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Elevating voices of liberty and solutions rooted in freedom. Hosted by Kevin Wilson and Tim O'Connor.
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Should we break up Facebook? Interview with Sahar Massachi who worked at Facebook's Election Integrity team

A Free SolutionDec 22, 2020

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Do we have to worry about the debt ceiling?

Do we have to worry about the debt ceiling?

Kevin and Tim talk about the debt ceiling debt on the horizon. Is it a good thing?

Marijuana licenses no longer blocked in the Finger Lakes region

A Supreme Court victory for property rights, the 5th Amendment.

Jun 01, 202301:16:09
Upstate Counties Issue Immigration Emergency Orders

Upstate Counties Issue Immigration Emergency Orders

Kevin and Tim talk about how the migrant (and housing) crisis in NYC is impacting upstate. Several counties have issued orders prohibiting asylum seekers from being housed in their county.

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/rochester/politics/2023/05/23/bello-issues-emergency-order-on-migrants-seeking-asylum

Plus lots of listener comments

F16s being sent to Ukraine

An expensive and useless bus stop

Jared Polis - libertarian?

May 24, 202301:27:46
Should teenagers be able to go to festivals unsupervised?

Should teenagers be able to go to festivals unsupervised?

Kevin and Tim talk about new restrictions on teens for the Rochester Lilac festival following a rowdy opening night. Plus Miller Lite's new marketing campaign, whether the feds are pushing a white nationalist group, and licenses for AI.

May 18, 202301:16:19
Debt Apocalypse Again, NY Budget Finally Passes

Debt Apocalypse Again, NY Budget Finally Passes

Tim and Kevin talk about the latest debt ceiling apocalypse plus

What does the debt ceiling do Are Republicans serious about fixing the spending issue NYS Finally passes a budget and it's full of policy Discovery reform threatened MTA funding Splitting Upstate and NYC Taxing the rich Just a little zoning Natural gas ban Minimum wage tied to inflation Transgender bathroom panic
May 03, 202301:20:26
Tucker Gets Booted, NY Cigarette Ban, and Campus Speech

Tucker Gets Booted, NY Cigarette Ban, and Campus Speech

Tim's guy Tucker get's the boot

Is Tucker Carlson actually anti-war or just opposed to Joe Biden? Buzzfeed News shuts down NY Gov Hochul floating ban on cigarettes The new war on drugs You can already be pulled over and searched for cigarettes Not every criticism of George Soros is antisemitism Free speech back on campus? Or just because public schools have to Kevin and Tim talk about zoning Should state regulations protect individual rights from local government authoritarians?
Apr 28, 202301:23:54
Local political machines, BRICS and the dollar, Rowdy legislators

Local political machines, BRICS and the dollar, Rowdy legislators

Kevin and Tim talk about a new law in Monroe County designed to make it illegal to force staff into political activities. It happens all the time. Plus

What is BRICS? Does it actually threaten US dollar hegemony? What to do with rowdy legislators like the guy in Tennessee A discussion on the Pentagon leak that needs some further research
Apr 13, 202301:10:27
NYS Crushes Community Garden, NPR labeled state affiliated, drag queen and budlight panic

NYS Crushes Community Garden, NPR labeled state affiliated, drag queen and budlight panic

Kevin and Tim talk about the NYS DOT making things difficult for a Rochester community garden called 490 farmers to thrive plus -

Twitter labeling NPR state affiliated media Tim becomes a statist for the day, praises roads Pittsford Drag Queen Story hour The Bud Light Panic Minimum wage GMOs and meat labeling
Apr 06, 202301:13:50
Should we ban TikTok?

Should we ban TikTok?

Kevin and Tim talk about the Restrict Act, a bill that's being framed a *just* a TikTok ban but is really an updated Patriot act. Plus:

Why conservatives are wary of AI text generators like ChatGPT but they shouldn't be School shooting in Nashville A ton of fake news
Mar 30, 202301:32:15
NY Banning Gortex, Trump arrest, is it time to ban AI yet?

NY Banning Gortex, Trump arrest, is it time to ban AI yet?

Kevin and Tim talk about some of the bombshells in the NYS budget

NY banning Gortex clothing - basically a PFAS thing NY taxing streaming services NY banning menthols Should we be grossed out by paternalism? Whether Trump should be arrested for *this* thing An old Tucker Carlson clip is making the rounds about banning self driving trucks Do we need to pre-emptively ban artificial intelligence before it kills us all?
Mar 23, 202301:17:45
Please Give Us A Bailout

Please Give Us A Bailout

Kevin and Tim talk about snowstorm prep, the Silicon Valley Bank situation and whether the government should act to help businesses who lost operating funds, whether we should bring back Glass-Stegal, stealthing, personality cults, and backyard wind turbines. 

Mar 15, 202301:23:06
Daylight Savings Time, Blogging Licenses in Florida, and more

Daylight Savings Time, Blogging Licenses in Florida, and more

Tim and Kevin ask why Daylight savings time hasn't been abolished yet (or made permanent? At this point we don't care). 

Blogging Licenses in Florida

Tangent on Russian disinfo policing that leads to discussion of the weird pro-Russia and pro-China stuff in libertarian adjacent circles

Housing Crisis and Freedom Cities

Flying Cars

Tucker Carlson and January 6th

Mar 09, 202301:22:58
Lab Leak Theory, Mask Studies, More Fake News

Lab Leak Theory, Mask Studies, More Fake News

Kevin and Tim talk about the DOE saying with low confidence that COVID was leaked from a lab, a mask study that says they didn't work, and some fake news. 

Mar 02, 202301:19:20
Guest Rich Purtell, Free to be a Freelancer?, Banning 15 Year Olds from Social media

Guest Rich Purtell, Free to be a Freelancer?, Banning 15 Year Olds from Social media


Rich Purtell joins Kevin and Tim for segment 1 to talk about legislation the Libertarian Party of New York is watching
Proceeds from Home Tax Foreclosures should go to the former owners, not the county
Banning natural gas in new construction
Public utilities vs private (monopolistic) utilities
PRO act still a threat to freelancers, which impacts Kevin now
Josh Hawley and the MATURE Act, banning social media for everyone under 16
Fake news
Somehow a discussion on prostitution
Someone brings up age of consent
Voting tests
Feb 17, 202301:17:02
Ohio Train Crash, Nordstream news, UFOs, Car thieving

Ohio Train Crash, Nordstream news, UFOs, Car thieving


Kevin and Tim talk about the Ohio train crash
Government and media cover up?
What level of disaster is this?
Was the US behind the Nordstream gas pipeline destruction because some dude with a Pulitzer said so?
Alien invasion or US military trying to justify a budget
All the car theft in Rochester
Fake news
Feb 16, 202301:18:02
Should the Libertarian Party cancel it's "anti" war rally? Plus, China spy balloon

Should the Libertarian Party cancel it's "anti" war rally? Plus, China spy balloon

Kevin and Tim talk about the Libertarian party's rage against the war machine rally featuring Marxists, pedophiles, and Russian shills. Tim still thinks it's a good idea, Kevin is worried is so tarnished by pro-Russian war speakers that it undermines any anti-war message that did exist. 

They also talk about the Chinese spy balloon and whether schools enforced the rules too strictly in one case. 

Feb 09, 202301:07:53
Police Abuse Virtue Signaling, Fake News

Police Abuse Virtue Signaling, Fake News

Starts with a cold open about salmon and ribs, but we get into the Tyre Nichols case, NY Gov Hochul looking like a hypocrite on police issues, solutions, and some fake news Friday. We also go on a small tirade about the Buffalo Bills after the main show is over.

Feb 02, 202301:12:39
Gov Hochul wants NYS to keep qualified immunity, DeSantis thinks it should be easier for the state to execute
Jan 25, 202301:10:23
Should police be in schools? Plus conservatorship and activists who want no energy

Should police be in schools? Plus conservatorship and activists who want no energy

Kevin and Tim talk about the effort to restore police to Rochester city schools after a recent violent incident. Plus how many conservatorships are driven by bad incentives and the activists in Germany like Greta Thunberg who don't want coal (or anything else?)

Jan 18, 202359:49
Open Borders Biden, Gas stoves, non compete agreements

Open Borders Biden, Gas stoves, non compete agreements

Kevin and Tim talk immigration - whether Biden deserves his open border reputation on the right, whether libertarians care about the concerns of Americans who want less immigration (and if it's logical). They also talk banning gas stoves and non-compete agreements. 

Jan 12, 202301:17:45
Is Artificial Intelligence coming for your job? Is a threat to liberty? Kevin, Tim, and Andrew Hollister

Is Artificial Intelligence coming for your job? Is a threat to liberty? Kevin, Tim, and Andrew Hollister

Kevin, Tim, and Andrew Hollister discuss AI, whether it is going to eliminate some jobs, whether it can be used to enhance jobs, and whether students can use it to improve education before getting crushed by the state. 

Jan 04, 202301:15:18
Fake it till you make it - George Santos, Twitter, Fake News, 2023 Predictions and More

Fake it till you make it - George Santos, Twitter, Fake News, 2023 Predictions and More

Kevin and Tim are back after taking a few weeks off! Tim is a big fan of George Santos and praises Anthony Weiner. They talk about all of the Twitter files that dropped so far with a little disagreement. Talk about fake news for a bit, then end up addressing a listener comment to talk about immigration for a while. 

Jan 02, 202301:40:17
Final live radio episode - Liberty requires hope

Final live radio episode - Liberty requires hope

This will be the final episode airing live on WYSL. Kevin talks about why liberty requires hope and how unchecked fear can lead to tyranny (even from people who say they're fighting for their freedom). 

Jan 02, 202349:10
Penultimate episode? On Conspiracies and pessimism

Penultimate episode? On Conspiracies and pessimism

Kevin talks about human nature and why you should be skeptical of conspiracy theorists. 

Jan 02, 202348:48
One more piece of Twitter news and A Free Solution gets cancelled

One more piece of Twitter news and A Free Solution gets cancelled

Kevin talks about how the US government was more involved in asking Twitter to take down accounts, Rochester suing gun manufacturers, and A Free Solution gets cancelled (sort of).