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The Athletes Authority ON AIR podcast is dedicated to the world and business of athletic development co-hosted by Lachlan Wilmot, Karl Goodman and Jordi Taylor. On this podcast you will find a mix of show episodes, Turning Pro, Under The Bar, The Boardroom and The Performance Department sharing conversations with some of the best personalities in sport, coaching and business all around the world.
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Kibbe on Liberty

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Kibbe on Liberty is a weekly podcast with libertarian author and economist, Matt Kibbe. Kibbe believes that honest conversations, driven by intellectual curiosity and mutual respect, can ignite a new revolution of free thinking and a willingness to question the official narrative. That means talking, and listening, to a wide variety of people outside the echo chamber of officially sanctioned experts. Kibbe on Liberty's guests include politicians, economists, musicians, comedians, writers, ra ...
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In light of recent events, it is incumbent on all champions of freedom to denounce violence in all its forms. Reasonable people can agree that the Capitol riots on January 6, 2021, were a tragedy that should never have happened. But this acknowledgement shouldn’t prevent us from seeking the truth about what really happened that day. Matt Kibbe is j…
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When truth is treason in the empire of lies, sometimes it takes a court jester to say what everyone else is thinking. Matt Kibbe catches up with actor and comedian Rob Scheider at 2024’s FreedomFest in Las Vegas, to talk about how the formerly apolitical comic felt compelled to come out as a warrior for freedom purely by virtue of the fact that no …
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans are reevaluating their relationship with the health care industry and the government bureaucrats who control it. Matt Kibbe sits down with Dr. Mark Richards, author of “Nobody Wants You Healthy,” to delve into the perverse incentives that drive Big Pharma into profiting off a country of the chronicall…
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In this second half of our retrospective look at one of "Kibbe on Liberty's" most frequent and entertaining guests, Matt Kibbe talks to Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) about a wide range of topics, including food freedom, the surveillance state, foreign policy, and how the congressman became the most hated man in Washington. This special "best of" editi…
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Making war is one of the things that government does best, but sometimes even the deep-state elites need a little help figuring out how to invade other countries, kill their people, and plunder their resources, all while propping up American defense contractors and keeping the voting public complacent. Thankfully, a handy how-to manual for all your…
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Apart from being one of the fiercest defenders of liberty in Congress, Rep. Thomas Massie is also one of the most frequent and engaging guests on Kibbe on Liberty. In this special two-part episode, we’re going back through the years to showcase some of Massie’s best conversations with Matt Kibbe. From his sustainable, off the grid farm in Kentucky …
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Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 180 with co-owner Lachlan Wilmot and host Jordi Taylor. This episode we discuss the current injury trends in the NRL, how to approach specific injury sites, trends vs accidents, how the modern day athlete approaches training games plus a whole lot more. We’d love to hear you thoughts! Enjoy, a…
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It’s long been established that cats are libertarian individualists with a distaste for big government, but it turns they may have done more to preserve American lives and freedom than even they realize. Matt Kibbe speaks to Anthony Bellotti, president and founder of the White Coat Waste Project, about how an investigation into feline animal abuse …
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Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 179 with host Jordi Taylor. Today’s guest is Aaron Sculli, founder of iPerform Lab and Athletic Performance Coach Newcastle Knights. In this episode, Aaron shares his new business venture in iPerform Lab, where the inspiration came from and what services he delivers, the testing profiling he u…
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There was a time when the Democratic Party marketed itself as a home for the anti-war Left, with protesters routinely showing up at Republican events to condemn American involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, with the election of Barack Obama, those voices fell silent, and since then, both major political parties have demanded more wars, mor…
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In the debate about cancel culture, it’s become cliché to claim that the powers that be won’t permit certain types of entertainment anymore. Matt Kibbe and Matt Battaglia challenge this conception in a conversation with comics writer Joseph Keatinge, co-founder and chief creative officer at Vast Vision Publishing. Keatinge talks about the freedom a…
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At the New Hampshire Liberty Forum, Matt Kibbe sits down with Maine state Senator Eric Brakey, who talks about his legislative accomplishments and his transition into the role of executive director of the Free State Project. Brakey explains that state governments are in the best position to be leaders on building mainstream support for new and seem…
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Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 178 with host Jordi Taylor. Today’s guest is Durham McInnis, founder of Core Advantage and co-founder of Metric VBT. In this episode, Durham shares a snapshot of what the past 25 years has been like for himself - both from a pro sport and private sector perspective, what made him open Core Adv…
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At this year’s New Hampshire Liberty Forum, Matt Kibbe sat down with Derek Proulx, the New Hampshire state chair of Bring Our Troops Home, to talk about his involvement in the Defend the Guard movement. Defend the Guard is an initiative to prevent the federal government from misusing the National Guard for military adventurism abroad without a prop…
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s job is in trouble, as many Republicans in Congress are dissatisfied with his lack of leadership and willingness to cozy up to the Democratic opposition. Matt Kibbe is joined by Rep. Thomas Massie, who explains why he’s calling for the speaker to be replaced and outlines what he calls “the three betrayals of Mike …
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Sprouting from a graduate student’s thought experiment in 2001, over the last 20 years, the Free State Project has made a significant impact on the state of New Hampshire by gathering like-minded, liberty-loving folk who share a passion for freedom and independence. At this year’s New Hampshire Liberty Forum, Matt Kibbe sits down with Carla Gericke…
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After the fall of the Soviet Union, a whole host of European countries were faced with a unique opportunity: the chance to free their economy and clean up a corrupt legal system. Of all the ex-Soviet states, few have been as successful as Estonia. Matt Kibbe speaks to Matthew Mitchell, senior fellow at the Fraser Institute, about the peaceful and m…
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The question of whether transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in women’s sports has sparked controversy as elite female athletes have seen their accomplishment erased by bigger, stronger, and faster trans women who went through male puberty. Matt Kibbe talks with Jennifer Sey, a champion gymnast and the founder and CEO of XX-XY Athletic…
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In the information age, it’s ironic that the government is becoming more secretive than ever, with an increase in classified documents and a growing reluctance to engage in any sort of transparency. Today's guest is James Bovard, author of "Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty," which is about the massive amount of illegal activity the govern…
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Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 177 with co-owner Lachlan Wilmot and host Jordi Taylor. This episode we discuss returning players back early in the year, dealing with coaches/ player management and decision making and keeping athletes on track with their training as the season starts. We’d love to hear you thoughts! Enjoy, a…
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At New Hampshire’s Liberty Forum, Matt Kibbe talks to Glenn Jacobs, Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee, about a wide variety of liberty issues, from the dishonesty of lockdowns and the unsustainability of the national debt, to the way in which the invocation of ‘democracy’ has become a code word for the raw accumulation of political power. Jacobs expl…
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As Hollywood continues to prioritize ideology over quality entertainment, filmmakers who just want to tell compelling stories are finding alternative avenues for production and distribution. Angel Studios is one such alternative, breaking out in a big way with the film “Sound of Freedom.” Matt Kibbe talks to Angel Studios co-founder and president J…
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After the Twitter Files revealed that government agencies pressured social media companies into suppressing dissident speech during lockdowns, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya was one of several plaintiffs who challenged this clear violation of the First Amendment in court. Now, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments about whether the Constitution still gives …
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This week, the US House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban TikTok if it is not sold by the Chinese-based ByteDance company. In this Episode, former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard sat down with Matt Kibbe to discuss the further implications of the bill, and how it is a form of government overreach that will be used to spy on the American p…
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Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 176 with host Jordi Taylor. Today’s guest is Juy Lumsden, co-owner of Pivot Sports Performance, and rehab coach with the Western Bulldogs AFLW team, previously with Richmond Tigers. In this episode, Juy chats around his time in pro sport, specifically in the AFLW, some of his key takeaways/ le…
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When actor Clifton Duncan dared to go against his industry’s orthodoxy on COVID-19, he found out the hard way that the expectations for conformity can be unforgiving. Hounded out of his profession, he took comfort in discovering the work of another celebrated nonconformist, economist Thomas Sowell. While Sowell’s peers were arguing for socialist ec…
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The country of Georgia is a beautiful place of rich traditions and a unique wine-making culture, but like so many countries, its individual character and history were nearly wiped out by the enforced homogeneity of the Soviet Union. Matt Kibbe talks to Gia Jandieri, founder of the New Economic School, about what it was like for him to spend half hi…
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Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 175 with host Jordi Taylor. Today’s guest is Tayla Cannon founder of Athletic Rebuild - an online physiotherapy company treating clients all around the world. In this episode, Tayla chats around how and why she ended up in Texas, how her online business started, breaking limiting beliefs aroun…
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Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 174 with host Jordi Taylor. Today’s guest is Meer Awny, founder of Ethos Performance and co-founder of Overwatch Media. Ethos Performance specialises in combat sport athletes and has worked with some of the biggest athletes in the world including George Kambosos, Tai Tuavasa, Tyson Pedro to na…
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Won’t someone please think of the children? There’s a long history of politicians weaponizing supposed concern over protecting children to impose repressive legislation on the people. The latest example is the Kids Online Safety Act, a transparent attempt to smuggle widespread censorship past the people under the guise of keeping children safe. Mat…
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Libertarians have always struggled to communicate their ideas in a way that is appealing to the average person, mainly because they won’t stop quoting dead economists, to the point where it becomes a drinking game. Spike Cohen, former Libertarian Party candidate for vice president and founder of You Are the Power, wants to change that. In this conv…
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When the socialist policies of Nicolas Maduro and Hugo Chavez transformed Venezuela from a prosperous country into a humanitarian disaster, it was big news all over the world. The New York Times ran stories about residents of the impoverished nation having to eat their own pets in order to survive and any number of similarly horrific narratives. Bu…
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From the Vault takes us back through some of our favourite episodes which is episode 79 with host Jordi Taylor & Tom Watkins. Today’s guest is Max Schmarzo, the Founder of Strong By Science, Founder Upper Echelon Nutrition and Edge U online learning platform. In this episode, Max discusses how he has managed to carve out a niche on social media, ho…
