The Professor Liberty Podcast
Professor Liberty is a social studies based educational channel covering subjects such as American History, Constitutional Law and Economics. Professor Liberty seeks to EDUCATE both young and old alike. INSPIRE people through stories and thoughts on the great people of the past and RESTORE the American republic to her former glory.
Episodes
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Episode #91 Three Lessons from Julius Caesar
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
On this Motivational Monday (probably the last one of the year) Mr. Palumbo talks about an influential man who died over two thousand years ago. No it's not who you think. The man is Julius Caesar. Why do people still talk about and study this Roman general today? Well sit back, press play and watch out for some Latin usage as Mr. Palumbo discusses the life and times of the man whose name became synonymous with Emperor.
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Episode #90 The Progressive Amendments Part 1 (16th and 17th)
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
The 16th and 17th amendments as well as the creation of the Federal Reserve all happened in 1913. Talk about a bad year for liberty. In this episode your favorite obscure social studies teacher fights against rising depression and holds back his dark thoughts in order to discuss two of the worst amendments to the U.S. Constitution. In his humble opinion of course. The 16th and 17th amendments, as Mr. Palumbo notes, represent the deathblow to the American republic as founded and are the origin of many of the governmental as well as economic problems we're experiencing today.
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Episode #89 Progressivism: Then and Now
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Today our favorite obscure social studies teacher Mr. Palumbo dives into the history of the Progressive movement in America. Our host makes the point that what ties all progressives together (and something strangely absent in most definitions of the movement) is the fact that they see the government as the best vehicle for the social and political change they desire. Mr. Palumbo argues that progressivism is still alive and well in today's politics and also analyzes the good, bad and down right ugly legacies of Progressivism.
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
There's a lot packed into these 20 minutes folks as your favorite obscure social studies teacher discusses the right to peacefully assemble and petition. What is the difference between protesting, petitioning and riots? Mr. Palumbo attempts to address that question in today's episode.
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Episode #87 Seneca’s Life of Purpose
Monday Aug 08, 2022
Monday Aug 08, 2022
On this Motivational Monday Mr. Palumbo leans on the Stoic titan Seneca as he discusses what it means to live a life of purpose.
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Episode# 86 Ben Franklin’s 13Virtues (part 2)
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Thursday Jul 14, 2022
Continuing the discussion of Ben Franklin's 13 Virtues Mr. Palumbo discusses concepts like Justice, Cleanliness and Frugality. However seeing that Mr. Palumbo is an obscure Social Studies teacher and not a Health teacher we do want to mention that Chastity is also mentioned so listener discretion is advised.
Friday Jul 08, 2022
Episode#85 Ben Franklin’s 13 Virtues (Part 1)
Friday Jul 08, 2022
Friday Jul 08, 2022
Ben Franklin was one of America's Founding Fathers and a bit of an 18th century celebrity. He was a man known for his many vices and yet even he strove for virtue. In his autobiography Franklin explains that after stumbling into his local church one Sunday he was inspired to attempt "moral perfection" by living out 13 virtues. What is a virtue? What virtues made Franklin's list? Why aren't we concerned with being virtuous today? All this and more on today's episode.
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Episode#84 Dependence or Self-Reliance
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
On this Motivational Monday episode Mr. Palumbo talks about how most young people lack basic problem solving skills and have no self-reliance because they're too dependent on technology.
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Episode#83 What is a Recession?
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
Continuing our "what is?" series we ask the question: What is a recession? With all the talk about whether the US is heading for a recession it would be good to know just what exactly that is? Is it a bad thing? Are there benefits to a recession? How does a recession relate to the business cycle? All this and more...
Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
On this first Motivational Monday of the year (in May) Mr. Palumbo has a message for parents fighting the good fight. Life is about expectations, consequences and merit. Because of this all parents should place expectations on their kids and there should also be consequences in relation to breaking those expectations. Why? Because that's how life works. If your child (especially teenager) hates you or thinks you're the worst...that probably means you're doing something right. A parent's job is to parent not be a hip, cool friend.