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Lecture series · recorded 2012

Bourbon for Breakfast: Living Outside the Statist Quo

Bourbon for Breakfast: Living Outside the Statist Quo is a free lecture series (32 recordings, 5.3 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 2 speakers.

The state makes a mess of everything it touches. See how the state has distorted daily life, then rethink how things would work without the state. Narrated by Steven Ng.

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Cover painting: an American grocer tears ration stamps from a housewife's book, wartime corner store, 1943. See every painting in the art gallery.

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  1. 01

    Introduction to 'Bourbon for Breakfast: Living Outside the Statist Quo' 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 7:34 · 3.6 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Introduction to Bourbon for Breakfast: Living Outside the Statist Quo by Jeffrey A. Tucker. Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    Read the transcript 1,053 words

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  2. 02

    1. The Bureaucrat in Your Shower 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 9:42 · 4.5 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 1: "Water and Life"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    Read the transcript 1,399 words

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  3. 03

    2. The Turn of the Screw 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 9:48 · 4.6 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 1: "Water and Life"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    Read the transcript 1,347 words

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    3. Rain, Rain, Go Away 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 7:36 · 3.6 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 1: "Water and Life"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    Read the transcript 1,106 words

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  5. 05

    4. The Relentless Misery of 1.6 Gallons 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 9:09 · 4.3 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 1: "Water and Life"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    Read the transcript 1,300 words

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  6. 06

    5. The Great Drain Debacle 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 11:00 · 5.1 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 1: "Water and Life"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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  7. 07

    6. Crush the Sprinkler Guild 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 8:14 · 3.9 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 1: "Water and Life"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    Read the transcript 1,096 words

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  8. 08

    7. The Key to a Happy Life 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 5:34 · 2.6 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 1: "Water and Life"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    Read the transcript 787 words

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  9. 09

    8. Municipalized Trash: It’s Uncivilized 2012

    Benjamin R. Tucker · 6:57 · 3.3 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 1: "Water and Life"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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  10. 10

    9. A Lesson in Mortality 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 9:06 · 4.3 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 1: "Water and Life"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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  11. 11

    10. Truth in the Coin Shop 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 12:17 · 5.7 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 2: "Commerce"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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  12. 12

    11. Does Money Taint Everything? 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 10:49 · 5.1 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 2: "Commerce"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    12. Are We a Self-Hating Commercial Society? 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 10:06 · 4.7 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 2: "Commerce"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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  14. 14

    13. The Glories of Change 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 5:42 · 2.7 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 2: "Commerce"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    Read the transcript 792 words

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  15. 15

    14. Cooperation: How a Free Market Benefits Everyone 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 13:24 · 6.2 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 2: "Commerce"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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  16. 16

    15. How to Handle Getting Fired

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 9:49 · 4.6 MB

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  17. 17

    16. The Trouble With Child Labor Laws 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 13:05 · 6.1 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 2: "Commerce"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    Read the transcript 1,941 words

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  18. 18

    17. Generation Sloth 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 8:00 · 3.8 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 2: "Commerce" Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    18. How Free Is the “Free Market”? 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 9:11 · 4.3 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 2: "Commerce"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    Read the transcript 1,237 words

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    19. The Other Side of the Transaction 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 7:52 · 2.8 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 2: "Commerce"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    Read the transcript 1,127 words

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  21. 21

    20. Lounge Lizards, Weak Wastrels, & Forgetters 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 5:21 · 2.6 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 2: "Commerce" Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    Read the transcript 705 words

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  22. 22

    21. What Are Just Prices? 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 10:38 · 5.0 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 2: "Commerce" Narrated by Steven Ng.

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  23. 23

    22. The Economics of Here to There 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 10:17 · 4.8 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 2: "Commerce" Narrated by Steven Ng.

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  24. 24

    23. The Pope and the Cause of Freedom 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 11:08 · 5.2 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 2: "Commerce"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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  25. 26

    25. If You Believe in IP, How Do You Teach Others? 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 12:56 · 6.0 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 3: "Technology"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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  26. 27

    26. Is Intellectual Property the Key to Success? 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 8:55 · 4.2 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 3: "Technology"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    27. Books, Online and Off 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 12:29 · 5.8 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 3: "Technology"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    28. Mises.org in the Context of Publishing History 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 21:01 · 9.7 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 3: "Technology"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    29. The Myth of the Cell-Phone Addiction 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 10:40 · 5.0 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 3: "Technology"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    Read the transcript 1,566 words

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  30. 31

    30. Another Central Plan Fails 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 11:43 · 5.5 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 3: "Technology"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    Read the transcript 1,618 words

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    31. Department of Computer Security? It’s a Joke 2012

    Jeffrey A. Tucker · 10:10 · 4.8 MB · Recorded 8 February 2012

    Part 3: "Technology"Narrated by Steven Ng.

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    Read the transcript 1,450 words

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Benjamin R. Tucker, Jeffrey A. Tucker.

Recording dates, summaries and topics for 31 of these 32 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Bourbon for Breakfast: Living Outside the Statist Quo, checked 2026-09-27.

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Is Bourbon for Breakfast: Living Outside the Statist Quo free to listen to?
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How long is Bourbon for Breakfast: Living Outside the Statist Quo?
32 recordings, 5.3 hours in total.
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2012, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
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Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 44,768 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.

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