Lions Of Liberty

In today’s episode of Lions of Liberty, Marc welcomes in Michael Maharrey of the Tenth Amendment Center to revisit the issue of “states rights”, which ignited heated debate after Nicholas Sarwark’s comments on a recent episode of this program. In the show you’ll hear: In the show, you’ll hear: How Mike first became interested in libertarian ideas, and how he unwittingly found himself working for the Tenth Amendment Center.  Mike explains the mission of the Tenth Amendment Center and updates us on some of their recent activities.  Mike makes the case for states rights within a libertarian frameowkr and within the U.S. Constitution, and why he disagrees with Sarwark’s comments.  PLUS!…Marc answers some more Letters of Liberty in another mailbag segment!   For full show notes, head over to LionsOfLibety. [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Jeff Mould joins Felony Friday host John Odermatt. Jeff is the founder of website Second Chance Jobs for Felons. Jeff was inspired to launch this venture after running into his own legal trouble. When Jeff was convicted of a white collar crime he began to experience the stigma former felons have to overcome when searching for a job. This inspired Jeff to take action. Jeff started his business and website to help the formerly incarcerated transition back into society by helping them to find employment and add value to society. Second Chance Jobs for Felons offers a job search feature, training, legal resources and many more services that assist felons with reintegration into society.  Through his website, Second Chance Jobs for Felons, Jeff is addressing the recidivism that plagues our criminal justice system. Ob [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode of Electric Libertyland host Brian McWilliams welcomes longtime contributor and “Godfather” of the Lions of Liberty, Howie Snowden to the show. If the show name didn’t give it away, President Trump’s brand spanking new occupation of the White House will be the topic dujour, and Brian and Howie will talk briefly about his inaugural speech before delving into some Trump or Dumps on policy, whitehouse.gov pages and public funding for the arts as well as chatting about rioters, the Women’s Marches and rumors of Hillary Clinton running for NYC Mayor. We also have a very unique bit of audio from Senator Bernie Sanders that simply has to be heard. Full show notes over at Lions of Liberty! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode of Lions of Liberty, Marc welcomes Scott Horton back to the show to help take a look at the foreign policy team that President (whoa, it’s real now…) Donald Trump has assembled. Scott has been on the show two previous times, is the host of AntiWar Radio, opinion editor at AntiWar.com, and is most recently the Managing Director of the Libertarian Institute.  In the show, you’ll hear: Why Scott co-founded the Libertarian Institute, who else is involved, and what is their mission? What Scott thinks of Rex Tillerson’s potential when it comes to relations with Russia, and why neocons are so obsessed with the framing of Russia as an adversary.  Scott looks at General James “Mad Dog” Mattis, why he is so hawk-ish against Iran, and whether some libertarians are right to be optimistic [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Felony Friday host John Odermatt is joined by award-winning investigative journalist Jordan Smith. Jordan is based in Austin, Texas and has covered criminal justice for almost 20 years. She is an extremely talented reporter with a reputation for analyzing complex social and legal issues.  Her work has appeared in The Nation, The Crime Report, and The Intercept, among many other places. On today’s show John and Jordan discuss an investigative article Jordan wrote for the Intercept titled “Nightmare in Sin City - How a Rumor Sent a Teen to Prison for Murder in Vegas.”  In the article Jordan shares the tragic story of an eighteen-year-old girl by the name of Kirstin Blaise Lobato who was sent to prison for a crime that there appears to be no possible way she committed. Jordan shares Kirstin’s story, from troubled youth growing up in a small Nevada town to being charged with and eventually [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s Electric Libertyland, Brian welcomes in a favorite of the liberty podcasting world, the one and only Johnny “Rocket” Adams, to resurrect the zombie corpse of ’Rand Pauluses and Minuses’ (#Randypants), examine Trump’s statements on healthcare and chat a bit about the confirmation hearing for Gen. Mattis.  Before Johnny and Brian get down, Brian also takes a few snippets of Obama’s farewell speech to get the blood riled, and bathe in the egomania and race baiting that the soon-to-be-former president was so versed in.  Catch the boogie fever.  Full show notes over at Lions of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, host Marc Clair welcomes in “Felony Friday” host John Odermatt and Lions of Liberty’s favorite Frenchman, J.B. Lubin. The Lions’ take a look at the most recent incident of “libertarian infighting”, which arose after LP Chair Nicholas Sarwark made some critical comments of Ron Paul in an interview late last year. In the show, you’ll hear discussed: Were Sarwark’s comments blown out of proportion? Is the concept of “States’ Rights” a philosophcially libertarian position? How quantifitable are Ron Paul’s contributions to the Libertarian Party and the broader liberty movement? Is Marc a globalist shill? Plus! The gang tackles some “Letters of Liberty” in our mailbag segment! For full show notes head over to Lions of Liberty! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show Overview: On today’s episode, the host of the new Electric Liberty Land show (check out Ep 002) on the Lions of Liberty Podcast Brian McWilliams joins Felony Friday host John Odermatt. Brian and John discuss important criminal justice issues and play America’s fastest growing podcast game show “Is this a crime, and should anyone do time?” Show Discussion Topics: 4 held after Facebook video shows torture of disabled man by group railing against Trump, whites Gunshot wounds are contagious; bullets spread like th [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode of Electric LibertyLand host Brian McWilliams welcomes in Lions co-founder and host of Felony Friday John “Odie” Odermatt to discuss the topics of the day. Brian and Odie boogie break down Austin Petersen’s flirtations with running as a Republican, Meryl Streep’s tone-deaf smugfest at the Golden Globes, Donald Trump Jr.’s push to make silencers more accessible and hear a word from our show sponsor “Trump Thwumps.” Odie and Brian wrap it up with a look at a Obamacare love affair between Rand Paul and the Donald, then turn to climate science expert and voice of skeptical reason Judith Curry’s resignation from Georgia Tech. Let’s hit the dance floor. Full show notes available at Lions of Liberty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Lions of Liberty podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes recent Libertarian Senate candidate Alex Merced back to the show! Alex shares lessons and insights from running a libertarian political campaign, and discusses all the work he is currently doing to advance the ideas of liberty, including running SIX - yes, SIX!! - podcasts!  PLUS! Marc answers questions from listeners from our private Facebook group in our first ever mailbag segment! For full show notes head over to Lions of Liberty! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s episode, Lions of Liberty Podcast founder Marc Clair joins Felony Friday host John Odermatt. Marc and John discuss important criminal justice issues and play America’s fastest growing podcast game show “Is this a crime, and should anyone do time?” Show Discussion Topics: Missouri students may face felony charges for fights or bullying Flint’s former emergency managers face felony charges in water crisis CA Dems legalize child prostitution Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lions of Liberty are welcoming 2017 with a brand new weekly podcast, Electric LibertyLand, hosted by Lions co-founder and he of “Rand Pauluses & Minuses” and “Mr. Johnson’s Libertyhood,” Brian McWilliams. Electric LibertyLand will take on current events, with a mix of pop culture and comedy and feature regular guests from our shows as well as a rotating cast of libertarians, comedians, pundits and the occasional man of legal mystery. In today’s episode, said man of legal mystery, Rico, joins Brian to discuss the ineptitude of the City of Pasadena & its police dept. around the Rose Parade, The DNC hacking report & Russian involvement, The Congressional Ethics Office, Trump’s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Lions of Liberty podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes in a cast of regular liberty lions to celebrate the New Year with a ROAR! Marc is joined by “Mr. Johnson’s Libertyhood” host Brian McWilliams, “Felony Friday” host John Odermatt, and our unofficially official legal counsel, the rapidly-rising-in-podcast-popularity, Rico! In the show, you’ll hear them discuss: Was 2016 really the worst year ever? The official results of the talk-of-the-liberty-town, the Liberty Draft! Trump’s cabinet picks, and his penchant for tweeting. Liberty predictions for the New Year.   A special annoucement about the format of the show in 2017! Oh yeah, and so…much…more! So grab a drink and help us ROAR in the New Year! For full show notes head over to Lions of Liberty! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Guest:  On today’s episode Shane Casey joins Felony Friday host John Odermatt. This is the second part of a two party episode, part 1 was published last week. Over the course of the two episodes, Casey shares his ongoing battle to clear his name after being convicted of the most heinous of crimes, the sexual abuse of a child. He maintains his innocence. Shane Casey served nearly a decade in prison for this crime that he claims never occurred. He took an Alford plea for a reduced charge, which allowed him to maintain his innocence. This plea also allowed him to get out of prison for time served and kept him off the sex offender registry. Shane wrestled with taking the plea, rather than going to trial for a fourth time, but ultimately family and friends convinced him to take the plea and to continue to fight from the outside and not while sitting i [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode of Lions of Liberty, host Marc Clair welcomes in Libertarian Party National Committee Chair Nicholas Sarwark for his final interview of 2016. Marc and Nick take a look at the positives and negatives of the 2016 election from the Libertarian Party perspective. In the show, you’ll hear:   Nick’s take on the final vote totals gathered by the Johnson-Weld campaign, and what they mean for the Libertarian Party. How the national Libertarian Party plans to continue to help Libertarian candidates in local races, including some that will be contested as early as 2017. Nick address critics of the Johnson-Weld ticket, and breaks down the difference between “retail” p [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Lions of Liberty podcast, host Marc Clair once again gathers his pride of liberty lions, this time to break down who has been “naughty” or “nice” when it comes to liberty in 2016. Marc is joined by “Mr. Johnson’s Libertyhood” host Brian McWilliams, “Felony Friday” host John Odermatt, and our unofficially official legal counsel, the rapidly-rising-in-podcast-populary, Rico! The gang takes a look back at the year in liberty, and hand out “naughty” and “nice” awards for an assorted cast of characters, including Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Gary Johnson, Austin Petersen, John McAfee, Julian Assange, and more! Who do you think was naughty and nice for liberty this year? Grab a drink, and join us for Naughty or Nice 2016! For full show notes including the full breakdown of each team, head over to Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Guest:  On today’s episode Shane Casey joins Felony Friday host John Odermatt. Casey reveals his ongoing battle to clear his name after being convicted of the most heinous of crimes, the sexual abuse of a child. He maintains that he is innocent. Shane Casey served nearly a decade in prison for this crime that he claims never occurred. He took an Alford plea for a reduced charge, which allowed him to maintain his innocence. This plea also allowed him to get out of prison for time served and kept him off the sex offender registry. Shane wrestled with taking the plea, rather than going to trial for a fourth time, but ultimately family and friends convinced him to take the plea and to continue to fight from the outside and not while sitting in a prison cell. This is the first time Shane has shared his story and in order to make sure all bases are covered this will be a two-part episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Lions of Liberty podcast, host Marc Clair reconvenes with his liberty lions for Part 2 of the Liberty Draft! With their eyes set on the 2020 election cycle, the crew round out their teams of liberty advocates, intellectuals, celebrities, and “celebritarians” with three more rounds of drafting!  After touching on a few of the bigger names who went undrafted, each owner will lay out their vision for their liberty team, and assign roles (LP POTUS candidate, LP VP candidate, Male MSM Host, Female MSM host, podcast host and YouTube star) to their respective teams.  Who has the best Liberty team of them all? Tune in to the Liberty Draft, and YOU can help decide! For full show notes including the full breakdown of each team, head over to Lions of Liberty! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode of Lions of Liberty, host Marc Clair welcomes in automobile expert and libertarian, writer and author, Eric Peters! Eric runs the wesbsite EPAutos.com, where he not only writes reviews of cars both new and old, but also writes about politics from a libertarian perspective! In the show, you’ll hear: How Eric first took an interest in cars, and how this passion ties into his libertarian beliefs.  Marc and Eric discuss Eric’s book “Automotive Atrocities: The Cars We Love to Hate”, and why so many ugly, dangerous cars used to be produced by the market, why they no longer are, and why we don’t need government regulations to protect consumers from them.  Eric shares [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The show notes can be found at Lions of Liberty.    Introduction: On today’s show Keramet Reiter join the Felony Friday show to discuss the horrible suffering endured by inmates resulting from the incredibly barbaric solitary confinement epidemic in this country. Keramet has worked as an associate at Human Rights Watch and has testified about the impacts of solitary confinement before state and federal legislators. She has studied prisons, prisoners’ rights, and the impact of prison and punishment policy on individuals, communities, and [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices