I asked my guest Joe Killian – a veteran journalist - to write these episode notes given his chosen profession: What happens when a right leaning libertarian businessman and a left-leaning veteran journalist get together and talk? Sometimes they find common ground, agree on contentious issues and respectfully disagree on others. Shocker? It shouldn’t be. When you’re a maverick, you make up your own mind and aren’t intimidated by opposing ideas. This conversation has everything. The history of journalism and the shifting media landscape. Cancel culture vs. actual censorship. Ben Shapiro. Nikole ..read more

Jenna Rice and Doug Cason are two very talented street artists in North Carolina, USA.  In this episode we chat about: Artistic freedom How people sometimes misunderstand art The role of art Making a living as an artist The spray can medium Street Art and Graffiti And advice for aspiring mavericks This is part of a whole series of street artists that I’ll be hosting as part of our Kotis Street Art effort.   Doug’s Website   Doug’s Instagram - @douglascasonart   Jenna’s Website   Jenna’s Instagram - @jennariceart   Kotis Street Art Website   KSA Instagram - @k ..read more

Two black democrats and two white republicans - who happen to be friends - come together for a candid conversation about race, Black Lives Matter and finding common ground. Rev. Odell Cleveland and Bill Goebel from Common Ground Podcast https://thecommonground.show Deshawn Adams - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Google https://www.linkedin.com/in/deshawnadams/ A native of Greensboro, NC, Deshawn Adams is Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)  Program Manager at Google. In his role, Deshawn is responsible for building and scaling DEI programs across Google and providing business ..read more

Welcome to Mavericks with Marty. Mavericks are independent thinkers. They think outside the box. They're people that don't bow to peer pressure. Basically, people like me. In this podcast, we don't shy away from difficult topics. We tackle all the things that you're not supposed to talk about in polite conversation. In the first episode, we talk about politics and dark money in politics and the nitty gritty and the backroom deals that go on. In the second episode, we talk about race and Black Lives Matter.  In the third episode, I talk with two street artists and we talk about the challen ..read more

Former US Congressman Mark Walker exposes the dirty side of politics - dark money PACs and backroom deals.  But as a maverick - he doesn't bow to pressure from the establishment or the king makers.  We talk about how his voting card isn't for sale and how to navigate politics with integrity and faith. https://walker4nc.com https://www.instagram.com/repmarkwalker/   ..read more