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September 30, 2013: Libertarian Dianna Visek on Drones Download.

January 9, 2012: Open Call-in Download.

January 16, 2012: Candidate Tim Elanz. Download.

January 23, 2012: Candidate Chris Lauzen. Download.

January 30, 2012: Libertarian writer Gary Barnett. Download.

February 6, 2012: Candidate Debbie Miller. Download.

February 13, 2012: Open Call-in Download.

February 20, 2012: Editor of The Dollar Vigilante, Jeff Berwick. Download.

February 27, 2012: Open Call-in Download.

March 05, 2012: Executive Director of American Majority Illinois, Sarah J. Gough. Download.

March 12, 2012: Open Call-in Download.

March 19, 2012: Candidate Mike Noland. Download.

March 26, 2012: Libertarian candidate for POTUS, Lee Wrights. Download.

April 2, 2012: Founder of Endorse Liberty, Jeffrey Harmon Download.

April 9, 2012: Candidate Dave Redick. Download.

April 16, 2012: Candidate Gary Johnson Download.

April 23, 2012: Candidate Carl Person Download.

April 30, 2012: Sheriff Mack Download.

May 7, 2012: Open Call-in Download.

May 14, 2012: Open Call-in Download.

May 21, 2012: For the Good of Illinois PAC spokesperson, Bruno Behrend. Download.

June 4, 2012: Tea Party high school outreach spokesperson, Charlie Kirk. Download.

June 11, 2012: For the Good of Illinois PAC spokesperson, Bruno Behrend. Download.

June 18, 2012: Executive Director of the LP, Carla Howell. Download.

June 25, 2012: Author of Illinois Pension Scam, Bill Zettler. Download.

July 9, 2012: President of Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, Peter Kennedy. Download.

July 16, 2012: Executive Director of Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance, Judith McGeary Download.

July 23, 2012: Wisconsin school teacher in favor of Governor Walker's policy, Kristi LaCroix Download.

July 30, 2012: Heartland Institute founder, Joe Bast Download.

March 7, 2011: Professor of Economics, Walter E. Block, Ph.D. Download.

March 14, 2011: Open Call-in Download.

March 7, 2011: Candidate for East Dundee trustee, Allen Skillicorn. Download.

February 28, 2011: Scott Davis. Download.

February 21, 2011: Trace Mayer. Download.

February 14, 2011: Illinois activist, John Bambenek. Download.

February 7, 2011: Anti-red light cam activist, David DAmato. Download.

August 16, 2010: Tim Wingate, of the World Union of Deists. Download

June 22, 2009: Open line. Download.

June 8, 2009: Kenneth W. Burchell, an expert on Thomas Paine, talked about Thomas Paine and his book. Download.

June 1, 2009: Kathleen Polizzi discusses the medical cannabis bill before the legislature and local police abuse issues (animal control). Download.

May 18, 2009: Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, cofounder, Peter Christ talks about legalization of marijuana. Download.

May 11, 2009: Missouri libertarian activist, Mike Ferguson, talks about his victory with the MIAC report and other campaigns. Download.

May 4, 2009: Open line. Download.

April 27, 2009: Steve Bierfeldt, Director of Development, for the Campaign For Liberty discusses the Campaign For Liberty and his recent encounter with the Transportation Security Administration. Download.

April 20, 2009: Adam Andrzejewski, a Republican activist, discussed his run for Governor of Illinois. Download.

April 13, 2009: Income tax protester, Tom Cryer, discusses the income tax and his court case. Download.

April 6, 2009: Chris Jenner is running for school board in Cary, Illinois. Download.

March 23, 2009: Robert Lee, member of the District 300 Policy and Legislation Committee and Community Finance Committee, discusses his run for District 300 school board. Download.

March 16, 2009: Randy Barnett, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at the Georgetown University Law Center, former Cook County Assistant State's Attorney, and former Calumet City resident, discusses his web site, books and articles as well as the Lysander Spooner web site which he developed. Download.

March 9, 2009: Open line. Download.

March 2, 2009: James Gierach, former candidate for Cook County State's Attorney and Illinois governor in primary elections, discussed why drug prohibition does not work. Mr. Gierach is a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. Download

December 29, 2008: Caren Woodson of Americans for Safe Access discussed medical marijuana Download.

December 22, 2008: Open line. Download.

December 15, 2008: Open line. Download.

December 8, 2008: Open line. Download.

December 1, 2008: Open line. Download.

October 27, 2008: Open line. Download.

October 20, 2008: Dr. Paul Hein talked about the bail out and how it will be paid for. Download.

October 13, 2008: Dan Proft talked about why we should vote no on the Constitutional Convention in November. Download.

October 6, 2008: Open line. Download.

September 29, 2008: John Nothdurft, budget, tax, and tobacco Legislative Specialist for the The Heartland Institute. Download.

September 22, 2008: Open line. Download.

September 15, 2008: Bob Anderson, founder of Citizens for Fair Assessment, talked about abolishing township government, fighting unfair property assessments, and the Illinois constitutional convention. Download.

April 7, 2008: Presidential candidate, Dr. Mary Ruwart. Download.

February 31, 2008: Open Call-in Download.

February 24, 2008: Home schooler activist, Christopher Klicka. Download.

February 18, 2008: Open Call-in Download.

February 11, 2008: Russell Means of the Lakota Nation. Download.

August 27, 2007: Richard Pearson of the Illinois State Rifle Association Download.

August 20, 2007: Open line. Download.

August 13, 2007: Sam Antonio of the John Birch Society Download.

August 6, 2007: Kathleen Polizzi Download.

July 30, 2007: Open line. Download.

July 23, 2007: Senator Mike Noland Download.

July 16, 2007: Open line. Download.

July 9, 2007: Rev. Anthony W. Williams Download.

July 2, 2007: Open line. Download.

June 18, 2007: Open line. Download.

June 11, 2007: Christine Smith for POTUS Download.

June 4, 2007: Open line. Download.

May 21, 2007: Tom Tvedten 911 DVD Project Download.

May 14, 2007: Daniel Imperato for POTUS Download.

May 7, 2007: Tom Tvedten 911 DVD Project Download.

April 16, 2007: Open line. Download.

April 16, 2007: Senator Mike Noland Download.

March 19, 2007: Open line. Download.

March 12, 2007: Phil Klein Call Begging for Billionaires emininent domain documentary Download.

February 26, 2007: Steve Kubby for POTUS Download.

February 19, 2007: Open line. Download.

February 12, 2007: Larry Pratt of Gun Owners of America Download.

February 5, 2007: Open line. Download.

January 29, 2007: Open line. Download.

January 22, 2007: Open line. Download.

January 8, 2007: Open line. Download.

December 25, 2006: Holiday.

December 18, 2006: Scott Bludorn Download.

December 11, 2006: Leo Plotkin discusses Eminent Domain Download.

December 4, 2006: Mark McCoy Download.

November 27, 2006: Steve Hellin Download.

November 20, 2006: Open line. Download.

November 13, 2006: Open line. Download.

October 30, 2006: Mark McCoy, libertarian write-in candidate for Governor of Illinois, endorsed by the Libertarian Party of Illinois. Download.

October 23, 2006: Mike Nolan, Democratic candidate for the Illinois State Senate. Download.

October 16, 2006: John Birch Society Download.

October 9, 2006: Jack Roeser of the Family Taxpayer Network. Download.

October 2, 2006: No Show.

September 25, 2006: Unavailable.

September 18, 2006: Unavailable.

September 11, 2006: Joseph Bast of The Heartland Institute. Download.

September 4, 2006: No Show.

August 28, 2006: Unavailable.

August 21, 2006: Open line. Download.

August 14, 2006: Unavailable.

August 7, 2006: Open line. Download.

July 31, 2006: Americans for Limited Government Download.

July 24, 2006: Open line (Ken's seatbelt case.) Download.

July 17, 2006: Illinois State Senator Chris Lauzen on the national energy policy. Download not available.

July 10, 2006: Libertarian activist Ernest Hancock. Download.

July 3, 2006: No Show

June 26, 2006: Fully Informed Jury Association Executive Director, Iloilo Marguerite Jones. Download.

June 19, 2006: Heartland Institute on the national energy policy. Download.

