Finding Freedom
Finding Freedom is a long-form podcast focused on entrepreneurship, health, and politics, featuring in-depth conversations with independent thinkers, business owners, researchers, and cultural critics. Hosted by John Odermatt, the show explores how centralized institutions, corporate power, and political narratives impact personal freedom, health, and economic opportunity. Episodes cover entrepreneurship and financial independence, health and wellness, medical freedom, government overreach, media bias, culture, and faith. Guests range from entrepreneurs and medical professionals to academics and journalists. Finding Freedom is designed for listeners who value long-form discussion, intellectual honesty, and practical insights into building a healthier, freer, and more resilient life.
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Breaking Down Barriers in Health Care with Alen...
Alenka Kyslik is the founder the SAHA Collective, SAHA is a platform that will match vetted professionals to individuals based on shared values.
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Pursuit of Freedom Ep. 08: Walk the Walk
John shares his journey becoming at full time entrepreneur at 41. In this episode John shares a recent interaction with an old guy on a walking trail and how that impacted his daily work.
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Regulation and Political Manipulation Caused th...
Jim Burling. VP of Legal Affairs at Pacific Legal Foundation, has been litigating property rights, environmental, and land-use cases for over 40 years - and just wrote a brand new book: Nowhere to Live: The Hidden Story of America’s Housing Crisis.
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Pursuit of Freedom Ep. 7: Ice, Ice Baby
A podcast series focused on the journey to become a full time entrepreneur. In this episode John share what has enticed him about the ice vending machine business.
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Pursuit of Freedom Ep. 06: Hope Deferred Makes ...
"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life." Proverbs 13:12
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Above Phone: Get Big Tech Out of Your Pocket an...
Hakeem Anwar is the CEO of Above Phone. Above Phone is a secure phone that uses open-source software to create a suite of apps.
54 min
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Pursuit of Freedom Ep. 05: Marketing Can Set Yo...
John documents his journey from corporate to full time entrepreneurship. Come along for the highs and lows, wins and loss.
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Pursuit of Freedom Ep. 04: Progress Over Perfec...
John shares his wins and loses as he travels on the path to full time entrepreneur. Sometimes it helps when you have you back agains the wall and are forced to fit your way out.
14 min
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Downside to OZEMPIC and Similar Weight Loss Dru...
Today’s guest on Finding Freedom is Dr. Thomas Hemingway! Dr. Hemingway is a holistic and integrative Medical Doctor.
51 min
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Pursuit of Freedom Ep 03: Back Against the Wall
John shares his wins and loses as he travels on the path to full time entrepreneur. Sometimes it helps when you have you back agains the wall and are forced to fit your way out.
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Pursuit of Freedom Ep. 02: Navigating Uncertainty
John shares his wins and loses as he travels on the path to full time entrepreneur. Today's focus is on the uncertainty that what you are doing now, will pay off in the end.
15 min
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Pursuit of Freedom Ep 01: The Launch
John shares his wins and loses as he pursues moving form corporate to full time entrepreneurship.
16 min
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Life Update and Exciting Podcast Announcement
John provides a life update and reveals some exciting new plans for the Finding Freedom solo feed.
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The Forgotten Man is Forgotten No More with Rem...
Today I welcome my friend Remso Martinez back to Finding Freedom to discuss his new article, "In JD Vance, I see Myself." Remso is an author, an activist and a marketing expert.
54 min
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We Are a Changed Nation After Failed Trump Assa...
On today’s show I invited my friend Brian Engelman on the show to talk about the assassination attempt on President Trump.
90 min
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Kamala Suddenly Coherent and Sandusky Medical R...
It’s a Finding Freedom solo show with some incredible topics! Entertaining and important! I talk about the likelihood that Joe Biden pulls out of the race, Kamala's recent coherent appearance, Gavin Newsome's interest in propping Biden up, new Sandusky evidence and more reasons why the Libertarian Party isn't worth the time.
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LP Shenanigans, Debate Debacle and WWIII with M...
Today’s show of Finding Freedom is what the kids call a “swapcast.” I was a guest on my friend Matt McKinely’s Burning Daylight podcast, and our conversation is also airing today on Finding Freedom! We talked about a lot of stuff over 90 minutes: Libertarian Party shenanigans, Biden’s breakdown at the debate and the potential for the US to enter WWIII.
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John Odermatt Discusses Trump and the Libertari...
Happy Monday everyone! It’s been an incredibly busy week and a fresh episode was not possible, so for these week’s show I’m brining you my recent appearance on the Kelly Patrick Show.
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Inside the Hunt for a Detective’s Killer with P...
Patrick Marry is a former Detective Inspector with An Garda Síochána in Ireland. Over the course of his career, he was involved in the investigation of some of Ireland's most notorious murder cases. He was previously on the show back on Episode 202. Today he joins the show to talk about his new book, "Murder at Lordship: Inside the Hunt for a Detective's Killer."
39 min
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The Libertarian Case for Donald Trump with Jere...
Jeremy Kauffman joins the show to talk about his experience at the Libertarian Party convention, the greater liberty movement and the libertarian case for Donald Trump.
53 min
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Cliff Maloney: How Republicans Can Win Pennsylv...
Cliff Maloney has returned to his home state of PA to launch The Pennsylvania Chase, a 2024 effort to knock on 500,000 doors across PA chasing GOP ballots. The aim of the PA Chase is to bring the total number of GOP mail-in ballots up from 20% to 33%.
36 min
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Winning America's Second Civil War with Profess...
Professor Paul is the author of a new book, Winning America’s Second Civil War: Progressivism’s Authoritarian Threat, Where it Come From, and How to Defeat it. The book outlines the history and politics behind the Left's 100-year take-over of our institutions, namely through the Frankfurt School.
50 min
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Teaching My Daughter About Government
This year for take your kid to work day, I offered to teach my 8-year-old daughter how to podcast. She wrote up the questions all by herself and picked the topic. I set up the mics and recording equipment. The result is this interview. I came away very impressed with her questions and follow ups!
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Dr. Peter McCullough on Fighting Tyranny and Ex...
Dr. Peter McCullough is board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases, and clinical lipidology. He has broadly published on a range of topics in medicine with more than 1000 publications and more than 600 citations in the National Library of Medicine.
29 min
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True Stories Escaping the Gender Ideolgy Cult w...
Mary is the author of Detrans: True Stories of Escaping the Gender Ideology Cult, which is based on in-depth personal interviews, Detrans exposes the unconscionable abuse these detransitioners have endured—manipulative therapy sessions, mental and emotional anguish, botched surgeries, and attempts to construct phantom body parts. Their testimonies reveal a truth so disturbing that transgender activists will do anything to hide it.
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