{"podcast":{"title":"3 Whisky Happy Hour","slug":"3-whisky-happy-hour-589836","podcast_index_feed_id":589836,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5816484/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://ricochet.com/series/powerline/","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/351c982a3f8f0b143adb9fcacdc33fe3.jpg","author":"Ricochet","episode_count":604,"summary":"Steven Hayward, John Yoo, and \"Lucretia\" bring you a whisky-sodden perspective on the week's big headlines, and occasional deep dives into law and philosophy. Listen to the Three-Whisky Happy hour, along with more than 40 other original podcasts, at Ricochet.com . No paid subscription required.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T18:20:29.001683+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/3-whisky-happy-hour-589836"},"episode":{"title":"The Three Whisky Happy Hour: Happy New Year on Substack Edition","slug":"the-three-whisky-happy-hour-happy-new-year-on-substack-edition","published_at":"2026-01-02T22:19:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/3-whisky-happy-hour-589836/the-three-whisky-happy-hour-happy-new-year-on-substack-edition","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/3-whisky-happy-hour-589836","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-three-whisky-happy-hour-happy-new-year-on-substack-edition--69283104","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.blubrry.com/3809862/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69283104/3whh_1_2_26_1_2_26_1_36_pm.mp3","summary":"A debate on the validity of 'post-liberalism' and whether the American founding's emphasis on individual rights is responsible for modern social decay. The hosts critique the idea that a return to pre-liberal political structures is the solution to contemporary institutional failures.","meta_description":"Are we entering a post-liberal age? The Three Whisky Happy Hour critiques the rise of post-liberalism and the attacks on the American founding.","key_points":["Main idea: Post-liberals argue that Lockean individualism has led to social decay, including the decline of family and religious institutions","Failure mode: Critics argue that post-liberalism offers the wrong solutions to modern problems by misidentifying the source of social instability","Historical context: The discussion traces the lineage of anti-liberal thought from Marx and Burke to modern critiques of the 1619 Project","Practical takeaway: Defending the American founding requires addressing the materialist critiques of the liberal tradition rather than just dismissing them","Core tension: The debate between maintaining the 'pursuit of happiness' through personal autonomy versus implementing state-led moral guidance"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"New Year Live Stream","summary":"The hosts introduce the first live Substack episode of the year and discuss the technical challenges of the new format."},{"start_ms":360000,"title":"The Foundations of Natural Rights","summary":"An exploration of human equality and the philosophical basis for natural rights within the American tradition."},{"start_ms":660000,"title":"Attacks on the Founding","summary":"A look at left-wing critiques of the American Revolution, specifically referencing the 1619 Project."},{"start_ms":900000,"title":"The Rise of Post-Liberalism","summary":"Analyzing the argument that the American founding is being fundamentally re-evaluated by the modern right."},{"start_ms":1200000,"title":"The Crisis of Modernity","summary":"Discussing whether the current political regime is a departure from constitutional principles or a natural evolution."},{"start_ms":1500000,"title":"Leo Strauss and Materialism","summary":"Examining the critique that Lockean liberalism leads to a 'joyless quest for joy' through unchecked materialism."},{"start_ms":1800000,"title":"Social Statistics and the Right","summary":"Evaluating the post-liberal claim that personal autonomy has caused the rise of illegitimacy and social decline."},{"start_ms":2340000,"title":"The Aristotelian Critique","summary":"A deep dive into whether the protection of property and individual talent is inherently at odds with virtue-based politics."}],"topics":["Post-liberalism","American Founding","John Locke","Natural Rights","Political Theory","Constitutional Law","Classical Liberalism","Leo Strauss"],"duration_seconds":3786,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/3-whisky-happy-hour-589836/episodes/the-three-whisky-happy-hour-happy-new-year-on-substack-edition/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/3-whisky-happy-hour-589836/the-three-whisky-happy-hour-happy-new-year-on-substack-edition.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}