{"podcast":{"title":"Gracearchy with Jim Babka","slug":"gracearchy-with-jim-babka-6560803","podcast_index_feed_id":6560803,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/gracearchy","website_url":"https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX3-HbGH1zUY8dj6xchIJ0aMh1y7stKOb","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2c1a3628-3217-11ed-a0d9-0bdf47aeb0d5/image/76d029de8cc486eabd251d879d059f03.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Zero Aggression Project","episode_count":218,"summary":"GRACE. Jesus didn't bring us religion; humans had long been sacrificing to the gods. His Gospel is an undeserved gift that overflows the heart and splashes out in waves that bless others. ARCHY. A suffering servant is the true king. His \"government\" is made up of servants who voluntarily carry a cross, go the extra mile, and care for the weakest. Church and State don't govern that way, so you're \"Done.\" HOST. Jim Babka's career evolved from political campaigns to policy activism to principle-based philosophy. He discovered that politics corrupts character, the world hates being fixed, and debates disconnect persons. Chopping at the root requires us to address blame, envy, and scapegoating. The world needs Grace. MODERATOR. Bill Protzmann","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T00:17:05.441343+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gracearchy-with-jim-babka-6560803"},"episode":{"title":"161 Dave Smith Wishes He Wasn't A Libertarian - Gracearchy with Jim Babka","slug":"161-dave-smith-wishes-he-wasn-t-a-libertarian-gracearchy-with-jim-babka","published_at":"2026-06-08T12:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gracearchy-with-jim-babka-6560803/161-dave-smith-wishes-he-wasn-t-a-libertarian-gracearchy-with-jim-babka","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gracearchy-with-jim-babka-6560803","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ILO8552826210.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/ILO8552826210.mp3","summary":"The title was ironic: \"Why can't the #libertarianparty get it right? #davesmith explains.\" As gracefully as possible, Jim Babka lays out the historical reasons why it's ironic. This is the Liam McCollum show we're responding to - https://youtu.be/SH_D95dsoJ8 NOTES EP130: Wish Dave Smith Was A Libertarian On Immigration - https://youtu.be/tANBs1_n3nE EP88: René Girard: The Founding of Religion and State - https://youtu.be/dL8Err6K778 EP160 Libertarian National Chairs Nekhaila and Darr - https://youtu.be/Zrm_Qhtm8-w Oops: Late in the episode, Jim accidentally says \"The New Yorker\" when I meant \"The New York Post.\" Recorded Tuesday, June 2, 2026 CHAPTERS 0:00 Name of The Game 0:25 Theme 0:37 The true fight is not against people 5:59 The madness of mobs 10:05 Rene Girard to the courtesy phone 14:36 Track record of Dave the Dropout 22:13 The locust that ate the Party 33:23 The Play in Two Acts 37:16 Is there anything left for locusts to eat? 44:37 Anything we can say to make them look bad CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at: serjo.de.lua.music@gmail.com Be grace-full to each other.","meta_description":"The title was ironic: \"Why can't the #libertarianparty get it right? #davesmith explains.\" As gracefully as possible, Jim Babka lays out the historical re…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2933,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gracearchy-with-jim-babka-6560803/episodes/161-dave-smith-wishes-he-wasn-t-a-libertarian-gracearchy-with-jim-babka/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gracearchy-with-jim-babka-6560803/161-dave-smith-wishes-he-wasn-t-a-libertarian-gracearchy-with-jim-babka.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}