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Reason.TV Hits the Mainstream

by Agent on February 23, 2009 in Media | Comments { 0 }

Drew CareyAnd no, we’re not talking about Nick Gillespie’s frequent appearances on Fox News at 3AM. The folks at Reason continue to cut the edge in their effort to spread libertarian ideas to the masses and recently revealed a major coup. The success of the Drew Carey project on Reason.TV has led to an upcoming special with John Stossell named Bull—- in America. From Reason:

On March 13, look for Drew to appear with John Stossel on ABC News’ 20/20 in the special Bull—- in America. The program, which looks at medical marijuana, eminent-domain abuse, nanny state laws, and other topics, is inspired by Reason.tv segments.

“Bullshit’ seems to be the new libertarian shorthand for what’s going on in this country. Magicians, libertarians and premium-cable stars Penn & Teller have been shouting it loud and proud for 6 seasons on Showtime.

Here is the Biography treatment of Drew Carey where he discusses his libertarianism and his collaboration with Reason.TV:

httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=_pncnpkufU8

We covered the Stoss and Carey previously at FR33 Agents.

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Reason.TV

by Agent on December 14, 2008 in Orgs | Comments { 1 }

Earlier today I wrote about Reason TV at the Atlas Network blog. I won’t cross-post but I did want to give them props over here at the FR33 Agents blog as well.

As more people spend their time watching online videos for information and entertainment, it’s important that pro-freedom voices (and faces) are available as well. While many have tried, with mostly lackluster results, Reason has delivered consistently good and very good videos.

Their original claim to fame was the Drew Carey project. This gave Reason, and the broader libertarian movement, star power to reach new audiences. Over time, the rest of the Reason staff stepped in front of the camera. Lead by Nick Gillespie, the crew has discussed the DC gun case, the media, Ron Paul in verse and they event have their own talk show.

Additionally, when many groups were slow to get started, both Reason Magazine and TV took the lead to provide a platform for leading voices to speak out against the recent nationalization of the financial industry.

They recently celebrated their 40th anniversary. The Reason team has much to be proud of since their start as a more-or-less monthly mimeograph in 1968.

REASON TV

The above video has Reason Magazine’s Editor in Chief Matt Welch and Cato Institute Vice President David Boaz joining the host of the Reason’s Talk Show, Nick Gillespie and Michael C. Moynihan.

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