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Robbie Martin interviews Jon Schwarz of The Intercept/Tiny Revolution about the shocking and horrific legacy of Iran-Contra criminal, policy-wonk and State Department neocon Elliott Abrams. The discussion starts with the Reagan administration and Abrams' role in covering up the atrocities by death squads in Latin America. Jon later explains the specific role Abrams played in funneling money to not just the contras, but other US-sponsored proxy forces in South America. He concludes with the curiosity surrounding Abrams appointment into the Trump administration. 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/schwarz

On Media Roots Radio, Robbie gives tribute to the late genius electronic musician Phillip Western and Abby talks about her experience on Tim Heidecker's podcast 'Office Hours.' They discuss the 'free speech' grifters turning issues like internet censorship partisan, the DC Blob's coordinated smear campaign against Ilhan Omar, the ongoing US coup attempt in Venezuela and how supposed 'anti interventionists' like Tucker Carlson are actually helping promote regime change. 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 an update to the ongoing US-backed coup attempt in Venezuela, the ridiculous government shutdown over a wall that already exists, the criminal prosecution of No More Death volunteers who leave lifesaving aid for migrants crossing the desert, Rand Paul's bromance with Trump and continued attempts to paint him as an anti-interventionist, an update on the neocons who have rebranded themselves as resistance heroes, and Trump's ever-changing timetable on the Syria troop withdrawal. Abby's Venezuela Reports: bit.ly/2FRgPup Best of Luck With The Wall: https://bit.ly/2g4EmuO Empire's War on the Border: https://bit.ly/2UxzKO2 No More Deaths Statement: https://bit.ly/2UxLlg9 Fat Joe & Bill Kristol: https://bit.ly/2EYnz9l 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

Robbie Martin starts the episode having a discussion with fellow podcaster Leslie Lee III of Struggle Session about the ‘Disneyfication’ of pop culture and why Disney absorbing the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Star Wars is actually a bad thing for the future of entertainment culture. They also discuss the current state of super hero films dominating Hollywood and movie critics being brainwashed into loving them, especially ones released by Disney. In the second half of the episode Abby Martin joins Leslie and Robbie for a long form analysis of the Unbreakable trilogy by M. Night Shyamalan leading into an in-depth review of the last installment in the trilogy: ‘Glass’. Abby, Robbie and Leslie conclude with the question: did M. Night Shyamalan make the best super hero film (Unbreakable) and best super hero trilogy of all-time on a far lower budget than Marvel Studios? WARNING: SPOILERS of Glass start at 1:34:00~ and SPOILERS of Split and Unbreakable start at 51:00~ 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/leslieleeiii www.strugglesession.us/

In this special episode of Media Roots Radio Robbie Martin interviews journalist and writer Whitney Webb about her recent 'NewsGuard' expose for Mint Press News. NewsGuard is the most recent iteration of the neocon/neoliberal/corporate agenda to soft-censor alternative news and status-quo challenging view points on the internet. First there was 'Prop or Not' then there was 'Alliance for Securing Democracy' now there is 'NewsGuard'. Whitney Webb's in-depth expose of NewsGuard: https://bit.ly/2CfExvY Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this podcast please consider donating to Media Roots Radio on Patreon: www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio FOLLOW // twitter.com/FluorescentGrey // twitter.com/_whitneywebb

Abby and Robbie talk about the brazen US coup attempt in Venezuela, where opposition leader Juan Guaidó declared himself president with the backing of the Trump administration. They also discuss the right wing media's success in changing the narrative to victimize the Covington high school kids, and give their honest critiques of the Democratic presidential candidates for the 2020 election. Trump Expanding the Empire: https://bit.ly/2RJcVJG Abby's Venezuela Reports: https://bit.ly/2FRgPup Don't Doubt What You Saw With Your Own Eyes: https://bit.ly/2S9JLDz 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 wrap up 2018 by discussing bizarre holiday antics at the White House their favorite Christmas movies, Liz Wahl running for Congress, and how inhumane US border policy is literally killing kids. The second half of the episode they discuss the notion that Trump is "curtailing US empire" by withdrawing the troops he himself added from Afghanistan and Syria, despite expanding the US military to its largest size, while increasing drone strikes 400% and civilian casualties 250%. *Conversation about Trump's troop withdrawal at 48:00 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 begin this special 2.5 hour edition of Media Roots Radio by discussing the life and works of the late William Blum. They then unearth the atrocious legacy of George H.W. Bush. From CIA director, to Reagan VP to President, Bush Sr. engineered the neocon cabal that continued under his son W. Bush's administration, and oversaw the Panama Invasion and Gulf War, both murderous enterprises that set the stage for permanent US wars in Latin America and the Middle East. They close the show with a Palestine update about the Hollywood gala to raise money for the IDF, Palestinians being forced to "self-demolish" their homes, and tremendous local BDS successes. William Blum on Breaking the Set: https://bit.ly/2PB1Vsv Empire Files Interview with Randy Credico: https://bit.ly/2DPXkAz California Fires Class Action Lawsuit: https://bit.ly/2PBd9xp Prescott Bush Helped Hitler's Rise to Power: https://bit.ly/29Xkvbr 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 mindblowing documentary 'The Magnitsky Act: Behind the Scenes' which uses excellent storytelling to expose how the official story behind The Magnitsky Act was concocted and sold to the public to jumpstart Cold War 2.0 propaganda against Russia. *The Magnitsky Act was removed from vimeo after the taping of this broadcast, the film can be watched directly on their website for $5 at http://www.magnitskyact.com/ 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

Robbie and Abby talk about Stan Lee, antifa at Tucker Carlson's house, Trump threatening fascist violence against protesters, the deadliest wildfires in California's history, the midterms bringing in a blue trickle of corporate democrats and the need to mobilize people's movements. *Recorded on November 15th, 2018 Robbie's friend Amber lost her home in the Paradise fire. Please donate to help: https://bit.ly/2DuncBM Faith Goldy White Nationalist Poster Child: https://bit.ly/2qEwofu New Empire Files on Mass Shootings: https://bit.ly/2TrZhbJ Bay Area Worst Air Quality in the World: https://bit.ly/2DGZB1N Movement for a People's Party on Midterms: https://bit.ly/2yZCrQ9 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