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FF 140 - Catherine Hoke Shares Why Prisoners Make the Best Entrepreneurs Sep 07, 2018

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On today's episode of Felony Friday Catherine Hoke joins John to discuss her extensive work creating programs that teach inmates about entrepreneurship, business and forgiveness. Catherine is the founder of two groundbreaking incredible effective nonprofits: Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) and Defy Ventures.

PEP and Defy equip people with criminal histories to start legal businesses and careers and have produced recidivism rates of less than 7 percent. Catherine is the author of A Second Chance: For You, For Me, And For The Rest Of Us.

During this episode Catherine also shares details as to why she had to resign from Defy Ventures earlier this year and what her plans are moving forward.

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ELL 88: Antigua Report's Fergus Hodson on Latin Socialism Sep 05, 2018

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Editor and founder of Antigua Report, Fergus Hodgson, joins the show from Guatemala. Brian and Fergus discuss the Libertarian University in Guatemala City, Francisco Marroquin University, socialism's insidious hold in Latin America, and the culture of the region that helps it sustain itself.

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Candidates of Liberty #04: Craig Bowden Takes on Mitt Romney for U.S Senate Sep 04, 2018

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In this week's episode of "Candidates of Liberty", Marc Clair interviews Craig Bowden, a Libertarian Candidate for U.S. Senate out of Utah. Craig explains why he became a Libertarian, why he chose to run for U.S. Senate, and delves into the rumors regarding why he hasn't received an endorsement from a certain Libertarian Party power broker.

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364. Sarah Brady Wagner on Starting a Libertarian Podcast Sep 03, 2018

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In today's episode, Marc is joined by the spunky, purple-haired liberty advocate, Sarah Brady Wagner! Sarah first appeared on Lions of Liberty's Felony Friday show with John Odermatt to discuss her college arrest for giving adderall to a cheerleader, an arrest which found her labeled as a "violent felon." Sarah describes what motivated her to start her podcast for the Libertarian Party of North Carolina entitled "Speaking of Liberty", as well as how her new video series "Fundamental Freedoms" with our friends at We Are Libertarians came about. If you've been trying to figure out how you can get more involved in libertarian activism, this is one episode you can't miss!

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FF 139 - Rap Community on Trial - The Weldon Angelos Story Aug 31, 2018

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Today on Felony Friday Weldon Angelos joins John to share his incredible story! In the 90s Weldon launched a successful music career that brought him nationwide recognition. He founded the rap label Extravagant Records and was considered an “up and coming” entrepreneur in the industry. He wrote and produced songs with many acclaimed artists, including Snoop Dogg.

Then in May and June 2002, Salt Lake City police set up a series of controlled marijuana buys from Weldon. All told a Confidential Informant purchased ½ pound of marijuana from Weldon on two separate occasions. According to the CI a firearm was present on Weldon during both buys. Weldon Angelos was sentenced to a mandatory 55 years in prison for selling a few pounds of marijuana while possessing a firearm – a sentence so extreme that his judge, unable to go below the mandatory minimum, called on the president to commute his sentence.

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ELL 87: John McCain: The 'Maverick' of Murder Aug 29, 2018

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On today's Electric Libertyland Brian examines the eulogizing of John McCain and the legacy of destruction and ignorance he has left behind. Brian also examines the war in Yemen, Shame vs. Privilege, Prison Reform, NAFTA, and California targeting soda on kids menus.

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Candidates of Liberty 3: Matt Waters Aug 28, 2018

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Candidate for Senate in VA Matt Waters joins the show.

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363. Gret Glyer on Wealth Inequality and Global Poverty Aug 27, 2018

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Marc Clair is joined by the founder of the DonorSee app, Gret Glyer, to get his perspective on wealth inequality and global poverty. Gret provides valuable insights into the causes of global poverty and how individuals, voluntary action can help spread capitalism and wealth throughout the world.

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FF 138 - You Would Never Guess She's a Felon Aug 24, 2018

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Today on Felony Friday Ashley Hunter joins John to talk about how she overcame her struggles with addiction, which caused her to stumble into the criminal justice system. Today Ashley has turned her life around. She is the Community Liason for BluePrints for Addiction Recovery. Although she is a felon, she has since made her way through the justice system and is now working for positive change.

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ELL 86: The Return of Owen Benjamin Aug 22, 2018

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Comedian Owen Benjamin joins Brian McWilliams on this week's Electric Libertyland to discuss a wide range of issues including Race, Religion, Hollywood and Censorship in the way that only Owen Benjamin can.

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