FF 492: Freedom First: Navigating Business, Politics and Culture with Austin Petersen

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Education, Business, Comedy, Self-improvement, News, Politics

4.6 • 672 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Austin Petersen is a libertarian commentator, entrepreneur, and host of The Wake Up America Show, a daily two-hour video podcast streaming live from Jefferson City, Missouri. He’s a former 2016 Libertarian presidential candidate and 2018 Missouri Senate Republican primary contender. Austin is a long time advocate for free markets, limited government, and individual liberty. As a small business owner and new father, he’s passionate about economic freedom and community involvement. Catch Austin weekdays at Rumble.com/AP4liberty Stop paying health insurance companies your hard-earned dollars. Go to Join Crowd Health now and experience freedom from health insurance. Right now you can get your first six months for just $99 per month. That’s almost 50% off the normal price, and a lot less than a high-deductible healthcare plan. Go to Join Crowd Health and use promo code LIONS at sign-up. Subscribe to John’s Finding Freedom Show solo feed to listen to “Pursuit of Freedom,” which is a new podcast series where John shares the highs and lows of his entrepreneurial journey. Listen and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Follow the Lions of Liberty: Twitter Rumble YouTube Instagram Telegram Get access to all of our bonus audio content, livestreams, behind-the-scenes segments and more for as little as $5 per month by joining the Lions of Liberty Pride on Patreon OR support us on Locals! Check out our merchandise at the Lions of Liberty Store for all of our awesome t-shirts, mugs and hats! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	We are born free, and we will die free. The time in between, though, that's complicated.
0:40.0	In that time, governments, institutions, and our egos will limit our ability to find
0:45.3	true freedom in this life.
0:47.3	These are real stories of real people overcoming the odds, persevering injustice, and
0:52.2	unlocking their potential.
0:54.5	Welcome to Finding Freedom.
0:57.2	Here's your host, John Oterman.
1:01.1	Hey, what's up, everybody?
1:03.1	Welcome back to another episode of Finding Freedom here on the Lions of Liberty Network.
1:09.0	Excited to be talking to you on a Monday afternoon.
1:14.2	Of course, on Lions of Liberty, big news recently as we added our friends Lou Perez and
1:20.3	Brian Nichols to the mix here. You can hear their shows on Tuesday for Lou and Thursday for Brian.
1:28.2	And of course, you always get me on Monday and my longtime colleague, Brian McWilliams,
1:33.9	with this show Mean Age Daydream on Wednesdays.
1:37.9	I want to get into this interview quick.
1:39.9	I'm going to be joined here in a moment by Austin Peterson, so we'll bring him in.
1:44.2	But first, I got to remind you guys about my favorite coffee.
1:49.0	Coffee I've been drinking for about a year now.
1:51.7	Absolutely love it.
1:52.5	Fox and Sons coffee.
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