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Brian is out for a family vacation so enjoy last week's episode of FEPCAST instead! This WEEK: Larry David has a new "History of the World" ripoff produced by the Obamas: does LD still have it? Also: we review the pilot for Apple+ hit Ted Lasso, a nod to soccer during the World Cup. On the FEPCAST we review one new show's first episode, and one classic show's first episode to see how each holds up. Subscribe to the Audio Podcast: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ENTSL23391... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone's worried about AI taking their jobs — but David Dean, enterprise technologist and author of An Inbox Between Us, argues that's the wrong fear entirely. In this episode, David explains how AI is really acting as a mirror, exposing the "unwritten contract" of how organizations actually function beneath their official processes and org charts. He and John dig into why authenticity and transparency are becoming non-negotiable for leaders as behavioral patterns become newly discoverable, why lived experience and judgment are things AI will never replicate, and why real AI adoption starts with organizational (and personal) self-discovery rather than new tools. It's a refreshingly grounded take on AI in the workplace — less about replacement, more about revelation. Chapters 0:00 – Cold open: AI as a mirror, not a job-killer 1:19 – About David Dean's new book and audiobook 1:46 – Intro to Finding Freedom & episode setup 2:15 – Sponsor: Jason Gagne's Good To-Go Body program 3:27 – Welcoming David Dean 4:30 – Why David wrote An Inbox Between Us 7:18 – AI as an organizational mirror: the official vs. unwritten contract 13:38 – Why the spreadsheet is the ultimate "unwritten contract" artifact 25:12 – Authenticity, accountability, and the end of claiming ignorance 31:54 – Advice for entrepreneurs and small business owners 39:23 – The single most important thing to do to thrive with AI Show Sponsor: Jason Gagne’s Good2GoBody 90-day beginner fitness program - ⁠https://good2go.podia.com/?coupon=LIONSJOHN⁠ Links Website: https://www.davidchristopherdean.com/ Book: https://www.davidchristopherdean.com/book/ Buy on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4bU5OFZ Schedule a 15 minute Gut Health Audit with John: https://calendar.app.google/B9fcGdSFjC5caTVu5 SUPPORT LIONS OF LIBERTY: Help keep this podcast going! We rely on listener support to continue bringing you content on freedom, political reform, and personal empowerment.  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

Brian McWilliams, John Odermatt and Lou Perez kick off with some banter about Freedom Fest and explosive diarrhea. Then dive into the Democrat Socialists of America's newly unveiled 2026 platform, mocking its promises to eliminate bills, abolish ICE, and scrap the Senate and Supreme Court. They dig into NYC Mayor Mamdani's push to ban evictions and credit checks, debating property rights versus tenant protections and why socialism keeps failing in practice. The episode wraps with a lighter look at Greta Thunberg's burlesque-dancer sister, a Canadian tourist deported for assaulting a teen, and a defense attorney's tone-deaf celebration of a reduced murder sentence. Chapters: 0:00 — Cold open & catch-up banter (FreedomFest, time zones, wildfire smoke) 5:22 — Diarrhea outbreak jokes & food poisoning stories 10:30 — DSA unveils its 2026 platform 16:32 — The PS5 thought experiment & socialism's incentive problem 19:57 — Mamdani's eviction ban & rent freeze 28:45 — Nuclear energy, pragmatism vs. libertarian purism 32:22 — Greta Thunberg's burlesque-dancer sister 36:03 — Deported Canadian tourist & the GIF controversy SUPPORT LIONS OF LIBERTY: Help keep this podcast going! We rely on listener support to continue bringing you content on freedom, political reform, and personal empowerment.  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

Kenny Cody joins Brian Nichols to break down how woke culture took over corporations, the media, and COVID - and why he called its collapse five years before it happened. This is the very first episode The Brian Nichols Show ever put on YouTube, back in early 2021, and Kenny looked into the camera and warned that government was becoming a religion and social media the temple. Now watch it age.Back then it sounded dramatic. Coca-Cola getting called "Woka-Cola." Dr. Seuss canceled. Corporations pulling out of Georgia. And Kenny tying all of it - cancel culture, corporate America, and COVID hysteria - into one machine. But here's the part nobody was saying out loud in 2021... that the same people demonizing you online were just handing the federal government more power to do it.So we did something different with this one. We went back, five years later, and graded the tape. What did Kenny nail? What did he completely whiff on? Because we don't just take victory laps around here... we call the misses too. And one of his biggest predictions aged in a way you won't see coming.Inside you'll hear why Kenny says conservatives literally cannot be fascists, the "government is a religion" breakdown that predicted the last four years, and the three issues he swears the left loses on every single time. Then stick around for the 2026 scorecard - where Kenny is now, and the full-circle endorsement you genuinely could not script.If you want common-sense politics that actually holds up over time, hit subscribe and ring the bell. Every episode lives at briannicholsshow.com. And today's show is powered by Cardio Miracle - the heart-health supplement I take right here at the Cardio Miracle Studios in eastern Indiana. Lower your resting heart rate, drop your blood pressure, get a better pump. Head to cardiomiracle.com/tbns for 15% off. Educated. Enlightened. Informed.Chapters:0:00 - Intro2:00 - How Woke Culture Took Over Everything12:00 - When The Mob Came For Him16:00 - When Government Becomes Your Religion24:00 - The Only Way Out Is Individualism28:00 - The 3 Issues The Left Always Loses32:00 - 5 Years Later: What We Got RightLinks:Kenny Cody:X → ⁠https://x.com/KDCodyTN⁠ Campaign → ⁠https://votekennycody.com⁠ Human Events (Opinion Editor) → ⁠https://humanevents.com⁠The Brian Nichols Show:⁠https://briannicholsshow.com⁠⁠[email protected]⁠ @BNicholsLiberty Cardio Miracle → ⁠https://cardiomiracle.com/tbns⁠ (15% off) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic

On this week's Mean Age Daydream, eleven state governments, led by the industry-killing idiots of CA, sue to stop the Paramount / Warner Bros. Discovery merger. Also: Mamdani's rent freeze skyrockets NYC rents to new highs, Lindsey Graham is dead and his sister gets the seat, and a female head writer ruins the Little House on the Prairie reboot instantly. 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

For 30 years, Clarence Carter worked inside America's public assistance system under two presidents, four governors, and a mayor. In this episode, he joins John Odermatt to explain why the safety net designed to lift people out of poverty often keeps them trapped instead, and what a better system could look like. Carter draws on his three decades of experience — including transforming Washington DC's homeless services program and leading welfare reform in Virginia — to argue that the problem isn't a lack of funding, but a lack of clear purpose. He walks through the 114 federal programs that make up the safety net, why they measure compliance instead of outcomes, and what it would take to build a system focused on growing people beyond dependency rather than managing it. Along the way, he shares personal stories, from handing out apartment keys to former shelter residents to a welfare recipient's tearful first paycheck, that illustrate what real freedom from the system looks like, and makes the case for a whole-of-society approach involving government, business, faith communities, and everyday citizens. Show Sponsor: Jason Gagne’s Good2GoBody 90-day beginner fitness program - ⁠https://good2go.podia.com/?coupon=LIONSJOHN⁠ Chapters: 0:00 – Introduction 0:58 – Sponsor message & guest introduction 3:18 – Why Clarence stayed 30 years in public service 4:11 – Transforming DC's homeless program 10:48 – The core problem: a system with no clear objective 15:37 – Can government solve this alone? 24:45 – Reimagining the safety net from scratch 34:14 – Building bipartisan support 38:13 – What keeps Clarence going after 30+ years 43:45 – The Wizard of Oz story & closing thoughts Book: Our Net Has Holes in It by Clarence H. Carter — available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4vW3syo Schedule a 15 minute Gut Health Audit with John: https://calendar.app.google/B9fcGdSFjC5caTVu5 SUPPORT LIONS OF LIBERTY: Help keep this podcast going! We rely on listener support to continue bringing you content on freedom, political reform, and personal empowerment.  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

Eduardo "Ted" Alexander joins Brian Nichols to reveal how to get paid in Bitcoin for what you already know - and why the banks, Big Tech, and inflation are quietly draining your value right now. Ted's a former venture capitalist who ran a half-billion-dollar fund, then walked away to build FeeMe, an app where you set a price on your knowledge and get paid in Bitcoin and Litecoin through a non-custodial wallet only you control. No bank. No middleman. No gatekeeper deciding whether you're allowed to earn.Inside, Ted breaks down the playbook nobody in Silicon Valley wants you to hear. How a bounty works - you post a question, put Bitcoin on it, and experts around the world compete to give you the best answer while you reward the top three. Why he flat-out refuses to touch dollars, PayPal, or Cash App. And how a non-custodial wallet - twelve words on a piece of paper - hands you money no bank can freeze, seize, or manipulate.Here's the uncomfortable part. As long as the government controls the money, they control you. Every dollar they print quietly steals from the one already in your pocket. And the same gatekeepers who flagged this very show as "harmful content" for asking questions during COVID are the ones deciding which voices get seen and which get buried. So what happens when you route around all of them?At 8:55, Brian gets raw about why The Brian Nichols Show is STILL labeled harmful content on YouTube - and why that's the whole point. At 11:40, Ted pulls out his phone and walks through a live bounty, Tinder-style, right on camera. And at 15:46, he explains the regulatory trap that would turn him into a bank overnight if he ever accepted a single dollar.If this one hit home, subscribe and share it with someone who still thinks Bitcoin is monopoly money. Download FeeMe using the links below, grab the show wherever you listen, and tag Brian @BNicholsLiberty on X, Facebook, and Instagram. And a big thanks to Cardio Miracle for powering the show - support healthy blood flow and energy with the stuff Brian takes every day at cardiomiracle.com/TBNS, code TBNS for 15% off. Educated. Enlightened. Informed.CHAPTERS0:00 - Intro2:56 - Why He Left California For Freedom6:02 - The Problem With "Trust The Experts"8:55 - Flagged "Harmful" For Asking Questions11:40 - Put Bitcoin On A Question, Watch Experts Compete15:46 - Why He Refuses To Take Dollars23:26 - The 12 Words That Put You In ControlLINKSGuest / FeeMeDownload FeeMe (iPhone): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/feeme/id6741012486Download FeeMe (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.feeme.applicationFeeMe website: https://www.feeme.comThe Brian Nichols ShowFollow Brian on X, Facebook

In a fascinating and hilarious special ep of Mean Age Daydream, Brian welcomes in Brody Martinez, one of the founding members of 90s boy band C-Note, who performed across the country alongside artists including the Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, Cher, Brandy, and LFO. During his music career, he worked with acclaimed producers and songwriters such as Diane Warren, Full Force, Vassal Benford, Dakari, and Sturken & Rogers. His years in the music industry shaped a lifelong appreciation for hard work, collaboration, and the lasting impact of music. Brian is also joined by longtime friend and producer Remso Martinez, Brody's nephew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Germania Rodriguez Poleo — journalist, writer, and Venezuelan exile — escaped her country at age 11 after the Chavez regime accused her mother of terrorism, tortured their bodyguard to death, shot at their car, and raided their home. She arrived in Miami as a refugee. Then she went to NYU and voted for Bernie Sanders in the primary. Her Reason magazine article "My Family Fled Socialism. Then I Voted for Bernie Sanders." tells the story of how that happened — and how she found her way back out. She's also the narrator of the documentary Escaping Venezuela. We covered: her mother's escape on a boat to Curacao and what Interpol red notices actually do to dissidents; the Pinochet whataboutism that follows every conversation about left-wing atrocities; what NYU taught (and didn't teach) about communism, socialism, and US foreign policy; why the pipeline from wealth and privilege to socialism is real and why it matters who makes the culture; the DSA's old platform calling for nationalization of media — and what that looks like in practice in Venezuela; the 32 Cuban soldiers killed protecting Maduro when the US captured him; the 2024 Venezuelan election that was stolen in plain sight; the recent earthquake with 40,000 missing while the dictatorship reports 3,000 dead; why she believes the US should be the policeman of the world; and the tragedy of exile — what it means to have your entire family legacy erased. Follow Germania on social media → @iamGermania TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 — Intro — who is Germania Rodriguez Poleo? 0:31 — The Reason article: "My Family Fled Socialism. Then I Voted for Bernie Sanders" 1:43 — Her mom: the #1 journalist exposing Chavez — accused of terrorism 3:30 — House raids, shot at their car, bodyguard tortured to death 4:59 — How democracy is lost — and why people allow it 6:07 — Her mom escapes on a boat to Curacao, then flies to Miami 7:07 — Born in Miami — how that gave her some protection 7:26 — Interpol red notices — how dictators use them against dissidents 8:47 — Her grandfather arrested in Rome on Interpol orders 9:13 — The UN Security Council problem 10:06 — The Pinochet whataboutism — and why the left always pivots there 12:05 — NYU, Karl Marx, and an incomplete education 13:26 — No readings on the Soviet Union, Mao, or Cuba — only US horrors 15:03 — The 2002 Venezuela coup — US engineered or not? Her mom was in the room. 16:41 — "Whatever the US does is bad, everyone opposed to it is good" 17:21 — NYU's Karl Marx birthday dance party 18:39 — Why aren't we winning the argument against communism? 19:04 — The pipeline from privilege to socialism — and who makes the culture 20:08 — The documentary Escaping Venezuela — and why it matters 21:06 — DSA, Bernie Sanders, and the Norway vs. Cuba confusion 22:08 — Che Guevara shir

Independent analyst and Gold, Goats, and Guns host Tom Luongo joins the show to explain why he's left orthodox libertarianism behind and adopted a framework built around the City of London, the Federal Reserve, and Donald Trump's geopolitical strategy. The conversation ranges from Jerome Powell's rate hikes to Iran's nuclear ambitions, the Strait of Hormuz, Bitcoin's murky origins, and why Tom thinks most libertarian commentary misses the real centers of power entirely. Tom traces his intellectual break from the Ron Paul/Mises Institute wing of libertarianism back to the post-COVID Fed tightening cycle, arguing that the "coup" against Trump and Powell in 2020–21 mirrors a much older pattern of financial power rooted in London rather than Washington. He recounts a heated confrontation at the Mises Institute where he was cut off mid-speech for suggesting the movement update its models, and uses that story to argue libertarians are prone to the same "purity spiraling" as Bitcoin maximalists or gold bugs. From there, the discussion turns to Trump's Iran policy — framing it as less about Israel and more about dismantling chokepoints, energy dominance, and the offshore dollar system tied to the British Empire's financial remnants. Tom also lays out a theory connecting Bitcoin's DARPA origins to a broader strategy of building a new economic order outside the old London-centered system, and closes by tying Trump's moves in Venezuela and the Middle East to a long-term plan to leave the world harder to drag back into the old status quo. Show Sponsor: Jason Gagne’s Good2GoBody 90-day beginner fitness program - ⁠https://good2go.podia.com/?coupon=LIONSJOHN⁠ Chapters 0:00 – Intro & episode setup 1:47 – Introducing Tom Luongo 3:10 – John's evolution away from libertarian orthodoxy 5:13 – Tom's break: Powell, the Fed, and the 2021 "coup" 10:27 – Naming the enemy: the British Empire, Davos, and the "High Table" 15:16 – The blind spot: why libertarians never blame London 16:36 – Confrontation at the Mises Institute 19:36 – The Last Jedi test: challenging orthodoxy 23:37 – Kevin Warsh and the death of the Phillips Curve 27:30 – Hamiltonian economics vs. Austrian purity: Russia & China 32:00 – Purity spirals and the algorithm trap 35:02 – Trump, Iran, and the nuclear "forever war" 39:55 – Chokepoints, energy dominance, and London's financial architecture 46:07 – Netanyahu, Zionism, and the brain-hemisphere theory 54:34 – Reassessing gatekeepers: from King World News to Dave Smith 65:22 – Bitcoin, DARPA, and the new financial order 70:19 – Trump's endgame: Venezuela, oil, and troop drawdowns 78:46 – Closing thoughts <

Tom Norton joins Brian Nichols to reveal why Trump won Michigan by a BIGGER margin in 2024 than 2016 - and how Republicans are quietly converting blue dog Democrats to turn a supposed blue state red. This is an Afghan War veteran and Michigan State Senate candidate breaking down the demographic shift nobody in the national media wants to admit: gun-owning, pro-union Democrats who are done with the far-left agenda and flipping right. According to Tom, Michigan isn't drifting blue... it's trending red, and it's becoming more conservative than it's been in decades. We expose the reality behind the "Michigan is a blue state" narrative... and the ground game that's actually moving the needle. Tom knocked roughly 8,000 doors in a single week - and he's selling voters on a platform that should make every bureaucrat in Lansing sweat. Gutting CPS. A Michigan version of DOGE. Full school choice. This is the playbook that's converting Democrats one door at a time. But here's the question that should keep both parties up at night... if a former blue wall state is flipping red, what does that do to the map in 2028? Get this shift wrong and you misread the entire country.Inside, you'll hear Tom explain why Michigan Democrats are "blue dog" Democrats who like their guns (17:19)... how the Michigan GOP went from Romney-Rockefeller liberal to genuinely conservative (17:19)... plus the CPS due-process nightmare costing veterans their kids (6:16) and the lottery-style audit he wants running the entire state budget, Ron Paul "audit the Fed" style (7:53). If you got value from this one, smash subscribe and hit the notification bell - new episodes drop every Thursday at 9PM Eastern. Follow Brian across X, Facebook, and Instagram @BNicholsLiberty. Today's show is powered by Cardio Miracle - head to cardiomiracle.com/TBNS  for 15% off. Support Tom's campaign at ThomasJNorton.com. Educated. Enlightened. Informed.CHAPTERS0:00 - Intro 2:54 - He Scared The Feds... Now He's Coming For CPS 6:16 - Why 62% Of CPS Kids Turn Violent 7:53 - Michigan's Version Of DOGE 10:32 - Where Your School Taxes Really Go 17:19 - Did Trump Turn Michigan Red? 21:40 - Where To Cast Your VoteLinks:Tom Norton for State Senate (campaign + donate) - ⁠https://www.thomasjnorton.com/⁠Donate direct - ⁠https://secure.anedot.com/friends-of-thomas-norton/donate⁠Tom Norton on X - ⁠https://x.com/ForNorton⁠Sponsor:Cardio Miracle - ⁠https://cardiomiracle.com/TBNS⁠ (15% off) The Brian Nichols Show:Follow Brian @BNicholsLiberty on X, Facebook, and InstagramWatch on YouTube, Rumble, X, Facebook - Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube MusicN

On this week's Mean Age Daydream, Brian theorizes Europe's ban on AC is by design to implement a Canada MAID style culling of the older population. Also: Supergirl predictably bombs, SCOTUS rules on birthright citizenship, Dem Socialists rack up wins, and John C. Reily makes an ass out of himself about "Empathy." 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

Mitchell Suchner, director of Arkpad, joins John Odermatt from his floating resort in the Philippines to discuss how seasteading is moving from theory to operational reality. Arkpad has deployed 14 floating Airbnb units, five large fish cages, and a working resort off the coast of Davao City — all built for under $50,000 per unit using fiberglass and stainless steel. Mitchell explains the two core structure types (the Glamp House and the oil-rig-inspired Ark Pad), the engineering challenges of open-sea conditions, and how international flagging laws create a surprisingly libertarian legal framework for life at sea. The conversation covers who seasteading is realistically for today, how the path to a stateless floating city mirrors historical frontier movements, and Arkpad's roadmap to reach international waters within five years. Chapters 0:00 – Intro: Why states lose power 12 nautical miles out 0:49 – Welcome & episode overview 1:27 – Sponsor: Jason Gonyea's Good to Go 90-Day Workout 2:30 – Meet Mitchell Suchner & Arkpad 5:38 – What Arkpad has built: resort, fish farm & floating houses 11:41 – Engineering: Glamp House vs. Ark Pad, storm resistance & lifespans 22:27 – Mitchell's origin story: COVID lockdowns & the Thai navy attack 26:10 – Who is seasteading for? Cost & accessibility breakdown 38:31 – Arkpad's 2, 5 & 10-year vision + the seasteading flag 41:22 – How to visit, invest & get involved Links Mentioned Arkpad / Reef Resort: reefresort.co Samal Reef Resort on Facebook (for bookings) Seasteading Institute: seasteading.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Murphy is a systems administrator from Chicago's Austin neighborhood running for Cook County Board President - as an independent - against one of the most entrenched political machines in America. No corporate PACs. No consultants. No backup. So what happens when a guy who fixes broken systems for a living looks at Cook County government and decides the whole thing just needs a reboot? In this episode, Brian sits down with Murphy to break down his "People Over Politics" pitch - cutting waste without cutting services, consolidating a transit mess three decades in the making, and selling pro-freedom positions to voters who've been told those things can't go together. Brian pushes him on the hard stuff too. What's the day-one waste cut? What does "reform without chaos" actually mean in Chicago? And what's the real math on an independent winning in machine country? Whether you're in Cook County or watching from a thousand miles away, this is a case study in something bigger... how you break a political machine when you've got no money, no party, and no permission.Because if it can work here? It can work anywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meghan Murphy is a writer, podcaster, and one of the original people to get canceled on Twitter — permanently banned in 2018 for tweeting "men aren't women, though" and referring to a man who wanted to get his testicles waxed as "him." She's been writing and podcasting independently ever since, and she now lives in Mexico. We talked about: the tweet that got her banned and the Yaniv waxing lawsuits that triggered it; Canada's Bill C16 and what it actually means to have gender identity law on the books; losing venues, hiring private security, and getting stalked around her Vancouver neighborhood; how Joe Rogan and Elon Musk both played a role in keeping her career alive; why she left Canada in January 2021; the cartel "protest" that burned some cars, got wildly exaggerated online, and tanked the tourist season in her Mexican town; the fear of fun — Andrew Huberman, Bryan Johnson, Gen Z, and the obsession with optimizing yourself out of actually living; why she's happier single; why "nobody wants you after 35" is not true; and why guys who call attractive women "mid" are almost certainly not having sex with real women. Follow Meghan on X → @MeghanEMurphy Meghan on Substack → substack.com/@meghanmurphy TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 — Intro — who is Meghan Murphy? 0:45 — The tweet that got her banned: "Men aren't women, though" 1:36 — Jessica Yaniv and the waxing lawsuits — the rabbit hole 3:20 — Trans widows, skin suits, and Lou's Black Mirror idea 5:15 — Canada's Bill C16 — gender identity legislation and its consequences 6:07 — Getting banned at 11pm on a Friday — and crying at the bar 7:22 — Losing venues, getting no-platformed, and hiring private security for talks 7:46 — Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, and getting back on X 9:10 — How a ban silences other people — the chilling effect 9:54 — Her entire left-wing social circle turned on her 10:43 — Canada's speech laws — brushing up against criminal charges 12:05 — Leaving Vancouver in January 2021 — Covid authoritarianism and fear 13:27 — Stalked in her neighborhood, verbally attacked in public, constant threats 15:03 — Canada vs. America — why things changed here but not there 15:37 — Trump, Canada as the 51st state, and touring with Scott Thompson 18:18 — Life in Mexico — why she stayed and never went back 20:29 — Gentrification, gringos, and the cartel "protest" that tanked the tourist season 26:59 — The fear of fun — Andrew Huberman, Gen Z, and the obsession with optimization 30:55 — Bryan Johnson measuring his son's nighttime erections 33:40 — Living forever for what? If you're not having fun, what's the point? 35:46 — Lou weighs his food — and his brother smokes and has the same cholesterol 37:53 — Being single vs. married — and why Meghan is happi

Most fitness programs are designed for people who are already in shape — but what about everyone else? In this episode of Finding Freedom, host John welcomes back certified personal trainer and health coach Jason Gagne, creator of the Good to Go Body 90-day program, built specifically for people starting from scratch. Jason shares his remarkable personal story of rebuilding his body after a series of childhood surgeries that left him bedridden for years, and how that experience shaped a training philosophy rooted in patience, flexibility, and consistency over intensity. The two dig into why flexibility — not strength — is the key to feeling young again, why men typically need a "scare" before they take their health seriously, and how small daily habits compound into transformational results. Whether you wake up stiff, can't remember the last time you exercised, or just want to move without pain, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are. VIDEO CHAPTERS 0:00 – Introduction: Fitness for people who aren't already fit 0:55 – Welcome & guest intro: Jason Gagne and the Good to Go Body program 2:25 – Chair workouts & how Jason helped John's dad with Parkinson's 12:35 – Why flexibility is the real key to feeling young again 13:57 – Preview of the Good to Go Body 90-day program 21:36 – Your body has done this before: the "baby development" approach 35:52 – Why guys only take action when they're scared 43:28 – How to start small: making decisions you can actually keep 57:50 – Final advice: keep it simple — water, movement, sleep 1:01:53 – Outro & how to get $100 off the program Show Sponsor: Jason Gagne’s Good2GoBody 90-day beginner fitness program - ⁠https://good2go.podia.com/?coupon=LIONSJOHN⁠ Schedule a 15 minute Gut Health Audit with John: https://calendar.app.google/B9fcGdSFjC5caTVu5 SUPPORT LIONS OF LIBERTY: Help keep this podcast going! We rely on listener support to continue bringing you content on freedom, political reform, and personal empowerment.  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

Keith Erwood, business continuity and disaster recovery expert, joins Brian Nichols to reveal how a guy with a box of donuts walked into a company and stole the keys to their entire network - and why 40% of small businesses never reopen after a major disaster. No firewall stopped him. No alarm went off. He just smiled, handed over donuts, and photographed the passwords taped to people's monitors. This is the gap between the cybersecurity you THINK you have... and the social engineering, ransomware, and crisis events actually hitting small businesses in 2026.We expose the uncomfortable truth most owners refuse to hear. That "we have insurance" is not a plan. That "checking the box" on security standards is basically a roadmap for the bad guys. And that the threats aren't just hackers anymore - they're supply chain meltdowns, geopolitical shocks, power outages, and disasters that used to hit once a century now landing every other year. Keith's spent 20+ years prepping everyone from Fortune 100 names to family-run shops, and he lays out the exact playbook.Here's the part nobody wants to sit with... A disruption of a few hours? Survivable. A few days? Painful. But once a small business goes dark for a full week, the cash flow dies - and most owners don't have the tools to come back from that. So the real question isn't "could this happen to me." It's "how long could I actually survive if it did?" Inside, Keith breaks down the 2019 disaster drill he ran that everyone laughed at - an earthquake plus a pandemic at the same time - months before COVID did exactly that (22:56). He walks through the stolen-truck insurance claim that got denied... then reversed into a $30,000 check after one 15-minute phone call (25:30). And he reveals the free tools any owner can use to find their weak points today (28:59). If you got value from this one, do us a favor and share it - and tag Brian @BNicholsLiberty on X, Facebook, and Instagram. Subscribe for new episodes every week. And today's show is powered by Cardio Miracle, the best heart health supplement on the planet - grab yours at https://cardiomiracle.com/TBNS and use code TBNS for 15% off. You stay ready, we'll keep you informed. We'll see you next time.CHAPTERS:0:00 - Intro4:17 - The "It Won't Happen To Me" Trap7:47 - A Guy With Donuts Hacked Their Whole Office10:47 - Zero To Disaster-Proof In 6 Months16:06 - Asteroids, Iran & The Threats Nobody Sees Coming22:56 - The COVID Drill They Laughed At25:30 - The Insurance Trap That Wipes You Out28:59 - Free Tools To Protect Your Business Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transgender "authority" known for publishing studies about suicidal youth and the benefits of hormonal and surgical procedures for minors, WPATH, has been sued by the Federal Trade Commission for horribly misleading the public. Also: Trump signs MOU with Iran, ending the war and opening up oil sales to the world - a huge game changer. Subscribe and listen to all of our shows: https://www.lionsofliberty.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Mean Age Daydream, Brian wonders if the proposed end of the Iran war is actually Israel's worst nightmare: the normalization of relations between the USA and Iran. Also: CA is forcing through billions in unconstitutional projects earmarked only for LGBTQ businesses, while also proposing to force digital map apps to reroute drivers to "fight climate change" with AB15. 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

