The Pennsylvania Project

64, Libertarian Tax Collectors, More Reparations, Insurrections, and E-mails

Sat, 31 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Ken's guest is Steven Brenize, a Libertarian Tax Collector In Shippensburg Pennsylvania . Listener questions include insurections and more on reparations. Ken's rant is about e-mail, spammers, and hearing from the dead.

Featured Toastmaster Narrator - DTM Brigid Falasca

Featured Toastmaster Cohort - Candice Winters

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/17/un-human-rights-chief-calls-for-reparations-to-make-amends-for-slavery

https://emojipedia.org/

https://wordcounter.io/blog/how-many-words-does-the-average-person-know/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law

63, Cops, Reparations, and Eminent Domain

Thu, 29 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Ken's guest is Captain John Gallagher of the Narberth Police Department and his involvement with the Re-Open Pennsylvania rally. Leftovers from Episode 62 include listener questions about reparations for blacks and Ken's rant about Eminent Domain.

Featured Toastmaster Cohort – Donna Herb

http://castlecoalition.org/2121

https://chestercountyramblings.com/2020/05/28/dick-saha-you-were-an-amazing-man-and-a-lot-of-us-will-miss-you/

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Bulldozed/ZLBop-2VeIUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22saha+farm%22&pg=PA237&printsec=frontcover

https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/blog/real-estate/2013/08/remember-the-saha-land-grab-in.html

62, Shutting Down the Shutdowns, Reparations, and Eminent Domain

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (MArc Bozzacco, Andy Starr, Ken Krawchuk) — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Ken's guests are Andy Starr and Marc Bozzacco, two of the ralliers from last Saturday’s Shutdown the Shutdown rally, going into all the gory details of what went down

Listener questions include reparations for blacks, and some compliments for Ken's wife Roberta

Ken's rant was pre-empted in favor of the guests

Featured Toastmaster Narrator and Cohort - Donna Herb

Related Links:

https://montcolp.org/montco-liberty-blog/blog-articles/80-news/117-montco-libertarians-to-stage-nine-shutdown-the-shutdown-rallies-on-may-30th

61, Libertarianism, Toilets, and Getting Ready for Re-opening Pennsylvania

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (Marc Chierici, Drew Miller, Ken Krawchuk) — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Ken's guest is Drew Miller, a Pittsburgh attorney suing Governor Big Bad Wolf over the need to simultaneously collect signatures to get on the ballot AND socially distance

Listener questions include the foundations of Libertarianism and Toilets

Ken's Rant is about the reactions from police and legislators regarding the upcoming Re-Open Pennsylvania rally.

Featured Toastmaster Narrator Marc Chierici

Featured Toastmaster Cohort Candice Winters

https://wgxa.tv/news/nation-world/letter-from-doctors-calls-on-president-trump-to-end-lockdown

https://www.scribd.com/document/462469213/Doctor-Letter#from_embed

60, Lockdowns, and What Can Be Done About Them

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (Marc Scaringi, Margaret Susuni, Ken Krawchuk) — Thu, 22 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Ken's guest is Marc Scaringi, attorney, author, and fellow radio talk show host in Harrisburg, and speaker at the recent Re-Open Pennsylvania rally

Listener questions include how to collect signatures AND socially distance (hint: Not possible!)

Ken's rant is how you personally can take action against the lockdowns

Featured Toastmaster Narrator Marc Chierici

Featured Toastmaster Cohort Margaret Susuni

59, Defying Lockdowns, Compartive Worth, and Marriage

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Ken's guest is Julie Potter, Proprietor of the Tame Your Mane Hair and Styling Salon in Blair County, who defied the lockdown order and remained open

Listener questions include equal pay for comparative worth

Ken's rant is all about his 43 years of marriage and how he and Robert made it work.

Featured Toastmaster Narrator: Roberta Krawchuk

Featured Toastmaster Cohort: Daniel Graciano

Related Links:

https://tameyourmane.sexy/

https://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Comparable+Worth

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/shocking-two-thirds-patients-recently-hospitalized-ny-had-been-staying-n1201421

58, Leftists, Rightists, and Bungled Pandemics

Sat, 17 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Ken's guest is Ashley Klingensmith, Pennsylvania Director of Americans for Prosperity

Our resident Leftist, Bernie McCann, is live on the phone asking Leftist questions.

Ken's rant is about the world's bungled response to the pandemic, and how Sweden survived where all others failed

Featured Toastmaster Narrator: Alexander Caris

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/world/europe/sweden-coronavirus.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2020/04/01/why-is-coronavirus-fear-so-low-in-sweden/#502c37b03870

https://americansforprosperity.org/

57, Elon's Rant, Steaing Dogs, and Conquering Counties

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (Lois Kaneshiki, Elon Musk, Ken Krawchuk) — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 01:02:19 +0000

Ken's guest is Lois Kaneshiki, Former Republican committee chair of Blair County, discussing the power of county committees.

Listener questions include the morality of dognapping

Ken's rant is a reaction to Elon Musk's colorful reaction to the lockdowns from the Q1 2020 Tesla earnings call.

Featured Toastmaster Narrator: Candice Winters

Featured Toastmaster Cohort: Ariel Kamen

Related Links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEvXfHHEdNc&t=2335s @39:00+

56, Whiskey, Dognapping, Re-opening PA, and a Pain in the Ass

Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Ken's guest is Chad DeSantis, past drunken candidate for Mayor of Monongahela and a professional pain in the ass. One listener gives advice on how to buy whiskey in Pennsylvania during a pandemic (but not Ohio), and another on the morality of dognapping. Ken's rant is all about the recent Re-Open Pennsylvania rally, where his wife asks, “Do you think it’ll do any good?” “No,” Ken told her. “It’s not going to do any good at all.”

Featured Toastmaster Narrator, and Cohort: Daniel Graciano

ReOpenPa: https://www.facebook.com/groups/224471525312864/

Chad: https://www.wtae.com/article/man-running-for-monongahela-mayor-on-unique-platform/7161651

https://www.finewineandgoodspirits.com

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/04/how-to-get-curbside-booze-in-pa-one-man-called-80-times-using-2-phones-to-break-through.html

https://www.animallaw.info/statute/pa-cruelty-consolidated-cruelty-statutes

Contradictions: https://whyy.org/articles/just-insanity-closed-pa-businesses-cry-foul-as-competitors-snag-waivers-to-reopen/

More: https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/spl/wolf-coronavirus-shutdown-businesses-20200320.html

No transparency: https://www.ldnews.com/story/news/2020/04/20/diamond-criticizes-gov-tom-wolf-response-coronavirus-covid-19-during-harrisburg-rally/5166138002/

Sheep’s clothing: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+7%3A15-20&version=NKJV

55, Swedes, Education, and Catholic Education

Sat, 10 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Ken's guest is Kathleen Smith, a Libertarian School board president, and how she was able to make a difference. A listener challenges Sweden's refusal to lock down for the pandemic. Ken's rant is all about his tortuous Catholic Education, plus a musical tribute to college written by Bob Blue and sung by Donna M. Herb.

Featured Toastmaster Narrator, Cohort, and vocalist: Donna Herb

54, Pipelines, Vaccines, and Bad Beer Part 2

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (Greg Perry, Ken Krawchuk) — Thu, 8 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Ken's guest is Greg Perry, an energy industry pipeline expert, talking about the impact of fracking. A listener asks about pandemic vaccination vs. medical freedom, especially as it affects tow unvaccinated children. Ken's rant is again all about bad beer, part 2, this time with more about the PLCB, the eternal Johnstown Flood Tax, and some bad beer puns.

Featured Toastmaster Narrator and Cohort: Pennsylvania Project Founding Father Paul Nicotera

53, Guns, Lockdown Lawsuits, and Bad Beer

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Tue, 6 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Ken's guest is Dr. Val Finnell, Pennsylvania Director of the Gun Owners of America. A listener raises the issue of the legality of lockdowns under the fifth amendment. Ken's rant is all about bad beer (bad in whose opinion?), the bad Liquor Control Board, and bad DUI checkpoints. It's enough to drive you to drink!

Featured Toastmaster Narrator and Cohort: Margaret Susuni

52, Chiropractology, College, and a Governor Ken on the Pandemic,

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (Dr. Tedd Koren, Ken Krawchuk) — Sat, 3 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Ken's guest is Dr. Tedd Koren, ground-breaking chiropractor and a health issues renaissance man. A listener asks what a notional Governor Ken would do about the lockdowns and gets a gubernatorial speech in return. Ken's rant is all about the futility of college, as exemplified by a sad rewrite of Frank Sinatra's hit "My Way" titled "Their Way."

Featured Toastmaster Narrator and Cohort: Distinguished Toastmaster Art Farnsworth

Supporting links:

http://BobBlue.org

https://www.wgal.com/article/average-student-loan-debt-in-pennsylvania-nearly-35-000-dollars/30512703

https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/study-pennsylvania-college-graduates-have-2nd-highest-average-student-debt-load-in-nation/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2019/12/16/college-enrollment-declines-again-its-down-more-than-two-million-students-in-this-decade/#208217ed3d95

https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/why-elon-musk-doesnt-care-about-college-degrees.html

51, Participatory Democracy, #3 + #4

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (Ken Krawchuk) — Thu, 1 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

No guest again today. Instead, we have Participatory Democracy Part Three and Part Four, exploring the details of how you, personally can run for public office. Part Three is about how to get votes, and Part Four is all about how to make news.

Listener question is about you doing a self lockdown if you test positive for the virus

The rant is an expose about the self-immolating, so-called Patriot movement, including tax "protesters", Section 861, state citizenship, allodial title, straw man theory, and other ways to throw yourself in front of a steamroller.

Featured Toastmaster Narrator is Distinguished Toastmaster Lisa Jones

Featured Toastmaster Cohort is Ed Kmetz

Supporting links:

https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/13/21179291/elon-musk-coronavirus-tesla-memo-car-accident-deaths-comparison

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic#/media/File:2020_coronavirus_patients_in_China.svg

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51813876

http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/featured-articles/2020/march/16/the-coronavirus-hoax/

https://www.dgs.pa.gov/Documents/PA-Manual-v123.pdf

50, Participatory Democracy #1 + #2

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (Ken Krawchuk) — Sun, 27 Nov 2022 20:53:38 +0000

No guest today. Instead, we have the first two parts about Participatory Democracy, exploring the details of how you, personally can run for public office. Part 1 is all about how to get your name on the ballot. Part Two is about attracting and keeping volunteers.

Listener question is if you personally are better off than you were three and a half years ago or worse off? And why.

The rant is a goodie: It’s all about the worldwide response to the corona virus.

Featured Toastmaster Narrator is Christopher Hulse

Featured Toastmaster Cohort is Distinguished Toastmaster Art Farnsworth

Supporting links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_coronavirus_pandemic

https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-compared-to-flu-mortality-rates-2020-3

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_pandemic_on_cruise_ships

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-death-toll/

https://www.pnas.org/content/104/18/7582

49, Conventional Libertarian Wisdom, live from the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party convention

Thu, 29 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

This episode is broadcast live from the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party convention held in Philadelphia, including interviews with a wide range of personalities, including presidential candidate Jacob Hornberger, other candidates, and party functionaries.

What sticks in Ken’s craw is political conventions of the two old parties.

48. Airheads and Airheads, with Brett Croneberger

Tue, 27 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Ken’s guest is Brett Croneberger, radio producer for The Pennsylvania Project on WWDB, discussing his view from the studio control room of numerous issues ranging from gun control to Toastmasters to launching a broadcasting career.

What sticks in Ken’s craw is the so-called “patriot movement” and several of their unworkable approaches to avoiding paying federal taxes, unprovable conspiracy theories, and other ways to run yourself over with a steamroller.

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Susan Hawkins, Septa Toastmasters in Phila

Guest Toastmaster Cohort: Distinguished Toastmaster Cate Conti, Doylestown Toastmasters in Doylestown

More Information:

Guests:

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/7701

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/rr-07-22.pdf

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-07-30.pdf

https://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog/2007/03/irs_lists_40_fr.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/17/us/home-grown-courts-spring-up-as-judicial-arm-of-the-far-right.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawman_theory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allodial_title

https://writersfield.wordpress.com/2012/05/31/unjust-weights-and-measures-what-exactly-are-these/

https://www.larkenrose.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gasland#Negative

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

Christopher Fave Fly Fishing: http://ChristopherFaveFlyFishing.com

47. Poking the Bear, with Tyler Breen

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Ken’s guest is Tyler Breen, intellectual instigator and host of the Terrible Conservative podcast, poking the bears known as abortion, gun control, race relations, political correctness, and worse.

What sticks in Ken’s craw is more of the ongoing Police Crisis, plus a discussion of how to rein it in; specifically, the Ten Copmandments.

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Stephanie Burg-Brown, SEPTA Toastmasters in Philadelphia

Guest Toastmaster Cohort: Non-Toastmaster Paul Nicotera

More Information:

Guests:

https://www.npr.org/2019/07/07/739308468/starbucks-apologizes-to-police-officers-who-were-asked-to-leave-an-arizona-store

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/14/602556973/starbucks-police-and-mayor-weigh-in-on-controversial-arrest-of-2-black-men-in-ph

https://www.theintell.com/news/20200224/how-political-party-insiders---not-voters---dictate-pa-special-election-candidates

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/01/pa-house-democratic-leader-criticizes-schedule-of-special-elections-citing-cost-a-waste-of-taxpayer-dollars.html

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

Christopher Fave Fly Fishing: http://ChristopherFaveFlyFishing.com

46. Policing Politics as Usual, with Michelle Siegel

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Ken’s guest is Michelle Siegel, candidate for the Pennsylvania State Senate in the 27th District, discussing Knoebels, the insane War on Drugs, campaign reform, and other leftish issues that align with Libertarianism.

What sticks in Ken’s craw is the contradictory Doctor Jekyll /Mister Hyde duopoly of police powers.

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Greg Ludwig TD Toasts in Mt. Laurel

Guest Toastmaster Cohort: Margaret Susuni, ETS Toastmasters in Princeton

More Information:

Guests:

https://www.successcds.net/full-form/police-full-form.html

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/data/seattle-police-are-writing-fewer-jaywalking-tickets-but-high-rate-still-issued-to-black-pedestrians/

https://www.Knoebels.com

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

Christopher Fave Fly Fishing: http://ChristopherFaveFlyFishing.com

45. Counting on a Bad Choice, with Roy Minet

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Ken’s guest is voting methodology expert Roy Minet, discussing the reasons why our current system of electing people is the worst possible one, and the dozen or so other systems that simpulations prove would work much better.

What sticks in Ken’s craw is Ayn Rand’s novel, Atlas Shrugged.

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Scott Thompson, CLIMB Toastmasters in Ewing

Guest Toastmaster Cohort: Daniel Graciano, Drexel University Toastmasters in Philadelphia

More Information:

Guests:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_novels

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

Christopher Fave Fly Fishing: http://ChristopherFaveFlyFishing.com

44. Bend Me, Shape Me, with Kevin Kita

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Ken’s guest is Kevin Kita, chiropractor, discussing the interrelationship between mind, body, and soul, and how chiropractors bring them all together, resulting in amazing cures for migraines, cancer, and other ailments.

What sticks in Ken’s craw is again even MORE of a long list of provocative questions raised on The Pennsylvania Project but never answered.

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Lynn Dao, Smithklein Speecham Toastmasters in Upper Providence

Guest Toastmaster Cohort: Distinguished Toastmaster Karen Flam, Positively Charged Toastmasters in Philadelphia

More Information:

Guests:

https://www.inquirer.com/news/abington-school-board-police-tamar-klaiman-20200205.html

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/12/new-pa-law-restores-school-police-arrest-powers.html

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/10/pa-lawmakers-seek-fix-to-return-arrest-powers-to-school-police.html

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/nationwide-police-shot-and-killed-nearly-1000-people-in-2017/2018/01/04/4eed5f34-e4e9-11e7-ab50-621fe0588340_story.html?utm_term=.09b93841159b

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

Christopher Fave Fly Fishing: http://ChristopherFaveFlyFishing.com

43. All in the Family? with Liz Jordan

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

More Information:

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Christopher Fave Fly Fishing: http://ChristopherFaveFlyFishing.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

42. Putting On the Dog, with Derek Cotton

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Ken’s guest is Derek Cotton, K-9 Guidance Councilor, discussing the counterproductive way most people train their dogs, and how to let your dog actually be a dog.

What sticks in Ken’s craw is a long list of provocative questions raised on The Pennsylvania Project but never answered.

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Stephanie Burg-Brown, SEPTA Toastmasters in Philadelphia

Guest Toastmaster Cohort: Distinguished Toastmaster Art Farnsworth, We The Speakers Toastmasters in Plymouth Meeting

More Information:

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

41. Blowing Political Smoke, with Alan Fox

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Ken’s guest is Allen Fox, proprietor of the Vapor Phoxxe vape lounge in Hatboro, discussing the political side of vaping, including unsung medical benefits and overly-sung misinformation campaigns.

What sticks in Ken’s craw are all the technological tyrants invading Pennsylvania, such as speed cameras and red light cameras, and how to fight back.

