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Abby and Robbie Martin discuss the death of billionaire child rapist, Jeffrey Epstein, and unravel all the bizarre threads in the sex trafficking scandal that implicates everyone from US presidents to media moguls to British princes. NY Mag article: http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/jeffrey-epstein-high-society-contacts.html Correction: Robbie said Adan Khashoggi had no relation to Jamal Khashoggi, this is incorrect, Adan was Jamal's uncle. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon // www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Abby and Robbie Martin discuss the 74th anniversary of the US atrocity of dropping nuclear bombs on civilian cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the mainstreaming of the QAnon conspiracy theory by the president and his fanatical legion, and the roots of the uniquely American phenomenon of mass shootings. Note: This was recorded before Jeffrey Epstein's death. Abby & Robbie Visit Hiroshima: http://bit.ly/2YWpq9j How to Hide an Empire: http://bit.ly/2z2nQmA Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon // www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Abby and Robbie discuss Trump's racist attacks on women of color in Congress and Omar's brave introduction of a pro-BDS measure in the wake of a House resolution condemning BDS. In the second half of the episode, Abby goes in depth about every major Democratic contender's true policy position on Palestine and Israel. Abby's thread on 2020 candidates' policy on Palestine: http://bit.ly/2ygKojo Marianne Williamson on Dave Rubin: http://bit.ly/2Onaqw5 Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast, please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon // www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Abby and Robbie discuss the month's headlines, including the antifa "concrete milkshake" disinformation campaign, the earthquakes in Southern California, Trump's unsettling fascist air show on the fourth of July and the bizarre media summit he hosted about media censorship for a cadre of Islamophobic, racist conspiracists and conservative clickbait grifters at the White House. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon // www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Abby and Robbie Martin go over the headlines from the last month, including the FBI infiltrating 8Chan to promote Russia Gate, Oakland decriminalizing psychedelics, the draconian border policies escalating migrant deaths, the narratives surrounding the Trump administration's increasingly precarious Iran war build-up. Abby's new film: http://GazaFightsForFreedom.com Abby and Robbie on Michael Jackson: http://bit.ly/2XgbqpM Sessions laid out the child separation policy: http://bit.ly/2xqmfXc Federal courts block Trump asylum ban: http://bit.ly/2FNu1yL Exposing VZ coup leader Carlos Vecchio: http://bit.ly/2XCgNiD Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon // www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Abby and Robbie Martin give a blow-by-blow account of the first two nights of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate debates. They discuss how Tulsi Gabbard and Bernie Sanders were specifically targeted with adversarial questions, the unequal time given to Elizabeth Warren/Joe Biden and how candidates like Pete Buttigieg/Kamala Harris/Bill Deblasio were attempting to siphon energy from Sanders by disingenuously emulating his positions. The chip on Rachel Maddow's shoulder is also analyzed. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon // www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Eli Clifton is an investigative journalist and writer who has had articles appear in the Nation, the Intercept and most prolifically in Lobelog, he has been tracking the activities of far-right policy wonks and neoconservatives in the Washington DC orbit for over a decade and more specifically has spent a lot of time exposing the activities of the Iran regime change centric think tank known as the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. "When Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, hired Foundation for Defense of Democracy senior adviser Richard Goldberg as his assistant in January 2019, the perception of FDD’s heavy influence was confirmed” https://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/foundation_for_defense_of_democracies/ Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon // www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey // twitter.com/EliClifton

The ongoing US coup attempt in Venezuela came to a head recently after US officials raided the Venezuela embassy in Washington DC in a flagrant violation of international law. Five activists were arrested inside that made up the Venezuela Embassy Protection Collective, guarding the building from seizure by opposition goons. Abby and Robbie Martin talk to Anya Parampil, the journalist who was embedded inside the embassy for ten days, about the diplomatic war being waged as the latest front of US war in Venezuela. Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon // www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

Abby and Robbie discuss the 20+ Democratic Party contenders running against Trump and scrutinize Joe Biden's track record, rolled out as the DNC's top pick. In the second half of the episode, they discuss the theory that John Bolton is leading Trump into war, and go in depth about the latest war escalations against Iran. Concluding the episode Robbie breaks down William Barr's latest fake threats to fully investigate the origins of the Russiagate probe. SPOILER warning: @ 11:14 - 16:00 Abby & Robbie discuss the season finale and details of Veep's last season BUY // Tickets for Gaza Fights for Freedom in LA June 20: http://bit.ly/2Jn6ecy Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon // www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/AbbyMartin // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey

On this week's show, we have a crossover between the "Unauthorized Disclosure" weekly podcast and "Media Roots" radio. In the first part of the show, Rania Khalek highlights a recent project for "In The Now," Kevin Gosztola shares some of the work he is doing to cover Julian Assange's case, Abby discusses her documentary being made about Gaza and Robbie talks about his latest work on neocons. Later they talk about Russiagate era censorship of alternative media, the ongoing efforts by the Trump administration to force regime change in Venezuela and the right-wing attacks backed by law enforcement against the Venezuela embassy in Washington, D.C. Listen to the full show on our patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio