The Ripple Effect Podcast

Ben Swann has spent 20 years working as a journalist in broadcast news, behind and in front of the camera. Swann began his journalism career in El Paso, Texas as a news photographer, quickly working his way up to prime time anchor. Along the way, Swann’s investigative reporting transformed the laws in New Mexico regarding child abuse resulting in death, leading Governor Bill Richardson to recognize him for his tireless work on behalf of children. Swann also became a two-time Emmy Award winner and two-time recipient of the Edward R. Murrow Award. It was while covering Mexico’s drug war, Ben Swann discovered the national media was not reporting the truth of what was actually happening in Mexico’s drug war or the problems associated with the failed “War on Drugs” in the United States. In 2010, Ben moved north to Cincinnati, Ohio, taking the prime time anchor seat at FOX 19 and soon became the producer/anchor of a viral segment titled “Reality Check.” Covering the 2012 Republican Presidential primary, Swann co

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

Midnight Mike from the Our Big Dumb Mouth show, Charlie Robinson from the Macroaggressions podcast & Sam Tripoli from the Tin Foil Hat podcast come together again for a SwapCast we call The Union of The Unwanted.Ernest Hancock from www.FreedomsPhoenix.com and Declare Your Independence with Ernest Hancock on LRN.FM joins us for a bit to chat about censorship & the future ways of consuming alternative media.

James Corbett, researcher, filmmaker, writer, podcaster & creator of The Corbett Report. The Corbett Report is an independent, listener-supported alternative news source. CorbettReport.com provides podcasts, interviews, videos & articles about current events, historical events & important issues from 9/11 & false flag events to government surveillance, eugenics, geopolitics, central banking fraud & much more.

Jay Dyer is known for being the mastermind of the premier film and philosophy site on the net, Jaysanalysis.com. Above all, Jay’s graduate work focused on the interplay of film, geopolitics, espionage. Jay is a public speaker, lecturer, comedian and author of the popular title Esoteric Hollywood: Sex, Cults and Symbols in Film. His first book made it to Amazon’s No. 1 spot in its first month of release in the Film and Hollywood Category. In addition, Esoteric Hollywood 2 was just released in 2019 and is available here! Known for his in-depth commentary and satire and ongoing celebrity impressions, he has appeared on numerous nationally syndicated radio and television shows. More recently, Jay is the co-host and co-creator with Jay Weidner of the TV show Hollywood Decoded on Gaia TV.

Trita Parsi is an award-winning author and the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. He is the Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and an expert on US-Iranian relations, Iranian foreign politics, and the geopolitics of the Middle East. He is the author of many books, including Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Iran, Israel and the United States (Yale University Press 2007), for which he conducted more than 130 interviews with senior Israeli, Iranian and American decision-makers. Treacherous Alliance is the silver medal winner of the 2008 Arthur Ross Book Award from the Council on Foreign Relations.

Sam Tripoli, Midnight Mike and Charlie Robinson help me put together a dream team from the Alternative Media community to discuss censorship, solutions to it and how we fight it. Guests include James Corbett, Ben Swann, Greg Carlwood, Jay Dyer, Luke Rudkowski, Jason Bermas, Tommy G, and many more.

Jim Florentine is a stand-up comedian, TV host, actor, podcaster and voice artist. He is best known for hosting VH1's heavy metal talk show "That Metal Show" that ran from 2008-2015. Jim is also known for his work on Comedy Central's show Crank Yankers where he performed the voice of Special Ed and Bobby Fletcher. Recently, Jim has appeared in the hit movie Trainwreck and on the critically acclaimed TV series Inside Amy Schumer and Louie on FX. He was submitted for an Emmy for best supporting actor for his role of Kenny on Louie. Jim has appeared in many movies, hosted Ozzy's Boneyard on Sirius XM, and has been interviewed on many podcasts and radio shows. Jim also has a new book called EVERYONE IS AWFUL (Exempt You!), and he also has a podcast of the same title.

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, he understands that Americans want their news to be transparent, devoid of the opulence frothed out by today’s corporate media. You can also find Ryan's The Last American Vagabond shows on YouTube and all podcast apps. Past guests & great researchers, Whitney Webb and Derrick Broze are also contributors & staff writers for TheLastAmericanVagabond.com

Midnight Mike from the Our Big Dumb Mouth show, Charlie Robinson from the Macroaggressions podcast & Sam Tripoli from the Tin Foil Hat podcast come together for a SwapCast we call The Union of The Unwanted.

Scott Horton is the host of AntiWar Radio, The Scott Horton Show, author of Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan, managing director of the Libertarian Institute & one of the most knowledgeable & respected researchers in foreign policy & geopolitics.