Lions of Liberty Network

On today’s episode Felony Friday host John Odermatt is joined by fellow Lions of Liberty co-founder Marc Clair. Marc and John kick off the show by discussing Donald Trump’s controversial immigration executive order. Next they touch on the horrible mosque shooting in Quebec and share a few oddities the media has reported about the circumstances of the shooting.  Links to everything we talked about:...

Welcome to a brand new edition of Electric Libertyland. In this episode host Brian McWilliams welcomes in comedian, libertarian and all around champion of life Ryan Stout. Ryan and Brian get down and dirty about Trump’s Executive Order on immigration, whether “Big Green” is a real entity, and the first military strike approved by Trump in Yemen, which killed an 8 year old American girl. Brian is t...

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 t...

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 busines...

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 o...

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 h...

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...

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 farewe...

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...

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 sh...

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 fr...

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 o...

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 charge...

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...

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...

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 i...

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 mea...

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! T...

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 allo...

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 l...

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 liber...

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 fe...

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 jour...

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 a...

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. Liberal...