June 12, 2006: Open Line Download.

June 5, 2006: Download Unavailable.

May 29, 2006: No Show.

May 22, 2006: Open Line: Immigration. Download.

May 15, 2006:Will Grigg of the John Birch Society discusses politics. Download.

May 8, 2006: Loretta Nall, Libertarian Party of Alabama gubenatorial candidate, and founder of the United States Marijuana Party. discusses politics. Download.

May 1, 2006: Fred A. Baughman Jr., MD discusses Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Download.

April 24, 2006: Open Line. Download.

April 17, 2006: A guest from the John Birch Society discusses his views on immigration. Download.

April 10, 2006: Smoking laws and open line. Download.

April 3, 2006: Heartland Institute guest discusses government internet WI-FI, and other technological issues. Download.

March 27, 2006: Open Line. Download

March 20, 2006: V for Vendetta, and Scott Bludorn, Republican candidate for the Illinois legislature. Download.

March 13, 2006: Archive unavailable.

March 6, 2006: Vin Suprynowicz will discuss his novel, Black Arrow, and the wars. Archive unavailable.

February 27, 2006: Open Line. Download

February 20, 2006: Iraq Veterans Against the War. Download

February 13, 2006: Open Line/Lincoln's Birthday Download

February 6, 2006: David Padden, founder of The Heartland Institute Download

January 30, 2006: Open Line Download

January 23, 2006: Atheist activist and Illinois State Representative candidate Rob Sherman. Download

January 16, 2006: Open Line: "Collateral Damage" in "The War on Terror" Download

January 9, 2006: Comedian Tim Slagle Download

December 26, 2005: Paul Jacob-U.S. Term Limits www.termlimits.org. Download Part 1, Download Part 2

December 19, 2005: The Seatbelt Choice Coalition Download

December 12, 2005: Open Line--Seatbelt Laws/Ken's Jury Trial Result.. Download

December 5, 2005: Jacob Hornberger of the Future of Freedom Foundation. Download

November 28, 2005: Open Line. Download

November 21, 2005: Allen F. St. Pierre, of NORML. Download

November 14, 2005: Open Line. Download

November 7, 2005: Dr. Mary Ruwart (Sorry, download not availble now.)

October 31, 2005: Law Enforcement Against Prohibition National Chair.Download

October 24, 2005: Dr. Morgan Reynolds on the 9/11 tragedy. Download

October 17, 2005: Diane Turnbull on the Galt Airport Katrina benefit concert/McHenry County Sherrif Sheriff Kieth Nygren controversy. Download Currently Unavailable

October 10, 2005: Successful Tax Protestor and Former IRS Agent Joseph R. Banister and his attorney, Robert G. Bernhoft, J.D. Banister's Website . Banister's Evolution . Download

October 3, 2005: Illinois State Senator and candidate for Governor, Steve Rauschenberger. Legislative Website. Campaign Website. Download

September 26, 2005: Marc Stevens, Adventures in Legal Land. Download

September 19, 2005: Download Currently Unavailable

September 12, 2005: Download Currently Unavailable

September 5, 2005: Holiday (No Freedom Rings show)

August 29, 2005: Open Line. Download

August 22, 2005: Open Line. Download

August 15, 2005: (Heartland) Steve Stanek on Social Security. Download

August 8, 2005: Steven Anderson Castle Coalition Coordinator - eminent domain. Download

August 1, 2005: Open Line. Download

July 25, 2005: Anthony Hargis. Download

July 18, 2005: The Heartland Institute Health Care - Susan Konig. Show archive currently unavailable.

July 11, 2005: Open Line. Download

June 27, 2005: Illinois State Senator Steve Rauschenberger. Download

June 20, 2005: The Heartland Institute, http://www.heartland.org/, Jay Lehr. Download

June 13, 2005: Republican Candidate for U.S. Senate, Jim Oberweis. Download

June 6, 2005: Open Line. Download

May 23, 2005: The Heartland Institute, Phylicia Lyons, Executive Director, Illinois School Choice Initiative. Download.

May 16, 2005: Illinois State Senator Steve Rauschenberger.

May 9, 2005: Pete Guither, Drug War Rant.com. Show archive currently unavailable.

