfe point of view. Anyway, we are trying to talk the local radio station into carrying 2 hours, and possibly 3, of FTL.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: EclecticBuddha on January 25, 2007, 07:49:04 PM
Awesome...
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: AbsurdParadox on January 25, 2007, 08:13:01 PM
This is actually my first post. I just started listening on Tuesday. I found a link on a Facebook Group for "Supporters of Ed Brown". Was basically a sheep until I saw Freedom to Fascism (though I know personally have some qualms about the film in terms of out of context information, etc).  I never really thought about anything in terms of our government and politics... just didn't pay much attention. After 6 months I'm now a completely person.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: mbd on January 25, 2007, 09:19:42 PM
This is actually my first post. I just started listening on Tuesday. I found a link on a Facebook Group for "Supporters of Ed Brown". Was basically a sheep until I saw Freedom to Fascism (though I know personally have some qualms about the film in terms of out of context information, etc).  I never really thought about anything in terms of our government and politics... just didn't pay much attention. After 6 months I'm now a completely person.

Welcome to the BBS.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: FTL_Ian on January 25, 2007, 10:25:05 PM
Anyway, we are trying to talk the local radio station into carrying 2 hours, and possibly 3, of FTL.

Thank you for helping with this!  I'll be following up with Elizabeth at the end of the month in regards to the change.  You're making a difference!
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Taors on January 26, 2007, 01:10:21 AM
After 6 months I'm now a completely person.

Whoa...were you a cyborg or something before?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: AbsurdParadox on January 26, 2007, 03:15:28 PM
After 6 months I'm now a completely person.

Whoa...were you a cyborg or something before?

HAhah totally missed that lost word!

And yes, T1000.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: robbyweber82 on February 04, 2007, 10:09:17 AM
freetalklive found me
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: cheddar on February 19, 2007, 08:08:26 PM
On the Stefan Molyneux boards.  I enjoy many of his podcasts, but as an argumentative person by nature, I prefer the give-and-take of programs with multiple hosts like FTL.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: robbyweber82 on February 20, 2007, 09:47:08 PM
nah. i was abducted by jeff rense.com aliens and they tattooed it (freetalklive.com) on my body.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: bonerjoe on February 20, 2007, 09:48:12 PM
LOL!
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: mbd on February 22, 2007, 03:31:22 AM
nah. i was abducted by jeff rense.com aliens and they tattooed it (freetalklive.com) on my body.

pix.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: ButlerShafferRules on February 28, 2007, 04:22:19 AM
i-tunes
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: peepnklown on April 05, 2007, 06:37:06 AM
I was told by a friend via IM.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: timmysoboy on April 19, 2007, 11:22:52 PM
why is there no "I'm a Free Talk board opp" option?  I feel excluded. :(
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: mbd on April 22, 2007, 06:21:26 PM
why is there no "I'm a Free Talk board opp" option?  I feel excluded. :(

pix.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: John Shaw on April 29, 2007, 12:10:52 AM
There's no option for "Was searching the old fashioned way for "Libertarian podcasts" on the ubiquitous Google." :-(
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Lindsey on April 29, 2007, 12:16:41 AM
It should just have an "other" option, with the suggestion to post whatever it was in the thread - since so many people are saying "Why is there no option for..." or "It should have the option of..."  I'd edit it, but I'm sure Johnson would have a shit fit if he found out.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on April 29, 2007, 11:33:31 AM
"Other" options are too vague, any poll with an other option is invariably ruined by an overabundance of people selecting that open ended option which does very little to help sort and categorize data.

I'd add options, if I saw people actually speaking of things that were valid relevant options that WEREN'T already covered...
or also
Were actually a statistically significant portion of listeners... Some things I just KNOW aren't going to bring in enough listeners to warrant a category.

For example... someone might make a request for...
"I saw at on a Flyer at a the coffee shop, Molten Java in Bethel Connecticut"
now.. I'm not going to add that as a category...

I might add "Paper flyer in a local business"
but, we haven't had a lot of requests pouring in for an option like that...

For example on this page...
"I was told by a friend via IM"

Is covered by "I was told by a friend"  - the by IM part, ... not all that important to the data we are looking for. Might be useful if we do a poll of the people who were told by friends... HOW their friend gave the news... but... for now... We're just looking for sources...

Most of the reasons have been covered...
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Lindsey on April 29, 2007, 06:38:43 PM
Jesus fuck, a simple "Fuck you" would have sufficed.  I don't care about all the reasons you didn't add it.  I know you had them, and it's not my fault people are requesting every option under the sun.  Like I said, I don't care. 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Taors on April 29, 2007, 07:16:18 PM
Shot down again...
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: theghostofbj on April 29, 2007, 07:17:47 PM
Lindsey + Johnson = BFF
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on April 29, 2007, 09:01:45 PM
Lindsey -
If this weren't a conversation about a poll, and I cared about you saying something about me having a "shit fit"... I might joined in the joking around and said "fuck you" but I was replying to the topic of conversation - not you.

As far as the update as to your level of caring... again, you sort of assumed that you are the only person I was writing to... There are a bunch of people who have come up with reasons that have not been added to the poll... You are not the only one reading this topic.


Taors -
You have to be making an approach to be shot down... Effort has to be made to be shot down. I have never really put in effort.  There was a point in time when roles between her and I were reversed, but Lindsey lost interest when I told two of Lindsey's friends to go to hell and die. It's a situation I leave open-ended as a sort of morbid sadomasochistic curiosity similar to train wreck syndrome. Don't sully the discomfort by making me feel the need to actually spend time coming onto her... It's too obvious.. It's much better as a subtle thing that is generally ignored except for occasionally unexplainable emotional outbursts. You're ruining the joke... It's like watching John Cleese and asking for Benny Hill... I'm not that obvious.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on April 30, 2007, 02:05:06 PM
topic split: http://bbs.freetalklive.com/index.php?topic=13450.0
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Taors on April 30, 2007, 02:09:00 PM
Negro.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: waxm on May 07, 2007, 07:23:30 PM
I found Free Talk via a Google search for MP3 talk radio.
Out of millions of hits I enjoyed FreeTalk, Ghost Talk, and Nobody Likes Onions (all for very different reasons of course).

Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Dan on May 23, 2007, 03:58:27 PM
Give Dan Carlin a try.  Also pay attention how persuasive FTL's argument for liberty (free markets) is to you over time.

Welcome to the forum.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Travis on May 29, 2007, 09:13:16 PM

myspace spam - deleted
more myspace space - deleted
mentioned in a forum - ignored
searched "libertarian" in itunes - hmmm that show sounds familar
saw the logo - remembered the spam
tryed a couple of other podcasts - they sucked
gave in - clicked FTL in iTunes.


Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Dan on May 30, 2007, 01:47:39 PM
Good.  Now, go forth and use your new skillz to spam others about FTL.  :)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Sam Gunn (since nobody got Admiral Naismith) on June 25, 2007, 06:49:41 AM
I found FTL from Hammer of Truth (http://hammeroftruth.com).

Yep.
I love how HoT has  been down for almost a year yet according to their site statistics they still get 250 hits per day...
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on June 26, 2007, 06:59:48 PM
Who the fuck takes a site down for a redesign?

That guy needs to be slapped in the head... Seriously... He could have at least not BETRAYED his readership - and left the OLD site up WHILE working on the new one.

It's a move that is costing him... this entire year he could have been collecting ad revenues... and his readership numbers wouldn't have been dropped into the toilet...
If it was a matter of getting another server to use as the development environment... well.. I bet that the ad revenues that he lost out on for this ENTIRE year probably would have covered that cost... What a douche.


To be fair though... he did have the best LOOKING libertarian website around... and if I had to choose one... HoT would have been the one I would have wanted to write for.

Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on June 26, 2007, 09:38:45 PM
Yeah, but if he pulls a rabbit out of his ass and makes "HoT2.0" some insanely cool Web2.0 AJAX thing with big succulent tits, you know damn well you'll go back to reading it obsessively, just like I will... and he'll be raking in the ad dollars once again.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on June 27, 2007, 01:37:34 AM
In the meantime the only thing HoT is essentially the money he has set on fire...
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Matyalynnrin on July 16, 2007, 11:19:35 AM
Via discussion with Royce about the shrine
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: gibson042 on July 17, 2007, 01:13:02 AM
Yeah, but if he pulls a rabbit out of his ass and makes "HoT2.0" some insanely cool Web2.0 AJAX thing with big succulent tits, you know damn well you'll go back to reading it obsessively, just like I will... and he'll be raking in the ad dollars once again.

God damn it; you're opening old wounds!
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on August 12, 2007, 01:43:45 PM
incident?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Ed on August 12, 2007, 02:02:44 PM
He's one of the 'growers'...from September.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: bonerjoe on August 12, 2007, 02:41:23 PM
He's one of the 'growers'...from September.

What?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Ed on August 12, 2007, 05:40:03 PM
He's one of the 'growers'...from September.

What?

Remember when Ian and Mark moved to NH?

Durrr.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: bonerjoe on August 12, 2007, 05:41:44 PM
He's one of the 'growers'...from September.

What?

Remember when Ian and Mark moved to NH?

Durrr.

Obviously I don't know the whole story.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Ed on August 12, 2007, 06:10:57 PM
He's one of the 'growers'...from September.

What?

Remember when Ian and Mark moved to NH?

Durrr.

Obviously I don't know the whole story.

In Ian's house, there were a couple of college kids attempting to grow pot in a closet, and the entire place was a wreck and one of the kids didn't pay Ian what he was supposed to, and acted like a little shit...even when Ian had photographic evidence of their "grow operation".
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: bonerjoe on August 12, 2007, 06:34:29 PM
Oh.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: YixilTesiphon on September 16, 2007, 03:32:43 AM
To be fair though... he did have the best LOOKING libertarian website around... and if I had to choose one... HoT would have been the one I would have wanted to write for.

We have a lot of the old HoT writers writing at Last Free Voice (http://www.lastfreevoice.com), including Stephen Gordon.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Trobison on September 20, 2007, 10:55:14 PM
Mark's mom mentioned FTL during pillow talk.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: timmysoboy on September 20, 2007, 10:58:41 PM
He's one of the 'growers'...from September.

What?

Remember when Ian and Mark moved to NH?

Durrr.

Obviously I don't know the whole story.

In Ian's house, there were a couple of college kids attempting to grow pot in a closet, and the entire place was a wreck and one of the kids didn't pay Ian what he was supposed to, and acted like a little shit...even when Ian had photographic evidence of their "grow operation".

That relationship turned into a listener!?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Ed on September 21, 2007, 08:52:54 AM
He's one of the 'growers'...from September.

What?

Remember when Ian and Mark moved to NH?

Durrr.

Obviously I don't know the whole story.

In Ian's house, there were a couple of college kids attempting to grow pot in a closet, and the entire place was a wreck and one of the kids didn't pay Ian what he was supposed to, and acted like a little shit...even when Ian had photographic evidence of their "grow operation".

That relationship turned into a listener!?

Uh, no.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Graveyard Girl Scout on November 30, 2007, 04:57:13 PM
KGEZ 600 is the cooliest
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: matsie on December 03, 2007, 11:02:56 AM
I was trying to find some good libertarian and liberty based programming for my itunes and I found FTL.  Too bad that's ALL I found.  Anyone have suggestions for other good liberty oriented programming?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: alkanen on December 03, 2007, 01:42:50 PM
I was trying to find some good libertarian and liberty based programming for my itunes and I found FTL.  Too bad that's ALL I found.  Anyone have suggestions for other good liberty oriented programming?

Penn Jillette's show was great, and if you haven't heard it already I'd suggest finding it. 

I haven't heard Gardner Goldsmith's show yet, but he's very knowledgeable so it can't be too bad =)  I think it's libertyconspiracy.com
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Andy on December 03, 2007, 01:46:01 PM
I was trying to find some good libertarian and liberty based programming for my itunes and I found FTL.  Too bad that's ALL I found.  Anyone have suggestions for other good liberty oriented programming?

Penn Jillette's show was great, and if you haven't heard it already I'd suggest finding it. 

I haven't heard Gardner Goldsmith's show yet, but he's very knowledgeable so it can't be too bad =)  I think it's libertyconspiracy.com

I think I should start a poll, who knows more people Paula or Gardner?

What do you think?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: alkanen on December 03, 2007, 01:48:56 PM
I think I should start a poll, who knows more people Paula or Gardner?

What do you think?

No idea, but Gardner is a hell of a lot less annoying to listen to.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: jomel77 on December 10, 2007, 09:16:58 PM
Last summer I did a search on iTunes podcasts for "ron paul."  Found this, "Top of Center", and few other liberty-based shows.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: cyrax on January 11, 2008, 03:47:43 PM
via Digg.com
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on January 11, 2008, 05:59:28 PM
via Digg.com
You may find this useful:
http://groups.google.com/group/DispatchFreedom
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Rainman on January 11, 2008, 10:30:04 PM
Seems at some point I voted incorrectly in the poll.  I see I voted "learned from a friend", but actually found the link via a libertarian blog (http://www.rifle-fire.com).  I introduced my brother to the podcast as well. (He's an AMPlifier now.)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: WyldK2 on January 30, 2008, 10:05:00 PM
I found out from a friend from work about FTL, first heard on my Ipod( no radio shows broadcast around my area yet) so i just listen via podcast or if i'm at home at the time, i'll turn on the PC feed.

Been hooked ever since i first found out last summer. never knew about the boards till recently.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Lindsey on January 30, 2008, 10:13:03 PM
I found out from a friend from work about FTL, first heard on my Ipod( no radio shows broadcast around my area yet) so i just listen via podcast or if i'm at home at the time, i'll turn on the PC feed.

Been hooked ever since i first found out last summer. never knew about the boards till recently.

Welcome to the BBS.  Try not to show your fear. 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: rabidfurby on January 30, 2008, 10:20:28 PM
I found out from a friend from work about FTL, first heard on my Ipod( no radio shows broadcast around my area yet) so i just listen via podcast or if i'm at home at the time, i'll turn on the PC feed.

Been hooked ever since i first found out last summer. never knew about the boards till recently.

Welcome to the BBS.  Try not to show your fear. 

We can smell it anyway.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Lindsey on January 30, 2008, 10:22:32 PM
I found out from a friend from work about FTL, first heard on my Ipod( no radio shows broadcast around my area yet) so i just listen via podcast or if i'm at home at the time, i'll turn on the PC feed.

Been hooked ever since i first found out last summer. never knew about the boards till recently.

Welcome to the BBS.  Try not to show your fear. 

We can smell it anyway.

...and some of us are rabid. 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: jimmed on January 30, 2008, 10:25:59 PM
Eww.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Morpheus on January 30, 2008, 10:28:45 PM
Liberty Forum '08
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on January 31, 2008, 09:05:43 AM
Liberty Forum '08
... was a month ago, dude. Vids:
http://freestateproject.org/libertyforum
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Morpheus on January 31, 2008, 11:55:33 AM
Liberty Forum '08
... was a month ago, dude. Vids:
http://freestateproject.org/libertyforum

I know, I was there. That's where I found out about FTL  :)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Bella on February 07, 2008, 07:18:13 PM
iTunes baby...it changed my life :)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: jckeyser on February 07, 2008, 08:59:40 PM
iTunes baby...it changed my life :)

I think that's where I initially found it as well. I think I typed "libertarian not Boortz" in the search.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Dave The Dope Man on February 09, 2008, 04:29:39 PM
I heard it by mistake.  Was trying to download a bunch of shows for my Ipod (while intoxicated, of course) and just happened to download a Fourth of July episode.  Since I normally travel periodically from Miami to Naples, Fl it seemed like a good way to kill some time on the road. 
At first I thought Ian and Mark were a little too radical, but they did make several good points.  Then I thought that Ian's political (or apolitical) point of view was too fanatical and Mark's felt a little bit down to Earth.  Now I think that they kinda both balance each other out and I lie somewhere between Ian and Mark's views. 
Still, gotta give lots of props to the callers of the show.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: convert_to_liberty on February 18, 2008, 08:10:53 PM
I found FTL through MySpace. When I first started listening, I thought Mark was the radical one and that Ian was just insane. But I continued listening. Now I find myself agreeing more and more with everything I hear.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: No.10 on March 30, 2008, 11:36:05 AM
I found out about FTL while working for a politcally oriented podcast which is also consistently in Podcast Alley's top ten. I was excerpting some audio of Ian arguing against public property and the concepts stuck around in my head. I spent a little while trying to figure out what to thing. A few days later, I took a listen. Soon after, well... I never miss a show. The concepts are completely logical and ethically clean, and I find myself slowly convincing friends without even meaning to. I consider being assigned to the particular job that caused me to run into these guys a rather happy accident, and seriously doubt I would have found the Free State Project anytime soon otherwise.

Thank you, gentlemen.
Title: Re: How did you find out about teh O'Reilly Factor?
Post by: mikehz on April 01, 2008, 09:27:55 PM
Found it on Juice several years ago, back when Juice was called Ipodder.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: minex on April 02, 2008, 11:55:54 AM
I found it on iTunes by looking at the more popular political podcasts.  Glad I found it too.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Taors on April 03, 2008, 05:48:41 PM
I was at this concert a couple of years ago and this guy with glasses and dark hair handed me a flier with information about FTL on it. Been hooked ever since.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on April 03, 2008, 06:43:21 PM
I was at this concert a couple of years ago and this guy with glasses and dark hair handed me a flier with information about FTL on it. Been hooked ever since.

Tell me you are bullshitting.
If you're not... that was me
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Taors on April 06, 2008, 07:43:06 PM
I was at this concert a couple of years ago and this guy with glasses and dark hair handed me a flier with information about FTL on it. Been hooked ever since.

Tell me you are bullshitting.
If you're not... that was me

LOL I TOTALLY WUZ!!
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on April 07, 2008, 03:37:19 PM
I was at this concert a couple of years ago and this guy with glasses and dark hair handed me a flier with information about FTL on it. Been hooked ever since.

Tell me you are bullshitting.
If you're not... that was me

LOL I TOTALLY WUZ!!
Was bullshitting? Or, was at the concert?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: psychoag on April 19, 2008, 04:26:00 PM
I was searching for "Ron Paul" on iTunes and found Free Talk Live.  Extremely glad I did...
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Anonymous101 on April 24, 2008, 11:28:35 AM
Before I listened to FTL I was a socialist who believed in greater government control. I saw the show on Podcast Alley and decided to download it. There is no way I would have downloaded it if I new it was a libertarian show. Within a week of listening to the show I was a libertarian. That is how strong the arguments for liberty are. 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Harry Tuttle on April 24, 2008, 03:48:16 PM
Before I listened to FTL I was a socialist who believed in greater government control. I saw the show on Podcast Alley and decided to download it. There is no way I would have downloaded it if I new it was a libertarian show. Within a week of listening to the show I was a libertarian. That is how strong the arguments for liberty are. 

You're kidding! It takes most people years to see past their prejudices against freedom for other people. Congratulations and welcome.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Taors on April 24, 2008, 05:28:45 PM
Before I listened to FTL I was a socialist who believed in greater government control. I saw the show on Podcast Alley and decided to download it. There is no way I would have downloaded it if I new it was a libertarian show. Within a week of listening to the show I was a libertarian. That is how strong the arguments for liberty are. 

You're kidding! It takes most people years to see past their prejudices against freedom for other people. Congratulations and welcome.

I began listening to the show around August 16th, 2006. I think I considered myself a libertarian by August 17th.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on April 30, 2008, 07:30:40 PM
I began listening to the show around August 16th, 2006. I think I considered myself a libertarian by August 17th.
... and how long before you became the world's biggest advocate of Fleshlight?
Or, was that a preexisting condition?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Taors on April 30, 2008, 07:47:42 PM
I began listening to the show around August 16th, 2006. I think I considered myself a libertarian by August 17th.
... and how long before you became the world's biggest advocate of Fleshlight?
Or, was that a preexisting condition?

Probably around April or May 2007.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: KonaBoy on May 31, 2008, 09:41:36 PM
Started listening almost a month ago because I saw their ad banner on LewRockwell.com, had heard about it before, but never realized the ease & simplicity of listening to radio programs on iTunes.  Absolutely love it now!
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: milcop2008 on June 01, 2008, 12:20:51 AM
Started listening after I brought myself a Zune for Christmas... and finally got it to sync with the computer.. so January 2008... It's more or less a complete fluke I found FTL.. I was just browsing the marketplace and stumbled upon it and decided to add it because of the description...The first night put me off because they was using the Civil War as an example of succession.. But I decided to listen more... and it changed me... I used to be an Independent with Democratic leanings (I have a cousin as a state repsentive) now I'm an Independent who believes in Liberty and the Free Market.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: BonerJoe on June 01, 2008, 01:20:31 AM
Where's Valrico Bob?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: FTL_Ian on June 01, 2008, 09:45:11 AM
Valrico Bob - 970 WFLA chronic caller

I'm probably the only one here who knows that.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: MacFall on June 03, 2008, 11:17:55 PM
After I had exhausted the mises.org media archive, someone recommended I download some archived FTL shows. I listened to four shows the next day at work, and the day after that I became an amplifier. I only just got caught up on the archives yesterday.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Living_Pharaoh on June 05, 2008, 09:47:38 PM
O_O

iTune wins?

No way! That's horrible. You poor folk are being conned.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: okieinexile on June 17, 2008, 09:54:20 AM
My son told me about it.

Now I'm addicted.

Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Sisto on June 19, 2008, 03:24:31 AM
I was researching Terry Goodkind and found a free talk live interview on his wikipedia link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Goodkind).  I got hooked after hearing Ian, Mark, and Wayne talk about political views I never heard before.  Been hooked ever since January 2008. 

Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: thomasjack on June 19, 2008, 04:56:07 PM
I got here just recently after listening to Ian read The Market for Liberty. I was a minarchist. I vaguely remembered a black-ribbon campaign against voting. I tried looking their arguments up online, found strike-the-root again, realized it was mostly for anarchy and not minarchy, and in the process of researching anarcho-capitalism found the free audio-book. I think maybe through the mises blog.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Shara on June 19, 2008, 06:30:09 PM
Just had to add...
I found it on Itunes. I was trying to look up Michael Savage's podcast, I think... except he doesn't have one.
I ran into FTL, and as I generally like to give all podcasts at least 1 shot, I listened to it.. and was hooked.


Great show!
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: bakerbaker on June 19, 2008, 06:58:05 PM
Just had to add...
I found it on Itunes. I was trying to look up Michael Savage's podcast...


can i ask why?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Taors on June 19, 2008, 07:10:21 PM
Just had to add...
I found it on Itunes. I was trying to look up Michael Savage's podcast...


can i ask why?

Because she used to be an idiot.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: KDus on June 23, 2008, 12:17:22 AM
iTunes........seaching for Podcasts that agree with me. About a year ago.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: TimeLady Victorious on July 27, 2008, 12:06:59 AM
I heard it on shortwave while DXing.

I'm not sure if it was on WBCQ or not. It was definitely on shortwave, though.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Murkan Mike on August 08, 2008, 05:57:44 PM
I live where we don't get much english speaking radio, so I bought an Ipod for the podcasts.  When I saw that there was a like minded radio program out there I couldn't stop listening to it.

Ipod searches for freedom, turned me onto you guys.  Best show out there, too bad I didn't find it sooner
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on August 08, 2008, 08:04:13 PM
I live where we don't get much english speaking radio
One of the Socialist failed states of Europe, I presume?
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: AudioMyth on August 30, 2008, 02:26:19 PM
I really had no interest in anything about government...Just lived in my bubble of mindless servitude..I just know that the only time I thought about it was when I was pissed off at them...then I had a enlightened thought that there must be something out there that can help my frustration..Got into the ideas of Liberty and been addicted since..came across FTL by fishing through iTunes, started listening and was hooked...Thx for freeing my mind..
                                     
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: kalmia on September 12, 2008, 03:14:36 PM
I had seen it mentioned around on the web for a while, but I didn't bother downloading shows until after I downloaded and listened to the Ron Paul interview.  I think that came from RonPaulAudio.com.  I eventually ended up on your site some how and downloaded some shows since they were easy to download.  If I had to dig for them or listen in a web based player that streamed them, I wouldn't have bothered.  It was the ability to easily save them to play on my portable mp3 player that made me more likely to download them.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Voltairian on September 19, 2008, 01:02:05 AM
I'm a fanatical independent and was lookgin for ANYTHING that was different from the usual BS found on Dem or Rep podcasts. So I really just downloaded it on a whim. Glad I did.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Pagan Paleontologist on October 23, 2008, 06:50:48 PM
I found it by searching for "libertarian talk shows" on a search engine. This was one of the first links that popped up. Unfortunately there are more than a few LINOs on the radio who are actually neocons... so I'm glad I found this show.  :)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: HOO-HAA on November 02, 2008, 04:52:19 PM
I found it by searching for "libertarian talk shows" on a search engine. This was one of the first links that popped up. Unfortunately there are more than a few LINOs on the radio who are actually neocons... so I'm glad I found this show.  :)

Absolutely agree - the first couple of podcasts I found and listened to were most certainly more about Obama-bashing than about liberty. They all loved Sarah Palin - hehehe!  :lol:
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Zappa88 on November 16, 2008, 09:04:35 PM
I was on the forum for the recently formed UK Libertarian party. A guy called Scott Freeman (Changed his name to Freeman) made a thread about Ian's arrest. I had a look, added FTL to iTunes. Now I'm here.

Oh, also: American Radio > British radio. You guys just do it right.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: WallyC33 on November 18, 2008, 02:42:49 AM
Red Bar Radio
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: mountainlion on November 22, 2008, 02:06:37 AM
I've been aware of the show for a few years but I hadn't given it much of a chance until recently.

My brother Njal told me about the show and would share anecdotes from the callers while he pursued his way in the path of liberty. Although I could see his point on a lot of issues, I really was the poster child of the apathetic generation that is now coming to face the consequences of the actions we've taken in the last few years. And it probably would have continued in this manner, half-heartedly agreeing while not really making any commitments to get involved.

However, more and more lately I've seen legislative bodies pass ludicrous laws that were beginning to impact my life directly. More and more I was being harassed by the bully majority of people who honestly believe that the mob rule of democracy will vindicate any bad judgment or decision. And more of the public "protectors" who use force to fill their cages and coffers. And I would share my annoyance with friends and acquaintances who I believed could see the same decay in our liberties. And again, I faced that shallow agreement that withered under even mild questioning.

Then, after many calm discussions with Njal involving arm gestures and creative euphemisms, he challenged me to get involved. So I started listening. And started to realize that there are others out there who aren't absently nodding. They are getting involved, talking, blogging, getting arrested. All to awaken this lazy nation that we lost the freedoms we honestly think still exist.

mountainlion
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: YixilTesiphon on November 22, 2008, 05:40:40 AM
I've been aware of the show for a few years but I hadn't given it much of a chance until recently.

My brother Njal told me about the show and would share anecdotes from the callers while he pursued his way in the path of liberty. Although I could see his point on a lot of issues, I really was the poster child of the apathetic generation that is now coming to face the consequences of the actions we've taken in the last few years. And it probably would have continued in this manner, half-heartedly agreeing while not really making any commitments to get involved.

However, more and more lately I've seen legislative bodies pass ludicrous laws that were beginning to impact my life directly. More and more I was being harassed by the bully majority of people who honestly believe that the mob rule of democracy will vindicate any bad judgment or decision. And more of the public "protectors" who use force to fill their cages and coffers. And I would share my annoyance with friends and acquaintances who I believed could see the same decay in our liberties. And again, I faced that shallow agreement that withered under even mild questioning.

Then, after many calm discussions with Njal involving arm gestures and creative euphemisms, he challenged me to get involved. So I started listening. And started to realize that there are others out there who aren't absently nodding. They are getting involved, talking, blogging, getting arrested. All to awaken this lazy nation that we lost the freedoms we honestly think still exist.

mountainlion

Nice. Njal's the man.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Taors on November 23, 2008, 09:02:55 AM
I've been aware of the show for a few years but I hadn't given it much of a chance until recently.

My brother Njal told me about the show and would share anecdotes from the callers while he pursued his way in the path of liberty. Although I could see his point on a lot of issues, I really was the poster child of the apathetic generation that is now coming to face the consequences of the actions we've taken in the last few years. And it probably would have continued in this manner, half-heartedly agreeing while not really making any commitments to get involved.

However, more and more lately I've seen legislative bodies pass ludicrous laws that were beginning to impact my life directly. More and more I was being harassed by the bully majority of people who honestly believe that the mob rule of democracy will vindicate any bad judgment or decision. And more of the public "protectors" who use force to fill their cages and coffers. And I would share my annoyance with friends and acquaintances who I believed could see the same decay in our liberties. And again, I faced that shallow agreement that withered under even mild questioning.

Then, after many calm discussions with Njal involving arm gestures and creative euphemisms, he challenged me to get involved. So I started listening. And started to realize that there are others out there who aren't absently nodding. They are getting involved, talking, blogging, getting arrested. All to awaken this lazy nation that we lost the freedoms we honestly think still exist.

mountainlion

Nice. Njal's the man.

And missing in action.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: kalmia on December 07, 2008, 03:59:14 AM
I was on the forum for the recently formed UK Libertarian party. A guy called Scott Freeman (Changed his name to Freeman) made a thread about Ian's arrest. I had a look, added FTL to iTunes. Now I'm here.

Oh, also: American Radio > British radio. You guys just do it right.

Put up your own transmitter.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: conrad from spain on December 16, 2008, 11:07:36 AM
I heard about it from the Ridley Report Youtube channel.. (I found the Ridley Report by doing a search about videos of civil disobedience in Youtube and saw some Lauren Canario videos).
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: castle_ahh on December 21, 2008, 08:20:17 PM
i found it after teh video fo ian's arrest was put up on lewrockwell.com.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Jetfire on January 06, 2009, 10:12:33 PM
I dont remember how i heard about free talk live but it was in my junior year of high school. I just remember liking the show but I stopped listening to it for whatever reason. I recently picked up the show again and really just cant believe my ears. I started downloading the podcasts and and am really opening my eyes. I know the podcasts are free but I work all day and listen to FTL so I figure what the hell. I'lll amp the show. I'm in between libertarian and minarchist i guess. I'm not really sure though and I've never been good with labels esp if it involved labeling myself. I hope the FSP works. I want my future generations to live in a world better then the one I'll be leaving in....
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: anarchir on January 21, 2009, 06:51:24 PM
Found via none of the choices: Stumbleupon.com
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Johnson on January 22, 2009, 12:08:45 AM
I'm pretty sure stumbleupon counts as a non-libertarian non-news website....
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: patrickj on January 22, 2009, 12:15:40 AM
Basically, heres how.

My mother was watching oprah and obama was on.  Felt like i was gonna throw up.

Saw ron paul on a debate, didn't want to throw up.  What a curious feeling.  Googled him, somehow got into podcasts through his campaign.  FTL showed up in the similar programs thingy, and had a full bar for rating, so i subscribed. 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: ox on January 22, 2009, 12:23:37 AM
Basically, heres how.

My mother was watching oprah and obama was on.  Felt like i was gonna throw up.

Saw ron paul on a debate, didn't want to throw up.  What a curious feeling.  Googled him, somehow got into podcasts through his campaign.  FTL showed up in the similar programs thingy, and had a full bar for rating, so i subscribed. 

That must have been a long time ago.  I found out after Ian got thrown in jail for contempt.  Don't recall exactly which site led me to freekeene.com, but I landed there first before finding out about the show.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: patrickj on January 22, 2009, 12:47:13 AM
I think the show is many years old, so in retrospect it wasn't that long ago... but i sure do have a ton of episodes on itunes. 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: DanPatrick on January 22, 2009, 10:00:52 AM
Wow there are lots of new listeners.  That's awesome.  I've been around for a while so it's cool to see how more people are coming in.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: anarchir on February 07, 2009, 04:48:56 PM
I'm pretty sure stumbleupon counts as a non-libertarian non-news website....

Tru dat, my bad.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Caudopunk on February 19, 2009, 09:28:40 AM
I heard about it while listening to Red Bar Radio, another podcast, and finally decided to give it a listen. :) Sure glad I did.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: TimeLady Victorious on March 03, 2009, 05:13:43 PM
Mark used to have sex with my mom when she was home alone.
 8)



My mom used to have sex with your mom when she was home alone.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: TimeLady Victorious on March 03, 2009, 05:34:41 PM
Mark used to have sex with my mom when she was home alone.
 8)



My mom used to have sex with your mom when she was home alone.

got any pictures?

i love collecting things for blackmail purposes

nah, you'd have to ask Mark, apparently your mom gave him all their pictures
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Steven from Colorado on April 19, 2009, 10:40:48 AM
Harry Browne mentioned it on an episode of his show.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: NHArticleTen on April 19, 2009, 11:04:08 AM
Harry Browne mentioned it on an episode of his show.

URL was in a fortune cookie...

Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Steven from Colorado on April 19, 2009, 11:07:41 AM
Harry Browne mentioned it on an episode of his show.

URL was in a fortune cookie...



Hey, that would be a great way to advertise!
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Amodernrothbard on July 22, 2009, 05:58:01 PM
Red Bar Radio.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: The Bantam Seditioner on August 09, 2009, 06:27:45 PM
Two years ago, when I was still a recovering liberal, someone at the Charlotte, NC Ron Paul Meetup recommended the show to me.  I was a bit shocked and revolted the first few times I listened, but it was so engrossing that I started listening every night via the podcasts.  Slowly but surely, I came to agree with and embrace Minarchism, and, eventually, Voluntaryism.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: CapitalCam on September 09, 2009, 10:45:38 PM
Adam from New York, the guy that matched people's AMP money, got me into the show about 3.5 years ago.  I listened for a while, then forgot about it, then got back into it, then forgot, and then, about two years ago, finally was hooked for good.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Terror Australis on September 24, 2009, 08:40:12 PM
I won an ipod touch and needed to fill it with content.I found podcastalley and since freetalklive was number one for so long decided to download it.I now find Alex Jones unbearable after listening to ftl.

 :P

Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: freeAgent on September 25, 2009, 09:20:41 AM
I won an ipod touch and needed to fill it with content.I found podcastalley and since freetalklive was number one for so long decided to download it.I now find Alex Jones unbearable after listening to ftl.

 :P



Does that mean you used to be a conspiracy theorist/truther-type person and FTL converted you?  Hallelujah!
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Terror Australis on September 27, 2009, 08:43:23 AM
I won an ipod touch and needed to fill it with content.I found podcastalley and since freetalklive was number one for so long decided to download it.I now find Alex Jones unbearable after listening to ftl.

 :P



Does that mean you used to be a conspiracy theorist/truther-type person and FTL converted you?  Hallelujah!
After listening to Alex Jones for a week he had no answers apart from burning more dvd's .FTL offers the solution after 5 minutes....Alex Jones leads to depression, ftl leads to enlightenment.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: think4yourself on September 27, 2009, 11:51:15 AM
I finally became disgusted by Alex Jones, so I searched "liberty radio" on Google and there it was.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Caudopunk on January 23, 2010, 01:23:38 PM
Red Bar Radio!
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: TimeLady Victorious on January 23, 2010, 04:33:10 PM
I won an ipod touch and needed to fill it with content.I found podcastalley and since freetalklive was number one for so long decided to download it.I now find Alex Jones unbearable after listening to ftl.

 :P



Does that mean you used to be a conspiracy theorist/truther-type person and FTL converted you?  Hallelujah!
After listening to Alex Jones for a week he had no answers apart from burning more dvd's .FTL offers the solution after 5 minutes....Alex Jones leads to depression, ftl leads to enlightenment.

This is very true. I started listening to FTL on a regular basis because I noticed it was on the same network that carried AJ.

AJ is a turd.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: davann on January 28, 2010, 07:07:58 PM
An eighty one year old Mark visited me from the future and told me it was vital that I start listening to FTL. When I asked why he refused to elaborate on the subject but did say I should look into sugar beet futures.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: FishOutOfWater on June 04, 2010, 12:49:40 AM
itunes when i first bought my ipod, i had no idea of the liberarian ideal back then, glad i found you guys.

Similar.  In 2006 I was in the market for a new mp3 player.  I bought an ipod fully expecting to return it for something that didn't require itunes.

I found podcasts a few days later.  I typed in Political Debate into the search in itunes, and FTL was at the top of the list.

I was amused, horrified, excited and pissed all at the same time in the first episode I'd heard...legalize all drugs?  that's a crazy idea!

been hooked ever since.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Texas Maverick on July 21, 2010, 08:01:28 PM
Heard about FTL on http://forums.gentoo.org in the Off The Wall topic in a post by Alex Libman.  Now I am hooked 8)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Branlin on August 17, 2010, 11:43:24 PM
Hi all: I just found this place today, by a link from Lew Rockwell's site.

I've hated government all my life, but always believed it to be necessary in some form. By the mid '90s I was having serious doubts about even that. I found Lew's site sometime around its inception (1999?) and had been reading similar stuff before that. I've always been a gun lover and belonged to several firearms forums also.

Three key people pushed me into anarchism: Joe Sobran and his essay, "The Reluctant Anarchist"; Lew Rockwell; and Butler Shaffer, who writes for Lew. September 11, 2001, as I look back on it, was probably the single event that had the most influence.

As I watched in amazement as the towers came down, and as the news made clear by mid-late morning that it was caused by "terrorists," the only thing that went through my mind was a morbid fear of WHAT OUR GOVERNMENT'S REACTION was going to be.

Because I didn't jump on the "Kill 'em all, let God sort 'em out!" bandwagon, I was more or less ostracized at one firearms site that I posted on daily. And not much has changed. Today I was trying to explain on a discussion (mostly BS) forum about the decades-long trend of police militarization -- and the dangers it poses to liberty, including pictures of SWAT teams and news stories of brutalization -- but the guy didn't think it was really very important. It makes one want to give up trying.

So here I am, hopefully to yak with people who "get it." :D

I'm an old male, and live in the Finger Lakes area south of Rochester, NY.

Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: slayerboy on August 18, 2010, 07:06:38 AM
So here I am, hopefully to yak with people who "get it." :D

I'm an old male, and live in the Finger Lakes area south of Rochester, NY.



Sup from Rochester.  I'm in Irondequoit -- near the Seabreeze area.

Don't feed the trolls and you'll be fine here :)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Branlin on August 18, 2010, 12:12:01 PM
So here I am, hopefully to yak with people who "get it." :D

I'm an old male, and live in the Finger Lakes area south of Rochester, NY.



Sup from Rochester.  I'm in Irondequoit -- near the Seabreeze area.

Don't feed the trolls and you'll be fine here :)

Hey thanks!

I grew up in Webster, but have lived in the Honeoye-Naples area for the past 28 years.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: AntonLee on August 18, 2010, 02:54:11 PM
I saw someone wearing a shirt and wanted to buy one. 
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: carolynjane4 on September 30, 2010, 01:06:41 PM
Found via Porcfest.  (The first show I heard was live, with Stefan Molyneux and Johnson debating atheism vs. agnosticism.)  Selected via FSP in the poll.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: KaraokeKen on November 02, 2010, 11:47:03 AM
Actually meet Ian as a trouble youth in Sarasota. I worked with his dad. Several years later heard him on the local AM station and I've been listening on and off ever since. The not quite a radical as Ian and the staff are, I'm still a voting registered Libertarian.

KaraokeKen

Still in Bradenton, FL
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: barefootanarchist on November 02, 2010, 01:03:01 PM
I came across the Market for Liberty on podiobooks after hearing a couple of Wes Bertrand's complete liberty podcasts.  I learned about FTL from there.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: pinkdog on May 22, 2011, 06:15:35 AM
I found out about FTL via Liberated Minds website  :)
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Zimobog on July 31, 2011, 12:56:47 PM
How about I found it on Google by searching "Libertarian Radio Show". Not exactly a poll option but that's how I found it.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: jdrossi3 on September 24, 2011, 08:59:12 PM
I just stumbled upon Free Talkers -- Finally found a place that reflects my values and views.  LOVE IT!
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: anarchir on September 25, 2011, 12:50:42 AM
I just stumbled upon Free Talkers -- Finally found a place that reflects my values and views.  LOVE IT!

"Free Talk Live" or FTL for short.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: mrbrianlovesmovies on September 28, 2011, 02:35:08 PM
I found out about FTL through the School Sucks Podcast!
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: SonicThePorcupine on October 21, 2011, 01:41:39 PM
Stefan Molyneux's debate with Johnson.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: DennisGreehy on November 05, 2011, 01:41:14 PM
I just sort of stumbled upon it.

This was a while back when I still thought Glenn Beck was honest. At the time I listened to him online and wanted other sources to listen to. Like I said, I simply stumbled upon the show while doing a general search online and it looked interesting.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Bill Berry on December 08, 2011, 04:40:51 AM
I found FTL in a list of most downloaded podcasts posted at www.lrc.com (http://www.lrc.com)! I actually heard part of a show on FM radio, broadcast from a group of stations in west TN, and tried to tune them in on Saturday nights. They dropped FTL right after the veterans' day debacle, because of some flag waving, backy drippin PATRIOT emailing them! "them terrrrists" would be running "Murrica" if we weren't fighting them over there crap! I emailed that station and said I only listen to them for FTL and I won't listen anymore. They actually emailed back, asking how I knew they were dropping FTL!
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Henryk on February 10, 2012, 04:00:37 PM
I stumbled on it after posting on Shire Forum and then found out that it runs on fumes and decided to help. I hope I can make a positive difference. And I wish all of us as smooth as possible transition into a truly free society.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Turd Ferguson on February 10, 2012, 08:48:11 PM
I was lost in the woods for 6 months on a hunting expedition in NH and found my way to the studio, where I passed out from dehydration. The guys nursed me back to health and sent me on my way.

Been a fan ever since.

Thanks guys.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: anarchir on February 10, 2012, 09:55:01 PM
I was lost in the woods for 6 months on a hunting expedition in NH and found my way to the studio, where I passed out from dehydration. The guys nursed me back to health and sent me on my way.

Been a fan ever since.

Thanks guys.

A normal days work for the free talk live crew. Not because they are especially charitable, its just that people get lost like that where they are all the time.  I doubt if they even remember you.
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: sillyperson on June 11, 2014, 12:57:47 PM
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Found via MySpace

This thread is showing its age
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: HilaryDuffGta on August 25, 2014, 03:43:05 AM
I Found the website after reading a wiki page on good old Jack Thompson the anti gamer,i decided to listen to the mp3 of the show and normally try to avoid talk radio as i just do not agree with some of it at times but we live in a world where we have freedom of speech,personally after listening to the entire 41 something minutes of it i was amazingly impressed with the host Ian and Mark i believe the other name was,I will continue now to listen to this station and will continue to check out this website
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: disauto on December 25, 2014, 11:59:25 AM
Transcribed talks  .. :P
Title: Re: How did you find out about Free Talk Live?
Post by: Teddygram on March 23, 2015, 10:14:40 PM
i was looking for music, found some rock i liked turned out to be the start up music for free talk live