The Ripple Effect Podcast

Nick Bryant is an investigative journalist & author. Nick joins us to talk about his book The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse & Betrayal. Nick's book covers The Franklin Scandal which involves child trafficking, pedophilia, black mail, mysterious deaths, corruption & cover-ups. From FBI & CIA, to high ranked politicians & the wealthy elite, The Franklin Scandal covers who was involved & who help cover-up one of the darkest & saddest stories of child abuse & corruption in American History.Nick Bryant's writing has recurrently focused on the plight of disadvantaged children in the United States, and he’s been published in numerous national journals, including the Journal of Professional Ethics, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, and Journal of School Health. He is the co-author of America’s Children: Triumph of Tragedy, addressing the medical and deve

David Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is director of WorldBeyondWar.org and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. Swanson’s books include War Is A Lie and When the World Outlawed War. He blogs at DavidSwanson.org and WarIsACrime.org. He hosts Talk Nation Radio. He is a 2015, 2016, 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee.

Brian Stone is a musician, writer & thinker. He is the vocalist and plays guitar in the political Southern California metal band CONTORTION, a band with a message. We talk everything from music & philosophy to history & current events. Check out CONTORTION's new album False Flag Paradigm.Vinnie Caggiano is a composer, musician who has played all over the country, music teacher, music theorist, creator of the popular YouTube channel YouTube.com/VinCognito, which has playlists of his solo performances, performances with his bands; The Blue Kind & The Venice Roasters, he also has a playlist analyzing Beatles music from a Music Theory perspective and many Music Theory videos.

This bonus episode of The Ripple Effect Podcast, host Ricky Varandas is interviewed by Shah Jahan Boorooshoo from Ghizar, Northern Areas, Pakistan.

Pat Miletich is a Mixed Martial Arts legend, the first UFC Welterweight Champion, inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. He is also a sports commentator, trainer, coach and founded Miletich Fighting Systems who has had notable fighters like Matt Hughes, Robbie Lawler & Ben Rothwell.Jeffery Wilson is an actor, podcaster, researcher and thinker.Together they are the hosts of The Conspiracy Farm podcast.

James Corbett is a researcher, filmmaker, writer, historian, podcaster, & creator of The Corbett Report, which is an independent, listener-supported alternative news source.Vinnie Caggiano is a composer, musician who has played all over the country, music teacher, music theorist, creator of the popular YouTube channel YouTube.com/VinCognito, which has playlists of his solo performances, performances with his bands; The Blue Kind & The Venice Roasters, he also has a playlist analyzing Beatles music from a Music Theory perspective and many Music Theory videos.

Will Turbitt is a researcher, thinker & host of Demand The Truth on 990WBOB radio.

Matthew Valentinas is an attorney & executive producer of the documentary 'An Open Secret' exposing the Hollywood pedophilia problem.AN OPEN SECRET is an documentary exposing child sexual abuse in the film industry. The film features interviews with victimized performers, who were targeted when they were young boys, as well as industry figures, the predators themselves, and journalists.

Thomas Drake is former senior executive of the U.S. National Security Agency, a National Security Agency whistleblower, United States Air Force and United States Navy veteran. In 2010 the government alleged that Drake mishandled documents, one of the few such Espionage Act cases in U.S. history. Drake's defenders claim that he was instead being persecuted for challenging the Trailblazer Project & the unconstitutional methods of the NSA after the events on 9/11/2001. He is the 2011 recipient of the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling and co-recipient of the Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence (SAAII) award.

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

Justin Wren is a professional MMA fighter, who has fought in the UFC & currently fighting for BELLATOR. He is also an author, humanitarian worker, & creator of a charity called Fight For The Forgotten which with their partner charity Water4, drills wells & gets clean water to the various locations in Congo, Africa.

James Corbett is a researcher, filmmaker, writer, historian, podcaster, & creator of The Corbett Report, which is an independent, listener-supported alternative news source. He is also a documentary filmmaker and returns to the show to talk about his most recent film "WHY Big Oil Conquered The World."Richard Grove is a forensic historian, author, filmmaker, podcaster & whistleblower. He is also the founder of the Tragedy & Hope website & the Peace Revolution Podcast.Richard returns to The Ripple Effect Podcast to co-host and contribute to the "Why Big Oil Conquered The World" discussion.

Brian Stone is a musician, writer & thinker. He is the vocalist and plays guitar in the political Southern California metal band CONTORTION, a band with a message. We talk everything from music & philosophy to history & current events. Check out CONTORTION's new album False Flag Paradigm out everywhere Oct. 27 2017.

Adam Kokesh & Hunter Maats return to The Ripple Effect Round-Table for Part 2 of our stimulating, thought provoking conversation & debate. Adam Kokesh is an Iraq veteran, activist, author of FREEDOM & Libertarian, ADAM KOKESH. Hunter Maats is the host of the Mixed Mental Arts podcast and author of The Straight A Conspiracy: Your Secret Guide to Ending the Stress of School and Totally Ruling the World.

Chris Bell is a director, producer & writer, known for his documentaries Bigger, Stronger, Faster about steroids, Trophy Kids about parents who push their children excessively in sports, and Prescription Thugs about the opium epidemic, big pharma and addiction.My good friend & kratom advocate, Lizzy Begley co-hosts with me as we discuss Chris Bell's documentaries, addiction, depression, & his new projects helping spread the potential benefits of Kratom & the ketogenic diet.

Vinnie Caggiano is a composer, musician who has played all over the country, music teacher, music theorist, creator of the popular YouTube channel YouTube.com/VinCognito, which has playlists of his solo performances, performances with his bands; The Blue Kind & The Venice Roasters, he also has a playlist analyzing Beatles music from a Music Theory perspective and many Music Theory videos.James Corbett is a researcher, filmmaker, writer, historian, podcaster & creator of The Corbett Report, which is an independent, listener-supported alternative news source.James returns to The Ripple Effect Podcast as a co-host, to help me interview Vinnie, as we discuss everything from Music Theory to Conspiracy Theories.

Sam Tripoli is a comedian, writer, producer & podcaster. Sam hosts two podcasts, Punch-Drunk, which is a sports podcast he hosts with fellow comedians Ari Shaffir & Jayson Thibault, and Tin Foil Hat podcast which is Sam's conspiracy podcast. Also check out Sam's new album,The Diabolical available on iTunes.

The 1st ever Ripple Effect Round-Table Debate with Iraq veteran, activist, author of FREEDOM & Libertarian, ADAM KOKESH vs host of the Mixed Mental Arts podcast and author of The Straight A Conspiracy: Your Secret Guide to Ending the Stress of School and Totally Ruling the World, HUNTER MAATS.

Hunter Maats is the author of The Straight-A Conspiracy: Your Secret Guide to Ending the Stress of School and Totally Ruling the World, host of the Mixed Mental Arts podcast (previously called The Bryan Callen Show) & has appeared on many shows like the Today Show, the Joe Rogan Experience, Tangentially Speaking, Bulletproof Radio & many others.Hunter & I met up in Dartmouth MA for an amazing 3 hour conversation about everything from our childhoods to cultural & social issues & solutions.

Fights With Friends is The Ripple Effect Podcast version of a Fight Companion podcast, made popular by Joe Rogan. Which is when we stream LIVE during MMA events, hang out, drink, laugh and talk about everything and anything. On this episode we stream LIVE for UFC 214 on Pay-Per-View. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel or follow us on Facebook & Twitter to find out when we will be streaming live for our next Fights With Friends.