Progressive Commentary Hour

Colonel Lawrence (Larry) Wilkerson is a retired US Army Colonel who served in the military for 31 years and was the former chief of staff to General Colin Powell in his role as Secretary of State and earlier as a General Powell's special assistant when he served as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  He is a Distinguished Adjunct Professor of  Government and Public Policy at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Col. Wilkerson was an outspoken critic of the Iraq War, the Bush and Cheney White House, and the Biden administration's fueling the current military engagements underway in Ukraine and Palestine at the expense of peaceful negotiations. 

Dr. Alex Gomez-Marin is a Spanish theoretical physicist who became a neuroscientist. Alex has specialized in the neurobiology of action perception -- or how we perceive the world and then immediately act upon it. His current focus has been on what he calls "the edges of consciousness", which takes into account paranormal phenomena such as near-death experiences, hypnosis, and the subjective experience of animals, to find new ways of understanding consciousness without falling into the materialist pathological trap of transhumanism. 

A special commentary by Gary: “Happiness is the quiet truth that remains when illusion dissolves.” Gary Null PhD There are conversations we must return to again and again, not because they are comfortable, but because they illuminate something essential about the human condition. Happiness is one of those conversations. And yet, in all our modern discussions about well-being, ambition, success, identity, and progress, we often overlook the foundation that held earlier generations together—the quiet structures of morality, ethics, community, and responsibility. 

Dane Wigington is a geoengineering scientist with a background in solar energy who is highly regarded as one of the foremost experts and commentators on stratospheric aerosol geoengineering and solar radiation management. As a climate researcher, Dane has been studying anthropocentric climate change, geoengineering technology and operations for almost 20 years. Dane hosts the weekly radio broadcast Global Alert News every Wednesday at 2 pm Eastern Time on the Progressive Radio Network and directs the website GeoEngineeringWatch.org for the latest updates and commentaries on geoengineering science and its adverse effects.

Dr. Meryl Nass, an internal medicine physician and biological warfare epidemiologist, dives deep into health reform promises from the Trump administration and the MAHA movement. She critiques vaccine safety claims and discusses the controversial Wakefield story and CDC whistleblower revelations. Nass reveals the shortcomings of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and discusses the links between food policy, ultra-processed diets, and chronic disease. Her insights shed light on the conflicts within public health agencies and the urgency of reform.

Ray McGovern, a former CIA analyst and political activist, delves into the intricacies of U.S. foreign policy failures and the emergence of a new geopolitical landscape. He critically examines the origins of the Russiagate narrative and its implications for U.S.-Russia relations. McGovern discusses the overlooked evidence surrounding the DNC leaks and CrowdStrike's testimony, highlighting media silence on critical issues. He also addresses the impact of U.S. support for Israel and raises concerns about civilian suffering in Gaza, urging accountability in government actions.

Join Professor Jim Garrison, a researcher on consciousness and UFOs, as he dives into the intriguing intersection of healing energy and extraterrestrial contact. He discusses the origins of UFO secrecy post-WWII and why extraterrestrials may be here to warn humanity about nuclear threats. Garrison also highlights the importance of interspecies communication and blending human, nature, and cosmic intelligences. Personal anecdotes from Gary Null about shamanic connections and the energy of food add a captivating layer to this mind-bending conversation.

Jim Garrison, founder of Ubiquity University and former co-founder of the Gorbachev Foundation, discusses crucial global themes. He explores Hannah Arendt’s relevance to modern distrust and shares his plans to reboot the State of the World Forum. Garrison outlines four truths shaping our era, including ecological collapse and the risks of unregulated AI. He emphasizes a multi-intelligence framework to tackle these crises and proposes a $100,000 prize for innovative solutions. The conversation also touches on the urgent need to address rising authoritarianism and the role of extraterrestrial insights in warning humanity.

Charlotte Dennett is an attorney, best-selling author, a former reporter in the Middle East, and investigative journalist who has been described by Time Magazine as “an expert in resource-based politics.” As the daughter of Daniel Dennett -- America’s first master spy in the Middle East -- Charlotte has been offering a different perspective on the wars raging in Israel and Gaza based on decades of research into the mysterious death of her father after his top secret mission to Saudi Arabia. Daniel Dennett was the head of counter-intelligence for the Central Intelligence group (immediate forerunner of the CIA) when he traveled to Saudi Arabia in 1947 to determine the route of the Trans-Arabian pipeline and whether it would terminate in Lebanon or Haifa, Palestine. His plane crashed two weeks after he filed his last report. Charlotte has published several books dealing with a campaign to prosecute George W Bush, and Nelson Rockefeller and the Age of Oil. Her most recent  book is Follow the Pipelines: Uncovering the Mystery of a Lost Spy and the Deadly Politics of the Great Game for Oil . Relying on declassified documents at the National Archives – and after suing the CIA for additional information about her father (who now has a wing of the CIA named after him) -- she reveals that today’s wars in Gaza and Ukraine have been triggered by great power competition to control oil and natural gas.

Dr. Mary Talley-Bowden, a board-certified physician and founder of BreatheMD, discusses her controversial journey advocating for early COVID treatments. She shares her experiences with monoclonal antibodies and ivermectin, highlighting their effectiveness in outpatient care. Dr. Bowden recounts her legal battles after opposing hospital mandates and the censorship of medical dissent. She also addresses rising vaccine safety concerns and advocates for the rebranding of ivermectin to enhance public access, emphasizing the need for transparency in health data.