Chronically Human Podcast

CHP - S2 Ep2 Our Guest today is Justin Goodman. He is the VP of Policy for the White Coat Waste Project. They are a highly effective, non-partisan, advocacy group that is dedicated to ending taxpayer funding for the medical experimentation on animals. If you've not heard of The White Coat Waste Project, you have definitely heard about their work. They were the group that first broke the story know as "Beagle Gate", their research uncovered documents that showed that the US government was involved in gain of function research, and they were one of the first to find official documents that showed that the "Lab Leak Theory," was a real possibility.  In this episode Justin Goodman discusses The White Coat Waste Project's unique approach to advocacy. They unite the Left and the Right, animal lovers and liberty lovers, to end tax payer funded experiments on animals. He explains how US Taxpayers fund over $20 billion each year on animal testing mainly through the NIH. Justin lays out the case why The White Coat

On this episode of the Chronically Human Podcast, we talk with Per Bylund. Per is a Fellow of the Mises Institute and Professor of Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University. We discuss his new book "How to Think about the Economy: A Primer" as well as why Economic Literacy is important for us all. If you're interested in Austrian Economics, Economic Freedom or simply want to learn more about how the Economy works, this conversation is for you. You can continue the conversation with others interested in Political, Economic and Medical Freedom at: https://chronicallyhuman.locals.com You can buy his book "How to Think about the Economy: A Primer" at https://mises.org/library/how-think-about-economy-primer or at Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/How-Think-about-Economy-Primer/dp/1610167554 Thanks for Watching and let us know what You Think. Brad MillerChronically Human Podcast

Welcome to The Chronically Human Podcast Ep. 36 Our guest today is Dr. Peter Grinspoon. He  is a primary care doctor in Boston, teaches at Harvard Medical School, is the author of “Free Refills”, a book detailing his addiction and recovery with pain pills,  and he is an advocate for legalizing and utilizing Cannabis as Medicine.   (At the 38 minute mark we had an issue with the audio. There is an echo or reverb when Dr. Grinspoon speaks. I apologize for this. We’ve left that portion of the conversation in because it's full of great information even though the audio isn't perfect) We have a great discussion about his unique perspective on the perceived opioid crisis, his take on how the government’s response to reducing opioid overdose deaths has negatively impacted people in chronic pain, and his work advocating for the use of Medical Cannabis. He explains why the current "Reefer Madness" proponents are wrong and exposes who the institutional forces are that are wor

Thank you for joining us today. My name is Brad Miller and this is The Chronically Human Podcast where we have discussion aimed at creating a better world with more individual freedom and less unnecessary suffering. Our guests today are Brandon Ash and his Mother Ginger Ash.  Brandon has suffered from a severe case of Crohn’s disease for over twenty years, he shares his story about how this terrible disease destroyed his life, how the medical establishment didn’t have the answers to help him and how he got his life back by using Medical Cannabis and Kratom. Ginger shares her story of what its like being a mother with a son with a terrible chronic illness, how painful it was for her to see her son’s life destroyed by it, her original opposition to Brandon when he’d started using Cannabis and how she now will tell anyone who will stand still long enough about her son’s amazing transformation from sick and suffering to being healthier and happier than he’s been in over tw

Hi my name is Brad Miller and Welcome to the Chronically Human Podcast where we have discussions aimed at creating a better world with more individual freedom and less unnecessary suffering.  We have an amazing guest today, Dr. John Ratey. Dr. Ratey is a best selling author, An Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, an internationally recognized expert in the Neuropsychiatry and is the author of the Book “Spark - The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain. Which shows that we can use our bodies to heal and protect our brains. He is also the author of Go Wild, that shows how we can achieve optimal physical and mental health by getting in touch with our cave man roots.  Dr. Ratey explains why along with exercise socializing is vitally important for physical and mental health. He also discusses what he means when he talks about the Dr. Paleolithic Rhythms of our ancestors and how we can use them as a guide to live a healthier and happier life.  I e

Carmen Alexe CHPodcast Ep 33 “How to find Freedom in an unfree world” Thanks for joining us today. My name is Brad Miller and this is the Chronically Human Podcast where we have conversations aimed at creating a better world with more individual freedom and less unnecessary suffering.  Our guest today is Carmen Alexe - we talk about her courageous escape from Romania during the Cold War, what it was like to live in Communist State, and her take on the rise of socialism in America and why she thinks that’s an extremely bad idea.  She has a great website called SolitaryGal.com where she explains how you too can find more freedom in an increasingly unfree world.  http://solitarygal.com/index.html I exercise my health freedom by taking Kratom. I’ve been in chronic pain for over thirty years and I wanted to find an alternative to the traditional pain management system. For me Kratom works. The only Kratom I trust comes form Urban Ice Organics - you can find it here at https:/

Pat Anson of The Pain News Network is our guest today.  The Pain News Network is a media outlet that covers the political and personal side of pain. Unfortunately millions of people in America are being undertreated or denied treatment for pain. A big reason for that is the CDC guidelines that came out in 2016. We discuss the origins of those guidelines and also the most recent comments by the FDA and CDC regarding them. Pat and I discuss Medical Marijuana and also Kratom as solutions some people are turning to for pain relief.   Pat had a great point during the conversation : that even if you are not in pain now one day you could be and that makes this an issue that is really important for us all. Check out Pain News Network here: https://www.painnewsnetwork.org  Twitter: @PainNewsNetwork  I exercise my health freedom by using Kratom to help with my chronic pain. After years of research the only brand I trust is Urban Ice Organics. You can find them at https://naturalorganix.com The owne

Josh Bloom is researcher, journalist, scientist and President of the American Council on Science and Health, which describes itself as a pro-science consumer advocacy group that goes after what they think is bad science. Josh and I don’t agree on many issues but we do agree that the government’s response to the so-called opioid crisis has left millions of people in chronic pain suffering unnecessarily.  Josh has done a lot of great work debunking the CDC’s numbers relating to the opioid crisis and exposing how as more draconian measures are instituted to restrict access to pain medicines - more people in pain are suffering and more people are dying of overdose. We talk about the real cause of the opioid crisis and how those in power and those who seek to benefit from that power have manipulated the data to present a false narrative to the American people.  This is very emotional issue for me since I’ve been in chronic pain for over thirty years and have seen first hand h

Phil Hinson is on the board of Americans For Fair Taxation and he is a proponent of The Fair Tax which is a National Consumption Tax  designed to replace All Federal Income Taxes.  Would you like to never again have to pay Federal Income Taxes not like Wesley Snipes tried but with an alternate tax system that would eliminate the IRS, eliminate all Federal Income taxes (including payroll taxes) on all individuals and all corporations and still provide the same amount or more revenue for the Federal Government? How would you feel if April 15th was just another day instead of the deadline to file and pay your Federal Income Taxes? What would the economic landscape of America look like without the IRS and without Federal Income Taxes? Please stick around for the entire episode as Phil Hinson explains The Fair Tax and how we can eliminate The IRS.  Americans For Fair Taxation https://fairtax.org Neal Boortz’s book about the Fair Tax on Amazon.  https://www.amazon.com/Fair-Tax-Book-Saying-

David Whitsett is a retired professor of psychology who is best known for teaching a class dubbed "Marathon 101" and his book he co-authored "The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer", which details the mental and physical training regiment he developed while teaching over 200 college students who were non-runners, how to finish their first Marathon. We have a great discussion about his book, why he started teaching the class "Marathon 101" and how the  psychological techniques that he developed for the class can work for anyone to help them strive for and accomplish difficult and distant goals. David explains how to get rid of negative thoughts, how to utilize the theatre of your mind to rehearse success, and how to develop an internal locus of control to live a happier and more successful life. He details how you can control your attitude, increase motivation, and push through adversity by training your mind with  simple mental training exercises.  In 2007, seven months after I had a very

David is the owner and CEO of ABC Packaging Direct and you can find more about his company's products at: https://www.standuppouches.net/blog/author/david-marinac  David and I talk about marketing, sales and motivation in the modern age. David is an extremely positive guy who has a lot of great information to share about finding success in life and in business.  Books mentioned:  David during the show recommended the book "Psychocybernetics"  and I’m re-listening to the audio version. The book isn't about cyborgs it's instead about practical ways we can use the mental machinery we have to live better lives. Dr. Maltz the creator of psychocybernetics writes about how your self image really determines your actions and only by changing how you view yourself will you be able to change your life. I highly recommend the book. https://www.amazon.com/New-Psycho-Cybernetics-Maxwell-Maltz/dp/0735202850 The book I mentioned and also found extremely valuable is Dr. Jordan Peterson’s b

Connor Boyack  is the president of the Libertas Institute, a Free Market Think tank in Utah and he's also the author of the children’s book series “The Tuttle Twins”, which teaches kids the fundamentals of freedom.  We have a great discussion about the work that the Libertas Institute  is doing,  their recent victory helping to legalize Medical Marijuana in Utah, and how others can learn from their successes.  Connor explains  the principles behind his work, how he found the ideas of freedom, and  why he decided to write “The Tuttel Twins” series of children books which are all based upon classic works of freedom.  https://libertasutah.org  https://tuttletwins.com We also talk about the pros and cons of getting involved in politics as a libertarian, how education is a key to helping others see the value of freedom and why persuasion and not force is  the only correct means of securing personal liberty for all.  I exercis

Peter C. Earle  is a former trader and global financial analyst on Wall Street, an Austrian Economist, and Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research  He is also the author of the book "A Century of Anarchy: Neutral Moresnet - Through The Revisionist Lens" (it's a short book but its vital for everyone who cares about the cause of liberty and the E-book versison - which I purchased - is currnetly only $2.99 on Amazon!) https://www.amazon.com/Century-Anarchy-Neutral-Moresnet-Revisionist-ebook/dp/B00KB6DLUO                                                                                                                                       &nbs

Kelly Dunn is the owner of Urban Ice Organics. It’s the fastest growing Kratom company in the country and for good reason. They lab test all of their products and they adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices. Urban Ice Organics is the only brand that I trust.  https://naturalorganix.com We talk about the science and safety of Kratom, the current state of the Kratom industry and the personal reasons why he produced the documentary “A Leaf Of Faith”. Kelly discusses why he uses Kratom, the growing number of people who are using it to improve their health and wellbeing and why its important to keep Kratom legal.  Kelly is doing a lot to keep Kratom legal and to find out the truth about it. He supports the Scientific Research on Kratom by the University of Florida and he’s working on a sequel to “A Leaf of Faith". I firmly believe that the documentary "A Leaf Of Faith" played a huge role in helping to keep Kratom Legal.  You can check out A Leaf of Faith on Netflix, yo

Max Borders and I discuss the nature of charity, how he's using technology to create the voluntary social safety net of the future and viable voluntary options for creating alternatives to coercive institutions.  Max is a former editor at The Foundation For Economic Education, the author of "The Social SIngularity" and the Executive Director of Social Evolution.  We discuss his work using technology to create voluntary social safety nets known as Mutual Aide or Mutual Benefit Societies, the long and fascinating history of the social safety net before the Welfare State and how those who want to live in a free society can and should help those who are in need.  I highly recommend Max's Book "The Social Singularity" where he goes in depth with many of the subjects we cover. This episode is a little on the technical side but these discussions I believe are important becuse cryptocurrencies, tokens, DOA's, and other blockchain based technologies have the power to help create more freedom and less su

Today our guest is Scott Ratliff.  He  plays for the Archers in the Professional Lacrosse League which starts their inaugural season June 1st On NBC Sports.  https://www.premierlacrosseleague.com/archers  We discuss how he got into Lacrosse, the spiritual side of the sport as well as his charitable work as co-founder of the Give and Go Foundation. His foundation provides lacrosse equipment and training to kids in underserved areas of the world. https://givegofund.com Scott explains the Native Amerian roots of Lacrosse and why the sport is still considered "Medicine" by those who play it today.  Scott and I also talk about the incredible lessons and virtues that playing sports, in particular lacrosse, provides  kids and how it helps them to deal with stress, become more disciplined, and more successful later in life.  Check out Scott's Youtube Channel "Rat Chat" where he talks about the lessons he’s learned playing lacrosse and how they can help individuals lead a

Phillip Zweig joins us to talk about the secretive, massive, and corrupt Group Purchasing Organizations that drive up healthcare costs, decrease medical innovations and cause critical drug shortages in the United States. http://www.philliplzweig.com Phillip Zweig is an award winning financial journalist who is now the Executive Director of Physicians Against Drug shortages, which is a grass root group of physicians and other healthcare professionals working to end  drug shortages in America by lobbying Congress to repeal the 1987 Medicare anti-kickback "safe harbor" provision. This ill-considered statute exempted GPOs from criminal prosecution for taking vendor kickbacks and undermined competition in the generic drug/ healthcare supplies industry. Phil's White Paper on Group Purchasing Organizations: https://careandcost.com/2012/02/14/connecting-the-dots-how-anticompetitive-contracting-practices-kickbacks-and-self-dealing-by-hospital-group-purchasing-organizations-gpos-caused-the-u-s-drug-shortage/ 

Deirdre McCloskey is a world renowned Chicago School economist, historian, rhetorician, who describes herself as a "Christian Libertarian". She joins us to talk about her concept of Bourgeois Virtues and why their adoption and practice have led to the advancement that the human species has created in the last 300 years. Even if you’re not interested in economics, know that economists are interested in you, and in particular they are interested in using the force of government to nudge, encourage or outright change your behavior.  Professor McCloskey taught Economics, History, English and Communication at The University of Illinois at Chicago from 2000-2015. She is the author of 17 books and over 400 scholarly articles.  http://www.deirdremccloskey.com She explains how Bourgeois Virtues differ from the Virtues of the Aristocracy and Peasantry of old and how that they allow individuals to peacefully cooperate and compete in a free market economy, which in the end enriches us all.  We d

Darryl Bosshardt from Redmond, Inc.  joins us  to talk about his company's line of Real Salt products and how they run their business in order to make a positive impact on the lives of their employees, custstomers and the communites they live and work in. Real Salt is mined from an anceint sea bed in Redmond Utah, it contains 60 trace minerals and is free from manmade pollution. Darryl explains the history of salt, why it's vital for human health, how Real Salt is different from modern sea salts and why indivudals, whether they are on a vegetarian, vegan, paleo, keto or carnivore diet, can benefit from using high quailty anceint sea salt.  https://realsalt.com You can learm more about Real Salt comes from here: https://realsalt.com/mine/ We also discuss the philosophy and principles of Redmond, Inc. and what they mean when they say they are commited  to "Empowering the Human Experience" for their employees, customers and community.  http://redmondinc.com I use Kratom to help me i

Dr. Marilyn Singleton President of The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons join us to discuss why the current healthcare system is not functioning for either patients or doctors and the practical alternatives that can help lower costs and repair the doctor patient relationship. You can watch our conversation here. https://youtu.be/GryK8AAY5Vw I exercise my Health Freedom by using Kratom to improve my health and well-being. The only brand I trust is Urban Ice Organics that can be found here: https://naturalorganix.com  I brew tea with Red Vein Kratom Powder to help manage my chronic pain. You can use Promo Code: ChronicallyHuman20 to get 20% off your next order. The current healthcare system is a mess because of the interference of government into the voluntary transactions between healthcare providers and individuals seeking to improve their health and wellbeing. The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons has been fighting for medial freedom since 1943. Its motto is "All for the pati