LoLP 74: Ben Swann - The Root of Police Militarization

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🗓️ 27 January 2015

⏱️ 42 minutes

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In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, host Marc Clair welcomes award winning independent journalist, the host and producer of the Truth in Media Project, Ben Swann! Ben fills us in on what’s been happening in the past year with BenSwann.com and the Truth in Media Project, why he decided to focus on the issue of police militarization, and how events in Ferguson, MO caused him to rework the project. Ben and Marc go on to discuss exactly what “police militarization” is, the detrimental effects the trend is having on individual liberty, and just what is at the root of it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:52.4	Welcome to the Lions of Liberty podcast.
0:53.5	Here is your host, your guide, your shining beacon of liberty, Mark Clare.
1:02.0	Where you heard the man with a nice radio voice, it is true.
1:05.7	You are indeed back here at the Lions of Liberty podcast, and this is episode number 74.
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1:31.9	My guest today is an award-winning independent journalist, having been a recipient of the
1:36.7	Edward R. Murrow Award, as well as a lone star Emmy.
1:40.3	He's the producer and host of an excellent series of videos called The Truth in Media Project
1:44.8	and runs his own website, Ben Swan.com.
1:47.8	He's making his return to this show after almost a year since we last spoke.
1:51.7	I can't believe it. Ben Swan, welcome back into the Lions of Liberty podcast.
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