Matthew Valentinas is an attorney & executive producer of the documentary ‘An Open Secret’ exposing Hollywood pedophilia.
AN OPEN SECRET is an documentary exposing child sexual abuse in the film industry. The film features interviews with victimized performers, who were targeted when they were young boys, as well as industry figures, the predators themselves, and journalists.

The Ripple Effect Podcast #145 (Thomas Drake | NSA Whistleblower)
Thomas Drake is former senior executive of the U.S. National Security Agency, a National Security Agency whistleblower, United States Air Force and United States Navy veteran. In 2010 the government alleged that Drake mishandled documents, one of the few such Espionage Act cases in U.S. history. Drake’s defenders claim that he was instead being persecuted for challenging the Trailblazer Project & the unconstitutional methods of the NSA after the events on 9/11/2001. He is the 2011 recipient of the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling and co-recipient of the Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence (SAAII) award.
The Ripple Effect Podcast #144 (Scott Horton | Time To End The War in Afghanistan)
Scott Horton is the author of Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan, managing director of the Libertarian Institute, host of AntiWar Radio, The Scott Horton Show & one of the most knowledgeable & respected researchers & writers of foreign policy & geopolitics.
The Ripple Effect Podcast #143 (Justin Wren | Fighting For BELLATOR, Fighting For The Forgotten)
Justin Wren is a professional MMA fighter, who has fought in the UFC & currently fighting for BELLATOR. He is also an author, humanitarian worker, & creator of a charity called Fight For The Forgotten which with their partner charity Water4, drills wells & gets clean water to the various locations in Congo, Africa.
The Ripple Effect Podcast #142 (James Corbett & Richard Grove | WHY Big Oil Conquered The World)
James Corbett is a researcher, filmmaker, writer, historian, podcaster, & creator of The Corbett Report, which is an independent, listener-supported alternative news source. He is also a documentary filmmaker and returns to the show to talk about his most recent film “WHY Big Oil Conquered The World.”
The Ripple Effect Podcast #141 (Brian Stone | CONTORTION)
Brian Stone is a musician, writer & thinker. He is the vocalist and plays guitar in the political Southern California metal band CONTORTION, a band with a message. We talk everything from music & philosophy to history & current events. Check out CONTORTION’s new album False Flag Paradigm out everywhere Oct. 27 2017.
The Ripple Effect Podcast #140 (Adam Kokesh VS Hunter Maats 2)
Adam Kokesh & Hunter Maats return to The Ripple Effect Round-Table for Part 2 of our stimulating, thought provoking conversation & debate.
Adam Kokesh is an Iraq veteran, activist, author of FREEDOM & Libertarian, ADAM KOKESH.
The Ripple Effect Podcast #139 (Chris Bell | Kratom, Keto & Creating Documentaries)
Chris Bell is a director, producer & writer, known for his documentaries Bigger, Stronger, Faster about steroids, Trophy Kids about parents who push their children excessively in sports, and Prescription Thugs about the opium epidemic, big pharma and addiction.
The Ripple Effect Podcast #138 (Vinnie Caggiano, James Corbett | Music Theory To Conspiracy Theory)
Vinnie Caggiano is a composer, musician who has played all over the country, music teacher, music theorist, creator of the popular YouTube channel YouTube.com/VinCognito, which has playlists of his solo performances, performances with his bands; The Blue Kind & The Venice Roasters, he also has a playlist analyzing Beatles music from a Music Theory perspective and many Music Theory videos.
The Ripple Effect Podcast #137 (Sam Tripoli | Tin Foil Hat)
Sam Tripoli is a comedian, writer, producer & podcaster. Sam hosts two podcasts, Punch-Drunk, which is a sports podcast he hosts with fellow comedians Ari Shaffir & Jayson Thibault, and Tin Foil Hat podcast which is Sam’s conspiracy podcast. Also check out Sam’s new album, The Diabolical available on iTunes.
The Ripple Effect Podcast #136 (Adam Kokesh VS Hunter Maats)
The 1st ever Ripple Effect Round-Table Debate with Iraq veteran, activist, author of FREEDOM & Libertarian, ADAM KOKESH vs host of the Mixed Mental Arts podcast and author of The Straight A Conspiracy: Your Secret Guide to Ending the Stress of School and Totally Ruling the World, HUNTER MAATS.
The Ripple Effect Podcast #135 (Hunter Maats | Mixed Mental Arts)
Hunter Maats is the author of The Straight-A Conspiracy: Your Secret Guide to Ending the Stress of School and Totally Ruling the World, host of the Mixed Mental Arts podcast (previously called The Bryan Callen Show) & has appeared on many shows like the Today Show, the Joe Rogan Experience, Tangentially Speaking, Bulletproof Radio & many others.