Episode 90 with Daniele Bolelli, philosopher, author, professor, martial artist & host of The Drunken Taoist Podcast & his new history podcast, HISTORY ON FIRE. Daniele has also just released a new book called Not Afraid: On Fear, Heartbreak, Raising a Baby Girl, and Cage Fighting. Daniele has born in Milan Italy and at 20 years old, Bolelli co-authored his first book Mitologie Felici, which was published in Italy.
Episode 89 with Jen Briney, creator & host of the Congressional Dish podcast. For two years Jen read every bill that past ‘The House of Representatives’ hoping to better understand where our money is being spent. She breaks down bills in a way the average listener can digest & have an better idea of where our hard earned tax money is going. Jen returns to the show to talk about some of her recent episode topics, how Congressional Dish has evolved, the importance of voting, how we can all make a difference and much more.
Episode 88 with Ray McGovern, ex-CIA officer now turned activist. Ray worked for the CIA from 1963-1990 and also was responsible for preparing the Presidents daily briefings which consists of gathering highly classified information & intel and briefing the President every morning.
Episode 87 with Lamar Waldron, historian & author. Some of his work includes ULTIMATE SACRIFICE:John and Robert Kennedy, the Plan for a Coup in Cuba and the Murder of JFK, LEGACY OF SECRECY:The Long Shadow of the JFK Assassination, WATERGATE The Hidden History: Nixon, The Mafia and The CIA.
Episode 86 with Roger Stone, political consultant who has over 40yrs in politics, has worked for 9 presidential campaigns & NY Times best selling author of THE MAN WHO KILLED KENNEDY: The Case Against LBJ and returns to The Ripple Effect Podcast to talk about his new book, The Clinton’s War On Women.
Episode 85 with Robbie Martin, journalist from alternative news website MEDIA ROOTS, creator of music project Fluorescent Grey, owner of Record Label Records & documentary filmmaker. Robbie returns to the show to talk about his new documentary ‘A Very Heavy Agenda: Part 1’ and much more.
Episode 84 with Ian Bagg, a Canadian stand-up comedian who has been on Conan O’Brien, Jay Leno, and a finalist on NBC’s popular show Last Comic Standing. Ian has had his comedy special featured on Showtime & Comedy Central and has a full length album called “It Takes A Village.”
Episode 83 with Lionel, an Emmy Award winning nationally syndicated American radio & television personality, media and legal analyst, author, essayist, spoken word artist, standup comedian, bluegrass musician, speaker and lecturer and voice actor. He has been on RT America, Coast To Coast AM, The Alex Jones Show, James Corbett’s podcast and many more shows.
Episode 82 with Burton C. Bell, lead singer and song writer for the legendary industrial metal band Fear Factory. Fear Factory has been around since the early 90’s and were revolutionary with being one of the 1st heavy metal bands that were experimenting with synths, keyboards, drum machines & clean vocals in such heavy music. They have influenced bands like Machine Head & Slipknot and genres like metalcore. They are also known for their futurist machine like sound & man vs machine themes.
Episode 81 with Jimmy Dore, comedian, host of The Jimmy Dore Show and author of ‘YOUR COUNTRY IS JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU: How the Media, Wall Street and Both Political Parties Keep Screwing You-Even After You’ve Moved On.’ You can also see him regularly on The Young Turks Network.
Episode 80 with Thaddeus Russell, historian, professor & author of A RENEGADE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES and OUT OF THE JUNGLE: Jimmy Hoffa and The Remaking Of The American Working Class.
Episode 79 with Russ Baker, award winning investigative journalist, author of best selling book ‘FAMILY OF SECRETS: The Bush Dynasty, America’s Invisible Government & the Hidden History of the Last Fifty Years’ and also the founder & editor of WhoWhatWhy.org, a non-profit news site. He has also written for many national & international publications like the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, New York Times, The Nation, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, Salon, Esquire and many more.