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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-deangelo/⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@nicdeangelo⁠THE BRIAN NICHOLS SHOWPart of the Lions of Liberty Network. Real conversations about sales, liberty, business, and culture - no fluff, no theory-for-theory's-sake. Website: ⁠https://www.briannicholsshow.com/⁠ X/Twitter: ⁠https://www.briannicholsshow.com/twitter⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.briannicholsshow.com/facebook⁠ Listener Questions: ⁠brian@briannicholsshow.com⁠ Subscribe for a new episode every Thursday at 9PM ET. Available on YouTube, Rumble, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I sat down with Jason Gagne, fitness trainer and creator of the 90-day beginner program Good 2 Go Body. Jason has been training people for over 20 years and specializes in beginners — the people who've been told they're not in good enough shape to start working out. Check out Jason's 90-day program → https://www.good2gobody.com (Every sign-up puts a few bucks in my pocket. Thank you. ) Here's what we got into: Three things you need to get in shape. Sleep. 100–128oz of water a day. A 20-minute walk. Everything else is built on top of those three basics — and most people are skipping all three and wondering why they're not getting results. Consistency beats intensity. The human body responds to consistency far more than intensity. You're only in shape for the gym. Most people who work out regularly are fit for the specific movements they do at the gym — and nothing else. Jason calls this "gym functionality." He built Good 2 Go Body around functional training, so your body is ready for anything: softball, hiking, chasing your kids, not throwing your back out moving furniture. Fitness influencers are lying to you. Most of what you see on Instagram is either athletes whose full-time job is their body, or guys making trips to Mexico for gear. Comparing yourself to that as a beginner isn't motivation — it's a trap. Don't change your diet and your exercise at the same time. Jason's take: People know how to eat. They don't need another nutrition program — they need to build the exercise habit first, get their first results, and then the nutrition questions start answering themselves naturally. The 85/90 rule. 85–90% of what you eat should be real food — meat, vegetables, fruit, and seeds. The other 10–15%? Deep fry a Twinkie and put it on a hot dog. You're not working out to be a monk. You're working out so the Twinkie doesn't matter. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 — Intro: Jason Gagne and Good 2 Go Body 03:00 — Why 20-day intense programs set beginners up to fail 07:00 — The three basics everyone skips: sleep, water, walking 10:00 — Consistency vs. intensity: why 25% every day beats 90% three times a week 14:00 — Gym functionality vs. functional training — what's the difference? 18:00 — Pilates, yoga, and the small muscles nobody talks about 22:00 — Fitness influencers, gear, and the Instagram trap 26:00 — Nutrition: don't change everything at once 30:00 — The 85/90 rule — and why the Twinkie is fine 35:00 — How 40-year-olds today look nothing like 40-year-olds used to Watch full episodes of The Lou Perez Podcast and more 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: https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r TheLouPerez.com | info@thelouperez.com Newsletter: https://substack.com/@louperez #Fitness #BeginnerWorkout #Good2GoBody #FunctionalTraining #LouPerezPodcast #WorkoutMotivation #FitnessAdvice #HealthyLifestyle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The British Empire didn't die — it evolved. In this episode, host John Odermatt pulls back the curtain on the invisible financial architecture that Britain built after shedding its visible empire: a tightly interlocked system of offshore banking, insurance monopolies, intelligence networks, and manufactured conflict designed to generate perpetual risk premiums. At the center of this system sits the City of London, the Federal Reserve, Lloyd's of London, and the Bank of International Settlements — all tracing back to the same banking families. John walks through how conflicts in Iran, Israel, and the broader Middle East were not accidents but products, engineered to keep Lloyd's premiums high and London's influence alive. He also examines the LIBOR scandal as documented proof of