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Felony Friday Ep. 025 - Cops Avoid Harsh Punishment for Obvious Criminal Behavior Jun 24, 2016

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On today’s episode of Felony Friday host John Odermatt is joined by frequent Lions of Liberty podcast contributor Rico. Rico may keep his name anonymous, but he is no stranger to the Lions of Liberty audience. Like a South American soccer player, Rico only needs one name. Lions of Liberty fans know Rico well from Presidential Debate Recap shows and the always popular Libertarians in Living Rooms Drinking Liquor. This is Rico’s second appearance on Felony Friday. He first appeared way back on Episode 11, where we talked about the legal troubles of Pawns Stars reality show personality Chumlee, a stealing IHOP waiter and much more.

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221. Lily Tang Williams Jun 22, 2016

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Once in a while, this program features a story which in many ways transcends politics. Today’s episode features one such story, as host Marc Clair is joined by Lily Tang Williams, the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in Colorado. Lily was born in communist China and grew up during the Cultural Revolution of Mao Zedong. She endured conditions of unfathomable poverty, and oppression of free thought and expression. Lily shares her tale of how she eventually overcame the brainwashing, became educated, made her way to Amer [...]

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220. Mr. Johnson’s Libertyhood! Jun 20, 2016

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Today’s podcast is the first of an ongoing bi-weekly feature wherein we’ll look at the ongoing actions of LP Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson and his running mate Bill Weld. Longtime listeners will recognize the format, as it follows the popular Rand Pauluses and Minuses formula, however this time we’ll be grading Gary with JohnsONs for statements that follow libertarian thinking, and JohnsOFFs for those that raise our eyebrows or fists.

Some of the topics we cover in today’s episode include Gary’s various responses and statements to the Orlando shooting, no fly lists, plus being a “fringe” candidate. We’ll also heat up the Welding torch and delve into a Mind Weld for Bill, examining his call for a [...]

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Felony Friday Ep. 024 - Mentally Challenged Man in Solitary Confinement for 36 Years Jun 17, 2016

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For today’s episode J.B. Lubin joined host John Odermatt to discuss some important criminal justice news stories. J.B. is a frequent contributor to the Lions of Liberty podcast circuit appearing on Presidential Debate Reaction Shows and the always entertaining feature Libertarians in Living Rooms Drinking Liquor. This is his second appearance on Felony Friday. JB first appeared on Felony Friday way back on episode twelve, where a challenge to Colorado’s law and the unusual story of a woman who took a gun to court were discussed.

On today’s episode some of the issues discus [...]

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219. Bureaucracy, Regulation and the Welfare State w/ Seamusin Reilly! Jun 15, 2016

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In today’s episode, host Marc Clair welcomes back his old pal Seamusin Reilly for an update on his post-Navy life, and to of course have a little chat about the ideas of liberty! Marc and Seamusin go way back to the days of active posting on sites like the Daily Paul and Popular Liberty, and he first joined the show last year for a great talk about natural law.

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218. Alex Merced for U.S. Senate! Jun 13, 2016

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In today’s episode, host Marc Clair welcomes in Libertarian candidate for the United States Senate in New York, Alex Merced! Alex describes how an impromptu trip to the Philippines found him with no other English option on television than a Republican debate on Fox News, which featured a certain Texas Congressman sending him down the path of individual liberty.

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Felony Friday Ep. 023 - Alan Hirsch is Shining a Light on False Confessions Jun 10, 2016

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Today on Felony Friday host John Odermatt is joined by false confession expert Alan Hirsch. Throughout his career Alan Hirsch has embraced aspects of both the civil and criminal justice systems. However, Alan’s focus has shifted to more heavily focused false confessions. During his lengthy career Alan has studied and written about false confession extensively. He has also assisted attorneys as an expert witness on false confessions and has been retained in more than 100 cases.

Alan Hirsch is a professor, attorney and author. He graduated from Amherst College with a B.A. in Philosophy and Yale Law School. He is currently chair of the Justice an [...]

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217. Gavin of The Liberty Conservative Jun 08, 2016

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In today’s episode, take a gander at an interview our hostest-with-the-mostest Marc Clair had a discussion with Gavin of the online magazine The Liberty Conservative, which took place just prior to the Libertarian Party’s National Convention. Gavin discusses how he found himself on the path towards the ideas of liberty after brief flirtations with conservatism and even socialism and why he founded The Liberty Conservative. Marc and Gavin discuss the political path towards achieving a more libertarian world, why the Libertarian Party has thus far failed to be an effective vehicle in the eyes of many, and prophetically break down the irony of the self-proclaimed “party of principle” defaulting to the election of Republican President [...]

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216: Michael Pickens, the Libertarian Lion on Libertarian Leadership Jun 06, 2016

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In today’s episode, host Marc Clair welcomes a true “Libertarian Lion”, Michael Pickens! Michael is the founder and creator of “Libertarian Leadership”, which helps to train libertarian candidates around the country, and empower them to take charge of a campaign and effectively communicate ideas, both through seminars and his book of the same name. First, Michael explains why he calls himself a “Libertarian Lion”, and why he felt a lion to be a better symbol for his political activism for liberty than the porcupine. Marc and Michael discuss the recent Libertarian Party National Convention, the election of the Johnson/Weld ticket, and dig into some of the politicking that went on between ballots for the Vice Presidential nomination.

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Felony Friday Ep. 022 - Professor Erin Murphy Exposes Dark Side to DNA Evidence Jun 03, 2016

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On today’s Felony Friday show Professor Erin Murphy joins John Odermatt for an educational and fascinating look into the world of forensic DNA. Most people view forensic DNA analysis as a fool proof science. However, there is a dark side to forensic DNA and Erin Murphy is helping to expose failures and limitation with the use of forensic DNA as evidence.

Erin is a Professor of Law at NYU and she came to NYU after spending five years at UC Berkeley School of Law. Erin received her JD from Harvard Law School, and spent five years as an attorney with the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. At NYU, her research focuses on techno [...]

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