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AFF Radio is a monthly one-hour political roundtable discussion show produced by America's Future Foundation that features prominent young libertarians and conservatives as commentators. The show is not only an entertaining and informational service for listeners, but it also helps AFF's young journalists and policy wonks hone their on-air skills to become tomorrow's conservative and libertarian talk radio guests and hosts. AFF Radio is offered as a podcast, so you can listen to it on your computer or take it with you on your MP3 player. Subscribe today!

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February 4, 2007

Sam Francis, sexless in the city, populism, and writing

The show's panelists this month are Michael Brendan Dougherty of The American Conservative, freelance writer Cheryl Miller, and writer David White. Topics covered include: Sam Francis, castaway of the conservative movement the anti-Carrie Bradshaws Lou Dobbs-style populism How to break... (MORE)

January 8, 2007

Iraq study group, uninsured Americas, conservatism, the pope and Islam

The show's panelists this month are Laura Cunniff and Andy Levy of AEI, Sean Higgins of Investors' Business Daily, and Christopher Jolma of the Heritage Foundation... (MORE)

November 26, 2006

Iraq veterans in Congress, energy taxes, AIDS in DC, and stem cell initiatives

The show's panelists this month are Brendan Conway of The Washington Times, Jonathan Williams of Tax Foundation, and Alex Lawson of the Whitman-Walker Clinic, and Duncan Currie of The Weekly Standard. Topics covered include: How Iraq veterans who ran for... (MORE)

November 5, 2006

Anthony Bourdain Interview Audio

This is a special edition of AFF Radio. In the new issue of Doublethink magazine, Baylen Linnekin writes about chef, author, and traveller Anthony Bourdain, and explores whether this salty bon vivant is the purest pop-culture expression of libertarianism today.... (MORE)

October 22, 2006

Special Election 2006 Edition

The show's panelists this month are Jim Geraghty of National Review, David Weigel of Reason magazine, and David Fredosso of the Evans Novak Political Report. Topics covered include: The midterm election How Republicans have ceased to stand for limited government... (MORE)

September 24, 2006

Parallel years, anti-drug ads, and fame, clebrity, and Paris Hilton

The show's panelists this month are Blake Dvorak of The Washington Times, Bill Piper of the Drug Policy Alliance, and writer Meghan Keane. Topics covered include: What year is it (historically speaking)? Do government anti-drug ads work? Ruminations on celebrity... (MORE)

August 27, 2006

Eminent domain, conservatives for the minimum wage, and identity politics on the right

The show's panelists this month are writers Jacob Grier and J.P. Freire and Sean Higgins of Investor's Business Daily. Topics covered include: The eminent domain taking of a local magic shop Why some conservatives are supporting a higher minimum wage... (MORE)

July 30, 2006

Big business and big government, hypocrisy, and finding new leaders

The show's panelists this month are Jeremy Lott, author of In Defense of Hypocrisy: Picking Sides in the War on Virtue; Tim Carney, author of The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money; and AFF Executive... (MORE)

June 18, 2006

Dems foreign policy, global warming, risk and happiness

On the show this month are W. James Antle of the American Conservative, Brooke Oberwetter of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and Will Wilkinson of the Cato Institute. Jerry Brito hosts the program. Topics include the what Democrats can learn from... (MORE)

May 14, 2006

Massachusetts healthcare, net neutrality, and worker IDs

On the show this month are health care researcher Adrienne Aldredge, Eric Pfeiffer of the Washington Times, Kerry Howley of Reason magazine, and host Jerry Brito. Topics include the Massachusetts plan for mandatory health insurance, net neutrality, and the crackdown... (MORE)

April 17, 2006

Immigration reform, big business and taxes, and choice for men

The show's panelists this month are David Freddoso, senior political reporter for the Evans-Novak Political Report; Tim Carney, a Warren T. Brookes Journalism Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and author of the forthcoming book The Big Ripoff: How Big... (MORE)

March 13, 2006

Mohammed cartoons, boys and education, oil profits, and porn's effects on men

The show's panelists this month are Blake Dvorak of the Washington Times editorial board, Jonathan Williams of the Tax Foundation, Doublethink sex columnist Mollie Ziegler, and Shaka Mitchell of the Center for Education Reform. Jerry Brito hosts the program. Topics... (MORE)

January 30, 2006

Midterm elections, medicare disaster, and tax reform

The show's panelists this month are Jonathan Collegio, press secretary for the National Republican Congressional Committee; Andrew Chamberlain, an economist and writer at the Tax Foundation; David Freddoso, senior political reporter for the Evans-Novak Political Report; and health care researcher... (MORE)

December 20, 2005

Abramoff, the draft, torture, and the "war on Christmas"

The show's panelists this month are Tim Carney, author of the forthcoming book, The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money; attorney and columnist James Markels; Brendan Conway of the Washington Times editorial board; writer Mollie... (MORE)

November 20, 2005

Election wrap-up, Supreme Court preview, and smoking bans

The show's panelists this month are attorney and columnist James Markels, David Freddoso of the Evans-Novak Political Report, and Gene Healy of the Cato Institute. John Maniscalco hosts the program. Topics covered in the first podcast include: A wrap-up of... (MORE)