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Liberty Chats

Liberty Chats

By: The Steamboat Institute
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Steamboat Institute has launched Liberty Chats, a bi-weekly, 15-minute podcast. The Liberty Chats podcast features interviews with a variety of experts, leaders, journalists, and policymakers on the importance of our nation’s founding principles and the importance of limited government. Guests will include sitting members of Congress, White House press reporters, think tank leaders, entertainers, political strategists and more! Liberty Chats is produced by members of Steamboat Institute’s Emerging Leaders Council (ELC), a network of students and young professionals who are leaders on campuses and in communities across America. They represent the next generation of pro-founding principles, free-market, and free speech leaders and are proud to stand up for these values. Subscribe to “Liberty Chats” wherever you get your podcasts to get automatic downloads of our episodes every two weeks.

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Episodes
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    Motorhome Prophecies: Breaking Free from Abuse, Mental Illness & Finding True Faith
    Jan 26 2026

    Today on the “Freedom Forge,” Paula Mateer and Carrie Sheffield talk about abuse, finding true faith, and speaking up for freedom.

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  • America's Christian Founding: Hillsdale's Dr. Matthew Spalding Reveals the Truth

    America's Christian Founding: Hillsdale's Dr. Matthew Spalding Reveals the Truth
    Jan 20 2026

    In this episode, Paula sits down with Dr. Matthew Spalding, Ph.D. Together, they discuss the founding of America, its core principles, and more.

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  • How a Harvard Conservative Landed at The Boston Globe & Won the Steamboat Fellowship

    How a Harvard Conservative Landed at The Boston Globe & Won the Steamboat Fellowship
    Jan 13 2026

    Welcome to the Freedom Forge! In this first episode, Paula Mateer from the Steamboat Emerging Leaders Council sits down with Carine Hajjar, an opinion journalist for The Washington Post’s Opinion section, former columnist and Editorial Board member at The Boston Globe, and Steamboat Institute Fellow. They talk about being a conservative at Harvard, going on to a career in journalism, and more!
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    23 mins
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