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March 11, 2025

Into the Iraqi Abyss

Former Iraq Veterans sit down and talk about their experiences in 2003, when soldiers were still cowboys and they were the last of a great generation. Throughout all of their struggles, and millions of miles escorting, everyone came home. Still, there are some great stories here.

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March 9, 2025

The man is on a streak #podcast #interview #streak

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March 5, 2025

Moving Forward with Former Vice Presidential Candidate Mike ter Maat

This show was our first video recorded podcast, and we welcomed an old friend in Mike ter Maat, recent Vice Presidential Candidate for the Libertarian Party, for an interesting conversation on the current political landscape. We discussed the first month of the new administration, looked back on the LP convention,…

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March 5, 2025

Moving Forward with Former Vice Presidential Candidate Mike ter Maat

This show was our first video recorded podcast, and we welcomed an old friend in Mike ter Maat, recent Vice Presidential Candidate for the Libertarian Party, for an interesting conversation on the current political landscape. We discussed the first month of the new administration, looked back on the LP convention,…

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Feb. 26, 2025

200th Episode Special Pt 2: The Future Is Now

In our 2nd part of our 200th Episode Special we continue our conversation about the current state of our country, how it compares to 8 years ago, and what we expect (and hope) to see in the future. We also talked about some of our fondest memories of our first…

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Feb. 19, 2025

200th Episode Special Pt 1: Fire on The Mountain

We kick off our 200th episode special with some catching up, then jumping into one of the best community stories you'll hear as we discuss recent wildfires that were held back by an amazing community. We talked about the recent flooding in the heart of Appalachia, along with some funny…

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Feb. 12, 2025

Update from Appalachia

This is a quick update as to where we've been the last couple weeks. We haven't forgotten about y'all, we're just shaping up so stay tuned!!! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/GetOnTap)

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Jan. 29, 2025

Being Libertarian Liberty Con Pre-Game with David Fite

On this version of Spaces on X we were joined by David Fite to pregame Liberty Con, by Students for Liberty, coming up in Washington DC February 7-8. We made the trip last year and had an absolute blast, and this year looks to be no different. We discussed some…

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Jan. 22, 2025

Being Libertarian Series: The Next 100 Days in America

We were back with Amos, Chip, and Billy to discuss what the next 100 days may look like in the new administration, how we've navigated this far, what we hope for, and what to expect, plus much more. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/GetOnTap)

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Jan. 15, 2025

Being Libertarian Series: Crumbling Empire

On this show Chip, Amos, and Billy dove deep into the recent happenings in Calfornia, and how they contrast with western North Carolina, how the culture is shifting, DEI being a dangerous way to go about business, and much much more! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/GetOnTap)

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Jan. 7, 2025

Spaces on X with Being Libertarian: School Choice in America featuring Corey DeAngelis with Shawn...

Due to weather issues we recorded a Spaces on X this week as our show, and we were lucky to hit a home run. We were joined by Cory DeAngelis, ( Executive Director at Educational Freedom Institute, senior fellow at the American Culture Project, adjunct scholar at the Cato institute,…

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Jan. 2, 2025

2024 Appalachian Year in Review with Caleb Flora

On this show we finally got the elusive Caleb Flora, for an entire show, as we recapped the year that was 2024. From the Diddy Files, to the election, the Helene disaster in Appalachia, and everything else we could come up with. We also talked about Caleb and his travels…

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Dec. 18, 2024

A Christmas Special with Tyler Godsey

We welcomed back Tyler Godsey from 5 Points Music Sanctuary for our Christmas show, and this might have been the best show we have featured Tyler on. We talked about those special moments around the holidays, explicit Golden Girl photos, growing with a special niche, upcoming shows, and so much…

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Dec. 11, 2024

Appalachia's Mayor with Holland Perdue

We welcomed back Holland Perdue, Mayor of Rocky Mount, VA and this one was as entertain as any. We got an update on the town, how tourism matters in these times, a discussion about local politics, and much more. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/GetOnTap)

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Dec. 4, 2024

Being Libertarian Series: Appalachian Awakening

On this show we had touched back to our liberty roots and had a discussion about the direction of the Republic, and if it can be shifted before it's too late. We discussed the Hunter Biden pardon, failed policies, insane amounts of money being sent everywhere except where it should,…

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Nov. 28, 2024

A Real Constitution Crisis with Heather Bingham and Jerry Hodges

On this show we sat down with Heather Bingham and Jerry Hodges to have a discussion about the real constitution, and how the corporate world has wrapped its tentacles around every aspect of our lives. It was a fascination conversation, with our goofy twist on things. We also talked about…

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Nov. 27, 2024

A Real Constitution Crisis with Heather Bingham and Jerry Hodges

On this show we sat down with Heather Bingham and Jerry Hodges to have a discussion about the real constitution, and how the corporate world has wrapped its tentacles around every aspect of our lives. It was a fascination conversation, with our goofy twist on things. We also talked about…

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Nov. 20, 2024

A Free Appalachia with Smokey the Appalachistani pt 2

This is part 2 of the show where we welcomed our old buddy Smokey back up to the cabin, where we had a great discussion about what a Free Appalachia would look like. We discussed geography, government, what cities to include, and much more. This was recored before Hurricane Helene,…

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Nov. 13, 2024

The People Have Spoken with Mike Meyers

We are officially back in the Mountain Studio, and we had one heck of a time recording this one for y'all, We welcomed Mike Meyers, who works in the Aeronautical field, to get everyone caught back up. It's been a wild couple of months since we were all together so…

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Nov. 6, 2024

Appalachia Reckoning: Election Night 2024

We were back with another Spaces on X, and Election Night Special, as we had a great discussion about the election, what the future may hold, our thoughts on the current state of affairs, and much more. We were joined by our friend Matthew Rife, we had Stuart Angel back…

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Oct. 30, 2024

A Free Appalachia with Smokey the Appalachistani pt 1

We welcomed our old buddy Smokey back up to the cabin, where we had a great discussion about what a Free Appalachia would look like. We discussed geography, government, what cities to include, and much more. This was recored before Hurricane Helene, so the significance of the hypothetical is more…

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Oct. 23, 2024

Election 2024: What Matters in Appalachia

We once again bring you a "Spaces on X" that was as interesting as a traditonal show we could have put together. For this one we had Chip host from BeinLibertarian, and we're joined by Smokey The Appalachistani, Stuart Angel was back, along with Matthew Rife, and others. We talked…

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Oct. 16, 2024

Update from the Front Lines: Helene Recovery in North Carolina

Welcome back to another show that was one of our "Spaces on X" where we got first hand accounts from Nick Ferrari and Jonah DeBoarde, who are also neighbors in our area and previous guests of the show. They discussed their journey to North Carolina, things they saw, efforts, what…

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Oct. 9, 2024

The Response in Appalachia: Western North Carolina is Hurting

We're still on a sudo-hiatus, but we're able to bring you these Spaces on X that offer up great converations, and this one was no different. We were once again joined by Chip Slate from his BeinLibertarian account, along with Smokey the Appalachistani, and others to discuss the government vs…

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