Best Audience Building Roundtable Podcasts (2024)

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Kyla Scanlon: What's Actually Wrong With the Economy? 1:15:29

2h ago1:15:29

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How's the economy actually doing?In 2022, economists forecasted that we'd be in a recession by now. Did it ever actually happen, though? Prices got higher, interest rates ticked up, but mass layoffs never really happened and gross domestic product growth chugged on. People mostly weathered the turbulence.Joining us today to talk about all that and …

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Nick Cave: I See The World As ‘Systemically Beautiful’ 1:08:28

1h ago1:08:28

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Today's guest is Nick Cave, the music legend who emerged from Australia in the 1980s. Over the years, Cave has written screenplays, soundtracks, and novels, and has collaborated with a diverse range of artists, from Johnny Cash and Kylie Minogue to P.J. Harvey and Neko Case.Known for his brooding and meditative mystique, he coauthored the bestselli…

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The EXACT Planning Process I Used to Help My Client Drive 50% Growth In a Quarter 28:37

31m ago28:37

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Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed and unsure of what to focus on next in your business? A major part of your role as CEO involves constantly identifying and releasing constraints, which is necessary to scale your business… but that’s not sexy and people often don’t want to hear about it. In the process of actively consulting with hundreds of bus…

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Wait, Democrats Now Say They Love Freedom? 1:12:02

2h ago1:12:02

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman reminisce on the supposed joy and freedom on offer during last week's Democratic National Convention (DNC) and assess Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s decision to essentially drop out of the presidential race.02:36—At the DNC, Democrats showcas…

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Jane Coaston: What Is 'Freedom' to Democrats? 1:20:01

1h ago1:20:01

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How do Democrats define "freedom"? Just asking questions. It's Democratic National Convention week, so we wanted to talk about what's been unfolding there so far: the rhetoric, the thematic choices, and what it all reveals about the Democrats' 2024 agenda. How should we state-power skeptics and liberty appreciators view that agenda?We invited Jane …

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Anna Gát: Building an Intellectual Community for the Politically Homeless 51:09

2h ago51:09

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If you ever wanted to live in a world of endlessly fascinating conversations about the arts, science, and philosophy, you're going to love today's guest—Anna Gát. She's the person behind a membership platform called Interintellect, which hosts hundreds of online salons a year. While some of them feature superstars like Harvard psychologist Steven P…

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The Insanely VULNERABLE Community Strategy That Resulted in Linda Sidhu’s $300K ZERO Email Launch 49:21

1h ago49:21

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Ever wondered how to launch a new offer and generate six figures without sending a single email or running paid ads? Linda shares the ingenious community-driven launch strategy she used to generate over $300,000 in sales for her new program, The MixerMind, with zero emails and no paid advertising. By leveraging the power of peer-to-peer invites and…

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Why Libertarians Hate Kamala Harris' Economic Platform 1:17:17

2h ago1:17:17

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick Gillespie welcome special guest Ben Dreyfuss onto the pod ahead of this week's Democratic National Convention in Chicago to talk about Kamala Harris' truly terrible economic policy proposals.02:48—Dreyfuss' YIMBY conversion thanks to Reason13:20—Harris drop…

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Is Donald Trump The Best Choice? 1:13:43

7d ago1:13:43

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Economist and author Arthur B. Laffer and L.P. presidential candidate Chase Oliver debate the resolution, "Among the candidates actively running for President in November, Donald Trump is the best choice."Defending the resolution is Laffer, who is widely recognized as "The Father of Supply-Side Economics," as his Laffer Curve is one of the main the…

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César Báez and Daniel Di Martino: What Happened in Venezuela’s Election? 1:09:01

6d ago1:09:01

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What's really happening in Venezuela?Nicolás Maduro claimed victory in Venezuela's presidential election last month, but much of the rest of the world isn't buying it. Neither are many Venezuelans, who've taken to the streets to protest what they say is a fraudulent election in the face of increasingly violent crackdowns and menacing threats from t…

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Charles Gasparino: ‘Woke’ Hypocrisy Is Hurting Businesses 1:18:10

2h ago1:18:10

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Charles Gasparino is a senior correspondent for the Fox Business Network and a columnist for the New York Post. He's also the author of the new book Go Woke, Go Broke: The Inside Story of the Radicalization of Corporate America. Gasparino analyzes major missteps by companies such as Anheuser-Busch, Target, and Disney and explores how CEOs and top m…

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The 5 Step Time Management Protocol That Gives Me 29 hours of Open Time Per Week 39:07

11d ago39:07

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Do you feel like you're constantly drowning in your to-do list with no time left to actually grow your business? Imagine what you could do with an extra 29 hours to work ON your business instead of just IN it.This week’s episode outlines a very high-level and strategic approach to managing your time so that you can have plenty of open, unscheduled …

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Tim Walz Is Another Big-Government Liberal 1:06:32

14h ago1:06:32

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, Katherine Mangu-Ward and Peter Suderman are back alongside Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie. The editors analyze Vice President Kamala Harris picking Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate and discuss the ongoing crisis in Venezuela.02:06—Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as veep24:06 —The crisis in…

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Nate Silver: How Likely Is a Kamala Harris Presidency? 1:08:06

16d ago1:08:06

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How likely is a Kamala Harris presidency? Just asking questions. Join Zach Weissmueller, Reason senior producer, and Liz Wolfe, Reason associate editor, for a live discussion with Nate Silver, statistician and author of the new book On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything. Silver founded the renowned polling aggregator and politics website FiveT…

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Chase Oliver: Q&A With the Controversial Libertarian Party Candidate 1:09:32

6d ago1:09:32

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Today's guest is the Libertarian Party's candidate for president Chase Oliver, who wants to phase out Social Security and Medicare for younger Americans, create a 21st century version of Ellis Island, and get the government out of bedrooms and boardrooms. A longtime antiwar activist, he also wants to bring American troops home and slash the Pentago…

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Weighing Kamala Harris' Veep Options 1:05:44

22d ago1:05:44

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie welcome not just one but two special guests from The Dispatch. In this convivial Roundtable crossover episode, Jonah Goldberg and Kevin D. Williamson ruminate on Kamala Harris' veep options, identity politics, and drug legalization.04:54—Kamala Harris' potential running mat…

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How Much To Pay Yourself As a CEO 31:45

15d ago31:45

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How much should you pay yourself as a woman business owner? This is a question that plagues many entrepreneurs as they try to balance fairly compensating themselves with reinvesting profits back into the business. If this is you, you're in luck because this week, Eleanor gives you the ultimate guide for deciding on your salary and distributions as …

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Vivek Ramaswamy: Is There a Libertarian-Nationalist Alliance? 33:14

19d ago33:14

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Is the future of the GOP more libertarian, nationalist, or, somehow, both?Joining us today is Vivek Ramaswamy, entrepreneur, author, and former presidential candidate. He's been making a hard pitch for what he's called a "libertarian-nationalist alliance" for the past several months. He was at the 2024 Libertarian National Convention where he tried…

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Randy Barnett: Originalism, Obamacare, and the Libertarian Movement 1:21:06

13d ago1:21:06

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Today's guest is libertarian legal giant Randy Barnett, who has just published his memoir, A Life for Liberty: The Making of an American Originalist. Currently a law professor at Georgetown, Reason's Nick Gillespie talks with Barnett about his days as a prosecutor in Chicago, how he helped create the legal philosophy of originalism, what it was lik…

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How To Generate $1.2M in 3 Days with Live Events Featuring Dr. DARNYELLE JERVEY HARMON 54:37

1M ago54:37

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What’s the secret to hosting live events as a way to not only connect with and serve your audience, but also generate insane revenue? Eleanor’s guest this week made $1.2M in three days through her live event, and she’s here to share everything she’s learned about the keys to success in selling in-person and virtual events. Dr. Darnyelle Jervey Harm…

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What Kamala Harris’ Coronation Says About the Democratic Party 1:08:32

1M ago1:08:32

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman altogether flinch at the newfound media fawning over Vice President Kamala Harris' ascendancy to the top of the Democratic party's presidential ticket.01:35—Cringe media honeymoon phase with Kamala Harris21:23—GOP buyer's remorse with …

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Alex Thompson: Why Did Biden Drop Out? 1:17:36

1M ago1:17:36

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The past month has been one of the most tumultuous in modern American political history: a devastating face-plant in a televised presidential debate, an attempted assassination of an ex-president favored in the polls to win reelection, a COVID-19 infection of the sitting president and his subsequent exit from the race, and an endorsement and loads …

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Ted and Courtney Balaker: College Students Are Rejecting Wokeness 38:23

25d ago38:23

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Ted and Courtney Balaker are the team behind the new documentary The Coddling of the American Mind. Based on the 2018 best-selling book by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff, the film follows a series of students as they navigate life on today's highly charged college campuses. I spoke with Courtney and Ted, who started his video career as one of th…

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The 4 Step Client Retention Strategy That Catapulted TRACY LITT Past $1M in Sales 44:49

1M ago44:49

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If you want to drive huge profits in your business, you must focus on retention. Eleanor’s guest this week is a personal development powerhouse who has nailed down what is necessary to drive industry-leading client retention rates, and she’s here to give you a masterclass in advanced retention strategy. Tracy Litt is a former HR executive who took …

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Biden's Out. Harris Is In. Everyone Else Is Screwed. 1:06:58

1M ago1:06:58

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman assess the state of the 2024 presidential race one day after President Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection.01:41—President Joe Biden drops out of the presidential race and endorses Vice President Kamala Harris.32:52—Weekly…

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Did COVID Come From a Lab? 1:33:12

1M ago1:33:12

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Best-selling science and technology author Matt Ridley and University of Utah virologist Stephen Goldstein debate the resolution: "It is likely that the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated in the Wuhan laboratory in China."Defending the resolution is Ridley, the author of 10 books, including Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19. He sat in the U.K.'…

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Mary Katharine Ham: What's Trump's Agenda? 1:06:09

1M ago1:06:09

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Where does former President Donald Trump want to take this country?As the Republican Party coronates Trump as its presidential nominee at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, there will be a lot of talk about Trump's vice presidential pick, his dominance in the polls, and the decline of President Joe Biden. But what about policy? What i…

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Corey DeAngelis: The School Choice Wave Sweeping America 1:13:47

1M ago1:13:47

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This week's guest on The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie is school choice activist Corey DeAngelis, whose provocative new book is The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining Our Schools. A senior fellow at the American Federation for Children and a former education policy analyst at the Reason Foundation (the nonprofit …

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How To Host Roundtable Events That Add $884K to Your Revenue (Cubicle to CEO) 53:08

28d ago53:08

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This week, you’re hearing Eleanor’s conversation with Ellen Yin, over on Ellen’s Cubicle to CEO Podcast. Since Q4 of 2021, Eleanor has successfully hosted 14 roundtables, which generated over $884,000 in revenue plus thousands of new email subscribers over two years, and she’s letting you in on the logistics behind hosting roundtables so you can re…

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Is Violent Rhetoric To Blame for the Trump Assassination Attempt? 1:06:05

29d ago1:06:05

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman grapple with the current political climate in the U.S. after the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump over the weekend.01:44—Trump's Assassination attempt27:06—President Joe Biden's press conference43:07—Republican …

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Dave Weigel: What If Biden Quits? 1:21:14

1M ago1:21:14

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What if President Joe Biden drops out? Just asking questions. Biden is facing increasing pressure from his own side to drop out of the 2024 race, which nearly every poll taken since his disaster debate performance last week shows him losing. The latest RealClearPolitics average has him down by about 3.5 percentage points nationally. Several Democra…

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Eric Brakey: How Libertarians Can Attain Political Power 39:28

2M ago39:28

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Today's guest is Eric Brakey, the new executive director of The Free State Project, a nonprofit that has been working since 2001 to get small-government diehards to move to New Hampshire and make the Granite State a stronghold for libertarian ideas. Prior to becoming head of the Free State Project, Brakey was a Republican state senator in Maine, wh…

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The 4 Step Speaker Protocol That Helps Monique Bryan Make $60K+ Per Year From UNPAID Speaking Gigs 40:39

1M ago40:39

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There are lots of individual components involved in building strong personal branding, but Eleanor’s guest this week believes speaking is the best way to leverage your brand. Monique Bryan is a personal branding coach for entrepreneurs, where she helps small business owners who haven’t quite figured out how to get people to take notice of their bra…

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Why the Media Covered for Biden 1:04:21

1M ago1:04:21

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and special guest Elizabeth Nolan Brown size up the fallout from the mainstream media's lag in coverage of Joe Biden's cognitive decline, despite evidence existing well before his seismic debate performance on June 27.01:50—Media fallout after Biden'…

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What's the Best Argument for Libertarianism? 1:39:31

1M ago1:39:31

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Free State Project activist Dennis Pratt and Soho Forum Director Gene Epstein debate the resolution, "A better way to persuade more people of libertarianism is to convince them of the ethics stemming from self-ownership and the non-aggression principle, without relying primarily on consequentialist/utilitarian arguments."Dennis Pratt, a libertarian…

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Debate: Austrian vs. Chicago Economics 1:34:10

1M ago1:34:10

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Soho Forum Director Gene Epstein and Chicago school economist David Friedman debate the resolution, "The Austrian economics of Mises and Rothbard contains economic intuitions that are important, correct, and missing from Chicago School economics."Taking the affirmative was Gene Epstein, the director of the Soho Forum and former economics and books …

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Ruth Whippman: How Is Masculinity Changing? 1:17:33

2M ago1:17:33

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Are the boys okay?For much of history, parents have preferred boys, perceiving them as the providers, the family legacy, the heirs to the throne. A dark consequence of China's 36-year-long one-child policy was a 120 boy to 100 girl birth ratio. But in 21st-century America, the script seems to have been flipped. The New York Times has run headlines …

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Andy Mills: Quitting The New York Times and Making The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling 1:15:41

1M ago1:15:41

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This week's guest is Andy Mills, the co-creator of Reflector, a new documentary podcast. Reflector's early episodes delve into controversial treatments for alcoholism and the free speech implications of the trial of rapper Young Thug, whose lyrics are being used by prosecutors to build a RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) cas…

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Biden, Cognitive Decline, and the End of American Empire 1:05:34

1M ago1:05:34

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In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Matt Welch, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Peter Suderman stare ever deeper into the abyss while recapping the hapless display at last week's first presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.01:50—Reactions to the Biden vs. Trump debate21:43—Were any concrete policies discussed du…

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The 3 Ps of Building An Audience That Pays You 16:25

1M ago16:25

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Your email list continues to be one of the most lucrative assets in any modern business. Social media shoutouts are great, but people’s email lists deliver way more leads and sales. Having a powerful asset like this gives you a growth runway and new people you can sell to, and this episode outlines an insanely simple way to begin growing your email…

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Mike Rowe: Make America Stand for Something Again 50:57

2M ago50:57

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Today's guest is Mike Rowe, the podcaster, former host of Dirty Jobs, and star of Something To Stand For, an unabashedly patriotic film in which he tells unknown stories about legendary figures in American history. Something To Stand For will be in theaters from June 27th through the 4th of July, and will be available online afterward. Reason's Nic…

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