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Media Roots Radio

Abby & Robbie Martinwww.mediaroots.org
Since 2010, siblings and journalists Abby Martin and Robbie Martin have been doing Media Roots Radio, a political podcast with a critical eye on US foreign policy, political partisanship and what people can do to fight back. Conversational, controversial, passionate and explicit, Media Roots stands apart from the majority of podcasts coming from a similar point of view. Listen to all previous episodes on soundcloud, itunes, spotify and stitcher. All $5 and up patrons get an exclusive bonus episode every month!
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Episodes

DNC/RNC Pageantry, Abby's Arrest & Manchurian Candidate Trump

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the insane, cringeworthy pageantry of the RNC and DNC, Abby's story about being unlawfully arrested and manhandled by Philly PD, and the absurd idea that Trump is somehow behind the hack on the DNC. Please donate to see our podcast continue! www.mediaroots.org

Jul 30, 20161 hr 42 min

Obama Doesn't Want Nuclear War With Russia & Neoconservatives for Hillary Clinton

After wrapping up 'A Very Heavy Agenda', Robbie Martin attended a Hillary Clinton fundraiser hosted by neocon thought leader Robert Kagan in D.C., and got an exclusive scoop about Obama's policy on Ukraine. Robbie and Abby talk about the surreal experience and the story he got from Kagan. Also attending the event with Robbie was Rania Khalek. www.averyheavyagenda.com www.mediaroots.org

Jul 24, 201652 min

28 Redacted 9/11 Pages Released with Jon Gold

Robbie Martin and researcher Jon Gold talk about the long awaited release of the 28 pages that expose foreign government involvement in 9/11 attacks. www.mediaroots.org

Jul 16, 20161 hr 3 min

Puerto Rico, Orlando, James Risen & the War on Journalism

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about Puerto Rico's manufactured debt crisis and history of colonial subjugation, the Orlando massacre and America's mass shooting epidemic, James Risen's book 'Pay Any Price' documenting the criminal looting and corruption in our post-9/11 dystopia. www.mediaroots.org www.theempirefiles.tv

Jul 06, 20161 hr 10 min

Abby & Robbie Martin Discuss 'A Very Heavy Agenda'

'A Very Heavy Agenda' is a three part documentary compilation of footage exposing DC's war architects and media surrogates. To watch or buy the series visit: www.averyheavyagenda.com

Jul 03, 20161 hr 35 min

Garry Shandling Tribute, Hillary's Corruption, New Cold War Continues

FYI this podcast was recorded before Tuesday (before Cruz dropped out and Trump won Indiana) please donate by sending a paypal donation via the donate button on our website MediaRoots.org if you would like to make a donation specifically to our podcast, please put 'Media Roots Radio' in the donation notes

May 04, 20161 hr 45 min

Robbie's Super Tuesday, Neocon Panic & Trump Wrecks GOP

Robbie follows up with a solo Media Roots Radio podcast about Super Tuesday: neocon panic and desperate GOP hysterics over Trump. Please donate to Media Roots Radio by sending a paypal payment to info@mediaroots,org, make sure to put 'podcast' or 'radio' in the info box of the payment. www.mediaroots.org

Mar 02, 201651 min

Syria Cease-Fire & 2016 Presidential Elections

Robbie and Abby Martin talk about the Syria ceasefire, Black Lives Matter and the 2016 presidential election insanity: GOP unraveling over Trump, the Clinton campaign's dirty tricks, Hillary's endorsement by neocon warmongers and the reality of Bernie Sanders' domestic/foreign policy on the latest Media Roots Radio. www.mediaroots.org

Mar 01, 20161 hr 50 min

Flint Lead Poisoning, X-Files & A Very Heavy Agenda

Abby & Robbie Martin talk about his documentary 'A Very Heavy Agenda', lead poisoning in Flint, Syria war confusion and the new X-Files on the latest Media Roots​ Radio. http://www.mediaroots.org twitter.com/abbymartin twitter.com/fluorescentgrey

Feb 01, 20161 hr 50 min

Interview with Stand-Up Comedian & Activist Barry Crimmins

"Bobcat Goldthwait directed this moving documentary about comedian and peace activist Barry Crimmins. The film is masterfully structured in such a way that it starts as a typical film about an artist, who a group of people believe more people should know. Comics who were given opportunities thanks to him or have memories of his early work appear on screen. Goldthwait then hits the audience with information about a horrific experience from Crimmins’ childhood, and the film is instantly transforme...

Jan 13, 20161 hr 3 min

Paris & San Bernadino Attacks ISIS Mythopoeia

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the political and media ISIS mythopoeia in the wake of the Paris and #SanBernadino attacks, the anti-Muslim bigotry mirroring 9/11 and the nonsensicalness of the Syria war. DONATE // www.mediaroots.org // put 'media roots radio' in the description of your donation twitter.com/AbbyMartin & twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Dec 11, 20151 hr 55 min

9/11 Forgotten Racist Origins Trumped & The Palestinian Frame-up

Donald Trump's comments about arabs in New Jersey cheering from rooftops on 9/11 have sparked controversy and outrage, but what if Trump is confusing 2 different real events together and inaccurately repeating them as a memory? Is it possible that even someone as ridiculous as Trump could be a 'victim' of the intentionally racist script we were indoctrinated with on the day of 9/11 itself? Why were there 3 separate mainstream media stories between 9:40am and 1:30pm on the day of 9/11 itself that...

Nov 24, 20151 hr 12 min

The Syria War of Hypocrisy & Empire Delusional Disorder

This episode of Media Roots Radio was recorded 1 day before the Paris terrorist attacks. Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the US regime change plan in Syria and hypocrisy of arming rebels to 'fight ISIS', "new atheism's" bigotry under the guise of intellectualism & people who are plagued with Empire delusional disorder in serial killer America. www.mediaroots.org twitter.com/FluorescentGrey twitter.com/AbbyMartin

Nov 14, 20151 hr 21 min

Amerithrax & The CIA : Interview with Matt Dehart

This interview was conducted via a collect call from Warren County Regional Jail and originally appeared at http://amerithrax.blogspot.com/ and was also published here : http://mediaroots.org/alleged-cia-involvement-in-2001-anthrax-attacks/ Jail Support Info: Matt Dehart #164682 Warren County Regional Jail 920 Kentucky Street Bowling Green, Ky 42101 https://twitter.com/FreeMattDehart https://twitter.com/FluorescentGrey More information on the story of Matt Dehart http://www.buzzfeed.com/davidkus...

Oct 24, 201514 min

Sex, Bigotry & Islam with Porn Star Conner Habib

Media Roots speaks to author and porn star Conner Habib about sex work, left bigotry, the establishment co-optation of the LGBTQ movement, PEN awarding Charlie Hebdo with a freedom award and the new atheism movement's colonial attitude toward Islam. twitter.com/connerhabib twitter.com/abbymartin www.mediaroots.org

Jul 25, 201552 min

Charleston, Confederate Flags and the *Transparent* Empire

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the Charleston massacre, the political debate about the semantics of terrorism and legacy of the Confederate flag. They also discuss the measures the Empire has taken since 9/11 to codify illegal, murderous activity practiced by the government for decades. www.mediaroots.org twitter.com/abbymartin twitter.com/fluorescentgrey

Jul 03, 20151 hr 50 min

America's 50 Year War in Colombia: Death Squads & Drug Management

US sponsored violence on the ground in Colombia has been constant for five decades, killing more than 220,000 people and displacing millions. Colombia is removed from most US foreign policy discussions, yet the American military has been more involved there than any other country in the world – including Afghanistan. From immunized war crimes to rampant rape, human rights lawyer Dan Kovalik talks about the disastrous effects of five decades of US militarism in the region and the crushing of resi...

May 27, 201539 min

Congo's Resource Curse & US Backed Atrocities

Media Roots Radio is joined by Kambale Musavuli, Spokesperson for Friends of the Congo, to talk about how Congo's resource curse feeds the military industrial complex and why anti-drone activists need to organize with the Congolese to disrupt cobalt extraction. Donate to Media Roots by going to the Mediaroots.org homepage and clicking the donate link on the top right. Please put 'podcast' or 'media roots radio' in the comment section/body of the donation if you would like to allocate the donatio...

May 21, 20151 hr 20 min

Chris Kyle Fans Express American Exceptionalism Through Sexual Violence

Abby and Robbie Martin are joined by journalist Rania Khalek about how Abby got doxxed and bombarded with rape and death threats for wearing a "F*ck Chris Kyle" shirt, and why so called "freedom" lovers express American Exceptionalism through sexual violence. www.mediaroots.org twitter.com/abbymartin twitter.com/raniakhalek twitter.com/fluorescentgrey

May 11, 20151 hr 11 min

Chelsea Manning & the Military Entertainment Complex with Alexa O'Brien

On this edition of Media Roots Radio, Abby and Robbie Martin speak to investigative journalist Alexa O'Brien about Manning’s exposures, the ongoing erosion of civil liberties and her research into the conjoining of entertainment, tech and military industries. www.alexaobrien.com www.mediaroots.org Follow Alexa @carwinb

May 05, 20151 hr 18 min

Adversarial Journalism in Russia & Dissecting the Propaganda Wars with Mark Ames

Journalist Mark Ames is the founder of The Exile, Exiled Online, senior editor for Not Safe for Work and regular contributor to Pando Daily Mark lived in Russia and eventually started working on the satirical and hard hitting paper The Exile from the late 90s until it was effectively shut down by Moscow's media censorship arm in 2008 Robbie Martin of Media Roots has a discussion with Mark about his experience in Russia, the completely ignored corrupt Boris Yeltsin years after the fall of the USS...

May 01, 20151 hr 10 min

Baltimore Police State & Justice for Freddie Gray

Robbie and Abby Martin discuss the Baltimore Uprising and murder of Freddie Gray on Media Roots Radio, institutionalized racism abetting pockets of mutiny, rampant police unaccountability, the convoluted narrative of the war in Syria and huckster Liz Wahl's insane testimony to Congress about Russia "weaponizing" information. www.mediaroots.org twitter.com/abbymartin twitter.com/fluorescentgrey

Apr 30, 20151 hr 10 min

Persian and Experimental Electronic Music with Ata Ebtekar aka Sote

Ata Ebtekar also known as Sote has been carving his own path in the lexicon of electronic music for the better part of 2 decades. Ata attended school in Germany and later audio engineering school in the San Francisco bay area. It happened to be the same school Robbie Martin (co-host of Media Roots Radio and aka Fluorescent Grey) attended, Expression Center for New Media. Expression was home to not just audio students but also cgi and visual students many of whom later ended up working for Hollyw...

Apr 22, 201553 min

Cyber Warfare, Spying & US Govt's Collection of Dick Pics with Sam Sacks

As Obama issues an executive order granting him authority to sanction people engaged in civil society online and with the renewal of the Patriot Act on the horizon, the conversation about mass surveillance and privacy rights couldn’t be more vital. Co-founder of the news co-op the District Sentinel Sam Sacks joins Media Roots Radio to discuss all things spying. www.mediaroots.org twitter.com/samsacks twitter.com/abbymartin

Apr 19, 201546 min

Saudi Arabia's Yemen War, Terror Factory & US Bribery with Ali Al-Ahmed

Director of the Institute for Gulf Affairs, Ali Al-Ahmed, talks about the oppressive monarchy of Saudi Arabia: the American backed war in Yemen and unyielding partnership between the two countries; the export of terrorism and spread of ultra orthodox Wahhabism, the political bribery on behalf of Gulf States to maintain a culture of silence. twitter.com/AliAlAhmed_en twitter.com/AbbyMartin www.mediaroots.org

Apr 12, 201551 min
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