Lions Of Liberty

Is government the right tool to force “healthy choices,” or does that create a slippery slope that kills freedom and backfires on public health? This episode digs into Make America Healthy Again (MAHA), SNAP junk-food restrictions, nicotine policy, and a first-in-the-nation proposal to ban tobacco sales for anyone born after 2006—probing the real tradeoffs between education, mandates, and personal responsibility in a polarized era where big government and big food often pull the strings behind the scenes. Care about your liberty and future? Don’t miss the Expat Money Online Summit, October 10–12, hosted by Mikkel Thorup of the Expat Money Show. It’s free to attend and features top experts on protecting wealth, securing second residencies, lowering taxes, and owning property abroad. Upgrade for lifetime replay access and VIP panels with promo code LIONS for 20% off. 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 absolu

On this week's Mean Age Daydream: The deep irony of the purported "Nazis" of 4Chan being the bulwark against the EU's censorship 4th reich; DNC summer meetings are hilarious and show they've learned nothing, and could Russia be the US' most potent ally in the future? Care about your liberty and future? Don’t miss the Expat Money Online Summit, October 10–12, hosted by Mikkel Thorup of the Expat Money Show. It’s free to attend and features top experts on protecting wealth, securing second residencies, lowering taxes, and owning property abroad. Upgrade for lifetime replay access and VIP panels with promo code LIONS for 20% off at https://2025.expatmoneysummit.com/ 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! Help support what we do and grow our show! ⁠⁠⁠https://patreon.com/lionsoflibert

Today’s episode starts out on a disappointing note. My guest Rian Stone, video essayist and author of the novels Softbone: Down and Out in New Kowloon and The Dog Walker, thought he was coming on to talk to his professional-wrestling hero, “Lightning” Lou Perez. I’m sorry I had to break the kid’s heart—I am not that Puerto Rican guy—but I think I made up it up to Rian. We talked about culture as a weapon (see Jackson Pollock and Martha Graham); what it’s like to host a stand-up show with Bill Burr in the lineup; my good friend and Ski School alum Dean Cameron; and why Rian (and you) should see The Naked Gun reboot. Turns out, Rian and I are a rare breed: We like things. And we want to get back to making things that are fun and seeing things made that are fun too. Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r     Watch my sketch comedy streaming on Red Coral Universe: https://redcoraluniverse.com/en/series/the-lou-perez-comedy-68501a2fd369683

Amanda Goodall, known as The Job Chick, is a career strategist who helps professionals navigate today’s rapidly changing job market. She has identified what she calls “the corporate revolution”—a global shift in how companies operate that’s fueling layoffs, offshoring, and career instability. Through her work, Amanda equips people with the tools and strategies to stand out, adapt, and secure meaningful opportunities despite these challenges. Care about your liberty and future? Don’t miss the Expat Money Online Summit, October 10–12, hosted by Mikkel Thorup of the Expat Money Show. It’s free to attend and features top experts on protecting wealth, securing second residencies, lowering taxes, and owning property abroad. Upgrade for lifetime replay access and VIP panels with promo code LIONS for 20% off. Stop paying health insurance companies your hard-earned dollars. Go to Join Crowd Health now and experience freedom from health insurance. Healthcare for under $100! You get access to a team of health bill neg

Is AI the new “Need” from The Lorax—a shiny invention that looks harmless but comes with hidden costs? That’s the tough question we’re asking in today’s episode, and the answer might change how you see both technology and energy forever. We’re diving headfirst into whether artificial intelligence is truly a tool for abundance or just another story of progress that leaves us worse off. 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! 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 Think about it: the Lorax warned us about cutting down truffula trees for a quick buck, but are we repeating that story today with AI? People celebrate chatbots, automation,

On this week's Mean Age Daydream, Brian looks at the bizarre, and despicable, trend in leftist corporate media of "bringing out the dead" to comment on current events. Also: Target's CEO is the latest "go woke, go broke" casuality, MSNBC gets a dumb rebrand that's very ON brand, and the gas mileage mandate gets whacked. And that's good. Care about your liberty and future? Don’t miss the Expat Money Online Summit, October 10–12, hosted by Mikkel Thorup of the Expat Money Show. It’s free to attend and features top experts on protecting wealth, securing second residencies, lowering taxes, and owning property abroad. Upgrade for lifetime replay access and VIP panels with promo code LIONS for 20% off at https://2025.expatmoneysummit.com/ 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! Help sup

A few weeks back I had former Detroit Piston Scot Pollard on the pod and this week I have current…Piston fan Kirk Wilcox. Both men have Piston jerseys with their last names on them. To which I wonder, is it tougher as an adult to wear a personalized jersey? Kirk and I talk about Warped Tour, the ‘04 “Going to Work” Pistons (appropriating blue-collar costumes), Marc Maron’s Doug Allen act, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt (via Amity Shlaes’s The Forgotten Man). FDR was stealing gold, killing pigs, technocrat’ing with chickens—and he still gets praise today, even though he reigned before “The Big Switch.” 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! Care about your liberty and future? Don’t miss the Expat Money Online Summit, October 10–12, hosted by Mikkel Thorup of the Expat Money Show. I

Steven Fox is an entrepreneur and passionate photographer with over 30 years of experience. He owns a photography business and specializes in family portraits, senior sessions, commercial work and food photography. Steven also Fox N’ Sons Coffee, which he started in part to pass on the spirit of entrepreneurship to his sons.  Get 15% off Fox N’ Sons Coffee off an order of $40 or more with promo code “JOHN” 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

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: Crazy story of a man faking his own death to avoid rape charges UK Citizens have reached their breaking point White House to conduct review of Smithsonian - “make sure history aligns with Trump view of America” 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! 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

Is Canada making a huge mistake by pivoting away from the U.S.? The U.S.–Canada relationship has been one of the most stable alliances in modern history – but political shifts, global instability, and rising threats from China, Russia, and Iran are testing that bond like never before. In this hard-hitting episode, we dig into the reality behind the headlines and ask the tough question: Can Canada survive – economically or militarily – without the United States at its side? 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! 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 For decades, Canada and the U.S. have fought alongside each other in major conflicts, de

On this week's Mean Age Daydream, Brian looks at the Trump takeover of DC police and National Guard deployment and asks if safety should ever supercede the dangers of domestic troop deployment. Also: South Park is failing us - have Billionaires Trey and Matt lost it? 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! ⁠⁠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

Gaby Blanco from the Dissident Project was born and raised in Havana, Cuba. She joins me today to talk about the communist island American leftists love to defend— while living in the United States, of course. What’s it like to grow up with food rationing, no freedom to criticize the state, and with Cuba’s big business of medical slavery? Gaby separates truth from propaganda. I hope you enjoy it. And if you’re in Cuba, please let me know. Thanks to the Revolution Cubans in Miami can freely criticize the Cuban government without fear of imprisonment. Cuba would be better off had it not waited until 2021 to legalize private companies. Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r     Watch my sketch comedy streaming on Red Coral Universe: https://redcoraluniverse.com/en/series/the-lou-perez-comedy-68501a2fd369683d0f2a2a88?loopData=true&ccId=675bc891f78f658f73eaa46d Rock XX-XY Athletics. You can get 20% off your purchase with p

Jeffrey Tucker returns to Finding Freedom. Jeffrey is an economist, author, and founder of the Brownstone Institute. Known for his fearless critiques of government overreach and central planning, Jeffrey has written extensively on economics, technology, and the erosion of liberty. He’s a leading voice on the dangers of the administrative state and its impact on liberty. Through his work, he champions decentralization and individual rights.  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

What happens when we stop asking “should we?” and only focus on “can we?” Are we walking straight into a real-life version of Jurassic Park… but with federal funding and zero public input? In this episode, we’re diving into the controversial—and frankly unsettling—world of environmental disruption: cloud seeding, de-extincting animals like the dire wolf, and the broader question of whether humans are dangerously close to playing God. 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! 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 Isaiah Menning from the American Conservation Coalition joins the show to make the case for what many see as radical environ

On this week's Mean Age Daydream, Brian gives it to the now cancelled Howard Stern for being an epic sellout and shill before turning to the nonsense public broadcasters are spewing about being cash poor. 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! ⁠⁠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

On this episode I had the pleasure of talking with Scot Pollard, NBA veteran and survivor of both the reality-TV show (Survivor season 32) and a heart transplant. Scot’s the subject of the ESPN documentary Heart of Pearl (streaming now on ESPN+) and a volunteer spokesperson for Pearls of Life, which advocates for organ donations. In addition to discussing the near impossibility of finding a heart big enough for someone Scot’s size (he’s 6’11”—7’ in heels), we also discuss what it’s like to meet the family of your heart donor, the temptations that are thrown your way when you’re a professional athlete, and how that Bryan Johnson dude somehow biohacked his body to look like Data from Star Trek. Scot’s a new friend and my second friend who’s had a heart transplant. Check out my book, That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r     Watch my sketch comedy streaming on Red Coral Universe: https://redcoraluniverse.com/en/series/the-lou-perez-comedy-68501a2fd3

Brendan Steinhauser is the CEO of The Alliance for Secure AI. He brings over two decades of experience as a strategic communicator, political campaign leader, and media commentator.  Before founding and co-leading Steinhauser Strategies, a public affairs firm, he managed high-profile political campaigns—including Senator John Cornyn’s re-election in 2014—served as national director of federal and state campaigns at FreedomWorks, and organized the 2009 Taxpayer March on Washington.  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 Libert

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 very failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris writing a campaign trail book, the UK's psychotic Child Safety Act, the PELOSI Act, flying WNBA dildos and more. 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 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

What if I told you a YouTuber just raised $11 million for kids with cancer—without a single law, tax, or politician involved?In this milestone 1000th episode of The Brian Nichols Show, we break down how Ryan Trahan just did what no government program has ever pulled off: unite millions of Americans around a mission that actually worked. We’re talking real impact. No red tape. No forced charity. Just one couple, a minivan, 50 states, and a dream that became a movement.Studio Sponsor: ⁠Cardio Miracle⁠ - "Unlock the secret to a healthier heart, increased energy levels, and transform your cardiovascular fitness like never before.": ⁠CardioMiracle.com/TBNS⁠This isn’t just a recap of Ryan’s incredible 50-day Airbnb tour to benefit St. Jude. It’s a case study in how liberty plays out in real life—voluntarily, compassionately, and effectively. If you’ve ever needed proof that bottom-up solutions beat top-down mandates, this is it. Ryan didn’t wait for permission. He just went out and did the thing.Along the way, Bria

On this week's Mean Age Daydream: Trump's tariffs seemed to have... worked? Also, unhinged leftists pick a new idiotic hill to die on with Sydney Sweeney's "nazi" American Eagle ad, Hollywood goes DEI dumpster diving again on old IP and Collective Shout censors games as platforms cowtow to a leftist mini-mob. 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! ⁠⁠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