Lions of Liberty Network

Nationally-syndicated radio host, documentary filmmaker and author John Ziegler joins Felony Friday host John Odermatt for a third time to discuss the fatally flawed media narrative known as the Jerry Sandusky scandal. John Ziegler has appeared two time previously on this show to discuss the scandal. On episode 8 and episode 14 of Felony Friday Ziegler exposed flaws in almost every aspect of the c...

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair gathers a small pride of liberty lions over a couple adult beverages for another edition of “Libertarians in Living Rooms Drinking Liquor!” Marc is joined by Lions of Liberty c-founder and host of “Felony Friday” on this very podcast, John Odermatt, along with the “Godfather” of Lions of Liberty, Howie Snowdon! In the show, we discuss:  - The fallout from the De...

In today’s episode of Lions of Liberty, host Marc Clair welcomes in the Vice-Chair of the Libertarian Party, Arvin Vohra! Arvin is the creator of the Vohra Method of education and is the principal of the Vohra Academy. If all of that weren’t keeping him busy enough, he is also currently a candidate for the U.S. Senate out of Maryland.  In the show they discuss: Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...

On today’s show fingerprint expert Eric Ray joins Felony Friday host John Odermatt. Eric Ray has been a Criminalist with the Arizona Department of Public Safety in the Latent Print Unit since 2007 and is a Certified Latent Print Examiner. Eric earned a BS in Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology from the University of Arizona. He is on the Editorial Board of the JFI and on the Special Comm...

On today’s episode host Marc Clair is joined by US Army Captain and Iraq War veteran and current political activist for liberty, Jeffrey Carson! Jeff is the the co-founder of Evolt Consulting Group, and most recently served as Libertarian presidential candidate Austin Petersen’s 2016 campaign manager,  Marc begins by discussing Jeff’s background in the military and how his experience along with hi...

Welcome back to Mr. Johnson’s Libertyhood, our regular feature wherein we’ll look at the ongoing actions of Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson and his Siamese twin Bill Weld. Longtime listeners will recognize the format, as it follows the popular Rand Pauluses and Minuses formula, however this time we’ll be grading Gary with JohnsONs for statements that we see as positive for liberty,...

On today’s show host John Odermatt was joined by Brian Engelman of The New American Media. Brian is the founder of The New American Media and the host of the internet radio shows Agree to Disagree and The Unhappy Hour. Brian is no stranger to the Lions of Liberty podcast. He’s appeared on a few past episodes hosted by Marc Clair. Brian Engelman first appeared way back on Episode 18, in the early d...

With the RNC taking place this week, it seemed like an appropriate time to gather the pride together for another one of our ever-popular roundtable discussions! Host Marc Clair is joined by “The Godfather” Howie Snowdon, our unofficially official legal counsel “Rico” (or is Tico?), as well as special guest, the host of the We Are Libertarians podcast, Chris Spangle!  In this episode, we discuss: ...

In today’s episode of Lions of Liberty, host Marc Clair welcomes Robin Koerner back to the program to discuss his new book, “If You Can Keep It”, which aims to help liberty-minded folks better communicate their political ideas to the masses. Robin has appeared on this program several times, most recently on a couple of our post-debate recaps during the primary season. He first came into the libert...

On today’s episode of Felony Friday host John Odermatt and guest Marc Hyden tackle the always controversial topic of the death penalty. John and Marc discuss what led him down the path to a career in politics and into his current role as National Advocacy Coordinator with Conservatives Concerned about the Death Penalty. Prior to joining CCADP he served as a Campaign Field Representative in Florida...

In today’s episode of Lions of Liberty, host Marc Clair welcomes Avens O’Brien back to the show! Avens O’Brien is a longtime libertarian activist and current writer for The Libertarian Republic and first appeared on the show back in May for one of our “Libertarians in Living Rooms Drinking Liquor” roundtables, taking a look at the Libertarian candidates for President. Now Avens returns to get the...

Welcome back to Mr. Johnson’s Libertyhood, our semi-regular feature wherein we’ll look at the ongoing actions of Libertarian Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson and his running mate Bill Weld. Longtime listeners will recognize the format, as it follows the popular Rand Pauluses and Minuses formula, however this time we’ll be grading Gary with JohnsONs for statements that we see as positive for lib...

On today’s episode of Felony Friday Amshula Jayaram joins host John Odermatt to discuss criminal justice reform and exoneration of innocent prisoners. Amshula is a state policy advocate for the Innocence Project. She leads state-level campaigns to enact policies and laws that benefit wrongfully convicted individuals, improve public safety and prevent future injustices. Amshula has prior experience...

In today’s episode of Lions of Liberty, host Marc Clair welcomes in the man who came within 30 votes of becoming the Libertarian Party’s Vice Presidential candidate in 2016, Mr. Larry Sharpe! Larry is a successful businessman as the Managing Director of the Neo-Sage Group, Inc., a consulting organization for businessmen and entrepreneurs. After being inspired to look into the Libertarian Party by...

In today’s episode of Lions of Liberty, host Marc Clair welcomes in independent (with a small ‘I”) candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, Scott Rupert! Scott is in the midst of his second campaign for U.S. Senate in Ohio, after achieving 5% of the vote in 2012 without the support of any political party apparatus whatsoever, and on a budget of around $6,000. This fits right in line with the type of lif...

Today Aaron Commey joins Felony Friday host John Odermatt to share how he spent more than a decade in federal prison without being convicted.  We start things off by talking about Aaron ’s background and the mental illness that led to delusions, which landed him in serious trouble with the law. Aaron was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2003, but still remained in the federal prison syste...

In today’s episode of Lions of Liberty, Marc welcomes in Adam de Angeli, the Tax Watch Project Director at the Tax Revolution Institute! What’s that, you ask? Well, listen to find out, silly! But before we get into all that, Adam discusses his history of activism for libertarian causes, first spurred on by the Ron Paul Presidential campaign in 2008. We then dovetail into his work with the Tax Revo...

If Gary Johnson is on CNN with running mate and siamese twin Bill Weld, you know we’ll be drinking and talking about it. We convene another gathering of the Libertarians in Living Rooms Drinking Liquor to break down Gary’s performance, Bill Weld’s undermining of his positions, and wonder if this televised showcase will leave undecided voters looking at the Libertarian Party as a viable option. We...

On today’s episode of Felony Friday host John Odermatt is joined by frequent Lions of Liberty podcast contributor Rico. Rico may keep his name anonymous, but he is no stranger to the Lions of Liberty audience. Like a South American soccer player, Rico only needs one name. Lions of Liberty fans know Rico well from Presidential Debate Recap shows and the always popular Libertarians in Living Rooms D...

Once in a while, this program features a story which in many ways transcends politics. Today’s episode features one such story, as host Marc Clair is joined by Lily Tang Williams, the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in Colorado. Lily was born in communist China and grew up during the Cultural Revolution of Mao Zedong. She endured conditions of unfathomable poverty, and oppression of free tho...

Today’s podcast is the first of an ongoing bi-weekly feature wherein we’ll look at the ongoing actions of LP Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson and his running mate Bill Weld. Longtime listeners will recognize the format, as it follows the popular Rand Pauluses and Minuses formula, however this time we’ll be grading Gary with JohnsONs for statements that follow libertarian thinking, and JohnsOFFs...

For today’s episode J.B. Lubin joined host John Odermatt to discuss some important criminal justice news stories. J.B. is a frequent contributor to the Lions of Liberty podcast circuit appearing on Presidential Debate Reaction Shows and the always entertaining feature Libertarians in Living Rooms Drinking Liquor. This is his second appearance on Felony Friday. JB first appeared on Felony Friday wa...

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair welcomes back his old pal Seamusin Reilly for an update on his post-Navy life, and to of course have a little chat about the ideas of liberty! Marc and Seamusin go way back to the days of active posting on sites like the Daily Paul and Popular Liberty, and he first joined the show last year for a great talk about natural law.  Learn more about your ad choices. V...

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair welcomes in Libertarian candidate for the United States Senate in New York, Alex Merced! Alex describes how an impromptu trip to the Philippines found him with no other English option on television than a Republican debate on Fox News, which featured a certain Texas Congressman sending him down the path of individual liberty.  Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Today on Felony Friday host John Odermatt is joined by false confession expert Alan Hirsch. Throughout his career Alan Hirsch has embraced aspects of both the civil and criminal justice systems. However, Alan’s focus has shifted to more heavily focused false confessions. During his lengthy career Alan has studied and written about false confession extensively. He has also assisted attorneys as an...