Abby and Robbie Martin talk to Nolan Higdon, teacher of history and media studies and the author of two books, “The Anatomy of Fake News: A Critical News Education,” and “United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post-Truth America” about the American legacy of fake news and how we can become media literate in today’s polarized post-truth era.

WATCH // The United States of Distraction: Fighting the Fake News Invasion

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Abby and Robbie Martin talk about the insulting stimulus package politicians talking about giving Americans nine months into the pandemic and how Covid exposed the US as a completely failed state, Tulsi’s mask off legislation in her final weeks in office, Trump surrogates floating martial law to overturn the election and the final mindfuck idea of Trump pardoning whistleblowers.

Intro/Outro music: Identity Theft – Flecktarn

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Abby and Robbie Martin dive deep into the CIA assassination program during the Vietnam war known as the ‘Phoenix Program’ with writer and deep politics expert Douglas Valentine. After combing through the long and horrid history of CIA criminal activity and murder the discussion concludes with Douglas’ take on the idea of ‘Trump vs the Deep State’ and how it is a false paradigm that distracts the American people away from the *real* deep state.

Intro/Outro music: Shin Megami Tensei If… OST – Donyoku Kai

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Robbie and Abby are joined by Brace Belden and Liz Franczak of True Anon to discuss Bay Area music, conspiracy culture and Biden’s cabinet.

Intro/Outro music: Psycho Solider OST – Theme

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