
Media Roots Radio
Since 2010, siblings and journalists Abby Martin and Robbie Martin have been doing Media Roots Radio, a political podcast with a critical eye on US foreign policy, political partisanship and what people can do to fight back. Conversational, controversial, passionate and explicit, Media Roots stands apart from the majority of podcasts coming from a similar point of view.
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Latest episodes

Mar 4, 2025 • 2h
Ceasefire Fraud, What is DOGE a Cover For?
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Feb 1, 2025 • 1h 8min
Trump II, Gaslighting US Into Fascism
Abby & Robbie Martin discuss the blind-siding intense nature of the first month of Trump's 2nd term in office, the Gaza cease-fire agreement & Elon Musk's brazen Hitler-y display on inauguration day.

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Nov 12, 2024 • 1h 50min
Election 2024: The Switch-Out, the Pop and the Landslide
Dive into the chaotic landscape of the 2024 US presidential elections, where Abby & Robbie dissect the emotional impacts on marginalized communities and the uneasy acceptance of Trump’s political resurgence. Explore the hypocrisy of wealthy elites who publicly oppose him while reaping the benefits of Republican policies. The discussion takes a turn towards identity politics, youth disillusionment, and the role of figures like Elon Musk in shaping media narratives. Political dynamics are shifting, and there’s a growing third-party sentiment making waves.

Oct 11, 2024 • 43min
Israel’s Pager Bombings a Prelude to Lebanon Invasion [Preview]
Abby and Robbie Martin have an in-depth discussion about Israel's genocidal rampage across the Middle East, including the pager attacks, the invasion of Lebanon and the implications of Iran's counterstrike.
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Oct 9, 2024 • 5min
Nuzzing it Up w/ Jr & Palestinians Setup to Take Fall for 9/11 [Preview]
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Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the vice presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz, the Olivia Nuzzi affair with RFK Jr. and how Palestinians were initially framed for 9/11 by the US government and corporate media.

Aug 15, 2024 • 2h 9min
RFK Jr Elite Depravity, Peter Thiel Infrastructure For Genocide
Abby and Robbie Martin go for a whole two hours covering the RFK Jr dead baby bear blow-up, Peter Thiel's involvement in the Israeli occupation and mass slaughter of Palestinians, and much more.
Note: the voice speaking in the opening of the podcast is generated with AI using a service called Jammable.

Jul 23, 2024 • 1h 57min
Democrat's Palace Coup, Trump Assassination Attempt
Abby and Robbie Martin talk about Joe Biden dropping out of the race, the disastrous presidential debate and ensuing political chaos, wrapping up with the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
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Jul 1, 2024 • 1h 26min
Assange Freed, Tucker's Satanic Panic Plunge
Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the release of Julian Assange from prison and Tucker Carlson's interview with Alex Jones where he explains his worldview that demons requiring mass child sacrifice are what drives murder and war.
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Jun 28, 2024 • 1h 17min
Hasbarists Invert Reality, Israel Knew About Oct 7
Abby and Robbie discuss the frustrations of wading through media disinformation and hasbarists' desperate attempt to flip reality, the implications of the bombshell Israeli intelligence document that gave explicit advance detail on Operation Al Aqsa Flood, and the general psychopathic nature of the IDF during their genocidal onslaught.
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Jun 2, 2024 • 2h 20min
Big Tech AI Teams Up w/ Rupert Murdoch to Fight 'Disinfo'
Robbie Martin goes solo in a roundup episode for May, but (of course) ends up going off on multiple tangents. First OpenAI's recent warning about AI aiding 'foreign election meddling' is examined, next AI corporations pushing 'ethics' and trying to curb 'disinfo' is scrunitized, the podcast then concludes with speculations about the desired outcomes of Trump's recent felony conviction.
Check out the new release under Robbie's musical moniker: Fluorescent Grey, Smelted released on Katabatik Music :
https://fluorescent-grey.bandcamp.com/album/smelted
An accompanying music video was also released for the track 'Assertive Tintometry Unhinging' here: https://youtu.be/BynnPnHfFX0?si=k8ZHDtuNEVj-gYQj
Music video for the Fluorescent Grey track 'Mi Call ET' premieres on 6/5/24
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