Not many people can cross over from professional wrestler to Hollywood actor to Governor of a state – unless of course, you’re Jesse ‘The Body’ Ventura.

After leaving the world of wrestling, Ventura ran for mayor and then Governor of Minnesota as an independent candidate, proving that defeating the two-party monopoly is possible. Since his gubernatorial run, he’s hosted a popular television show and written several best-selling books.

His latest book is called ‘They Killed our President: 63 Reasons to Believe There was a Conspiracy to Assassinate JFK.’ With the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, Ventura joined me on Breaking the Set to discuss the evidence of a government conspiracy and the potential for a 2016 presidential run with radio host Howard Stern.

Abby

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Jesse Ventura on Breaking the Set

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It’s rare to speak to radical activists who used to belong not only to the establishment, but to the White House.

Ramsey Clark served as Attorney General under President Lyndon B. Johnson, overseeing the Department of Justice from 1965 to 1967. During his term, he was instrumental in passing two of the most significant bills of the 20th century, the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act.

Since leaving the administration, Clark has become one of the most prominent figures leading the charge against U.S. militarism. He’s traveled everywhere from Vietnam to Iraq, where he’s thoroughly studied the devastating effects of Western sanctions on local populations.

Clark stirred up a lot of controversy in 2005 when he accepted the offer to legally represent former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein to defend the criminal charges brought against him by the US.

It was an honor to talk to him about US foreign policy, activism and the deterioration of the rule of law since his time as Attorney General.

Abby

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Ramsey Clark on Breaking the Set

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A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to go on the Joe Rogan Experience with actor and comedian Joe Rogan. His podcast has exploded in popularity over the years and its format has revolutionized the way people think about alternative media.

The stand up comedian is also an accomplished martial arts expert and self proclaimed open-minded skeptic who hosts the SciFi TV show Joe Rogan Questions Everything.

On Breaking the Set, Joe drops knowledge about the War on Drugs, transhumanism & the UFC, where he awesomely debunks conventional wisdom about marijuana and psychedelics – elaborating on the history and benefits of Dimethyltryptamine or DMT.

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Joe Rogan Breaks the Set on Transhumanism, DMT & Weed

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How much do you know about the clitoris?

Yes, I’m talking about lady parts. But I’m not only referring to an understanding of what the clit is as it relates to sex. There’s a whole world of knowledge that remains unexplored about this female organ, like the fact that the clitoris contains 8,000 sensory nerve endings – double the amount of a penis.

Even though we live in a society inundated with sex, polls reveal that a significant number of women are not getting sexual satisfaction. This trend could be due to the fact that having an open dialogue about the female organism is still taboo in society, and the stigma is preventing women from addressing it with their partners.

This taboo is exactly what one Brooklyn artist is trying to change. Her name is Sophia Wallace and her art explores the misconceptions about the clit, and exposes the word for what it is: a symbol of freedom, sovereignty and sexual equality.

Abby

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Sophia Wallace, artist and founder of The Cliteracy Project on Breaking the Set

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Abby Martin talks to John B. Wells on the widely syndicated Coast to Coast AM radio show about the rise of alternative media, her citizen journalism with Media Roots, Occupy Oakland activism and how the TV show Breaking the Set has managed to piss off people in high places, including Rand Paul, Nestlé and the Israeli lobby.

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