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Welcome to The Lions of Liberty Podcast Network - where culture, comedy, and capitalism collide. The true OG voice of liberty and freedom 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 what you need. www.lionsofliberty.com

  1. 3h ago

    FF: Watched from the Cradle to the Cubicle

    While most Americans are rightly concerned about government surveillance — license plate readers, Flock cameras, the deep state — a quieter and more intimate surveillance culture has taken root at home and at work. Employers are deploying AI to scan employee Slack messages, monitor productivity keystroke by keystroke, and flag tone and sentiment across billions of internal messages. At the same time, parents are tracking their teenagers' every move through apps like Life360 and Apple's Find My, often without stopping to ask whether they're solving a real threat or just following social pressure. Host John Odermatt argues that we've begun replacing trust with tracking — and the most unsettling part is that most people don't realize they're actively participating in building that culture. This episode is a call to examine your own role in the surveillance ecosystem, take ownership of your choices, and start having the harder, more honest conversations that actually build trust. Video Chapters 0:00 – Intro: The Surveillance We're Not Talking About 1:03 – Welcome & Solo Show Setup 1:34 – Government Surveillance vs. Private Surveillance 4:48 – Salesforce, Slack, and AI Monitoring at Work 8:36 – Revisiting the David Deane Interview: AI as a Mirror? 9:40 – Family Surveillance: Life360, Find My & Tracking Your Kids 10:37 – The Research: What Constant Tracking Does to Teenagers 16:57 – Flock Cameras & the Government Surveillance Fight 20:19 – The Collapse of Trust: Edelman Trust Barometer Data 22:01 – What You Can Actually Do About It Schedule a 15 minute Gut Health Audit with John: https://calendar.app.google/B9fcGdSFjC5caTVu5 SUPPORT LIONS OF LIBERTY: Help keep this podcast going! We rely on listener support to continue bringing you content on freedom, political reform, and personal empowerment.  Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lionsofliberty Support us on Locals: https://lionsofliberty.locals.com/ Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen – it makes a huge difference! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    FF: Watched from the Cradle to the Cubicle

  2. 14h ago

    TBNS: Fauci Pled The Fifth 111 Times, RFK Torched CNN, & Rand Paul Was RIGHT

    The Fauci diaries are public - 1,141 pages of them. He pled the Fifth 111 times. RFK Jr. torched CNN's pandemic narrative to Dana Bash's face. And they still want a pandemic amnesty... so today, we open the vault.Because I didn't start covering this last week. I have four years of tape.Inside the diaries: the fatality rate he kept private while telling Congress 3%. "I didn't close the schools" - under oath - while claiming credit behind the scenes. Six months of entries... just gone. And the lab leak call HE convened, then cited at the White House podium like he'd never seen it.Then the receipts. 2021: Trent Ortner and I said Rand Paul was right about Wuhan funding while the media called it conspiracy. 2022: Jeffrey Tucker (Brownstone Institute) and I did the autopsy the day Fauci announced his resignation. And my full answer to Emily Oster's "pandemic amnesty" pitch in The Atlantic.We said it then. The data said it then. They lied. And now they want amnesty. No.CHAPTERS0:00 - Conspiracy Theorist3:33 - The Day I Became A Threat5:30 - Inside The Fauci Diaries6:40 - The Death Rate He Kept Private 8:20 - "I Didn't Close The Schools"10:10 - The Claim That Built The Mandates11:45 - Six Months Of Diary... Gone12:05 - The Lab Leak Cover Story16:10 - 111 Times He Took The Fifth19:20 - RFK Torches Dana Bash25:05 - 2021: The Campus Mandate Tape (Ep 316)46:50 - Rand Paul Was Right54:30 - The Resignation Autopsy w/ Jeffrey Tucker (Ep 567)1:12:50 - The Pandemic Amnesty Read (Ep 614)1:34:15 - The Verdict: No.1:36:00 - What Happens To Fauci NowStudio Sponsor - Cardio Miracle: Get 15% off your order at ⁠Cardiomiracle.com/tbns⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. 3d ago

    Politicks: The New King of Academic Fraud

    Join Brian McWilliams, John Odermatt, Lou Perez and Brian Nichols every other week for the newest show on the Lions of Liberty Network, the Politicks Podcast! This week, we talk about newly resigned Cambridge professor Jason Arday, who lied about just about everything while being feted by academia. Also: Fauci brought up for contempt of Congress for pleading the 5th, and Mamdani goes after electric scooters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. 5d ago

    MADD: WNBA About to Put Up or Shut Up on Trans in Women Sports

    On this week's Mean Age Daydream, Brian the Sophie Cunningham effect has put numerous WNBA coaches on the pro-trans offensive, but they are about to have to put up or shut up with a trans "female" dominating in France who wants to play in the US. Buy my new card game: WOKE WORD WARS - ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Woke-Word-Wars-Ridiculously-Players/dp/B0FLF8Y16S⁠🦁 Support Lions of Liberty: Patreon: patreon.com/lionsofliberty Locals: lionsofliberty.locals.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. 5d ago

    TLPP: Rocky, Dylan, Wildfires and Sports Dads with Jon Miltimore

    Jon Miltimore is back — writer, commentator, and one of the sharpest guys covering arts, culture, and politics on Substack. This is his second time on the show and we did not run out of things to talk about. Topics include: why California can't fight wildfires and why Native Americans had better land management practices; the World Cup finally breaking through in the US; what to actually expect at a Bob Dylan concert when you're a Dylan fan (Jon didn't get what he wanted; he has no regrets); Ben Askren's double lung transplant and why elite athletes bounce back from things that would end most people; the new Stallone biopic about how Rocky got made — specifically the part where a broke, dog-selling, parking-car Stallone turned down $1 million because he refused to not play the role himself; the Rocky franchise and what it means that it somehow worked as it became more absurd; working out at 44 and 47 and why exercise is mental health; the case for travel sports (and why Matthew Yglesias is wrong); and why you should never outsource teaching your kid to ride a bike. Follow Jon on Substack → https://substack.com/@miltimore TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 — Intro — Jon Miltimore, writer and commentator 0:31 — Canada's wildfires — black skies over New York and Minnesota 2:37 — Why California can't fight fires — federal land, bad policy, and arson 4:38 — Native Americans had better land management — and we stopped listening 5:21 — Private land vs. federal land — the tragedy of the commons 5:38 — Happy Hour Econ — a comedian and an economist walk into a bar 8:50 — The World Cup in America — how soccer finally broke through 10:26 — Bob Dylan at a Bob Dylan concert — what you should actually expect 13:38 — Lou cries at a Bob Dylan concert. He's not embarrassed. 17:21 — Ben Askren's double lung transplant — and why athletes bounce back when others don't 20:44 — Askren retires on his shield — and makes peace with his rival 23:26 — The new Rocky biopic — Stallone turned down $1 million to play the role himself 27:53 — Lou used to go by Rambo as a kid. Old ladies still ask about him. 28:29 — Jon's 13-year-old son shadowboxed like Clubber Lang at age two 29:11 — The Rocky franchise — from gritty 70s realism to superhero movie 32:50 — Working out at 44 and 47 — rowing machines, air bikes, and getting back at it 36:30 — Russell Crowe's comeback — individual agency and why exercise is mental health 41:14 — Travel sports — expensive, worth it, and Matthew Yglesias is wrong 45:34 — Teaching your kids to ride a bike — don't outsource the best moments 51:07 — Auto-deleting tweets and cancel culture — how we need to treat speech differently 52:10 — Outro — find Jon on Substack Watch full episodes on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Vb53s4I0A&list=PLb5trMQQvT077-L1roE0iZyAgT4dD4EtJ Listen on Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lou-perez-podcast/id1535032081 Listen on Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU  Co-host of Happy Hour Econ → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happy-hour-econ/id1863476697  Lou's book — That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r  TheLouPerez.com |  info@thelouperez.com  Newsletter: https://substack.com/@louperez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    TLPP: Rocky, Dylan, Wildfires and Sports Dads with Jon Miltimore

  6. 6d ago

    FF: Why Most Small Business Branding Is Quietly Killing Their Marketing with Amber Andrews

