# TBNS: He's the IT Guy Taking On the Most Corrupt County in America

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Podcast: [Lions of Liberty Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lions-of-liberty-network-169417)
Published: 2026-06-26T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.lionsofliberty.com/
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Duration seconds: 2380

## Resource

Michael Murphy is a systems administrator from Chicago's Austin neighborhood running for Cook County Board President - as an independent - against one of the most entrenched political machines in America. No corporate PACs. No consultants. No backup. So what happens when a guy who fixes broken systems for a living looks at Cook County government and decides the whole thing just needs a reboot? In this episode, Brian sits down with Murphy to break down his "People Over Politics" pitch - cutting waste without cutting services, consolidating a transit mess three decades in the making, and selling pro-freedom positions to voters who've been told those things can't go together. Brian pushes him on the hard stuff too. What's the day-one waste cut? What does "reform without chaos" actually mean in Chicago? And what's the real math on an independent winning in machine country? Whether you're in Cook County or watching from a thousand miles away, this is a case study in something bigger... how you break a political machine when you've got no money, no party, and no permission.Because if it can work here? It can work anywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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