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206. Should We All Follow Our Passions?

October 15, 2021

Most of us have been given advice like “follow your passion,” or “pursue what you love.” But is this always the best advice for everyone? Or is there more to choosing a career than just doing what you love? powerpress] Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Today we wanna talk about, some very common advice that is given to young people. I know it was given to me when I was growing up, and this is advice that people like to bring up. When you’re talking about what you’re gonna do, people say, what are you

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205. Does Privacy Matter?

October 13, 2021

Expanding on an earlier episode, Emma and Brittany discuss how privacy affects your day to day life. Links: Your Phone Is Spying on You Fourth Amendment Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Today I wanna talk about the idea of privacy. And I know that you and Connor have talked in past episodes and specifically in one episode about the Fourth Amendment, which is, you know, it’s in the Bill of Rights and it basically says that we as Americans have the right to not have our stuff searched or taken away by the government unless they have reason

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204. Who Won The Burger Brand Wars?

October 11, 2021

Another brand war story! On this episode Emma and Brittany discuss the “Burger King v. McDonald’s” war, and how Burger King used clever advertising to give a fast food giant a run for its money. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Hi Brittany. Brittany: So, as most of you all know by now, our listeners know I love a good brand war. in fact, I actually want to write a book on brand wars at some point because it’s the topic that just fascinates me the most because it really shows the free market in action cuz it’s not

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203. Why Is Self-Ownership Important?

October 8, 2021

One of the most important principles of individual liberty is the understanding that you own yourself. While the government likes to tell us what we can do and even what we can put in your body, only we can make those choices. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Brittany: Hi Emma. Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, we’ve talked a lot about terms that begin with the word self. In fact, we even talked about selfishness being is sometimes a good thing. So you and I recently talked about self-reliance, I think just a couple of episodes ago. And Connor and I talked about

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202. Can Services Like The Fire Department Be Privatized?

October 6, 2021

In a truly free market, communities would come together to pay for their own public services. But under our current system, public goods and are paid for by taxpayers who often don’t get a say in anything. However, fire departments offer a unique perspective into how communities, and even private companies, are setting an example for public services. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: You and I are obviously not necessarily fans of things that are so-called publicly funded, which really just means, you know, taxpayer-funded, forcefully taken from us. You know, and this is because

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201. Does AOC Understand The Importance of Private Charity?

October 4, 2021

When Democratic Socialist Congresswoman AOC recently spoke out about her grandmother’s dire situation in Puerto Rico, she blamed Congress for not giving money to those in the area whose homes had been damaged after a bad storm. But when a private citizen tried to show her the power of private charity, she refused to take it. Today, Brittany and Connor talk about this story and explain what AOC doesn’t understand about private charity. Here’s the transcription of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: So we talk a lot about the dangers of socialism and the danger of

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200. What Was Operation Northwoods?

October 1, 2021

Many people believe that our government would never lie to us or put us in harm’s way. Emma and Brittany discuss a true conspiracy from the Cold War that proves the opposite. powerpress] Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: So, today I wanna talk about a really crazy story of something horrible that the government almost did to its own people. Brittany: The Government doing something horrible to its own people. Yeah. never heard of that before. Emma: I know. I know, Especially in the last two years, man, but this horrible thing that almost happened is called Operation

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What is Communism? Podcast Ep 199

September 29, 2021

Communism is a word that’s thrown around a lot, but rarely defined in detail. Today, Emma and Brittany discuss the history of this ideology, and break down why “sharing everything” isn’t as great as it sounds. Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Emma: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Emma. Emma: Today I wanna talk about a term that’s thrown around a lot, but very rarely actually defined in detail, and that is Communism. So I know Brittany and Connor did an episode a while back on the isms like socialism, communism, and fascism and all those great isms. But today I wanna focus specifically on communism

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198. What Is The History Behind the Pledge of Allegiance

September 27, 2021

From an early age, students are taught the Pledge of Allegiance to recite each morning at school. While many see this as a form of patriotism, there are some very problematic aspects of the Pledge. How it came to be and how it is used is actually anti-individualist. Link: Francis Bellamy https://www.connorboyack.com/blog/why-i-do-not-pledge-allegiance-to-the-flag Here’s a transcript of our conversation: Connor: Hey, Brittany. Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: You know, it’s likely, if not totally certain, that every single one of our listeners has heard and can probably recite the Pledge of Allegiance. And from the day we start school, for those of us who went to

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197. What is Anarcho-Capitalism?

September 24, 2021

From an early age, students are taught the Pledge of Allegiance to recite each morning at school. While many see this as a form of patriotism, there are some very problematic aspects of the Pledge. How it came to be and how it is used is actually anti-individualist. Here’s the transcription of our conversation: Brittany: Hi, Connor. Connor: Hi, Brittany. Brittany: So, today I want to talk about the A word. And I know that sounds weird, it’s not a swear word, I promise, but it does scare people a little bit and it does make them uncomfortable and the

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206. Should We All Follow Our Passions?

205. Does Privacy Matter?

204. Who Won The Burger Brand Wars?

203. Why Is Self-Ownership Important?

202. Can Services Like The Fire Department Be Privatized?

201. Does AOC Understand The Importance of Private Charity?

200. What Was Operation Northwoods?

What is Communism? Podcast Ep 199

198. What Is The History Behind the Pledge of Allegiance

197. What is Anarcho-Capitalism?

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