institutional collusion, not theory. Finally, John makes the case that the Trump administration's America First doctrine — from the Venezuela operation to intelligence cutoffs to the Strait of Hormuz insurance play — may represent the first serious attempt in living memory to dismantle this system, and why figures like Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene, despite their "America First" branding, may actually be playing into the very architecture they claim to oppose. Video Chapters 0:00 – Introduction: The Empire That Never Died 1:17 – Jekyll Island 1910: The Secret Meeting That Copied the Bank of England 2:24 – Welcome to Finding Freedom: What This Episode Is About 9:26 – The Architecture of Invisible Power: Four Buildings, Four Dates 15:05 – Lloyd's of London: How Conflict Became a Product 16:07 – The Strait of Hormuz and the Iran Risk Premium 21:03 – The LIBOR Scandal: Proof, Not Theory 23:37 – Trump's America First vs. the British Banking Cartel 25:40 – Operation Absolute Resolve: Venezuela and the Dollar War 32:55 – AIPAC, US Elections, and the Distraction Machine 33:33 – What This All Leads To: The System Behind the Conflict 35:37 – Wrap-Up and Where This Series Is Heading Resources & Links Mentioned Vivify Mariposa – "The Empire That Never Died" (Substack: No Filter, Just Facts): The primary source article for this episode — https://nofilterjustfacts.substack.com/p/the-empire-that-never-died-britain-conflict-money Rich Does Politics – YouTube channel John recommends for global economics and intelligence analysis: [youtube.com/@RichDoesPolitics] 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

Natalie Nicole, founder of Dulsa Life, joins Brian Nichols to reveal why Big Sugar wanted to keep him at 385 pounds and how the alternative sweetener industry is quietly destroying America's metabolic health. Natalie breaks down why roughly 70% of Americans are now battling chronic metabolic illness, how high fructose corn syrup hits your cells like a fire hose compared to the "garden hose" of real sugar, and why every pink, blue, yellow, and green sweetener packet at the grocery store is laced with maltodextrin, dextrose, or sugar alcohols that wreck your gut. They get into the Ozempic shortcut trap, the 10-year slow-poisoning timeline that precedes a type 2 diabetes diagnosis, and why SNAP benefits and Big Soda subsidies are making the problem exponentially worse for working class Americans.We expose the uncomfortable truth about why "zero calorie" sweeteners are one of the most successful marketing scams in food history... and why the same playbook Big Tobacco ran in the 60s is now running Big Sugar. Natalie shares the blueprint behind Dulsa - a functional sweetener built with organic monk fruit, allulose, prebiotic yacon root, and shelf-stable probiotics - and walks through how she's hijacking your body's natural GLP-1 production without the black box warnings. If you've ever flipped over a "healthy" nutrition label, shrugged, and told yourself "it's probably fine"... you need to hear this.Chapters :0:00 - Intro: Big Sugar's War On Your Health1:55 - Meet Natalie Nicole: From Red Pill To Sugar Fighter3:49 - I Was 385 Pounds And Drinking A Liter Of Mountain Dew Daily6:49 - Sugar Is A Slow Poison (The 10-Year Diabetes Countdown)8:21 - The Ozempic Generation & The GLP-1 Shortcut Trap11:15 - High Fructose Corn Syrup Is A Fire Hose To Your Cells14:56 - Path Of Least Resistance: Why We Keep Choosing Sugar16:49 - The Big Tobacco Playbook Is Now Running Big Sugar19:13 - Our Kids Have Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease21:19 - RFK Jr, The Food Pyramid, And Sugar's 600 Hidden Names23:18 - Aldi, Food Deserts & The Free Market Solution26:06 - What Dulsa Actually Is (Sweetener + Supplement + Probiotic)28:57 - Why Your Grandma's Food Doesn't Exist Anymore31:59 - Natalie's Final Message: You're Not Broken33:31 - How To Get Dulsa (Use Code: NICHOLS)Dulsa Life:Website: ⁠https://dulsalife.com/⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dulsalife/⁠ Health Benefits: ⁠https://dulsalife.com/pages/health-benefits⁠ Discount Code: NICHOLS at checkoutStudio Sponsor:Cardio Miracle: ⁠https://cardiomiracle.com/tbns⁠ Referenced In Episode:Dr. Adrian Bejan / Constructal Law (Duke University) - prior TBNS guestJohn Odermatt / Plexus - Lions of Liberty Network colleagueCX Without the BS (Brian's business podcast)Lions of Liberty Network: ⁠https://www.lionsofliberty.com/⁠The Brian Nichols Show:Website: ⁠https://thebriannicholsshow.com/⁠Brian on socials: @BNicholsLiberty Order ⁠Cardio Miracle⁠ (⁠CardioMiracle.com/TBNS⁠) for 15% off and take a step towards better heart health and overall well-being! WATCH The Brian Nichols Show on ⁠YouTube⁠ & ⁠Rumble⁠ Follow Brian on social media: X.com/Twitter ⁠(https://www.briannicholsshow.com/twitter⁠) & Facebook (⁠https://www.briannicholsshow.com/facebook⁠) LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to ⁠The Brian Nichols Show ⁠for a BRAND NEW episode airing every THURSDAY at 9pm EST! Email Listener Questions to ⁠brian@briannicholsshow.com⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Mean Age Daydream, California responds to massive documented fraud by... outlawing people from investigating it, with AB2624. Also: New polling shows the Iran war is truly a Boomer war, plus it's Tax Day! ⁠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

Lou sits down with investigative journalist and TV producer Rob Rosen, whose debut book Crimes of Omission: Distorted Justice, The Media's War on Truth is available for pre-order now. Rob produced A Reasonable Doubt on HBO Max, which led to nine wrongful conviction releases, and spent years at KCBS covering the OJ Simpson trial alongside Harvey Levin. This one gets into it. Media bias, the Michael Brown case, hands up don't shoot, the real BLM story, empathy as a weapon, and the stat that will stop you cold. TOPICS COVERED: 00:00 — Intro: Rob Rosen, investigative journalist and HBO producer 04:00 — Why Rob wrote Crimes of Omission and what broke him in 2020 07:00 — How newsroom monoculture shaped anti-police coverage 10:00 — Ferguson and Michael Brown: what Eric Holder's DOJ report actually said 15:00 — The full Michael Brown story the media buried — including his mental state 20:00 — Hands up, don't shoot: why it never happened 22:00 — Philando Castile, Diamond Reynolds, and what the dash cam showed 28:00 — The stat: how many unarmed Black men did police kill in 2019? 32:00 — A Reasonable Doubt on HBO Max: nine people released, the system mostly works 36:00 — The Serial podcast, credulous journalism, and how Reasonable Doubt was born 40:00 — Weaponized empathy: Norman Mailer, OJ Simpson, Luigi Mangione 45:00 — Suicidal empathy and Queers for Palestine 48:00 — BLM: what their own website said that journalists refused to report 54:00 — Defund the police was literal — Hawk Newsome said so on Rob's own podcast 57:00 — Why we don't have a shared reality anymore and what journalism has to do about it PRE-ORDER Rob's book — Crimes of Omission: Distorted Justice, The Media's War on Truth: https://amzn.to/4triFFV Watch A Reasonable Doubt on HBO Max The Lou Perez Podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lou-perez-podcast/id1535032081 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU Lou's book — That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r TheLouPerez.com | info@thelouperez.com Newsletter: https://substack.com/@louperez #MediaBias #CrimesOfOmission #Ferguson #BLM #TrueCrime #LouPerezPodcast #Journalism #MichaelBrown #WrongfulConviction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most expats moved to Dubai chasing tax-free income, luxury living, and warm weather — but the war with Iran has exposed the fragile foundations beneath that dream. In this episode, John Odermatt speaks with world-renowned expat consultant Mikkel Thorup about why he left the UAE seven years ago, what he saw coming, and what current residents need to know. Thorup spent nearly a decade in the UAE before recognizing that its dependence on imported food, desalinated water, and hydrocarbon energy made it dangerously vulnerable to regional conflict. He shares firsthand accounts of stranded tourists, canceled Iranian Golden Visas, potential banking disruptions, and the very real consequences of living near active missile exchanges. For those looking for an alternative, Thorup points to Latin America as an increasingly attractive destination — politically shifting rightward, food and water independent, and offering genuine tax-free lifestyles. He closes with practical advice on building an offshore Plan B whether or not you ever physically move, covering banking, holding companies, real estate, and residency strategies. For anyone currently in the UAE or rethinking their global base, this episode offers a sobering and actionable reality check. Chapters 0:00 — Intro & Teaser: War in Iran turns the Dubai dream into a dangerous gamble 2:00 — Sponsor: Fox & Sons Coffee — use code JOHN for 15% off orders of $40+ at foxnsons.com 2:45 — Guest Introduction: Mikkel Thorup, host of the Expat Money Show and leading expat consultant 4:25 — Why Mikkel Moved to the UAE in 2011: Tax-free lifestyle, beaches, connectivity, and growth 8:25 — Visiting Iran: Separating the people from the government 11:00 — The Turning Point: Starting a family and rethinking resilience — food, water, and energy dependence 18:40 — Was Anyone Else Worried? Why most expats weren't thinking about geopolitical risk 21:00 — What's Happening Now: Stranded travelers, hotel chaos, interceptor missiles, and denial 27:00 — Financial Risk: Banking closures, frozen accounts, and canceled Iranian Golden Visas 31:00 — Advice for Expats Still in the UAE: Find the dream elsewhere 32:30 — Where to Go Instead: Latin America — Costa Rica, Panama, Argentina, Paraguay, and more 36:15 — The Political Shift in Latin America: From socialism to free-market leadership 40:15 — El Salvador vs. Mexico: Safety, rule of law, and what it means for expats 23:00 — Building a Plan B: Offshore banking, holding companies, real estate, and residency 27:30 — How to Work with Mikkel: expat money.com | The Expat Money Show podcast (400+ episodes) Links Mikkel Thorup — Expat Money: https://expatmoney.com The Expat Money Show Podcast: Search "Expat Money Show" in your podcast app Sponsor — Fox & Sons Coffee: https://foxnsons.com — Code JOHN for 15% off $40+ Lions of Liberty on Patreon: https://patreon.com/lionsofliberty Lions of Liberty on Locals: https://lionsofliberty.locals.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Joe Lombardi of Iron Hawk Financial joins Brian Nichols to reveal why he moved $20 million out of gold and silver positions this year - and why the people still holding are about to get crushed. Lombardi breaks down the geopolitical chess game behind the crash: nations liquidating gold and crypto reserves to buy US dollars as America secures 40% of the world's oil supply through conflicts in Iran and Venezuela. With credit card debt past a trillion dollars and interest rates hitting their highest since August 2023, this isn't a tweet - it's a coordinated global strategy most people can't see.You need to hear this blueprint for building wealth outside Wall Street and government-controlled retirement accounts. We expose the reality of 401(k) fees silently eating 45% of your retirement... the insurance-based strategies billionaires and banks actually use to earn tax-free double-digit returns with zero market downside... and why your accountant's advice to "save money this year" is costing you ten dollars for every one you defer. Plus - the personal transformation story you didn't expect from a financial advisor who found Jesus, lost the weight, and rebuilt everything from the inside out.Chapters:0:00 - Intro0:47 - Joe's Health Transformation and Finding Jesus2:50 - Why Gold, Silver, and Crypto Are Crashing (It's Not a Tweet)7:15 - The Conservative Podcast Gold Scam Nobody Talks About11:39 - The Insurance Strategy Billionaires Use Instead of Banks15:41 - Why Every Dollar You "Save" in a 401(k) Costs You Ten22:45 - Copy the Millionaires: Joe's Wall Street Mentor Story30:00 - The 100-Year Tax Bracket Chart They Don't Teach You31:13 - Your Financial Health Is Your Spiritual Health32:55 - Iron Hawk Financial and How to Get StartedLinks & Resources:Iron Hawk Financial (Website): https://ironhawkfinancial.com/Iron Hawk Financial (Email): info@ironhawkfinancial.comJoe Lombardi (Email): joe@ironhawkfinancial.comBook a Meeting: https://calendly.com/ironhawkfinancialInstagram: @ironhawkfinancial / @ironhawkfinancial_mediaMoney Talk with Iron Hawk (Apple Podcasts): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/money-talk-with-ironhawk/id1749828543Joe Lombardi Books on Amazon: Being Your Own Bank, There's a Better Way Than a 401(k), Long Term Care Without Long Term PainUS Debt Clock: https://usdebtclock.orgLions of Liberty Network: https://lionsofliberty.com/ Order ⁠Cardio Miracle⁠ (⁠CardioMiracle.com/TBNS⁠) for 15% off and take a step towards better heart health and overall well-being! WATCH The Brian Nichols Show on ⁠YouTube⁠ & ⁠Rumble⁠ Follow Brian on social media: X.com/Twitter ⁠(https://www.briannicholsshow.com/twitter⁠) Facebook (⁠https://www.briannicholsshow.com/facebook⁠) LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to ⁠The Brian Nichols Show ⁠for a BRAND NEW episode airing every THURSDAY at 9pm EST! Email Listener Questions to ⁠brian@briannicholsshow.com⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Mean Age Daydream, Brian reacts to Trump's promises to destroy the entire civilization of Iran. Also: Trump may have saved the NCAA, on the bright side, while Amazon TV is killing its "Mass Effect" game show with woke writing before it even airs. Come see me, Lou Perez, Josh Denny and Scott Adams standup LIVE in LA! 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

Lou is joined by Stu Smith, investigative analyst at the Manhattan Institute, who has spent months going deep inside the DSA — Democratic Socialists of America. What he's found is far more radical than the "point of personal privilege" memes would suggest. TOPICS COVERED: 00:00 — Intro: Who is Stu Smith and what is the Manhattan Institute?03:00 — What most people get wrong about the DSA 07:00 — The DSA's internal "right wing" — people who just believe in elections 11:00 — The Red Rabbits: DSA's new armed security task force 16:00 — The Doctor Phil clip: Black Redguard's origin story 20:00 — DSA's global travel: Cuba, Colombia, Sweden, Brazil, and beyond 26:00 — The F-35 supply chain and DSA's quasi-national security threat 31:00 — Salting: how DSA plants operatives inside companies to organize 36:00 — Zoran Mamdani, the Overton window, and how DSA took NYC 42:00 — DSA's youth wing: getting a Cornell student on Ithaca City Council 47:00 — DSA's social media machine and what the political establishment can't replicate 52:00 — The Calla Walsh pipeline: from DSA delegate to Hezbollah apartment in Lebanon 01:00:00 — North Korea tourism, tanky influencers, and where the far left is trending 01:06:00 — The Weathermen are still active — Stu has been on Zoom calls with Bill Ayers 01:12:00 — DSA's Iran statements and members rooting for the Ayatollah 01:18:00 — What to watch: Mayday, upcoming primaries, and the Socialism Conference STU SMITH:Follow Stu on X: @thestustustudioManhattan Institute: https://www.manhattan-institute.org Lou's book — That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy:https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r The Lou Perez Podcast:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lou-perez-podcast/id1535032081Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU TheLouPerez.com | info@thelouperez.com Newsletter: https://substack.com/@louperez#DSA #DemocraticSocialists #Mamdani #Politics #Socialism #ManhattanInstitute #LouPerezPodcast #Communism #NYC Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when your body gives out but your will refuses to quit? Ty Gipson has lived that question — diagnosed with brittle Type 1 diabetes at age eight, he went on to survive three major transplant surgeries while building a thriving business and raising a family. In this episode, Ty shares the remarkable story of receiving a kidney from his mother at age 30, fighting through dialysis while running a 45-person company, and ultimately receiving his wife's kidney after she turned out to be a perfect match. Through each trial, Ty forged his "No Options" mindset — a practical three-step framework for pushing through adversity. The framework breaks down into three simple pairs: grow or die (what we do), hope or despair (how we think), and humor or drama (how we talk). Ty explains why "just think positive" is an empty platitude and why taking smaller mental bites is the real key to building resilience. He also opens up about how sharing his story — something his father taught him never to do — became the very thing that transformed his life and inspired others to become organ donors. Video Chapters 0:00 Introduction — When your body gives out but your will refuses to quit 0:46 Welcome to Finding Freedom & sponsor: Fox and Sons Coffee 4:16 Diagnosed with brittle Type 1 diabetes at age eight 8:43 Growing up in Texas, sports, and just wanting to be a normal kid 12:53 Kidneys failing at 30 — the dual kidney/pancreas transplant surgery in Baltimore 13:53 The midnight Super Bowl Sunday call — a match is found 19:03 Life after transplant: marriage, adoption, and building Waterboy Graphics 25:53 Kidneys fail again in 2019 — back on dialysis with a 45-person company 28:23 The "No Options" 3-step mindset framework (Grow or Die / Hope or Despair / Humor or Drama) 33:29 Final takeaways: lock arms with each other and share your stories 35:31 Where to find Ty & the No Options podcast Links & Resources Ty Gipson's website: https://tygipson.com No Options with Ty Gibson Podcast — available on Spotify and all major podcast apps Fox and Sons Coffee (sponsor) — 15% off $40+ orders with code JOHN: https://foxnsons.com 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 Nichols exposes how Gen Z's dating recession created a loneliness epidemic now radicalizing young men AND women into political extremism. 