

Lions of Liberty Network
Lions of Liberty
Welcome to The Lions of Liberty Podcast Network - where culture, comedy, and capitalism collide. The true OG voice of libertarian and anarchist and thought in the podcast space. We cut through the noise with razor-sharp takes on politics, free markets, and the cultural battles shaping our world. Whether you're a politically inclined free thinker or an entrepreneurial disruptor shaking up the status quo, the Lions of Liberty will deliver. On Monday, John Odermatt delivers a powerful mix of inspiration, health and faith to set your mind, body and soul free with "Finding Freedom," Wednesday Brian McWilliams will make you laugh at our broken world while providing the promise of a better future with Mean Age Daydream, and Fridays we have "Meme Wars" with some politics, some comedy and some memes. www.lionsofliberty.com
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Oct 6, 2017 • 49min
FF 092 - Make Automatic Weapons 100 Percent Legal
On today’s episode of Felony Friday host John Odermatt is joined by Lions of Liberty legal counsel “Rico.” After exchanging some pleasantries discussing the MLB playoffs, John and Rico dive into the serious topic of the recent Las Vegas shooting. They start out examining why the gun control crowd and Hillary Clinton have already started to use this tragedy to push their agenda. John and Rico point out that left will push perceived “common sense” solutions, that in reality do nothing to make us safer and absolutely infringe on our liberty. Instead of debating the left’s fantasy solutions, John and Rico discuss a very important question that you won’t hear anywhere else: Should automatic weapons be fully [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 4, 2017 • 42min
ELL 40: Vegas, Politicizing Tragedy, Gun Control and Catalan
On this week’s Electric Libertyland, Brian McWilliams gets into the Vegas massacre and the gun control discussion. He then talks about Clinton’s classlessness, and the Catalan independence violence and vote protests and police brutality ongoing in Spain. @LionsofLiberty @BrianMcWilliams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 2, 2017 • 55min
315. Is “Evictionism” the Libertarian Answer to the Abortion Debate? Walter Block Explains His Theory
The abortion debate has always been framed in the mainstream discussion as “Pro-Life” vs “Pro-Choice.” Meanwhile, libertarians often find themselves in a difficult position when trying to choose a “side” on this debate, as they try to weigh the rights of the mother vs the rights of the unborn child. Today, economist and libertarian philosopher Walter Block joins Lions of Liberty to explain why he believes his theory of “evictionism” is the answer to abortion debate that is consistent with libertarian value. Where do the rights of the fetus begin? Is abortion the same as murder? And what objection does Marc ask Walter that he has never heard in nearly fifty years of discussing this issue? Check out today’s show to find out! Pride members will also have access to a bonus, off-air conversation between Marc and Avens O’Brien about the issue of abortion, so be sure to j [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 29, 2017 • 43min
FF 091 - Bikinis and Basketball
Join host John Odermatt as he goes it alone for this episode of Felony Friday. During this episode John plays America’s fastest growing podcast game show “Is it a Crime, and Should they do Time” throughout the entirety of the show. John covers trending news topics from Bikini baristas to the NCAA basketball scandal. You can find the show notes page >here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 27, 2017 • 39min
Electric Libertyland Ep 39: NFL and Nuclear Tweeting With The Johnny Rocket Launchpad
On this week’s Electric Libertyland, Brian McWilliams is joined by the cast of the Johnny Rocket Launchpad, to talk about the NFL anthem flap, Trump’s tweets that may lead to nuclear war, a Senate vote for an $80B increase in defense spending, Betsy DeVos rescinding Obama’s Title IX “Dear Colleague” letter, and an Ohio bill that would make it illegal to abort babies testing positive for Downs Syndrome. Show notes at Lions of Liberty @LionsofLiberty @BrianMcWilliams Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 25, 2017 • 1h 9min
314. Libertarians in Living Rooms Drinking Liquor: Hijinks Ensue w/ Mike Brancatelli
Get ready for one of the most absurd, rambling, all-over-the-map liberty podcasts ever recorded. If crassness and taking nothing seriously isn’t your bag, you may want to skip this episode. Something tells us you won’t want to, as the “Libertarians in Living Rooms Drinking Liquor” are joined by the former co-host of “Part of the Problem” with Dave Smith and current host of the “Mikeadelic” podcast, Mike Brancatelli! Mike joins Marc, Brian and Odie to toss back some adult beverages and riff on topics including the return of Rand Paul, a failed attempt to discuss Cassidy-Graham Bill, Harrison Ford’s nazi punching and faultly plane landings, the the best bad B-movies, and tackle the question “Who Would Blow up the Asteroids in a Libertarian Society?”, and debate who did more damage to libertarianism in the last year - Gary Johnson, or Christopher Cantwell? And the fun doesn’t end here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 22, 2017 • 42min
FF 090 - Shane Claiborne Shares Why Christians are Wrong on the Death Penalty
Shane Claiborne joins the Felony Friday show to discuss a subject that is pretty controversial, the death penalty. Shane is a Christian activist and author who is one of the founding members of the intentional community, the Simple Way, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Eastern University, where he studied sociology and youth ministry. Shane has an impressive resume. He worked alongside Mother Teresa during a 10-week term in Calcutta. He spent three weeks in Baghdad with the Iraq Peace Team and took daily trips to sites where there had been bombings, visited hospitals and families, and attended worship services during the war. - Claiborne is featured in the documentary The Ordinary Radicals, and he co-directed the three volume Another World is Possible series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 20, 2017 • 1h 4min
ELL 38: End the Fed (Again!) and The Graham-Cassidy Plan
In this week’s episode of Electric Libertyland, host Brian McWilliams gives his take on the Trumpian circle-jerk that was the 2017 Emmy Awards, and how politics and entertainment need to take a break from each other. He then turns towards more serious topics including the utter failure of the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing programs, the GOP’s last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare (kind of) with the Graham-Cassidy plan, the state of the 1st Amendment, new climate research and an idiotic idea in the UK to limit voting rights based on internet trolling. Show notes at Lions of Liberty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 18, 2017 • 46min
313. The Next Rand Paul? Interview with Maine State Sen. Eric Brakey
In today’s episode, Marc is joined by Maine State Senator and a man who has been called “The Next Rand Paul” since he announced the launch of his run for U.S. Senate in 2016, Eric Brakey! Eric is the only Senate candidate currently endorsed by both Ron Paul and Rand Paul. Listen today as Eric explains how he became interested in the ideas of liberty, how he won his State Senate seat on a small government platform, and how he plans to become the youngest Senator in history by defeating Angus King in the 2018 U.S. Senate election. For show notes head over to LionsOfLiberty.com/313 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 15, 2017 • 49min
FF 089 - First Time Drug Charge Lands Mother in Prison for Life
On today’s episode recent clemency recipient Ramona Brant joined the show to share her powerful story. In 1995, Ramona was sentenced to life in prison for a cocaine offense related to her then-boyfriend’s drug dealing. At her sentencing the judge said he was “shocked at the severity of the sentence,” BUT he had no legal discretion to sentence her to less time. Ramona spent 20 years in prison, before finally receiving a commutation from President Obama in 2015, and was released to a halfway house in February 2016. In March 2016, Ramona met President Obama during a special lunch for commutation recipients, and participated in a White House briefing on clemency, where she shared her story. Ramona is now the PR Director of the CAN-DO Guardian Angel program that has paired over 40 Guardian Angels with approximately 5 [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices