Blast Off! with Johnny Rocket

Show Summary: Libertarian principles of self-reliance and minimal government have been around for centuries. But they are being tested as never before in a time when much of the world, and many of their adherents, see a clear role for government restriction on basic liberties. Death to Tyrants podcast discusses politics, current events, and economics generally viewed through a hardcore libertarian and free-market lens. In this episode, we talk to Buck Johnson host of this popular podcast!

Show Summary: Spike Cohen is a podcaster who runs Muddied Waters Media and is an ally of performance artist Vermin Supreme, who ran for the Libertarian Party’s Presidential nomination in 2020. As a matter of fact, The Libertarian National Convention has selected Spike Cohen to be their Vice-Presidential nominee. He will be joining the ticket with Jo Jorgensen as she leads the Libertarian Party for the 2020 Election. Spike understands that the Libertarian Party’s Platform is an attempt to compromise between different positions and he completely respects that, but as an individual candidate, his policy is anarchy. Mr. Cohen is not only a comedian, but he holds the ideals of liberty near and dear to his heart. This week we Blast Off! with not only the first millennial candidate but also the very first professional podcaster on the ticket, Mr. Spike Cohen! This was one of our favorite shows!

About the Guest:  Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Jeremy "Spike" Cohen (born June 28, 1982) is an American activist, entrepreneur, and podcaster. He is the Libertarian Party's nominee for vice president of the United States in the 2020 election.

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Show Summary: How can you tell if someone running for office will do a good job? How can you ensure that he or she will improve your party, not get your party further into debt? How can you figure out whether this candidate is going to uphold libertarian principles and take a thoughtful, incremental approach to your party’s problems? Today we ask the hard questions, with up and coming candidate for LNC chair Jacob Lamont. Is he principled? Is he honest? We think so. This show you cannot miss!

About the Guest: Jacob Lamont has been an activist for over 26 years and became officially active in the

libertarian party in 2014. Prior to that, he was resistant to joining any groups or political

organizations due to his fierce individualistic nature. Having been homeschooled and raised in a home with libertarian ideals, Jacob’s evolution into a politically active libertarian was an organic extension of his upbringing. Shortly after joining the libertarian party he was elected to the region one director position and still holds that position to this day. In 2015 he ran for office in the 42nd District of Washington State representative. Currently he is a member of several political discussion groups in his county; one secular and the other conservative. He spends a lot of time focusing on outreach efforts to explain libertarian ideology and in organizing libertarian movements. He holds the Libertarian Statement of Principles close to his heart and knows that it is the underpinning of the libertarian party. He believes that it is The Statement of Principles that set us apart from any other political group.

Show Summary: What disasters should one plan for? What are some of the things that everyone should be ready for? And ultimately Why should we prep instead of panic? It could be anything from economic collapse, social unrest, food shortages, unchecked violence, an energy crisis, rampant disease, or martial law…or a combination of these issues. Today we are talking with Matthew Short. Matthew is public relations director at dontcomply.com, co-host of the dontcomply show, survivalist, and open carry activist.

About the Guest:  Matthew Short, is public relations director at dontcomply.com , co-host of the dontcomply show, survivalist, and open carry activist.

Show Summary: Johnny and Raylene have a great discussion with Moral Bob about how free markets would utilize private insurance with no government interference. Bob gets into an in-depth analysis of how free markets are not just the logical solution, they are the moral solution. Never forget, though we may not have a specific answer for how to solve every problem that could arise in a liberated world, without regulations and cronyism, big bold and creative minds WILL find them! Let's talk about unleashing these markets and let people protect themselves, their property, and find a sense of safety without theft, regulations, and violence. We think you'll really like this new mover and shaker, Moral Bob, who has a knack for simplifying the tough questions into "is this right or wrong" and coming out on the side of freedom, every time.

About the Guest:  Moral Bob is a single father, small business owner, and a voluntaryist podcast host on “Conversations About Freedom” podcast. Bob has been tired of seeing the destruction of a once amazing country by tyranny, corruption, and force. Bob is a self-proclaimed rebel, an anarchist, and a warrior for freedom. Moral Bob’s show “conversations about freedom is a show asking hard question focused not only on how the govt is violating our rights but how we move forward in a better way. With the core principles of individual rights and peaceful solutions to problems. You can find it on all the major pod catchers.

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Show Summary: Show Summary: Can Zoning protect and enhance property values? Does zoning prevent the mixing of incompatible land? We’re told, without the zoning of neighborhoods and cities, they would be crowded and chaotic. Would there be brothels near preschools and skyscrapers in your neighborhood? Is this all untrue? This week on Blast Off! Johnny Rocket is joined with guest co-host Sherry Voluntary, and Professor Ben O’Neill, a research fellow at the Australian National University. Professor O’Neill is here on the show to shed light on the subject of zoning laws. Government zoning laws do not merely operate more arbitrarily and less efficiently than voluntary restrictive covenants, it restricts freedom. It’s Zoning Madness!

About the Guest:  Ben is a statistician and data scientist in NCEPH. He is interested in statistical methodology and theory, and applied statistical analysis. His main area of research is sampling theory and prediction problems, and he is also interested in statistical programming and applied data analysis in R. In his role at NCEPH, Ben collaborates with other researchers on research projects relating to population health, and he provides statistical advice relating to survey and experimental design, collection and analysis of data, statistical modeling, graphical presentation of results, and reproducible data analysis.

Ben has a broad range of academic interests including mathematics, statistics, economics, philosophy, and law. Prior to joining ANU (Australian National University), he worked as Lecturer in Statistics at UNSW, and he has also undertaken various statistical consulting roles in industry and government. He has previously practiced as a lawyer.

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Show Summary: This week on Blast Off! Buckle up because we have lift off with Virginia’s best-selling author Remso W. Martinez! Remso talks about his new book How to Succeed in Politics “and Other Forms of Devil Worship” by Remso Martinez. His book is filled with political intrigue and suspense that spans among generations, along with that classic gonzo humor Remso W. Martinez has become known for, “How to Succeed in Politics (and Other Forms of Devil Worship)” is a dark comedy that will force you to ask whether success at all costs is worth losing your humanity in the process. So, let’s Blast Off! With Remso W. Martinez!

About the Guest: Remso W. Martinez is a journalist, filmmaker, podcaster, best-selling author, and libertarian commentator. Remso is a graduate of Marion Military Institute and earned his Bachelor's degree in US Government Politics and Policy from Liberty University. Through his efforts he has been a recipient of Being Libertarian's 2017 Jefferson Liberty Award, and his podcast the Remso Republic was a 2017 Podcast Awards nominee for best in news and politics. His articles have also been published at FreedomWorks, the Media Research Center, TheBlaze, and numerous other outlets. He currently works as the social media coordinator for the Washington Times.

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Show Summary: This week on Blast Off! we are rockin’ out with Richard Longstreth! Richard is running for vice-chair of the National Libertarian Party and is planning on doing some radical things! When it comes to party politics, the duties of the chairman are typically concerned with the party membership as a whole, and the activities of the party organization. As a chair focuses outside the party, the vice-chair looks inward. Richard isn’t playing politics, he is looking for ways to streamline the party by innovating accessibility, creating solutions within, and shedding some of the old ways. This is a show you can’t miss so, Level Up!

About the Guest: Richard Longstreth is a Libertarian activist from Arizona who has been serving as the Region 1 Representative to the Libertarian National Committee since 2018. He previously held several state leadership positions in Colorado including Regions Director, Campaigns Director, and Vice-Chair. He was also a candidate for the 2nd Congressional District in Colorado for the US House of Representatives in 2016. Richard is currently running to be the next Vice-Chair of the LNC and has the vision to reignite the Libertarian Party’s grassroots activists and better support candidates at all levels. He emphasizes a message of professionalism has a demonstrated ability to work with members of the Party from across the caucus spectrum.

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www.RLforLP.com

Show Summary: The Campaign of Principle has begun! This week on Blast Off! Johnny and Raylene interview the titan of Mises caucus the Libertarian presidential candidate Jacob Hornberger!  In this in-depth interview, Mr. Hornberger talks about why libertarians oppose socialism, interventionism, mandatory charity, the drug war, the regulated and managed economy, the Federal Reserve, public schooling, foreign wars, immigration controls, trade wars, gun control, the war on terrorism, infringements on civil liberties, and the national-security establishment and its dark-side practices around the world. This is a show you cannot miss! So buckle up and Blast Off with Liberty Man!

About the Guest:  Forty years ago, when he was a young trial lawyer in his hometown of Laredo, Texas, Jacob Hornberger discovered the libertarian philosophy. The discovery changed the course of his life.

Jacob is founder and president of The Future of Freedom Foundation (fff.org), a non-profit educational foundation whose mission is to present the principled case for the libertarian philosophy (and which, as a non-profit foundation, does not endorse his candidacy or any other candidacy).

About the Host: Johnny “Rocket” Adams was the creator and host of “The Johnny Rocket Launch Pad – Libertarian Rock n’ Roll Experience” and now “BLAST OFF with Johnny Rocket!” He’s also a musician, graphic artist, author, and former Chief Warrant Officer. Johnny spent his early days earning his stripes as a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army. Back stateside, Johnny immersed himself in the classic works of Murray Rothbard, Henry Hazlitt, and Ludwig von Mises. From there the AnCap known as “Johnny Rocket” was born. Speaking truth to power from your cell phone tower, Johnny digests the philosophy of liberty and brings them to the man on the street on a weekly basis. Johnny Rocket was also the front-man of the rockabilly group “Hot Roddin’ Romeos” and puts pencil to paper with the critically acclaimed comic series “The Liberty Force.” New York Times best-selling author and podcast host Tom Woods calls Johnny Rocket “one of the most entertaining figures in the liberty movement.”

About the Co-Host: Raylene Lightheart is an activist in the libertarian movement. She is a dedicated wife and homeschool mom of five. She is passionate about self-ownership, free association community, and unfettered liberty. Raylene is the director of marketing and sales of Launchpad Media Group.

She is the assistant communications director for Libertarian Party of Washington State and also serves as Region 3 alternate. She also is on the board of Libertarian Party of Kitsap County and was awarded the 2018 Porcupine Award for LPWA. As a child, Raylene dreamed of being in broadcasting. When Johnny asked her to be the co-host for his new show, Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket she was thrilled to have the opportunity to advance liberty through education, outreach, and entertainment.

About Ground Control: ​​Benjamin Wiegold is a fellow Libertarian, from the corrupt state of Illinois. Ben is the new producer, sound engineer, and editor of the Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket. Ben has also done work for the Mises Institute and numerous other publications. Ben is a musician, hardcore anarchist, and just an all-around cool dude!

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Show Summary: This week on Blast Off! We talk to the co-founder of the Free Thought Project Jason Bassler! The Free Thought Project started with activists and liberty-minded people who wanted to reach people through social media and approach liberty through stories and news instead of traditional activism. Jason’s plan was to reach bigger numbers of followers by means of the internet, rather than doing protests or direct action that is unfortunately seen by few. Jason and his team have built up a following of networked affiliates that is not to be trifled with, and have influenced thousands! So, let’s free our minds, and Blast Off! Into the Voluntary Vortex with Jason Bassler!

About the Guest:  Jason Bassler is the Co-founder of the Free Thought Project, and V Is for Voluntary, and the founder of Police the Police. Jason is known for having conversations about the promotion of liberty and the daunting task of government accountability.

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Show Summary: Johnny is alive and back stronger than ever!! Recorded before his absence, Johnny and Raylene talk to Marc Clair of the Lions of Liberty podcast about their documentary, “…And Live Free!” - Marc confides what he would most like to be remembered for, how Lions of Liberty was started, and why he tries to avoid all of the ceaseless libertarian drama. Then Johnny turns the tables on Marc and gives him the “Rocket Fire - Harvard Edition” treatment, where Marc really struggles to answer Johnny’s questions. And lastly, Raylene brings the sandwiches.

About the Guest: After being inspired by the 2008 Presidential campaign of Ron Paul, Marc co-founded the Lions of Liberty brand and website with three of his fellow Penn State alumni. That website soon evolved from opinion pieces and daily news articles into the Lions of Liberty podcast, which Marc founded in 2013. Over the last six years, Lions of Liberty has become a leading platform for libertarian voices in the alternative media.

About the Host: Johnny “Rocket” Adams was the creator and host of “The Johnny Rocket Launch Pad – Libertarian Rock n’ Roll Experience” and now “BLAST OFF with Johnny Rocket!” He’s also a musician, graphic artist, author, and former Chief Warrant Officer. Johnny spent his early days earning his stripes as a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army. Back stateside, Johnny immersed himself in the classic works of Murray Rothbard, Henry Hazlitt, and Ludwig von Mises. From there the AnCap known as “Johnny Rocket” was born. Speaking truth to power from your cell phone tower, Johnny digests the philosophy of liberty and brings them to the man on the street on a weekly basis. Johnny Rocket was also the front-man of the rockabilly group “Hot Roddin’ Romeos” and puts pencil to paper with the critically acclaimed comic series “The Liberty Force.” New York Times best-selling author and podcast host Tom Woods calls Johnny Rocket “one of the most entertaining figures in the liberty movement.”

About the Co-Host: Raylene Lightheart is an activist in the libertarian movement. She is a dedicated wife and homeschool mom of five. She is passionate about self-ownership, free association community, and unfettered liberty. Raylene is the director of marketing and sales of Launchpad Media Group.

She is the assistant communications director for Libertarian Party of Washington State and also serves as Region 3 alternate. She also is on the board of Libertarian Party of Kitsap County and was awarded the 2018 Porcupine Award for LPWA. As a child, Raylene dreamed of being in broadcasting. When Johnny asked her to be the co-host for his new show, Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket she was thrilled to have the opportunity to advance liberty through education, outreach, and entertainment.

About Ground Control: ​​Benjamin Wiegold is a fellow Libertarian, from the corrupt state of Illinois. Ben is the new producer, sound engineer, and editor of the Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket. Ben has also done work for the Mises Institute and numerous other publications. Ben is a musician, hardcore anarchist, and just an all-around cool dude!

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Show Summary: In a world filled with a lot of news outlets, is Libertarianism enjoying a recent renaissance? Has libertarianism become an emotionally charged, and often misunderstood word in our current political climate? Some people associate reason magazine and the staff as “belt way libertarians” which is to say they’ll settle for a penny instead of demanding a pound. Indeed, Reason Magazine has done a lot for libertarianism, and surprisingly not as soft as most people think it is. Today we talk to the former Reason’s Editor in Chief Matt Welch, and we get his opinions on libertarian media, and the current political climate. You cannot mess with Reason, and you shouldn’t miss this show!

Show Summary: Social contract is an implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection. Theories of a social contract became popular in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries among theorists such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as a means of explaining the origin of government and the obligations of subjects. Today we are talking to Monica Perez, her career in terrestrial radio, social contract, and igniting the truth of liberty! You don’t want to miss this episode!

About the Guest: Monica Perez is an anarcho-capitalist (i.e., extreme libertarian), Monica Perez is a proponent of Austrian economics and an uncompromising defender of personal liberty. Join her on The Monica Perez Show and the propaganda report to discuss current events, politics, economics and life in general from a libertarian perspective.

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Show Summary: Mises university the world’s leading educational program for the Austrian school of economics. For over 30 years it had been vital incubator for scholars, professionals, and entrepreneurs throughout the globe. The program offers courses seminars, discussion, and reading groups on subjects as: economics, history, philosophy, and constitutional law. Along with core Austrian economic curriculums. I believe this is such a great opportunity for students to learn the fundamentals and the ability to provide a solid core foundation for their future studies. This week we discuss all of it with Tho Bishop, who was influential part of the yearly event. If you like economics don’t miss this one!

About the Guest: Tho is an assistant editor for the Mises Wire, and can assist with questions from the press. Prior to working for the Mises Institute, he served as Deputy Communications Director for the House Financial Services Committee. His articles have been featured in The Federalist, the Daily Caller, and Business Insider.

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Show Summary: Tricia Stuart joins the Blast Off! Crew as we take her into the stratosphere of libertarianism! The war in Yemen has killed over 10,000 people and endangered millions more. Now questions are being raised on Capitol Hill and inside the State Department about U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition, and whether Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are doing enough to limit or prevent civilian killings. Today we are going to talk about the war in Yemen , funny shit, and lipstick. Don’t miss the incredibly fun show!

About the Guest: Tricia Stuart is a reformed neocon turned an-cap. She is active in the liberty movement in North East Ohio and a member of The Libertarian Party Mises Caucus. Tricia manages social media marketing for several libertarian pages and uses personal social media to bring libertarian ideas to a broader audience through humor, culture and infotainment. Tricia is the host of GingerArchy on the We Are Libertarians Podcast network. Tricia has a background in music and theatre and is a classically trained vocalist. She works in sales and moonlights as an amateur pun memeologist and aspiring telekinetician.

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Instagram: tricia.stuart

Twitter: @triciarchy

Facebook :@Tricia Stuart @GingerArchy

www.GingerShenanigans.com

www.WeAreLibertarians.com

Show Summary: Assistant economics professor, editor, and codebreaker, Patrick Newman joins Johnny and Raylene to talk about the amazing opportunity he had to decipher the fifth installment of "Conceived in Liberty", by Murray Rothbard! His unique perspective on Rothbard brings a fun element to the interview and gives us some insight on who he was as a person. Johnny pulls no punches in this Rocket Fire but Newman handles them like a champ, and reveals some personal insight into Mr. Libertarian (Rothbard)! Don't miss this one!

About the Guest: Dr. Patrick Newman, a Fellow of the Mises Institute, is assistant professor of economics at Florida Southern College and a Fellow of its Center for Free Enterprise. He completed his PhD in economics at George Mason University. His primary research interests include Austrian economics, monetary theory, and late 19th- and early 20th-century American economic history. He is the editor of Murray Rothbard's The Progressive Era (Mises Institute, 2017).

Show Summary: Private Property Society theory was developed by Robert Wenzel as a theory on a type of societal structure that could exist where respect for private property is preeminent. Each property owner is free to set any rules he chooses for his property based on this societal structure. Wenzel sees no role for government laws or government security and has argued that in a Private Property Society competing private security firms would emerge. So, don’t miss this exciting and educational episode with Robert Wenzel!

Show Summary: Michael Heise, the founder of the Libertarian Party Mises Caucus comes to Blast Off! to share the successes achieved by the LMPC and about the direction and goals they want to achieve in the future. Heise is forward focused with ambitious plans for the caucus, investing in a bold and deliberate strategy of pushing grassroots local level candidates, and initiatives and even partnering with Michael Boldin at the Tenth Amendment Center. 

About the Guest: Michael Heise - Founder of the LP Mises Caucus, Former Host of The Big Plantation and Former Co-host of Adam vs The Man.

Show Summary: Everyone always asks "what about the children!?" and we're asking that too! How does a libertarian parent their child differently? What can we do to help them achieve their goals and individual greatness? Does CPS really do the job it was intended for and what challenges are there in this system? Does it really take a village to raise your kids and is that village voluntary? Who really owns the children- Them, Us, or the State?

About the Guest:  Eric Hailar is a civil infrastructure designer by day, and podcast host of the “Rebel with a Cause” podcast by night. He is also the Elections Chair for the Libertarian Party of Louisiana an Eric has adopted children of his own.

Show Summary: R3VOLUTION! Episode #50 – In this encore episode, Johnny Rocket and Raylene Lightheart interviews Ron Paul about: his career, the possible war with Iraq, Bernie bros, and libertarian principles, The Libertarian Party, and his safe landing after we BLAST OFF! With Dr. Ron Paul!

About the Guest:  Ron Paul is a physician, author, and former Republican congressman. Paul also is a two-time Republican presidential candidate, and the presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party in the 1988 U.S. presidential election.

Paul served as the U.S. representative for Texas' 14th and 22nd Congressional Districts. He is critical of the federal government's fiscal policies, especially the existence of the Federal Reserve, the tax policy, and the military–industrial complex. Paul was the first chairman of the conservative PAC Citizens for a Sound Economy and is a forefather of the tea party movement. His latest book is “The School Revolution."

A native of the Pittsburgh suburb of Green Tree, Pa., Paul is a graduate of Gettysburg College and the Duke University School of Medicine, where he earned his medical degree. He served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force from 1963 to 1968. He worked as an obstetrician-gynecologist from the 1960s to the 1980s. He became the first representative in history to serve concurrently with a son or daughter in the Senate when his son, Rand Paul, was elected to the U.S. Senate from Kentucky in 2010.

Paul is a Senior Fellow of the Mises Institute. 

Show Summary: R3VOLUTION! Let the Liberty bell ring! With Johnny and Raylene using the ancient communicator they have hailed the ancient cosmonaut Ron Paul and now continue their journey of spreading peace and liberty throughout the galaxy! Congressman and three-time Presidential candidate Ron Paul of Texas enjoys a national reputation as the premier advocate for liberty in politics today. Dr. Paul was the leading spokesman in Washington for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies based on commodity-backed currency. With Victory achieved, Ground Control and his squad steal an encryption module needed to crack a Statist code and stop all of their impending attacks. This day marks a turning point for liberty! The revolution has been won, and now we wait for what the future brings. Let’s celebrate independence and liberty with Ron Paul on Episode #50 on Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket! 

About the Guest:  Ron Paul is a physician, author, and former Republican congressman. Paul also is a two-time Republican presidential candidate, and the presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party in the 1988 U.S. presidential election.

Paul served as the U.S. representative for Texas' 14th and 22nd Congressional Districts. He is critical of the federal government's fiscal policies, especially the existence of the Federal Reserve, the tax policy, and the military–industrial complex. Paul was the first chairman of the conservative PAC Citizens for a Sound Economy and is a forefather of the tea party movement. His latest book is “The School Revolution."

A native of the Pittsburgh suburb of Green Tree, Pa., Paul is a graduate of Gettysburg College and the Duke University School of Medicine, where he earned his medical degree. He served as a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force from 1963 to 1968. He worked as an obstetrician-gynecologist from the 1960s to the 1980s. He became the first representative in history to serve concurrently with a son or daughter in the Senate when his son, Rand Paul, was elected to the U.S. Senate from Kentucky in 2010.

Paul is a Senior Fellow of the Mises Institute. 

Show Summary: UBI exposed! With plans in hand, Johnny and Raylene find Antony Sammeroff on desolate isle planet of Scottlanderia! Antony uses the final piece of the puzzle, as well as exposing the dangers of UBI, to open the ancient communicator and to make contact with ancient cosmonaut Ron Paul in hopes to restore liberty and choice to the galaxy! Antony Sammeroff co-hosts the Scottish Liberty Podcast and has featured prominently on other libertarian-themed shows including The Tom Woods Show, Lions of Liberty, and the School Sucks Podcast. Meanwhile, Johnny’s squadron led by ground control gains a huge victory in the Spooner system by savagely destroying the last of the state’s fleet with the help of Jimbob’s savage memes! Though liberty has yet to be fully restored, the need for freedom is more powerful than ever! Will Johnny and Raylene make contact with the ancient cosmonaut Ron Paul? Will this be the last fight for our heroes? Stay tuned to hear Antony Sammeroff on Episode #49 on Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket! 

About the Guest:  Antony Sammeroff co-hosts the Scottish Liberty Podcast and has featured prominently on other libertarian themed shows including The Tom Woods Show, Lions of Liberty, School Sucks Podcast and many more. His book Universal Basic Income — For and Against (with a foreword by Robert P. Murphy) is available on Amazon Kindle. His previous self-help book Procrastination Annihilation is free to download from www.beyourselfandloveit.com/. Antony blogs on economic issues at http://seeingnotseen.blogspot.com/ and his articles have also been published by The Scottish Libertarian Party, The Cobden Centre, The Backbencher, The Rational Rise, and ActualAnarchy.com.

Show Summary: Savage Memes! A long-awaited truth! A distress signal has been received by Johnny’s squadron led by ground control only to meet up with Jimbob in the Spooner System. Ground Control has been dispatched to investigate the origin of his savage memes, and to eventually regroup on Earth! Jimbob is an American satirical cartoonist whose crude and often hyperbolic depictions reduce complex social and political issues to their core principles. Meanwhile, Johnny and Raylene while successfully obtaining Cliff Maloney’s secret plans, rush to the planet of Scottlanderia. Johnny and Raylene’s mission is to meet up with Antony Sammeroff and to the put plan into action, and deliver the final blow to the state. Will our heroes fleet find Jimbob and implement his Savage Memes? Will Johnny and Raylene deliver the final key to Antony Sammeroff? Stay tuned to hear Jimbob on Episode #48 on Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket! 

About the Guest:  Jimbob is an American satirical cartoonist whose crude and often hyperbolic depictions reduce complex social and political issues to their core principles. Jimbob lived in Los Angeles, CA for 15 years which exposed him to the many characters and situations he draws today. He now resides in Colorado with his family.

Show Summary: A flaw in the plan! While in the middle of a heated battle, Ian Freeman’s Pirate radio station has been destroyed by the FCC troops on the planet of Guevara, leaving Ian Freeman in critical condition! Meanwhile Johnny and Raylene have arrived on the planet YAL to find Maj Cliff Maloney and to obtain his secret plans. When Johnny and Raylene arrive on planet YAL they find Major Maloney and his young cadets surrounded by the statist forces! Cliff Maloney is the National President of Young Americans for Liberty, a freedom advocacy organization with over 900 chapters on American college campuses. YAL’s mission is to identify, educate, train, and mobilize youth activists committed to winning on principle. Across the galaxy, Johnny’s squadron who was left in charge of Ground Control has been ambushed and is now retreated to the Spooner System to meet up with political cartoonist Jimbob! Will Maj Cliff Maloney be able to make it out alive and escape the encroaching statist troopers? Will Johnny’s Squadron be able to survive in order to meet up with Jimbob? Is there any hope in sight? Stay tuned to hear Cliff Maloney on Episode #47 on Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket! 

About the Guest:  Cliff Maloney is the National President of Young Americans for Liberty, a freedom advocacy organization with over 900 chapters on American college campuses. YAL’s mission is to identify, educate, train, and mobilize youth activists committed to winning on principle. Under his leadership, YAL launched Operation Win at the Door in 2018, a nationwide program designed to deploy students into state legislative districts across the country and elect 250 libertarian leaning legislators by the end of the 2022 cycle. Cliff has appeared on Fox News, PBS, Fox Business, and Reason TV. He has been published in TIME, The Hill, Huffington Post, and the Washington Examiner. Cliff enjoys empowering freedom activists to find the most productive ways to advance the principles of liberty.

Show Summary: Turning the tide! As Jeff Berwick takes control over vital supply routes in Anarchapulco, freedom forces invade a key planet, the darkened world of Guevara, where popular radio host and podcaster Ian Freeman sets up his pirate radio station, in hopes of changing culture. Ian Freeman is the host of "Free Talk Live", a nationally syndicated libertarian talk show heard on over 200 AM/FM radio stations nationwide. He is also a blogger at FreeKeene.com and moved to New Hampshire as part of the NH Freedom Migration in 2006. He's also a crypto-evangelist and has helped local business owners and others accept cryptocurrency like Bitcoin. In the midst of helping Ian Freeman make some waves over the Guevaraian capital, Johnny Rocket, and Raylene are called away to the planet YAL in the Hazlitt system to meet up Maj Cliff Maloney to discuss top secret plans to win back Earth. Johnny’s Squadron is now temporarily placed under the command of Ground Control, a dry and temperamental leader. Will Ian Freeman change hearts and minds and make some airwaves on the planet Guevara? Will Johnny’s Squadron be able to provide adequate defense during his departure to YAL? 

About the Guest:  Ian Freeman is the host of "Free Talk Live", a nationally syndicated libertarian talk show heard on over 200 AM/FM radio stations nationwide. He is also a blogger at FreeKeene.com and moved to New Hampshire as part of the NH Freedom Migration in 2006. He's also a crypto-evangelist and has helped local business owners and others accept cryptocurrency like Bitcoin.

Show Summary: The Statist takeover is complete. Another Voluntaryist planet has fallen. Mars has seceded to the Confederacy of Independent Systems as the battle within our suns solar system has been a struggle. However, a small band of liberty fighters has still stayed true to the cause and have taken refuge deep within the vast and savage wilderness on Earth. Deep in the heart of Anarchapulco, Jeff Berwick and his liberty fighters stays the course as he fights viciously to save his liberty, and those around him. Berwick is a drug choice advocate and started The Dollar Vigilante, an anarcho-capitalist blog focusing on gold, silver, mining stocks, and Bitcoin. From an abandoned outpost, Jeff and his liberty crew plot to take back the heavily fortified capital city of Anarchapulco to hold back the rising tide of statists. After setting several news outlets straight, Johnny and Raylene find Ian Freeman, with hopes of gaining airwaves for our liberty movement. Will Jeff Berwick save Anarchapulco, and restore choice in people’s lives? Will Johnny and Raylene make waves with Ian Freeman? Stay tuned to hear Jeff Berwick on Episode #45 on Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket! 

About the Guest:  Anarchist. Libertarian. Freedom fighter against mankind’s two biggest enemies, the State and the Central Banks. Jeff is the Chief Editor of The Dollar Vigilante, a newsletter focused on investments and expatriation information to survive the coming collapse of the US dollar based financial system. He went on to visit nearly 100 countries over four years and did and saw things that no education could ever teach. He met and spoke with a plethora of amazing people, from self-made billionaires to some of the brightest minds in finance – as well as entrepreneurs from a broad range of backgrounds and locations from tech companies in southern China to resource developers in Mongolia, Thailand, Russia and Chile. He also read everything he could find on how the world really works… politically and financially. A pursuit he continues to this day. He expatriated, long ago from his country of birth, Canada, and considers himself a citizen of the world. He has lived in numerous locales since including Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Bangkok and currently lives in Acapulco, Mexico. Jeff hosts the show Anarchcast, and started the popular libertarian event in Mexico, Anarchapulco. 

Show Summary: Ruthless communists conspire with the progressives to disrupt and exploit the unstable situation. Now Johnny Rocket and Raylene Lightheart descend into the treacherous crony havens in an effort to find a corrupt and vile news outlet that is spreading false information to the public about liberty. After Johnny and Raylene's swift victory on the moon, they dispatch libertarian comedian Robbie Bernstein armed with his humor, to Earth to Discover the truth behind These claims. Robbie “the Fire” Bernstein, who is the host of Run Your Mouth and junior host to Dave Smith on the popular libertarian podcast Part of the Problem is in the heart of the editorial beast, alongside liberty advocate Jeff Berwick. Will Johnny and Raylene set the news straight? Will Robbie be able to find out who is part of the problem? Stay tuned to hear Robbie Bernstein on Episode #44 on Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket! 

About the Guest:  Robbie “the Fire” Bernstein, who is the host of Run Your Mouth and junior host to Dave Smith on the popular libertarian podcast Part of the Problem. Robbie is a New York Comedian, and a radical libertarian. 

Show Summary: After a massive planetary siege, Ivan P. Terrible’s forces have taken major casualties. Key weapons factories have been destroyed but at a heavy cost to the Liberty Rebels. In one of the longest and fiercest battles of the war, Johnny Rocket and Raylene’s commando squad are also on the verge of claiming the earth’s moon. If the freedom fighters lose the planet Earth, it will cost them vital fuel resources necessary for maintaining their armies. Thomas L. Knapp armed with his keyboard, writes away, in a final effort to turn the tide of this battle. Thomas L. Knapp is director and senior news analyst at the William Lloyd Garrison Center for Libertarian Advocacy Journalism. Now, as Thomas L. Knapp and comedian Robbie Bernstein begin a cleanup of the planet, they launch an intense campaign to find communist leader Ivan P Terrible and bring him to justice. Will Johnny and Raylene take control of the moon? Will Thomas L. Knapp win the hearts and minds of the people of earth? Stay tuned to hear Thomas Knapp on Episode #43 on Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket

About the Guest:  Thomas L. Knapp is The Garrison Center’s director and senior news analyst. Tom has worked in journalism — sometimes as an amateur, sometimes professionally — for more than 35 years and has been a full-time libertarian writer, editor and publisher since 2000. He’s the former managing editor of the Henry Hazlitt Foundation/Free-Market.net, the publisher of Rational Review News Digest (2003-present), former media coordinator and senior news analyst at the Center for a Stateless Society (2009-2015) and also works at Antiwar.com. He lives in north central Florida.

Show Summary: Liberty Ignites! After liberty fighters have been chased across the galaxy! Our heroes have departed the secret base of the Austro-Libertarian where Johnny and Raylene reach a small resistance pocket in the Bastiat Sector. Where Bravery, ethics, and philosophy, the life blood of liberty rests! Johnny and Raylene battle alongside Luke Henderson, libertarian Author and journalist, who oversees the training of resistance fighters, with the help of contracted bounty hunters. Luke talks about his book and what libertarian values are the philosophy and the complexities of differing cultures in a free society. So now, the flames of ethics ignite with Luke Henderson on episode #35 of Blast Off with Johnny Rocket! 

About The Guest:  Since joining the Libertarian Party in 2016, Luke Henderson has been active in the liberty movement through journalism and political activism. At the beginning of 2017, Luke had his first piece of writing published on Being Libertarian and quickly became a contributor to the libertarian news site, The Libertarian Vindicator. Through the Vindicator, Luke discovered his passion for addressing critics of the philosophy and bringing together different factions of liberty lovers which led him to become an editor for The Libertarian Coalition, a forum dedicated to open-minded discussion of libertarian discussion from all walks. 

About The Host: Johnny “Rocket” Adams was the creator and host of “The Johnny Rocket Launch Pad – Libertarian Rock n’ Roll Experience” and now “BLAST OFF with Johnny Rocket!” He’s also a musician, graphic artist, author, and former Chief Warrant Officer. Johnny spent his early days earning his stripes as a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army. Back stateside, Johnny immersed himself in the classic works of Murray Rothbard, Henry Hazlitt, and Ludwig von Mises. From there the AnCap known as “Johnny Rocket” was born. Speaking truth to power from your cell phone tower, Johnny digests the philosophy of liberty and brings them to the man on the street on a weekly basis. Johnny Rocket was also the front-man of the rockabilly group “Hot Roddin’ Romeos” and puts pencil to paper with the critically acclaimed comic series “The Liberty Force.” New York Times best-selling author and podcast host Tom Woods calls Johnny Rocket “one of the most entertaining figures in the liberty movement.”

About the Co-Host: Raylene Lightheart is an activist in the libertarian movement. She is a dedicated wife and homeschool mom of five. She is passionate about self-ownership, free association community, and unfettered liberty. Raylene is the director of marketing and sales of Launchpad Media Group.

She is the assistant communications director for Libertarian Party of Washington State and also serves as Region 3 alternate. She also is on the board of Libertarian Party of Kitsap County and was awarded the 2018 Porcupine Award for LPWA. As a child, Raylene dreamed of being in broadcasting. When Johnny asked her to be the co-host for his new show, Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket she was thrilled to have the opportunity to advance liberty through education, outreach, and entertainment.

About Ground Control: ​​Benjamin Wiegold is a fellow Libertarian, from the corrupt state of Illinois. Ben is the new producer, sound engineer, and editor of the Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket. Ben has also done work for the Mises Institute and numerous other publications. Ben is a musician, hardcore anarchist, and just an all-around cool dude! 

 Show Summary: Johnny at the helm of “Liberty One”, and Raylene armed with her “Ray of Truth” travel far across the galactic sea of statism in search of the Austro-Libertarian himself C. Jay Engel! Alone on a desolate world of socialism and communism, the Austro-Libertarian C.Jay Engel stands alone and does what he can to fend off evil.  C.Jay Engel advances the Austro-Libertarian tradition of economic and political thought, especially as it has been articulated by the likes of the original libertarian cosmonauts: Ludwig von Mises, Murray Rothbard, and Hans-Hermann Hoppe. The Austro-Libertarian separates his beliefs from libertarianism technically defined; The Austro Libertarian pulls no punches when he tends to favor culturally traditional western traditions in contrast with left-libertarianism. So Behold the Austro Libertarian  on episode #34 of Blast Off with Johnny Rocket! 

About The Guest:  C.Jay Engel is a business owner and entrepreneur who lives with his wife and two children in northern California. He is especially interested in wealth accumulation and preservation in our era of rogue Central Banking. He is an avid reader of the Austro-libertarian literature and a dedicated proponent of private property and sound money. He is the creator and editor of AustroLibertarian.com.

About The Host: Johnny “Rocket” Adams was the creator and host of “The Johnny Rocket Launch Pad – Libertarian Rock n’ Roll Experience” and now “BLAST OFF with Johnny Rocket!” He’s also a musician, graphic artist, author, and former Chief Warrant Officer. Johnny spent his early days earning his stripes as a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army. Back stateside, Johnny immersed himself in the classic works of Murray Rothbard, Henry Hazlitt, and Ludwig von Mises. From there the AnCap known as “Johnny Rocket” was born. Speaking truth to power from your cell phone tower, Johnny digests the philosophy of liberty and brings them to the man on the street on a weekly basis. Johnny Rocket was also the front-man of the rockabilly group “Hot Roddin’ Romeos” and puts pencil to paper with the critically acclaimed comic series “The Liberty Force.” New York Times best-selling author and podcast host Tom Woods calls Johnny Rocket “one of the most entertaining figures in the liberty movement.”

About the Co-Host: Raylene Lightheart is an activist in the libertarian movement. She is a dedicated wife and homeschool mom of five. She is passionate about self-ownership, free association community, and unfettered liberty. Raylene is the director of marketing and sales of Launchpad Media Group.

She is the assistant communications director for Libertarian Party of Washington State and also serves as Region 3 alternate. She also is on the board of Libertarian Party of Kitsap County and was awarded the 2018 Porcupine Award for LPWA. As a child, Raylene dreamed of being in broadcasting. When Johnny asked her to be the co-host for his new show, Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket she was thrilled to have the opportunity to advance liberty through education, outreach, and entertainment.

About Ground Control: ​​Benjamin Wiegold is a fellow Libertarian, from the corrupt state of Illinois. Ben is the new producer, sound engineer, and editor of the Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket. Ben has also done work for the Mises Institute and numerous other publications. Ben is a musician, hardcore anarchist, and just an all-around cool dude! 

Show Summary: Johnny and Raylene couldn't wait to talk to the Titan of "Choice", himself, Robert P. Murphy. This renowned economist from the Mises Institute is well known for being and esteemed author, a co-host on the show Contra Krugman and his new show “The Bob Murphy Show” He talks about "Argumentation Ethics", environmentalism, market borders, and a variety of other topics, which you won't want to miss! Johnny brings the Boom, Raylene brings the Bust, and Bob explains it all! 

About The Guest:  Robert P. Murphy is a Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute and Research Assistant Professor with the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University. He is the author of many books. His latest is Contra Krugman: Smashing the Errors of America's Most Famous Keynesian. His other words include Chaos Theory, Lessons for the Young Economist, and Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action (Independent Institute, 2015) which is a modern distillation of the essentials of Mises's thought for the layperson. Murphy is co-host, with Tom Woods, of the popular podcast Contra Krugman, which is a weekly refutation of Paul Krugman's New York Times column. Robert Murphy also has his own Podcast” The Bob Murphey Show”

About The Host: Johnny “Rocket” Adams was the creator and host of “The Johnny Rocket Launch Pad – Libertarian Rock n’ Roll Experience” and now “BLAST OFF with Johnny Rocket!” He’s also a musician, graphic artist, author, and former Chief Warrant Officer. Johnny spent his early days earning his stripes as a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army. Back stateside, Johnny immersed himself in the classic works of Murray Rothbard, Henry Hazlitt, and Ludwig von Mises. From there the AnCap known as “Johnny Rocket” was born. Speaking truth to power from your cell phone tower, Johnny digests the philosophy of liberty and brings them to the man on the street on a weekly basis. Johnny Rocket was also the front-man of the rockabilly group “Hot Roddin’ Romeos” and puts pencil to paper with the critically acclaimed comic series “The Liberty Force.” New York Times best-selling author and podcast host Tom Woods calls Johnny Rocket “one of the most entertaining figures in the liberty movement.”

About the Co-Host: Raylene Lightheart is an activist in the libertarian movement. She is a dedicated wife and homeschool mom of five. She is passionate about self-ownership, free association community, and unfettered liberty. Raylene is the director of marketing and sales of Launchpad Media Group.

She is the assistant communications director for Libertarian Party of Washington State and also serves as Region 3 alternate. She also is on the board of Libertarian Party of Kitsap County and was awarded the 2018 Porcupine Award for LPWA. As a child, Raylene dreamed of being in broadcasting. When Johnny asked her to be the co-host for his new show, Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket she was thrilled to have the opportunity to advance liberty through education, outreach, and entertainment.

About Ground Control: ​​Benjamin Wiegold is a fellow Libertarian, from the corrupt state of Illinois. Ben is the new producer, sound engineer, and editor of the Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket. Ben has also done work for the Mises Institute and numerous other publications. Ben is a musician, hardcore anarchist, and just an all-around cool dude! 

 Show Summary: So just what is the Mises Caucus, and what is their mission here on earth? Well, this week we talk to a fellow defender of liberty, economic time traveler and vice chair of the Mises Caucus, Luke Ensor! Luke wants to promote Austrian economics into the party and to advocate applying the science of human action—praxeology—in Libertarian Party efforts to counter modern-day Statism, and bring justice to the galaxy! Well, so listen to one of the Defenders of Capitalism, Luke Ensor!

About The Guest:  Luke Ensor grew up in a Republican household, he saw politics as being important to what happens in life as opposed to sports. Luke had read Heritage and National Review for years; he was also a Romney primary voter in 2012 in PA when the only two choices were Romney and Ron Paul because (among other reasons) he was scared of Iran. Luke had his paradigm shattered with a YouTube trilogy called "Law Without Government",  Ensor then stumbled around before finding Larken Rose and the Mises Institute, and he became an anti-political anarchist for a few years, and then he rethought his  positions but was not impressed with Johnson/Weld, got more heavily involved in the party after the 2016 election. Luke met Michael Heise through this freedom-oriented club Luke runs, and hit it off pretty well with him and found that they very similar ideologically when he formed the LPMC he texted him  asking if I'd help him out and he said: “I'd be honored.”

About The Host: Johnny “Rocket” Adams was the creator and host of “The Johnny Rocket Launch Pad – Libertarian Rock n’ Roll Experience” and now “BLAST OFF with Johnny Rocket!” He’s also a musician, graphic artist, author, and former Chief Warrant Officer. Johnny spent his early days earning his stripes as a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army. Back stateside, Johnny immersed himself in the classic works of Murray Rothbard, Henry Hazlitt, and Ludwig von Mises. From there the AnCap known as “Johnny Rocket” was born. Speaking truth to power from your cell phone tower, Johnny digests the philosophy of liberty and brings them to the man on the street on a weekly basis. Johnny Rocket was also the front-man of the rockabilly group “Hot Roddin’ Romeos” and puts pencil to paper with the critically acclaimed comic series “The Liberty Force.” New York Times best-selling author and podcast host Tom Woods calls Johnny Rocket “one of the most entertaining figures in the liberty movement.”

About the Co-Host: Raylene Lightheart is an activist in the libertarian movement. She is a dedicated wife and homeschool mom of five. She is passionate about self-ownership, free association community, and unfettered liberty. Raylene is the director of marketing and sales of Launchpad Media Group.

She is the assistant communications director for Libertarian Party of Washington State and also serves as Region 3 alternate. She also is on the board of Libertarian Party of Kitsap County and was awarded the 2018 Porcupine Award for LPWA. As a child, Raylene dreamed of being in broadcasting. When Johnny asked her to be the co-host for his new show, Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket she was thrilled to have the opportunity to advance liberty through education, outreach, and entertainment.

About Ground Control: ​​Benjamin Wiegold is a fellow Libertarian, from the corrupt state of Illinois. Ben is the new producer, sound engineer, and editor of the Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket. Ben has also done work for the Mises Institute and numerous other publications. Ben is a musician, hardcore anarchist, and just an all-around cool dude! 

Show Summary: This week we Blast Off! To “Get Ahead Labs” on the planet Earnamore, to find the one and only Zak Slayback! Johnny and Raylene talk to Zak about marketing and growth, and what are some of the secrets to become a successful entrepreneur. Zak is universally renowned for teaching career skills school never taught you. Zak also explains some of the fundamentals of becoming successful and how unleashing a galaxy class network can be one of the most important things a professional can do. So buckle up, and enjoy the ride through space and liberty with Zak Slayback! 

About The Guest: Zak is a career expert who works to help individuals and corporations get ahead at work. He is the author of the forthcoming How to Get Ahead (McGraw-Hill, 2019) and the owner and president of Get Ahead Labs, a boutique consulting firm that works directly with corporate clients to attract, promote, and retain top-tier talent.

He's also a partner at the San Francisco-based venture capital firm, 1517 Fund. Zak focuses on supporting portfolio companies with talent and hiring.

He was one of LinkedIn’s most influential voices on education in 2015 and has been published in Newsweek, the New York Examiner, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Christian Science Monitor, the Foundation for Economic Education, among others, and has also appeared on The Glenn Beck Program, HuffPost Live, Michelle Malkin Investigates, and Stossel. 

About The Host: Johnny “Rocket” Adams was the creator and host of “The Johnny Rocket Launch Pad – Libertarian Rock n’ Roll Experience” and now “BLAST OFF with Johnny Rocket!” He’s also a musician, graphic artist, author, and former Chief Warrant Officer. Johnny spent his early days earning his stripes as a helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army. Back stateside, Johnny immersed himself in the classic works of Murray Rothbard, Henry Hazlitt, and Ludwig von Mises. From there the AnCap known as “Johnny Rocket” was born. Speaking truth to power from your cell phone tower, Johnny digests the philosophy of liberty and brings them to the man on the street on a weekly basis. Johnny Rocket was also the front-man of the rockabilly group “Hot Roddin’ Romeos” and puts pencil to paper with the critically acclaimed comic series “The Liberty Force.” New York Times best-selling author and podcast host Tom Woods calls Johnny Rocket “one of the most entertaining figures in the liberty movement.”

About the Co-Host: Raylene Lightheart is an activist in the libertarian movement. She is a dedicated wife and homeschool mom of five. She is passionate about self-ownership, free association community, and unfettered liberty. Raylene is the director of marketing and sales of Launchpad Media Group.

She is the assistant communications director for Libertarian Party of Washington State and also serves as Region 3 alternate. She also is on the board of Libertarian Party of Kitsap County and was awarded the 2018 Porcupine Award for LPWA. As a child, Raylene dreamed of being in broadcasting. When Johnny asked her to be the co-host for his new show, Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket she was thrilled to have the opportunity to advance liberty through education, outreach, and entertainment.

About Ground Control: ​​Benjamin Wiegold is a fellow Libertarian, from the corrupt state of Illinois. Ben is the new producer, sound engineer, and editor of the Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket. Ben has also done work for the Mises Institute and numerous other publications. Ben is a musician, hardcore anarchist, and just an all-around cool dude!