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Abby and Robbie start the podcast talking about the massacre of Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand, and the widespread culpability from those who have promoted Islamophobia. TRIGGER WARNING: From thirty minutes on, there is very strong language describing sexual assault as they discuss the documentary "Leaving Neverland" and the evidence behind Michael Jackson's child sexual-abuse allegations. They describe the film as a paradigm shift to understanding the grooming tactics of pedophiles and child molesters. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Abby and Robbie go over the latest updates in Trump's Venezuela coup operation, where Marco Rubio and others staged multiple provocations at the Colombia/Venezuela border through the guise of humanitarian aid delivery. They also discuss how progressives are running cover for the coup. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

In this special edition of Media Roots Radio, Abby and Robbie talk to Aaron Good, a PhD student and researcher at Temple University whose work focuses on US hegemony and State Crimes Against Democracy (SCADS). Good takes a deeper look at the political assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK during the 1960s, and reclaims the "Deep State" narrative that has been hijacked by the Trump camp. We hope you enjoy our discussion with Aaron Good about these traumatizing events in US history. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Robbie Martin interviews Jon Schwarz of The Intercept/Tiny Revolution about the shocking and horrific legacy of Iran-Contra criminal, policy-wonk and State Department neocon Elliott Abrams. The discussion starts with the Reagan administration and Abrams' role in covering up the atrocities by death squads in Latin America. Jon later explains the specific role Abrams played in funneling money to not just the contras, but other US-sponsored proxy forces in South America. He concludes with the curiosity surrounding Abrams appointment into the Trump administration. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey // twitter.com/schwarz

On Media Roots Radio, Robbie gives tribute to the late genius electronic musician Phillip Western and Abby talks about her experience on Tim Heidecker's podcast 'Office Hours.' They discuss the 'free speech' grifters turning issues like internet censorship partisan, the DC Blob's coordinated smear campaign against Ilhan Omar, the ongoing US coup attempt in Venezuela and how supposed 'anti interventionists' like Tucker Carlson are actually helping promote regime change. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Abby and Robbie Martin give an update to the ongoing US-backed coup attempt in Venezuela, the ridiculous government shutdown over a wall that already exists, the criminal prosecution of No More Death volunteers who leave lifesaving aid for migrants crossing the desert, Rand Paul's bromance with Trump and continued attempts to paint him as an anti-interventionist, an update on the neocons who have rebranded themselves as resistance heroes, and Trump's ever-changing timetable on the Syria troop withdrawal. Abby's Venezuela Reports: bit.ly/2FRgPup Best of Luck With The Wall: https://bit.ly/2g4EmuO Empire's War on the Border: https://bit.ly/2UxzKO2 No More Deaths Statement: https://bit.ly/2UxLlg9 Fat Joe & Bill Kristol: https://bit.ly/2EYnz9l Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Robbie Martin starts the episode having a discussion with fellow podcaster Leslie Lee III of Struggle Session about the ‘Disneyfication’ of pop culture and why Disney absorbing the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars is actually a bad thing for the future of entertainment culture. They also discuss the current state of super hero films dominating Hollywood and movie critics being brainwashed into loving them, especially ones released by Disney. In the second half of the episode Abby Martin joins Leslie and Robbie for a long form analysis of the Unbreakable trilogy by M. Night Shyamalan leading into an in-depth review of the last installment in the trilogy: ‘Glass’. Abby, Robbie and Leslie conclude with the question: did M. Night Shyamalan make the best super hero film (Unbreakable) and best super hero trilogy of all-time on a far lower budget than Marvel Studios? WARNING: SPOILERS of Glass start at 1:34:00~ and SPOILERS of Split and Unbreakable start at 51:00~ Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed thi

In this special episode of Media Roots Radio Robbie Martin interviews journalist and writer Whitney Webb about her recent 'NewsGuard' expose for Mint Press News. NewsGuard is the most recent iteration of the neocon/neoliberal/corporate agenda to soft-censor alternative news and status-quo challenging view points on the internet. First there was 'Prop or Not' then there was 'Alliance for Securing Democracy' now there is 'NewsGuard'. Whitney Webb's in-depth expose of NewsGuard: https://bit.ly/2CfExvY Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey // twitter.com/_whitneywebb

Abby and Robbie talk about the brazen US coup attempt in Venezuela, where opposition leader Juan Guaidó declared himself president with the backing of the Trump administration. They also discuss the right wing media's success in changing the narrative to victimize the Covington high school kids, and give their honest critiques of the Democratic presidential candidates for the 2020 election. Trump Expanding the Empire: https://bit.ly/2RJcVJG Abby's Venezuela Reports: https://bit.ly/2FRgPup Don't Doubt What You Saw With Your Own Eyes: https://bit.ly/2S9JLDz Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Abby and Robbie wrap up 2018 by discussing bizarre holiday antics at the White House their favorite Christmas movies, Liz Wahl running for Congress, and how inhumane US border policy is literally killing kids. The second half of the episode they discuss the notion that Trump is "curtailing US empire" by withdrawing the troops he himself added from Afghanistan and Syria, despite expanding the US military to its largest size, while increasing drone strikes 400% and civilian casualties 250%. *Conversation about Trump's troop withdrawal at 48:00 Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Abby and Robbie begin this special 2.5 hour edition of Media Roots Radio by discussing the life and works of the late William Blum. They then unearth the atrocious legacy of George H.W. Bush. From CIA director, to Reagan VP to President, Bush Sr. engineered the neocon cabal that continued under his son W. Bush's administration, and oversaw the Panama Invasion and Gulf War, both murderous enterprises that set the stage for permanent US wars in Latin America and the Middle East. They close the show with a Palestine update about the Hollywood gala to raise money for the IDF, Palestinians being forced to "self-demolish" their homes, and tremendous local BDS successes. William Blum on Breaking the Set: https://bit.ly/2PB1Vsv Empire Files Interview with Randy Credico: https://bit.ly/2DPXkAz California Fires Class Action Lawsuit: https://bit.ly/2PBd9xp Prescott Bush Helped Hitler's Rise to Power: https://bit.ly/29Xkvbr Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio

Abby and Robbie discuss the mindblowing documentary 'The Magnitsky Act: Behind the Scenes' which uses excellent storytelling to expose how the official story behind The Magnitsky Act was concocted and sold to the public to jumpstart Cold War 2.0 propaganda against Russia. *The Magnitsky Act was removed from vimeo after the taping of this broadcast, the film can be watched directly on their website for $5 at http://www.magnitskyact.com/ Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Robbie and Abby talk about Stan Lee, antifa at Tucker Carlson's house, Trump threatening fascist violence against protesters, the deadliest wildfires in California's history, the midterms bringing in a blue trickle of corporate democrats and the need to mobilize people's movements. *Recorded on November 15th, 2018 Robbie's friend Amber lost her home in the Paradise fire. Please donate to help: https://bit.ly/2DuncBM Faith Goldy White Nationalist Poster Child: https://bit.ly/2qEwofu New Empire Files on Mass Shootings: https://bit.ly/2TrZhbJ Bay Area Worst Air Quality in the World: https://bit.ly/2DGZB1N Movement for a People's Party on Midterms: https://bit.ly/2yZCrQ9 Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Abby and Robbie discuss the recent slew of far-right attacks in the US, Trump's rhetoric feeding white nationalists, how neoliberalism paved the road to fascism, and the total failure in coverage of today's complex reality. Donate to William Blum: https://bit.ly/2RNTZWz New Empire Files on Roots of Gun Violence: https://bit.ly/2z1BuH6 Dan Cohen in Israel: https://bit.ly/2ROLomA Abby in Israel: https://bit.ly/2BedU8I Trump & Rise of 21st Century Fascism: https://bit.ly/2ogrjIW Rise of 'Anti-Establishment' Fascists: https://bit.ly/2g72ezk Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Please consider supporting Media Roots Radio on Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio 17 years ago, less than one month after the horrific attacks on September 11, 2001, weaponized anthrax was sent through the mail in a biological attack that stunned an already traumatized nation. The first American died from anthrax infection on October 5th. During the weeks that followed, letters sent through the US postal system containing anthrax were targeted at US media organizations and sitting US senators. In the end, five people were left dead--two US postal workers, a Florida photojournalist, a New York city hospital worker and a 95 year old widow in Connecticut. Over 22 people were hospitalized from exposure. Many dozens more tested positive for anthrax in the months that followed. It was a one-two punch of guttural horror. Americans were already glued to their television sets, watching 24/7 coverage of planes exploding and iconic skyscrapers crumbling. Over and over, we watched thousands perish. But

Robbie and Abby Martin chat about Michael Moore's new movie "Fahrenheit 11/9" and his film trajectory tip toeing around hard critique of Democrats. They also discuss Israeli social media psyops, the upcoming midterm elections in California on November 6, including proposition 10 for affordable housing, and give an empire update on the 17-year-long Afghanistan War, US special ops in Tunisia and a new anti-US governor in Okinawa, Japan. CA Peace & Freedom Party Voter Guide: https://bit.ly/2ythKvI Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Abby Martin discusses what the media missed during the spectacle of the disgraced Kavanaugh hearings, belligerent neocon Nikki Haley's sudden departure, 800 Facebook pages banned in the latest tech purge of dissident voices, police efforts to dox activists and treat nonviolent protests as "terrorism" on a solo Media Roots Radio. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio INTRO // Trnqilo & Anahedron - Wisp: https://bit.ly/2OmTUf8 OUTRO // Anahedron - Inevitable Collapse: https://bit.ly/2NDNqDu FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin

Abby Martin interviews Max Blumenthal and Camilo Mejia about the history of CIA interference in Nicaragua and the role of US civil society groups to meddle in the country's democratic processes. They go into detail about the latest insurrection, allegedly over pension hikes, that resulted in 300 people being killed and a call for Ortega to hold early elections. They also discuss the opposition violence against Sandinistas, and why it is ignored by the corporate media. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW twitter.com/MaxBlumenthal / twitter.com/cmejia0875

Abby and Robbie Martin discuss the Likudnik tendencies of the Trump administration and how he's actually accelerating neoconservatism and Zionism in ways that even George W. Bush wasn't willing to do. They go into the bizarre cover story by Dallas police to excuse the 'accidental' murder by one of their officers of Black immigrant, Botham Jean, in his own apartment. The beginning of the podcast focuses on the 17th anniversary of 9/11 and the shocking amount of inconsistencies in regards to the official story. Skip ahead to 1.5 hours in for the Palestine discussion. Hi-rest episode artwork: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DnQI9lFVYAAI3gn.jpg Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Abby and Robbie talk about John McCain's legacy waging wars of aggression that cost millions of lives, the DC blob mourning him as a symbol of US empire, how Sarah Palin was groomed by neoconservatives and Steve Bannon as the proto-Trump, the claim Iranian 'bots' are 'sowing discord' online to influence US elections and the new black list that names Abby and others as 'Assadists'. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey