# Founding Fathers’ Facepalm: A Boiler Room Special

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Podcast: [Boiler Room](https://stenobird.com/podcast/boiler-room-594876)
Published: 2026-07-04T04:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://alternatecurrentradio.com/founding-fathers-facepalm-a-boiler-room-special/
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Boiler Room: Founding Fathers' Facepalm — A 250th Anniversary Special This Independence Day weekend, Boiler Room celebrates 250 years of the American experiment with a special roundtable examining the ideals, contradictions, victories, failures, and future of the United States. Host Bryan "Hesher" McClain is joined by an all-star panel including Adam "Ruckus" Clark, Mystical Pharaoh, Hrvoje Morić, Mark Anderson, Jay Dyer, Jamie Hanshaw, Randy J, Charlie Robinson, Tim Hinchliffe, Sam Chaney, Cavi, and Spore for an evening of lively discussion, humor, criticism, and reflection on liberty, representation, technocracy, surveillance, culture, and the enduring struggle for self-government. The centerpiece of the broadcast is the special panel game "Founding Fathers' Facepalm," featuring questions like The Boston Tea Party Toss, The Liberty Lantern, and The Paul Revere Warning, challenging guests to consider what America should preserve, what should be discarded, and what future generations must be warned about. From debates over the Federal Reserve, the surveillance state, and transhumanism to discussions on natural rights, education, music, guns, analog culture, and the meaning of freedom itself, this unique Fourth of July special offers a candid look at the state of the republic 250 years after its founding. The American experiment continues—and the Boiler Room remains committed to asking the difficult questions. Website: https://alternatecurrentradio.com | Support: https://alternatecurrentradio.com/support/ | Merch: https://alternate-current-radio.creator-spring.com/

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