May 2, 2005: Open Call-In - Kenneth John on Freedom. Show archive currently unavailable.

April 25, 2005: Aaron Zellman, Executive Director, Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership. jpfo@jpfo.org. Show archive currently unavailable.

April 18, 2005: Steve Stanek, The Heartland Institute - Budget & Tax News Managing Editor. Download (3.4 MB)

Apr 11, 2005: Scott Hodge, President, Tax Foundation. Show archive currently unavailable.

April 4, 2005: Open Line. Kenneth John discusses the Schiavo case. Download

March 28, 2005: Marijuana Policy Project - Director of Communications - Bruce Mirken. Download (3.2)

March 21, 2005: The Heartland Institute - Legislative Affairs Senior Fellow - Maureen Martin. (Sorry, archived show currently unavailable).

March 14, 2005: Libertarian Party 2004 candidate for United States President Micheal Badnarik. (Sorry, archived show currently unavailable).

March 7, 2005: Popular and award-winning libertarian science fiction writer L. Neil Smith. Download (3.36)

January 24, 2005: Open Line (Bush's Inauguration Speech, Social Security "Reform"). Download (3.18)

January 17, 2005: Interview with Debby Goldsberry of the Berkeley Patients Group (www.berkeleypatientsgroup.com). The Berkeley Patients Group is dedicated to providing and protecting safe and affordable access to medical cannabis in California. Download (3.11 MB).

January 10, 2005: Open Line. Kenneth John discusses a gambling bust in Wheaton, IL, the Iraq quagmire, and conspiracy theories. Download (3.10 MB).

January 3, 2005: Open Line. Kenneth John discusses the injustice of the War on Drugs, and Illinois' Tollway rate increase and I-Pass system. Download (3.12 MB).

December 6, 2004: Open Line--Kenneth John discusses the War on Terror. Download (3.13 MB).

October 18, 2004: Open Line--upcoming Presidential Election. Available for purchase here.

October 11, 2004: Open Line--discussed the second Presidential debate (the one where Badnarik, the Libertarian Presidential candidate, was arrested as he crossed the police line in protest of his exclusion from the debate). Available for purchase here.

October 4, 2004: Open Line-- the first US Presidential Debate between Kerry and Bush, the 9/11 attacks, and the Iraq War. Available for purchase here.

August 2, 2004: Jerry Kohn, Libertarian Candidate for U.S. Senate from Illinois Interview. Available for purchase here

September 27, 2004: Open Line & Interview with Jim Young, Libertarian Party of Illinois State Representative Candidate. Available for purchase here.

September 20, 2004: Open Line--Ken reads from the Life and Times of Davy Crocket: "Not Yours to Give." Available for purchase here

September 13, 2004: Open Line--"The Wasted Vote." Available for purchase by emailing the webmaster.

July 26, 2004: Open Line. Available from purchase by emailing the webmaster.

July 12, 2004: Scott Bludorn--Libertarian Party of Illinois Candidate for State House of Representatives. Available for purchase by emailing the webmaster.

June 14, 2004: Michael Badnarik--Libertarian Party Candidate for President of the United States. Available for purchase by emailing the webmaster.

June 7, 2004: Open Line--Libertarian Party National Convention Review. Available for purchase by emailing the webmaster.

May 17, 2004: Open Line. Available from purchase by emailing the webmaster.

May 3, 2004: Open Line. Available from purchase by emailing the webmaster.

April 19, 2004: Open Line. Available from purchase by emailing the webmaster.

January 19, 2004: Open Line. Available from purchase by emailing the webmaster.

January 5, 2004: Paul Jacob-U.S. Term Limits www.termlimits.org. Available from purchase by emailing the webmaster.

March 24, 2003: Open Line--IRAQ INVASION. (The first few minutes of this show aren't on this disk.) Available for purchase here.

June 9, 2003: Open Line. Available from purchase by emailing the webmaster.

August 19, 2002: Open Line-Libertarian Philosophy. Available from purchase by emailing the webmaster.

October 28, 2002: Steve Burgauer-Illinois Libertarian Candidate for U.S. Senate . Available from purchase by emailing the webmaster.