Michael Angelo Zervos is a Guinness World Record holder — he visited all 195 UN-recognized countries in 499 days. Along the way he interviewed people in every country about the happiest moment of their life. That project became a book, published by Penguin Random House, out February 23rd.

Everyone's worried about AI taking their jobs — but David Dean, enterprise technologist and author of An Inbox Between Us, argues that's the wrong fear entirely. In this episode, David explains how AI is really acting as a mirror, exposing the "unwritten contract" of how organizations actually function beneath their official processes and org charts. He and John dig into why authenticity and transparency are becoming non-negotiable for leaders as behavioral patterns become newly discoverable, why lived experience and judgment are things AI will never replicate, and why real AI adoption starts with organizational (and personal) self-discovery rather than new tools. It's a refreshingly grounded take on AI in the workplace — less about replacement, more about revelation.

Brian McWilliams, John Odermatt and Lou Perez kick off with some banter about Freedom Fest and explosive diarrhea. Then dive into the Democrat Socialists of America's newly unveiled 2026 platform, mocking its promises to eliminate bills, abolish ICE, and scrap the Senate and Supreme Court. They dig into NYC Mayor Mamdani's push to ban evictions and credit checks, debating property rights versus tenant protections and why socialism keeps failing in practice. The episode wraps with a lighter look at Greta Thunberg's burlesque-dancer sister, a Canadian tourist deported for assaulting a teen, and a defense attorney's tone-deaf celebration of a reduced murder sentence.

Kenny Cody joins Brian Nichols to break down how woke culture took over corporations, the media, and COVID - and why he called its collapse five years before it happened. This is the very first episode The Brian Nichols Show ever put on YouTube, back in early 2021, and Kenny looked into the camera and warned that government was becoming a religion and social media the temple. Now watch it age.

For 30 years, Clarence Carter worked inside America's public assistance system under two presidents, four governors, and a mayor. In this episode, he joins John Odermatt to explain why the safety net designed to lift people out of poverty often keeps them trapped instead, and what a better system could look like.

Eduardo "Ted" Alexander joins Brian Nichols to reveal how to get paid in Bitcoin for what you already know - and why the banks, Big Tech, and inflation are quietly draining your value right now. Ted's a former venture capitalist who ran a half-billion-dollar fund, then walked away to build FeeMe, an app where you set a price on your knowledge and get paid in Bitcoin and Litecoin through a non-custodial wallet only you control. No bank. No middleman. No gatekeeper deciding whether you're allowed to earn.

Independent analyst and Gold, Goats, and Guns host Tom Luongo joins the show to explain why he's left orthodox libertarianism behind and adopted a framework built around the City of London, the Federal Reserve, and Donald Trump's geopolitical strategy. The conversation ranges from Jerome Powell's rate hikes to Iran's nuclear ambitions, the Strait of Hormuz, Bitcoin's murky origins, and why Tom thinks most libertarian commentary misses the real centers of power entirely.

Tom Norton joins Brian Nichols to reveal why Trump won Michigan by a BIGGER margin in 2024 than 2016 - and how Republicans are quietly converting blue dog Democrats to turn a supposed blue state red. This is an Afghan War veteran and Michigan State Senate candidate breaking down the demographic shift nobody in the national media wants to admit: gun-owning, pro-union Democrats who are done with the far-left agenda and flipping right. According to Tom, Michigan isn't drifting blue... it's trending red, and it's becoming more conservative than it's been in decades.

Mitchell Suchner, director of Arkpad, joins John Odermatt from his floating resort in the Philippines to discuss how seasteading is moving from theory to operational reality. Arkpad has deployed 14 floating Airbnb units, five large fish cages, and a working resort off the coast of Davao City — all built for under $50,000 per unit using fiberglass and stainless steel. Mitchell explains the two core structure types (the Glamp House and the oil-rig-inspired Ark Pad), the engineering challenges of open-sea conditions, and how international flagging laws create a surprisingly libertarian legal framework for life at sea. The conversation covers who seasteading is realistically for today, how the path to a stateless floating city mirrors historical frontier movements, and Arkpad's roadmap to reach international waters within five years.

In this episode, Brian sits down with Murphy to break down his "People Over Politics" pitch - cutting waste without cutting services, consolidating a transit mess three decades in the making, and selling pro-freedom positions to voters who've been told those things can't go together. Brian pushes him on the hard stuff too. What's the day-one waste cut? What does "reform without chaos" actually mean in Chicago? And what's the real math on an independent winning in machine country?