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It’s easy to take a revisionist view of our initial attitudes toward the COVID-19 lockdowns now that several years have passed and the initial fog of confusion has been replaced by a series of increasingly inconvenient facts for the COVID-authoritarians. But Matt Kibbe’s guest this week has had the courage not only to revisit his former views but e…
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Political polarization in the United States has never been worse. At least, that’s what we’ve been told by a media culture that feeds on sensationalism and fearmongering. But it turns out the truth is somewhat more complicated. In their new film, “Undivide Us,” Kristina Kendall and Benjamin Klutsey bring Americans together to have the kinds of diff…
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Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 173 with host Jordi Taylor. Today’s guest is Joseph Coyne, formerly at EXOS China Chinese Olympic Committee, Track & Field, UFC China and currently at Lindisfarne Anglican Grammar and Bond University Swimming. In this episode, Joesph chats around how he got his first start in China, some of th…
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From the Vault takes us back through some of our favourite episodes which is episode 100 with host Jordi Taylor & Lachlan Wilmot. In this episode we discuss everything to do with off-season, how athletes and coaches can best prepare and make use of the time. Enjoy, and let us know what you think! Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do…
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All over the country people are relocating in search of better living conditions, greater economic opportunity, and more freedom. But where to go? Conventional wisdom would probably suggest states like Texas or Florida, but two economists from the American Institute for Economic Research say that conventional wisdom is for suckers! In a new study e…
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Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 172 with host Jordi Taylor. Today’s guest is Alan Murdoch, founder of Elevate Speed & Rehab, formerly with SpeedWorks Bath. In this episode, Alan chats around a bit of an update on his new business venture, having a leaning week, some of the things he’s learnt since starting his business, his …
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Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 171 with co-owner Lachlan Wilmot and host Jordi Taylor. This episode we discuss his current pre-season plan of attack with the NSW Swifts team - some of the key focuses and progressions from last season, how they’ve implement more sports science into the program to make informed decisions and …
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Concluding a series focusing on different points of view on the Israel-Palestine conflict, Matt Kibbe is joined by three members of the Israeli liberty movement for firsthand accounts of what it’s really like to live in the midst of war. Moshe Gorin and Lior Abutbul of the Kohelet Policy Forum, along with Boaz Arad of the Ayn Rand Center Israel, sh…
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In this latest in a series of conversations highlighting different perspectives on the Israel-Palestine conflict, Matt Kibbe talks to Sheldon Richman, author of Coming to Palestine and executive editor at the Libertarian Institute. Richman argues that it's possible to feel empathy for the tragedy of the October 7th attacks on Israel, without having…
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Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is one of our Top 3 episodes of 2023 -episode 158 with host Jordi Taylor and Brendan Hoyer. Today’s guest is Alan Murdoch, best known for his work in the rehab speed space with SpeedWorks. In this episode, Alan chats around where and how he found himself in the rehab/space, some of the key things he look…
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Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is one of our Top 3 episodes of 2023 -episode 135 with host Jordi Taylor. Today’s guest is Kansas Jayhawks Mens Basketball Director of Sports Performance and previously the youngest Lead Head S&C at the Sacramento Kings in the NBA, Dr Ramsey Nijem. Ramsey has climbed the pro sport ladder to the top worki…
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When COVID lockdowns were imposed, the focus by policymakers was on protecting the citizens of developed countries from the virus. While they failed to do this, they also neglected to consider the impact of people struggling with poverty around the world. David Malpass, former president of the World Bank, talks with Matt Kibbe about how lockdowns c…
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Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is one of our Top 3 episodes of 2023 -episode 112 with host Jordi Taylor. Today’s guest is Louisa Nicola, Neuroscientist, Neurophysiologist, host of “The Neuro Experience” and founder of Neuro Athletics. Louisa works with some of the top athletes in the US including individual and team sports. In this ep…
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The international monetary system is a mess, but how did it get that way? In large part, it is due to a deal that was cut in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, in 1944. At the scene of the crime 80 years later, Matt Kibbe sits down with economics professor Larry White to dissect how the pre-World War I stable gold standard was transformed into one of fi…
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Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 170 with co-owner Lachlan Wilmot and host Jordi Taylor. This episode we do a little review on 2023 for Athletes Authority, discussing some of the wins but more importantly sharing 3 of our key “L’s” or lessons throughout the year. Off the back of that discussion, we make some predictions for t…
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Following the horrific attacks on October 7, the war between Israel and Hamas has sparked a heated debate about whether the Israeli government’s response has been appropriate and what role, if any, the West should play in supporting the Israeli cause. In a series of conversations with people holding diverse views on this topic, Matt Kibbe sits down…
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Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 169 with co-owner Karl Goodman and host Jordi Taylor. This episode we do a little review on 2023 for Athletes Authority, discussing some of the wins but more importantly sharing 3 of our key “L’s” or lessons throughout the year. Off the back of that discussion, we make some predictions for the…
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