{"id":19331,"date":"2024-03-20T19:35:55","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T23:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/?p=19331"},"modified":"2024-03-20T19:35:55","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T23:35:55","slug":"talking-last-rights-with-chicago-radios-shaun-thompson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/20\/talking-last-rights-with-chicago-radios-shaun-thompson\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Last Rights with Chicago Radio&#8217;s Shaun Thompson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-meta\"><\/div>\n<section class=\"entry\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/shaun-thompson-chicago-radio-1200x630bb-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-17079\" src=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/shaun-thompson-chicago-radio-1200x630bb-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/shaun-thompson-chicago-radio-1200x630bb-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/shaun-thompson-chicago-radio-1200x630bb-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/560theanswer.com\/radioshow\/shaun-thompson\"><strong>Shaun Thompson<\/strong><\/a> and I whupped a bunch of politicians and federal agencies this evening on Chicago\u2019s The Answer AM 560.\u00a0 Shaun, the host of the <a href=\"https:\/\/560theanswer.com\/radioshow\/the-liberty-hour-with-shaun-thompson\"><strong>Liberty Hour<\/strong><\/a> program, mentioned that he first read <a href=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/James_Bovard_Playboy_Articles.htm\">my articles in Playboy <\/a>though I never thought I compete against the Playmate of the Month. Shaun was aghast at Biden&#8217;s waiver of title insurance for federally insured mortgages.\u00a0 Unfortunately, this is only the latest episode of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/03\/15\/opinion\/biden-is-taking-a-wrecking-ball-to-americas-housing-market\/\"><strong>wrecking ball benevolence<\/strong><\/a>&#8221; in federal housing policy.<br \/>\nI heartily appreciated Shaun&#8217;s kind words for my books and his enthusiasm for my latest, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Last-Rights-Death-American-Liberty\/dp\/B0CP9VCNDH\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=\"><strong>Last Rights: The Death of American Liberty<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can download or listen to the show by <strong>clicking here<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-19331-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Jim-Bovard.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Jim-Bovard.mp3\">https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Jim-Bovard.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Buy the book <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Last-Rights-Death-American-Liberty\/dp\/B0CP9VCNDH\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=\">here<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-01-at-15-55-37-9798988403180-LastRights-Hardcover-Eproof.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18778 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-01-at-15-55-37-9798988403180-LastRights-Hardcover-Eproof.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"463\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-01-at-15-55-37-9798988403180-LastRights-Hardcover-Eproof.jpg 463w, https:\/\/jimbovard.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot-2023-12-01-at-15-55-37-9798988403180-LastRights-Hardcover-Eproof-104x150.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 463px) 100vw, 463px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shaun Thompson and I whupped a bunch of politicians and federal agencies this evening on Chicago\u2019s The Answer AM 560.\u00a0 Shaun, the host of the Liberty Hour program, mentioned that he first read my articles in Playboy though I never thought I compete against the Playmate of the Month. 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