Society & Culture Episodes

Keith Barton spent 16 years and a lot of dollars in lawyers inside America's family court system. When he stopped hiring lawyers, he won his own appeal pro se. Then he wrote the fix in 5 pages, and now he is running for Congress in Texas to make states fund fathers instead of custody wars. The math behind the mission: 22 million kids flow through family court every year, and studies he cites put 70 to 85 percent of violent crime behind people raised by a single parent. Equal parenting means h...

Havok and LX go full host-only chaos no guests, no script, just two homesteaders talking about the weird, practical, and mildly unhinged side of running a podcast in 2026. From cold calling experts (and feeling like a used car salesman with nothing to sell) to building a local AI agent that drafts clips, schedules posts, and writes show notes while Havok still hand edits every video, they cover the real workflow behind Space Tomatoes. They also dive into Instagram and TikTok confusion, why smart...

Havok and LX sit down with Joel Rakow, author of Life in Woke America, for an unscripted pass at the novel that started as a full story he woke up already knowing. An orphan coming of age in the COVID years, with billion-dollar sports, robots, and an America more woke than usual. Joel walks the real Reedley, California lab (congressional report, vials labeled Ebola, HIV, hepatitis, COVID, the “one mouse is not a bioweapon” argument), the fictional forward base in Amarillo, and why the pursuit of...

What if the war stopped in 1939, after Kristallnacht and the invasion of Poland, and the world still had to live with what it almost did? Author, podcaster, and history student Herman Forwood joins Havok and LX on The Space Tomatoes Podcast to walk through Twilight of Democracy: World's Descent into Darkness, the alternate-1950 historical fantasy he started in 2022. Not baby-Hitler fan fiction. A second-chance world, Anne Frank at 21, a weakened Soviet Union that never got the Nazi scientists, J...

They shut down the weddings, the concerts, the corporate blowouts, and the paychecks. George Fontes (World Ablaze Podcast) ran a 27-year live events and production company with 32 people on payroll when COVID hit. The entire industry went dark. Remote Zoom galas, government-funded church LED walls, tour riders that demand a half-million-dollar console, and the slow realization that once clients buy the gear they stop renting it. Havok and LX sit down with George for an unscripted ride through th...

Bronze Star. Retired Army chief warrant officer. Congressional candidate who outpolled Kanye in Louisiana’s 5th. Now he’s acting, directing, teaching camera work in Charleston, and writing screenplays because he “really thinks he’s the only person in the world that can write good movies.” Havok and LX sit down with Matt Hasty for an unscripted brawl that starts with artistic outlets after politics dies and ends somewhere between posse comitatus, propane-tank pigs, Punisher Max, and whether th...

We sit down with Geoff Wacker Ohio poultry farmer, Zero Fox Farms, and author of Agricultural Agorism: From Soil to Sovereignty for an unscripted pass at the oldest market in the world: dirt, chickens, handshakes, and the people who still trade without asking permission. Geoff puts a name on what homesteaders already do. Agorism is the action of the free market. Black and gray when the white market is rigged. Then he walks it into the field: corn and soy lock in, subsidy paychecks that buy le...

Havok and LX sit down with Evan Jaqua, globe-trotting founder of the Solutions Party, for an unscripted wrestling match over the oldest political drug of all: power. After 20 years in Japan, time in communist China, and two decades in South America, Evan came home convinced career politicians, rage-bait news, and immortal parties are the common denominator behind government failure everywhere. His fix is blunt: one term, no reelection, no running for the next office while you serve. Then he stac...

Retired intelligence officer and author Rick Hoppe joins Havok and LX for a deep, no-BS breakdown of modern revolutions. From his 32 years in the intel community (including the Iraq surge) to the eight-stage process that every successful (and failed) revolution has followed since the mid-1700s, Rick lays out the real mechanics of legitimacy, rupture, and why you can't bomb your way to freedom. We dig into coups vs. true revolutions, color uprisings, the Iran situation, algorithmic cages, and wha...

What happens when a morning-radio veteran trades FCC rules, toxic bosses, and medium-market grind for total creative freedom? You get pure Space Tomatoes chaos. Hosts Havok and LX welcome Jon Francois, host of The Delicious Culture with Jon Francois, for an unscripted deep-dive into six years of podcasting evolution from the goofy “Anything Show,” through a two-year Family Matters rewatch grind (Urkel catchphrases and all), to the current solo format built around three delicious questions. Jon ...

This week on Space Tomatoes, Havok and LX sit down with Derek Wills (AncapAir), author of The Liberty Solution. Derek walks us through his journey from hardcore Republican → constitutional conservative → libertarian → full ancap, and how reading Murray Rothbard completely rewrote the book he was working on. We dive deep into why the state is inherently incompatible with liberty, the myth of "necessary evil," reputation as the ultimate enforcement mechanism in a stateless society, and why IP i...

### Key Takeaways * Holistic pet wellness focuses on vitality and overall quality of life rather than merely suppressing individual symptoms with medications. * The BEAM framework—behavior, energy, appetite, and mood—serves as an essential daily indicator of a pet's health and wellness. * Individualized care, or 'scientific wellness,' tailors approaches to the specific pet rather than relying on one-size-fits-all medical protocols. * Feeding pets fresh, high-vitality food instead of heavily pro...

### Key Takeaways * Dr. Jeff Bone shares his personal journey from treating patients as a psychologist to becoming a chronic illness patient himself after discovering black mold in his office HVAC. * Experiencing chronic illness and black mold exposure often leads to medical gaslighting, where doctors dismiss physical symptoms as mere anxiety or psychosomatic issues. * Navigating chronic inflammatory response syndrome (CIRS) and immune deficiencies requires aggressive self-advocacy and treating...

What happens when you drop a principled anarchist into the Space Tomatoes studio? You get a wild, unscripted ride from “no rulers” to Judge Judy justice, self-defense without the roving gangs, and why government is basically the world’s most expensive protection racket. Michael Storm (host of Towards Anarchy) joins LX and Havok for a deep (but never boring) chat about how he went from early Libertarian influences to full-on anarchism, the real meaning of “live and let live,” property rights as t...

What happens when a trial attorney handling organized crime cases walks away from the legal world and embarks on a path through social work, meditation, and personal growth? In this episode of Space Tomatoes, we sit down with Bob Martin former attorney turned clinical social worker, meditation mentor, and creator of The Flow. We talk about organized crime, burnout, reinvention, mindfulness, politics, culture, and the unseen forces that shape our beliefs and decisions. Bob's story is a remi...

Havok and LX sit down with Gordon Phillips, former professional R&B bandleader, MIDI pioneer, currency trader, financial risk consultant, and author of The Risky Reader for a masterclass in libertarian finance and personal sovereignty. Gordon shares how he traded his bass for a Bloomberg terminal, exposed the Federal Reserve’s sleight of hand, and uncovered the 16th Amendment income tax psyop. With sharp wit and zero sugarcoating, he breaks down why most traders lose everything to emotion, why y...

Join Havok and LX on the Space Tomatoes Podcast for a hilariously funny chat with retired FBI Special Agent Eric Robinson. After 12 years as a Baptist pastor complete with stress headaches from carrying every congregant’s drama, Uno scandals, and a debut sermon on circumcision. Eric traded sermons for search warrants and became a fed anyway. He spills the beans on everything, botched SWAT breaches (couch blocked doors and eight swings of pure chaos), interrogation mind games that make Hollywo...

Hosts Havok and LX welcome Robert Mahoney, founder and CEO of TVT Solutions (Targeted Violence & Terrorism Prevention) for a fresh take on why calling violence “random” is total nonsense. Instead of more cameras, battle-rattle cops, and fortress vibes, Robert makes the witty, human-first case for real prevention: spotting behavioral clues early, building multidisciplinary “care teams” in schools, libraries, FedEx routes, and beyond, and understanding how radicalization actually works (hint: it’s...

In this eye-opening episode of the Space Tomatoes Podcast, Dr. Doug Cardell — economist, historian, and author of Why Socialism Struggles joins us to break down why socialism, communism, and fascism all lead to the same dead end: government control of the economy. Dr. Cardell explains: • The real definition of socialism (government owns everything) • Why centrally planned economies are doomed (chaotic systems + human self-interest) • How early American colonies nearly starved under c...

This one is a full-throttle, zero-script joyride! Pro wrestler, cover band rockstar (Walk of Shame), voice over wizard, and self proclaimed modern day Renaissance man “Spiffy” Sean Styles struts into the studio with hosts LX and Havok and immediately turns the mic into a wrestling ring, a Star Trek bridge, and an 80s/90s nostalgia time machine. From Attitude Era war stories and paying dues with the Wild Samoans, to Picard vs Kirk supremacy debates, Tribble rants, Quake LAN-party flashbacks...

Join LX and Havok on The Space Tomatoes Podcast for a whirlwind ramble through podcast life, epic guest marathons, and dodging rage bait like pros. Dive into winter woes with tales from icemageddon, cold plunges, and snowy animal antics, horse blanket chat, chickens stacking like pros, and snapping turtles on the prowl. Plus, tips on circadian rhythms, ditching doomscrolling, heirloom tomatoes that taste like heaven, and why squirrels are tree bacon. Unscripted, quirky fun around the virtual cam...

Buckle up for a wild ride on The Space Tomatoes Podcast! Hosts LX and Havok dive deep into the chaotic world of car sales with YouTube sensation Smitty from "Smitty Sells Cars." From hilarious tales of cash-stuffed paper bags and breakdown disasters to pro tips on dodging dealer tricks, financing hacks, and why leasing might not be the lemon you think it is. Smitty spills the beans on everything from the infamous four-square tactic to COVID market madness, EV realities, and the sad state of mode...

Buckle up, this one's a straight-up unscripted explosion.Havok & LX drag historian/Nostr wizard Wouter Constant into the void to talk censorship-proof social media that actually gives a damn about liberty. We start semi-normal: relays as your personal treehouses, cryptographic keys so no one can Stalin-purge your account overnight, web-of-trust magic beating AI deepfakes without needing Big Brother, Blossom for unbreakable podcast links, Lightning zaps paying creators more than Spotify ever did....

Join hosts LX and Havok for a wildly entertaining chat with debut novelist (and Page Turner Award winner!) John David! The long-time PR crisis communications pro, nonfiction business author, and corporate ghostwriter spills the beans on ditching the real world to create his own: a gripping mystery series starring TV reporter Pete LeMaster.From a routine tailgate interview that turns into a viral active-shooter nightmare (and a heroic bystander twist), to the wild ride of writing fiction after de...