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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

Hollywood Breaks the Silence on Sexual Assault, Rape & Abuse

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the victims of sexual predator Harvey Weinstein, and how the floodgates have opened to expose the conspiracy of silence surrounding the most powerful men in Hollywood. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio When we reach our goal of $500, we will release 4 podcasts per month. www.twitter.com/AbbyMartin www.twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Nov 02, 20171 hr 27 min

Pornography & Sex Work is a Radical Act w/ Conner Habib

Robbie Martin hosts solo with very special guest Conner Habib. Conner Habib is an author, lecturer, sex workers' rights activist, and host of the web series Against Everyone with Conner Habib. He has appeared in nearly 200 gay adult films, and served for two years as the Vice President of the Adult Performer Advocacy Committee, a non-profit dedicated to protecting the rights of porn performers. He gives lectures around the world on sex, sexuality, pornography, and the occult, and was the first g...

Oct 17, 20172 hr

Las Vegas Shooting, Trump Unhinged & Israel Campaigns Against Abby

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the Las Vegas shooting, Trump's bizarre military threats against North Korea, the hurricanes in Texas and Puerto Rico, and the Israeli government's campaign against Abby on the latest Media Roots Radio. www.mediaroots.org

Oct 09, 20171 hr 52 min

9/11 Anniversary, Hillary Clinton's Hubris, Russia Today Foreign Agent

Abby and Robbie Martin discuss the post-9/11 world, in which the flat earth and pizzagate theories are more mainstream than questioning the event that was used to justify a police state and endless war. They discuss the implications of the US government's registry of Russia Today and its employees as "foreign agents," the censorship of independent media by Facebook, Google and others under the guise of "fake news," and Hillary Clinton’s new book in which she lashes out at Women’s March participa...

Sep 15, 20171 hr 21 min

Charlottesville, Trump's Brownshirts & the "Alt Left"

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the Unite the Right white nationalist rally and murder of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, the argument over confederate monuments, Trump's brownshirt army and conservative apologists for neo-Nazis, the invention and weaponization of the term "alt left" on Media Roots Radio. Donate to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio Follow twitter.com/abbymartin & twitter.com/FluorescentGrey www.MediaRoots.org

Aug 19, 20171 hr 11 min

Trump's North Korea Obsession, Venezuela Propaganda, PNAC 3.0

Abby Martin and Robbie Martin talk about the latest news in America's dystopia: the Democratic Party backing anti-choice and GOP candidates, the Trump administration's genocidal threats and warmongering against North Korea, fierce media propaganda and threats of regime change against Venezuela and the 72nd anniversary of Hiroshima on Media Roots Radio. Donate to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio Follow twitter.com/abbymartin & twitter.com/FluorescentGrey www.Media...

Aug 11, 20171 hr 47 min

Donald Jr. in Hot Water, Controlled Opposition & DNC's Purge of the Left

Abby Martin and Robbie Martin discuss the latest headlines, including Trump ramping up the bombing of civilians, Donald Jr.'s "Russian collusion", the murder of Philando Castile, the outing of Reality Winner, the corporate media and democratic party's shift to the right and alt right grifters co-optation of the left on Media Roots Radio. Donate to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio Follow twitter.com/abbymartin & twitter.com/FluorescentGrey www.MediaRoots.o...

Jul 19, 20171 hr 39 min

National Security Cinema : Interview w/ Tom Secker & Matthew Alford

Buy Paperback of National Security Cinema: https://www.amazon.com/National-Security-Cinema-Government-Hollywood/dp/1548084980/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500352078&sr=8-1&keywords=national+security+cinema Please Donate to Media Roots Radio using Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio National Security Cinema: This is a book about secrecy, militarism, manipulation, and censorship at the heart of the world’s leading democracy—and about those who try to fight them. Using thousands...

Jul 18, 20171 hr 50 min

Abby Goes to Venezuela

Robbie Martin interviews Abby Martin about her recent trip to Venezuela, where she explains the reality on-the-ground, dissects the corporate media's propaganda campaign against the government and describes firsthand the fascistic, violent nature of opposition protesters carrying out daily barricades, known as "guarimbas". They also discuss the legacy of Hugo Chavez and why his brand of socialism poses such an enormous threat to the US Empire. Please donate to Media Roots Radio on Patreon, we wo...

Jun 12, 20171 hr 47 min

Trump in Saudi Arabia, Wikileaks Info War & Seth Rich

Robbie and Abby Martin discuss Trump's recent trip to Saudi Arabia to counter "extremism" and sell weapons, the Russia Gate scandal reaching an impeachment fever pitch, the alt-right's "free speech" trolling, Julian Assange and Wikileaks' role in the information war and breaking down the Seth Rich conspiracy theories on the latest Media Roots Radio. Please donate to Media Roots Radio on Patreon, we wouldn't be able to do this show without your support! www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio Follow twit...

Jun 07, 20172 hr 14 min

Trump's Neocon Transformation, Dropping the MOAB & 'Free Speech' Trolling

Robbie and Abby Martin talk about Trump's neocon transformation into a Deep State lackey for the military industrial complex, his dropping of the MOAB in Afghanistan, loosening of the military rules of engagement, and the bipartisan media praise for his warmongering and provocations against North Korea, Syria and China. They also discuss the how alt right speakers and rallies are being hosted in the most hardcore leftist pockets of the country to instigate "free speech" martyrs. Please donate to...

Apr 27, 20171 hr 40 min

Syria Red Line Deja Vu, Trump's Reversal & Youtube Censorship

Robbie Martin and Abby Martin break down the new mainstream media push to oust Assad with military force in Syria, Trump's reversal on his Syria position and the general acquiescence towards war-drums beating for North Korea. They also talk about how Youtube and other private internet platforms known for alternative media and free speech are starting to censor and demonetize large swaths of independent content creators with no recourse whatsoever. Please donate to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: w...

Apr 06, 20171 hr 53 min

Wikileaks Vault 7 & the Russian Conspiracy Industry

Robbie Martin and Abby Martin break down the media hysteria over the Trump wiretapping claim and discuss the implications of Wikileaks' Vault 7 data dump about CIA targeted hacking and spying. They also talk about the media's Russophobia campaign and Robbie extensively dissects the actual facts and analysis behind the so-called "Russian hacking" allegations on Media Roots Radio. Please donate to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio

Mar 23, 20171 hr 33 min

Trump's Brutal Foreign Policy & Military Mindset

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the significance of Trump's military budget increase of $54 billion, his ramping up of drone strikes and special ops, putting boots on the ground in Iraq and Syria and the danger of new wars in North Korea and Iran on Media Roots Radio. Please support the Media Roots Radio podcast on Patreon by going to: https://www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio Thanks for your support! Robbie & Abby @fluorescentgrey @abbymartin @mediarootsnews @veryheavyagenda

Mar 21, 20171 hr 19 min

Corporate Globalism, Brownshirts & War on the Left

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the new measures being taken by POTUS Trump, debunk the idea that Hitler was a socialist and why he turned against his brownshirt army, explain why globalism is really just capitalism misunderstood and offer insight on the "free speech" argument defending neo-nazis. Please donate to Media Roots Radio via Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio mediaroots.org averyheavyagenda.com twitter.com/abbymartin twitter.com/fluorescentgrey

Feb 12, 20171 hr 52 min

Muslim Ban, Trump Apologists & Fighting Fascism

Abby and Robbie Martin discuss Trump's first week in office carrying out several executive orders that violate human rights and the environment, namely the Muslim Ban which blatantly discriminates against millions of people around the world. Please donate to Media Roots Radio via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio mediaroots.org averyheavyagenda.com twitter.com/abbymartin twitter.com/fluorescentgrey

Jan 31, 20172 hr 9 min

US Government Blames Russia Today for Trump's Win

After finding out about the news that Breaking the Set, Abby's former RT show, was named in the DNI intelligence report for fomenting 'radical discontent' as part of a Kremlin plot to subvert US democracy, Abby and Robbie Martin discuss the insanity of the report and the desperate measures on behalf of the establishment to build its case against Russia on a special Media Roots Radio. Please donate to Media Roots Radio via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio

Jan 09, 20171 hr 31 min

CEO of Empire: Trump's Team of Far Right Hawks & Era of "Fake News"

Donate to the Media Roots Radio podcast on Patreon: bit.ly/2fHp5gO Abby and Robbie Martin talk about Donald Trump's disturbing list of far right, neocon appointees and their nebulous connections with the military industrial complex; the origin of real "fake news" from Matt Drudge, to Andrew Brietbart to InfoWars and their fostering of racism and Islamophobia online; the need for a real movement under what could become a highly repressive and dangerous Cheneyesque era. www.mediaroots.org twitter....

Dec 02, 20161 hr 30 min

The Traumatic Election Of POTUS Donald Trump

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the surrealness of the 2016 presidential election, how the entire establishment was blindsided, why the DNC failed so abysmally what can be expected from POTUS Donald Trump. Donate to the Media Roots Radio podcast on Patreon: http://bit.ly/2fHp5gO twitter.com/AbbyMartin twitter.com/FluorescentGrey www.mediaroots.org

Nov 12, 20162 hr 14 min

Interview with Deep Web Filmmaker, Alex Winter

note: this interview was recorded in late September 2016 @ 34:40 Robbie discusses the DEA ban on Kratom which was supposed to happen at the end of September but never ended up going through.

Oct 31, 20161 hr 34 min

Podesta Emails, DNC Hack & War with Russia Hysteria

Robbie and Abby Martin talk about the leaked Podesta Emails, the DNC hack, Trump on women and the Cold War getting hot on the latest Media Roots Radio. www.mediaroots.org twitter.com/abbymartin twitter.com/fluorescentgrey

Oct 16, 20161 hr 36 min

Abby Martin Goes to Palestine

Abby and Robbie Martin discuss her two week trip traveling the West Bank in Palestine for The Empire Files. From refugee camps to life under occupation and settler terrorism, Abby's first-hand account of the real Israel/Palestine is a must listen. twitter.com/abbymartin twitter.com/dancohen3000 www.mediaroots.org

Sep 26, 20162 hr
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