Liberty Chats

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Marc Morano, an award-winning producer, writer and host of Climate Hustle — a film released in 2016 to hundreds of U.S. theaters — is one of the highest profile voices of climate realism in the world today.

He currently serves as executive editor and chief correspondent for CFACT’s award-winning ClimateDepot.com, a news and information service he founded in 2009. Morano is also the author of the best-selling 2018 book, “The Politically Incorrect Guide to Climate Change.”

He is a frequent guest on radio and television talk in the U.S. and internationally, including CNN, Fox News, the BBC, and Canada’s Sun TV, and has been profiled in the New York Times, Esquire magazine, Rolling Stone, and numerous others.

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• Corey DeAngelis, American Federation for Children
• Saurabh Sharma, American Moment
• Tim Brown, Retired FDNY Firefighter & 9/11 Survivor

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Corey DeAngelis, the national director of research at the American Federation for Children. 

Corey is also the executive director at Educational Freedom Institute, an adjunct scholar at Cato Institute, and a senior fellow at Reason Foundation. He was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for his work on education policy and received the Buckley Award from America’s Future in 2020.

He's a powerhouse on Twitter and doesn't why away from important conversations. Don't miss this episode to get Corey's perspective on school choice and more! 

Recent episodes: 

• Saurabh Sharma, American Moment
• Tim Brown, Retired FDNY Firefighter & 9/11 Survivor
• John Yoo, UC Berkeley Professor of Law

Saurabh Sharma is the President of American Moment and co-host of Moment of Truth. As the former Chairman of Young Conservatives of Texas and a nationally recognized activist, Saurabh is a proven talent at organizing, and inspiring young conservatives to impact public policy. 

In this episode, Emerging Leaders' Council Member Zachary Rogers speaks with Saurabh about his role at American Moment and more. 

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Tim Brown. Tim is  a retired, decorated 20-year FDNY firefighter, a survivor of the 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, a first responder to the 1993 terrorist attack on the WTC, and a veteran of the New York Urban Search & Rescue Task Force team that responded to the 1995 terrorist attack on the Alfred P. Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City.

On September 11, 2001, Tim came close to death not once, not twice, but several times. His story is incredible. His recent research has focused on developing the national security required to secure the long-term interests of the United States – protecting the public, providing for economic growth and preserving civil liberties.

Tim is also a speaker at the 2021 Freedom Conference. 

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• John Yoo, UC Berkeley Professor of Law
• Garrett Powell, Former Bachelorette Contestant 
• Oren Cass, American Compass

In this episode of Liberty Chats, Emerging Leaders' Council member Christina Eastman speaks with John Yoo, the Emanuel Heller Professor of Law at the University of California at Berkeley. He is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and a Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.  

His most recent book is Defender-in-Chief: Trump’s Fight for Presidential Power.  Professor Yoo  regularly contributes to publications like the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and National Review. 

Professor Yoo has served in all three branches of government.  He was an official in the U.S. Department of Justice, where he worked on national security and terrorism issues after the 9/11 attacks.  

He served as general counsel of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.  He has been a law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and federal appeals Judge Laurence Silberman. He is also a speaker at the Steamboat Institute's 2021 Freedom Conference. 

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• Garrett Powell, Former Bachelorette Contestant 
• Oren Cass, American Compass
• Carrie Lukas, Independent Women’s Forum

This episode of Liberty Chats takes a turn into pop culture! Emerging Leaders' Council Member Lindsey Martin speaks with Garrett Powell, who was on the 15th season of The Bachelorette.

Powell is now a PGA Assistant Golf Professional and public about his faith as a Christian and politics as conservative, for which he has been criticized.

He recently spoke at Turning Point USA's Student Action Summit and participates in Prager U's PragerForce program for young people. 

Here, Garrett talks about what it was like going on The Bachelorette, being elevated into the spotlight and speaking out on issues that matter to him. 

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• Oren Cass, American Compass
• Carrie Lukas, Independent Women’s Forum
• Bob Woodson, The Woodson Center

This week on Liberty Chats, we speak with Oren Cass, the executive director of American Compass, whose mission is to restore an economic orthodoxy that emphasizes the importance of family, community, and industry to the nation’s liberty and prosperity. 

He was formerly a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, where his work on strengthening the labor market addressed issues ranging from the social safety net and environmental regulation to trade and immigration to education and organized labor.

Cass has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, National Affairs, and National Review and more. He speaks regularly at universities, and testifies before Congress.

He is the author of The Once and Future Worker: A Vision for the Renewal of Work in America. 

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• Carrie Lukas, Independent Women's Forum
• Bob Woodson, The Woodson Center
• Evita Duffy, Founder of The Chicago Thinker

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Carrie Lukas, President of Independent Women's Forum.  She is the co-author of Liberty Is No War on Women, and the author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Women, Sex, and Feminism, from Regnery Publishing.

In this conversation, Carrie speaks about government childcare proposals under the latest infrastructure plan and why federal government funding isn't always as great as it sounds.

Carrie is  contributor to National Review and Forbes.com, and the vice president for policy and economics at Independent Women’s Voice. She has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, USA Today, and The New York Post.

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• Bob Woodson, The Woodson Center
• Evita Duffy, Founder of The Chicago Thinker
• Jorge Galicia, Venezuelan Freedom Fighter

In this episode of Liberty Chats, Emerging Leaders Council Member Christina Eastman speaks with Bob Woodson. He is the founder of the Woodson Center, an organization created to help residents of low-income neighborhoods address the problems of their communities.

Mr. Woodson is a civil rights activist who has led the National Urban League Department of Criminal Justice, and been a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Foundation for Public Policy Research.

He's been referred to as the “godfather” of the neighborhood empowerment movement. His work focuses on youth, those affected by violence, in both rural and suburban areas. With the Woodson Center, he has helped establish Violence-Free Zones in troubled schools and neighborhoods throughout the country.

Most recently, he established 1776 Unites, which "represents a nonpartisan and intellectually diverse alliance of writers, thinkers, and activists focused on solutions to our country’s greatest challenges in education, culture, and upward mobility." This program was created partly as a response to the controversial 1619 Project, which has dominated conversations in the past year. 

Mr. Woodson is  an early MacArthur “genius” awardee and the recipient of the 2008 Bradley Prize, the Presidential Citizens Award, and a 2008 Social Entrepreneurship Award from the Manhattan Institute.

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• Evita Duffy, Founder of The Chicago Thinker
• Jorge Galicia, Venezuelan Freedom Fighter
• Matt Spalding, Hillsdale College

This week on Liberty Chats, we speak with Evita Duffy! Evita is a junior at the University of Chicago studying American History and writes regularly for the Federalist. 

She is the co-founder and managing editor of The Chicago Thinker, an online newspaper dedicated to "challenging the mob's crusade against free speech by publishing thoughtful conservative and libertarian commentary, in addition to fact-driven reporting."

Evita is also the daughter of former U.S. Congressman Sean Duffy and Fox News contributor Rachel Campos-Duffy. 

Check out our past episodes below:

• Jorge Galicia, Venezuelan Freedom Fighter
• Matt Spalding, Hillsdale College
• Katie Pavlich, Fox News Contributor