DZ Ep 44 – Author James Higdon of “The Cornbread Mafia: A Homegrown Syndicate’s Code of Silence and the Biggest Marijuana Bust in American History”

Agriculture, Business, Commentary, Corruption, Courage, crime, Culture, Economics, Environment, Farming, Hemp, History, Local Farms, Marijuana, opinion

A fascinating Kentucky tale of small town hard times, the illegal marijuana business and protecting the First Amendment for journalists. James Higdon, author of “The Corn Bread Mafia” shares the story of his reporting on the biggest domestic marijuana bust in American history. Higdon is now co-founder of Cornbread Hemp Company which is the first Kentucky…

DZ Ep 41 – Matthew Brown (12-MrFTC) “To the DNC, Black Votes Matter, But Black Lives Don’t”

Commentary, Community Activism, Courage, Criticism, Culture, Economics, Empowerment, History, Leadership, life, Political Activisim, Politics, Racial Divide

Could it be that both political parties have the wrong idea about how African Americans think politically? My friend 12MrFTC (aka Matthew Brown) is an African American male under 40, and he’s had it with the Democratic Party. No, he’s not necessarily jumping over to the Republicans, like me, he’s an Independent. But he does…

DZ Ep 40 – White House National Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany Discusses Why Trump is Campaigning in Blue States

Commentary, Congress, Culture, Economics, Impeachment, Leadership, News, opinion, Political Activisim, Politics, Second Amendment

I went to Colorado to cover the Trump rally in Colorado Springs. It was nuts. An 8000 seat arena jammed to capacity and at least as many people watching on jumbotrons outside after standing all day in 20 degree weather. In this episode I interviewed members of the crowd and got their perspectives on why…

DZ Ep 38 – Legalizing Marijunana is Sweeping the Nation. Is it all that Bad?

Agriculture, Business, Christianity, Clean Eating, Commentary, Community Activism, Congress, crime, Culture, Economics, Education, Environment, Farming, Health, Hemp, History, Local Farms, Marijuana, opinion, Political Activisim, Politics, pragmatism

With legalization of marijuana sweeping the nation, is it all that bad? It’s definitely a shame that Kentucky still doesn’t have medical marijuana while they suffer from such an opiate problem. Leland and Cameron discuss the pros and cons of this movement to legalize.

DZ ep 37 – Is Democracy Rising in Hong Kong? And Why Can’t Libertarians Win Big Elections? Libertarian Writer Taylor Millard Joins us.

American Foreign Policy, Commentary, Community Activism, Corruption, Courage, Culture, Economics, Education, Empowerment, inspiration, Leadership, News, opinion, Political Activisim, Politics

In a wide ranging discussion from Democracy rising in Hong Kong to why Libertarians struggle in big elections my good friend and talented libertarian writer Taylor Millard joins us with his hot takes. 

DZ Ep 33 – Josh Crawford From The Pegasus Institute Discusses Holding Elected Leaders Accountable

Commentary, Congress, crime, Economics, Education, Empowerment, Health, Hemp, innovation, inspiration, Leadership, life, Lobbyists, News, opinion, Political Activisim, Politics, pragmatism, Technology

How can we hold our leaders accountable if we don’t have the information we need to propel them to action? The Pegasus Institute has created Data Dash which gives you a complete breakdown of all the important economic and political info you need to hold your local legislators accountable for move Kentucky forward. Joshua Crawford is…

DZ Ep 28 – James Otteson, Honorable Business and the Distortion of Capitalism

Business, Commentary, Corruption, Economics, Education, Empowerment, innovation, inspiration, Leadership, Politics, pragmatism, Success

Author of several books including The End of Socialism and Honorable Business – a Framework For Business in a Just and Humane Society, James Otteson is a fascinating character, an author, a philosopher and political economist, his clear and concise mind breaks down the issues with persuading the current generation that socialism is destructive. When…

DZ Ep 23 – Mark Sisson

Business, Clean Eating, Coaching, Economics, Empowerment, Farm to table, Fitness, Health, innovation, inspiration, Leadership, life, Motivation, Nutrition, Success

There is something that the industrial food complex and big Pharma don’t want you to know. You don’t have to be sick. Two years ago I stumbled across Mark Sisson’s blog MarksDailyApple and it changed my life. Ever since following his Primal Blueprint lifestyle – at 43 years of age I feel better, perform better, and live a better life…

DZ Ep 17 – Senator Mitch McConnell Discusses Leadership In A Divided Nation

Coaching, Criticism, Economics, Empowerment, inspiration, Leadership, life, Motivation, News, Politics, pragmatism

Americans have strong opinions, and over the last couple of election cycles, we’ve had no reluctance to voice them. But this isn’t the first time our nation has been divided, and we can still find common ground again – if we actually take the time to talk to each other. This is why we invited…