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In this eye-opening episode of The Brian Nichols Show, we take a hard look across the Atlantic at the crime surge and cultural collapse unfolding in London. Financial journalist Daniel Fessahaye joins the show to expose how soft policing, unchecked immigration, and political correctness are eroding one of the West’s greatest cities. With thefts skyrocketing and blasphemy laws creeping into policy, Daniel walks us through the real-world consequences of refusing to confront uncomfortable truths. Studio Sponsor: ⁠Cardio Miracle⁠ - "Unlock the secret to a healthier heart, increased energy levels, and transform your cardiovascular fitness like never before.": ⁠CardioMiracle.com/TBNS⁠ We’re not just talking about crime stats — we’re talking about what happens when a society loses its moral footing. From mobile phone thefts exploding 40% in a year to literal thought crimes resulting in jail time, the UK is becoming a cautionary tale. Daniel reveals how cultural appeasement and political cowardice have turned London into a testing ground for woke experiments that hurt the very people they claim to protect. But it’s not just about London. The same playbook is being run here in America — open borders, weak-on-crime policies, identity politics run amok. Sound familiar? This conversation is a warning shot for Western societies everywhere: abandon your values, and you’ll lose your culture, your safety, and your future. If you’re tired of being gaslit by media narratives, if you feel like common sense has gone out the window, this is the episode you can’t afford to skip. We're talking real talk. No fluff. No censors. Just hard-hitting truths that most people are too afraid to say out loud. Watch now and ask yourself: Are we next? We have a new show on Lions of Liberty! The Politicks Podcast! Be sure to subscribe to the standalone Politicks Podcast feed. This is the absolute best way to support the show! Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. And remember, they’re all Blood Suckers! Order ⁠Cardio Miracle⁠ (⁠CardioMiracle.com/TBNS⁠) for 15% off and take a step towards better heart health and overall well-being!Submit Listener Questions to ⁠brian@briannicholsshow.com⁠ to hear your questions and perspectives answered and shared each and every week! WATCH The Brian Nichols Show, available on ⁠YouTube⁠ & ⁠Rumble⁠. With over 980 episodes featuring local candidates, elected officials, economists, CEOs, and more, each show educates, enlightens, and informs. Follow Brian on social media: X.com/Twitter ⁠& Facebook Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe to ⁠The Brian Nichols Show ⁠for more captivating interviews and insights into common sense solutions for local problems! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Mean Age Daydream: Online dolts say anyone criticizing him now who supported his statements earlier are "Stumping." I refute that. Also: a mental braek from WWIII / Israel and Iran talk as Brian discusses the latest from Hollywood - which still *IS NOT GETTING THE MESSAGE* to STFU and make fun, original films (as perfectly stated recently by actress Dakota Johnson). Check out ⁠https://Joincrowdhealth.com⁠ and use code lions to get started for just $99 and take control of your healthcare! Help support what we do and grow our show! Also get a Lions of Liberty Christmas Mug for subscribing or upgrading to an annual support level! ⁠https://patreon.com/lionsofliberty⁠ OR support us on Locals! ⁠https://lionsofliberty.locals.com/⁠ Subscribe to the all new FIRST EPISODE PODCAST! ⁠https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/ENTS⁠... First Episode Pod on Rumble: ⁠https://rumble.com/c/c-5679432 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r     Meet your heroes. Become friends with your heroes. Have your heroes on your podcast. Lou Perez with Scott Thompson and Paul Bellini of "The Kids in the Hall" and "Mouth Congress." Paul and Scott continue to create beautifully insane comedy. Whether it’s their new punk album or Scott’s one-man show with Buddy Cole. (After my wife and I caught King in NYC, we met up with Scott. To this day he doesn’t know what my wife’s voice normally sounds like, because Buddy had her laughing so hard that she lost it.) Support me at www.substack.com/@louperez     Join my newsletter www.TheLouPerez.com   Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../the-lou-perez.../id1535032081   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU   Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/.../2b7d4d.../the-lou-perez-podcast   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb5trMQQvT077-L1roE0iZyAgT4dD4EtJ   Lou Perez is a comedian, producer, and the author of THAT JOKE ISN'T FUNNY ANYMORE: ON THE DEATH AND REBIRTH OF COMEDY. You may have seen him on Gutfeld! , FOX News Primetime, One Nation with Brian Kilmeade, and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black). Lou was the Head Writer and Producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV. During his tenure at WTI, Lou made the kind of comedy that gets you put on lists and your words in the Wall Street Journal: “How I Became a ‘Far-Right Radical.’” As a stand-up comedian, Lou has opened for