Lions Of Liberty

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair convenes a meeting of the minds to discuss not one, not two, but three debate performances from the past week. Yes, the Libertarian, Democratic and GOP debates are all stacked into this cornucopia of a political podcast, as recounted by debate watching veterans Howie Snowdon, Brian McWilliams and our esteemed legal counsel, the mysterious Rico. The group breaks down the Libertarian Party candidates, the debate itself, the debatable audio/video quality, and weigh who would best represent libertarians in a general debate and election. They then head to the GOP Debate to touch on such pressing topics as the size of Donald Trump’s manhood, “Little Marco”, the riddle of John Kasich and Ted Cruz staying above it all. and vote for which GOP candidate is the most annoying. Lastly they turn to [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode of the Felony Friday show on the Lions of Liberty Podcast host John Odermatt was joined by the always entertaining Brian McWilliams!  Dedicated listeners to the show have probably realized by now that there are two distinct formats of the show. There is an interview format, where I’ve talked to leaders in criminal justice reform like Attorney and Podcaster Joseph Balliro Jr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes in veteran libertarian political activist, lawyer and author Jim Ostrowski! Jim runs the website LibertyMovement.org, which seeks to coalesce a liberty movement in the post-Ron Paul era to create direct citizen action in order to create greater change towards liberty. Before we get into that, Jim starts things off by describing just how he came to take interest in the ideas of liberty, and what he saw first-hand as the modern liberty movement began to take shape in the ’60’s and ’70’s. Marc and Jim go on to to discuss why the Rand Paul campaign failed to capture the liberty movement ignited by Ron Paul, why Jim feels direct citizen action is the most appropriate strategy for advancing liberty in our current political climate, as well as Jim’s work on progressivism.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, guest host Brian McWilliams steps up to the plate as master of ceremonies to break down the 10th GOP debate. Brian is accompanied by Howie Snowdon, J.B. Lubin and legal counsel Rico. This most recent debate was by far the most chaotic and ridiculous, with poor Wolf Blitzer looking like a professional wrestling referee, having control in theory only, and the Lions pull no punches analyzing the anarchy that reigned over the stage. Brian and the crew pick apart foreign policy stances, healthcare, trade and the always popular topic of regime change, while lamenting a reversal of fortune for one candidate in particular who had won some libertarian points in the previous debate.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today my guest on Felony Friday is John Ziegler. John is a nationally-syndicated radio host, documentary filmmaker and author. He is the co-host of the “John & Leah Show” which began locally in Los Angeles in late 2014 and is now syndicated nationally. It airs Sunday evenings. John Ziegler also runs the website The Framing of Joe Paterno, which is dedicated to analyzing the evidence in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.  John crushes the false narrat [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair is joined by the Johnny Rocket Launch Pad’s own Voice of Reason, the lovely and talented Heather Nixon! Heather tells the tale of how she went from she started to think differently about politics, and how she became a “full blown” Libertarian after being swept off her feet by the ever-so-study Johnny “Rocket” Adams! Marc and Heather go on to discuss how to effectively communicate the ideas of liberty, the Libertarian Party candidates and her new web series “A Woman’s Place - Know It! [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Raise your glasses, as we toast to the culmination of over a years work covering the comings and goings of Rand Paul. Yes, the “Rand Pauluses and Minuses” podcast has come to a close, in parallel with the folding of Rand’s presidential tent. This is it. The finale. Marc Clair once again welcomes Sir Randsalot’s squire, Brian McWilliams into the studio, where they discuss the Paul campaign, what went wrong, what libertarians can take away from watching Rand’s ultimately failed efforts, and whether or not his running was a good or bad thing all-in-all. That and more in the final episode of “Pauluses and Minuses.” For full show notes, head over to [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we welcome Michael Santos onto Felony Friday. When Michael was twenty-three years old he was sentenced to forty-five-years in prison for drug trafficking. With credit and good behavior he was released after serving twenty-six years. During his incarceration he published several books, earned his bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, and built a significant savings through publishing and trading stocks. Within three weeks after his release from prison he was hired as an adjunct professor at San Francisco State University. Since his release Michael has focused his energy on teaching lessons that empower the incarcerated to live a life of relevance before, during, and after confinement.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair welcomes in the founder and President of LBRY- pronounced “Library” - Jeremy Kaufman! LBRY is a brand new way for people to share content with each other utilizing block chain technology, similar to how Bitcoin functions. Before we get into the nerdy details, Jeremy explains how he first became interested in political ideas - first through receiving some unsatisfactory answers to questions posed to his schoolteachers, and later through the writings of leftist antiwar writer Howard Zinn. Jeremy lays out the genesis for the concept of LBRY - what motivated it’s creation, and what the goals are with the project. Marc and Jeremy explore the implications of LBRY, who will benefit from it, and examine the implications for those trying to rectify the intellectual property debate withi [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode of the Lions of Liberty podcast is a bit longer than previous debate reaction shows because it covers both the Democratic AND Republican debates. The gang split into two crews to cover the debate shenanigans. You “shining beacon of liberty” Marc Clair hosts the Democratic portion. He is joined by Lions of Liberty legal counsel “Rico” and the man affectionately known as the “Godfather” Howard Snowdon. The GOP reaction portion of the podcast is hosted by Felony Friday’s John Odermatt. He is joined [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair welcomes in the editor-in-chief of the PanAm Post, Fergus Hodgson! Fergus explains why he first left New Zealand to explore greater opportunities in the world, which leads to a great and unexpected discussion about the state of U.S. immigration laws. Fergus then describes his recent trips to Cuba, and attempt to dispel some myths about President Obama’s “opening up” of Cuba, the potential for investing in the country, and the “free” health care touted by the likes of Michael Moore and Oliver Stone.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair convenes a small pride of liberty lions to discuss an eventful past week in U.S. Presidential politics, welcoming in Felony Friday host John Odermatt and our officially unofficial legal counsel, the elusive “Rico.” They discuss the Iowa Caucus results and Rand Paul’s subsequent departure from the Presidential race, and why so much of Ron Paul’s past support seems to have largely gone to Donald Trump, Ted Cruz Bernie Sanders instead of Rand. They ponder whether dual brokered conventions to lead to some surprising Presidential showdowns in November, like….Mitt Romney vs. Joe Biden??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode of the Felony Friday Podcast host John Odermatt is joined by the founder of Liberty.me Jeffrey Tucker. Jeffrey is also director of digital development for the Foundation for Economic Education, executive editor [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes investor, author and blogger, Andrew Syrios! Andrew describes how he came to reject the left-right paradigm and identify as a libertarian politically, and what drove him to start writing on political and economic issues. After taking a few curves into the legality of abortion, and even murder (!?). Marc and Andrew start to dissect some common political memes that have cropped up as of late. They look the ideas of a a 90% tax on the “the 1%” and the concept of income inequality, and try to make sense of the never-ending stream of our modern “meme culture.” This was a fun conversation, and I’m sure all you liberty lovers will enjoy it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes liberty cohorts J.B. Lubin, Howie Snowden and resident Rand Paul-analyst Brian McWilliams in for another boozy GOP Debate reaction show. This debate brought a different dynamic, as the loudest mouth on stage during the previous six blusterfests was absent: one Donald Trump. His antics were missed, but that didn’t mean it was a boring event. The group goes through each candidate’s performance one by one. They touch on Chris Christie’s TV sitcom-like character, Jeb’s total irrelevance, the Rubio-Cruz flip-flop-fight and Ben Carson’s bizarre sentence rides to nowhere. Plus, let’s not forget Kasich’s technology allergy, Rand Paul’s best debate performance to date, and the shockingly welcome introduction of a long-missed debate [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the Felony Friday Podcast John invites criminal defense attorney and fellow podcaster Joseph Balliro Jr. into the Lions of Liberty studio. Joseph has been a criminal defense and civil trial attorney for 28 years headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with a practice that spans nationwide. He is also the host of Killer Legal Re [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty podcast, host Marc Clair and world-renowned Rand Paul analyst Brian McWilliams convene for the first Rand Pauluses and Minuses podcast of 2016! The topic that’s top of mind is the announcement that Rand Paul would not be excluded from the most recent debate, which leads Marc and Brian to discuss Rand’s debate boycott strategy, whether Donald Trump is stealing a page from his playbook, and what support he can expect in Iowa. They also discuss Ron Paul finally joining the campaign trail, a contentious bill Rand proposed that impacts the national debate over abortion, and some recent humorous TV appearances. They then give their predict [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair is joined by the editor and founder of TheFifthColumnNews.com, Justin King! Justin describes his previous career as a military contractor working in the “grey area” of the contracting field, getting his door kicked in by the federal government, and how these experiences led to him his pivot to a career in independent journalism. Justin and Marc discuss some of the stories Justin has pushed forward at the Fifth Column, including coming imperialism in Africa and the shocking finding’s of Justin’s research into the origin of ISIS - what you hear may shock even those typically skeptical of U.S. foreign policy motivations.  All this and more on the latest Lions of Liber [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, John Odermatt welcomes Regina Hufnagel from the non-profit group Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, better known as LEAP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lions of Liberty, tireless in their dedication to dissecting and foraging for the potential gold nuggets of liberty within the Democratic debates, have once again braved hours of bickering between the two three candidates to bring you the 4th Democratic Debate Reaction Show!  Was Martin O’Malley even there or is he simply a specter of our collective memory?  Join John Odermatt of Felony Friday fame, our mysterious legal counsel “Rico” and Howie Snowdon as they discuss Rand’s live tweets of the debate, which candidate had the best liberty position (if any), Bill Clinton’s womanizing history finally making its debut on the debate stage, Hillary’s hypocrisy when it comes to who is “too big to jail”, the problems wit [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices