# Ep. 81: Spooner \& The Secret Six, with Phil Magness **URL:** **By** Anthony Comegna **Published:** November 20, 2018 --- Phil Magness breaks down Lysander Spooner's radical activist lifestyle. Phil Magness joins us this week to teach the radical nature of Lysander Spooner. Spooner's legal career started in an apprenticeship under 2 lawyers and he was best known for his support for the Abolitionist movement. His philosophy of liberty heavily influenced his law practice as well as his activist lifestyle. Who was Lysander Spooner? Is there a connection between his post office activism and his abolition activism? What radical politics did Spooner practice? What is the secret six? How does natural law relate to slavery? ## Further Reading: [Two Treatises on Competitive Currency and Banking](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0913610453), written by Lysander Spooner [John Brown and the Secret Six](https://www.masshist.org/features/boston-abolitionists/john-brown), Massachusetts Historical Society ## Related Content: [Cannibals All!, with Phil Magness](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/liberty-chronicles/cannibals-all-phil-magness%5D%28https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/liberty-chronicles/cannibals-all-phil-magness), Liberty Chronicles Podcast [An Essay on the Trial by Jury: Juries vs. Representative Democracy](https://www.libertarianism.org/essays/essay-trial-jury), written by Lysander Spooner [Lysander Spooner on Natural Law](https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/lysander-spooner-natural-law), written by George H. Smith