Lions Of Liberty

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes in globetrotter, CNN analyst and author Parag Khanna to discuss his book “Connectography”, which attempts to re-envision our world’s maps based on a rapidly changing, increasingly connected society. Parag starts off discussing his travels from a very young age, and how it shaped his view of the world. He then delves into just how the world has rapidly become a “supply chain society” in the last 50+ years, leading to a world where traditional maps reflecting the borders of nation-states don’t quite realities of the world today.  Marc and Parag to go on to discuss who the winners and losers are in [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty podcast, John Odermatt sits down with Howard Snowdon and Johnny Rocket from the Johnny Rocket Launch Pad. After Johnny kicks of the show with his best Marc Clair impersonation the trio begins to dissect the first televised Libertarian Presidential debate.  Three things we talked about: - The debate format. It was beyond awesome to see a nationally televised debate, but there were some areas that were lacking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TheArthur Duncan II joins host John Odermatt to share how he transformed his life after a felony drug conviction. From his younger days growing up surrounded by gangs in LA to selling crack on the streets of Buffalo, TheArthur overcame both external and self-inflicted mistakes to achieve his dreams. TheArthur’s felony drug conviction led to three years in jail, but he did not allow that to limit his opportunities or expectations. After a teacher let him know that felons were permitted to practice law in the state of New York he wasn’t going to let anything stand in his way. Although, his path to a law degree has been far from typical, his story provides tremendous motivation for felons and people of all backgrounds to reach for the sky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He’s loved, he’s hated, and he’s running for POTUS! In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes Austin Petersen back to the show, to discuss his current run for the Libertarian Party’s nomination for President. Austin explains why he decided to run for President, why he is receiving so much flack from the Libertarian “establishment”, and why he has targeted the man who many feel is the presumptive nominee, Gary Johnson.  We then turn to some listeners questions, as Austin fields questions on what his first day in office would look like, how he would deal with the Federal Reserve, climate change and ISI [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, Marc Clair welcomes back Brian McWilliams and mysterious legal counsel Rico for a roundtable touching on multiple topics, one of which is the unavoidable spectacle of the Hulk Hogan sex tape civil case. The puns fly fast and furious as they examine the verdict and discuss the issues of personal privacy at hand. Following the Hulktastic dialogue, the group turns to the North Carolina Religious Freedom legislation and the insane reaction from Emory students and staff to chalked in “Trump 2016″ slogans on campus. For full show notes, head over to Lions of Liberty!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Felony Friday on the Lions of Liberty podcast John Odermatt invites fellow Lion J.B. Lubin into the studio to analyze some very important felonies. John kicks-off the show by asking J.B. to share what first attracted him to the ideas of liberty. Then John and JB discuss some newsworthy felonies starting with the very import Supreme Court decision rejecting the challenge to the Colorado marijuana law by Nebraska and Oklahoma. You can find all the links to the discussion topics below and please subscribe and rate the Lions of Liberty podcast on iTunes. Trending Felonies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes in Matt Kibbe. Matt Kibbe is the founder of Freedomworks, as well as it’s President before moving on to support Rand Paul with his “Concerned American Voters” Super PAC. He now runs FreeThePeople.org, which stands to become an issues-oriented organization focusing on shifting power away from political cronies and Washington insiders and back to individuals and communities.  Matt starts off by describing how he first learned about the ideas of liberty and individuals after reading  a dedication to Ayn Rand in the liner notes of a “Rush” album, and just how Rand’s view of individualism began to shape the way he viewed politics. Matt and Marc go on to discuss the Ran [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes in Constitutional expert and educator, KrisAnne Hall! KrisAnne has quite the diverse background as an army veteran, a Russian linguist, and a former prosecutor who became a passionate advocate for Constitutional concerns along the way.  KrisAnne describes the experience which forced her out of her job, and thrust her into teaching about the Constitution full time. Marc and KrisAnne di [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today fellow Lion of Liberty contributor “Rico” joined host John Odermatt to discuss some very important felonies trending in the news. Rico been a frequent guest on Libertarians in Living Rooms Drinking Liquor and on the extremely popular Presidential Debate Reaction shows. Rico holds the prestigious title of “official” legal counsel of the Lions of Liberty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes in the lead singer of “Street Hop” / Metal band “Backwordz” - and outspoken libertarian -  Eric July! Eric describes how he came into his political beliefs largely through reading the work of Thomas Sowell, which caused a complete shift in his worldview. Eric explains why he’s made a regular target out of the policies and supporters of Bernie Sanders on his YouTube channel and Facebook page. Marc and Eric discuss the often unseen consequences of onerous regulations, on both the economy as well as the civil rights of individuals, as seen in the case of Eric Garner. They then touch on some genuine concerns that Bernie Sanders supporters hold, dissect the issue of private prisons, and Sanders’ shocking praise for Fidel Castro. Eric and Marc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair gathers a small pride of Lions of Liberty to break down the latest news concerning the violence at the Donald Trump rally in Chicago, and take a look back at not one, not two, but THREE Presidential debates from the past week. Felony Friday’s John Odermatt, liberty favorite Howie Snowdon and podcast regular Brian McWilliams join the show for this roundtable discussion.  Who is to blame for the violence in Chicago - Donald Trump, the protestors, or the greater “us vs. them” attitude fostered by the media and the political elite? Could the Libertarian Party have put on a more unprofessional “debate” (aka Google Hangout?) Have [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on Felony Friday Attorney Marisa Feil joins host John Odermatt. They discuss how Marisa has built a law practice that primarily helps individuals with a criminal record navigate the obstacles US citizens encounter when they attempt to visit Canada.  Marisa is an accomplished Attorney and entrepreneur who previously worked at a large Canadian immigration law firm. While working at the firm she grew passionate about helping US citizens with a criminal record who were unable to visit loved ones or conduct business in Canada. She left to cultivate her own flourishing practice, Foreign Worker Canada Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair is joined by Trinity College professor and author Ed Stringham to discuss his work “Private Governance: Creating Order in Economic and Social Life”. But first, Ed explains how he first became interested in liberty and economic, and how a summer reading list from a past Lions of Liberty Podcast guest lead him on his intellectual journey. Marc and Ed go on to discuss the concept of private governance, the d [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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