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Norm McDonald’s Hated #MeToo Take Is Exactly What Kavanaugh Is Dealing With

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Brian McWilliams

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On this week’s Electric Libertyland, Brian looks at the sad state of Norm MacDonald, and how Norm’s #MeToo take (which has him in so much hot water) defines the “one-woman’s word” issue plaguing SCOTUS candidate Kavanaugh. Brian then looks at other current events including California forcing companies to place at least one female member on their boards by 2019, the Dallas police “finding” 10.4 grams of weed in Botham Jean’s apartment after he was murdered by an off-duty cop and

Catherine Hoke Shares Why Prisoners Make the Best Entrepreneurs

Posted on September 7, 2018 by John Odermatt

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On today’s episode of Felony Friday Catherine Hoke joins John to discuss her extensive work creating programs that teach inmates about entrepreneurship, business and forgiveness. Catherine is the founder of two groundbreaking incredible effective nonprofits: Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) and Defy Ventures. PEP and Defy equip people with criminal histories to start legal businesses and careers and have produced recidivism rates of less than 7 percent. Catherine is the author of A Second Chance: For You, For Me, And For The

Electric Libertyland 88: Antigua Report’s Fergus Hodgson on Latin Socialism

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Brian McWilliams

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Editor and founder of Antigua Report, Fergus Hodgson, joins the show from Guatemala. Brian and Fergus discuss the Libertarian University in Guatemala City, Francisco Marroquin University, socialism’s insidious hold in Latin America, and the culture of the region that helps it sustain itself. Discussed in Today’s Episode: Brazil Sends Military To Border To Cope With Flood Of Fleeing Venezuelans Antigua Report Epoch Times Francisco Marroquin University (libertarian uni in Guatemala) Support this show on Patreon and receive access to ALL of

John McCain: The ‘Maverick’ of Murder

Posted on August 29, 2018 by Brian McWilliams

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On today’s Electric Libertyland Brian examines the eulogizing of John McCain and the legacy of destruction and ignorance he has left behind. Brian also examines the war in Yemen, Shame vs. Privilege, Prison Reform, NAFTA, and California targeting soda on kids menus. Discussed in this Episode: WaPo: Human Rights has lost a champion in John McCain Human Rights Watch: John McCain in Memoriam Senate Blocks Voting on Amendment to Defund Yemen War Grassley: Trump will tackle prison reform ‘soon after’

The Return of Owen Benjamin!

Posted on August 22, 2018 by Brian McWilliams

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Comedian Owen Benjamin joins Brian McWilliams on this week’s Electric Libertyland to discuss a wide range of issues including Race, Religion, Hollywood and Censorship in the way that only Owen Benjamin can. Owen’s last appearance on ELL: Discussed in this Episode: HugePianist.com Owen’s Youtube Owen’s Patreon Support this show on Patreon and receive access to ALL of our EXCLUSIVE bonus audio content – including “League of Liberty”, “Conspiracy Corner”, “Degenerate Gamblers” , bonus editions of “Libertarians in Living Rooms Drinking Liquor”

The Journey from Despondent Addict to Successful Business Owner

Posted on August 10, 2018 by John Odermatt

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On today’s episode of Felony Friday Keith Bauer joins host John Odermatt to share how he overcame his struggles with addiction and incarceration to eventually become a successful business owner. Keith was born in Florida. He started using drugs at a young age and was first arrested at the age of 15 for drug possession. He moved around a lot over the years and moved in and out of jail and rehab. Today, Keith has been sober for almost 5

Is Donald Trump Batboy’s Dad? Plus, Bernie’s $32T Country Killing Health Plan

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Brian McWilliams

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On this week’s Electric Libertyland Brian takes on the Trump/Cohen tapes, 3D Printed Guns, UVA professors resigning whimpily, Bernie Sanders’ $32T Medicare country-killer, and questions what the baby of Peter Strzok and the SPLC would look like. Discussed in this episode: Trump on 3D Printed Guns – not a fan WVA Profs resign / clutch pearls because of former Trump cabinet appt. to policy center Bernie’s $32K Country Killer Receive access to the monthly League of Liberty Podcast and ALL

Developing the BluePrint for Addiction Recovery with Chris Dreisbach

Posted on July 27, 2018 by John Odermatt

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Today on Felony Friday Chris Dreisbach joins host John Odermatt to share about his addiction recovery and how he broke free from the prison system. Chris is the CEO of BluePrints for addiction recovery. He is the founder of multiple successful businesses. Chis is a Libertarian who is actively fighting to end to the failed War on Drug and create avenues for addicts to find help, instead of being inhumanely locked away in a cage. Blueprints for Addiction Recovery Find

Changing Your Game Plan with Randy Kearse

Posted on July 20, 2018 by John Odermatt

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On today’s episode Randy Kearse joins Felony Friday host John Odermatt. Randy is the founder and CEO of Reentry Strategies (RES) and the author of Changin’ Your Game Plan: How I used incarceration as a stepping stone for SUCCESS. The concept for RES was created while he was serving a 15-year sentence in federal prison for a nonviolent drug offense. While serving his sentence Randy had a growing desire to live and experience a better quality of life, which he

TALES From the LEFT! Democratic Socialists and Rand Paul’s Ax Murderer

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Brian McWilliams

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This week Brian McWilliams examines two wins for “Democratic” Socialism, with media darling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez upsetting Joe Crowley in New York, and Mexico’s new socialist president “AMLO”. Brian also has some hot takes on the Chair and Vice Chair (another upset!) positions form the LNC, tales of horror from the left including Rand Paul’s ax murderer and finally cronyism in CA kills one bad tax bill while enabling thousands more. Oh yeah, and Happy 4th of July. Discussed in this