Rob Schneider, Rich Vos, Jimmy Dore, Dave Smith, and toured the US and Canada with Scott Thompson. Lou has also produced live shows with Colin Quinn, the Icarus Festival, and the Rutherford Comedy Festival. For years, Lou performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (both in NYC and L.A.) in sketch shows with the Hammerkatz and his comedy duo, Greg and Lou. Greg and Lou is best known for its sketch "Wolverine's Claws Suck," which has over 20 million views on YouTube alone. In addition to producing sketch comedy like Comedy Is Murder, performing stand-up across the country, and writing for The Blaze's Align, Lou is on the advisory board of Heresy Press, a FAIR-in-the-arts fellow, and host of the live debate series The Wrong Take and The Lou Perez Podcast (which is part of the Lions of Liberty Podcast Network). How’d Lou start out? He began doing improv and sketch comedy while an undergrad at New York University, where he was part of the comedy group the Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz. Lou was a writer for Fox Sports' @TheBuzzer; produced The Attendants with Lorne Michaels’s Broadway Video; produced pilots for FOX Digital and MSN Games; and was a comedy producer on TruTV's Impractical Jokers. Lou hosted the stand-up show Uncle Lou's Safe Place in Los Angeles, performed at the Big Pine Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Punching Up Comedy at Freedom Fest, and co-created the political comedy podcast Unsafe Space. Lou taught creative writing at the City College of New York, "writing the web series" for Writing Pad, and comedy writing workshops for the Moving Picture Institute. Lou worked with The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression as Communications Manager and later as a producer and consultant. Their video "Taking a Knee in Sports? For what?" was broadcast during a USC vs. Notre Dame football game and was a SILVER ADDY® WINNER at the American Advertising Awards. Lou is also a brand ambassador for XX-XY Athletics. Hear about the roots of The Kids, Scott’s bout with censorship at Amazon, and Mouth Congress’s new album, Valley of Song, which includes the tracks “Honk,” written in solidarity with the Canadian trucker convoy protests, as well as the ballad, “Booker,” about a guy who figures out how to make a really good living off of a lazy prostitute. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Darrell Becker is a Master’s-trained acupuncturist and holistic medicine expert based in Hawaii. His approach merges Traditional Chinese Medicine, functional and terrain medicine, nutritional consulting, and energy therapies. Beyond his in-person treatments, he provides global remote care and is an outspoken critic of the industrialized medical system—arguing for patient empowerment, critical health literacy, and economic transparency in healthcare. We have a new show on Lions of Liberty! The Politicks Podcast! Be sure to subscribe to the standalone Politicks Podcast feed. This is the absolute best way to support the show! Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. And remember, they’re all Blood Suckers! Subscribe to John’s Finding Freedom Show solo feed to listen to “Pursuit of Freedom,” which is a new podcast series where John shares the highs and lows of his entrepreneurial journey. Listen and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow the Lions of Liberty: Twitter Rumble YouTube Instagram Telegram Get access to all of our bonus audio content, livestreams, behind-the-scenes segments and more for as little as $5 per month by joining the Lions of Liberty Pride on Patreon OR support us on Locals! Check out our merchandise at the Lions of Liberty Store for all of our awesome t-shirts, mugs and hats! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is America on the verge of collapse - or is it finally waking up? In this explosive episode of The Brian Nichols Show, we sit down with legendary crypto-anarchist Paul Rosenberg to unpack what it really means to build a parallel society. From the failures of government to the promise of decentralized living, this is a deep-dive you won’t want to miss. Studio Sponsor: ⁠Cardio Miracle⁠ - "Unlock the secret to a healthier heart, increased energy levels, and transform your cardiovascular fitness like never before.": ⁠CardioMiracle.com/TBNS⁠ What if the real revolution isn’t in Washington, but in your community? Paul Rosenberg makes the case that change doesn’t start with voting booths or protests - it starts with self-reliant people opting out of the broken system. From cypherpunks to Bitcoin, Paul explains how freedom-lovers are quietly building the future behind the scenes. But what happens when that freedom collides with centralized power? We get into the messy history of how liberty surges… only to get crushed by hierarchy, tribalism, and control. Paul even breaks down the biology of dominance - and why some people will always chase power unless we change the game. From immigration policy to Judeo-Christian values, we don’t shy away from controversial topics. Paul and Brian go head-to-head on whether voting defensively (like voting for Trump) can actually slow down the collapse, even while we build alternatives outside the system. Can we walk and chew