Episodes
Friday Dec 15, 2017
FF 102 - Felon Convicted of Attempted Murder Petitions Gov Kasich for Pardon
Friday Dec 15, 2017
Friday Dec 15, 2017
On today's episode of Felony Friday Aaron David Seidel joins host John Odermatt to share why he's fighting for Ohio Governor John Kasich to grant him a full pardon. In August of 2004 Aaron, at 18 years old, was convicted of one count of attempted murder, for the shooting of his then step-father.
Aaron was sentenced to five years in prison, and was released in 2009. The five-year sentence was a reflection of the mitigating circumstances which lead to the shooting. Since the commission of his crime, Aaron has committed to a life of self-actualization through the service of others.
While still in prison, Aaron passed his GED exam and attended college at Marion Technical Center in business management. Aaron is currently finishing his undergraduate degree in both environmental geoscience, and applied mathematics. He has ambitions to go to graduate school or join the military. However, the walls that society builds around those with a criminal record is holding Aaron back from reaching his full potential. This is why Aaron is petitioning Ohio Governor John Kasich for a full pardon. Aaron has aspirations to get his PhD., he wants to be the best man he can be for his family and maximize his contributions to the world.
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Friday Nov 17, 2017
FF 098 - Is it a Crime - Louis C.K. and Roy Moore Edition
Friday Nov 17, 2017
Friday Nov 17, 2017
On today's episode the host of our Monday show, Marc Clair, pops into the Felony Friday studio to discuss some important criminal justice issues with host John Odermatt. Marc and John weighed in on the Louis C.K. and Roy Moore scandals that have been dominating the headlines over the past week.
Next, Marc and John shared the incredible story of a twelve-year-old girl from Colorado who is suing Attorney General Jeff Sessions over marijuana prohibition. This girl has found great medical benefits from using medical cannabis to treat seizures and now this brave kid is taking on the U.S. government. Way to go Alexis!
Lastly, we played America's number one podcast game show and the only game show in history that does not have a declared winner, "Is this a Crime and Should they do Time?" Check out the stories discussed below.
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Submit any qu estions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
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Friday Nov 10, 2017
FF 097 - The Ethical Prison Consultant, Interview with Dan Wise aka RDAP Dan
Friday Nov 10, 2017
Friday Nov 10, 2017
On today's show Daniel Wise, aka RDAP Dan, joins Felony Friday host John Odermatt. Daniel is the creator of the YouTube channel RDAP Dan, which provides real-world information for people to benefit who may be facing a federal prison sentence.
RDAP stands for Residential Drug Addiction Program. Wise says this program changed his life by giving him the opportunity to reduce his prison term by 12 months and assisted with an additional 11 month halfway house program. By utilizing RDAP he was able to only serve 13 months in federal prison on a 42 month sentence.
You can find the show notes page >here<
Submit any qu estions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
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Friday Sep 22, 2017
Friday Sep 22, 2017
Shane Claiborne joins the Felony Friday show to discuss a subject that is pretty controversial, the death penalty. Shane is a Christian activist and author who is one of the founding members of the intentional community, the Simple Way, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Eastern University, where he studied sociology and youth ministry.
Shane has an impressive resume. He worked alongside Mother Teresa during a 10-week term in Calcutta. He spent three weeks in Baghdad with the Iraq Peace Team and took daily trips to sites where there had been bombings, visited hospitals and families, and attended worship services during the war. - Claiborne is featured in the documentary The Ordinary Radicals, and he co-directed the three volume Another World is Possible series.
In 2011 he declared his unwillingness to pay taxes to fund U.S. military activity and withheld a portion of his income taxes meant to correspond to the percentage of the federal budget spent on the military, donating that money instead to charity. Shane is the author of the book Executing Grace: How the Death Penalty Killed Jesus and Why It's Killing Us.
You can find the show notes page >here<
Submit any qu estions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
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Friday Jul 21, 2017
BONUS: Felony Friday with Rodger Paxton
Friday Jul 21, 2017
Friday Jul 21, 2017
We welcome Rodger Paxton for a special BONUS episode of Felony Friday.
Links to the two stories we discussed:
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Friday Jun 30, 2017
Today we welcome a friend of the Lions of Liberty to the Felony Friday show for the first time. Johnny Adams joins the show to help Felony Friday host John Odermatt break down some important felonies. Johnny is the host of the Johnny Rocket Launch Pad. Last week John Odermatt was a guest on the Launch Pad.
On the Johnny Rocket Launch Pad each week Johnny Adams and his co-host Curt Nelson strive to bring you the best guests in talk radio. The Johnny Rocket Launch Pad delivers weekly interviews of Noteworthy: Politicians, Experts, and Activists. The Johnny Rocket Launch Pad is "Bringing the Party To The Libertarian Party" and "Launching Ideas in Your Direction." Johnny is also the creator the the Liberty Force Comic. It's available for pre-order NOW! It's a super entertaining and educational comic. Get your copy ordered today!
You can find the show notes page >here<
Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
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Friday Jun 09, 2017
Friday Jun 09, 2017
Today on Felony Friday Neil Woods joins host John Odermatt. Neil is a former Undercover Drugs Detective Sergeant and is the Chairman of LEAP UK (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition United Kingdom.) For 14 years, Neil Woods risked his life as a drug squad police officer posing undercover as a heroin and crack addict. Over the years Neil came to realize that his work and drug prohibition as a whole, actually made the drug trade more dangerous. So now he works as an activist with LEAP UK to put end to drug prohibition in the United Kingdom.
You can find the show notes page >here<
Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
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Friday May 26, 2017
Friday May 26, 2017
On today's episode of Felony Friday host John Odermatt is joined by the "God Father" of the Lions of Liberty Howie Snowdon. This is Howie's third appearance on the show. John and Howie don't waste anytime and start the show off on a controversial note by discussing the Seth Rich scandal/conspiracy/investigation. Next they talk about some trending news stories (links below), before playing "Is this a crime and should they do time?"
You can find the show notes page >here<
Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
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Friday Apr 21, 2017
Friday Apr 21, 2017
On today's show host John Odermatt is joined by Nazgol Ghandnoosh from the The Sentencing Project. Nazgol studied Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, before moving to Los Angeles for graduate school. She received a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Los Angeles. Nazgol has worked as a researcher for the consulting firm Monitor Group and at Columbia University’s National Center for Children in Poverty. In Los Angeles, she contributed to “Ban the Box” reform efforts to enhance employment prospects for people with criminal records and worked on campaigns to restore voting rights to people with felony convictions. Currently, Nazgol is a Research Analyst at The Sentencing Project, which is a nonprofit organization engaged in research and advocacy for criminal justice reform. She's on the show today to discuss her report titled: Delaying a Second Chance: The Declining Prospects for Parole on Life Sentences.
You can find the show notes page >here<
Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
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Friday Apr 07, 2017
Friday Apr 07, 2017
On today's episode the great Harvey Silverglate joins Felony Friday host John Odermatt to discuss his bombshell book, Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent. Harvey is a graduate of Harvard Law School and he's been an advocate for civil liberties for more than fifty years. He's an attorney, writer, and non-profit activist. Silverglate is still practicing law, currently with the Boston firm Zalkind Duncan & Bernstein. He specializes in criminal defense, civil liberties, and academic freedom and student rights cases. In addition to his legal work, Silverglate has a very successful writing career as newspaper columnist and book author. He is also a co-founder of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. FIRE is a non-profit 501(c)(3) foundation dedicated to preserving and enlarging academic freedom, due process, and freedom of speech on college campuses across the US.
You can find the show notes page >here<
Submit any questions, comments, suggestions, or ideas to felonyfriday@lionsofliberty.com. This show is not my soapbox, it is a vehicle to communicate and amplify the injustices rampant in the criminal justice system. We need your help to make it the best it can possibly be! If you like what you hear please share it with a friend and subscribe for free via iTunes (don’t forget to leave us a rating and review ) or the Stitcher Radio App
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