The Ripple Effect Podcast has journalists on like Ben Swann, historians like Dan Carlin, musicians like Burton C. Bell from Fear Factory, researchers like James Corbett, scientists like Rupert Sheldrake, comedians like Jim Florentine, doctors like Dr. Burzynski, filmmakers like Mikki Willis, authors like Christopher Ryan, philosophers like Daniele Bolelli, athletes like Justin Wren, professors like Richard D. Wolff and many others like Gov. Jesse Ventura, Freeway Rick Ross, Del Bigtree, Matt Farah, Dr. Dominic D'Agostino, G. Edward Griffin & Whitney Webb, in hopes to bring our listeners the most interesting people, & the most interesting conversations, with the goal of "Provoking Thought & Starting A Ripple."
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Episode 71 with Mariana van Zeller, Portuguese journalist & documentary filmmaker who's work includes the award winning The Oxycontin Express, Gateway To Heroin, National Geographic Channel's INSIDE: Secret America and her most recent work Breaking Borders, which is on every Sunday night on the Travel Channel.
Episode 70 with James Corbett, creator of The Corbett Report, an independent, listener-supported alternative news source. CorbettReport.com provides podcasts, interviews, videos & articles about current events, historical events & important issues from 9/11 & false flag events to big brother surveillance, eugenics, geopolitics, central banking fraud & much more.
Episode 69 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.
Episode 68 with Eddie Bravo, founder of 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu, host of Eddie Bravo Radio & founder of music group Smoke Serpent. He is also the creator of the EBI (Eddie Bravo Invitational) jiu jitsu tournament. THE RIPPLE EFFECT PODCAST: WEBSITE: http://TheRippleEffectPodcast.com SUPPORT: PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheRippleEffectPodcast PayPal: https://www.PayPal.com/paypalme/RvTheory6 VENMO: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3625073915201071418&created=1663262894 Send BitCoin: bc1q...
Episode 67 with Guy Evans, podcaster, writer, athlete, professor & coach. On Guy's 3rd appearance on the show we talk about becoming a parent, technology, intelligence, creativity, our school system & much more.
Episode 66 with Daniele Bolelli, author, professor, martial artist & host of The Drunken Taoist Podcast. Daniele & co-host Dave return to talk about among other things, Daniele's 'Taoist Lecture,' Buddhism, parenting, the placebo effect & much more.
Episode 65 with Dave Rubin, stand-up comedian, talk show host, television personality and creator & host of political comedy talk show The Rubin Report on The Young Turks Network. He is also host of TYT140, which provides daily news stories in 140 seconds or less. He also previously hosted The Six Pack podcast & radio show on XM radio.
Episode 64 with Rick Ross, an American author & former drug kingpin, best known for the drug empire he established in Los Angeles, California, in the 1980's. We share his story that has lead him to a life of rebuilding the community in which he once helped destroy. We also talk about his story's links to CIA drug trafficking, Iran-Contras, Gary Webb who wrote 'Dark Alliance' & recent film 'Kill The Messenger' was about, Nicaragua, how the rapper 'Rick Ross' stole his name & persona a...
Episode 63 with Delicia Cigar Vixen, model, cigar expert & cigar reviewer. We talk about everything from the basics of how to cut & light a cigar, to the different regions & different types of leafs that influence the taste & flavors of cigars. We talk about cigar culture and the history of smoking. We also (like usual) get off topic and share our opinions on a lot of things like genetically modified foods & corruption in medicine.
Episode 62 with Levi Benton, vocalist for metal band Miss May I. Miss May I is an American metal band from Troy, Ohio. Formed in 2007, they signed to Rise Records in 2008 & released their debut album 'Apologies Are For The Weak' while the members were still in high school. The album reached 76 on the Billboard 200, No. 29 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers & No. 66 on Top Independent Albums. The band has also had some of their material featured in big name productions; the song "Forgive and ...
Episode 61 with CJ Werleman, an Australian born author, columnist & political and social commentator. He is an op-ed columnist for Middle East Eye and author of God Hates You: Hate Him Back, Crucifying America, Atheist Can't Be Republicans, Koran Curious & Jesus Lied: He Was Only Human and host of the 'Foreign Object' podcast. CJ has also published articles in Salon Magazine and AlterNet. On Twitter, he is ranked in the top 50 of most influential Australians.
Episode 60 with Aaron Franz, filmmaker of The Age Of Transitions & author of REVOLVE: Man's Scientific Rise To Godhood. We talk about transhumanism, man vs machine, artificial intelligences, the singularity theory, consciousness, eugenics, Darwinism & much more.
Episode 59 with Ben Dyson, author of MODERNISING MONEY: Why Our Monetary System is Broken & How it Can Be Fixed and founder of POSITIVE MONEY, a non-profit organization & movement trying to democratise money and banking so that it works for society and not against it.
Episode 58 with Valerie Baber, sex expert, model, Playboy TV host, paid companion and author of 'Notorious VIP: Confessions Of An Emperors Club Companion.' Valerie shares her amazing story of how she went from being broke to working at an international escort service, making thousands a day at The Emperors Club. The same escort service that was a part of the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal. We talk about why sex is such a taboo topic, the history of sexual suppression & much more.
Episode 57 with Brian 'Yap' Barry, artist, philosopher, writer, singer & songwriter for UK band One Minute Silence & Pink Punk.
Episode 56 with Brett Veinotte creator of The School Sucks Project which discuses home-education, self-education, critical thinking, peaceful parenting, personal growth, nonviolent communication & non-aggression.
Episode 55 with Abraham Bolden, the 1st African-American Secret Service Agent assigned to a presidential detail & handpicked by JFK. He shares his amazing story, which includes how his knowledge of a plot to assassinate JFK in Chicago led to him getting framed & locked up to suppress the information from ever reaching The Warren Commission.
Episode 54 with Jack Abramoff. Once, one of the most powerful lobbyist in Washington history, now after almost a 4 year prison sentence he is speaking out against the loopholes he once used. Two films were made based on his life & story, both called Casino Jack. One is a documentary & the other is a HBO film staring Kevin Spacey. He is also the author of the book CAPITOL PUNISHMENT: The Hard Truth About Corruption From America's Most Notorious Lobbyist.
Episode 53 with Mike Martin guitarist of Massachusetts metal band ALL THAT REMAINS. Mike is in studio & we talk about growing up in Ludlow, music, the music industry, touring, influences, women, wrestling and much much more.
Episode 52 with Jon Rappoport free-lance investigative reporter for over 30 years, author, radio host & founder of NoMoreFakeNews.com We Talk about the importance of philosophy, art, music, the CDC vaccine whistles-blower possibly linking vaccines to autism, alternative medicine & much more.
Episode 51 with Nancy Guberti, nutritionist, health & functional medicine specialist. We talk about her journey from working at Goldman Sachs to becoming an expert in food, health & homeopathic medicines. We also talk about what is wrong wit the American diet, natural remedies, parenting tips, vaccines & more.
Episode 50 with Sean Stone, actor, filmmaker, host of The Lip TV show BUZZSAW and son of the legendary filmmaker Oliver Stone.
Episode 49 with Beyond All Recognition. A Swedish metal band that combines Metalcore & DubStep to create a style of music in which they've coined the name DubCore. We talk about everything from the music industry, influences to Swedish life & culture compared to American life & culture.
Episode 48 with John F. O'Donnell, stand-up comedian from comedy news show Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp on RT America. You can see Redacted Tonight every Friday at 8 & 11:30pm EST. You can also find John's stand-up at LiveFromOuterSpace.com where you can download tons of John's hilarious jokes & stand-up sets for free.
Episode 47 with Russ Baker, award winning investigative journalist, author of 'Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, America's Invisible Government and The Hidden History of The Last Fifty Years' and founder of WhoWhatWhy.com, 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.
Episode 46 with Boki Nachbar, NBA & European professional basketball player who currently plays for Barcelona. He also is the host of The Details podcast.
Episode 45 I can honestly say this is one of the most engaging, interesting & thought provoking podcasts we have done of late. We debate Sam Harris's "Free Will" theory, we talk about Nine Inch Nails & industrial music, the benefits of self-reflection & philosophy, the pros & cons of sports and sports talk, parenting & raising children, is most obesity a disease or just laziness & much much more.
Episode 44 'the return of Dave' after a 6 month hiatus, my friend, co-host & one of the reasons this podcast exists, is finally back. We talk about the importance of debate, personal philosophy's, finding fulfillment, empathy, health & much more.
Episode 43 with Rou Reynolds lead singer, lyricist, keyboards & programing for UK band ENTER SHIKARI.
Episode 42 with Robbie Martin from alternative media source MEDIA ROOTS, creator of music project Fluorescent Grey, owner of Record Label Records & documentary filmmaker returns to talk about 9/11, geopolitics, psychedelics & much much more.
