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Felony Friday 094 – From Trafficking Marijuana to Trafficking the Good Life with Jennifer Myers

Posted on October 20, 2017 by John Odermatt

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Today on Felony Friday Jennifer Myers joins host John Odermatt. Jennifer is an author, speaker, federal prison consultant, and advocate for women in prison and youth with incarcerated parents. She is the founder of LA Myers consulting, a prison consulting business that prepares first-time, nonviolent offenders and their families for federal prison. Jennifer also is co-founder of Voices of UNcarceration; a series of creative media production projects that bring to light the impact of incarceration on California families and communities. She

Felony Friday 093 – Eric Holder Snakes his Way Back into Gun Control Debate

Posted on October 13, 2017 by John Odermatt

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On today’s show Remso Martinez joins host John Odermatt. Remso is a political commentator, campaign consultant, and multi-media producer living in the D.C. area. Remso is best known for his podcast the Remso Republic. John asks Remso about his recent foray into investigative journalism, which tipped him off to some shady actions by Virginia Democrats. Remso shares how he discovered that the Democrat Party in Virginia was bringing controversial former Attorney General Eric Holder in to fundraise and in a

Felony Friday 092 – Make Automatic Weapons 100 Percent Legal

Posted on October 6, 2017 by John Odermatt

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On today’s episode of Felony Friday host John Odermatt is joined by Lions of Liberty legal counsel “Rico.” After exchanging some pleasantries discussing the MLB playoffs, John and Rico dive into the serious topic of the recent Las Vegas shooting. They start out examining why the gun control crowd and Hillary Clinton have already started to use this tragedy to push their agenda. John and Rico point out that left will push perceived “common sense” solutions, that in reality do

Felony Friday 091 – Bikinis and Basketball

Posted on September 29, 2017 by John Odermatt

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Join host John Odermatt as he goes it alone for this episode of Felony Friday. During this episode John plays America’s fastest growing podcast game show “Is it a Crime, and Should they do Time” throughout the entirety of the show. John covers trending news topics from Bikini baristas to the NCAA basketball scandal. You can find the links to all the news items discussed during the show below! Links! Bikini baristas fight for their right to serve coffee half-naked

Felony Friday 090 – Shane Claiborne Shares Why Christians are Wrong on the Death Penalty

Posted on September 22, 2017 by John Odermatt

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Shane Claiborne joins the Felony Friday show to discuss a subject that is pretty controversial, the death penalty. Shane is a Christian activist and author who is one of the founding members of the intentional community, the Simple Way, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Eastern University, where he studied sociology and youth ministry. Shane has an impressive resume. He worked alongside Mother Teresa during a 10-week term in Calcutta. He spent three weeks in Baghdad with the Iraq

Felony Friday 089 – First Time Drug Charge Lands Mother in Prison for Life

Posted on September 15, 2017 by John Odermatt

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On today’s episode recent clemency recipient Ramona Brant joins the show to share her powerful story. In 1995, Ramona was sentenced to life in prison for a cocaine offense related to her then-boyfriend’s drug dealing. At her sentencing the judge said he was “shocked at the severity of the sentence,” BUT he had no legal discretion to sentence her to less time. Ramona spent 20 years in prison, before finally receiving a commutation from President Obama in 2015, and was released to

Felony Friday 087: Shot 5 Times, Sentenced to 30 Years and Now Freedom through Clemency – Part 1

Posted on September 1, 2017 by John Odermatt

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On today’s episode of Felony Friday former felon and clemency recipient Jamael Nettles shares his unbelievable story. This episode is the first of two parts of Jamael’s story. Jamael will have you on the edge of your seat. The events that led to Jameal’s arrest and conviction are shocking and tragic. He does a tremendous job sharing the details of his story. He takes the listener on a journey though his life, from the drug culture where he was raised,

Felony Friday 086: Johann Hari Strikes the Root to Expose Drug War Fallacies

Posted on August 25, 2017 by John Odermatt

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On today’s episode, Johann Hari joins the show to share why he believes the War on Drugs is a horrible way to deal with drug abuse. Hari says that not only does the drug war fail to solve the drug problem, but it actually makes the situation much, much worse! Johann Hari is a British journalist who has written for many of the world’s leading newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, the Guardian, the Los Angeles Times, the

Felony Friday 085 – Is it a Crime? North Korea Edition

Posted on August 18, 2017 by John Odermatt

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Today on Felony Friday Marc Clair, the host of Monday’s flagship show on Lions of Liberty, joins host John Odermatt to discuss North Korea, cops shooting a naked man in the back, a potential heroin vaccine and so much more! Topics discussed: WATCH: Cops Shoot Naked Man in the Back, Sic Dog on Him What’s the Holdup on the Heroin Vaccine? From jail to Yale: Felon faces scrutiny in bid to be lawyer US airbase on Guam ready for Trump

Felony Friday 084 – Cops Serve Wrong Warrant And Kill Guy Who Answers Door

Posted on August 11, 2017 by John Odermatt

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Today’s episode of Felony Friday is another solo show hosted by John Odermatt. As always on Felony Friday, there are some incredible topics to dig into. John kicks the show off by sharing the heartbreaking story of a sixty-five year old Grandmother, Nancy Ferneau, who serving a 25 year sentence for a very questionable conspiracy conviction. Nancy is in very poor health and we are asking that you sign the petition for her release below. Next, John weighs in on