gum politically? You’ll hear both sides. By the end, you’ll see why Paul believes the real battle isn’t over parties or platforms - it’s over ideas. And if we want to preserve freedom, it starts by rejecting fear, turning off the 24/7 outrage machine, and rebuilding our lives and values from the ground up. This episode will change how you see politics, culture, and your own role in shaping what comes next. Order ⁠Cardio Miracle⁠ (⁠CardioMiracle.com/TBNS⁠) for 15% off and take a step towards better heart health and overall well-being! Submit Listener Questions to ⁠brian@briannicholsshow.com⁠ to hear your questions and perspectives answered and shared each and every week! WATCH The Brian Nichols Show, available on ⁠YouTube⁠ & ⁠Rumble⁠. With over 975 episodes featuring local candidates, elected officials, economists, CEOs, and more, each show educates, enlightens, and informs. Follow Brian on social media: X.com/Twitter ⁠(https://www.briannicholsshow.com/twitter⁠) & Facebook (⁠https://www.briannicholsshow.com/facebook⁠) Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe to ⁠The Brian Nichols Show ⁠for more captivating interviews and insights into common sense solutions for local problems! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Mean Age Daydream, Brian breaks down the ICE protests in his Los Angeles home, the truth, and the absurdity of media spin on violent protests. Also: Libertarian Party's "Pride" post goes nuclear, and Trump makes a tariff deal with China. Check out ⁠https://Joincrowdhealth.com⁠ and use code lions to get started for just $99 and take control of your healthcare! Help support what we do and grow our show! Also get a Lions of Liberty Christmas Mug for subscribing or upgrading to an annual support level! ⁠https://patreon.com/lionsofliberty⁠ OR support us on Locals! ⁠https://lionsofliberty.locals.com/⁠ Subscribe to the all new FIRST EPISODE PODCAST! ⁠https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/ENTS⁠... First Episode Pod on Rumble: ⁠https://rumble.com/c/c-5679432 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exulansic returns to update me on: I Am Jazz’s Waking Nightmare, Autoandrophilia, The struggles of having “a rooster and a WAP,” Cotard sexuals, And if sex isn’t gender, then why are we changing sex traits? Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r     Check out my short story "Paul's Ghost" in Nothing Sacred from Heresy Press and Skyhorse Publishing. I’ve been rocking XX-XY Athletics wares. WORK OUT, SPEAK OUT! You can get 20% off your purchase of the perfect burpee gear with promo code LOU20. https://www.xx-xyathletics.com/?sca_ref=7113152.ifIMaKpCG3ZfUHH4  Support me at www.substack.com/@louperez    Join my newsletter www.TheLouPerez.com  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../the-lou-perez.../id1535032081  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU  Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/.../2b7d4d.../the-lou-perez-podcast  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb5trMQQvT077-L1roE0iZyAgT4dD4EtJ  Lou Perez is a comedian, producer, and the author of THAT JOKE ISN'T FUNNY ANYMORE: ON THE DEATH AND REBIRTH OF COMEDY. You may have seen him on Gutfeld! , FOX News Primetime, One Nation with Brian Kilmeade, and Open to Debate (with Michael Ian Black). Lou was the Head Writer and Producer of the Webby Award-winning comedy channel We the Internet TV. During his tenure at WTI, Lou made the kind of comedy that gets you put on lists and your words in the Wall Street Journal: “How I Became a ‘Far-Right Radical.’” As a stand-up comedian, Lou has opened for Rob Schneider, Rich Vos, Jimmy Dore, Dave Smith, and toured the US and Canada with Scott Thompson. Lou has also produced live shows with Colin Quinn, the Icarus Festival, and the Rutherford Comedy Festival. For years, Lou performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater (both in NYC and L.A.) in sketch shows with the Hammerkatz and his comedy duo, Greg and Lou. Greg and Lou is best known for its sketch "Wolverine's Claws Suck," which has over 20 million views on YouTube alone. In addition to producing sketch comedy like Comedy Is Murder, performing stand-up across the country, and writing for The Blaze's Align, Lou is on the advisory board of Heresy Press, a FAIR-in-the-arts fellow, and host of the live debate series The Wrong Take and The Lou Perez Podcast (which is part of the Lions of Liberty Podcast Network). How’d Lou start out? He began doing improv and sketch comedy while an undergrad at New York University, where he was part of the comedy group the Wicked Wicked Hammerkatz. Lou was a writer for Fox Sports' @TheBuzzer; produced The Attendants with Lorne Michaels’s Broadway Video; produced pilots for FOX Digital and MSN Games; and was a comedy producer on TruTV's Impractical Jokers. Lou hosted the stand-up show Uncle Lou's Safe Place in Los Angeles, performed at the Big Pine Comedy Festival, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, Punching Up Comedy at Freedom Fest, and co-created the political comedy podcast Unsafe Space. Lou taught creative writing at the City College of New York, "writing the web series" for Writing Pad, and comedy writing workshops for the Moving Picture Institute. Lou