Most Americans — across every party, gender, and demographic — agree that only US citizens should vote in US elections, yet here we are having to fight for something that sounds like the most obvious principle in the world. I sat down with Jack Tomczak from Americans for Citizen Voting to break down exactly how we got here: a constitutional loophole that could allow non-citizens to vote in congressional elections if a state legalizes non-citizen voting at the state legislative level. Jack's organization has already amended the constitutions of 15 states to close this door, and now they're pushing House Joint Resolution 152 through Congress to lock it in federally. With 90% of Americans on board — a number that makes even voter ID look controversial by comparison — this should be a layup, yet the politics are anything but simple. We dig into the LA mayor's race, the erosion of trust in our elections, and why the only honest reason to oppose this amendment is if you actually want non-citizens voting. Jack's optimistic it can get through Congress this summer, and honestly, after hearing his case, it's hard not to share that optimism. Show Sponsor: Jason Gagne’s Good2GoBody 90-day beginner fitness program - ⁠https://good2go.podia.com/?coupon=LIONSJOHN⁠ Chapters 0:00 — Introduction: Should Only Citizens Vote? 0:48 — Welcome & Episode Overview 3:31 — How Americans for Citizen Voting Works & the Constitutional Loophole 10:59 — The LA Mayor's Race, Mail-In Ballots & Election Integrity 15:47 — The Polling: 90% of Americans Support Citizens-Only Voting 17:28 — The Opposition's Arguments (and Why They Fall Apart) 21:48 — Momentum: 15 States Amended, More on the Way 24:49 — What Victory Looks Like & the Path Through Congress 30:39 — Resources & How to Get Involved Links Americans for Citizen Voting: uscva.org Contact Jack: [email protected] Schedule a 15 minute Gut Health Audit with John: https://calendar.app.google/B9fcGdSFjC5caTVu5 SUPPORT LIONS OF LIBERTY: Help keep this podcast going! We rely on listener support to continue bringing you content on freedom, political reform, and personal empowerment.  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

On this week's Mean Age Daydream, Brian is sickened by the anti-white racism on display by ignorant protestors who think Karmelo Anthony should walk free, then walks through the fraudulent ballot harvesting from LA's new power voting bloc: homeless people. 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

Aaron Brown is a quantitative analyst, risk manager, and author of the new book Wrong Number: How to Extract Truth from a Blizzard of Quantitative Disinformation. https://amzn.to/4frmg3n He's also about to debate gun control at the Soho Forum in August — and his preparation for that debate is a pretty good preview of what's in the book. Topics include: why out of 28,000 gun control studies, the RAND Corporation found only 20 that weren't statistically crippled; the smoking analogy and what it tells us about legislation that runs ahead of evidence; why gun laws burden legitimate owners and not criminals; why we have a crime problem, not a gun problem; The Lancet paper that claimed US aid saved 92 million lives; how to spot three red flags that tell you a statistic is BS; and Wonder Bread's motto "Helps build strong bodies 12 ways" — which nobody ever actually wrote down. Get the book → Wrong Number: How to Extract Truth from a Blizzard of Quantitative Disinformation https://amzn.to/4frmg3n TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 — Intro — Aaron Brown and Wrong Number 0:34 — The Soho Forum gun control debate — and who he's up against 3:45 — The proposition: abolish all restrictions on adult firearm ownership 4:48 — Lou on navigating gun laws across state lines (NJ → PA → NY) 7:25 — The wide cultural divide: Scranton airport vs. any other airport with guns 9:04 — RAND Corporation: of 28,000 gun control studies, only 20 weren't crippled by errors 10:04 — The smoking analogy — legislation running ahead of the evidence 12:15 — Gun control laws only burden legitimate owners — not criminals 12:43 — The Glock switch ban and the AR-15 — targeting the popular, not the dangerous 15:18 — "Trump is a fascist" — and you want him to take the guns? 15:42 — Stop calling it a gun problem. It's a crime problem. 17:47 — We can identify the 1% of kids likely to commit 20–30% of violent crime 19:31 — Genetic markers for violence — and why that's controversial 20:48 — The Nordic prison model — does it work, and could it work here? 22:09 — Immigration data: why lumping everyone together gets you bad answers 25:20 — Lou's joke about open borders (for immigrants like his dad, not his cousins) 25:39 — Aaron's Jewish smuggler ancestors — blocked from junk dealing by licensing laws 27:04 — Did US aid really save 92 million lives? The Lancet paper that can't add up 29:13 — They saved 114% of the people — including 46M in China, which gets no aid 31:22 — Most published research findings are false — and we've known since 2005 32:42 — DOGE cuts and the "millions are dead" narrative 36:15 — Three red flags that tell you a statistic is BS 39:18 — Wonder Bread's "12 ways" — nobody ever wrote the

Top cancer researchers just declared the gut microbiome a "moonshot moment" in cancer prevention — so why is nobody talking about it? In this solo episode, I break down the mounting science linking poor gut health to not just colon cancer, but breast, lung, pancreatic, liver, and even brain tumors. You'll learn what dysbiosis actually is, how a leaky gut opens the door to chronic inflammation and tumor growth, and which everyday habits are quietly wrecking your microbiome. I also walk through the specific cancers most connected to gut health and what the research actually says about each one. Then we get into what you can do about it — from eating fermented foods and fiber to choosing the right probiotic delivery system. The good news is that unlike your genetics, your microbiome is something you can start changing with your very next meal. This episode is a wake-up call, but more importantly, it's a roadmap. Show Sponsor: Jason Gagne’s Good2GoBody 90-day beginner fitness program - ⁠https://good2go.podia.com/?coupon=LIONSJOHN⁠ Chapters 0:00 – Intro & the Moonshot Moment 0:44 – Welcome & Sponsor: Good To-Go Body Program 2:14 – Why the Gut Is About Way More Than Digestion 3:26 – What Is the Gut Microbiome? 7:06 – The Moonshot: What Scientists Are Focusing On Right Now 9:41 – Which Cancers Are Most Linked to Gut Health 11:16 – What's Destroying Your Gut Health 14:13 – How to Fight Back: Diet, Lifestyle & Protocols 20:07 – Summary & Final Thoughts Schedule a 15 minute Gut Health Audit with John: https://calendar.app.google/B9fcGdSFjC5caTVu5 SUPPORT LIONS OF LIBERTY: Help keep this podcast going! We rely on listener support to continue bringing you content on freedom, political reform, and personal empowerment.  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

John Odermatt, Lou Perez, and Brian McWilliams kick off the episode with a viral story about a YouTube couple who publicly live-streamed learning their unborn child tested positive for Down syndrome — and subsequently aborted the pregnancy. The hosts debate the ethics of turning deeply personal medical decisions into content, the accuracy of prenatal testing, and what they see as hypocrisy in progressive attitudes toward human life. The conversation transitions into the LA mayoral race, with mail-in ballot counting dragging on and potentially shifting results. The episode closes with a look at Bernie Sanders' proposed American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, which would impose a 50% tax on AI company stock and redistribute proceeds to citizens, and the hosts compare it to what Marc Andreessen allegedly described as the Biden administration's attempt to limit and control the AI industry. Chapters 0:00 – Intro & Cold Open 0:35 – Co-host Brian's New Baby & Fundraiser Jokes 2:32 – YouTuber's Down Syndrome Reveal Video 4:14 – Prenatal Testing & Personal Stories 9:16 – Down Syndrome, Abortion Ethics & Hypocrisy Debate 18:19 – LA Mayoral Race Overview: Bass, Pratt & Raman 21:21 – Mail-In Ballots, Vote Counting & Ballot Harvesting 27:43 – Spencer Pratt's Path Forward & California's Future 33:21 – Bernie Sanders' AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act 36:14 – Biden Administration & Marc Andreessen on AI Control 40:27 – Show Close & Upcoming Events Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Mean Age Daydream, Brian has no pity for the fired Scott Pelley of 60 Minutes fame, one of the most overrated shows ever in its modern incarnation. Also: Spencer Pratt advances into a finale vs. Karen Bass in Los Angeles, and the IPCC is exposed as charlatans. 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

Rambo Van Halen is a pseudonym. He's a Hollywood producer — the real kind, the below-the-line kind, the guy making sure the steel gets to the factory — who worked in the industry for decades, walked away in 2019, and wrote a book about it.The book is called Hollywood Samizdat: Notes from Below the Line. It's published by Passage Press. Lou read it. He dog-eared it. They talked for an hour. Topics include: what a producer actually does (mostly administration, definitely not what people think); what happens to actors when nobody says no to them for 20 years; the feminization of Hollywood and why straight guys stopped being able to do their jobs; military veterans vs. film school graduates on set (no contest); Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, and the Amazon river; the unwritten casting rule about who can and can't be the butt of the joke; MeToo — the careers it should have ended, the ones it shouldn't have, and the Joe Gatt story that will make your jaw drop; and why Rambo Van Halen is not his real name and probably never will be. Get the book → https://passage.press/products/hollywood-samizdat?srsltid=AfmBOorHefB5b7WS0T_hiObEIcPzGEWLHKXoL-4gInHttqmha-D5SLuiRambo on Substack → https://substack.com/@rambovanhalenTIMESTAMPS:0:00 — Intro — who is Rambo Van Halen?1:40 — What a producer actually does (it's mostly administration)3:50 — Building a bubble around the creatives — and what it does to them6:20 — Film is a business, not a public service — and film school gets this wrong7:25 — Jim Carrey, Michael Jackson, and what happens when nobody says no10:55 — Plastic surgery, masculinity, and actors who should leave their faces alone12:46 — Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, and the men who used to be on screen16:25 — How Hollywood got feminized — and why straight guys couldn't do their jobs anymore19:06 — Military guys on film sets — why they beat film school graduates every time21:32 — Fitzcarraldo, Werner Herzog, and Klaus Kinski's on-set meltdown25:04 — Why he made his lateral move out of LA in 201927:30 — White male shit libs coming at him on Facebook30:56 — Comedy as a masculine art form — why wokeness couldn't kill it35:00 — George Floyd, Memorial Day, and saying what you actually think37:25 — The unwritten rule: the black guy can't be the butt of the joke43:28 — Roy Price, MeToo, and the careers that got destroyed45:01 — John Lasseter, Aziz Ansari, and Joe Gatt — three very different MeToo stories50:37 — The sushi bar incident — actress hits on producer, ignores her date54:24 — Bikini casting, auditions, and what actresses will do for a role58:12 — Who is Rambo Van Halen — and why the pseudonym?1:01:16 — Why he wrote Hollywood Samizdat as a journaling exercise1:03:08 — On publicist spam, bad podcast guests, and only booking people worth talking to1:04:01 — Outro — where to fin

Jon Benson — the inventor of the video sales letter and a copywriter responsible for over $1 billion in revenue — joins the show to explore what happens to human creativity as AI takes on more of the work. Jon shares how he accidentally stumbled into copywriting, why ethical persuasion rooted in personal values outperforms manipulation, and how he's built a system of AI "clones" that handle everything from sales pages to email sequences. He explains the frustrating reality of training AI to write like a human (hint: it hates commas), why knowledge remains the ultimate competitive advantage, and how the window to get ahead of the AI wave is closing fast. If you're an entrepreneur wondering where to start, this episode will show you exactly what's possible — and what's at stake if you wait. New sponsor alert: Jason Gagne’s Good2GoBody 90-day beginner fitness program - https://good2go.podia.com/?coupon=LIONSJOHN Video Chapters 0:53 — Intro & Sponsor: Good to Go Body 90-Day Program 2:11 — Meet Jon Benson: Inventor of the Video Sales Letter 5:33 — Ethical Persuasion: Writing to People's Core Values 8:03 — How Jon's AI System Works (and Why AI Is So Stubborn) 11:02 — Eliminating AI-isms: Making Copy Sound Human 17:03 — The Role of Humans When AI Can Do Almost Everything 22:43 — Getting Started: youcloned.ai Free PDF & Tools 27:13 — The AI Timeline: You Don't Have a Year 33:10 — The Conversion Lab: Weekly Coaching with Jon & His Wife 36:19 — The Future: Hyper-Personalized Marketing & the AI Economy Links & Resources 🆓 Free PDF + AI Clone Setup Guide: youcloned.ai 🆓 Free Buyer Profile Tool: freebuyerprofile.com 🤖 Jon's Copywriting AI Software: bnsn.ai SUPPORT LIONS OF LIBERTY:Help keep this podcast going! We rely on listener support to continue bringing you content on freedom, political reform, and personal empowerment.Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lionsoflibertySupport 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

Did Daily Wire really torch $100 million on Bentkey? Marcus Pittman, CEO of LOOR TV, called the collapse of conservative streaming years before it happened - and he is back on the show to explain exactly why conservative entertainment keeps losing. Four years ago Marcus came on with a contrarian pitch that made VCs laugh in his face - Netflix meets Kickstarter, where subscribers decide what gets made. Today he has funded nearly 40 pieces of content for under a million bucks, the same number the venture guys swore would cost over $100 million. He bet against the room and the room was wrong. Here is the mistake that keeps sinking the right. Conservatives build content for the parent and forget the parent is not the consumer - the kid is. McDonald's figured this out with the Happy Meal in the 70s. Chuck E Cheese figured it out. Bentkey never did, ad the bill came due to the tune of nine figures. Then we get into the part nobody on our side wants to hear. Rumble keeps screaming "free speech platform" while quietly admitting they have no Mr. Beast. Microsoft lit $100 million on fire chasing Ninja over to Mixer. The pattern is always the same - buy the big name, wait for the audience to follow, watch it crash. Marcus lays out the open letter he wrote Chris Pavlovsky and the playbook that actually builds an audience from zero. We close on where this is all going - why Gen Z does not care about celebrities, why the next great Christian film might be a Ryan Gosling space movie, and why the human connection that AI can never fake is the whole ballgame. If you build, fund, or just consume content, this one will recalibrate how you think about the entire game. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - The $100M Question Hollywood Won't Answer 01:23 - The Guy Who Called Every Conservative Streaming Flop 03:41 - The Consumer vs. The Purchaser Mistake 05:36 - What the Happy Meal Teaches About Kids' Content 08:03 - How Daily Wire Torched $100 Million on Bentkey 09:52 - VeggieTales Did It Right (A Hammer In Search of a Nail) 11:28 - Build What People Actually Want 12:39 - The Cable TV Playbook Nobody Runs Anymore 15:23 - Is "Project Hail Mary" the Christian Film We've Been Waiting For? 17:46 - The Blind Spot: Nobody Builds For Young Men 18:14 - "There's No Market" Is a Lie (Tesla, Uber, the Wright Brothers) 21:37 - Rumble's Real Problem - Where's Their Mr. Beast? 24:26 - The Open Letter to Chris Pavlovsky 27:40 - The $100M Mixer Disaster 29:45 - Why Gen Z Doesn't Care About Celebrities Anymore 33:23 - The Human Connection AI Can't Fake 36:40 - Where to Find LOOR TV + Final Thoughts Today's Guest - Marcus Pittman / LOOR TV: LOOR.tv (join, or hit the Creator / Investor tabs before logging in): https://www.loor.tv Marcus on X: https://x.com/ImKingGinger LOOR on X: https://x.com/WatchLOOR Marcus's Subs

Brian is back from the National Convention, where some major motions were made, and later is joined by Mary Hebert and Josh Castro of the California Convention of the States. Is the time right for a COS, and is this the only way we'll finally reign in government abuses of power? Check out the COS: https://conventionofstates.com/ Buy my new card game: WOKE WORD WARS - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLF8Y16S⁠...⁠ 🦁 Support Lions of Liberty: Patreon: patreon.com/lionsofliberty Locals: lionsofliberty.locals.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kira Shishkin is the CEO and founder of Informed.now — a news-by-SMS service that sends you one text per day covering what actually changed the world in the last 24 hours. No ads. No bias. No storytelling. Just primary sources, direct quotes, and a link so you can read the original yourself. Kira grew up in Ukraine, came of age in Israel, and built this company after watching both countries get torn apart by information warfare. He knows what happens when people can't trust what they're reading — and he built something to fix it. We got into: why American news is designed to exhaust and trigger you; how Informed.now sources directly from government agencies; why they link to the actual PDF instead of a story about the PDF; what today's top stories were (OPEC output increases, China blocking US sanctions on Iran oil traders, Vietnam getting flagged for IP theft); how real humans — not bots — answer your follow-up texts; and why the only way to keep news unbiased is to make the reader the client, not the advertiser. Try it → informed.now TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 — Intro — who is Kira Shishkin and what is Informed.now? 1:45 — Why reading the news in America has become exhausting 3:10 — How it works: one SMS per day, primary sources only 5:20 — Why they link directly to the source — and why no one else does 7:30 — The UN, the White House, and healthy skepticism of primary sources 10:15 — Facts vs. storytelling — why Informed.now doesn't tell you what to think 13:40 — How they decide what makes the cut: the significance filter 16:55 — Today's top stories live: OPEC output, China-Iran oil, Vietnam IP 20:10 — The two-way SMS — real humans, not chatbots 24:30 — Lou suggests FOIA requests — Kira puts it on the roadmap 27:15 — What to do when there are no primary sources (war reporting) 30:40 — Growing up in Ukraine and Israel — information warfare up close 34:20 — AI-generated war images, radicalization, and the social media echo chamber 37:50 — Kira's background: think tanks, TurboTax, private equity, crypto 41:10 — The business model: reader-funded, no ads, no investors, profitable 44:00 — Outro and where to find Informed.now Watch full episodes on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Vb53s4I0A&list=PLb5trMQQvT077-L1roE0iZyAgT4dD4EtJ Listen on Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lou-perez-podcast/id1535032081 Listen on Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU  Lou's book — That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: <a href="https://amzn

Author, financial analyst, and former Green Beret E.M. Burlingame joins John Odermatt to expose a 400-year-old predatory financial system — what he calls the "Financialist Kill Chain" — and argues that the same seven-step playbook used to hollow out empires throughout history is now being run on the United States. Burlingame traces the system's origins from the Praetorians of Rome through Venice, Amsterdam, and finally to the City of London, which he describes as a separate financial power occupying the Anglosphere since 1688. The conversation covers how debt, asset seizure, economic destabilization, and elite coercion have been used as weapons against civilizational peoples — and why Burlingame believes the U.S. is currently in the final phase of collapse and abandonment. He also examines why Russia and China have so far resisted the kill chain, what Trump's constraints are, and what ordinary Americans can actually do to push back. Burlingame's unique background — spanning investment analysis, algorithmic trading, Special Forces targeting, and computational engineering — gives him a rare lens to see patterns most analysts miss. Chapters 0:00 – Introduction & episode preview 1:17 – Sponsor: Good To Go Body 90 Day Fitness Program 2:10 – Guest intro: Who is E.M. Burlingame? 4:27 – Burlingame's background: finance, Special Forces & pattern recognition 19:51 – The Financialist Kill Chain explained: 400 years of predatory finance 20:05 – Walking through all 7 steps of the kill chain 20:35 – Where is the U.S. in the kill chain right now? 25:52 – Israel, scapegoating, and the real power behind the curtain 30:41 – Are Russia and China also targets? 39:14 – Why Trump can't simply stop Ukraine funding 45:35 – The upside-down flag signal: What it meant when King Charles visited the White House 53:05 – What you can do: Community, local knowledge, and fighting indifferent malevolence 1:02:08 – Where to find E.M. Burlingame's work Links & Resources E.M. Burlingame on Substack: EMBurlingame.substack.com E.M. Burlingame on X: @EMBurlingame E.M. Burlingame's website & books: https://www.emburlingame.com/ Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins Rich Does Politics (YouTube): Crypto Rich's channel SUPPORT LIONS OF LIBERTY: Help keep this podcast going! We rely on listener support to continue bringing you content on freedom, political reform, and personal empowerment. Support us on Patreon:

Dr. Tamara Patzer joins Brian Nichols to reveal AI suggestibility and why most experts are completely invisible to AI right now. The blue links are gone. Clickability has dropped over 50%. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and Perplexity are now the new gatekeepers deciding who gets recommended... and most business owners, consultants, and authority figures have no canonical source of truth telling AI who they actually are. Inside, you'll hear the uncensored breakdown of how AI suggestibility actually works... why AI can only suggest and never recommend... and the exact source of truth framework Dr. Tammy uses to lock down expert identity on the blockchain. This is the playbook nobody is talking about... and it's the difference between being the expert AI surfaces or the one it skips entirely. Identity collision is real. AI is already mismatching real experts with strangers, fake credentials, and bad actors gaming the system. If you're not building your AI identity right now, somebody else is building it for you. And you're not going to like what they build. Dr. Tammy breaks down why AI suggests but never recommends... the post-quantum computing timeline Google just slashed from 2035 to 2029... and the brutal truth about why cold email is dead and snail mail is making a comeback in outbound sales. Plus, Brian gets into AI video generation, how to spot AI-written emails in seconds, and why putting your head in the sand isn't an option anymore. Chapters 0:00 - Why AI Has No Idea Who You Are 2:00 - The Term That's Killing Old-School SEO 6:37 - AI As Your Mirror (The Reflective Tool Trick) 11:35 - When Bad Actors Game The AI System 14:01 - The Canonical Source Of Truth Nobody's Building 18:40 - Quantum Computing Just Got Slashed To 2029 27:28 - Why Snail Mail Is Beating Cold Email Dr. Tamara Patzer: AI Suggestibility - https://aisuggestability.com Public Record Registry - https://publicrecordregistry.org Beyond the Quantum Leap (book by Dr. Tamara Patzer) Tools & Concepts Referenced: ChatGPT - https://chatgpt.com Claude - https://claude.ai Google Gemini - https://gemini.google.com Grok - https://grok.com Perplexity - https://perplexity.ai Show & Sponsor: The Brian Nichols Show - https://www.briannicholsshow.com Cardio Miracle (sponsor) - https://cardiomiracle.com/TBNS (for 15% off) Brian's other podcast: CX Without the BS Contact: [email protected] Bria

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, the Polipricks look at Trump's crusade against Thomas Massie, backed by AIPAC and Israel. Is he dead to libertarians and true conservatives? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donald Trump sold out to Israel, and Boomers are the most gullible idiots on the planet. That's the conclusion after one of the few principled conservative / libertarian Congressmen is ousted under millions in AIPAC spending. Buy my new card game: WOKE WORD WARS - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLF8Y16S⁠... 🦁 Support Lions of Liberty: Patreon: patreon.com/lionsofliberty Locals: lionsofliberty.locals.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A salary feels safe — until you realize it's a cage. In this solo episode, host John Odermatt shares the story of being unexpectedly laid off after 16 years in corporate America and how it forced him to confront how little control he had over his own income. He introduces the "eat what you kill" mindset — the idea that income should be a direct reflection of your skill, effort, and output. John breaks down the hidden trade-offs of salaried work, including the illusion of security and the slow erosion of purchasing power through inflation. He contrasts the salary cage with the hunter mentality, where immediate market feedback replaces annual performance reviews. John argues that the greatest risk isn't going out on your own — it's never finding out what you're truly capable of. He closes with practical, low-stakes advice for salaried workers who want to test the hunter life without blowing up their financial security. Chapters 0:00 – Introduction: The Salary Cage 1:18 – Sponsor: Good To Go Bodies 90-Day Fitness Program 2:42 – John's Story: 16 Years in Corporate America & Getting Laid Off 8:12 – Terminology: Where "Eat What You Kill" Comes From 13:04 – The Primal Satisfaction of Hunting for Your Income 21:24 – Salary vs. Entrepreneur: The Real Trade-Offs 22:01 – The Biggest Lie About Salary: It's Not Actually Secure 17:19 – The Advantages of the Hunter Mindset 21:25 – Why Doesn't Everyone Go Out on Their Own? 23:44 – Ed Mylett's Definition of Hell & The Real Risk of Playing It Safe 27:34 – How to Start Hunting Without Quitting Your Job SUPPORT LIONS OF LIBERTY: Help keep this podcast going! We rely on listener support to continue bringing you content on freedom, political reform, and personal empowerment. 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

Former U.S. Congressman Bob Inglis joins Brian Nichols to make the "conservative" case for a carbon tax and why most Republican voters keep rejecting his free-market climate proposal. Inside, we dig into the Raise Wages Cut Carbon Act, the Milton Friedman defense of pricing pollution, and the border adjustment mechanism Inglis says could force China to follow America's lead on emissions.We expose the structural cracks in the "revenue-neutral" carbon tax pitch... why the social cost of carbon swings from $42 to $190 depending on who's running Washington... and the uncomfortable fact that every country that's tried this policy has either repealed it, rioted over it, or rejected it at the ballot box.Is this really the free-market answer to climate change... or just a federal Trojan horse dressed in Milton Friedman quotes? What happens when "revenue-neutral" becomes a moving target? And why are libertarians the ones cutting emissions while bureaucrats are still chasing the perfect tax rate?Stick around for the 13:54 mark when I ask Bob to name ONE federal tax in American history that stayed revenue-neutral... the 25:00 moment when we lay out why this policy has failed everywhere it's been tried... and the 40:32 stretch where we expose the fact that US emissions dropped 20% in 15 years - without a carbon tax.Subscribe and hit the bell so you never miss an episode of The Brian Nichols Show. Visit briannicholsshow.com for show notes, guest links, and past episodes. And huge thanks to our studio sponsor Cardio Miracle - the best heart health supplement on the planet. Visit cardiomiracle.com/TBNS and use code TBNS for 15% off your order. New episodes drop every Thursday at 9PM ET.CHAPTERS:0:00 - Intro2:37 - The Trip To Antarctica That Cost Him His Seat10:33 - The $42 To $190 Carbon Tax Problem13:54 - Name ONE Tax That Stayed Revenue-Neutral?17:38 - The Hidden Government Growth Nobody Talks About25:00 - Why Do Carbon Taxes Keep Failing Everywhere?40:32 - We Cut Emissions 20% Without Them?46:46 - Where To Find Bob + republicEnStudio Sponsor:Cardio Miracle (w/ 15% off discount) - ⁠https://cardiomiracle.com/TBNS⁠Bob Inglis / republicEn:republicEn.org - ⁠https://republicen.org⁠The Brian Nichols Show:Website - ⁠https://briannicholsshow.com⁠X/Twitter - @BNicholsLibertySubscribe on YouTube, Rumble, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube MusicContact - ⁠[email protected]⁠Mentioned In Episode:The Raise Wages, Cut Carbon Act of 2009 - Bob Inglis legislationMilton Friedman on Phil Donahue (1980s pollution tax clip

On this week's Mean Age Daydream: Wholesale prices have skyrocketed 6% and Americans are being submitted to yet another litany of abuse from bad policy from the Trump administration, and reckless spending. Also: VA Dems have an insane plane to claw back the Virginia redistricting gerrymander struck down by their own appointed Supreme Court. ⁠⁠⁠https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lou-perez-live-in-los-angeles-tickets-1986570202954⁠⁠ ⁠ Buy my new card game: WOKE WORD WARS - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLF8Y16S⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🦁 Support Lions of Liberty: Patreon: patreon.com/lionsofliberty Locals: lionsofliberty.locals.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kira Shishkin is the CEO and founder of Informed.now — a news-by-SMS service that sends you one text per day covering what actually changed the world in the last 24 hours. No ads. No bias. No storytelling. Just primary sources, direct quotes, and a link so you can read the original yourself. Kira grew up in Ukraine, came of age in Israel, and built this company after watching both countries get torn apart by information warfare. He knows what happens when people can't trust what they're reading — and he built something to fix it. We got into: why American news is designed to exhaust and trigger you; how Informed.now sources directly from government agencies; why they link to the actual PDF instead of a story about the PDF; what today's top stories were (OPEC output increases, China blocking US sanctions on Iran oil traders, Vietnam getting flagged for IP theft); how real humans — not bots — answer your follow-up texts; and why the only way to keep news unbiased is to make the reader the client, not the advertiser. Try it → informed.now TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 — Intro — who is Kira Shishkin and what is Informed.now? 1:45 — Why reading the news in America has become exhausting 3:10 — How it works: one SMS per day, primary sources only 5:20 — Why they link directly to the source — and why no one else does 7:30 — The UN, the White House, and healthy skepticism of primary sources 10:15 — Facts vs. storytelling — why Informed.now doesn't tell you what to think 13:40 — How they decide what makes the cut: the significance filter 16:55 — Today's top stories live: OPEC output, China-Iran oil, Vietnam IP 20:10 — The two-way SMS — real humans, not chatbots 24:30 — Lou suggests FOIA requests — Kira puts it on the roadmap 27:15 — What to do when there are no primary sources (war reporting) 30:40 — Growing up in Ukraine and Israel — information warfare up close 34:20 — AI-generated war images, radicalization, and the social media echo chamber 37:50 — Kira's background: think tanks, TurboTax, private equity, crypto 41:10 — The business model: reader-funded, no ads, no investors, profitable 44:00 — Outro and where to find Informed.now Watch full episodes on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Vb53s4I0A&list=PLb5trMQQvT077-L1roE0iZyAgT4dD4EtJ Listen on Apple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lou-perez-podcast/id1535032081 Listen on Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU  Lou's book — That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: <a href="https://amzn

John Odermatt is joined once again by his daughter Rubie for a fun father-daughter episode of Finding Freedom. Rubie brings the questions — and they cover everything from how baseball players get paid, to why Dad saves nickels, to the difference between gold and silver. Equal parts personal finance lesson and baseball chat, all from a kid's point of view. Chapters 0:00 – Welcome & Intro 1:12 – How much do baseball players make? 6:12 – Will the US ever have a $2 coin? 9:50 – Why save silver and gold? 17:32 – Who's the highest-paid player in baseball? (Ohtani) 21:26 – Most expensive baseball card ever sold 22:10 – Do the Blue Jays spend their money wisely? 27:10 – Why Ruby loves podcasting SUPPORT LIONS OF LIBERTY: Help keep this podcast going! We rely on listener support to continue bringing you content on freedom, political reform, and personal empowerment. 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

Virginia's Supreme Court just threw out the Democrats' redistricting map — and the guys couldn't be happier about it. Brian, John, and Lou break down the cascade of gerrymandering lawsuits reshaping Congress, react to Rep. Justin Pearson's viral antics, debate Spencer Pratt's surprisingly strong LA mayoral run, and check in on the political upheaval hitting the UK. Chapters: 0:00 – Intro 0:28 – Virginia redistricting: Democrats hoisted by their own petard 6:52 – Who is Rep. Justin Pearson? Staged stunts & "My Black Jesus" 9:20 – How Virginia's unconstitutional map actually worked 15:19 – Ketanji Brown Jackson's embarrassing gerrymandering dissent 20:49 – Spencer Pratt enters the race: who is he and why it matters 21:49 – Pratt vs. Karen Bass & Nithya Raman in the debates 28:34 – UK local elections: Keir Starmer's blowout explained 31:23 – Could Europe be heading toward civil war? 32:21 – Immigrants self-deporting under Trump 37:31 – We should've started a nonprofit (fraud, leeches & the system) 37:43 – Somali childcare fraud and gaming the system LINKS: 🎙️ Subscribe to PolTicks YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Lionsofliberty Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/LionsofLiberty 🎧 Listen on Podcast Apps Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lions-of-liberty-network/id706061933 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5uyV2MvW2WyObUdJtxe29j 💰 Support on Patreon Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Lionsofliberty Locals: https://lionsofliberty.locals.com/ 🛍️ Merch Store: https://www.lionsofliberty.store/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Marissa Heisel joins Brian Nichols to break down why WebMD is making women sicker, not healthier... and why the self-diagnosing epidemic is exploding right now. After 27 years as a holistic chiropractor and midwifery-trained practitioner, Dr. Heisel has watched women trade their inner knowing for a search bar. The result? More anxiety, worse outcomes, and a generation of women who can't trust the one doctor who actually lives inside them. Inside this episode, we expose the uncomfortable truth nobody on cable news will touch... how the Rockefeller medicine system buried homeopathy, why Canadian chiropractors got a letter in March 2020 ordering them to stop discussing the immune system, and the specific phrase Dr. Heisel says is being used like a spell on women's health right now. So what happens when you keep outsourcing your body to people who don't live in it? Your kids inherit the same fear. The next generation grows up unable to discern truth from narrative. And when "Lockdowns 2.0" rolls in dressed up as a fuel shortage or a food shortage... most people will comply because they've never learned to trust the one source that can't be censored. Their own gut. Stick around for the 1913 reveal that explains why your doctor never asks about your stress (11:42), the moment Dr. Heisel breaks down what's coming next from the International Energy Agency (27:23), and her final prescription that costs zero dollars and works in any season (32:31). Smash subscribe and share this with the woman in your life who's tired of being gaslit by the expert class. Connect with Dr. Marissa at elementalhealingarts.life. And as always... we're sponsored by Cardio Miracle - hit the QR code on screen for the best heart health supplement in the world. Brian Nichols, signing off. Chapters:0:00 - Intro1:26 - 27 Years That Exposed The Health Lie5:15 - Why "Settled Science" Is A Spell11:42 - The 1913 Decision That Stole Your Power21:53 - The Data They Quietly Buried27:23 - Lockdowns 2.0 Is Already In Motion32:31 - The One Voice You Need To Cut Out Dr. Marissa Heisel:Elemental Healing Arts - ⁠https://elementalhealingarts.life⁠Episode Sponsor:Cardio Miracle - ⁠https://cardiomiracle.com/tbns⁠ (use code TBNS at checkout for 15% off + free shipping)Mentioned In Episode:Doctor Mike (YouTube) -⁠1067: Dr. Mike IGNORES Science? The Vaccine Debate He WON'T Have⁠ (referenced at 8:26 as the appeal-to-authority example) The Flexner Report / Rockefeller-funded medical reform of the early 20th century (referenced at 11:42) International Energy Agency 2026 Energy Crisis Policy Response Tracker - ⁠<a href="https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/2026-energy-crisis-policy-respo

On this week's Mean Age Daydream, Brian looks at how all of the services (welfare, SNAP, free healthcare) are creating an entire society that doesn't want to take part in civil culture. Also: Animal Farm tanks hard, and California's ridiculous climate policies lead to a catastrophe when a massive fire breaks out in an abandoned oil tunnel. ⁠⁠https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lou-perez-live-in-los-angeles-tickets-1986570202954⁠ ⁠ Buy my new card game: WOKE WORD WARS - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLF8Y16S⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🦁 Support Lions of Liberty: Patreon: patreon.com/lionsofliberty Locals: lionsofliberty.locals.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Salih Hudayar is the Foreign Minister and former Prime Minister of the East Turkistan Government in Exile. He was born in East Turkistan, fled to the United States as a political refugee at age 7, and has spent his life working to bring international attention to what the US government and over a dozen Western parliaments have formally recognized as a genocide. We covered: how China invaded and occupied East Turkistan in 1949 with Stalin's help; the 1996 secret document that became the blueprint for genocidal policy; how China created a fake jihadist organization to justify its crackdown; how China and Turkey funneled 20,000 Uyghurs into Syria to manufacture a "terrorism" narrative; Xi Jinping's "show no mercy" speech and the bombing that followed two hours after his plane left; the 2.2 million Chinese officials sent to live inside Uyghur homes; the forced removal of over a million children into military boarding schools; 16,000 mosques destroyed; Muslim names, Ramadan fasting, and the Arabic greeting "Assalamu Alaikum" all banned; and the ongoing organ harvesting program in which an estimated 25,000 to 50,000 young Uyghurs are killed annually for their organs. The genocide is now in its 13th year. Millions remain in concentration camps. This is happening now. Learn more and get involved:  Follow on social media → https://x.com/ETExileGov  Recommended reading: "The Xinjiang Procedure" by Ethan Gutmann (organ harvesting research) TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 — Intro — who is Salih Hudayar? 0:25 — What is East Turkistan — and why China calls it "Xinjiang" 1:59 — Mao, Stalin, and the 1949 invasion 2:25 — Born in East Turkistan, fled to the US at age 7 4:37 — His father's mission: never forget where you came from 6:18 — Chinese raids on his family home 7:22 — ROTC, Oklahoma Army National Guard, and a kidney disease that ended his military career 8:13 — The Turkic world: Uyghurs, Kazakhs, Uzbeks 9:46 — China's 1996 Document No. 7 — the secret blueprint for genocide 11:51 — The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and crushing the independence movement 14:03 — How China created a fake jihadist group to justify the crackdown 17:31 — Were there actual terrorist attacks in East Turkistan? 18:31 — The Tiananmen Square car attack — false flag? 22:04 — How China and Turkey funneled 20,000 Uyghurs into Syria 24:23 — Grooming, brainwashing, and Chinese intelligence operations 32:23 — Xi Jinping's "show no mercy" speech 35:07 — The anti-extremism law: beards, Ramadan, and thought control 37:10 — Phase two: arresting everyone 38:12 — 2.2 million Chinese officials sent into Uyghur homes 41:02 — Children forcibly removed to state "orphanages" 43:19 — Why Muslim countries stay silent — Belt and

In this eye-opening episode, host John Odermatt sits down with Dr. Darrell Wolfe — a doctor of natural medicine with 45 years of frontline healing experience — to challenge everything conventional medicine tells us about chronic disease. Dr. Wolfe argues that autoimmune disease, cancer, and heart disease as we know them don't actually exist — they are all downstream effects of a neglected large intestine, toxic modern environments, and systemic poisoning through food, water, and air. He explains how leaky gut leads to leaky brain, why lipopolysaccharoids flood the bloodstream and trigger inflammation, and how the body's electrical and electromagnetic nature is being suppressed. Dr. Wolfe introduces the concept of the "Perfect Day Lifestyle" — a whole-life approach to nutrition, hydration with structured water, and non-surgical bodywork that he claims can reverse fibroids, heart blockages, neurological symptoms, and more. The two also dig into the politics of health, including legal protections for toxic corporations, the fraud behind statin drugs and cholesterol myths, and the attacks Dr. Wolfe has faced for speaking out. This episode is a passionate, unconventional challenge to the sick-care model — and a call to reclaim your health sovereignty. New sponsor alert: Jason Gagne’s Good2GoBody 90-day beginner fitness program Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction Whole Life Health Certified & Wolf Non-Surgical Certified courses dodselfcure.com — Free slideshow: watermelon cleanse, grape cure, water fasting, whole plant-based keto diet dodpowerpack.com — Case studies including fibroid reduction with Cell-Sonic Regeneration PerfectDayGuideFree.com (PDG) — Free download of his Perfect Day Guide <st

Energy analyst Isaac Orr joins Brian Nichols to reveal the real reason your electric bill is exploding and why monopoly utility companies (not AI or data centers) are jacking up your rates right now. Indiana electricity rates are climbing almost twice as fast as the national average. Coal plants are getting prematurely shut down. Wind, solar, and battery storage are getting bolted onto the grid... and YOU pay for it through something called the cost-of-service formula. Inside, Isaac exposes the regulatory scam buried inside every state utility commission - the formula that lets monopoly utilities charge you whatever they spend, plus a guaranteed 10% profit on top. We break down why blue states own the highest electricity rates in America. We expose why the map of expensive power looks identical to the electoral map. And we get into the playbook nobody wants to talk about because it's "boring"... which is exactly how regulators want it. So what happens when ideology collides with the physics of how the grid actually works? You pay. $1.4 trillion in new power plant infrastructure is coming in the next 5 years. Residential ratepayers will be on the hook for roughly 20% of it. New York's own energy agency, NYSERDA, just admitted that the state's 2019 climate law will cost households $4,000 a year. .. Sound familiar yet? Chapters:0:00 - Intro2:30 - The Real Reason Your Electric Bill Is Exploding (Not AI)6:30 - The Monopoly Utility Cost-Of-Service Scam Explained13:00 - Why Indiana Rates Rise Twice The National Average17:00 - Data Centers: North Dakota vs New Jersey Disaster22:00 - The $1.4 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Hitting Ratepayers25:00 - NYSERDA's $4,000 Climate Bombshell Issac's Primary Links:Always On Energy Research: ⁠https://www.aoenergy.org/⁠Energy Bad Boys Substack: ⁠https://energybadboys.substack.com/⁠Isaac Orr on X: ⁠https://x.com/TheFrackingGuy⁠TBNS / Brian:Brian on X / Instagram: @BNicholsLiberty The Brian Nichols Show: youtube.com/@TheBrianNichols ShowStudio sponsor - Cardio Miracle: cardiomiracle.com/TBNSReferenced quote:H.L. Mencken: "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Mean Age Daydream, Brian reacts to the nation-changing impact of the SCOTUS ruling against racially gerrymandered districts. Also: Dems desperately cling to false stats on political violence, and the Biden admin secretly gave Planned Parenthood SBA loans then covered up the trail. Buy my new card game: WOKE WORD WARS - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FLF8Y16S⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🦁 Support Lions of Liberty: Patreon: patreon.com/lionsofliberty Locals: lionsofliberty.locals.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Victor Varnado is many things: standup comedian, founder of Supreme Robot, King Super Nuts, and the man behind the Worldwide Tic-Tac-Toe Championship. He's also the guy who built disability gaming tech worth $500K — and never saw a dime. Lou sits down with Victor for one of the more wide-ranging conversations we've had on this show: Richard Pryor's evolution as a performer, what a histology class taught Victor about how history gets told, the UCB rap battle comedy scene, why AI is "like discovering electricity," and how you turn tic-tac-toe into a global competitive sport. Oh, and the story of the National Science Foundation grant Victor received to build voice-control and audio-description software for disabled gamers — software that could help people who are paralyzed, blind, or deaf play video games without extra hardware — that got sold to a tech company for shares against their IPO... and then the IPO never happened. TOPICS: — Gary, Indiana, The Jackson 5, and tall-tale fathers — Richard Pryor vs. George Carlin (and why Pryor won) — The histology class that changed how Victor sees the world — Bombing at the HBO Aspen Comedy Festival callback — 7 years of rap battle comedy at UCB (Battle Ish) — Supreme Robot: how Victor builds and tests IP before finding investors — AI and what stays valuable when everything changes (people's attention) — Opening for Scott Thompson (Kids in the Hall) and Gilbert Gottfried — Norm MacDonald on Sam Kinison and what comedy is actually about — Tic-tac-toe as a strategy game (and how to make it competitive) — The disability gaming tech that a company bought and buried — Neuralink and the medical future Victor actually wants Play the game: highscoregamearcade.com 0:00 Intro — who is Victor Varnado? 1:35 Growing up in Gary, Indiana and the Jackson 5 4:40 Richard Pryor, George Carlin, and the art of performance 6:15 The histology class that changed how he sees the world 9:30 Moving to Minneapolis, bombing at HBO Aspen, and going solo 11:30 UCB, the Hammer Cats, and 20 years of NYC comedy 13:50 Battle Ish: 7 years of rap battle comedy at UCB 16:10 All those unfilmed shows — and why Victor actually recorded everything 18:30 Supreme Robot: his IP incubator explained 21:10 AI is like electricity — and why that's scary and exciting 24:40 Opening for Scott Thompson from Kids in the Hall 26:40 Opening for Gilbert Gottfried at Caroline's 27:05 The joke he's working on about marriage 29:20 Norm MacDonald, Sam Kinison, and what comedy is really about 31:55 The Worldwide Tic-Tac-Toe Championshi

Host John Odermatt interviews Edward Brady, a former SEC examiner with 25 years in financial oversight and author of the upcoming book “Awaken Your Financial Star.” Brady explains why people feel financially behind despite higher incomes, citing inflation and lifestyle creep, and contrasts Sylvia Bloom’s $8M savings success with Warren Sapp’s bankruptcy. He outlines practical steps like tracking cash flow, using employer 401(k) matches, and weighing traditional vs Roth IRAs based on future tax expectations. Brady presents his STAR framework—Savings, Time, Assets, Real returns—emphasizing time and compounding, and discusses matching asset choices to investment horizons rather than predicting crashes. He also shares fraud-defense lessons from SEC work, including skepticism, background checks, independent custodians, fiduciaries, and diversification across custodians, and concludes that financial progress is best measured by cash flow and freedom of choice. New sponsor alert: Jason Gagne’s Good 2GoBody 90-day beginner fitness program. Chapters: 00:00 Why You Feel Behind 00:49 Show Welcome and Sponsor 02:34 Meet Edward Brady 03:48 Inflation and Lifestyle Creep 06:48 Practical Saving Moves 08:18 Roth vs Traditional Accounts 11:07 From Military to SEC 12:51 The STAR Wealth Framework 15:31 Time and Compounding Lessons 17:54 Fraud Proof Your Money 20:44 Real Estate Done Right 24:11 Market Outlook and Horizons 33:34 Measuring Real Progress 38:20 Book Release and Wrap Up SUPPORT LIONS OF LIBERTY: Help keep this podcast going! We rely on listener support to continue bringing you content on freedom, political reform, and personal empowerment. 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

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 look at the bombshell Indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center, and expand on the interconnected Democrat Dark Money Web. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the housing market about to crash? I asked Nic DeAngelo - President of Saint Investment Group and the guy managing over $200M in real estate assets - and his answer might blow your mind.In this episode, Nic breaks down why the S&P 500 is really the S&P 7... why the Federal Reserve is failing its own dual mandate... and why 54% of Americans refuse to sell their homes right now.We dig into the numbers the mainstream media won't touch. 80% of every US dollar ever printed in just the last 5 years. $1 from 1913 now worth about a penny. A 4 to 6 million home supply shortage. And the coming $80 TRILLION wealth transfer from Baby Boomers to Millennials.Nic's take? He's terrified of the stock market... but he's buying mortgages behind single family homes. Here's why he thinks US real estate is the most investable asset class for the next decade - and why he'd bet on America 1,000 times out of 1,000.If you've been wondering whether to buy, sell, or sit tight... this is the episode you need.CHAPTERS00:00 - Why Jim Cramer Gets It Wrong (And Who You Should Listen To Instead)00:55 - Meet Nic DeAngelo & The Saint Investment Group Approach02:30 - Why Microeconomics Makes Sense (And Macro Doesn't)04:10 - Nic's North Star: Wage Growth vs. Inflation06:50 - The S&P 500 is Actually the S&P 708:25 - The CAPE Ratio Warning Sign18:50 - Tim Pool, Manufacturing & the Ecosystem Problem21:10 - The Fed is Failing Its Own Dual Mandate23:30 - How Immigration Inflated Housing Demand25:40 - Why 54% of Americans Won't Sell Their Home26:40 - The Baby Boomer Generational Shift29:25 - $80 Trillion, Austerity & AI Anxiety31:35 - Why America Still Wins (Nic's Bullish Case)34:25 - Get Nic's Book & Where to ConnectSTUDIO SPONSOR - CARDIO MIRACLEUnlock the secret to a healthier heart, increased energy levels, and transform your cardiovascular fitness like never before. Get 15% off with code TBNS: ⁠https://CardioMiracle.com/TBNS⁠ABOUT THE GUESTNic DeAngelo is the President of Saint Investment Group, a real estate fund managing over $200M in assets across 30+ states with 500+ loans. Known in the industry as the "Fixed Income GOAT," Nic leads with two foundational beliefs: Wall Street is broken, and economics tells the future. His new book Economics Over Politics strips the emotional noise out of the news cycle and delivers the cold, hard math of today's economy. Saint Investment Group: ⁠https://saintinvestment.com/⁠ Get the book: ⁠https://saintinvestment.com/book⁠ Amazon: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Economics-Over-Politics-Offending-Solutions-ebook/dp/B0GX2QJMTS⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nic-deang