44% of Gen Z men have zero relationship experience. 73% of Gen Z report chronic loneliness. 6 in 10 talk to AI more than coworkers. The skills that dating and sales teach you - rejection, negotiation, reading people, handling conflict - are the same skills a functioning democracy requires. And an entire generation never learned them. Brian breaks down the data from the Surgeon General's loneliness advisory, the largest incel study ever conducted, Cambridge's TikTok radicalization research, and Gallup's 15-point gender political divide to show why this isn't a "soft skills" problem. It's a civilizational one.This episode is the wake-up call nobody in media is delivering. Brian exposes how the same 3N radicalization model - Needs, Networks, Narratives - is pulling lonely young men into incel pipelines AND lonely young women into ideological extremism simultaneously. He reveals why TikTok's algorithm can shift misogynistic attitudes 50% in just 90 days, why 94% of Gen Z workers now use AI to handle workplace conflict instead of talking to a human, and the one communication philosophy that might be civilization's only way out. If you've ever wondered why nobody can talk to each other anymore... this is the episode.Chapters:0:00 - He Used ChatGPT to Break Up With Her1:00 - The Gen Z Dating Recession Is Real (And the Data Is Brutal)3:00 - Gen Z Can't Even Have a Conversation at Work5:00 - The Surgeon General Says Loneliness Kills Like Cigarettes7:00 - Inside the Incel Radicalization Pipeline10:00 - Women Are Radicalizing Too (And Nobody Will Say It)12:00 - The Powder Keg: Why Democracy Needs Dating Skills14:00 - Meet People Where They're At (The Only Way Out)15:00 - Cardio Miracle Order Cardio Miracle (CardioMiracle.com/TBNS) for 15% off and take a step towards better heart health and overall well-being! WATCH The Brian Nichols Show on YouTube & Rumble.Follow Brian on social media: X.com/Twitter (https://www.briannicholsshow.com/twitter) & Facebook (https://www.briannicholsshow.com/facebook) LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to The Brian Nichols Show for a BRAND NEW episode airing every THURSDAY at 9pm EST!Email Listener Questions to brian@briannicholsshow.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brian pods from Hawaii, and basks in the idiocy of the Canadian National Democratic Party convention, "negative rights", the hypocrisy of Zionists, and the BBC gaslighting citizens on "Too Dog Friendly" spaces, to cowtow to Muslim oppression. 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

Lou is joined by Harris Sockel, lead editor at Pirate Wires — the tech media outlet that actually likes technology. They cover AI replacing doctors, humanoid robots, data center myths, California's billionaire exodus, and why the media's doom-and-gloom coverage of tech keeps getting it wrong. TOPICS COVERED: 00:00 — Intro: What is Pirate Wires? 04:30 — AI doom coverage vs. reality: why the scaremongers won't go full prepper 09:00 — Hill & Valley DC: when Capitol Hill meets Silicon Valley 14:00 — Lou's experience using Claude AI (press kits, writing courses, contracts) 20:00 — Can AI actually replace long-form journalism? Harris weighs in 26:00 — AI chatbots, teen suicides, and Spain's euthanasia case 33:00 — Humanoid robots: sex, cooking, and charging them in the hallway 42:00 — The data center water myth, debunked 50:00 — Nuclear power's comeback and what Biden got wrong on AI regulation 56:00 — Lou's doctor pulled up ChatGPT mid-appointment 01:02:00 — Self-driving cars and the future of driving as a rich-person hobby 01:08:00 — DSA activists at a Starbucks strike (who didn't work at Starbucks) 01:15:00 — California's wealth tax, billionaire flight, and "we left because of communists" 01:22:00 — SAG-AFTRA dues, union reality vs. union mythology HARRIS SOCKEL & PIRATE WIRES: Pirate Wires: https://www.piratewires.com Follow Harris: @harrissockel Lou's book — That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore: On the Death and Rebirth of Comedy: https://amzn.to/3VhFa1r The Lou Perez Podcast on all platforms: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lou-perez-podcast/id1535032081 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2KAtC7eFS3NHWMZp2UgMVU TheLouPerez.com | info@thelouperez.com Newsletter: https://substack.com/@louperez #AIpodcast #PirateWires #TechPodcast #ArtificialIntelligence #HumanoidRobots #FreeSpeech #LouPerezPodcast #CaliforniaExodus #SketchComedy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most people don't fail at entrepreneurship—they quit too early. In this solo episode, host John Odermatt breaks down the five critical traits that separate entrepreneurs who push through from those who walk away before success arrives. Drawing from his 20-month journey as a solopreneur after leaving corporate America, John shares hard-won lessons about delayed gratification, consistency, and the mindset shifts required to build a sustainable business. He discusses picking the wrong business vehicle, the importance of finding the right mentors, and why discipline must come before success. If you're building something while waiting for results to show up, this episode will help you stay the course. VIDEO CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction: Why Most People Quit Too Early 0:48 Welcome & Fox and Sons Coffee Sponsor 3:16 The Missing Trait: Delayed Gratification 10:18 Key #1: Long-Term Orientation (Think in Years, Not Weeks) 14:26 Key #2: Consistency Over Intensity 18:53 Key #3: Today's Effort = Future Results 20:34 Key #4: Build Through Feedback, Not Emotion 23:34 Key #5: Identity Before Income 27:04 Bringing It All Together: The Power of Consistency 29:44 Closing & Contact Info SPONSOR: This episode is brought to you by Fox and Sons Coffee – fresh, high-quality coffee shipped directly to your door, available as whole bean or ground. Get 15% off orders of $40 or more with promo code JOHN at checkout. Visit: FoxNSons.com 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

What if the word "midterm" is literally costing Republicans elections?James Dixon thinks so.James is a podcaster, husband, Christian, and one of the most compelling voices on making politics LOCAL again — especially heading into 2026 in Michigan.And look… the state has been run into the ground.But here's the thing: James isn't doom-and-glooming it. He's tilting the playing field.In today's episode, we dig into:→ Why "midterm" is the language of losing (and what to call it instead)→ How to bring national issues INTO local races without losing the plot→ The "continue watching conservative" problem… and how to fix it→ Why your vote in a local race weighs MORE than your presidential vote→ The 10x Votes service that makes getting people to the polls actually simple→ James as a black conservative in the Republican Party — and why he sees zero contradictionI'll be honest with you, folks.I pushed back on James a little.I'm watching the demographic data. I'm watching the GOP coalition fracture. The MAHA moms are upset. The libertarians are upset about Iran. And history says the president's party gets smoked in these elections.James's answer?"That's true if we accept the current world at face value."…Fair point, James. Chapters:0:00 - Introduction0:49 - Meet James Dixon & Make Politics Local Again1:45 - Why "Midterm" Is the Language of Losing3:10 - Reframing the Argument (The Sales Parallel)5:15 - Bridging National Issues to Local Races7:25 - The Coattail Effect & GOP Coalition Fractures10:13 - Tilting the Playing Field: Michigan's Hidden Advantage12:55 - The Path of Least Resistance Problem15:17 - Making It EASY: Permanent Absentee Ballots & 10x Votes17:10 - Why Local Elections Matter MORE Than Presidential Ones19:44 - Being Black & Conservative in the Republican Party21:47 - Politics Is Downstream From Culture23:31 - Politics Is For POWER (The Probate Judge Story)26:33 - Final Thoughts: Brian's Demographic Concerns29:33 - Final Thoughts: James's Case for Michigan Optimism32:28 - Vote in Self-Defense35:12 - James's Call to Action & Where to Find Him35:46 - Brian's Wrap + Cardio MiracleGo find James Dixon: James Dixon Podcast on Spotify & YouTubejamesdixonpodcast.substack.comSupport the show — and the sponsor that keeps this machine running:Cardio Miracle → cardiomiracle.com/tbns Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices