Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket Episode #41: The First In Line! (W/John Phillips Jr.)

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Show Summary: Johnny Rocket, Raylene Lightheart, and The Voluntaryist are caught in a treacherous battle between free markets and socialism! The scales now tipped towards the collective, our three warriors must guard against the attack as they plan their strike. Great responsibility has been placed upon John Phillips Jr. who is the running mate for the freedom fighter Kimberly Ruff. John’s plan is to use the power of liberty and politics to shine a light on the corruption within the dark and grave political system. John Phillips Jr. has watched the message of individual liberty get unnecessarily muddled and watered down, and now armed with his leather jacket of freedom, he hopes to strike back with precision an accuracy.” The liberty freedom fighters has assigned Liberty Doll to retrieve the guns from the gun grabbers and dumbocrats. Will Johnny and Raylene hold back the collective? Will John Phillips Jr and his leather jacket of freedom sway the powers that be to vote for him? Stay tuned to hear the John Phillips Jr. on Episode #41 on Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket!

About the Guest: John Richard Phillips Jr. is a businessman, mechanic, writer, activist, and Libertarian Candidate for Vice-President of the United States. Phillips has owned, operated and managed businesses in a variety of fields including auto repair, transportation, hospitality, and IT. He is currently the owner and operator of a gas station and auto repair facility in central Illinois. John worked his way to the top while earning a reputation for integrity, quality work, and customer service in each endeavor. He founded his county chapter of the Libertarian Party of Illinois and helped co-found others.

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!

Host Website: www.blastoffshow.com or thelaunchpadmedia.com/blastoff

Guest Website(s): https://ruffphillips2020.com/

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Books Mentioned: None

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Recorded At: Escape Pod Studios: Peoria, Arizona 85382

Johnny uses the legendary Electrovoice RE-20 microphone, Top Of the Line Mogami cables, The industry standard DBX 286s, ART EQ355 Dual Channel 31-Band Equalizer, Focusrite Scarlet 6i6, and smokes “the sweet Turkish blend “of his Camel cigarettes.

Base One: Federal Way, Washington 98003: Raylene uses a Rode Podcaster microphone. The RODE Podcaster makes high-quality computer recording easy!

Blast Off! is pre-recorded, mixed, and mastered by Benjamin Wiegold. The theme song of "Blast Off! With Johnny Rocket “is "Roots Rock" Performed by Hot Rod Walt and Psycho DeVilles from the record Supercharger (2007) self-released at www.psychodevilles.com. After Party song “Positivity” is from the record Kingston Cocktail (1997) by Joey Altruda released by Will Records. The All-Nighter song is “Christy” and is from the record “Cocktails with Joey” (1995) by Joey Altruda released by Will records. Please visit https://www.discogs.com/artist/337572-Joey-Altruda to purchase Joey’s music. All songs used with permission from artists.