worked with The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression as Communications Manager and later as a producer and consultant. Their video "Taking a Knee in Sports? For what?" was broadcast during a USC vs. Notre Dame football game and was a SILVER ADDY® WINNER at the American Advertising Awards. Lou is also a brand ambassador for XX-XY Athletics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joseph Gradante | CEO of Allio Capital Joseph Gradante is the Co-Founder and CEO of Allio Capital, bringing 15+ years of experience as a global macro strategist and money manager. From Wall Street during the Great Recession to launching Allio, Joseph combines traditional finance with modern innovation to help investors navigate today’s volatile markets. In this episode, we explore how elections, policy, and geopolitics shape the economy—and how Allio equips investors to manage risk in an era of fiscal turbulence. Joseph also hosts Orwellian Optics, where he shares sharp, independent takes on how government decisions affect your financial future. We have a new show on Lions of Liberty! The Politicks Podcast! Be sure to subscribe to the standalone Politicks Podcast feed. This is the absolute best way to support the show! Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. And remember, they’re all Blood Suckers! Subscribe to John’s Finding Freedom Show solo feed to listen to “Pursuit of Freedom,” which is a new podcast series where John shares the highs and lows of his entrepreneurial journey. Listen and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow the Lions of Liberty: Twitter Rumble YouTube Instagram Telegram Get access to all of our bonus audio content, livestreams, behind-the-scenes segments and more for as little as $5 per month by joining the Lions of Liberty Pride on Patreon OR support us on Locals! Check out our merchandise at the Lions of Liberty Store for all of our awesome t-shirts, mugs and hats! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian McWilliams, John Odermatt, Lou Perez and Brian Nichols dig through the top news stories in the disgusting, slimy political world and of course we'll make you laugh along the way. This week we focus on the nuclear-level feud between Pres. Trump and Elon Musk over DOGE, whether Musk should join the Libertarian Party, and review Polychronic Time as an excuse for why Latinos are always late. Don't miss any of our fantastic shows on the Lions of Liberty Network as well - https://www.lionsofliberty.com/ @LionsofLiberty@BrianMcWilliams@JohnOdermatt@TheLouPerez@BNicholsLiberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if “live and let live” is actually destroying our society? In this explosive episode, we dig deep into the hard truths about moral relativism, foreign policy, and cultural differences we’re not supposed to talk about. Are we too afraid to call out evil when we see it? Is empathy being weaponized to make us tolerate the intolerable? And why are countries like China and Qatar playing both sides while Americans look the other way? Studio Sponsor: ⁠Cardio Miracle⁠ - "Unlock the secret to a healthier heart, increased energy levels, and transform your cardiovascular fitness like never before.": ⁠CardioMiracle.com/TBNS⁠ Brian sits down with Matt Cookson, a foreign policy analyst with boots-on-the-ground experience in China and the Middle East, to expose how America's blind spots are putting us at risk. From China's long-game strategy and religious crackdowns to Qatar’s two-faced diplomacy, this conversation uncovers what most politicians and pundits won’t touch. You’ll learn how cultural ignorance makes America weak—and how regaining a moral compass might be the only way to save liberty. They don’t just talk about “understanding other perspectives”—they challenge the idea that all perspectives are equally valid. Can you really empathize with authoritarian regimes without excusing them? What happens when Americans can’t tell the difference between tradition and tyranny? This episode goes beyond headlines, revealing how deep cultural differences impact everything from global trade to national security. It’s a wake-up call for anyone who believes liberty needs virtue—and that silence in the face of evil is not compassion, it’s surrender. If you’re ready to stop playing the “live and let live” game and start standing for something, this episode is your next must-watch. Order ⁠Cardio Miracle⁠ (⁠CardioMiracle.com/TBNS⁠) for 15% off and take a step towards better heart health and overall well-being! Submit Listener Questions to ⁠brian@briannicholsshow.com⁠ to hear your questions and perspectives answered and shared each and every week! WATCH The Brian Nichols Show, available on ⁠YouTube⁠ & ⁠Rumble⁠. With over 975 episodes featuring local candidates, elected officials, economists, CEOs, and more, each show educates, enlightens, and informs. Follow Brian on social media: X.com/Twitter ⁠(https://www.briannicholsshow.com/twitter⁠) & Facebook (⁠https://www.briannicholsshow.com/facebook⁠) Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe to ⁠The Brian Nichols Show ⁠for more captivating interviews and insights into common sense solutions for local problems! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices