Episodes
Friday Mar 03, 2023
2023 March 3 The Bryan Hyde Show
Friday Mar 03, 2023
Friday Mar 03, 2023
My friend Jon Harvey is as straight a shooter as they come. He joins me to talk about Dilbert creator Scott Adams' thoughts on race relations and why the social justice mob is in a fury. Click the TMCP Nation link below to check out Jon's podcast and store.
Artificial intelligence is becoming a very real and regular part of our lives. Doug Casey has some thoughts on how AI will radically transform our world.
Our pop culture is putting off a "Weimar America" vibe with a growing detachment from morality and reality. Andrea Widburg notes that so-called "family friendly" drag queen shows are clearly about sex and not simply entertainment.
The list of things that official "experts" have gotten wrong is growing evidence of the death of expertise. J.B. Shurk says, if you value the truth, ignore what the "experts" are saying.
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Thursday Mar 02, 2023
2023 Mar 2 The Bryan Hyde Show
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
Thursday Mar 02, 2023
One of the best justifications for freedom is that it enables us to pursue happiness on our own terms. Barry Brownstein has a marvelous essay on what Thomas Jefferson meant by the pursuit of happiness.
It seems as though we're being steadily marched toward war. Now is a great time to consider why C.S. Lewis thought healthy patriotism helps curb excessive militarism.
If you want to stir up a hornet's nest, just start a conversation about modesty. Aletheia Hitz has a terrific take on modesty and the downsides of objectifying women.
Secession is considered a dirty word by those whose power over others would be diminished by peaceful separation. Ryan McMaken points out that secession is really a matter of when, not if.
Woody Harrelson is taking a lot of heat lately but he isn't walking back his statements from last week's SNL monologue. He has doubled down and is slamming the covid mandates, noting that the U.S. is not a free country.
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Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
2023 Mar 1
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
When people choose to live in a state of learned helplessness, they've often been given some strong incentive to do so. Jason Sorens warns against the folly of treating adults like children.
Woody Harrelson's joke about the world's biggest drug cartel was a long overdue truth bomb. As for the day of reckoning for those cartel members and enforcers, James Howard Kunstler says, it's coming.
Word on the street is that Dilbert creator Scott Adams is hopelessly racist. However, as Debra Hine explains, that could simply be a matter of people parroting PC platitudes. Adams is showing by example the price of free speech in our time.
Who is watching the watchers? Seems the Supreme Court is running interference for the nation's spy agencies by claiming that they're "too secret" to be challenged about what they're doing.
Now that the Jan 6 video has been released by Speaker Kevin McCarthy to Fox News' Tucker Carlson, the mainstream media is in hysterics. Julie Kelly lays out the reasons why the media is demanding darkness, not sunlight regarding those tapes.
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Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
2023 Feb 28 The Bryan Hyde Show
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Eric Peters from Eric Peters Autos joins me for our weekly consultation and informal support group for those adjusting to life in Clown World.
Why did so many people choose to comply with the various covid mandates? Paul Rosenberg has a thoughtful answer to this question and examines what debt and compliance have in common.
Roald Dahl's estate has given the okay to politically correct rewrites of his works. Kit Knightly says, no matter what you think of Dahl, this is the fast track to normalizing post hoc censorship.
A left-wing fit of rhetorical incontinence last week was sparked by talk of a national divorce. Ryan McMaken takes apart the left's narrative that red states are dependent upon a "gravy train" from the blue states.
Here's a question worth pondering: Is it ever proper not to defend yourself? James Walpole points out that truly powerful people don't try to justify themselves to their critics.
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Monday Feb 27, 2023
2023 Feb 27 The Bryan Hyde Show
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Woody Harrelson opened some eyes with his SNL monologue over the weekend. Jeffrey A. Tucker recounts how Woody has just demonstrated the pain of truth.
Looking to bring a bit of happiness and purpose into your life? Aletheia Hitz has a simple, yet highly effective solution. It starts with attentiveness to the people around you and it really works.
The media reaction to the release of the Jan 6 video has been interesting, to say the least. Andrea Widburg notes that the media's panic is directly related to the loss of their ability to control the narrative.
This may sound a bit out there but it's a topic that shouldn't be ignored. The World Health Organization is quietly pushing for acceptance of an accord that would give it near complete control in the event of a "health emergency." What could possibly go wrong?
Brandon Smith's essays are always thought-provoking and informative. His latest on deconstructing why leftist movements cannot coexist with people who love freedom is a must read.
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Friday Feb 24, 2023
2023 Feb 24 The Bryan Hyde Show
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
2023 Feb 23 The Bryan Hyde Show
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
If you want to have peace of mind, learn the art of letting others be right. This is one of the best essays, you'll ever read. The advice is spot on.
A lot of folks look forward to getting a nice fat tax refund. After you read Peter Jacobsen's take on why a big tax refund shouldn't excite you, you'll understand why giving Uncle Sam an interest-free loan isn't such a great idea.
Few people seem to have a better grasp of what's going on than James Howard Kunstler. His essay titled "Between That Rock and The Hard Place" is a worthwhile read.
The folks who want to ban guns have a special kind of contempt for those of us who own guns. W.R. Wordsworth dismantles the promotion of social contempt toward gun owners.
Some good news on the money front: Mississippi's legislature has voted overwhelmingly to end sales taxes on gold and silver.
It's been interesting to watch the term "national divorce" trend on Twitter lately. Hugh O'Connor explores the pros and cons of a national separation in light of our current state of dysfunction.
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Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
2023 Feb 22 The Bryan Hyde Show
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Now that 40,000 or more hours of Jan 6 video footage from the U.S. Capitol has been made public, we're learning how much the Jan 6 committee left out of their narrative. Julie Kelly lays out the anatomy of a cover-up.
The book burners among us have developed a sense of subtlety. Thomas Buckley describes what the classics, edited for the sensitive reader, may look like once we've purged the world of insensitive content.
Talk to someone who has been away from America for a few years and you'll get a sense of how the trans activism movement has exploded. Annie Holmquist explores the real issues behind the symptoms.
War is always an excuse for maximum disinformation. For some of the clearest analysis of what's at stake with the U.S. intervention in Ukraine, check out Jeff Thomas' essay on whether it could really go nuclear.
Watching our political class steer us ever closer to WWIII is like watching a toddler play with a loaded firearm. Steve Deace is drawing a clear line on sending our kids to die for a needless conflict.
Knowing what to think isn't enough to accurately distinguish between truth and error. As Aletheia Hitz explains, knowing how to think requires understanding and using the 7 intellectual virtues.
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Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
2023 Feb 21 The Bryan Hyde Show
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Eric Peters from Eric Peters Autos joins me for our weekly consultation on how to stay free in a world gone mad.
It's no exaggeration to state that those of us who love truth and our freedom have a lot of heavy lifting ahead of us. Paul Rosenberg says the task of keeping civilization alive has fallen to us.
You better grow thicker skin if you're going to be reading and referencing books by Shakespeare, Orwell or Tolkien. A recent study in Britain claims that these works are favored by "extremists" and "white supremacists."
The worst part about tribalism is that tribes spend their time warring with one another. Barry Brownstein's latest essay explores the thin line between tribalism and human flourishing.
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Monday Feb 20, 2023
2023 Feb 20 The Bryan Hyde Show
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
It's a sad truth of our time that the lust to control other people is producing a clear herd mentality. Bruce Berres has some solid advice on how to break free from the herd.
Critical race theory treats slavery as leverage to obtain power over others. If you want to understand the history of slavery that you probably weren't taught in school, Lawrence W. Reed has a far more accurate accounting.
The parallels between Russia's Bolshevik revolution and what's happening in America today are getting tough to ignore. D. Parker has an enlightening take on cultural guerrilla warfare and how to fight the anti-freedom far-left at the grassroots level.
If you haven't started plotting how you'll avoid the digital prison of CBDCs, now is the time to start. Nick Giambruno has 5 way to opt out of this dystopian future.
How much of what our government and its media lackeys tell you do you believe? J.B. Shurk notes that, historically, constant government lies are what spark resistance movements.
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