Dave Smith
Host of Part of the Problem
Dave Smith is a comedian, political commentator, and host of Part of the Problem — one of the most influential voices in the liberty movement. He sells out stand-up shows across the country and is a recurring guest on the biggest shows in independent media, including the Joe Rogan Experience.
What Dave is known for above all is being right — early, loudly, and on the record. From COVID mandates to the wars Washington can't stop starting, he's spent a decade making the case for liberty against the people paid to argue otherwise. They keep agreeing to debate him. It keeps going badly for them. There's a reason they call him "the most consistent motherfucker you know."
The Debate Record
They keep lining up. He keeps receipts.
vs. Douglas Murray
The Joe Rogan Experience #2303 · 2025
Murray came to the world's biggest podcast armed with one question: “Have you ever been to Israel?” Dave asked if he'd ever been to Nazi Germany. Three hours of appeals to authority against actual arguments — and the arguments won. This is the debate that decided who gets to talk about war.
vs. Chris Cuomo
PBD Podcast, live arena debate · 2024
A former CNN primetime anchor against a comedian with receipts. When Cuomo lamented “what people did to Joe Rogan” over ivermectin, Dave pointed across the stage — “You did it!” — and made him sit through the tape of himself doing it. The crowd demanded an apology.
vs. Konstantin Kisin
Triggernometry · 2025
Two-on-one, on their show, on their terms. Fresh off the Murray debate, Dave pressed the one question Kisin's “any country would do the same” logic can't survive: where, exactly, is the limit?
vs. Natasha Hausdorff
Piers Morgan Uncensored · 2025
A war-crimes showdown with Israel's favorite international lawyer that went viral overnight. Piers titled the upload “Pure Freakin' Evil” for a reason.
vs. Alex Nowrasteh
The Soho Forum · 2025
Oxford-style rules against Cato's top immigration scholar. Dave took the harder side of the toughest debate in libertarianism — and won the audience vote swing.
vs. Nicholas Sarwark
The Soho Forum · 2019
Dave debated the sitting chairman of the Libertarian Party over what the party should be — and got him to admit he'd support Dick Cheney for president if Cheney won the LP nomination. Dave won the room; three years later, the Mises Caucus finished the job.
vs. Sam Seder
The Majority Report · 2015
Where the longest-running feud in left-versus-libertarian media began. A decade later, both audiences are still relitigating it.
Robbie "TheFire" Bernstein
Co-host of Part of the Problem
Robbie "TheFire" Bernstein is the quick-witted co-host of Part of the Problem. With his unique blend of humor and insight, Robbie adds depth and entertainment to the show's discussions on liberty, politics, and current events.
As a stand-up comedian and podcaster in his own right, Robbie brings a fresh perspective to the libertarian conversation, often challenging ideas and sparking engaging debates with Dave and their guests.