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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 #219 (Whitney Webb | 9/11, Anthrax, Epstein, COVID-19: Connecting The Dots)

Whitney Webb is an independent journalist based in Chile. She has contributed to several independent media outlets including Global Research, EcoWatch, the Ron Paul Institute, 21st Century Wire & the Last American Vagabond, among others. She has made several radio and television appearances and is the 2019 winner of the Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism. Whitney returns to the show to discuss 911, Anthrax, Jeffery Epstein, COVID-19 and their links & similarities...

Apr 02, 20201 hr 36 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #218 (Dr. Kendra Becker | COVID-19 Explained)

Dr. Kendra Becker 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 Practit...

Apr 01, 20201 hr 26 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #217 (Pedro Carvalho | From Portugal, To BELLATOR)

Pedro Carvalho is a Portuguese MMA fighter, who fights out of John Kavanagh's Straight Blast Gym in Dublin Ireland. He is currently fighting for BELLATOR MMA and was recently scheduled to headline BELLATOR 241 vs Patricio Freireis who is the current Bellator Lightweight World Champion and two-time and current Featherweight World Champion, at Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT, but due to concerns about the spread of the CoronaVirus, this event was postponed. Pedro shares stories & wisdom gathe...

Mar 31, 20201 hr 28 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #216 (Russ Baker | CoronaVirus, Censorship & The Media)

Russ Baker is an award-winning investigative journalist, author of best selling book 'FAMILY OF SECRETS: The Bush Dynasty, America's Invisible Government & the Hidden History of the Last Fifty Years.' He has written for the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, the Nation, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Village Voice and Esquire. He has also served as a contributing editor to the Columbia Journalism Review. Baker received a 2005 Deadline Club award for his exclusive reporting on George W. B...

Mar 28, 20201 hr 17 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #215 (Robbie Martin, Charlie Robinson, Jeffery Wilson | From CoronaVirus To Martial Law)

Returning guests Robbie Martin, Charlie Robinson & Jeffery Wilson join me for a CoronaVirus round-table discussion. Robbie Martin is a journalist for MediaRoots.org, co-hosts of Media Roots Radio with Abby Martin, and documentary filmmaker who's work includes 'American Anthrax' and 'A Very Heavy Agenda.' Charlie Robinson is a researcher, author of 'The Octopus of Global Control' and host of the Macroaggressions with Charlie Robinson podcast. Jeffery Wilson is the host of the ItsMeSpkn2U podc...

Mar 21, 20201 hr 18 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #212 (Harley Schlanger | Exploring The Ideas of The LaRouche Movement)

Harley Schlanger, every weekday morning does a 10 minute briefing on LaRouchePAC.com covering the latest news. Harley has also been featured on a number of radio programs and writes regular articles covering breaking news, economics, the New Silk Road initiative, the end of geopolitics and more. Harley joins me today to talk about all that and more, including exploring the ideas of Lyndon LaRouche.

Mar 11, 20201 hr 8 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #211 (Tim James | How To Achieve A Chemical Free Body)

Tim James is the Founder and CEO of ChemicalFreeBody.com, a mission based company that is dedicated to helping people to achieve their highest potential in life by transforming their Health first. After growing up on the Standard American Diet, Tim found himself at the age of 37, overweight, tired, not sleeping well and with two separate skin issues. He also had chronic acid indigestion and had surgery to remove one of his organs due to serious digestive issues. Now at age 45, Tim's health and v...

Mar 07, 20201 hr 40 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #210 (Jim Abrahams | How The Keto Diet Cured Epilepsy, When Modern Medicine Couldn't)

Jim Abrahams is a filmmaker, director and writer of some of my favorite movies like Airplane!, Naked Gun, & Hot Shots, to name a few. But his life & focus changed when his son Charlie was born. In 1993, 11 month old Charlie Abrahams developed difficult to control epilepsy. As a last resort, while Charlie was experiencing multiple daily seizures and multiple daily medications, Jim & his wife turned to a Ketogenic Diet for help. The diet worked. Charlie became seizure and drug free wit...

Mar 03, 20201 hr 44 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #209 (Charlie Robinson | A Conversation About Everything)

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. Charlie returns to the show to talk about his new book, new pod...

Feb 25, 20202 hr 28 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #208 (John Barbour | The American Media & the 2nd Assassination of JFK)

John Barbour is recognized as ‘The Godfather Of Reality TV’ as the creator-Producer,Co-Host, and Writer of the trend setting hit ‘Real People.’ He won the first of his 5 Emmys as the original Host of ‘AM LA’ in 1970 where he interviewed controversial anti-war guests like Mohammed Ali, Cesar Chavez and Jane Fonda. He was the first in America to do film reviews on the News, winning 3 more consecutive Emmys as KNBC’s ‘Critic-At-Large.’ And ten years as Los Angeles Magazine’s most widely read and qu...

Feb 21, 20202 hr 20 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #207 (Prof. Richard D. Wolff | Understanding Marxism)

Richard D. Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a Visiting Professor at the New School University in New York. Wolff's recent work has concentrated on analyzing the causes and alternative solutions to the global economic crisis. His book Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism inspired the creation of Democracy at Work, a nonprofit organization dedicated to showing how and why to make democratic workplaces real. Wolff is also the author of Occupy th...

Feb 11, 202043 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #205 (Lyn Ulbricht | The Ross Ulbricht & Silk Road Story)

Lyn Ulbricht is the mother of the Silk Road website creator Ross Ulbricht. Ross Ulbricht is a first-time offender serving a double life sentence without parole, plus 40 years, for a website he made when he was 26 years old and passionate about free markets and privacy. Ross, an Eagle Scout, scientist and peaceful entrepreneur, had all non-violent charges at trial. He was never prosecuted for causing harm or bodily injury and no victim was named at trial. Please go to FreeRoss.org and sign the pe...

Dec 10, 20191 hr 6 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #204 (Brian Tuohy & Jason Bermas | Sports Corruption & Conspiracies)

Brian Tuohy is America's leading expert on game fixing in sports. While Larceny Games discusses game fixing from a sports gambling aspect, his previous book The Fix Is In: The Showbiz Manipulations of the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and NASCAR examined how the professional leagues influence the outcome of their own games for TV ratings and profit. He has appeared as a guest on over 100 radio programs throughout the United States and Canada and has spoken at Florida State University, Columbia College in ...

Dec 01, 20191 hr 24 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #203 (Kerry McDonald | Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom)

Kerry McDonald is a Senior Education Fellow at FEE and author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom (Chicago Review Press, 2019). She is also an adjunct scholar at The Cato Institute and a regular Forbes contributor. Kerry's research interests include homeschooling and alternatives to school, self-directed learning, education entrepreneurship, parent empowerment, school choice, and family and child policy. Her articles have appeared at The Wall...

Nov 06, 20191 hr 11 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #202 (Kris Newby | Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons)

Kris Newby is an award-winning science writer at Stanford University, senior producer of the Lyme disease documentary UNDER OUR SKIN, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and author of Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons. Newby has two degrees in engineering, a bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah and a master’s degree from Stanford University. Previously, Newby was a technology writer for Apple and other Silicon Valley companies. She lives in Palo ...

Oct 31, 20191 hr 8 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #201 (Dr. Tom Cowan | An Alternative Look At Health & Medicine)

Dr. Tom Cowan discovered the work of the two men who would have the most influence on his career while teaching gardening as a Peace Corps volunteer in Swaziland, South Africa. He read Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price, as well as Rudolf Steiner’s work on biodynamic agriculture. These events inspired him to pursue a medical degree. Tom graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine in 1984. After his residency in Family Practice at Johnson City Hospital i...

Oct 29, 201956 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #199 (Jot Maxi & J. Hurley | HACKTIVIST)

Jot Maxi & Jermaine 'J' Hurley are vocalists for British band Hacktivist. Hacktivist is a combination of rap/grime and metal/metalcore. As you can assume by the name of the band, music is not Hacktivist's only interest and we talk about all that and more. Hacktivist is working on their 2nd full length studio album, and on their 1st album Outside The Box, they have a song called TAKEN featuring a Ripple Effect Podcast past guest, Rou Reynolds of Enter Shikari.

Sep 25, 20191 hr 45 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #198 (Matt Farah | Westside Collector Car Storage)

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. Matt returns to the show to talk about his new endeavor, Westside Collector Car Storage, EV's, Elon Musk, Tesla Motors and much more.

Sep 12, 20191 hr 14 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #196 (Stephen Kinzer | The CIA, MK Ultra & The Search For Mind Control)

Stephen Kinzer is an author, journalist, academic, former NY Times foreign correspondent, Boston Globe columnist, and senior fellow at the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University. Stephen also currently writes for several newspapers and news agencies. Stephen has published many great books like The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World War; All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror; Overthrow: America's...

Sep 10, 20191 hr 3 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #195 (Whitney Webb | The Jeffrey Epstein Story)

Whitney Webb is a MintPress News journalist based in Chile. She has contributed to several independent media outlets including Global Research, EcoWatch, the Ron Paul Institute and 21st Century Wire, among others. She has made several radio and television appearances and is the 2019 winner of the Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism.

Aug 27, 20191 hr 29 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #191 (Lauren Fix | The Car Coach)

Lauren Fix lives life in the fast lane--literally. When this automotive expert, author, spokesperson, keynote speaker, TV personality, ASE certified technician, race car driver, wife, and mother of two roars past, head’s turn. Lauren Fix is an award-winning author of three automotive books, was the National Automotive Correspondent for Time Warner Cable and has appeared on Oprah, TODAY, 20/20, Regis & Kelly, The View, CNBC, CNN, FOX News, HLN and MSNBC, to name a few. Whether she’s perfectin...

Jul 01, 20191 hr 27 min

The Ripple Effect Podcast #190 (Douglas Valentine | Social Control & The CIA)

Douglas Valentine is an author, journalist & historian. Douglas has lectured and appeared on TV and radio talk shows, testified as an expert witness, served as documentary film consultant and worked as a private investigator. His previous books include The CIA As Organized Crime: How Illegal Operations Corrupt America and the World, The Hotel Tacloban, The Phoenix Program: America's Use of Terror in Vietnam, and The Strength of the Pack: The Personalities, Politics and Espionage Intrigues th...

Jun 03, 20191 hr 12 min
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