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Dr. Rainer Zitelmann — historian, author, and one of the world's leading experts on Hitler and National Socialism — joins Lou to discuss something that would be unthinkable in the United States: he's currently under criminal investigation in Germany for retweeting a meme comparing Putin to Hitler.

Zitelmann, who wrote his doctoral dissertation on Hitler and has spent decades studying National Socialism, shared a post drawing a parallel between Hitler's promises before invading Czechoslovakia and Putin's promises before invading Ukraine. The result? A letter from the Berlin police and thousands of dollars in legal fees — with potentially more to come.

They dig into Germany's Section 86a speech laws, how legislation designed to stop neo-Nazis is now being used against libertarians, historians, and center-right journalists, the government-funded neighbor-reporting hotlines that echo the Stasi, why cancel culture has escalated into legal repression across Europe, and what it means for free speech when even the people who know the history best can't reference it.

They also get into Rainer's new book New Space Capitalism (Skyhorse Publishing) — the case for private property rights in space, how SpaceX has done what 50 years of government programs couldn't, and why capitalism is the only system that has ever actually worked, on Earth or anywhere else.

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Lou Perez is a comedian, author, and producer. He's appeared on Gutfeld!, FOX News Primetime, and One Nation with Brian Kilmeade. He was Head Writer and Producer of the Webby Award-winning We the Internet TV, and his sketch "Wolverine's Claws Suck" has over 20 million views. He hosts The Lou Perez Podcast on the Lions of Liberty Network.

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Artificial intelligence is being sold as either the next industrial revolution or the end of humanity, but how much of that is hype? In this episode, John Odermatt sits down with Marty Milligan, founder of Digital On-Ramp WSI, to cut through the AI marketing machine and discuss what AI can actually do today. They explore whether AI poses real job threats, examine the data center infrastructure boom, and address concerns about government surveillance versus sci-fi singularity fears. Marty shares practical advice for small businesses looking to leverage AI tools effectively. The conversation challenges common narratives around AI job loss, energy concerns, and doomsday scenarios while highlighting the real opportunities and risks businesses need to understand.

Chapters

0:00 - Introduction: Cutting Through the AI Hype

2:29 - Meet Marty Milligan: From EDS to AI Consulting

5:35 - How Worried Should We Be About AI?

8:49 - Job Loss and Corporate Downsizing: AI's Real Impact

12:27 - Is AI in a Bubble? Comparing to the Dotcom Era

17:29 - Using Multiple AI Models: Why Vendor Diversification Matters

22:31 - Data Centers: Separating Fear from Reality

33:50 - The Singularity and Skynet: Should We Fear AI Taking Over?

40:19 - Practical AI for Small Businesses and Solopreneurs

44:00 - The Most Overrated AI Claims

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School choice is no longer just a policy debate; it's a reality. In this revealing interview, Andrew Clark from Yes Every Kid explains new federal changes, including tax credits for private school scholarships and expanded 529 accounts for K-12 tuition. This clip explores why current education spending, like $45K/kid in NYC, isn't working and what parents need to know for 2025. Discover how these policies impact the future of education.CHAPTER0:00 — What we do to kids is insane0:35 — $100,000 per kid and the results are getting worse1:00 — Your zip code shouldn't decide your kid's future2:08 — Who is Yes Every Kid?2:49 — Two NEW federal programs changing education4:42 — Changing envelopes: where the money actually goes5:02 — Why you should STILL be skeptical of subsidies6:11 — The sales lesson every parent needs to hear6:57 — $20K to $100K per student — the numbers don't lie9:10 — The reformers are separating9:42 — Freedom AND responsibility: the pottery parable11:55 — Activity breeds results13:00 — Benjamin Franklin didn't need a school board15:24 — Three questions every parent should ask16:30 — Everything you want is on the other side of hard17:49 — Share this with a parent who needs to hear it LINKS:Yes Every Kid — https://yeseverykid.comCardio Miracle (Sponsor) — https://www.caardiordiomiracBrian on X — https://x.com/BNicholsLibertyBrian on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/BNicholsLibertyThe Brian Nichols Show — https://www.briannicholsshow.com
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On this week's Mean Age Daydream, Brian breaks down the latest insanity in the Israel lobby's war in Iran, plus celebrates a trending comedy sketch from his youth from "The Kids in the Hall," that today's comedic cowards can't handle.

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On this episode of The Lou Perez Podcast I’m joined by Juice Entertainment’s Tommy D(orfman). We talk about our clubbing days in New York City, how the mafia was an ally to the LGBTQ community, and Tommy’s ongoing battle against Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster.

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Lou Perez is a comedian, producer, and the author of THAT JOKE ISN'T FUNNY ANYMORE: ON THE DEATH AND REBIRTH OF COMEDY. You may have seen him on Gutfeld! , FOX News Primetime, One Nation with Brian Kilmeade, and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black).

Lou was the Head Writer and Producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV. During his tenure at WTI, Lou made the kind of comedy that gets you put on lists and your words in the Wall Street Journal: “How I Became a ‘Far-Right Radical.’”

As a stand-up comedian, Lou has opened for Rob Schneider, Rich Vos, Jimmy Dore, Dave Smith, and toured the US and Canada with Scott Thompson. Lou has also produced live shows with Colin Quinn, the Icarus Festival, and the Rutherford Comedy Festival.

For years, Lou performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (both in NYC and L.A.) in sketch shows with the Hammerkatz and his comedy duo, Greg and Lou. Greg and Lou is best known for its sketch "Wolverine's Claws Suck," which has over 20 million views on YouTube alone.

In addition to producing sketch comedy like Comedy Is Murder, performing stand-up across the country, and writing for The Blaze's Align, Lou is on the advisory board of Heresy Press, a FAIR-in-the-arts fellow, and host of the live debate series The Wrong Take and The Lou Perez Podcast (which is part of the Lions of Liberty Podcast Network), and co-hosts Happy Hour Econ with Phil Magness.
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