
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

Jul 1, 2021 • 1h 52min
When the Pentagon Tells You “The Truth is Out There”, UFO Psyops & the Unexplained Pt 1 of 2
Robbie and Abby Martin examine why the Pentagon and Mainstream Media (CNN, 60 minutes, NYTimes) are taking the phenomenon of UFO sightings and theories into the realm of 'acceptable' dialog among the American public. While there is most definitely a psychological warfare component of this new wave of UFO media coverage, one cannot completely write-off the multitude of believable UFO sightings and abduction stories. The only difference now is that the US military is allowing officials to openly speak about their own sightings to the media and encouraging pilots and soldiers to report their encounters. The episode starts with a full chronological breakdown of how this new wave of media coverage materialized.
On Part 2 of the episode available to our Patreon subscribers, Robbie and Abby break down many different angles of what could actually be happening, both with potential technologies UFOs utilize to the specific goals of what could be a form of psychological warfare. Finally they delve into how the Project for the New American Century Bush-era neocons actually asked for a 'US Space Force' in the same 2000 document (Rebuilding America's Defenses) they had also asked for a 'New Pearl Harbor'.
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Jun 25, 2021 • 2h 51min
Libs Love Lab-Leak, Geopolitical Sting Op & the Wuhan Coincidence w/ gumby4christ
Robbie brings on researcher gumby4christ for a sequel of sorts to the previous Media Roots Radio episode 'The Oswald Institute of Virology, COVID-19 Origins & US Military Biowarfare'. Just when it seemed like the Covid 'lab-leak' talk had gone away it comes back with a vengeance. A series of incriminating e-mail exchanges got dumped revealing 'Gain of Function' research funded by the US government at the Wuhan BSL-4 lab and Anthony Fauci's full awareness of it. This eventually led to Fauci conceding that Covid-19 could have leaked from a lab and Jon Stewart saying on Late Night with Stephen Colbert that it was a pandemic 'created by scientists'. Robbie & Gumby break down every conceivable angle of what could actually be going on here, from the idea of a long con Wuhan lab sting operation as a vehicle for a geopolitical strategy against China to how the propaganda campaign resembles WMDs in Iraq but could be employing reverse psychology ('the fact checker elites lost!'). The podcast concludes with Gumby revealing the contents of the Ft. Detrick USAMRIID documents he obtained via a FOIA.
Intro/outro song: Ph.D. - Beautiful Day
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Jun 23, 2021 • 1h 23min
American Fear of China, Biden-Trump Continuity & Libertarian Hasbara w/ Dave DeCamp
Robbie Martin brings on prolific foreign policy journalist/writer Dave DeCamp of Antiwar.com again to talk about the increasing hysteria and fear Americans are exhibiting over China and how there is seemingly bipartisan support in DC and among the public for an aggressive stance against China. Dave and Robbie then move on to the different camps of Libertarianism, first the camp that espouses Zionist talking points, neocon rhetoric on China and wants to work with the MAGA-right and the other camp that still resists all forms of US imperialism. The discussion concludes with an assessment of where things are at with US/Russia relations in the Biden-era.
Intro/outro song: Ph.D. - Changing Partners
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Jun 3, 2021 • 26min
Masonic Rosicrucianism, Hermetic Theosophy, Blavatsky & Paschal Beverly Randolph Pt 7 [Preview 2]
This is a preview clip to the Media Roots Radio series by Robbie Martin, The Freemasonic History of the United States Part 7: Masonic Rosicrucianism, Hermetic Theosophy, Blavatsky & Paschal Beverly Randolph. To hear the entire 8 hour episode or the full series become a subscriber @ www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio
It is the 1870s, Freemasonry is at the peak of its popularity and has become an old hat, secret society enthusiasts are bored and looking for something more esoteric and magical. Robbie Martin tells an intertwining story about the spiritualism revival in the United States that involves Sex Magician P.B. Randolph and Theosophical Society founders H. Blavatsky & Henry Steel Olcott [ the latter 3 ingested drugs, even hallucinogens to commune with spirits ]. Italian magician Cagliostro makes a comeback, and the rise of new types of mystical esoteric fraternal societies become inevitable, ones that heavily borrow from Rosicrucianism and Eastern Religion. Instead of just becoming appendant bodies of Masonry, the popularity and the mystique of these new Rosicrucian societies [ S.R.I.A. , S.R.I.C.F. , F.R.C. ] and Theosophical groups start to eclipse those of Freemasonry itself.
