Lions Of Liberty

In today’s episode of Lions of Liberty, host Marc Clair welcomes in independent journalist and filmmaker, Ford Fischer! Ford is the co-founder, executive producer and managing editor of News2Share, an engine for independent videographers and citizen journalists to the contribute to the ever-evolving news cycle. In the show, you’ll hear:   How Ford first took an interest in both government and journalismk and how it led to his founding of News2Share.  Ford’s thoughts on the concept of “bias” in journalism, and why he believes the best way to be “objective” in journalism is to reveal your biases.  The [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode of Lions of Liberty, host Marc Clair welcomes Jason Stapleton back to the program! Jason is the host of the highly successful Jason Stapleton Program, a fantastic libertarian program that does an excellent job appealing both to the liberty-minded and the uninitiated alike. Jason and Marc take a break from talking about libertarianism and politics, and instead focus on tips for achieving success in today’s (or any day’s) economy. They discuss how to make the most out of your current job situation, how to build your human capital, the best ways to approach the ideas of saving and investing, and even touch on how to prepare for the unexpected.    This is a program I’ve wanted to do for a while, and I’m excited for my listeners to learn from Jason’s story an [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out the show notes page at Lions of Liberty! Introduction: This episode of Felony Friday will have a little bit of a different flavor. Instead of interviewing an expert or analyzing felonies trending in the news this entire episode will be dedicated to analyzing President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Attorney General, Jeff Sessions. Sessions has been an extremely controversial pick. Liberals have called him a racist. Libertarians have voiced concerns with his stance on mass incarceration and the war on drugs. On this show we’ll be getting to the core of whoe Jeff Sessions really is. In order to discuss this very important topic Felony Friday host John Odermatt invited one of the most popular members of the Lions of Liberty crew to help to sort through stacks upon stacks of Jeff Sessions documents. This individual has most recently been a frequent contribut [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Lions of Liberty podcast, host Marc Clair and crew partake in the first ever Liberty Draft! With their eyes set on the 2020 election cycle, the liberty lions each draft 7 rounds worth of liberty advocates, intellectuals, celebrities, and “celebritarians” to form their own liberty propaganda teams!  With our moderator absent, it doesn’t take long for things to descend into chaos and anarchy after a controversial first round pick throws the whole process into disarray!  Who will be drafted? Who will slip a few rounds? Who’s the biggest reach? Who will fall off the board entirely? Find out the answers to this and more in the 2020 Liberty Draft! For full show notes, head over to Lions of Liberty!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is “the truth?” Is it discoverable by humans? These are the base questions today’s guest, Steve Patterson, has tackled through his pursuit of philosophy. Steve hosts the podcast Patterson in Pursuit, and has recently released the book “Square One: The Foundations of Knowledge”. In the show, Marc and Steve discuss:   How Steve first became interested in philosophy as a young man, and why he decided to pursue this interest outside of academia.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  To find the show notes page for this episode please visit Lions of Liberty.  Introduction: Today on Felony Friday Warren Redlich joins the show and to discuss topics ranging from Libertarian politics to navigating through a DUI checkpoint. Warren is a businessman, lawyer and politician. In 2005, he briefly served as the Political Director of the Libertarian Party of New York. He was the LP candidate in the New York gubernatorial election in 2010. Redlich collected more votes than any Libertarian governor candidate in the state’s history. In 2011, Redlich moved to South Florida and expanded his law practice to include criminal, DUI and traffic defense in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Two years later, he published his first book, Fair DUI: Stay safe and sane in a [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair is joined by author and columnist Jim Duncan! Jim is a regular writer at The Libertarian Republic, and recently released the libertarian political thrilled “Blood Republic.” In the show, you’ll hear:   What inspired Jim to get into fiction writing, and how he became a libertarian along the way.  Marc and Jim discuss the basic plot of “Blood Republic”, and how many of the ideas in [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair is joined by the self described “libertarian, atheist, anti-feminist, anarcho-capitalist, melanin-abled patriarch”, and YouTube star, Taleed Brown, aka “That Guy T!”   For full show notes, head over to Lions of Liberty! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Be sure to check out the show notes page at Lions of Liberty! Introduction On this episode, Mark Pendergrast joins Felony Friday host John Odermatt to talk about the repressed memory epidemic. Mark is an investigative journalist and has written several books on a wide range of topics. His book titled For God, Country, and Coca-Cola: The Definitive History of the Great American Soft Drink and the Company That Makes It was named a notable book of the ye [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Lions of Liberty podcast, host Marc Clair gathers together several of his liberty lions for a little Thanksgiving meal, and before know it the part is crashed by our good friends from the Johnny Rocekt Launch Pad - Johnny Adams, Heather Nixon, and Curt Nelson! In this wacky and zany show you’ll hear: The casts of both shows discuss the results of the 2016 election, and harken back to last year’s show to look at their predictions from a year ago. A special guest appearance by a certain former Presidential candidate and his co-running mate.  The Lions of Liberty play a round of “Rocket Fire”, before… The tables get turned and the Launch Pad crew step into “The Cat’s Cradle!” So…much…more! For full show notes, head over to L [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair is joined by the President of the Mises Institute - and former chief of staff to Congressman Ron Paul - Jeff Deist! Marc and Jeff start things off discussing how Jeff first became interested in the ideas of liberty, and what it was like to work for Ron Paul. They then go on to break down the recent talk Jeff gave at the Dallas-Ft. Worth Mises Circle in which he breaks down some silver linings to the 2016 election, including how the mainstream media has lost control of the narrative in U.S. politics, and why the progressive left has largely been exposed as authoritarian. They go on to discuss why the Johnson-Weld LP campaign was ineffective at advancing the ideas of [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can find the show notes for todays show at Lions of Liberty! Introduction: Today on Felony Friday Bertram Russel, Jr. joins host John Odermatt to share how he was railroaded by the IRS. This episode ties into a two-part episode from a few weeks ago with Pete Hendrickson. In those episodes (Part 1 and Part 2) Hendrickson went delved into the misunderstood history of the income tax and explained how he believes it is possible to crack the income tax code. Bertram, who goes by Skip, is a doctor and investor. He’s also a listener of this show and the one who tipped me off [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Lions of Liberty podcast, host Marc Clair gathers together his of liberty Lions to take a liquored-up look at all of the fallout from the 2016 Presidential election. Joined by Felony Friday host John Odermatt, “The Godfather” Howie Snowdon, and our resident double minority J.B. Lubin, you’ll hear the Lions discussed: Grades for the campaign of Gary Johnson and Bill Weld, and discuss to what extent if any they may have helped create new libertarians.  Why Trump was successfull, and why John and Marc have been calling his triump for close to the last year of the Presidential campaign.  Hopes and fears of what could come of a Trump Presidency.  Could Trump be primaried by a GOP challenger in 2020? So…much…more! For full show notes, head over to  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this, the last episode of Mr. Johnson’s Libertyhood, host Brian McWilliams welcomes in regular man of legal mystery, “Rico,” into the hood to look at the recent election results and bemoan the terrible, terrible campaign run by Gary Johnson. Is there a silver lining to the buffoonery on display by Johnson/Weld? Maybe. There’s only one way to find out, so won’t you be our neighbor just one more time? For full show notes, head over to Lions of Liberty!   Check out the podcast archive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can find the show notes at Lions of Liberty.   Introduction: On today’s episode Lions of Liberty co-founder Marc Clair joins Felony Friday host John Odermatt to discuss the marijuana ballot initiatives passed on Tuesday. If you aren’t familiar with Marc’s work here on the Lions of Liberty Podcast, then you probably haven’t listened to many of our shows. You can remedy that problem by checking out some of Marc’s great interviews. I’d suggest starting with his interviews with Ron Paul and Je [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, get your mind off your election hangover by joining Marc Clair for a much-requested episode by listeners of the show all about the Fair Tax! Marc is joined by Steven Hayes, President of “Americans for Fair Taxation”, the key organization behind the promotion of this consumption tax. In the show they break down everything about the Fair Tax, including: The history of the Fair Tax, and how Steven came to be a passiona [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair welcomes in a childhood idol - former professional wrestler and commentator, Navy Seal, and former Governor of Minnesota, the one and only Jesse “the Body” Ventura! Jesse recently released his new book “Jesse Ventura’s Marijuana Manifesto.” In the show, Marc and Jesse cover an array of topics, including  The similarities between the world of professional wrestling and [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show former Washington, D.C., homicide detective James Trainum joins Felony Friday. James spent 17 years in homicide for the Metropolitan Police Department, before retiring in 2010. He was the lead detective on the high-profile Starbucks triple murder in Georgetown in 1997, which he eventually helped solve in 1999. He started his career as a firefighter and paramedic, before becoming a police officer. During his early years in law enforcement, James worked various job functions including patrol, undercover work, and burglary investigations. Finally, he made the move into homicide investigations. James recently published a book titled:  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a very special Halloween edition of Mr. Johnson’s Libertyhood! Join Gary Johnson and Bill Weld as they Trick or Treat in the Libertyhood, meeting a couple of friends along the way. The usual suspects are also onboard the spook train to discuss the recent Johnson/Weld news, with John Odermatt and infamous legal counsel ‘Rico’ helping Marc Clair and Brian McWilliams break down the candidates’ actions. Put on your favorite libertarian costume and get your cauldron boiling with us. For full show notes, head over to  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out the show notes page for Episode 43! Introduction: Today on Felony Friday I am joined by Pete Hendrickson for part two of our interview on the income tax. For those who missed part one of my interview with Pete, I strongly suggest going back and listening to it first. Pete advocates for a controversial method that teaches people how to reclaim income tax withholding from federal and state governments. He is the author of the book  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices