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The Ripple Effect Podcast

Ricky Varandaswww.podomatic.com

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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Episodes

The Ripple Effect Podcast #188 (Dr. Susan Downs MD & Alex Voss | Big Pharma, Big Food & The Big Secret)

The Big Secret is the latest work by five-time Emmy Award-winning producer Alex Voss and multi award winning film maker and integrative physician, Dr. Susan Downs. What started as a personal journey to regain his health, Alex came face to face with with the sad reality concerning the influence that big money has on our health and well being. The Big Secret looks at the history of medicine in the US and the influence that wealth and power have on the decisions that your doctor makes concerning yo...

May 28, 20191 hr 24 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #187 (Richard Gage | Red Pill Expo Presenter: Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth)

Richard Gage is a San Francisco Bay Area architect of 30 years, member of the American Institute of Architects, and founder and CEO of Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth. During his architectural career, Gage has worked on most types of building construction, including numerous fire-proofed, steel-framed buildings. Gage began his quest for the truth about the collapse of the WTC high-rises after hearing on the radio the startling conclusions of reluctant 9/11 researcher David Ray Griffin....

May 18, 20191 hr 4 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #186 (Dr. Kendra Becker-Musante | Red Pill Expo Presenter: Food, Pharma & Vaccines)

Dr Kendra Becker-Musante is an integrated physician practicing in for over 10 years; She is Connecticut’s “4A Specialist” (asthma, autism, allergies, atopy/eczema). She is board certified as a ND and APRN. Her specialties include MTHFR, fertility and treatment of “the 4As” (asthma, autism, allergies, atopy/eczema). Dr. Becker focuses on primarily treating the pediatric population and their parents. Dr. Becker is adjunct Faculty at 2 prominent universities, and precepts student Doctors and Nurse ...

May 15, 20191 hr 9 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #184 (James Corbett & Chris Emery | OKC Bombing Special)

James Corbett, is a researcher, filmmaker, writer, historian, podcaster & creator of The Corbett Report, which is an independent, listener-supported alternative news source. Chris Emery is an investigative journalism & film producer for Free Mind Films, who's work includes State Of Mind: The Psychology Of Control, ShadowRing, and A Noble Lie: Oklahoma City 1995, which is available on Amazon Prime and is the topic of today's show.

Apr 19, 20191 hr 23 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #183 (Rebecca D. Costa | Technology & Human Nature)

Rebecca D. Costa is an author, sociobiologist & futurist. She is the preeminent global expert on the subject of "fast adaptation" and recipient of the prestigious Edward O. Wilson Biodiversity Technology Award. Her career spans four decades of working with founders, executives and leading venture capitalists in Silicon Valley. Costa's work has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, The Guardian, and other leading publications. She presently serves on the Advisory Co...

Apr 11, 20191 hr 35 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #181 (Ioan Grillo | Gangster Warlords: Drug Dollars, Killing Fields & the New Politics of Latin America)

Ioan Grillo is a British investigative journalist and writer based in Mexico City. He has been covering Latin America since 2001 for news media including Time Magazine, CNN, Reuters, The Houston Chronicle, The Associated Press, GlobalPost, France 24, CBC, The Sunday Telegraph, Letras Libres and many others. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, BBC and Guardian. Ioan is also the author of the books Gangster Warlords: Drug Dollars, Killing Fields and the New Politics of Latin America ...

Mar 25, 20192 hr 6 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #180 (Dr. Shawn Baker | The Carnivore Diet)

Dr. Shawn Baker is a multisport elite-level athlete, weight lifting world record holder, rowing record holder, a medical doctor who served as a combat trauma surgeon and chief of orthopedics while deployed to Afghanistan with the United States Air Force, host of the Human Performance Outliers podcast, author of The Carnivore Diet and one of the best known advocates for the carnivore diet.

Mar 16, 20191 hr 30 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #178 (Valerie Baber & Andrea Lowell | Playboy, Society & Spirituality)

Valerie Baber & Andrea Lowell are past guests who return for a round-table discussion about everything from working for Playboy & finding fulfillment, to social issues & conspiracies. Valerie Baber is a sex expert, model, actress, Playboy TV host, and has a brand new podcast called Sex & Society. Andrea Lowell is a model, actress, personal fitness trainer, certified raw nutritionist, co-hosts the Mr. Skin podcast, hosted the Playboy morning show and a variety of other Playboy TV ...

Mar 04, 20192 hr 11 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #176 (Fights With Friends | UFC 234)

Fights With Friends is The Ripple Effect Podcast version of a Fight Companion podcast, made popular by Joe Rogan. Which is when we stream LIVE during MMA events, hang out, drink, laugh and talk about everything and anything. On this episode we stream LIVE for UFC 234 on Pay-Per-View. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel or follow us on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter to find out when we will be streaming live for our next Fights With Friends.

Feb 10, 20193 hr 25 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #175 (Dr. Amir Afkhami | Drugs, Imperialism & Foreign Policy)

Dr Amir Afkhami is a psychiatry, global health, & history professor at George Washington University. He is also a lecturer at the Department of Defense's Joint Counterintelligence Training Academy (JCITA). He has published extensively in both professional journals and mainstream media including award-winning articles in the New York Times, International Herald Tribune, and Foreign Affairs. He also has a new book called, A Modern Contagion: Imperialism and Public Health in Iran's Age of Chole...

Feb 08, 20191 hr 48 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #174 (Michael Soussan | Backstabbing For Beginners: The Oil-For-Food Scandal)

Michael Soussan is a whistleblower, LA-based screenwriter, producer, public speaker, journalist, author of Backstabbing for Beginners: My Crash Course In international Diplomacy, and founder of The Brown Journal of World Affairs at Brown University. Michael became famous for writing a book about his experiences working for the Oil-for-Food Program under the United Nations in Iraq, where he uncovered the largest and most corrupt humanitarian operation in UN history. The book has since been made i...

Jan 22, 20191 hr 47 min

The Ripple Effect Pocdast #173 (Charlie Robinson | The Octopus of Global Control)

Charlie Robinson is an researcher and author of The Octopus of Global Control. The Octopus of Global Control is a controversial non-fiction book that uncovers some of the biggest conspiracies in modern world history. The book features quotes from over 500 people that had a front row seat to some of the most important events in history, and their voices paint a picture of what really happened that won’t be found in the history books.

Jan 14, 20192 hr

The Ripple Effect Podcast #172 (Geoff Shepard | The Real Watergate Scandal)

Geoff Shepard is an attorney, lecturer & author of The Real Watergate Scandal: Collusion, Conspiracy, and the Plot That Brought Nixon Down. Geoff holds degrees from Whittier College and Harvard Law School. He was selected a White House Fellow in 1969 and assigned to the Treasury Department, where he worked under Paul Volcker, then undersecretary for monetary affairs. Following his fellowship year, Geoff joined John Ehrlichman’s Domestic Council staff at the Nixon White House, where he served...

Dec 22, 20182 hr 1 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #171 (John Brenkus | Sports, Science, Spiritually, Music & More)

John Brenkus is a 6x Emmy-Award Winning Creator, Host, & Producer of ESPN Sport Science, creator/host of Soul And Science with Trent Dilfer (Super Bowl winning Quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens and former ESPN analyst) on the NFL Network, Best selling author of 'The Perfection Point,' creator/host of The Brink Of Midnight Podcast, musician & is the co-founder and co-CEO of BASE Productions, a production company that specializes in creating reality television programs for channels such...

Dec 13, 201816 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #170 (JFK Assassination 2 with Jim DiEugenio, Russ Baker & Larry Hancock)

We are continuing our 55th anniversary of the JFK Assassination special with authors, researchers and JFK assassination experts Russ Baker (author of Family of Secrets, which has multiple chapters on the JFK assassination) , Jim DiEugenio (author of Destiny Betrayed: JFK, Cuba & the Garrison Case, and also Reclaiming Parkland: Tom Hanks, Vincent Bugliosi, and the JFK Assassination in the New Hollywood ) & Larry Hancock (author of Someone Would Have Talked,and Nexus: The CIA and Political...

Dec 10, 20181 hr 45 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #169 (Jim Florentine | Metal, Comedy & Conspiracies)

Jim Florentine is a stand-up comedian, TV host, actor, podcaster and voice artist. He is best known for hosting VH1's heavy metal talk show "That Metal Show" that ran from 2008-2015. Jim is also known for his work on Comedy Central's show Crank Yankers where he performed the voice of Special Ed and Bobby Fletcher. Recently, Jim has appeared in the hit movie Trainwreck and on the critically acclaimed TV series Inside Amy Schumer and Louie on FX. He was submitted for an Emmy for best supporting ac...

Nov 30, 20181 hr 39 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #167 (JFK Assassination with Russ Baker, Jim DiEugenio & Jeff Morley)

For the 55th anniversary of the JFK Assassination we put together a round table discussion with authors, researchers and JFK assassination experts Russ Baker (author of Family of Secrets, which has multiple chapters on the JFK assassination) , Jim DiEugenio (author of Destiny Betrayed: JFK, Cuba & the Garrison Case, and also Reclaiming Parkland: Tom Hanks, Vincent Bugliosi, and the JFK Assassination in the New Hollywood ) & Jeff Morley (author The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster ...

Nov 14, 20181 hr 31 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #166 (Rupert Sheldrake | Science and Spiritual Practices)

Rupert Sheldrake, is a biologist, author, and researcher, best known for his theory of morphic fields and morphic resonance. He worked as a biochemist and cell biologist at Cambridge University. He has written many books on science, spirituality and morphic resonance which is a process whereby self-organising systems inherit a memory from previous similar systems. In its most general formulation, morphic resonance means that the so-called laws of nature are more like habits and memory is inheren...

Sep 29, 201855 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #165 (Matt Farah | The Smoking Tire)

Matt Farah his the host of The Smoking Tire, the Watch & Listen podcast and The Drive on NBS Sports. Matt is one of the most well known TV and YouTube automotive journalists. We talk about everything from cars and watches to Elon Musk on the Joe Rogan podcast, Pearl Jam and politics.

Sep 14, 20181 hr 12 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #164 (Hunter Maats & James Corbett | Education: Past, Present & Future 2)

Hunter Maats & James Corbett return for part 2 of our discussion on the issues with education, schooling, and possible solutions. James Corbett is a researcher, filmmaker, writer, historian, podcaster, & creator of The Corbett Report, which is an independent, listener-supported alternative news source. Hunter Maats is educator, the host of the Mixed Mental Arts podcast and author of The Straight A Conspiracy: Your Secret Guide to Ending the Stress of School and Totally Ruling the World. ...

Aug 22, 20181 hr

The Ripple Effect Podcast #163 (James Corbett & Hunter Maats | Past, Present & Future of Education)

James Corbett & Hunter Maats join the show to discuss the history of education, issues with our current system and possible solutions. James Corbett is a researcher, filmmaker, writer, historian, podcaster, & creator of The Corbett Report, which is an independent, listener-supported alternative news source. Hunter Maats is educator, the host of the Mixed Mental Arts podcast and author of The Straight A Conspiracy: Your Secret Guide to Ending the Stress of School and Totally Ruling the Wo...

Jul 25, 20181 hr 25 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #162 (Brad Kearns | Health, Fitness & The Primal Blueprint)

Brad Kearns is a former professional triathlete, author, podcast host, high jumper, dog trainer, professional Speedgolfer, and health, fitness & nutrition expert. Brad is the author of BREAKTHROUGH TRIATHLON TRAINING: How to Balance Your Busy Life, Avoid Burnout and Achieve Triathlon Peak Performance, co-authored with Mark Sisson, THE KETO RESET DIET: Reboot Your Metabolism in 21 Days and Burn Fat Forever, and PRIMAL ENDURANCE: Escape Chronic Cardio And Carbohydrate Dependency And Become A F...

Jul 13, 20181 hr 26 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #161 (Joel Salatin | The Freedom To Farm & The Future of Food)

Joel Salatin is an American farmer, lecturer, and author whose books include Folks This Ain't Normal, You Can Farm, Salad Bar Beef, Marvelous Pigness of Pigs, and Your Successful Farm Business: Production Profit Pleasure. Joel is the most famous farmer in the world who has been featured in documentaries like FOOD.Inc and raises livestock using holistic management methods on his farm in Swoope, Virginia, called Polyface Farm.

Jun 21, 20181 hr 6 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #160 (James DiEugenio | The Assassination of Robert Kennedy)

James DiEugenio is one of the leading experts in the Kennedy assassinations & joins us to discuss the assassination of Robert Kennedy. James DiEugenio first became interested in history while at film school. Later he studied Contemporary American History from California State University, Northridge. His first book, Destiny Betrayed (1992) took a close look at the Jim Garrison investigation of the assassination of John F. Kennedy. In 1993, he became a co-founder of Citizens for Truth about th...

Jun 13, 20181 hr 41 min
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