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Mountain State Libertycast
by Libertarian Party of West Virginia
Join Host Tye Ward and guests as they discuss the current events, politics and culture of West Virginia from a Libertarian perspective.
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EP 88 WV GOP infighting and assassination attempt
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss WV GOP infighting and out of state money.
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EP 87 Southern Poverty Law Center
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss the recent SPLC indictment.
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EP86 Data centers in WV
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss the current issues around data centers in WV.
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EP 85 WVLP candidate announcements
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss their candidacy for WV House District 15 and WV Senate District 13.
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EP 84 Katie Switzer - School Choice
Host Tye Ward speaks with Katie Switzer about school choice in WV.
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EP 83 WV Legislative wrap up
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss the successes and failures of the WV Legislative session.
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EP 82 Iran update and WV legislature update
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss the recent events in the conflict with Iran and the latest in the WV legislature.
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EP 81 WV Legislative update and war with Iran
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss the mid point of the 2026 WV legislative session and the bombing of Iran.
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EP 80 WV HOPE Scholarship and the funding chess game
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss the chess game of funding for the HOPE Scholarship, WVs ground breaking school choice law.
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EP 79 Matte Kibbe
Join Host Tye Ward and Matte Kibbe of Free The People and the Kibbe on Liberty podcast discuss the liberty movement and tips and techniques for spreading the message. https://freethepeople.orghttps://lpwv.org/event/2026-lpwv-convention-2026-03/
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EP 78 2026 WV Legislative mid session update
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss how it's going for the WV state legislature mid session. Centralized Planning, Foster care and animal cruelty are hot topics in WV government.
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EP 77 Charles Horst, WV House of delegates 95th district
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond are joined by Representative Charles Horst of the WV House of delegates district 95. They discuss civil asset forfeiture, Open Fields Doctrine and Federal prohibition of fire arms ownership for felons.
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EP 76 Libertarian Christians and WV bible bill
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss why Christianity is compatible with Libertarianism and address the recent bible bill in the WV legislature.
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EP 75 Scott Horton
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond are joined by Scott Horton. He is a radio host and author. He serves as the director of the Libertarian Institute and hosts The Scott Horton Show, where he has conducted interviews with experts on foreign policy, war, and civil liberties. Scott recently started Scott Horton Academy. Get 10% off membership with code, LPWV at https://scotthortonacademy.com
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EP 74 Hypocrisy from the right and why Republicans are losing their base
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss the current hypocrisy and inconsistencies coming from the right and the lack of awareness of President and Trump about their rhetoric that will lead to their defeat in the 2026 primary.
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EP 73 WV legislative upday
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss politics in West Virginia and the WV legislature.
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EP 72 Minnesota shooting and 2nd Amendment rights
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss the recent ICE shooting in Minnesota and the ramifications for 2nd Amendment rights.
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EP 71 WV public education on the rocks
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss the current financial issues facing most of WVs public schools.
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EP 70 ICE actions and protests
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss the recent ICE actions and protests in Minnesota.
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EP 69 Supreme Court WV Trans sports case
Taylor Richmond and Erika Kolenich discuss the current SCOTUS case regarding TVs trans sports law.
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EP 68 2026 WV Legislative Session PREVIEW
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond are joined by Erica Kolenich to discuss what to expect from the 2026 WV legislative session and what the LPWV has planned.
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EP 67 WV foster care focus and RFK Jrs nutritional guidlines
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss WV Gov Patrick Morrisey's recent press conference on foster care and at risk children in the state. They also discuss RFK Jr's recent announcement about new nutritional guidelines.
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EP 66 Nigeria, Iran, Ukrain and Venezuela
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss the various foreign conflicts the US seems involved in including the recent arrest of the Venezuelan President and his wife.
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EP 65 Rural Healthcare federal funding and WV food dye ban BLOCKED
In this contentious episode Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss the folly of central planning and federal funding for services and the controversial food dye ban and its recent block by a federal judge. https://governor.wv.gov/article/west-virginia-secures-199-million-2026-rural-healthcare-transformation-fund
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EP64 2025 political Festivus
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond cover the year in politics and air some grievances.
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EP63 Venezuela increased and economic truths
Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss the recent increases in escalation with Venezuela and the realities of governments statistics.The Daily show clip on venezuelahttps://youtube.com/shorts/j0k3Yh-U-nA?si=YPf6jfJMxLaFv-yD
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EP 62 WV state legislatures economic plans
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss the recent plans laid out for the 2026 WV state legislative session by the speaker.
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EP 61 DC WV National Guard Soldiers and Venezuela
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss the recent attack on WV National Guard Soldiers in DC and the situation in Venezuela .
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EP 60 MAGA on the rocks
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss the recent missteps of the Trump administration and the growing divide between the MAGA supporters over economic and foreign policy issues and the Epstein files.
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EP 59 WV GOP not meeting expectations
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss the latest in WV politics and how the GOP is failing on the PR front and not meeting expectations.
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EP 58 NYC mayoral race and government shutdown continues
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss recent election results in NYC and Virginia and the ongoing government shutdown.
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EP 57 Government Shutdown and SNAP
Host Tye Ward and Taylor Richmond discuss the ongoing government shutdown and SNAP benefits.
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EP 56 WV DOGE, Massie's Epstein petition and FBI incompetence
WV state senator Chris Rose has proposed a WV DOGE, Thomas Massie is fighting to get the Epstein files released and the FBI is failing to change the way the organization operates and seems to be focused more on PR than results.
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EP 55 TYLENOL and other gov announcements blown out of proportion
Host Tye Ward is joined by Taylor Richmond to discuss the latest from the Trump administration including possible causes of autism and why folks should do their own research.
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EP 54 Charlie Kirk and political dialogue
Host Tye Ward is joined by Taylor Richmond and Thomas to discuss the recent assassination political pendant and activist Charlie Kirk and how political dialogue may have led to the incident and how this event may change the country. They also discuss how these types of events and figures are viewed in the black community at large.
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EP 53 WV economic development, national economic developments and trans gun bans
Host Tye Ward and Co Host Taylor Richmond discuss recent market interventions by the state government, Trumps tariffs and their effects and gun rights and the recent announcement of potential trans gun bans.
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EP 52 Talking Diesel
Host Tye Ward and guest Paul Ward talk about prospective EPA rule changes to emissions and the effect they will have on the truck and equipment market and question if these regulations served any real purpose in the first place.
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EP51 Russia, redistricting and Maverick Joe Manchin
Join Host Tye Ward and Co Host Taylor Richmond as they discuss the going ons with the Russia Ukraine war, Texas redistricting and Joe Manchin's new book.
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EP 50 Thomas is back!
Join Taylor Richmond as he discuses issues of black culture with his friend Thomas.
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EP 49 WV Politics from the black perspective
Join Taylor Richmond and his friend Thomas to discuss politics in WV and beyond from the black perspective.
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EP 48 WV Vaccine Freedom
Join Host Tye Ward, Taylor Richmond and Erika Kolenich as they discuss recent lawsuits involving vaccine freedom in West Virginia.
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EP47 MUH ROADS!
Host Tye Ward and Co Host Taylor Richmond discuss the condition of the condition of roads and how they should be dealt with.
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EP46 Independence Day Weekend
Host Tye Ward is joined by co host Taylor Richmond to talk about the foundations of our country and reflect on what we can learn from our founders. https://lpwv.orghttps://proudlibertarian.com/search?type=article%2Cproduct%2Cpage%2C&q=West+Virginia
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EP45 Recent Supreme Court Opinions
Join Host Tye Ward, Co Host Taylor Richmond and Erica Kolenich as they discuss the recent Supreme Court Opinions.
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EP44 Israel and Iran
Join host Tye Ward and co host Taylor Richmond as they discuss the current conflict in the Middle East from a libertarian perspective.
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EP43 Should the state pay for stuff?
Join Host Tye Ward and Co Host Taylor Richmond as they discuss entitlements and what the state should and shouldn't be paying for.
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EP 42 Tariffs and spending
Join Host Tye Ward and Co Host Taylor Richmond as they discuss national issues including tariffs and that Big Beautiful Bill.
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EP 41 WVLP 2025 state convention breakdown
Join Taylor Richmond and crew as they discuss the 2025 LPWV state convention.
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EP 40 2025 WV Legislative conclusion
Host Tye Ward and Co Host Taylor Richmond are joined by Erika Kolenich to discuss an over view of the 2025 WV legislative session.
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EP 39 2025 WV Legislative Rundown 4
Join host Tye Ward and co host Taylor Richmond as they breakdown the 2025 WV Legislative Session.
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