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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

Militarizing Space, Antwon Rose, Jones vs Rogan, Infinite Afghanistan War

Abby and Robbie Martin discuss Charles Krauthammer's legacy as an Iraq War architect and propagandist, broken windows policing and the murder of Antwon Rose, Jordan Peterson's defamation lawsuit, Dave Rubin's bizarre argument to deregulate building safety codes, Alex Jones' (beard) and unhinged threats to Joe Rogan, Trump's plan to militarize space in violation of international law and an update on the Afghanistan war, where the US has ramped up its bombing campaign to the highest levels since t...

Jun 26, 20181 hr 16 min

We Were Lied to About 9/11 : Interview with Jon Gold

Robbie Martin interviews activist/journalist/researcher Jon Gold about his new (free) book 'We Were Lied to About 9/11', a compilation of interviews with various experts, researchers as well as figures who played a role in the 9/11 story itself. Robbie and Jon reflect on Jon's discussions with Bob Mcilvaine whose son died in the world trade center, Paul Thompson the creator of the Complete 9/11 Timeline and Coleen Rowley FBI whistleblower who alleges elements inside the FBI covered up evidence t...

Jun 26, 20181 hr 8 min

Korea Summit, Puerto Rico Ruin, 500 Palestinians Shot in the Head

Abby and Robbie Martin discuss Trump's legal strategy having Giuliani make him look bad, the media lambasting the Korea summit and lobbying against peace with Kim Jong-un, the terrible tragedy of 5,000 deaths in the aftermath of Puerto Rico hurricane (more than Katrina and 9/11 combined), Cambridge Analytica working in Yemen and Saudi Arabia to condition the masses and an update on the continued bloodletting in Palestine––from the execution of another Tamimi in the West Bank to the fact that 500...

Jun 15, 20181 hr 33 min

CA Election Fail, Alt-Right Grift, Ukraine 'Crisis Actor' & Roseanne

Abby and Robbie Martin discuss the Ukraine 'crisis actor' staging his own death, the Skripal victims' resurrection, the Alt Right rage and grift train of media personalities under Trump, the abandonment of Julian Assange, Roseanne's show getting canceled for a racist tweet, and the abysmal failure of the California primary election with the victory of Dianne Feinstein. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/medi...

Jun 13, 20181 hr 41 min

New Atheism, DNC Implosion, Charlatan Trump : Interview with Kyle Kulinski of Secular Talk

Abby and Robbie Martin interview Kyle Kulinski of Secular Talk about why he differentiates himself from New Atheists like Sam Harris, Trump conning the Alt Right, Russia Gate censoring progressive voices and the implosion of the DNC on Media Roots Radio. Kyle is one of the only commentators keeping us sane in the Trump era, so please support his work! Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW...

Jun 11, 20181 hr 27 min

North Korea Summit, Iran Deal Neoconned, QAnon Loses Control, Rudy's Bad Advice

New solo Media Roots Radio hosted by Robbie Martin about Trump screwing up the North Korea summit and pulling out of the Iran deal, deep state actor Rudy Giuiani's bad advice to Trump and how the click-bait charlatans pushing the 'QAnon' conspiracy are losing control over the narrative. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

May 26, 20181 hr 44 min

World Blind to Israeli Massacre of Protesters, Attack of the Smears, Venezuela Election Hypocrisy

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the attacks against Abby from John Stossel, Bari Weiss and hasbara operation Stand With Us since appearing on the Joe Rogan show; the horrifying bloodletting in Gaza, where Israeli snipers shot 1,320 Palestinians with live ammunition and executed 62 unarmed protesters in cold blood––including 7 children, and the subsequent media cover up; VICE's whitewashing of Israeli war crimes in a recent interview with Netanyahu; the significance of Maduro's sweeping victory...

May 25, 20181 hr 54 min

Progressive Black Activists Targeted in New McCarthyism : Interview with Anoa Changa

Abby and Robbie Martin talk to Anoa Changa, a progressive Black activist, attorney and host of "The Way with Anoa", about the NPR hit piece insinuating she is a Russian stooge, simply because she promoted her views on socialist radio shows hosted by Sputnik. They discuss Bernie Sanders, the Russiagate hysteria leading to the demonization of the left, and why the Alt Right need to be marginalized as much as possible in order to build social change. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcas...

May 02, 20181 hr 6 min

Trump Arms Dealer-In-Chief, Syria War & Chemical Weapons Propaganda, Scooter/Giuliani Insanity

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about Kanye West's endorsement of Trump, the Michael Cohen raid, Trump as the arms-dealer-in-chief, Giuliani/Scooter Libby/John Bolton insanity, the propaganda and counter narratives surrounding the alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria on the latest Media Roots Radio. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio Follow @AbbyMartin // @FluorescentGrey

Apr 27, 20181 hr 44 min

Custody Wars & the Bizarre Transformation of Hypocrite Alex Jones : Interview w/ Kelly Jones

Robbie Martin speaks to Kelly Jones the ex-wife of Alex Jones about her ongoing custody battle and experience being under a continual bombardment of vexatious litigation on behalf of her ex husband. Kelly has already been granted primary custody by a Texas court yet the judge has left her children with Alex. They also speak at length about how Infowars transformed over the years from being a non-partisan, civil liberties focused, anti-militarized police platform into a pro-Trump, pro-police, pro...

Apr 21, 20181 hr 31 min

Salisbury, Skripals & Syrian Airstrikes : Interview w/ Tom Secker of "Clandestime" & "Spy Culture"

Robbie Martin has a long-form discussion with investigative journalist and filmmaker Tom Secker about the alleged Salisbury poisoning incident involving former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter. They run through the official story of this alleged incident and debunk several prevailing narratives as well as analyze how the propaganda surrounding the alleged attack could be used to solidify a greater geopolitical narrative with Syria and Russia. www.spyculture.com/ www.twitter.com/Fluore...

Apr 16, 20181 hr 52 min

"Great March of Return" Massacre, Killing Gaza : Interview w/ Max Blumenthal & Dan Cohen

On March 30, Israeli soldiers killed 17 civilians and injured more than 1,400 others with live ammunition, when 30,000 Palestinians gathered in peaceful protest for the "Great March of Return" on the Gaza border. Israel has imposed a deadly blockade on Gaza's two million inhabitants for over a decade. Robbie Martin and Abby Martin interview journalists Max Blumenthal and Dan Cohen about the latest Israeli massacre, Western complicity in war crimes, and their film "Killing Gaza", a devastating lo...

Apr 05, 20181 hr 12 min

Cambridge Analytica Private Mercenaries, Blue Planet, Waco & Jones/Stone/Neocon Alliance

Abby and Robbie Martin give tribute to renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, talk about Cambridge Analytica using Facebook data to target voters, and how the company acts as a shadowy private intelligence firm that carries out psyops and regime change ops around the world at the behest of Robert Mercer and other oligarchs. Abby explains the most amazing underwater discoveries in the new Blue Planet series, including an octopus creating a sea shell suit and the vast communication networks that exis...

Apr 01, 20181 hr 22 min

Russian Elections, 'Novichok' Spy Poisoning & Trump Saudi Worship

Abby and Robbie Martin discuss the absurd media coverage of the Russian elections, Putin's nuclear message, the Novichok spy poisoning and Trump’s Saudi weapons deals on Media Roots Radio. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio www.twitter.com/AbbyMartin www.twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Mar 28, 20181 hr 14 min

PNAC is Back, John Bolton in the White House, US Army 1980s Revival

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about about the 15th anniversary of the Iraq War, the horrific police killing of Stephon Clark, crazy DOD military propaganda, 1980s culture revival and how the appointment of bloodthirsty warmonger John Bolton completes Trump’s neocon circle on Media Roots Radio. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio www.twitter.com/AbbyMartin www.twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Mar 25, 20181 hr 54 min

Russiagate Propaganda Train & Internet Crackdown

Abby and Robbie Martin discuss the latest Russiagate news and propaganda, the effect of the Internet Research Agency compared to GCSQ/NSA online disruption programs, YouTube algorithms favoring right wing conspiracies, the shuttering down of Alt Right medium accounts, and how this crackdown is being used to censor anti-war leftists and those who are deemed 'Russia linked.' They also discuss the updates to the Parkland shooting, Trump's suggestion to arm teachers and the NRA's crazy, racist rheto...

Mar 01, 20181 hr 11 min

Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet with Yasha Levine

Robbie Martin interviews journalist Yasha Levine about his new book Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio www.twitter.com/AbbyMartin www.twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Feb 25, 20182 hr 34 min

Olympics DPRK Fear, Russian Troll Indictment, Parkland Shooting

Robbie and Abby Martin talk about US commentators ruining the historic Olympic ceremony to fearmonger about North Korea, the meat of the Mueller indictment of 13 Russian trolls from a bot farm in St. Petersburg, the debate about gun control, mental health, white supremacy and domestic violence in the wake of the horrific mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida on Media Roots Radio. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.p...

Feb 20, 20182 hr 2 min

Israel Gas-lighting Iran, Robert Mueller's Corruption & TYT Trump Russia Collusion Debate Review

In this solo episode of Media Roots Radio, Robbie Martin talks about the downed Israeli jet in Syria, the Iranian/Israeli proxy war brewing, US bombing escalations against Assad and the recent TYT Russia debate between Kyle Kulinski and Cenk Uygur. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio www.twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Feb 17, 20181 hr 28 min

Robert Parry Tribute, False North Korean Missile Alerts & Right Wing Calls for Martial Law

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the tragic loss of investigative journalist Robert Parry and go over his career of breaking stories that shaped our world, from CIA drug trafficking to the Iran hostage crisis, and his constant challenge of the establishment consensus. They also discuss the false missile alert in Hawaii and Japan and muse whether it was done on purpose to gin up public fear and consent, the new Oxfam study of billionaires, humanitarian aid group ‘No More Deaths’ charged with fed...

Jan 30, 20181 hr 56 min

Iran Protests Used For Regime Change, Nuclear Deal Sabotage & Trump Goes Full Neocon

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the recent protests in Iran, the corporate media's hijacking of the narrative to push regime change propaganda, Trump's belligerent baiting of Iran and destruction of diplomacy by reneging on Obama's nuclear deal, the US Empire's role in the country––from overthrowing their democracy in 1953 to the use of the MEK terrorist group to commit bombings and assassinations on Media Roots Radio. [Recorded on January 8th] Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast...

Jan 14, 20181 hr 27 min

Bannon VS Trump, War on Weed, Qanon & MAGA Controlled Opposition

[Recorded on January 6th 2018 before Bannon 'stepped down' from Breitbart] Abby and Robbie Martin talk about Trump's meltdown over the 'Fire and Fury' book, Bannon's quotes throwing Trump under the bus, Jeff Sessions' resurrecting a wildly unpopular war on weed in the wake of dozens of states legalizing, the absurdity of the Qanon conspiracy and the manipulation of the masses in partisan camps. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Pat...

Jan 10, 20181 hr 30 min

Trump Admin Preparing First Strike on North Korea, Anthrax Fear Mongering & Propaganda

Robbie and Abby Martin talk about the Trump administration's disturbing escalation of threats and provocations against North Korea, including a new national security document proposal for an escalation against Iran and North Korea and leaks about a "bloody nose attack" to preemptively bomb Kim Jong-Un's nuclear capabilities, which would put tens of millions of lives on the brink of annihilation. They also discuss the eerily similar propaganda across the corporate media about North Korea's prepar...

Dec 31, 20171 hr 8 min

Vice Reckoning, Diagnosing Trump, Jerusalem Move & Israeli-US Collusion

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about Trump's dumb as fuck culture wars being set on his twitter feed, the movement of mental health professionals diagnosing POTUS' mental health, NYT's expose on VICE: toxic masculinity, sexism, and the omission of arch misogynist co-founder Gavin McInnes, the US moving its embassy to Jerusalem and why the smoking gun behind the Russian collusion is really just a revelation about Israel's shocking amount of leverage. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast...

Dec 28, 20171 hr 28 min

US-Saudi Killing Yemen, Fake News Fail & Sex Predators Exposed

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the significance of the latest purge in Saudi Arabia of the royal family and other high ranking officials by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, and its war in Yemen that is causing the greatest humanitarian crisis in the world, with tens of millions on the brink of starvation-–all happening with US weaponry and support. They also talk about James O' Keefe's latest failed fake news stunt with Washington Post where he tried to discredit Roy Moore's victims by inventing o...

Dec 05, 20171 hr 45 min

Mass Hallucinations, Comedians for Russiagate, Net Neutrality Dead?

Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the Trump phenomenon causing mass hallucinations on both sides of the political aisle, antifa fearmongering and the J20 arrests, Russiagate obsessed comedians like Michael Ian Black attacking RT, Abby and Lee Camp, FCC chair Ajit Pai abolishing Net Neutrality, opening media consolidation and how algorithms having already killed the concept of a free and open Internet. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio...

Nov 27, 20171 hr 26 min
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