Most fitness programs are designed for people who are already in shape — but what about everyone else? In this episode of Finding Freedom, host John welcomes back certified personal trainer and health coach Jason Gagne, creator of the Good to Go Body 90-day program, built specifically for people starting from scratch. Jason shares his remarkable personal story of rebuilding his body after a series of childhood surgeries that left him bedridden for years, and how that experience shaped a training philosophy rooted in patience, flexibility, and consistency over intensity. The two dig into why flexibility — not strength — is the key to feeling young again, why men typically need a "scare" before they take their health seriously, and how small daily habits compound into transformational results. Whether you wake up stiff, can't remember the last time you exercised, or just want to move without pain, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.

Keith Erwood, business continuity and disaster recovery expert, joins Brian Nichols to reveal how a guy with a box of donuts walked into a company and stole the keys to their entire network - and why 40% of small businesses never reopen after a major disaster. No firewall stopped him. No alarm went off. He just smiled, handed over donuts, and photographed the passwords taped to people's monitors. This is the gap between the cybersecurity you THINK you have... and the social engineering, ransomware, and crisis events actually hitting small businesses in 2026. We expose the uncomfortable truth most owners refuse to hear. That "we have insurance" is not a plan. That "checking the box" on security standards is basically a roadmap for the bad guys. And that the threats aren't just hackers anymore - they're supply chain meltdowns, geopolitical shocks, power outages, and disasters that used to hit once a century now landing every other year. Keith's spent 20+ years prepping everyone from Fortune 100 names to family-run shops, and he lays out the exact playbook. Here's the part nobody wants to sit with... A disruption of a few hours? Survivable. A few days? Painful. But once a small business goes dark for a full week, the cash flow dies - and most owners don't have the tools to come back from that. So the real question isn't "could this happen to me." It's "how long could I actually survive if it did?"

Most Americans — across every party, gender, and demographic — agree that only US citizens should vote in US elections, yet here we are having to fight for something that sounds like the most obvious principle in the world. I sat down with Jack Tomczak from Americans for Citizen Voting to break down exactly how we got here: a constitutional loophole that could allow non-citizens to vote in congressional elections if a state legalizes non-citizen voting at the state legislative level. Jack's organization has already amended the constitutions of 15 states to close this door, and now they're pushing House Joint Resolution 152 through Congress to lock it in federally. With 90% of Americans on board — a number that makes even voter ID look controversial by comparison — this should be a layup, yet the politics are anything but simple. We dig into the LA mayor's race, the erosion of trust in our elections, and why the only honest reason to oppose this amendment is if you actually want non-citizens voting. Jack's optimistic it can get through Congress this summer, and honestly, after hearing his case, it's hard not to share that optimism.

Top cancer researchers just declared the gut microbiome a "moonshot moment" in cancer prevention — so why is nobody talking about it? In this solo episode, I break down the mounting science linking poor gut health to not just colon cancer, but breast, lung, pancreatic, liver, and even brain tumors. You'll learn what dysbiosis actually is, how a leaky gut opens the door to chronic inflammation and tumor growth, and which everyday habits are quietly wrecking your microbiome. I also walk through the specific cancers most connected to gut health and what the research actually says about each one. Then we get into what you can do about it — from eating fermented foods and fiber to choosing the right probiotic delivery system. The good news is that unlike your genetics, your microbiome is something you can start changing with your very next meal. This episode is a wake-up call, but more importantly, it's a roadmap.

John Odermatt, Lou Perez, and Brian McWilliams kick off the episode with a viral story about a YouTube couple who publicly live-streamed learning their unborn child tested positive for Down syndrome — and subsequently aborted the pregnancy. The hosts debate the ethics of turning deeply personal medical decisions into content, the accuracy of prenatal testing, and what they see as hypocrisy in progressive attitudes toward human life. The conversation transitions into the LA mayoral race, with mail-in ballot counting dragging on and potentially shifting results. The episode closes with a look at Bernie Sanders' proposed American AI Sovereign Wealth Fund Act, which would impose a 50% tax on AI company stock and redistribute proceeds to citizens, and the hosts compare it to what Marc Andreessen allegedly described as the Biden administration's attempt to limit and control the AI industry.