Media Roots Radio
Abby & Robbie Martin
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.
Listen to all previous episodes on soundcloud, itunes, spotify and stitcher.
All $5 and up patrons get an exclusive bonus episode every month!
Listen to all previous episodes on soundcloud, itunes, spotify and stitcher.
All $5 and up patrons get an exclusive bonus episode every month!
Episodes
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Apr 19, 2015 • 46min
Cyber Warfare, Spying & US Govt's Collection of Dick Pics with Sam Sacks
As Obama issues an executive order granting him authority to sanction people engaged in civil society online and with the renewal of the Patriot Act on the horizon, the conversation about mass surveillance and privacy rights couldn’t be more vital. Co-founder of the news co-op the District Sentinel Sam Sacks joins Media Roots Radio to discuss all things spying.
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Apr 12, 2015 • 51min
Saudi Arabia's Yemen War, Terror Factory & US Bribery with Ali Al-Ahmed
Director of the Institute for Gulf Affairs, Ali Al-Ahmed, talks about the oppressive monarchy of Saudi Arabia: the American backed war in Yemen and unyielding partnership between the two countries; the export of terrorism and spread of ultra orthodox Wahhabism, the political bribery on behalf of Gulf States to maintain a culture of silence.
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Apr 2, 2015 • 1h 27min
Gov't Agents Gone Rogue, Iran Letter & House of Cards Propaganda
Abby and Robbie Martin discuss the case of hacker Matt DeHart, the bizarre circumstances surrounding the Bin Laden raid, the Tom Cotton letter to Iran attempting to undermine the diplomatic negotiations, Vice's interview with Obama and House of Cards Season Three's anti-Russian propaganda.
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Mar 31, 2015 • 27min
Connecting the War at Home and Abroad with Eugene Puryear
Eugene Puryear, organizer with the ANSWER coalition and author of Shackled and Chained connects the war at home and abroad on a systems level while deconstructing the toxic neoliberal ideology that dominates global policy in the 21st century.
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Mar 22, 2015 • 36min
Netanyahu's Victory & Zionism Unmasked with Rania Khalek
Abby Martin speaks to Rania Khalek of the Electronic Intifada about what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's reelection victory means for occupied Palestine and the US political establishment.
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www.twitter.com/raniakhalek
Mar 13, 2015 • 35min
US vs Venezuela: Regime Change & Resilience with Mark Weisbrot
Mark Weisbrot of Just Foreign Policy and the Center for Economic Policy Research talks to Abby Martin about the bigger picture behind the US' absurd declaration that Venezuela is an "extraordinary threat" to national security.
http://www.mediaroots.org/why-the-us-wont-give-up-on-regime-change-in-venezuela/
Mar 12, 2015 • 1h 26min
Breaking the Set in the New Cold War w/ Abby Martin
Abby and Robbie Martin talk BTS RIP, the Cold War resurrection & how reactionaries have splintered the left on Media Roots Radio:
http://bit.ly/1GtVYTW
Jan 12, 2015 • 1h 4min
Charlie Hebdo & 9/11 Islamophobia Flashbacks
Charlie Hebdo & 9/11 Islamophobia Flashbacks by Abby & Robbie Martin
Jan 6, 2015 • 2h 14min
North Korea Hype, War on Terror Psy-Op, 'Liberal' Warmongers
North Korea Hype, War on Terror Psy-Op, 'Liberal' Warmongers by Abby & Robbie Martin
Dec 12, 2014 • 50min
Conspiracy of Silence in Hollywood, the BBC and the CBC
http://www.mediaroots.org/media-roots-radio-conspiracy-of-silence-in-hollywood-the-bbc-and-the-cbc/