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Theresa Santoscoy, Reading Toastmasters in Reading

Guest Toastmaster Cohort: Margaret Susuni, ETS Toastmasters in Princeton

More Information:

Guests:

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/speeding-ticket-cameras-roosevelt-boulevard-philadelphia/185912/

https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/transportation-and-transit/32-speed-cameras-being-installed-along-phillys-roosevelt-boulevard/2274105/

https://wamu.org/story/18/02/06/vast-majority-maryland-speed-camera-revenue-comes-just-two-counties/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roosevelt_Boulevard_(Philadelphia)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_enforcement_camera

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112886619

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

40. Fear and Loathing in Luzerne County, with Lou Jasikoff

Thu, 8 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Ken’s guest is Lou Jasikoff, investigative journalist and publisher of the Wilkes Barre Independent Gazette, discussing numerous scandals in northeastern Pennsylvania, such as Kids for Cash, Custody for Cash, nepotism, cronyism, blatant intimidation, and worse. What sticks in Ken’s craw is the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Cheryl Jenkins, SEPTA Toastmasters in Philadelphia

Guest Toastmaster Cohort: Distinguished Toastmaster Art Farnsworth of We The Speakers Toastmasters in Plymouth Meeting

More Information:

Guests:

https://www.paturnpike.com/business/act44.aspx

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/03/how-high-will-pennsylvania-turnpike-fares-go-and-other-numbers-you-should-know.html

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/12/pa-turnpike-tolls-are-about-to-rise-again.html

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

39. In League with the League, with Susan Carty

Tue, 6 Jul 2021 11:00:00 +0000

Ken’s guest is Susan Carty, past president of the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters, currently serving on the League’s national board in Washington DC, discussing how the League stood up to Wolf and Wagner debate debacle, and how the two old parties are undermining our political system. What sticks in Ken’s craw is Pennsylvania’s horrendous ballot access laws.

More Information:

Guests:

https://www.palwv.org/

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

38. What’s This Mess? with Matt Wenrick

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 04:00:00 +0000

Ken’s guest is Matt Wenrick, environmental engineer, exploring the details of cleaning up the mess left behind from past chemicals, biological agents, leaks, Superfunds, and PFOs, including biocumulation, biolatilization, and other B words.

Listeners question include a series of Facebook responses to the telling question, “What bothers you about Pennsylvania?”

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? Libertarian “Top Ten” lists

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

State Police taking over small town policing: https://whyy.org/articles/half-of-pa-municipalities-rely-fully-on-state-police/

Vehicle inspections: https://www.nbc12.com/2019/12/18/mechanics-react-gov-northams-proposal-eliminate-state-inspections/

Vehicle inspections: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiv7fuJ6MDmAhWNhOAKHZzmApAQFjAAegQIAxAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Flibertasutah.org%2Fpolicy-papers%2Fsafety_inspections.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2MXheK878QbPTLQkRi2oBE

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

37. Facing up to Facebook, Part One

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:02:20 +0000

Facing Up to Facebook, Part One

Ken’s guest is a collection of contributors to The Pennsylvania Project’s Facebook page, responding to the question, “What bothers you about Pennsylvania?” Issues range from corruption in Reading and in Philadelphia, to the SB 76 property tax shell game, to alternatives to government education, to the reasons behind high taxes, to state police taking over small town policing, to overtaxation of breweries, to turnpike tolls NOT being spent on the turnpike, to the fight against school vouchers, to mis-spending of the gas tax, to getting rid of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, to Common Core, to grammatical errors on The Pennsylvania Project, and more.

Listeners question include a response to Ken’s response to all the nonsense surrounding Real ID, plus details of a stinging defeat of Irv Homer’s successor at the hands of Irv’s legacy.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw”? The lack of a human guest on The Pennsylvania Project that results in relying on Facebook denizens.

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Glenn Freezman of the CLIMB Toastmasters in Ewing

Guest Toastmaster Cohort: Distinguished Toastmaster Cate Conti of the Doylestown Toastmasters in Doylestown

More Information:

small-town:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

State Police taking over small town policing: https://whyy.org/articles/half-of-pa-municipalities-rely-fully-on-state-police/

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

36. Up in Smoke, with Alan Fox

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Up in Smoke

Ken’s guest is Alan Fox, proprietor of the Vapor Phoxxe vape lounge in Hatboro, talking about how the quality of vaping is being dramatically compromised by yet another government-led crackdown, leading to the creation of yet another black market.

Listeners questions include a whimsical grammatical issue, plus one about the very non-whimsical, very expensive, very-un-Libertarian Real ID, and how Pennsylvania’s legislature performed a near-180-degree flip-flop under federal pressure.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” Toastmasters, of all things.

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Distinguished Toastmaster Thaine Shetter of the Princeton Toastmasters and ETS Toastmasters clubs in Princeton

Guest Toastmaster Cohort: Ariel Kamen of the Drexel University Toastmasters in Philadelphia.

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

Vapor Phoxxe Vape Lounge: http://www.vaporphoxxe.com/

Real ID: https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-pa-wolf-sign-sreal-id-bill-20170526-story.html

Real ID: https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-pa-real-id-drivers-license-20170510-story.html

Vehicle inspections: https://www.nbc12.com/2019/12/18/mechanics-react-gov-northams-proposal-eliminate-state-inspections/

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

35. Stupid Toastmasters

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 35

Stupid Toastmasters

Ken, his Cohort, and Narrator explore the frightening side of Toastmaster, namely: speech contests, including a presentation AND evaluation of Ken’s winning speech titled “Stupid, Stupid, Stupid”, not to mention of a captive audience: Toastmasters club in prison.

Listeners question include more silence from our spammer, negatarian pots calling the negatarian kettle black, and how the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is protecting your password from the cops.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? The Pennsylvania Project of course, what with its party-killing, teetotaling fun that makes it all worthwhile.

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Distinguished Toastmaster Cate Conti of the Doylestown Toastmasters in Doylestown

Guest Toastmaster Cohort: Jena Bernstein of Liberty Toastmasters in Philadelphia

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

America’s Call Center: http://AmericasCallCenter.US

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

34. Hunting for a Solution, with Tom Cunningham

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Hunting for a Solution

Ken’s guest is Tom Cunningham, an avid, self-styled “wildlife population control specialist”. Listeners question include reactions to Libertarian “Humor”, videographers that push the limits, and spam.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? Negatarians

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Liz Jordan of the Sunrise Toastmasters club in Allentown

Guest Toastmaster Cohort: Art Farnsworth of We The Speakers Toastmasters in Plymouth Meeting.

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

33. A Toast to Toastmasters

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:00:00 +0000

Episode 33

A Toast to Toastmasters

Ken’s guest hit a deer on his way to the studio (he’s fine, car and deer are not), so the Narrator and Cohort stepped in to provide a primer on your typical Toastmasters meeting, with a who’s who and who does what when to who. Listeners' question includes more about the Pledge of Allegiance, and a charge of corporate hypocrisy.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? Libertarian “Humor”

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Cate Conti of the Doylestown Toastmasters in Doylestown

Guest Toastmaster Cohort: Margaret Susuni of the Educational Testing Service Toastmasters in Princeton

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

31. Artificial Everything, Intelligence Optional with Donna Herb

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 12:00:04 +0000

Episode 31

Artificial Everything, Intelligence Optional

Ken’s guest is Donna Herb, Artificial Intelligence project manager at a major research firm. Listeners question include more about the abominable Marsy’s Law and an as-yet-unnamed law also attempting to muddy our state constitution even more.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? The good old Pledge of Allegiance, and a suggested alternative.

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Camille Byrd of the Northeast Philadelphia Toastmasters club in Northeast Philadelphia

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

Marsy’s Law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsy%27s_Law

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

30. Life, the University, and Everything with Anna Egan Hess and Ariel Kamen

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:00:27 +0000

Life, the University, and Everything

Ken’s guests are Anna Egan Hess and Ariel Kamen, students at Philadelphia’s Drexel University with an in-depth review of what’s going on with today’s campus scene, including political correctness, student debt/free college, drugs, alcohol and more. Listeners question include Philly’s unconstitutional “stop and frisk” searches, and more about the primaries.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? The abominable Marsy’s Law aiming to muddy our state constitution.

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Liam Cummings of the Drexel University Toastmasters in Philadelphia

Guest Toastmaster Co-Cohorts: Anna Egan Hess and Ariel Kamen of the Drexel University Toastmasters in Philadelphia

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

Marsy’s Law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsy%27s_Law

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

29. What, in God's Name, with Adam Reinhardt

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Thu, 6 Feb 2020 14:49:36 +0000

28. Can't Beat 'er: Joyner, with Veronica Joyner

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 13:20:05 +0000

Marketing Cannabis, from Pa Cannabis Fest

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Tue, 14 Jan 2020 12:30:24 +0000

Marketing Cannabis

Welcome to the fifth annual Cannabis Festival in Kutztown Pennsylvania, and meet some of the scores of vendors and thousands of attendees. Ken’s guests include a parade of cannabis growers, distributors, lobbyists, legalizers, and more, sharing their opinions on just how soon recreational cannabis is hitting a store shelf near you

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? Cannabis: Why ain’t it legal yet?

Found in this episode:

Conversations in the Cannabis Marketplace xx:xx

Jeff Riedy of Lehigh Valley NORML
Devin Bridgeman on networking cannabis
Shawn House on hemp edibles
Jason Porter on obtaining medical cannabis cards .
Tony Zollo on unionizing cannabis workers??

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Why Ain’t Cannabis Legal Yet? xx:xx

Witnessing fifty years of misinformation, persecution, and ruined lives.
Cracks and fissures finally appearing in the insane War on Drugs
Festive times: They’re actually selling all that stuff? Out in the open??

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Cannabis Festival: http://www.penncannafest.com/

Lehigh Valley NORML: https://norml.org/chapters/item/lehigh-valley-norml

Pennsylvania Cannabis Connection: https://www.pennsylvaniacannabisconnection.com/

Cannabis Workers Union: https://www.ufcw1776.org

Hempzels Pretzels: https://www.hempzels.com/

Justice Grown Medical Cannabis Dispensary: http://gojusticegrown.com/

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

32. Champions of the Downtrodden, with David Osborne

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 12:00:11 +0000

Champions of the Downtrodden

Ken’s guest is David Osborne, president, co-founder, and general counsel of the Fairness Center in Harrisburg, a nonprofit, public interest law firm that provides free legal services to those hurt by public-sector union officials.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week is corporate personhood..

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Michael Ferry

Guest Toastmaster Cohort: Dodie Preston

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag?

· DOZENS of Libertarian electoral victories!

· The plans of one of those elected Libertarians

· Are Libertarians on the political left or the political right – or someplace else?

A Conversation with David Osborne

· Is the choice to pay union dues or get fired?

· Trapping employees in unions via "maintenance of membership" policies

· Did David's Supreme Court victories end such nonsense?

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Corporate Personhood

· “Corporations are people, my friend?” Yeah, right.

· Sullying the Pennsylvania Constitution with corporate nonsense

· Why are corporate officers above the law?

· End corporate personhood!

More Information:

Guests:

Fairness Center: https://www.fairnesscenter.org

Commercials:

Amendment 16:http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania:http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club:https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing:https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International:http://toastmasters.org

26. The Nuts and Bolts of Muffing It

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Mon, 2 Dec 2019 12:00:22 +0000

The Nuts and Bolts of Muffing It

Ken’s guest was swallowed by a crack in the schedule, so instead the topic du jour is a nuts-and-bolts primer for those who want to become involved in politics without muffing it. Topics range from initial contact to strange bedfellows to making your own news, replete with press releases, dealing with the cops, and living with yourself afterwards. Listeners question how Libertarians deal with sinister, inane gun reporting, and suffering under self-imposed condo restrictions.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? The two old parties stealing Libertarian ideas

Guest Toastmaster Narrator and Cohort: Dodie Preston of Cerner Toastmasters in Malvern PA

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag?

Why does the national media portray gun owners as sinister and inane – and what you can do about it.
The University of Chicago, Northeastern University and the CDC all agree the MSM gun rhetoric is all wrong.
What have we done to ourselves? Condo agreements on the loose!

How to Become a Force for Freedom – Without Muffing It

How to transition from being a voice in the wilderness to becoming a political force to be reckoned with
The three basic concepts: Know your Enemy, Know Your Friends, and Know Yourself
Your enemy as friend, friends becoming enemies, and strange bedfellows.
Make your own news? How to reach reporters, clue the cops, corral a crowd, and attract attention all around.

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? The Two Old Parties Stealing Libertarian Ideas

Political thievery! From cannabis to homeschooling to helmet laws to microbreweries to slavery, examples of intellectual theft abound.
Personal political thievery! A flip-flopping governor quotes directly from Ken’s gubernatorial playbook for dealing with the insane War on Drugs – using the chronically-ignored Pennsylvania Constitution, of all things.
Finally retiring Ken’s 20-year-old signature soundbite about the Grateful Dead
The sweet, sweet taste (and smell) of political victory!.

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

CDC Gun Study: https://www.nap.edu/read/18319/chapter/1#vii

John Lott: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lott

Northeastern University study: https://news.northeastern.edu/2018/02/26/schools-are-still-one-of-the-safest-places-for-children-researcher-says

Ken Krawchuk’s 2018 gubernatorial campaign: http://KenK4Pa.com

Commercials:

Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

25. Moore Elected Libertarians, with Jennifer Moore

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (Ariel Kamen, ken krawchuk, Jennifer Moore) — Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:00:21 +0000

Moore Elected Libertarians

Ken’s guest is Jennifer Moore, Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania and the elected auditor of Upper Providence township, discussing the challenges she faced in her court-contested election, and how she helped orchestrate the upcoming uncontested elections of dozens more Libertarians. The listener-submitted questions include DUI checkpoints and liquor store privatization.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? Pennsylvania’s self-manufactured troubles

Guest Cohort and Toastmaster Narrator: Ariel Kamen of the Drexel University Toastmasters

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag?

Three DUI checkpoints in Montgomery Township? Not the most efficient, not the cheapest, and definitely not constitutional
Hauling away in irons people who are not drunk – and the cops know it!
Why privatize liquor stores? Certainly they should close early, be closed on holidays, refuse to carry random brands, and make it a crime to shop in other states. NOT!
The relic known as the Johnstown Flood Tax on alcohol purchases: 80+ years after the flood and the rebuilding are a dim memory, yet it lingers on and on.

A Conversation with Jennifer Moore

The basics of Pennsylvania’s third-largest political party
How to withstand a court challenge to getting on the ballot
How to win dozens of elections for the Libertarian Party
The annoying powers of an elected Pennsylvania auditor

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Pennsylvania’s self-manufactured troubles

A long laundry list of lousy legislation, including out-of-control spending, racist courts vilified law-abiding gun owners, the opioid crisis, over-militarized police, second-class citizenships, rigged elections, the trashed Pennsylvania constitution, and more, sad to say.
What’s the solution? Stop voting for the perpetrators: The two old parties.

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Commercials:

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.comFreedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

Manufactured Gun Rights, with Konstantin Divinsky

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Tue, 12 Nov 2019 14:00:04 +0000

Manufactured Gun Rights

Ken’s guest is Konstantin Divinsky, a firearms manufacturer from York, PA, discussing liability issues, the regulatory environment, and other challenges of his profession. Be sure to catch the video when he breaks out a foldable, fully-automatic AR-15! The listener-submitted questions include cutting social programs, separating society and state, and everyone’s favorite topic – abortion – and how to defuse the debate..

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? The very nature of taxation

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Taylor Cardish of the Positively Charged Toastmasters club at Philadelphia Electric Co.

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? 00:00 -14:00

Replace the minimum wage with Universal Basic Income? How about replacing it with nothing?
Past attempts at a Universal Basic Income had no impact, other than making recipients happier.
Penalizing politicians for breaking their oath to the constitution?

A Conversation with Konstantin Divinsky 16:00 – 48:00

Manufacturing firearms in Pennsylvania
Limitation of liability for firearms manufacturers
Industrial issues vs. political issues.
Engaging with Lefitsts

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? The very idea of taxation 50:00 – 58:00

Taxation: A crime against humans, against humanity
Taxation: Home invasions, armed robbery, extortion, and worse
What happens to the tax dollar sent to Washington? (Be sure to see the video!)
The alternative: The Charitable Credit Act

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

HD Defense: https://hddefense.com/

Commercials:

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

Morning in Pennsylvania, with Kevin Gaughen

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Tue, 5 Nov 2019 14:00:06 +0000

Morning in Pennsylvania

Ken’s guest is Kevin Gaughen, Executive Director of the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania and land use expert, discussing the phenomenal growth of the Pennsylvania Libertarian Party, the record number of candidates this year – many of which are virtually guaranteed victory – and how you can be a part of the groundswell. The listener-submitted questions include enforcing the state constitution, Universal Basic Income, and subsidized pop music.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? How some parents discipline their kids

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Anna Egan Hess of the Drexel University Toastmasters

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? xx:xx:xx-xx:xx:xx

Replace the minimum wage with Universal Basic Income? How about replacing it with nothing?
Past attempts at a Universal Basic Income had no impact, other than making recipients happier.
Should we be penalizing politicians for breaking their oath to the constitution?

A Conversation with Kevin Gaughen xx:xx

The successes and challenges of Pennsylvania’s third-largest political party
Dozens of guaranteed victories in November?
Land Use issues and an overbearing government.

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? How some parents discipline their kids xx:xx

Bribery, toothless threats, and the trendy “timeout” vs. the good old spanking – or something else?
A different approach: Graces and Curses
Graces: Catching kids doing something right
Curses: Family-level community service for kids

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Commercials:

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

22. Pennsylvania Has a What??

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Tue, 8 Oct 2019 11:00:12 +0000

Pennsylvania Has a What??

Ken’s guest is a virtual unknown: The Pennsylvania Constitution. What powers possessed by We The People are lurking within? What powers have those sneaky politicians illegally assumed for themselves? And why hasn’t the Pennsylvania Constitution been (and isn’t it being) taught in our schools? Don’t like the answers to these questions? Then sign the petition! The listener-submitted questions touch on the questionable Deana’s Law, and the question of a co-host.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? Dangerous Pennsylvania Education!

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Dodie Preston and her son Josh, of Cerner Toastmasters in Malvern PA

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? xx:xx:xx-xx:xx:xx

Even more about Pennsylvania rangers – but this time it’s good news
Complaints about absurd, unworkable Libertarian solutions and B-movie Sewer People
Deana’s Law: a correct solution, but not solving the correct problem when it comes to drunk drivers
A co-host for The Pennsylvania Project?

A Deep Dive into the Pennsylvania Constitution xx:xx

Pennsylvania has a constitution? Yep.
Ignored, violated, and gutted? Yep.
Seventeen provisions blatantly being violated? Yep.
The right to bear arms shall not be questioned? Yep. Or so it says.

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Dangerous Government Education

How do you keep a populace ignorant of their rights? Don’t teach them how their government works.
How to turn that situation around? Sign our petition!
https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/

Commercials:

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

21. The Vexatious Requester of Gregg Township, with Michelle Grove

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 13:00:10 +0000

The Vexatious Requester of Gregg Township

Ken’s guest is Michelle Grove, a local political activist from Gregg Township near State College. Imagine a local government out of control. Imagine the sparks when it meets a regular citizen, affectionately known colloquially as “the vexatious Right-to-Know requester of Gregg Township”. Then there are the listener-submitted questions regarding forced vaccinations, zoning, and pollution, plus a vignette about one ranger’s reaction to hunting endangered species.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? Audiences

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Karen Flam, of the Positively Charged Toastmasters club,

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? xx:xx:xx-xx:xx:xx

Don’t force vaccinations on his kid! But force them on his kid’s classmates?
Zoning and compost heaps
Dealing with pollution as a trespass
What happens when you shoot a protected species, and the ranger is standing right there?

A Conversation with Michelle Grove xx:xx

Whaddaya mean, the township destroys records?
Whaddaya mean they violate the Sunshine Act?
Surely they didn’t mean to slander an inquisitive citizen
Victory in court!!

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Audiences!

They stroll in late, walk out early, fall asleep if I’m lucky, and snore if I’m not
You know at some point someone’s cell phone’s gonna ring....
All about Ken, Monica Lewinsky, and uppity, arrogant political audiences
Presenting to an audience of police at a DUI checkpoint!

More Information:

Guest:

Michelle Grove: https://greggtownshipunofficial.org/

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

Commercials:

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com

Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090

Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org

Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club

Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com

Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

20. Folkin’ Around in Schwenksville, with Jon Detweiler

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Wed, 11 Sep 2019 13:00:22 +0000

Folkin’ Around in Schwenksville

Ken’s guest is Jon Detweiler, second in command at the nation’s longest running outdoor music event, the Philadelphia Folk Festival, why it still draws thousands for the fifty-eighth consecutive year, and why it’s so much better than Woodstock. And rather than listener-submitted questions, Ken sets up shop in the middle of the Fest campground to interview a steady parade of random Festers.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? Why aren’t you here camping at Fest??

Found in this episode:

*What’s the buzz on the campground paths? *xx:xx:xx-xx:xx:xx

The constant refrain: Welcome home!
Playing roadie to a hundred acts
By the time we got to Woodstock, the Fest was already 8 years old!
Three generations of Festers here, there, and everywhere

A Conversation with Jon Detweiler xx:xx

The volunteer-run Philadelphia Folk Festival in it’s 58th year
Tens of thousands spread out over the hillside at Godshall’s farm in Schwenksville
Music acts great and small, from folk to Celtic rock to blues to the unclassifiable
The Fest: The crown jewel of the Philadelphia Folksong Society

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Why aren’t you camping at Fest??

Where else do people actually smile at each other?
Where else are performers camped alongside you?
Where else can your kids stay out until 3 AM?
Where else are you a part of an extended family of thousands?
Where else can you party until dawn and the cops don’t come?
Where else is the world actually the way you’d like it to be?

More Information:

Guests:

Philadelphia Folk Festival: http://Folkfest.org
Philadelphia Folksong Society: http://pfs.org

Commercials:

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com
Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090
Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org
Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club
Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com
Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

19. Plumbing the Depths of Over-Regulation, with Marc Bozzacco

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Wed, 4 Sep 2019 13:00:03 +0000

Plumbing the Depths of Over-Regulation

Ken’s guest is Marc Bozzacco, Master Plumber and Journeyman Steamfitter, discussing the high cost of over-regulation of the craft trades, and how the constantly-changing regulatory landscape wastes millions. Then there are the listener-submitted questions about taxes (again), free markets for organ transplants, and Paul’s Law.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? Park rangers!

Guest Toastmaster Narrator and acapella singer: Donna Herb of the Educational Testing Service Toastmasters,

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? xx:xx:xx-xx:xx:xx

50 years of rising Pennsylvania taxation (again)
An overture on fracking
Paul’s law and autistic patients
How much better is a free market in human organs?

A Conversation with Marc Bozzacco xx:xx

Over-regulation of building codes and the high cost passed on to consumers
How government decided you need to flush twice
Throw out all my plumbing inventory AGAIN?
Score a six-figure career without racking up a six-figure student debt!

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Park Rangers!

Prohibition: Alive and well in Pennsylvania state parks
Stranger danger or ranger danger?
Militant rangers vs. sewer pipe campfires
“Maneater” parody lyrics: Watch out boys, he’ll chew you out!

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/
Paul’s Law: http://www.senatorsabatina.com/tag/pauls-law/
Maneater, by Hall & Oates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRYFKcMa_Ek

Commercials:

18. It’s Not All in Your Mind, with Rhea M. Baskerville

Thu, 22 Aug 2019 12:34:49 +0000

It’s Not All in Your Mind

Ken’s guest is Rhea M. Baskerville, an outspoken mental health advocate and a member of the National Alliance for Mental Illness, engaged in a candid conversation about the challenges of life with a mental disorder. Hear first-hand examples coming from the viewpoint of the other side of a stereotypically-misunderstood situation. Then there are the listener-submitted questions about copycat legislation, taxes (again), and an overture about medical freedom.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week is the restriction of medical freedom in Pennsylvania

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Ariel Vaknin of the Drexel University Toastmasters

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? 00:02:40-00:00:15:20

Copycat legislation
Medical freedom

A Conversation with Rhea M. Baskerville 00:17:30-00:00:45:00

Life bi-polar – What’s that mean?
Mental “illness” – The myths and the realities
Situational or medical?
All about coming out of the closet – but not in the usual sense!

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Restricting Medical Freedom 00:47:00-00:57:00

Vaccines: Optional or mandatory?
Right to Try? Or Right to Die?
California shows what happens when religious exemptions are threatened
Irv Homer’s Laetrile crusade

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/
National Alliance on Mental Illness: https://www.nami.org/
Copycat legislation: https://whyy.org/articles/pa-lawmaker-cited-by-national-investigation-defends-role-as-copycat-legislator/

Commercials:

17. The Separation of Society and State

Tue, 13 Aug 2019 13:00:04 +0000

The Separation of Society and State

Ken’s guest is missing in action, so the guest is Ken talking about some of the key concepts in his novel, Atlas Snubbed, a parody sequel to Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged. For example, the Separation of Society and State as an effective governor on the runaway welfare state, voluntary business regulations as a more effective and cheaper solution, and a novel approach to the justice system: voluntary sentencing.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week is fascism in Pennsylvania

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Eric Skoglund of the Drexel University Toastmasters

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? xx:xx:xx-xx:xx:xx

Medical Insurance (again)
Casinos
Free education (again)

The Separation of Society and State 11:21

The welfare state is bankrupting Pennsylvania, consuming over 80% of the budget.
Transition welfare programs out of the government and into a new organization, “Society”
How would voluntary business regulations work?
Voluntary courts with voluntary sentencing?

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Fascism in Pennsylvania 44:00

Definitions of fascism by Benito Mussolini, FDR, and George Orwell
Two dimensional political spectrum: Left, Right, Libertarian, and Fascist
Fascist organizations in Pennsylvania: cigarette sales, the Milk Marketing Board, and the Pennsylvania Bar Association, among others
Lawyers poisoning the Pennsylvania Constitution in 21 different places!

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/
Atlas Snubbed: http://AtlasSnubbed.com
Pennsylvania Bar Association: https://www.pabar.org
Fascism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitions_of_fascism
Political Spectrum: https://www.theadvocates.org/
Higher Education, by Charles Sheffield and Jerry Pournelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higher_Education_(novel)

Commercials:

16. The Courage of Your Convictions, with Bob Lankin

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Thu, 8 Aug 2019 19:52:10 +0000

The Courage of Your Convictions

Ken’s guest is Bob Lankin, a mass incarceration expert, talking about the incredible number of Pennsylvanians in prison, the real cost to taxpayers, and alternative approaches to probation and bail that can dramatically reduce the size of Pennsylvania’s prison industrial complex.

What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week is another facet of the Quote-Unquote “Justice” System, namely, the Courts.

Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Margaret Susuni

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? 00:03:30-00:14:00

The crushing weight of student debt
Uncommon education with Common Core
Tenth Amendment nullification of unconstitutional federal law
More on state-sponsored marriage

A Conversation with Rob Lankin 00:16:10-00:46:00

Only 47,000 Pennsylvanians in prison? No, it’s many, many more.
Only $40,000 a year to keep them there? No, it’s much, much more.
Bail as an unnecessary, regressive burden on the lower classes? Yep.
Should government be your agent for revenge?

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? The Courts 00:48:30-00:00:56:40

Contempt of court and those men in dresses with their cruel, mumbo-jumbo legal process
Do YOU understand the charges against you? Sure ya do. NOT!
The judge is under no obligation to help you – but does help lawyers stack the jury
Get judges out of the judging business!

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/
ACLU Smart Justice: https://www.aclupa.org
Decarcerate Pennsylvania: https://decarceratepa.info
Pennsylvania Prison Society: https://www.prisonsociety.org

Commercials:

15. Squashing the Competition, with Tim Runkle

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Tue, 30 Jul 2019 13:00:12 +0000

Squashing the Competition

Ken’s guest is Tim Runkle, treasurer for the Green Party of Pennsylvania discussing ballot access, flat-out incorrect “official” information, voting reforms, and pork-barrel Primaries. What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week: Using the law and economic extortion to diss, fine, and crush challenger political parties.

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? 00:03:20-00:14:20

Be a guest on The Pennsylvania Project!
Unlimited sheriffs
Race-conscious sheriffs
More about reducing the size of the Pennsylvania legislature

A Conversation with Tim Runkle 16:45-45:55

Ending straight ticket voting
Ending hacked elections
Pork barrel primaries
Challenging a candidate’s right to be on the ballot

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Economic Extortion at the Ballot Box 48:00-58:00

Calling challenger political parties rude names – by law!
Stifling the competition – by law!
Economic extortion to stop competition – by law!
Hear the text of the Republicans’ extortion letter

More Information:

Guests:

Green Party of Pennsylvania: http://GPofPA.org
The Republican’s Economic Extortion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJB7bt-grmU
Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition: http://PaBallotAccess.org
“Open” Primaries, SB 300: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=300
Reducing signature requirements: https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/pa-third-party-ballot-access-signature-requirements-20180209.html
Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

** Commercials:**

14. Do-It-Yourself Government, with Michael Heise

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (Ken Krawchuk, Michael Heise) — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 13:00:31 +0000

Do-It-Yourself Government

Ken’s guest is Michael Heise, political activist in Montgomery County, discussing what it takes to change government, whether it’s peace with police, legal psychedelics, named guns, or marching in the streets. What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week: What no one votes Libertarian.

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? 00:03:05-00:00:14:30

Grammar police meet The Pennsylvania Project
Antimetaboles vs. Chiasmeses, and who really cares?
Killing criminals humanely
Robert A. Heinlein’s “Coventry”

A Conversation with Michael Heise 00:16:40-00:45:40

Making peace with police
What is the Mises PAC?
Passing pro-cannabis ordinances locally
Today cannabis, tomorrow psychedelics?

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Voting Libertarian 00:47:45-00:56:40

What’s a Libertarian?
What’s a Democrat? A Republican? Who knows!
Economic, social, personal, and moral reasons to vote Libertarian
The ”wasted vote” syndrome

More Information:

Guests:

MisesPAC: Libertarian Party Mises Caucus: https://lpmisescaucus.com/pac/
Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org
National Libertarian Party: http://lp.org
Truth, Freedom, Prosperity: https://truthfreedomprosperity.com/
Robert Heinlein’s Coventry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_(short_story)
Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

Commercials:

13. The Right to Keep and Bear Plants, with Jeff Zick

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (Jeff Zick, Ken Krawchuk) — Tue, 23 Jul 2019 13:05:57 +0000

The Right to Keep and Bear Plants

Ken’s guest is Jeff Zick, co-founder of the Pennsylvania Cannabis Festival in Scranton, discussing the state of legalization locally and nationally, the successful Cannabis Festival, and why Pennsylvania law persecutes sick people. What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week is yet another one of no one’s favorites: The Quote-Unquote “Justice” System.

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? 00:02:45-00:14:15

Don’t censor the Council of Censors!
Eating our young with minimum wage laws
Parole on trial, found guilty of aiding and abetting
Handguns are a girl’s best friend

A Conversation with Jeff Zick 00:16:20-00:00:45:30

Legalized recreational cannabis on the near horizon?
Cannabis Festival outgrowing its Nay Aug roots
Medical cannabis cards available
Privatization options – state vs. private

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? The Quote-Unquote “Justice” System 00:48:00-00:55:45

Who can afford $500-an-hour lawyers? Taxpayers!
Cruel, mumbo-jumbo legal process
“He who represents himself has a fool for a client” – or so says Abraham Lincoln!
The new slavery, or revolution?

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Cannabis Festival: http://www.penncannafest.com/
Big Yield Hydroponics: https://www.facebook.com/bigyield/
Medical Marijuana Cards: https://www.pa.gov/guides/pennsylvania-medical-marijuana-program/
Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/

Commercials:

12. No Justice, Just Us, with Dan Wassmer

Wed, 10 Jul 2019 13:00:07 +0000

No Justice, Just Us

Ken’s guest is Attorney Dan Wassmer, former Bucks County assistant Solicitor, dodging discussing why lawyers are so damn expensive, the evils of corporate personhood, blatantly racist courts, or how they’ve effectively monopolized the “justice” system and excluded regular people. What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week is another one of no one’s favorite: Inept drivers

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? 00:02:30-00:13:00

Don’t lower the drinking age – eliminate it!
Is capital punishment murder?
The evils of the Convention of States
Sanctuary cities: support, oppose – or neither?

A Conversation with attorney Dan Wassmer 00:15:15-00:44:45

Why are lawyers so damn expensive?
Why form a corporation – and why not?
Eliminate corporate personhood?
Are our courts racist?
Why don’t attorneys answer questions on radio shows?

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Inept Drivers 00:48:00-00:55:45

Standard complaints: tailgating, no signals, blowing lights
Why “good” drivers get rear-ended, cause accidents, and are otherwise a pain
Cars full of poisons and “dirty energy”, an ecological disaster on wheels
How to psych out self-driving cars before they take the fun out of driving

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/
Bucks County Solicitor's Office: http://www.buckscounty.org/government/administration/Solicitor
Tesla Motors: http://tesla.com
Racial disparities in drug arrests: https://www.naacp.org/criminal-justice-fact-sheet/
Incorporating in Pennsylvania: https://www.dos.pa.gov/BusinessCharities/Business/Documents/FEB2018%2021460%20Guide%20to%20Business%20Registration.pdf
BP Deepwater oil spill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill
Exxon Valdez oil spill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exxon_Valdez_oil_spill
Dirty Energy: https://www.pennfuture.org/dirty-energy

** Commercials:**

11. Who Guards the Guardians?

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (ken krawchuk, The Pennsylvania Project) — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 13:00:34 +0000

Who Guards the Guardians?

Ken’s guest is a captain in the Pennsylvania National Guard. But what is the Guard? What do they do? Where do they serve? Who commands them, Washington, Harrisburg, or the headlines? Most importantly, who pays for them? The answer to these and many more questions all start out with the same two words: “It depends”. What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week is no one’s favorite, but it should be: Jury Duty.

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? xx:xx:xx-xx:xx:xx

Reducing the size of the state house
Racist cops on Facebook
A new “police tax” in Pennsylvania’s hinterlands?
Feeling ignored, violated, and gutted? So is Pennsylvania’s constitution.

A Conversation with Captain Jim xx:xx:xx-xx:xx:xx

What does the Guard do?
Inefficiencies galore, one after the other
Deployments galore: Iraq, New Orleans, and New Jersey
The fiscal dangers behind states of emergency
The bigger the budget, the better!
The Guard as cop

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Jury Duty xx:xx:xx-xx:xx:xx

Why it gets a well-deserved bad rap – but is that deliberate?
The secret power of the jury, a present from William Penn to us
“Troublemaker Penn” repeatedly arrested for preaching in the streets
Guilty as all hell, but the jury refused to convict, disobeying judge and king
The result? A new, unstoppable right: Jury Nullification
It helped defeat slavery, Prohibition, and other tyrannical acts of government

More Information:

Guests:

Pennsylvania National Guard: https://www.png.pa.gov
Reducing the size of the state legislature: https://ballotpedia.org/Pennsylvania_Size_of_Legislature_Reduction_Amendment_(2018)
Injustice Watch: https://www.injusticewatch.org/
Cops racist Facebook posts: https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-police-facebook-scandal-racist-plain-view-project-richard-ross-20190619.html
Gov. Wolf’s Police Tax: https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-wolf-budget-state-police-fee-20190205-story.html
Jury Nullification: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification
Troublemaker William Penn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Penn#Persecutions_and_imprisonments
Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/00/00.HTM
Mark Twain: https://simple.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mark_Twain

Commercials:

10. Addiction is Not a Crime, with Chris Dreisbach

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project) — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 12:59:20 +0000

Addiction is Not a Crime

Ken’s guest is Chris Dreisbach, a very different sort of drug warrior. Chris is CEO of Blueprints for Addiction Recovery, Inc., a multi-site drug and alcohol treatment provider, and co-founder of Second Chance PA, a pre-arrest diversionary program offering individuals opportunities for treatment instead of incarceration. What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week is “Laws that kill citizens”.

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? 00:02:30-00:14:00

• Why would anyone want to be a politician?
• Spiderman’s advice for police officers
• Davy Crockett on housing affordability issues
• A fracking severance tax and “blood for oil”

A Conversation with Chris Dreisbach 00:16:15-00:45:00

Providing a second chance for those with addiction problems
Being at the right place at the right time
Addiction - a brain disease
Treatment center or a jail bed?
Working with local law enforcement to help get people the proper treatment
The steps to recovery

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Laws Killing Citizens 00:47:15-00:56:00

• Every 2.5 hours another Pennsylvanian dies because of the Opioid Crisis
• More citizens die from opioids than were killed in the Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq Wars combined, more than are now lost to guns and car accidents.
• The Opioid Crisis is a direct result of the War on Drugs.
• Portugal's solution: They ended their insane War on Drugs.
• According to Portuguese Health Ministry:

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   	Reduced opioid use by 75%
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   	Reduced opioid deaths by 85%
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   Reduced HIV infections by more than 90%

• It boggles the mind that some Pennsylvania politicians are doubling down on their insane War on Drugs

More Information:

Guests:
Blueprints for Addiction Recovery http://www.blueprintsrecovery.com
Second Chance Pa www.secondchancepa.com
A New Life Kitchens www.anlkitchensandbaths.com
American Society of Addiction Medicine http://asam.org/docs/default-source/advocacy/opioid-addiction-disease-facts-figures.pdf?sfvrsn=100c76c2_12#search=%222016%20facts%22
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Opioid statistics: http://pa.gov/guides/opioid-epidemic/
Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths: http://mass.gov/files/documents/2017/08/31/data-brief-overdose-deaths-may-2017.pdf
Scientific American Opioid Study: http://scientificamerican.com/article/people-are-dying-because-of-ignorance-not-because-of-opioids/
NY Times on Portugal:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/opinion/sunday/portugal-drug-decriminalization.html
National Institute of Health on Overdoses: https://www.drugabuse.gov/related-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates

Commercials:

9. Discommoded Bathrooms

contact@pennsylvaniaproject.com (The Pennsylvania Project, Ken Krawchuk) — Tue, 11 Jun 2019 13:00:05 +0000

Discommoded Bathrooms

Ken’s guest was flushed away by the storms raging across eastern Pennsylvania, so the Them portion of the show is spent in the bathroom. But is it single sex, multi-sex, state controlled replete with bathroom police, moderated by the Moral Majority, or what? Then there’s that unmitigated disaster known as DUI Checkpoints.

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? 00:02:30-00:14:30

Net Neutrality and Government control of Social Media. Or is it Not Neutrality?
More about legalizing cannabis. Is it really racist?
How to afford affordable healthcare. It sure ain’t Obamacare!
Welfare work requirements. Enough to make you sick (er)
Pennsylvania’s biggest problem! Can you guess?

About that Bathroom 00:16:30-00:39:30

Introduction: Ken as a Gypsy Woman.
*Regulating YOUR bathroom, your business’ bathroom
*What about schools, courtrooms, other government buildings?
*Gender identity: Amenity or Obscenity? Or neither?
*The solution, in three parts:

Bathroom Suffrage
Don’t ask, can’t tell
Pushing out the Pusher

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? DUI Checkpoints! 00:42:00-00:55:00

The truth revealed: Cops LOVE donuts! (And soft pretzels.)
What goes on behind the scenes at a DUI checkpoint?
The victims:

Not drunk, but hauled away in irons
Drunk, not hauled away in irons
The unaffordable price of free donuts

Waddaya mean, there are better ways to catch drunks.
The FBI really said that?

More Information:

Guests:

Racial disparities in drug arrests: https://www.naacp.org/criminal-justice-fact-sheet/
FBI says roving DIU patrols more effective than checkpoints: https://www2.fbi.gov/publications/leb/2003/jan2003/jan03leb.htm
Pennsylvania bathroom bill: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2015&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1306&pn=1908
Liberty Health Share: https://www.libertyhealthshare.org/
Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/00/00.HTM
Abington Citizens Police Academy: https://www.abingtonpd.org/register-now-for-abington-township-police-departments-2019-citizens-police-academy/
Donuts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughnut
Tom Lehrer, “The Old Dope Peddler”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNWvdtt5sxs
Federal Title IX on Discrimination: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/tix_dis.html

Commercials:

8. King Hemp, with Shawn Patrick House

Thu, 6 Jun 2019 13:00:11 +0000

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? 00:02:00-00:13:30

Loose cannon government officials shooting off their mouth.
Arming teachers? A good idea?
Police brutality? NOT a good idea?
Free college for all! But who pays?

A Conversation with Shawn Patrick House 00:15:45-00:45:00

History of hemp
Food uses?
Industrial uses!
Organizing farmers against cross-pollination
Importing hemp from Canada?

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Police Killing Citizens! 00:47:30-00:56:30

More information:

Topics:

PA Title 18 Section 508: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/18/00.005.008.000..HTM
College enrollments dropping, Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereknewton/2019/05/31/the-new-college-enrollment-numbers-explained/#6b2f023d6942
NYC Subway Vigilante, Bernie Goetz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_New_York_City_Subway_shooting
RT.com article on loose cannon minister: https://www.rt.com/news/458746-norway-listhaug-cigarettes-alcohol/
East Pittsburgh police shooting: https://archive.triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/police-fatally-shoot-17-year-old-in-east-pittsburgh/
Wildwood NJ police brutality: https://www.nj.com/opinion/2018/06/get_dropped_predictably_escalated_wildwood_beach_t.html
Police shootings in Pennsylvania: https://www.ydr.com/story/news/watchdog/2017/11/13/these-57-people-have-been-killed-police-shootings-pennsylvania-since-2015/837876001/
Chuck Taylor hemp sneakers: https://www.amazon.com/Converse-Star-Chuck-Taylor-Womens/dp/B000FYZ22W/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Guests:

Shawn House 1-800-USE HEMP
Hempzels: https://www.hempzels.com/

Commercials:

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com
Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090
Hempzels: https://www.hempzels.com/
Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org
Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club
Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com
Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org
Wallace Automotive: https://www.wallaceautoservice.com

7. Conservative vs. Libertarian, with Joe Basrawi

Tue, 4 Jun 2019 13:00:15 +0000

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? 00:02:00-00:13:30

Plurality voting: how to choose several of the least of several evils?
Should government fund basic research, despite its awful track record?
What is the appeal of government schools?
What’s the reach of WWDB 860 AM, host of The Pennsylvania Project?

A conversation with Joseph Basrawi 00:15:30-00:45:30

Primaries?
Can one sentence capture what Republicans stand for? Apparently not.
Does todays the Left stand for personal freedom?
Government permits vs. “Can’t License” sentencing; Mommy vs. Liberty
Another excuse for that theft known as taxation.
Pro-Life? Pro-Choice? Pro-Option?

*What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? The two old parties!*00:48:00-00:00:56:00

Who represents the Democratic philosophy, John Kennedy or Bernie Sanders?
Who represents the Republican philosophy, Ronald Regan or Donald Trump?
Their philosophy changes almost daily
P.J O’Rourke on the difference
George Washington on the difference
How to reduce the damage the two old parties do

More Information:

Guests:

Joe Basrawi: https://www.facebook.com/JosephBasrawi/
Can’t Licenses: Atlas Snubbed: http://AtlasSnubbed.com
P.J. O’Rourke: http://www.pjorourke.com/
Libertarian Party: http://lp.org
Republican Party: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)
Washington’s Farewell Address: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/washing.asp

Commercials:

Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com
Atlas Snubbed: http://AtlasSnubbed.com
Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090
Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org
Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club
Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com
Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org
Wallace Automotive: https://www.wallaceautoservice.com

6. Can’t We All Just Get along? with Carmina Taylor

Tue, 21 May 2019 13:00:06 +0000

Can’t We All Just Get along? with Carmina Taylor

Ken’s guest is Carmina Taylor, Branch President of the Ambler NAACP. They discuss solutions to improve human relations. Their conversation stretches from the courts to the schools to lawn chairs and a potluck lunch behind an 18th century log house hosting a necessary conversation.

Found in this episode:

What’s in the mail bag? 00:02:00-00:12:45

Libertarian electoral success
High gas prices
Pennsylvania minting silver
State police claiming most of the gas tax
Cannabis legalization

A conversation with Carmina Taylor 00:15:00-00:46:00

Introduction
NAACP Ambler Chapter
Organizing Lieutenant Governor Candidate Forum
Middle Way Tour - Morgan Log House
Assisting those treated unfairly by law enforcement
Navigating the court system

What sticks in Ken’s craw? 00:48:50-00:57:00

Second class citizenship, mandated by law, that’s what!
A plethora of protected classes abound: gays, women, minorities, businesses, politicians, married couples, and more.
But what of the unprotected, the second-class citizens created by law?
Whatever happened to equality?
What’s good for the goose and gander also good for the goose and goose, and the gander and gander?

More information:

Topics:
Morgan Log House: http://www.morganloghouse.org
Pennsylvania NAACP: https://pastatenaacp.org
Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org
League of Women Voters: https://www.lwv.org/
Black Guns Matter: https://www.facebook.com/blackgunsmattermajtoure/
Northeastern University: https://www.northeastern.edu/

Commercials:
Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com
Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090
Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org
Iron Will Tatoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club
Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com
Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org
Wallace Automotive: https://www.wallaceautoservice.com

5. Insuring Trouble from the State, with Mike Bruckner

Tue, 14 May 2019 13:00:05 +0000

Insuring Trouble from the State, with Mike Bruckner
Ken’s guest is Mike Bruckner, activist and long-time critic of the Pennsylvania insurance industry.

Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? 00:02:00-00:00:15:45
• The late great Evil Irv Homer
• Educating voters about Libertarianism
• Do we really need a state amphibian?
• How to get people to become politically involved.
• More complaints about the roads!

A Conversation with Mike Bruckner 00:17:45-00:44:00
• Introduction
• Insurance companies allowed to ignore appraisals.
• Lobbying the state to reform insurance regulations
• The Pennsylvania Insurance Commission runs amok.
• Be careful what you wish for with insurance reform
• Direct political action against individual regulators?

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? The Primary Elections! 00:46:30-00:56:30
• Quick history of primaries
• Who understands them?
• The problem with open primaries
• Atheists setting standards for priests?
• The two old parties acting as their own special interest
• $20,000,000 down the drain, year after year
• Zeroing out funding for primaries

More Information:

Guests:
Direct political action against regulators (eminent domain example): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elRMTTftXIE (part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPfy3pafj5A (part 2)
Irv Homer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irv_Homer
Pennsylvania Insurance Commission: https://www.insurance.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Commercials:
Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.com
Freedom Financial Tax: 866-401-1090
Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org
Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club
Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com
Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org
Wallace Automotive: https://www.wallaceautoservice.com

4. Gunning for a Solution, with Maj Toure

Tue, 7 May 2019 17:05:55 +0000

Gunning for a Solution with Maj Toure
Ken’s Guest is Maj Toure, Libertarian candidate for Philadelphia City Council and founder of Black Guns Matter, an organization teaching gun safety and self-defense in the inner city.

Found in this episode:

What’s in the mail bag? 00:02:00-00:16:00

What can we do about gerrymandering?
What do you think about MAGA?
Is there a plan to repair old bridges?
Could you address recent gun control legislation in Harrisburg?

A Conversation with Maj Toure 00:19:00-00:45:00

Introduction
Touring with Black Guns Matter, teaching gun safety in inner cities
Lack of education in urban areas a conspiracy?
Why is Maj running as a Libertarian?
Marijuana “The Gateway Drug”
Maj’s Platform: Criminal Justice Reform, Marijuana Decriminalization, and Education

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Gun Laws! 00:47:00-00:57:00

How do we save the most lives?
Gun violence statistics
Are guns the right thing to ban?
CDC gun violence study
Pennsylvania Constitution, Article 1 Section 21

More Information:

Guests:

Maj Toure for Phila. City Council: https://maj4philly.com
Black Guns Matter:https://facebook.com/blackgunsmattermajtoure
CDC Gun Study: https://www.nap.edu/read/18319/chapter/1#vii
Front Sight Firearms Academy: https://frontsight.com
John Lott: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lott
Max’s Steaks: https://facebook.com/pages/Maxs-Cheese-Steak/160017100703581
Northeastern University study: https://news.northeastern.edu/2018/02/26/schools-are-still-one-of-the-safest-places-for-children-researcher-says
Pennsylvania Constitution: https://legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/00/00.HTM
Rising Sun Pizza: https://risingsunpizzamenu.com
Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org

Commercials:

3. Torturing Sex Workers, with Melanie

Tue, 7 May 2019 17:05:41 +0000

Torturing Sex Workers, with Melanie
Ken’s guest is Melanie, a self-identified active consensual adult sex worker, discussing various issues surrounding the sex trades, badly needed decriminalization, and holes in the law that create “viminals”, i.e., making criminals out of victims of sexual abuse.
Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? 00:03:00-00:16:45
• Illogical education for Millennials
• Gell-Mann amnesia when reading the news
• Saving Glen Onoko Falls near Jim Thorpe
• The decline of youth
• More problems with the roads
• Game Commission and Sunday hunting

A Conversation with Melanie 00:19:00-00:45:10
• Introduction
• Definition of “sex workers”
• Sex Workers’ Outreach Project (SWOP)
• SWOP Behind Bars, championing incarcerated sex workers
• Decriminalizing sex work

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? The Abortion Debate! 00:47:00-00:57:30
• Both sides deeply entrenched
• Defuse the abortion debate with Pre-Natal Adoption
• Simultaneously Pro-Life and Pro-Choice:
• Saves babies while preserving a woman’s right to choose
• Worst case: defaults to what we have now

More Information:
Guests:
Abortion and Pre-Natal Adoption: https://www.kenk4pa.com/issues/abortion/
Fetters Mill Bridge: https://www.lowermoreland.org/images/Fetters_Mill_Road_Bridge_Closure_PR.pdf
Gell-Mann amnesia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gell-Mann_amnesia_effect
Glen Onoko Falls: https://www.mcall.com/news/local/mc-nws-glen-onoko-trail-20190416-iqnee4cukfahjnjcoceodapleq-story.html
Pennsylvania Game Commission: https://www.pgc.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx Pennsylvania Survivors Workers Community Clearinghouse: https://sexualpolitixxx.blog
Teedyuscung, the magnificent Lenni Lenape Indian: https://www.fow.org/archives-indian-statue-wissahickon/

2. A Taxing Situation, with Gary St. Fleur

Tue, 7 May 2019 17:05:31 +0000

A Taxing Situation, with Gary St. Fleur

Ken’s guest is Gary St. Fleur, Libertarian candidate for Mayor of Scranton in 2017, discussing the city’s tax woes, population decline, and imminent bankruptcy.
Found in this episode:

What’s in the Mail Bag? 00:02:00-00:14:00
• Cannabis decriminalization
• Libertarian solutions to protecting the environment
• Problems with potholes!
• What is Toastmasters?

A Conversation with Gary St. Fleur 00:16:40-00:44:30
• Introduction
• Successfully suing to stop over taxation
• Act 511 of 1965: Are all local taxes unconstitutional?
• More than half the police and firefighters on disability – and working for the county!

What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Traffic laws! 00:46:00-00:57:00
• Nobody stops for stop signs – eliminate them!
• Nobody does the speed limit – no more speed limit signs!
• No drivers licenses??
More Information:
Guests:
• Act 511 of 1965: https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/LEGIS/LI/uconsCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&yr=1965&sessInd=0&smthLwInd=0&act=0511.&CFID=278874295&CFTOKEN=94706836
• Gary St. Fleur: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Politician/Gary-St-Fleur-1916768191893586/
• Pollution: https://www.kenk4pa.com/issues/environment/
• Scranton lawsuit win: https://www.lp.org/libertarian-mayoral-candidate-gary-st-fleur-scores-major-win-scranton-taxpayers/
• Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org
Commercials:
Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.org
Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club
Steven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.com
Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org
Wallace Automotive: https://www.wallaceautoservice.com

1. Liberal vs. Libertarian, with Siddharth Paratkar

Tue, 7 May 2019 17:00:06 +0000

Liberal vs. Libertarian, with Siddharth Paratkar **
Ken’s guest is Siddharth Paratkar, 17-year-old founder of the popular liberal blog, Parties and Policies on Wordpress, discussing Libertarian solutions to the liberal agenda.
Found in this episode:
An Introduction to the Pennsylvania Project 00:00:00-00:05:00
• Why a Pennsylvania Project?
• Who is Ken Krawchuk?
• Rationale for the show’s format
• The vision, mission, and motto of The Pennsylvania Project
A Conversation with Siddharth Paratkar 00:07:40-00:44:00
• Introduction
• What is a Libertarian?
• Who pays for your school district’s Taj Mahal?
• Homeschooling, apprentice programs, and that boxy building on the corner
• Is taxation theft?
What Sticks in Ken’s Craw? Talk Radio! 00:46:45-00:56:45
• Talk radio sucks!
• Callers suck!
• Mainstream Media sucks!
• The solution? The Pennsylvania Project.
More Information:
Guests:
• Ken Krawchuk: https://www.kenk4pa.com/
• Siddharth Paratkar: https://partiesandpolicies.wordpress.com/
• Toastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org
• Tom Lehrer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Lehrer
Commercials:
Iron Will Tattoo Club: https://ironwilltattoo.club