    Most founders build their brand around what looks good instead of what actually works — and it's quietly sabotaging their marketing. In this episode, John sits down with Amber Andrews, founder of Andrews Artistry, to unpack why looking good and being clear aren't the same thing. Amber breaks down the real difference between a brand and a brand system, the biggest mistakes founders make when picking colors and building identity, and why she believes AI should never be used to design a logo. They also dig into when it's time to invest in professional branding and why staying authentically human beats a polished, AI-sounding brand every time. Show Sponsor: Jason Gagne’s Good2GoBody 90-day beginner fitness program - ⁠https://good2go.podia.com/?coupon=LIONSJOHN⁠ Chapters: 1:13 – Welcome & guest introduction 2:55 – Amber's background and path to founding Andrews Artistry 3:36 – Corporate vs. founder branding 7:06 – Common branding mistakes founders make 9:56 – What is a "brand system" vs. just a brand? 16:20 – When should you invest in professional branding? 21:03 – The role (and misuse) of AI in branding 25:04 – Showing up authentically without being the face of your brand 39:36 – Where to find Amber and get her free brand guide Links: Andrews Artistry: https://andrewsartistry.com/ Andrews Artistry Page for Listeners: https://andrewsartistry.com/podbrand/ Schedule a 15 minute Gut Health Audit with John: https://calendar.app.google/B9fcGdSFjC5caTVu5 SUPPORT LIONS OF LIBERTY: Help keep this podcast going! We rely on listener support to continue bringing you content on freedom, political reform, and personal empowerment.  Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lionsofliberty Support us on Locals: https://lionsofliberty.locals.com/ Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you listen – it makes a huge difference! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    FF: Why Most Small Business Branding Is Quietly Killing Their Marketing with Amber Andrews

  7. Aug 1

    TBNS: Bill Clinton's Lawyer Just Admitted Libertarians Are Right!?

    Lanny Davis joins Brian Nichols to reveal why as Bill Clinton's lawyer, he now agrees with libertarians on government surveillance and why America's privacy crisis is happening right now.This isn't a gotcha. Davis was Special Counsel to President Clinton, legal advisor to Michael Cohen, and the only Democrat George W. Bush put on the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board - the panel that watched the government's surveillance programs from the inside. The invitation came from Karl Rove himself.So what makes a lifelong Democrat go straight to George Orwell's 1984? Flock cameras. License plate readers. Every car in America logged and shared between departments. Davis looked at all of it and said the quiet part out loud... "the bigger government is, the more I feel shared wisdom with libertarians."His new book, Finding the Third Way, tackles the civility crisis head-on. He and Joe Lieberman once asked 535 members of Congress and 50 governors to sign a civility pledge - three signed. Davis names his own party's labeling problem, pulls a Harry Truman warning from 1948, and makes the case that Democrats and libertarians agree on more than either side admits.And then Brian does the thing we do... the scorecard. Three things Lanny got right. Three where he lost me. One of them pointed straight at our own side. One standard.CHAPTERS:0:00 The Guest Nobody Expected0:06 "Who Are You, Zelig?"1:53 The Resignation That Wasn't2:34 The Karl Rove Phone Call5:31 Inside the Spy Room7:21 The Guardrails Are Slipping8:16 The Empty Oversight Board10:00 Cameras on Every Corner11:26 "Big Brother Is Watching You"12:24 Only 3 Out of 585 Said Yes15:32 The Socialist Label Trap17:49 Truman's Warning to Democrats20:38 Why Voters Snapped24:14 "The Heck With Your Civility"26:02 The Empathy Problem29:52 Lanny's Curveball Close33:11 The ScorecardGUEST LINKSGet the book: ⁠https://lannyjdavis.com⁠Purple Nation column: ⁠https://www.realclearpolitics.com⁠SUPPORT THE SHOWCardio Miracle - 15% off: ⁠https://cardiomiracle.com/TBNS⁠ (code TBNS)Website: ⁠https://briannicholsshow.com⁠Email: ⁠brian@briannicholsshow.com⁠Socials: @BNicholsLibertyNew episodes every Thursday.Educated. Enlightened. Informed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. Jul 29

    MADD: How The Fauci Diaries Also Expose the Climate Scam

    On this week's Mean Age Daydream, Brian looks at the shocking (well, not that shocking) revelations found in Dr. Anthony Fauci's dairies during Covid, and how that perfectly mirrors what is happening with climate science. Also: Mamdani doxxes thousands with his new pied-à-terre tax, and yet another Islam-inspired stabbing. Buy my new card game: WOKE WORD WARS - ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Woke-Word-Wars-Ridiculously-Players/dp/B0FLF8Y16S⁠🦁 Support Lions of Liberty: Patreon: patreon.com/lionsofliberty Locals: lionsofliberty.locals.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to The Lions of Liberty Podcast Network - where culture, comedy, and capitalism collide. The true OG voice of liberty and freedom 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 what you need. www.lionsofliberty.com

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    Lions of Liberty
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    2013 - 2026
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