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Jun 3, 2021 • 14min
“Masonry is Becoming Too Popular” & Albert Pike’s White Supremacy, Masonic History Pt 7 [Preview]
This is a preview clip to the Media Roots Radio series by Robbie Martin, The Freemasonic History of the United States Part 7: Masonic Rosicrucianism, Hermetic Theosophy, Blavatsky & Paschal Beverly Randolph. To hear the entire 8 hour episode or the full series become a subscriber @ https://www.patreon.com/mediarootsradio
It is the 1870s, Freemasonry is at the peak of its popularity and has become an old hat, secret society enthusiasts are bored and looking for something more esoteric and magical. Robbie Martin tells an intertwining story about the spiritualism revival in the United States that involves Sex Magician P.B. Randolph and Theosophical Society founders H. Blavatsky & Henry Steel Olcott [ the latter 3 ingested drugs, even hallucinogens to commune with spirits ]. Italian magician Cagliostro makes a comeback, and the rise of new types of mystical esoteric fraternal societies become inevitable, ones that heavily borrow from Rosicrucianism and Eastern Religion. Instead of just becoming appendant bodies of Masonry, the popularity and the mystique of these new Rosicrucian societies [ S.R.I.A. , S.R.I.C.F. , F.R.C. ] and Theosophical groups start to eclipse those of Freemasonry itself.
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May 19, 2021 • 2h 40min
Angels in Vermilion: Dee to DMT, Alchemy, Elixirs & the Philosopher's Stone w/ P.D. Newman
Robbie Martin interviews P.D. Newman, the author of Alchemically Stoned & Angels In Vermilion. P.D.'s research deals with mysterious clues left in obscure Masonic rituals, alchemical writings and by figures in the Royal Society that point to the ritualistic use of DMT and other hallucinogenic drugs in the West long before the era of Terence McKenna or Gordon Wasson.
Intro/outro song: Tetsu Inoue - Symphony H2O
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May 15, 2021 • 1h 50min
Gaza Under Attack Again, Operation Prison Wall Guardian & Alt-Media Zionism
Robbie and Abby Martin recorded an entire episode on Friday May 14th about the ongoing Israeli Defense Force massacre (which they call 'Operation Wall Guardian') on the Palestinian people in Gaza. So far over 126 Palestinians have been killed via bombings or by live ammunition including 31 children. At the end of the episode Robbie breaks down all the zionist connects to 'anti establishment' media like The Blaze TV (Glenn Beck), Breitbart (Steve Bannon), The Hill Rising (Saagar Enjeti) and the so-called 'Intellectual Dark Web' (Eric Weinstein & Bari Weiss)
Gaza Fights for Freedom free stream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnZSaKYmP2s
Intro/Outro song: Fluorescent Grey - Lieutenant Humane Egg Lag
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May 5, 2021 • 1h 44min
Q Exposed, The Watkins', Army of N Virginia & Q: Into the Storm w/ Cullen Hoback
Abby & Robbie Martin speak to filmmaker Cullen Hoback, director behind the documentary miniseries Q: Into the Storm. They discuss why sanitizing the internet of any existence of QAnon sets a dangerous precedent, the psychology behind his documentary subjects––both those who followed QAnon seriously and ran the message board 8chan in which Q exclusively posted––and the strange confluence of US Military intelligence officials who helped spread QAnon as a movement.
Intro/Outro song: Fluorescent Grey & Laurie AK - We Are Not Robots To Do With As You Please
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May 1, 2021 • 2h 25min
Mother of All Afghanistan Podcasts, Sex Cults & Cop Trials
Abby and Robbie Martin talk about sex cults NXIVM and OM, the trial of Derek Chauvin and the trend of NFTs. At 51:00 they begin their discussion of the 40 year US criminal involvement in Afghanistan, the true legacy of the war and what Biden's "withdrawal" really means for US imperialism.
Intro/Outro song: Ph.D - Fifth of May
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Apr 22, 2021 • 1h 29min
The White Hat Svengali of Video Comedy, Doug Lussenhop aka DJ Douggpound
Abby and Robbie Martin invite Doug Lussenhop aka DJ Douggpound onto the podcast to discuss his origin story and the various forms of art/music/comedy he makes. Doug has been involved in writing, directing and editing many amazing projects over the years, like the Eric Andre Show, Tim & Eric Awesome Show and his own sketch comedy, Pound House. His ingenious comedic touch can be felt all the way back to the GI Joe PSA parody videos that went viral pre-YouTube in 2003.
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