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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. 10h ago

    MADD: Monkey Noises Are Now National News

    On this week's Mean Age Daydream, a sorority prank gets some young, hot, white girls cancelled and becomes national news as desperate media show their bias. Also: Russell Brand gets railroaded, and NY Mayor Mamdani is disbanding the riot response units in NYC. 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

  2. 11h ago

    TBNS: The GOP's 2026 Wipeout, America First vs. the Donors, & 5 Steps to Take the Party Back

    Meet Bob. He's a 49-year-old blue collar guy in Ohio who voted for Donald Trump three times. His son did everything right, learned to code, and got laid off the same month his old company asked for more H-1Bs. On Tuesday, Bob had no reason left to vote Republican. Democrats are projected to win 255 to 258 House seats and flipped at least seven Senate seats. The consultants are already calling it a messaging problem. It wasn't. Republicans held the House, the Senate and the White House, ran on America First, and then governed on the donors' issues. Voters noticed the Iran war, the grocery bill, and a party that called their sons basement moochers. I also answer the question I keep getting: how I can tell you to vote Republican one week and explain why they lost the next. That vote was self-defense. Now the work is taking the party over from the precinct seats up, and I lay out the five things to do, in order. Read "Vote Like It's Self-Defense": https://www.briannicholsshow.com/blog/vote-like-its-self-defense/ This episode is sponsored by Oasis of Hope Hospital. Free consultation with their medical team - use code TBNS: https://www.oasisofhope.com CHAPTERS 0:00 Meet Bob, the voter the GOP lost 1:04 Why this wasn't a messaging problem 2:29 Sponsor: Oasis of Hope 3:07 The results: 255-258 House seats and 7 Senate flips 4:11 The Iran war, the polls and the ribeye 5:00 Ashley Hinson and the "basement moochers" line 5:24 Priced out of a house and a family 5:48 America First, or never hold power again 5:59 They ran on your issues and governed on the donors' 6:55 Why I still told you to vote Republican 7:48 They told you the plan: pack the court, kill the Electoral College 8:34 Zoomers, you're not the bad guys 9:27 Set the terms or someone sets them for you 10:03 The work now: precinct seats 10:37 Five things to do, in order 12:39 One question: does it make life better here at home? 13:39 Three things you can do this week 14:07 Back to Bob 14:34 Two asks Follow Brian: @BNicholsLiberty on X, Facebook and Instagram Fuel for the show: I've used Cardio Miracle every day for 2+ years. It's a nitric oxide drink mix with 50+ ingredients in one serving, and they offer a 60-day money-back guarantee (shipping excluded). Try it here: https://cardiomiracle.com/pages/tbns?ref=Tv2L7cm I earn a commission if you buy. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    TBNS: The GOP's 2026 Wipeout, America First vs. the Donors, & 5 Steps to Take the Party Back

  3. 2d ago

    TLPP: Woke Anne Frank w/ Andrew Fox

    Andrew Fox, the unrivaled genius behind Slam Frank: The Musical, joins Lou to talk about the off-Broadway musical that turns The Diary of Anne Frank into the story of a pansexual Latina and her queer family and attic mates struggling to be who they truly are... while hiding in an attic from the Nazis. They get into taking every rule of “woke theater” and pushing it further, the 1950s Broadway version that scrubbed out the Jewishness, why Andrew hides boring antisemitic comments but leaves the funny ones up, and how his grandfather was blacklisted by his fellow artists, not the government. Plus: Andrew plays his dad on stage, Dave Chappelle’s Charlie Kirk joke, and who really wrote Dirty Harry.  Get tickets to Slam Frank: The Musical at the Orpheum Theatre, NYC: ⁠⁠https://www.slamfrankmusical.com/tickets⁠⁠ Watch full episodes of The Lou Perez Podcast on YouTube → ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Vb53s4I0A&list=PLb5trMQQvT077-L1roE0iZyAgT4dD4EtJ&index=1⁠⁠Listen on Apple Podcasts → ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lou-perez-podcast/id1535032081⁠⁠Listen 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://link.amazon/B0amgIYaN⁠⁠ Watch my sketch comedy streaming on Red Coral Universe: ⁠⁠https://redcoraluniverse.com/title/the-lou-perez-comedy-68501a2fd369683d0f2a2a88⁠⁠ XX-XY Athletics (20% off with code LOU20) → ⁠⁠https://www.xx-xyathletics.com/?sca_ref=7113152.ifIMaKpCG3ZfUHH4⁠⁠ Greg and Lou, my sketch comedy channel → ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@GREGandLOU⁠⁠ TheLouPerez.com |  ⁠⁠info@thelouperez.com⁠⁠ Newsletter: ⁠⁠https://substack.com/@louperez⁠⁠ 0:00 Cold open: I never read Anne Frank0:10 Intro0:15 The unrivaled genius behind Slam Frank0:57 From the Asylum to the Orpheum2:21 A ride-or-die cast4:14 Andrew steps in and plays his dad6:22 Slam Frank is the official story of Anne Frank7:06 The 1950s Broadway version scrubbed out the Jewishness9:10 The Holocaust: particular and universal at the same time12:00 Schindler’s List is secretly a dark comedy15:02 Woke Anne Frank: pansexual, Latina, neurodivergent17:39 No trigger warning jokes allowed19:05 A joke that works from every political angle20:35 Live cameras, newsreels, and the audience on stage22:39 Chuds, yeshiva bad boys, and the most straight men off-Broadway25:04 Demolishing woke by following all its rules26:08 Passing the Bechdel test27:47 Olivia Bernábe and pronouns29:46 Outwoking the woke: the $99 ticket cap31:08 Dave Chappelle’s Charlie Kirk joke doesn’t work34:03 Hide the boring antisemites, keep the funny ones38:40 Blacklisted by artists, not the government42:11 My Mommy the Commie43:15 Pluralism: I don’t care what you believe45:07 Who wrote Dirty Harry?47:49 Spike Lee, Woody Allen, and owing your community nothing50:14 When identity becomes the whole act53:32 Can we get Slam Frank a Tony?54:58 The cast album56:38 Fake Spanglish and a climax in Spanish59:00 Thanks, Andrew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. 3d ago

    FF 564: Pay to Play: Stephen Keller on Building an Industry, Losing It All, and Starting Over

    Stephen Keller joins Finding Freedom to share how he built Kelco and helped pioneer the modern life settlement industry, giving policyholders a way to sell unwanted life insurance policies for cash. He recounts the entrepreneurial lessons behind the company’s growth, including his father’s advice to focus on one thing and the television ad that brought a flood of new business. Keller then offers his account of the federal investigation and prosecution that upended his life, alleging that insurance industry interests and political influence played a role. He describes fleeing to Mexico and Panama with his family, his arrest and return to the United States, and the nine years he spent in federal prison before rebuilding his life. The conversation closes with his memoir, Pay to Play, and his work through the Justice Restoration Foundation to advocate for due process and prosecutorial accountability. Video Chapters 00:00 – Introducing Stephen Keller
03:16 – What are life settlements?
06:19 – From stockbroker to founding Kelco
13:20 – The power of focusing on one thing
18:28 – Expanding into the senior market and advertising on Oprah
23:47 – Industry regulation and insurance company resistance
27:27 – Wall Street growth and the FBI raid
37:34 – “Pay to play” and the federal indictment
43:25 – The trial, conviction, and loss of trust in the system
48:02 – Fleeing to Mexico and starting over in Panama
57:41 – The school trip that led to an arrest
1:08:56 – Nine years in federal prison
1:11:24 – Writing behind bars and adjusting to life after release
1:17:01 – Justice reform and prosecutorial accountability
1:21:54 – Where to find the book and support the foundation
1:23:03 – Final reflections Links & Resources * Stephen Keller — official website: https://stephen-keller.com/ * Justice Restoration Foundation: https://justicerestorationfoundation.org/ * Buy Pay to Play on Amazon: https://link.amazon/B05qnX1WX Follow Justice Reformation Foundation on Social Media: Facebook: [facebook.com/justicejrf](https://www.facebook.com/justicejrf) Instagram: [@justice_restoration](https://www.instagram.com/justice_restoration/) X: [@justicejrf](https://x.com/justicejrf) YouTube: [@JusticeRestoration](https://youtube.com/@JusticeRestoration) LinkedIn: [Justice Restoration Foundation](https://www.linkedin.com/company/justicerestorationfoundation) Substack: [justicerestoration.substack.com](https://justicerestoration.substack.com/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    FF 564: Pay to Play: Stephen Keller on Building an Industry, Losing It All, and Starting Over

  5. Nov 4

    MADD: Things Fall Apart - GOP Midterm Massacre

    On this week's Mean Age Daydream, the GOP gets blown the eff out, predictably, due to Trump's idiotic war with Iran. Also: US-backed Volodymyr Zelenskyy's torture chamber of horrors exposed. 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

  6. Nov 3

    TLPP: The Art World Gone Mad w/ David Hiroshi

    Arts and culture writer David Hiroshi Jager (Tablet, The New York Sun, County Highway) joins Lou to talk about writing with a voice, the Hezbollah pager operation, the Brooklyn art collective that cheered October 7th, the Venice Biennale, Artforum's meltdown, and why he never dreamed his one controversial opinion would be supporting Israel. Plus: Lou's war with India over cricket, a Saul Bellow-esque Jewish father-in-law, and a very dark Bosnian joke.Watch full episodes of The Lou Perez Podcast on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Vb53s4I0A&list=PLb5trMQQvT077-L1roE0iZyAgT4dD4EtJListen on Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lou-perez-podcast/id1535032081Listen 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://link.amazon/B0amgIYaN Watch my sketch comedy streaming on Red Coral Universe: https://redcoraluniverse.com/title/the-lou-perez-comedy-68501a2fd369683d0f2a2a88 XX-XY Athletics (20% off with code LOU20) → https://www.xx-xyathletics.com/?sca_ref=7113152.ifIMaKpCG3ZfUHH4 Greg and Lou, my sketch comedy channel → https://www.youtube.com/@GREGandLOU TheLouPerez.com |  info@thelouperez.com Newsletter: https://substack.com/@louperez0:00 Cold open: I'm at war with India0:12 Intro0:17 Journalist, author, or arts and culture writer?1:54 Tablet, David Samuels, and the authorial voice4:31 County Highway, the newspaper that looks like a Civil War broadsheet5:12 The woman with no Social Security number6:52 Michael Moynihan, Pirate Wires, and the new journalism9:19 The Hezbollah pager documentary10:55 October 7th on GoPro13:38 Lou's 9/11 at NYU16:40 "I never dreamed my controversial opinion would be Israel"18:36 Lou's war with India (over cricket)21:22 The Venice Biennale and the Israeli pavilion23:21 The Brooklyn art collective that cheered October 7th24:28 A Native American Zionist28:40 "Israelis are going to fight"29:57 Ethiopian Jews, Arab Jews, and the Knesset32:24 Why the Palestinian flag is everywhere35:34 Mamdani, Bernie, and Abdul El-Sayed40:30 A Saul Bellow-esque Jewish father-in-law43:09 "Dad, am I safe?"44:22 October 7th was a really bad idea48:32 The Bosnian joke51:08 Palestinian wine at Parental Advisory52:37 The Berlin painter who can't get a gallery54:23 True crime, serial killers, and Capote57:56 How Artforum blew up over October 7th1:00:17 Where to find David Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. Nov 3

    FF: Main Street vs. the Midterms: Will Fry on Small Business, Socialism, and the Economy

    Host John Odermatt sits down with Will Fry, founder and CEO of American Operator, a firm that buys small businesses from retiring owners and transitions them to local operator-owners. They discuss the economic uncertainty facing small businesses amid inflation, tariffs, and an affordability crisis, and how the baby boomer retirement wave threatens to hollow out Main Street if businesses are sold to private equity instead of local operators. Will shares how American Operator's earn-in model works, drawing inspiration from Chick-fil-A's selective operator program, and explains why AI is actually a net positive for industrial and trade businesses. The conversation also covers the rising popularity of socialism among young Americans, why capitalism's defenders have failed to make their case, and how the 2026 midterms could reshape the economic landscape — including a close look at the Texas Senate race. The episode was recorded the day before Election Day, November 2nd, 2026. Chapters 0:00 — Intro: The Economy, Socialism, and the Small Business Crisis 1:10 — Welcome to Finding Freedom & Guest Introduction 3:21 — Will Fry's Background in Eastern North Carolina 4:45 — How American Operator Works: The Earn-In Model 7:43 — Target Industries: Industrials, Manufacturing, and Skilled Trades 9:00 — The Conversation with Future Owner-Operators 9:44 — Chick-fil-A as the Best Talent Engine in the World 10:47 — Inflation, Tariffs, and the Retirement Decision 13:14 — AI's Impact on Main Street: A Surprising Positive 16:00 — Socialism's Rising Popularity and the Affordability Crisis 19:14 — Mamdani, Bodegas, and the Case Against Price Controls 20:28 — Why Capitalism Lost the PR War: Robber Barons vs. Donor-Advised Funds 23:19 — The Midterms: Republicans, DSA, and the Messaging Gap 28:20 — Texas Senate Race: Paxton, Cornyn, and Candidate Selection 31:54 — Where American Operator Operates: Small Towns and the Rust Belt 34:30 — Where to Find American Operator & Wrap-Up Guest Links: americanoperator.com 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: Main Street vs. the Midterms: Will Fry on Small Business, Socialism, and the Economy

  8. Nov 2

    TBNS: Right to Repair, Open-Source Wheelchairs, Human Respect, & Who Gets to Fix Your Wheelchair?

    Hannah Henriksen joins Brian Nichols to reveal who actually gets to fix your wheelchair, why right to repair stops at the one device some people can't live without, and how a new Respect America film is pushing open-source power chairs into the mainstream.You own your car. Take it to any mechanic in town. You own your phone... and more and more, you can fix it yourself.But a power wheelchair? Too often only one company is allowed to touch it. So you wait. Weeks. Months. Sometimes longer.Hannah is the President of Respect America, the group behind the Jonny McCoy film seen by over 2 million people. Their new film follows friend of the show Thomas Quiter, who has osteogenesis imperfecta and more than 1,000 broken bones, and who is now building open-source power wheelchairs with high school and college shop classes through the Mobility Independence Foundation.Chairs that cost $80,000 to $100,000. Chairs you can't modify. Chairs only one company can repair. So if it's your property and your body... why isn't the repair your decision?Then we get into the philosophy of human respect, the rules we all learned on the playground, "trust the experts," and why the liberty movement keeps writing white papers when people want stories.CHAPTERS0:00 You Own Your Car. Not Your Wheelchair.2:12 Who Is Hannah Henriksen?3:52 A Twist of Fate Into the Liberty Movement6:17 The Rules We Learned on the Playground8:37 "Trust the Experts"11:51 Why Stories Move People When Stats Don't13:28 It Could Happen to You14:30 Thomas Quiter's 1,000 Broken Bones16:00 The $100,000 Wheelchair Only One Company Can Fix17:34 Open-Source Chairs Built in Shop Class19:52 "He Runs Better Than the Government"20:28 Lobbyists vs. Right to Repair22:07 A Message That Lands With Everyone23:47 People Want Stories, Not White Papers24:42 Fear and Love25:25 The Beach Boys Professor Story28:32 How to Keep People in the Long Game31:00 Finding What Unites Us32:35 The Michael Scott Win-Win-Win33:06 Where to Find Respect America35:01 Hannah's Final Word Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    TBNS: Right to Repair, Open-Source Wheelchairs, Human Respect, & Who Gets to Fix Your Wheelchair?
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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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