Tag Archive | "LibertyWeek"

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Episode 105: Neutering the Net

Episode 105: Neutering the Net

Richard Morrison and Marc Scribner welcome new media guru Brooke Oberwetter to the show to discuss the latest developments in the net neutrality battle, Minneapolis’ failures in urban planning, the FDA’s desire to regulate e-cigarettes, and legalizing Internet gambling.

 
 Episode 105 [21:04m]: Play Now |…

 
icon for podpress  Episode 105 [21:04m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (768)

Read the full story

Posted in All EpisodesComments (1)

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Episode 34: Michelle Minton Conquers the World

Episode 34: Michelle Minton Conquers the World

Your regular hosts Richard Morrison and Cord Blomquist are joined by special guest co-host Michelle Minton for LibertyWeek 34. We begin by finding that Twitter has conquered every aspect of society, the White House is waging war on the economy and New Yorkers are defending…

 
icon for podpress  Episode 34: Twitter Conquers the World [40:41m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (623)

Read the full story

Posted in All EpisodesComments (0)

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Episode 13: Scandal Watch

This week hosts Richard Morrison and Cord Blomquist discuss environmental journalism, the Twitter revolution, maxing out the national debt clock, Iain Murray’s Fannie-fueled cyber-fight with Matt Yglesias, falling oil prices, a massage chair on loan to Sen. Ted Stevens, the dangers…

 
icon for podpress  Episode 13: Scandal Watch [37:08m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (236)

Read the full story

Posted in All EpisodesComments (2)

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Episode 12: Hard Times in the Heartland

Your hosts Richard Morrison and Cord Blomquist welcome listeners back to another episode of LibertyWeek. The panel starts by reviewing movie news and taking notice of a major gathering of environmental journalists in nearby Virginia. News topics include the wildly…

 
icon for podpress  Episode 12: Hard Times in the Heartland [40:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (231)

Read the full story

Posted in All EpisodesComments (0)

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Episode 11: Wall Street Punching Bag

Regular hosts Richard Morrison and Cord Blomquist welcome special guest commenter and friend of LibertyWeek William Yeatman back to the program.

We start out by re-capping the weekend’s entertainments, including films presented at the American Film Renaissance annual film festival here in Washington, D.C., the…

 
icon for podpress  Episode 11: Wall Street Punching Bag [64:49m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (203)

Read the full story

Posted in All EpisodesComments (0)

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Episode 10: Bailout Crashes, Rocket Doesn’t

Richard Morrison and Cord Blomquist wish our listeners a Happy New Year (5769), while reporting on the latest in federal bailout proposals with our colleague and special guest Iain Murray. We then move on to jailed Egyptian journalists, the end of…

 
icon for podpress  Episode 10: Bailout Crashes, Rocket Doesn't [43:41m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (228)

Read the full story

Posted in All EpisodesComments (2)

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Episode 9: Bailouts & Ballparks

Cord Blomquist and guest-host William Yeatman tackle the subsidy for Yankee stadium, falling DSL prices, Sarah Palin’s hacked email, the no-drilling energy bill, and continue to track the saga of London 2012.

SPECIAL GUEST: John Berlau joins us to discuss the…

 
icon for podpress  Episode 9: Bailouts & Ballparks [41:52m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (277)

Read the full story

Posted in All EpisodesComments (7)

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Episode 4: Oil Addiction, A Disturbing Trend Amongst Teens

This week, your host Richard Morrison and special guest host William Yeatman talk through the Progress and Freedom Foundation’s technology summit in Aspen, the oil connection to Russia’s invasion of Georgia, hope for reform at the Food and Drug Administration and…

 
icon for podpress  Episode 4: Oil Addiction, A Disturbing Trend Amongst Teens [27:26m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (226)

Read the full story

Posted in All EpisodesComments (0)

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Episode 1: Why So Sirius?

CEI’s Cord Blomquist and Richard Morrison discuss the XM-Sirius merger, the housing bailout, online privacy, the Viacom-YouTube dispute, and Eli Lehrer’s analysis of online gambling regulation.

 
 Episode 1: Why So Sirius? [28:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (166)

 
icon for podpress  Episode 1: Why So Sirius? [28:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (166)

Read the full story

Posted in All EpisodesComments (1)