Lions of Liberty Network

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes back resident Rand Paul analyst Brian McWilliams for another edition of “Rand Pauluses and Minuses!”, where they take a look at the comings and goings of the quasi-libertarian Presidential candidate. Brian and Marc discuss how several key Rand Paul donors and supporters are speaking up in one way or another in o [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, host Marc Clair welcomes in liberty activist and fellow Los Angelean, Nick Hankoff! Nick details how the combined influence of George Carlin, Ayn Rand and Ron Paul set him down the path of liberty activism. Marc and Nick discuss the vibrant liberty scene in Los Angeles and make plans to meet up later that evening at a local liberty “Liberty on the Rocks” event (Editor’s Note: and we did!) Nick describes how he and his fellow “liberty kids” attained positions of power in the Los Angeles Republican Party, and emphasizes the import [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair is joined by Sean Malone, the director and producer of the documentary “Farming in Fear.” First Sean explains how he first became interested in the ideas of liberty as a teenager when he found himself asking the question “who owns me?” The answers would lead him to certain beliefs which he would later identify as “libertarian.” Sean details how he was able to merge his interest in the ideas of liberty with his passion for filmmaking, leading him to become a creative producer of both short form and long form documentaries with for the Charles Koch Institute. Marc and Sean then discuss his latest project, “Farming in Fear”, which tells the story of Martha Boneta, a [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes in producer and editor of “Liberty: A documentary about freedom in America.” Jeremiah starts off by detailing how he became an active member of the liberty movement, and how the prospect of creating a documentary regarding the movement reinvigorated his passion for liberty activism. After a tangent about how Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are capturing much of the “outsider” vote while Rand Paul is failing to do so, Jeremiah and Marc get back on track by looking at what Jer [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

{Note: Today’s episode features extensive use of adult language. NSFW! So hide the kids first, then enjoy the show!} In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, we convene another session of our oh-so-jovial feature, “Libertarians in Living Rooms Drinking Liquor!” Host Marc Clair welcomes in fellow liquored-up libertarians Brian McWilliams, our legal counsel “Rico”, and a very special guest, the host of  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair is joined by patent attorney Bobby Walling to discuss…no, not intellectual property, but his exciting new web series “Unsustainable”! Bobby describes how he first came to identify as a libertarian through a political test in high school, and what led him to begin producing videos in order to advance the ideas of liberty. Marc and Bobby discuss the video projects which led to “Unsustainable”, and talk about everything from climate change to patent reform along the way. For full show notes, head on over to  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes back the “Socratic Assassin” Jan Helfeld to take a look back at some of his past interviews with the current crop of 2016 Presidential candidates. We discuss his interview with Bernie Sanders and how Jan made Bernie “Feel the Bern” himself. Jan describes his interview with Ben Carson, and why he was ultimately impressed with Carson’s response on racism and affirmative action. We harken back to Jan’ [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes back resident Rand Paul analyst Brian McWilliams for another edition of “Rand Pauluses and Minuses!”, where we discuss the comings and goings of the quasi-libertarian Presidential candidate and rate them on our very scientific “Paulus” or “Minus” scale. After sampling some beer from a fan of the show,  Marc and Brian focus in on Rand’s comments regarding Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis’ actions in refusing to issue any marriage licenses if she also had to “sign her name” to any license for gay couples. We tackle the ensuing national debate, and Rand’s opinion on the matter which had libertarians arguing amongst themselves as to whether he was right, wrong, or simply confused. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair is joined by libertarian blogger and independent political analyst - not to mention Lions of Liberty contributor - Seamusin Reilly! After Seamusin explains the origin of his name and suffers through Marc’s atrocious attempt at an Irish accent, he explains how he first came into the ideas of liberty through reading the writings of the American founders and discovering the concept of natural law. Seamusin describes how the 2012 Presidential campaign of Ron Paul helped him more specifically come to understand modern libertarianism. Marc and Seamusin discuss the concepts of natural law and natur [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes Felony Friday author and all-around swell chap John Odermatt back to the show for another edition of ‘The Felony Report!’John and Marc take a look at the recent arrest of former Subway spokesperson Jared Fogle - once famous for shedding weight by walking to Subway every day - for child pornography and child prostitution charges. They discuss how the criminalization of prostitution can help give sick and twisted criminals like Jared Fogle cover for their acts, and how legalizing prostitution would go far in preventing such crimes from being kept hidden for so long. They examine the [...] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices