The Ripple Effect Podcast #349 (Andy Girard | From Addiction To Drugs, To Addiction To Truth)

DAMIEN ECHOLS is a bestselling author, martial artist, and spiritual teacher whose life and work embody the path of transformation. After spending nearly two decades on death row for a crime he didn’t commit, Damien emerged from solitary confinement with a deep knowledge of ritual, internal alchemy, and the power of spiritual discipline. His memoir Life After Death is a New York Times bestseller, and his subsequent works—High Magick, Angels & Archangels, Ritual have helped countless readers reconnect with their own inner power and purpose. A black belt in Tang Soo Do, Damien trains in the martial arts not as a sport but as a sacred path—a way of healing, focus, and rebirth. Damien has appeared on countless news programs and has been featured in magazine and newspaper articles such as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and Vanity Fair. In 2020 he starred in Netflix’s Midnight Gospel.

Ken Silva is the editor of HeadlineUSA.com, a contributor to the Libertarian Institute, and the author of The Trump Assassination Plots: What the Investigations Missed, and Why it Matters. He has more than 15 years of experience as an investigative reporter, with bylines in the Associated Press, the Economist Intelligence Unit, Reason, and numerous other publications.

Mel K. is an author, actress, writer, producer, researcher, Hollywood refugee, a regular on The Union of The Unwanted, and the host of the very popular podcast, The Mel K Show. Mel joins the show to discuss her new book, Infiltration Instead of Invasion: America Betrayed.