Abby and Robbie start the podcast talking about the massacre of Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand, and the widespread culpability from those who have promoted Islamophobia. TRIGGER WARNING: From thirty minutes on, there is very strong language describing sexual assault as they discuss the documentary "Leaving Neverland" and the evidence behind Michael Jackson's child sexual-abuse allegations. They describe the film as a paradigm shift to understanding the grooming tactics of pedophiles and ch...
Mar 22, 2019•2 hr 28 min
Abby and Robbie go over the latest updates in Trump's Venezuela coup operation, where Marco Rubio and others staged multiple provocations at the Colombia/Venezuela border through the guise of humanitarian aid delivery. They also discuss how progressives are running cover for the coup. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey
Mar 01, 2019•1 hr 22 min
In this special edition of Media Roots Radio, Abby and Robbie talk to Aaron Good, a PhD student and researcher at Temple University whose work focuses on US hegemony and State Crimes Against Democracy (SCADS). Good takes a deeper look at the political assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK during the 1960s, and reclaims the "Deep State" narrative that has been hijacked by the Trump camp. We hope you enjoy our discussion with Aaron Good about these traumatizing events in US history. Thanks for listen...
Feb 28, 2019•1 hr 59 min
Robbie Martin interviews Jon Schwarz of The Intercept/Tiny Revolution about the shocking and horrific legacy of Iran-Contra criminal, policy-wonk and State Department neocon Elliott Abrams. The discussion starts with the Reagan administration and Abrams' role in covering up the atrocities by death squads in Latin America. Jon later explains the specific role Abrams played in funneling money to not just the contras, but other US-sponsored proxy forces in South America. He concludes with the curio...
Feb 25, 2019•1 hr 4 min
On Media Roots Radio, Robbie gives tribute to the late genius electronic musician Phillip Western and Abby talks about her experience on Tim Heidecker's podcast 'Office Hours.' They discuss the 'free speech' grifters turning issues like internet censorship partisan, the DC Blob's coordinated smear campaign against Ilhan Omar, the ongoing US coup attempt in Venezuela and how supposed 'anti interventionists' like Tucker Carlson are actually helping promote regime change. Thanks for listening! If y...
Feb 20, 2019•1 hr 59 min
Abby and Robbie Martin give an update to the ongoing US-backed coup attempt in Venezuela, the ridiculous government shutdown over a wall that already exists, the criminal prosecution of No More Death volunteers who leave lifesaving aid for migrants crossing the desert, Rand Paul's bromance with Trump and continued attempts to paint him as an anti-interventionist, an update on the neocons who have rebranded themselves as resistance heroes, and Trump's ever-changing timetable on the Syria troop wi...
Feb 01, 2019•1 hr 58 min
Robbie Martin starts the episode having a discussion with fellow podcaster Leslie Lee III of Struggle Session about the ‘Disneyfication’ of pop culture and why Disney absorbing the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars is actually a bad thing for the future of entertainment culture. They also discuss the current state of super hero films dominating Hollywood and movie critics being brainwashed into loving them, especially ones released by Disney. In the second half of the episode Abby Martin j...
Jan 31, 2019•2 hr 20 min
In this special episode of Media Roots Radio Robbie Martin interviews journalist and writer Whitney Webb about her recent 'NewsGuard' expose for Mint Press News. NewsGuard is the most recent iteration of the neocon/neoliberal/corporate agenda to soft-censor alternative news and status-quo challenging view points on the internet. First there was 'Prop or Not' then there was 'Alliance for Securing Democracy' now there is 'NewsGuard'. Whitney Webb's in-depth expose of NewsGuard: https://bit.ly/2CfE...
Jan 28, 2019•1 hr 8 min
Abby and Robbie talk about the brazen US coup attempt in Venezuela, where opposition leader Juan Guaidó declared himself president with the backing of the Trump administration. They also discuss the right wing media's success in changing the narrative to victimize the Covington high school kids, and give their honest critiques of the Democratic presidential candidates for the 2020 election. Trump Expanding the Empire: https://bit.ly/2RJcVJG Abby's Venezuela Reports: https://bit.ly/2FRgPup Don't ...
Jan 27, 2019•2 hr 5 min
Abby and Robbie wrap up 2018 by discussing bizarre holiday antics at the White House their favorite Christmas movies, Liz Wahl running for Congress, and how inhumane US border policy is literally killing kids. The second half of the episode they discuss the notion that Trump is "curtailing US empire" by withdrawing the troops he himself added from Afghanistan and Syria, despite expanding the US military to its largest size, while increasing drone strikes 400% and civilian casualties 250%. *Conve...
Dec 29, 2018•1 hr 37 min
Abby and Robbie begin this special 2.5 hour edition of Media Roots Radio by discussing the life and works of the late William Blum. They then unearth the atrocious legacy of George H.W. Bush. From CIA director, to Reagan VP to President, Bush Sr. engineered the neocon cabal that continued under his son W. Bush's administration, and oversaw the Panama Invasion and Gulf War, both murderous enterprises that set the stage for permanent US wars in Latin America and the Middle East. They close the sho...
Dec 13, 2018•2 hr 32 min
Abby and Robbie discuss the mindblowing documentary 'The Magnitsky Act: Behind the Scenes' which uses excellent storytelling to expose how the official story behind The Magnitsky Act was concocted and sold to the public to jumpstart Cold War 2.0 propaganda against Russia. *The Magnitsky Act was removed from vimeo after the taping of this broadcast, the film can be watched directly on their website for $5 at http://www.magnitskyact.com/ Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please con...
Nov 29, 2018•43 min
Robbie and Abby talk about Stan Lee, antifa at Tucker Carlson's house, Trump threatening fascist violence against protesters, the deadliest wildfires in California's history, the midterms bringing in a blue trickle of corporate democrats and the need to mobilize people's movements. *Recorded on November 15th, 2018 Robbie's friend Amber lost her home in the Paradise fire. Please donate to help: https://bit.ly/2DuncBM Faith Goldy White Nationalist Poster Child: https://bit.ly/2qEwofu New Empire Fi...
Nov 19, 2018•1 hr 25 min
Abby and Robbie discuss the recent slew of far-right attacks in the US, Trump's rhetoric feeding white nationalists, how neoliberalism paved the road to fascism, and the total failure in coverage of today's complex reality. Donate to William Blum: https://bit.ly/2RNTZWz New Empire Files on Roots of Gun Violence: https://bit.ly/2z1BuH6 Dan Cohen in Israel: https://bit.ly/2ROLomA Abby in Israel: https://bit.ly/2BedU8I Trump & Rise of 21st Century Fascism: https://bit.ly/2ogrjIW Rise of 'Anti-E...
Nov 12, 2018•1 hr 48 min
Please consider supporting Media Roots Radio on Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio 17 years ago, less than one month after the horrific attacks on September 11, 2001, weaponized anthrax was sent through the mail in a biological attack that stunned an already traumatized nation. The first American died from anthrax infection on October 5th. During the weeks that followed, letters sent through the US postal system containing anthrax were targeted at US media organizations and sittin...
Nov 01, 2018•2 hr 10 min
Robbie and Abby Martin chat about Michael Moore's new movie "Fahrenheit 11/9" and his film trajectory tip toeing around hard critique of Democrats. They also discuss Israeli social media psyops, the upcoming midterm elections in California on November 6, including proposition 10 for affordable housing, and give an empire update on the 17-year-long Afghanistan War, US special ops in Tunisia and a new anti-US governor in Okinawa, Japan. CA Peace & Freedom Party Voter Guide: https://bit.ly/2yth...
Oct 20, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Abby Martin discusses what the media missed during the spectacle of the disgraced Kavanaugh hearings, belligerent neocon Nikki Haley's sudden departure, 800 Facebook pages banned in the latest tech purge of dissident voices, police efforts to dox activists and treat nonviolent protests as "terrorism" on a solo Media Roots Radio. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio INTRO // Trnqilo & Anahed...
Oct 15, 2018•47 min
Abby Martin interviews Max Blumenthal and Camilo Mejia about the history of CIA interference in Nicaragua and the role of US civil society groups to meddle in the country's democratic processes. They go into detail about the latest insurrection, allegedly over pension hikes, that resulted in 300 people being killed and a call for Ortega to hold early elections. They also discuss the opposition violence against Sandinistas, and why it is ignored by the corporate media. Thanks for listening! If yo...
Oct 01, 2018•1 hr 48 min
Abby and Robbie Martin discuss the Likudnik tendencies of the Trump administration and how he's actually accelerating neoconservatism and Zionism in ways that even George W. Bush wasn't willing to do. They go into the bizarre cover story by Dallas police to excuse the 'accidental' murder by one of their officers of Black immigrant, Botham Jean, in his own apartment. The beginning of the podcast focuses on the 17th anniversary of 9/11 and the shocking amount of inconsistencies in regards to the o...
Sep 16, 2018•1 hr 59 min
Abby and Robbie talk about John McCain's legacy waging wars of aggression that cost millions of lives, the DC blob mourning him as a symbol of US empire, how Sarah Palin was groomed by neoconservatives and Steve Bannon as the proto-Trump, the claim Iranian 'bots' are 'sowing discord' online to influence US elections and the new black list that names Abby and others as 'Assadists'. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patr...
Sep 06, 2018•1 hr 20 min
Robbie Martin interviews John Duffy and Ray Nowosielski, authors of "The Watchdogs Didn't Bark", a new book revealing the massive national security failures allowing the 9/11 attacks, and the national security state fire sale that followed. Building off their previous works "9/11: Press for Truth" and "Who is Rich Blee", John and Ray tackle 9/11 and its aftermath in exquisite detail, providing a riveting narrative of the events. Show Notes: "Who Is Rich Blee?" Podcast http://secrecy-kills.s3.ama...
Sep 01, 2018•1 hr 40 min
Abby and Robbie Martin interview Iraq War veteran Mike Prysner and Afghanistan War veteran Spenser Rapone about their experiences that turned them from patriotic soldiers into anti-imperialist socialists. They also talk about their new project @EyesLeft, a podcast encouraging rebellion within the ranks of the war machine. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio Mike Prynser amazing anti-war speech...
Aug 30, 2018•1 hr 30 min
Abby and Robbie talk about the implications of Michael Cohen's guilty plea, the school bus bombing in Yemen, history of Saudi internal repression and oil relationship with the US Empire, updates on the ongoing Israeli massacre of unarmed protesters in the Great March of Return, the evidence pointing to US/Colombian involvement of the assassination attempt against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. 37:46 // Ronnie Barkan on Israeli nation state law: https://bit.ly/2uQbP1j 49:15 // The bomb was ...
Aug 26, 2018•1 hr 28 min
During the first hour of the show, Abby and Robbie Martin discuss the Omarosa secret tape scandal, Trevor Noah the corporate shill, how CIA spooks and FBI cops are being heralded as "Resistance" leaders and showered with cash by liberal elites. In the last thirty minutes, Abby and Robbie cover the lead-up to censorship of left dissidents and alternative media, the coordinated ban of Alex Jones, tech companies working with think tanks stacked with CIA officials and defense contractors to curate o...
Aug 21, 2018•1 hr 33 min
Robbie and Abby talk about hospital attacks in Yemen, the assassination attempt against Venezuelan President Maduro, the Patriot Prayer rally and conservative hijacking of "free speech" as a political issue, Facebook shutting down 32 Facebook pages it deems part of a Russian meddling operation, QAnon going critical mass and the Trump administration dogwhistling to his conspiracy base. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www....
Aug 07, 2018•2 hr 2 min
Abby and Robbie talk about the latest regime-change plot against Venezuela, the significance of Andrés Manuel López Obrador's victory in the Mexican election, Israel funding neo-nazis in Ukraine, Justice Kennedy's departure from the Supreme Court and Kavanaugh's nomination, the dangers facing Roe v. Wade, Eugene Debs and the dictatorship of courts that have always existed to serve corporations. 25:00 // Supreme Court discussion begins Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please cons...
Jul 30, 2018•1 hr 11 min
Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the latest Mueller indictment of 12 alleged Russian intelligence (GRU) agents in relation to the alleged Russian state-sponsored hacking of the DNC and 'meddling' in the 2016 US presidential election. Robbie breaks down the charges and why the indictments aren't meant to actually bring anybody to justice but are instead meant to paint a 'visual narrative' for public consumption (a phrase used by Yasha Levine). They also discuss headlines like Elon Musk donating ...
Jul 21, 2018•1 hr 59 min
Abby and Robbie Martin talk about Ed Shultz's legacy, Bay Area attacks against homeless people, Elon Musk's PR stunts, Trump's bizarre stand-up comedy at campaign rallies, the pardoning of the Bundy militia, the devastating refugee crisis where 1,000 migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean so far in 2018, DSA's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shock win against establishment Democrats, and the secret economic war being waged on Iran from the Trump administration. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed ...
Jul 13, 2018•1 hr 39 min
Robbie and Abby Martin interview investigative journalist Barrett Brown about his body of work fighting the cyber-industrial complex and promoting the idea of open source collaboration. They discuss how his reporting on the Stratfor leak made him a target of the US empire and sent him to prison for five years, the trajectory of Wikileaks and Julian Assange, Reality Winner and the Pursuance Project, his new initiative to unite the efforts of activists, researchers and journalists. Donate to the P...
Jul 08, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Abby and Robbie discuss Trump's zero-tolerance immigration policy and dehumanizing anti-immigrant rhetoric, the lawlessness of gestapo police force ICE, the corporate media's manufactured outrage about the family separation crisis, how we got here: from NAFTA to the DHS to 'Deporter-In-Chief' Obama, the cognitive dissonance from Americans to not connect how US foreign policy bred the refugee and immigration crisis in the first place. They also go over all the latest updates in Gaza and the West ...
Jun 29, 2018•1 hr 29 min
