Matt Balaker: Living in Bubbles and Blocking Cowards
KEY MOMENTS
0:00 – Intro: Lou Perez on the Matt Balaker Podcast
0:47 – Monetizing a health-conscious comedian
2:02 – How Lou landed the tour opening for Scott Thompson
5:29 – On the road with Scott Thompson and Buddy Cole
7:48 – Asking for proof that Charlie Kirk was hateful
9:02 – Facebook arguments and blocking old acquaintances
11:44 – "Letter from a Coward" and the Bernie mittens meme
14:44 – Reactions to Charlie Kirk's assassination
18:35 – Calling opponents Nazis to justify violence
21:06 – Facebook posts celebrating Kirk's death
23:26 – Clip: Kirk on drag shows, Peter Thiel, and Tammy Bruce
24:50 – Was Charlie Kirk anti-gay? Rob Smith and TPUSA
27:14 – Guns, trade-offs, and defensive gun uses
31:20 – The leftward shift of college professors since 1984
32:27 – Political violence and the Weather Underground
35:09 – Bubbles, Hayek, Thomas Sowell, and steelmanning
38:19 – Should our kids go to college?
39:28 – Trades, a butcher's son, and respect without a degree
42:27 – Optimism: protein, fiber, and what you can control
43:46 – Where to find Lou Perez and wrap-up
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Lou sits down with Matt Balaker on the Matt Balaker Podcast to talk about living in bubbles, blocking cowards on Facebook, reactions to Charlie Kirk's assassination, and opening for Scott Thompson on tour.
We also get into monetizing a health-conscious comedian, life on the road with Scott Thompson and Buddy Cole, asking for proof that Kirk was hateful, "Letter from a Coward" and the Bernie mittens meme, calling opponents Nazis to justify violence, Rob Smith and TPUSA, guns and defensive gun uses, the leftward shift of college professors, the Weather Underground, Hayek and Thomas Sowell, whether our kids should go to college, and respect for the trades.