Lions of Liberty Network

In today’s episode, take a gander at an interview our hostest-with-the-mostest Marc Clair had a discussion with Gavin of the online magazine The Liberty Conservative, which took place just prior to the Libertarian Party’s National Convention. Gavin discusses how he found himself on the path towards the ideas of liberty after brief flirtations with conservatism and even socialism and why he founded...

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair welcomes a true “Libertarian Lion”, Michael Pickens! Michael is the founder and creator of “Libertarian Leadership”, which helps to train libertarian candidates around the country, and empower them to take charge of a campaign and effectively communicate ideas, both through seminars and his book of the same name.  First, Michael explains why he calls himself a “...

On today’s Felony Friday show Professor Erin Murphy joins John Odermatt for an educational and fascinating look into the world of forensic DNA. Most people view forensic DNA analysis as a fool proof science. However, there is a dark side to forensic DNA and Erin Murphy is helping to expose failures and limitation with the use of forensic DNA as evidence. Erin is a Professor of Law at NYU and she c...

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair convenes a panel of liberty-lovin’ lunatics to break down the events of this past weekend’s Libertarian Party national convention, which saw the nomination of dual former Republican governors Gary Johnson and William Weld. Marc is joined by fellow Lions of Liberty co-founder John Odermatt, the “Godfather” of Lions of Liberty Howie Snowdon, and special guest John...

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair welcomes in standup comedian and host of “Part of the Problem” , Dave Smith! After Marc and Dave confirm that they aren’t assholes, Dave explains how he first got turned onto libertarian ideas through the presidential campaign of Ron Paul, how he incorporates his political ideas into his comedy, and the kind of reactions he has received to his libertarian belief...

Today’s Felony Friday guest Coss Marte shared a remarkable story with host John Odermatt. Coss was surrounded by drugs from a young age, so a life of drug dealing seemed inevitable. At the age of nineteen-years-old Coss was making more than $2 million per ye [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair is welcomes back tech entrepreneur and Libertarian Presidential candidate, John McAfee. John is making his second appearance on the program, and his first since announcing he would be seeking the Presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party in 2016. John explains how he ended up in the Libertarian Party, how the beliefs he has held his entire life line up wi...

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair welcomes in a crew of alcohol-imbibing libertarians for the return of the ever-popular “Libertarians in Living Rooms Drinking Liquor” roundtable format! He is joined by resident yahoos Brian McWilliams and “Rico”, along with special guest, Avens O’Brien! Avens gives us a brief snapshot of her history growing up a libertarian and as an active member of the Libert...

For the twentieth episode of Felony Friday host John Odermatt was joined by Lions of Liberty contributor Howie Snowden. Howie first appeared on episode two of Felony Friday, where a felony charge for animal abuse and legislation that made recording cops illegal were the main topics. On today’s episode John and Howie discussed some of the most controversial and heavy topics that Felony Friday has c...

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair is joined by Charles Peralo, co-founder of BeingLibertarian.com and currently a candidate for the Chairmanship of the Libertarian Party. Charles describes how he held libertarian beliefs long before putting a label on them, and why this “reformed Republican” is now seeking to help grow the liberty movement through the Libertarian Party. Charles expounds on his p...

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair is joined by candidate for the Vice Presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party, Alicia Dearn! Alicia describes growing up as a libertarian, and how her search for like-minded locals led to her working for the Gary Johnson 2012 campaign and eventually serving as his counsel through various legal battles to gain ballot access. Alicia explains why she decided...

Today’s Felony Friday guest is Greg Doucette. Greg joined Felony Friday host John Odermatt to discuss his viral Twitter rant, which was a spontaneous reaction after he discovered a police officer  blatantly lied about his client’s actions. Mr. Doucette is a self-described computer scientist turned lawyer. He is an attorney in Durham, North Carolina and 2012 graduate of the North Carolina Central U...

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair is joined by George Phillies. George has been involved in Libertarian Party politics for several decades, was a former Libertarian Party candidate for President, and has written four books on Libertarian Party politics and funding, Surely We Can Do Better?, which examines the finances and spending of the 2012 Gary Johnson and 2008 Bob Barr Presidential campaigns...

In today’s episode of Lions of Liberty, Marc Clair hosts a panel discussion featuring advocates for four of the main Libertarian Party candidates for President. The lineup! - Gavin Keefe, Board of Directors for the Libertarian Party of Washington State, representing Gary Johnson.  - Judd Weiss, Vice Presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party, representing John McAfee - Amanda Parson [...] Le...

On today’s episode Felony Friday host John Odermatt is joined by John Thomas. John is a successful entrepreneur, but his path to success has been anything but ordinary. First, John Thomas shares the many mistakes that led to him serving three separate stints in prison, totaling fifteen years behind bars. Then John Thomas reveals what helped him to break that cycle of recidivism and turn his life a...

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair is joined by 2016 Libertarian Presidential Candidate, Dr. Marc Allan Feldman! Dr. Feldman starts things off by explaining how he first began to think critically about politics, and why he remained an “informed non-voter” until the age of 50. He breaks down why he sees most politicians as lacking integrity, and why he was drawn to the Libertarian Party as a “part...

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair welcomes James Newcomb back to the show to update us on his attempt to get out of his U.S. Army service as a conscientious objector. James first shared his story with us back in episode 92.  In that show, he described how his passion for playing the trumpet eventually led to serving in the U.S. army as a trumpeter, and how his shifting beliefs eventually led him...

Felony Friday host John Odermatt was joined by fellow Lions of Liberty co-founder Marc Clair. Marc discloses at the very beginning of the show that he’s battling some food poisoning, but it will take a lot more than that to keep the “shining beacon of liberty” from talking about some felonies! As you can probably tell from the title of the podcast John and Marc talked about some felons who seeming...

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair welcomes in…himself? That’s right, in this little experiment of an episode, it’s Marc and Marc alone, with no guests or roundtable partners to save the listeners from his unbridled ranting.  Marc decides that some recent comments he made during his interview with Dr. Marc Edwards on the Flint Water Cr [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair welcomes in Libertarian Presidential candidate, Darryl Perry! Darryl gets things started by detailing how he first became familiar with libertarian ideas via talk radio, which gradually led him on his path to becoming a “voluntaryist.” Darryl explains the concept of voluntaryism, and how it relates to the concept of government.  Darryl goes on to explain just wh...

Felony Friday host John Odermatt invites the always entertaining Brian McWilliams onto the show to discuss some noteworthy felonies. Brian is probably best known for his work on the now retired show Rand Pauluses and Minuses, where he and co-host Marc Clair provided weekly grades to Rand Paul during his Presidential Campaign. This is Brian’s second appearance on Felony Friday. Last time Brian was...

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair is joined by Dr. Marc Edwards, the civil engineer who led the study which exposed dangerously high levels of lead in the water in Flint, Michigan. Before we dig into his work in Flint, Dr. Edwards explains why he first pursued the field of civil engineering, with the idea that he could help people with little foreseeable incentive to pursue an unethical path. He...

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes in some fellow liberty lions for a “Libertarians in Living Rooms Drinking Liquor!” roundtable! Our officially unofficial legal counsel “Rico” and Lions of Liberty co-founder Brian McWilliams join the show to take a look at the race for the Libertarian Party’s nomination for President and the latest Democrat Debate over a few...

Rocky McKay joined Felony Friday host John Odermatt to share an absolutely incredible program that he created to address recidivism in the criminal justice system. Rocky is the Founder and President of The Operation Organization, a non-profit organization, which has a program called Operation Reset that gives a “hand-up and not a hand-out” to U.S. Veterans, non violent ex-offenders re-entering soc...

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair is joined by Mike Lofgren, a former U.S. Congressional aide who has written several books detailing what he learned during his time in Congress, including his latest “Deep State: The Fall of the Constitution and the Rise of a Shadow Government”.  Mike gets things started by describing how he became a Congressional aide, and why he came to review the Republican P...