King of Stuff #207

Flying Solo

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel

The King of Stuff flies solo this episode to discuss weed, taxes, voter fraud, propositions, the media vacation and COVID hypocrites.

Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from Jon and his guest. This week Jon has two: “Hide” by Deserta and “Cowards Starve” by Protomartyr.

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King of Stuff #206

Jim Geraghty

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Jim Geraghty

The King of Stuff welcomes Jim Geraghty, senior political correspondent for National Review, host of the “Three Martini Lunch” podcast, and author of the new thriller Hunting Four Horsemen. Jon and Jim chat about the death of polling, the success of down-ticket Republicans, and writing fiction.

Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from Jon and his guest. Jim’s been listening to Vince Guaraldi and Jon’s stuck on early New Order. Again.

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King of Stuff #205

Matt Welch

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Matt Welch

The King of Stuff welcomes Matt Welch, editor-at-large for Reason.com and co-host of The Fifth Column podcast. Jon and Matt chat about the rise of political independents, the negative polarization of modern parties, and celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Velvet Revolution!

Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from Jon and his guest. Being International Teenage Fanclub Month, Matt chose the Scottish band’s album Songs from Northern Britain and Jon chose Bandwagonesque.

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King of Stuff #204

Election Day Stuff

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel

The King of Stuff interviews Jon Gabriel. Feared by men and adored by women, Jon is an expert on Sharpies, Rattlesnakes, and all things Arizona Politics. He also discusses the state of the election counts around the country, previews a possible Biden/Harris presidency, and outlines GOP pickups in the 2022 midterms.

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King of Stuff #203

Rod Dreher: Live Not By Lies

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Rod Dreher

The King of Stuff welcomes Rod Dreher, senior editor at The American Conservative, and formerly of the New York Post and National Review. He has authored several books including the best-selling The Benedict Option and How Dante Can Save Your Life. His new book is titled Live Not By Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents.

For years, émigrés from the former Soviet bloc have been telling Rod they see telltale signs of “soft” totalitarianism cropping up in America–something more Brave New World than Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn famously said that one of the biggest mistakes people make is assuming totalitarianism can’t happen in their country. Many American Christians are making that mistake today, sleepwalking through the erosion of our freedoms. Live Not By Lies will wake them and equip them for the long resistance.

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King of Stuff #202

Becket Adams & Charles Kesler

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guests Becket Adams & Charles Kesler

In this supersized episode, Jon talks to Charles R. Kesler and Becket Adams.

Prof. Kesler has released a new documentary on FoxNation called “Right Makes Might: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates.” He teaches Government at Claremont McKenna College and Claremont Graduate University, and is the editor of the Claremont Review of Books.

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King of Stuff #201

Conservation with Gabriella Hoffman

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Gabriella Hoffman

The King of Stuff welcomes Gabriella Hoffman, media strategist, consultant, award-winning outdoor writer, and host of the weekly “District of Conservation” podcast. Jon and Gabby discuss the difference between conservation and preservation, the wildfire and energy mess on the West Coast, and Trump’s successes at the EPA.

Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from Jon and his guest. Gabriella’s song of the week is “Waiting for Lightning” by The National Parks, and Jon’s is “Kings and Queens” by The Ocean Blue.

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King of Stuff #200

Erielle Davidson on the Abraham Accords

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Erielle Davidson

The King of Stuff welcomes Erielle Davidson, a senior policy analyst at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA) following the historic peace deals between Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates. She is an alumna of both the Hoover Institution and Claremont Institute, and has written for The Federalist, Washington Examiner, and The National Interest.

Jon and Erielle discuss the success of the Abraham Accords, the failures of the Iran Deal, and the absence of press coverage on both.

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King of Stuff #199

Inez Feltscher Stepman on Higher Ed

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Inez Feltscher Stepman

The King of Stuff welcomes Inez Feltscher Stepman, senior policy analyst at the Independent Women’s Forum and senior contributor to The Federalist. Jon and Inez discuss universities in the age of COVID, the perils of college funding, and why the wokeness gravy train might be coming to an end.

Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from Jon and his guest. Inez’s song of the week is “So Long, Marianne” by Leonard Cohen, and Jon’s is “Seasons of Mist” by Dead Horse One.

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King of Stuff #198

Evan Sayet on ‘The Woke Supremacy’

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Evan Sayet

The King of Stuff welcomes Evan Sayet, author of the new book The Woke Supremacy: An Anti-Socialist Manifesto. Evan Sayet spent years comedy writing for late-night talk shows but later went viral with a speech on how the left thinks. Jon and Evan discuss “Democratic Socialism” vs. regular old Socialism, globalism vs. nationalism, and why west-coast conservatives are more bare-knuckled than their east-coast peers.

Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from Jon and his guest. Evan’s song of the week is “Thunder Road” by Bruce Springsteen, and Jon’s is “Downfall” by Resplandor.

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King of Stuff #197

Talking Classics with Spencer Klavan

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Spencer Klavan

The King of Stuff welcomes Spencer Klavan, host of the Young Heretics podcast and Assistant Editor for The Claremont Review of Books and The American Mind. Jon and Spencer discuss why everyone should read the classics, why Western Civilization is worth saving, and the future of the academy.

Subscribe to the King of Stuff Spotify playlist featuring picks from Jon and his guest. Spencer’s songs of the week are “exile” by Taylor Swift and Bon Iver, and “Grow As We Go” by Ben Pratt. Jon’s are “Speigel im spiegel” by Arvo Pärt and “Watch You, Watch Me” by Suuns.

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King of Stuff #196

Reopen the Schools with Jason Bedrick

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Jason Bedrick

The King of Stuff welcomes Jason Bedrick, the Director of Policy for EdChoice. Jason just wrote a piece for the Wall Street Journal on teachers’ unions fighting against reopening K-12 schools and parents’ understandable frustration. Jon and Jason discuss the damage of not re-opening, districts charging for daycare, and the Tocquevillian rise of microschools and “pandemic pods.”

Previously, Bedrick was a policy analyst with the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom, served as a legislator in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, and was an education policy research fellow at the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy.

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King of Stuff #195

Best 5 Albums of 2020 with Stephen Miller

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Stephen Miller

Let’s face it: our chances of surviving this year aren’t great. So former co-host Stephen Miller returns early for our annual Best 5 Albums list! Stephen is a contributor to Spectator USA, hosts the Versus Media podcast, and follow him on Twitter.

All the songs featured on this episode are included on a special Spotify playlist.

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King of Stuff #194

Kmele Foster

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Kmele Foster

The King of Stuff welcomes Kmele Foster, host of The Fifth Column podcast and Lead Producer of Freethink Media. Jon and Kmele discuss Kanye’s chances in 2020, Jo Jorgenson’s tweet heard ’round the libertarian world, and race in the current moment.

Subscribe to our brand-new Spotify playlist featuring picks from Jon and his guest. Kmele’s song of the week is “Symphony” by Marvin Gaye and Jon’s is “The Gut” by Homeboy Sandman and Edan.

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King of Stuff #193

David Angelo on Comedy Writing

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest David Angelo

The King of Stuff welcomes comedy writer David Angelo. David has written for “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” currently writes for “The Daily Show,” and created “Nothin’s Easy” for Comedy Central. Check him out on Twitter and at David Angelo Prime.

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King of Stuff #192

Christian Toto

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Christian Toto

The King of Stuff welcomes Christian Toto, editor of the film and entertainment site, Hollywood in Toto. He belongs to the Critics’ Choice Association and the Denver Film Critics Society, is a Rotten Tomatoes certified reviewer, and an award-winning journalist, film critic, and podcaster. Jon and Christian discuss the dissolution of the media, the future of celebrity, and the passing of Ennio Morricone.

Subscribe to our brand-new Spotify playlist featuring picks from Jon and his guest. In honor of the Maestro, Christian recommends Morricone’s soundtrack for The Hateful Eight and Jon recommends The Mission soundtrack.

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King of Stuff #191

Greg Brooks of the Better Cities Project

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Greg Brooks

The King of Stuff welcomes Greg Brooks, President of the Better Cities Project, which helps people in America’s largest cities live free, happy lives. BCP uncovers what works, promotes solutions, and forges partnerships that turn ideas into results, most recently outlined in their report “Getting Back to Work: An Economic Recovery Playbook for America’s Cities.” (Full disclosure: Jon serves on the BCP board gratis.) Prior to founding BCP, Greg was principal of West Third Group, and worked with Reason Foundation, Compact For America, and the Goldwater Institute (where he suffered mightily as Jon’s boss).

Subscribe to our brand-new Spotify playlist featuring picks from Jon and his guest. Greg is listening to “On Stolen Time” by The Rhyolite Sound and “No One Lives Forever” by Oingo Boingo. Jon is listening to “Since K Got Over Me” by The Clientele.

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King of Stuff #190

The Conservatarians Is Dead. Long Live the King of Stuff!

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest James Lileks

It’s time for a change and here it is: The Conservatarians is now the King of Stuff podcast, with our first guest, James Lileks. James is a columnist for the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, co-host of Ricochet’s flagship podcast, author of several books, and the proprietor of the irreplaceable Lileks.com. From politics to music to architecture to cartoons, Jon and James cover every topic worth covering.

Subscribe to our brand-new Spotify playlist featuring picks from Jon and his guest. James is listening to “’Unbegun’ Symphony” by Peter Schickele (aka PDQ Bach) and Jon is listening to “Television Fission” by Man Or Astro-man? and “Restore My Soul” by The Choir.

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King of Stuff #189

Police Reform with J.D. Tuccille

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest J.D. Tuccille

J.D. Tuccille is a contributing editor for Reason.com and has written extensively on police reform. J.D. and Jon chat about the various reform proposals out there, including repealing qualified immunity, reforming powerful police unions, and abolishing “release time,” where cops get full-time pay for union work. (Jon’s written about those here.)

The intro/outro song is “Eugene” by Waltzer. To listen to all the music featured on The Conservatarians, subscribe to our Spotify playlist!

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King of Stuff #188

Frank J. Fleming

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Hosted by Jon Gabriel
With guest Frank J. Fleming

Frank J. Fleming writes for The Babylon Bee and has written several novels, including Sidequest, Hellbender, and Superego. He has just released a sequel to that last one called Superego: Fathom that you need to buy immediately. Jon and Frank discuss sci-fi, the creative process, and parody in an era beyond parody.

The intro/outro song is “Hang on to Your Ego” by Frank Black. To listen to all the music featured on The Conservatarians, subscribe to our Spotify playlist!

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