James Talarico vs. Ken Paxton, the Pope on AI, and Caves Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss James Talarico changing his tune and how the Pope views artificial intelligence. Reason · May 29
Thomas Massie Falls, 'Samurai vs. Squatters,' Jeff Bezos Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss Rep. Thomas Massie's defeat, Jeff Bezos' comments on taxes, and squatters in California. Reason · May 21
Why Is Trump Trying To Purge Thomas Massie? Plus: inflation surges, Mamdani claims he closed New York City’s budget gap without cutting services, and a listener asks how to develop political confidence Reason · May 18
CIA Whistleblower Reveals COVID Lab Leak Cover-Up Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss the latest developments on the origins of COVID-19 and also the flimsy accusations against Rep. Thomas Massie. Reason · May 14
AOC Hates Billionaires, Heritage Americans, and Ranking Christopher Nolan Movies Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi tear apart AOC's belief that billionaires don't earn their wealth. Reason · May 8
Prosecuting Fauci, Pirate Economy, and Mr. Beast's Red Button Blues Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss how Sen. Rand Paul is ready to go after Anthony Fauci's pardon and how Mr. Beast blew up the internet, again. Reason · May 1
Chaos with the SPLC, Hasan Piker Endorses Violence, and Predictions Markets Run Amok Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi break down this week’s bizarre turn of events: The SPLC got indicted, and Hasan Piker made more violent comments. Reason · Apr 23
Eric Swalwell, Pope Fight, Tax Day Woes Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss Eric Swalwell's fall from grace and how tax day radicalizes us every year. Reason · Apr 17
Operation Eternal Darkness Threatens Iran Ceasefire Deal Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi play a little war vs. music game before they go back over COVID craziness and the joys of Pokémon. Reason · Apr 10
Dysfunction, Communists in Cuba, and Pointless Streetcars Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi vent about the TSA and then turn to discuss the most realistic apocalyptic scenarios. Reason · Mar 26
Joe Kent Defects, Robots, and Mad Men Sequel Ideas Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss political fallout from the Iran war, Tulsi Gabbard's pivot, and Rand Paul calling out Markwayne Mullin. Reason · Mar 20
Elizabeth Warren Ruins Housing Again; Iran War Endgame? Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi return to discuss yet another bad idea from Elizabeth Warren and if the war in Iran will end sooner rather than later. Reason · Mar 13
Kristi Noem, Iran War Predictions, Playing Video Games Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi say farewell to Kristi Noem before they move on to the war in Iran, "heritage Americans," and airplane etiquette. Reason · Mar 6
Bernie Sanders Is Lying About AI Data Centers Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss why AI data centers spark joy, their favorite Black Mirror episodes, and libertarian skepticism of the Epstein files release. Reason · Feb 27
Reason · Feb 25 Pentagon to Anthropic: If You Won't Let Us Use Your AI for Mass Surveillance or Autonomous Weapons, Expect Punishment Pete Hegseth has threatened to invoke the Defense Production Act to force Anthropic to come around.
Reason · Feb 20 No More Tariffs on Asian Olympic Dragons! Robby Soave and Jason Russell celebrate the SCOTUS tariff news before pivoting to the politics of the Winter Olympics.
Reason · Feb 13 Trump's $10 Billion Lawsuit Against the BBC A federal judge has set the date for the president's push to punish a news organization he dislikes, again.
Reason · Feb 12 Epstein Files Drama, Bad Bunny Drama, and More A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Drama Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi react to Pam Bondi’s explosive testimony, weigh in on A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and argue over which state would be most libertarian if it seceded.
Reason · Feb 5 The Epstein Files Are Becoming a Witch Hunt "This type of broad reveal of criminal investigative files, released to a rabid media, will absolutely result in innocent people being hurt," warned Clay Higgins.
Reason · Feb 3 Democrats Are Flipping Trump Districts in Texas? Plus: a partial shutdown over ICE funding, Kevin Warsh to lead the Fed, and Moltbook’s AI society
Reason · Jan 29 Alex Pretti, Prestige Television, And How Joe Biden Broke Everything Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss the latest videos of Alex Pretti, their own Reason origin stories, and how Joe Biden broke everything.
Reason · Jan 16 ICE vs. Wine Moms, Rogan on Fauci's Crimes, and the Star Wars Prequels A delightfully chaotic episode of Freed Up where the hosts discuss how Minnesota wine moms have taken to the streets and the Star Wars prequels somehow end up on trial—again
Reason · Jan 6 What Does It Mean To 'Run' Venezuela? Plus: Trump’s expanding view of U.S. power abroad, Zohran Mamdani touts the “warmth of collectivism,” and Tim Walz won’t seek reelection
Reason · Dec 17, 2025 Reason Vs. Breaking Points: Does Big Tech Do More Good Than Harm? Reason's Robby Soave and Elizabeth Nolan Brown go head to head with Emily Jashinsky and Ryan Grim from Breaking Points in a thought-provoking debate about Big Tech.
Reason · Sep 22, 2025 Free Speech Means You Can Criticize Anyone Plus: Fallout from the Tom Homan bribery probe, U.S. forces strike Venezuelan drug boats, and Trump considers sending troops back to Afghanistan