

The Ripple Effect Podcast
Ricky Varandas
The Ripple Effect Podcast has journalists on like Ben Swann, historians like Dan Carlin, musicians like Burton C. Bell from Fear Factory, researchers like James Corbett, scientists like Rupert Sheldrake, comedians like Jim Florentine, doctors like Dr. Burzynski, filmmakers like Mikki Willis, authors like Christopher Ryan, philosophers like Daniele Bolelli, athletes like Justin Wren, professors like Richard D. Wolff and many others like Gov. Jesse Ventura, Freeway Rick Ross, Del Bigtree, Matt Farah, Dr. Dominic D'Agostino, G. Edward Griffin & Whitney Webb, in hopes to bring our listeners the most interesting people, & the most interesting conversations, with the goal of "Provoking Thought & Starting A Ripple."Find all these interviews and much more at https://RickyVarandas.com/
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Aug 4, 2020 • 2h 7min
The Ripple Effect Podcast #251 (The Union of The Unwanted: Alt-Media Hangout)
Midnight Mike from the Our Big Dumb Mouth show, Sam Tripoli from the Tin Foil Hat podcast, Charlie Robinson from the Macroaggressions podcast, & I come together again for another episode of The Union of The Unwanted, an Alt-Media round-table hangout show.On this episode we are joined by Graham from The Grimerica Show, Jason Bermas, Jeff Wilson from The Conspiracy Farm, Whitney Webb from UnlimitedHangOut.com & The Last American Vagabond, Mel Krell from wwww.ManicinManhattan.com, Dean Reiner from the Up Is Down podcast, Billy Ray Valentine from The Infinite Fridge, Joe from the OBDM show, and Megan, Ed & Scott from the Truthzilla podcast.

Aug 2, 2020 • 1h 20min
The Ripple Effect Podcast #250 (Patrick Lovell & Sean Dustin | The Con: We Were All Sold A Lie)
Patrick Lovell is the producer of 5 part docu-series The Con. The Con is an in-depth investigation into the 2008 financial crisis nine years in the making, Who did it, why it happened and how our country went from “of, for and by the people,” to “of, for and by the corporation.” And what’s past is prologue: The heist of our democracy that includes fraudulent practices, massive credit card debt, student loans, auto loans, and the revolving door between finance and government, is still going on, and will become even worse than before.Sean Dustin from the Nowhere To Go But Up podcast, co-hosts with me. I was recently interviewed on Sean's show, so please also check out that conversation.

Jul 29, 2020 • 1h 39min
The Ripple Effect Podcast #249 (Darren & Graham | The Grimerica Show)
Darren and Graham are hosts of The Grimerica Show. A loose cannon podcast featuring casual conversations with whomever they deem interesting, often on the fringe, like Coast to Coast, but on demand. The podcast features guest from fields ranging from UFOs, to conspiracies, to psychedelics, meditation, consciousness, Spirituality, Paranormal, Folklore and more.

Jul 23, 2020 • 1h 19min
The Ripple Effect Podcast #248 (Dennis McKenna | The Reality Hallucination)
Dennis McKenna, an ethnopharmacologist, research pharmacognosist, lecturer & author of The Brotherhood of the Screaming Abyss about his and his brother Terence's life and journeys together. His brother Terence McKenna is well-known psychedelics proponent.Dennis is also the founding board member and the director of ethnopharmacology at the Heffter Research Institute, a non-profit organization concerned with the investigation of the potential therapeutic uses of psychedelic medicines.Also Check out his new project called The McKenna Academy (www.McKenna.Academy).Dennis has also been in two great documentaries worth checking out, Neurons to Nirvana: Understanding Psychedelic Medicines, and DMT: The Spirit Molecule.

Jul 21, 2020 • 1h 37min
The Ripple Effect Podcast #247 (The Union of The Unwanted: Alt-Media Round-Table Hangout)
Midnight Mike from the Our Big Dumb Mouth show, Sam Tripoli from the Tin Foil Hat podcast, Charlie Robinson from the Macroaggressions podcast, & I come together again for another episode of The Union of The Unwanted, an Alt-Media Round-Table Hangout.On this episode we are joined by the hosts of The Grimerica Show, Jason Bermas, Jeff Wilson from The Conspiracy Farm, Tony Merkel from The Confessional Podcast and Chrissie Mayr host of the sex/dating/relationship show Wet Spot & the Chrissie Mayr Podcast.

Jul 21, 2020 • 1h 8min
The Ripple Effect Podcast #246 (Douglas Valentine | Extracting Wisdom & Exploring Perspectives)
Douglas Valentine is an author, journalist & historian. Douglas has lectured and appeared on TV and radio talk shows, testified as an expert witness, served as documentary film consultant and worked as a private investigator. His previous books include The CIA As Organized Crime: How Illegal Operations Corrupt America and the World, The Hotel Tacloban, The Phoenix Program: America's Use of Terror in Vietnam, and The Strength of the Pack: The Personalities, Politics and Espionage Intrigues that Shaped the DEA. He is also the editor of the poetry anthology With Our Eyes Wide Open: Poems of the New American Century.

Jul 19, 2020 • 1h 60min
The Ripple Effect Podcast #245 (Darren Van Dam | Flick Connection)
Darren Van Dam is the creator & host of the Flick Connection YouTube channel.Every Monday, watch the Live/Uncut episode that includes our movie picks of the week, what Darren watched last week and a discussion on one specific movie or topic of the week. Every Wednesdays, Darren posts a list of the best movies to watch on Netflix, Amazon Prime or Hulu. Darren occasionally posts a satire video like "A Quiet Place.. but with Farts" or a rant on why the new Batman movies suck. You might even find deep movie analysis videos like ending explained, except he will actually explain the ending and all details of movies like Annihilation and the Netflix Original Movie, The Ritual.If you watch movies online or on streaming services, Flick Connection will change your life and put an end to the endless search for good movies to watch.

Jul 15, 2020 • 2h 16min
The Ripple Effect Podcast #244 (Whitney Webb & Ryan Cristián | The Esptein & COVID19 Rabbit Hole)
Whitney Webb is an independent journalist based in Chile. She has contributed to several independent media outlets including Global Research, EcoWatch, the Ron Paul Institute, 21st Century Wire, MintPress News & the Last American Vagabond, among others. She has made many radio and television appearances and is the 2019 winner of the Serena Shim Award for Uncompromised Integrity in Journalism.Ryan Cristián is the founder and editor of alternative independent media website, TheLastAmericanVagabond.com, and as a recent recipient of the Serena Shim Award For Uncompromising Integrity In Journalism. You can also find Ryan's The Last American Vagabond shows on YouTube and all podcast apps. Whitney Webb and past guest Derrick Broze are also contributors & staff writers for TheLastAmericanVagabond.com

Jul 2, 2020 • 2h 9min
The Ripple Effect Podcast #243 (Brett Veinotte | A Conversation About Everything & Anything)
Brett Veinotte is an educator, creator of The School Sucks Project - a podcast, YouTube channel and Web community dedicated to self-knowledge, self-teaching and self-development. Brett returns to the show to discuss nothing specifically, and everything generally. We have a fun causal conversation, discussing anything and everything. Enjoy!

Jun 30, 2020 • 1h 38min
The Ripple Effect Podcast #242 (The Union of The Unwanted: Alt-Media Round-Table Hangout)
Midnight Mike from the Our Big Dumb Mouth show, Sam Tripoli from the Tin Foil Hat podcast, Charlie Robinson from the Macroaggressions podcast, & I come together again for another episode of The Union of The Unwanted.On this episode we are joined by the hosts of The Grimerica Show, Ben from the Edge Of Wonder, Jason Bermas, and Jeff Wilson & Pat Miletich from The Conspiracy Farm.