Lions Of Liberty

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

The Lions of Liberty once again gather to react to the latest GOP Debate. Host Marc Clair welcomes in fellow liquored-up libertarians Brian McWilliams, J.B. Lubin, and our mysterious legal counsel, the man known simply as “Rico.”  Is there any voice of sanity now that Rand Paul is being excluded? (spoiler: not really.) Who is the biggest neocon of them all? Can Donald Trump’s face get any droopier? How does Ben Carson decide his political positions? Will Rand Paul make the next debate? These burning questions and so many more answered in the latest Lions of Liberty GOP Debate Reaction Show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Felony Friday Podcast host John Odermatt is joined by the man know as the “Godfather” of the Lions of Liberty, Howard Snowdon. Howie shares what originally turned him on to liberty during his youth and explains why he has grown so passionate about criminal justice reform specifically. Howie and John kick off the felony discussion with the FBI’s change that makes animal abuse to a Class A felony, a topic that is surely near and dear to many folks. They share their thoughts on whether they believe animal abuse should be a felony and question the reasons why activities like ho [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Lions of Liberty have a special treat for liberty lovers this week as Marc and Brian delve into what some controversially consider the top “libertarian” candidate in the 2016 presidential race: Ted Cruz. Yes, that Ted Cruz, who has garnered some curious support from the liberty sector. Is that support deserved? Brian and Marc will break down Cruz’ positions, his actions in the Senate and in the debates plus look at his history and make their definitive judgements. Is Ted “Cruzin” or “Bruisin?” And an even better question: should they have called this podcast “Cruz Control?” The world may never know. < [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair welcomes in Greg Carlwood, the host of “The Higher Side Chats” - a podcast all about the weird, the fringe, and - dare we say it - the conspiracy theories. Greg explains how a visionary moment led him out of the nine to five and into the wild world of conspiracy theories. Greg and Marc go on to discuss a wide range of topics covering everything from 9/11 to the Titanic (yes, there’s a conspiracy there!)  to alcohol prohibition (and there too!) and take on the “OG” of modern conspiracies by looking at some of the evidence suggesting the moon landing may have been faked. Take a breather from the ins and outs of libertarian philosophy, and get ready to get weird!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the inaugural episode of the Felony Friday Podcast host John Odermatt is joined by a familiar voice in the liberty movement, Lions of Liberty’s own Marc Clair. John begins by sharing how he grew to become passionate about the plight of felons in our society and sheds light on the reasoning behind the switch from a weekly Felony Friday column to producing the weekly Felony Friday Podcast. Marc and John then weigh in on felonies trending in the news. They begin by discussing  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the today’s episode, host Marc Clair welcomes in Professor Lauren K. Hall, associate professor of political science at the Rochester Institute of Technology! Lauren has done extensive work on classical liberalism and the relationship between classical liberal theory and the family. Lauren explains just what classical liberalism is and where it falls among all the terms we often here discussed in the liberty movement, from minarchy to anarchy to simply “libertarianism.” Marc and Lauren discuss the gender wage gap, whether there is any legitimacy to the claims made regarding differences between the sexes in the business world, and the calls for government regulations to address it. They go on to touch on topics such as the age of consent, mandated family leave, abortion, and more!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the inaugural episode of 2016, host Marc Clair welcomes in philosophy professor and author of “The Free Market Existentialist: Capitalism without Consumerism”, Bill Irwin! Bill describes his early philosophical influences, and how he came into the ideas of individual liberty and free markets later in life through the fictional work of Ayn Rand. Marc and Bill discuss the concept of existentialism, why Bill doesn’t believe in natural [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices