The Ripple Effect Podcast #486 (Charlie Robinson & Midnight Mike | Ancient Aliens, UFOs, Consciousness & Cover-Ups)

Oct 17, 2023

Charlie Robinson is a best selling author of The Octopus of Global Control, co-author of the #1 Best Selling book The Controlled Demolition of the American Empire written with Jeff Berwick from The Dollar Vigilante. Charlie is also the host of the Macroaggressions podcast and co-host of the wildly popular roundtable podcast, The Union of the Unwanted, with Sam Tripoli (Tin Foil Hat), Ricky Varandas (The Ripple Effect), and Midnight Mike (OBDM).

Midnight Mike is the host of the OBDM show, a weekly conspiracy, paranormal, news talk show, and co-host of the wildly popular roundtable podcast, The Union of the Unwanted, with Charlie Robinson (Macroaggressions), Sam Tripoli (Tin Foil Hat), and Ricky Varandas (The Ripple Effect).

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