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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Abby and Robbie Martin discuss the news of the day including a District Court judge forcing torture victims to pay their torturers’ legal fees; Latin American leaders standing up to US imperialism in light of the NSA leaks; the establishment’s use of agitation propaganda to manufacture outrage at other nations while promoting an undercurrent of American exceptionalism.
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After a year of Breaking the Set, I have been making the rounds on some of my favorite comedians’ podcasts and shows hosted by other great media personalities.
Duncan Trussell is a LA based comedian who hosts an awesome podcast called The Duncan Trussell Family Hour (DTFH). It was really fun to be able to talk to him about everything from human evolution to what I would do to fight terrorism if I were President.
Listen and download here.
The same weekend I was on DTFH, I also got the opportunity to be on the Joe Rogan Experience for an epic three hour podcast with comedian Joe Rogan and co-host Redban to talk about everything from porn culture to depleted uranium.
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Abby Martin on the Joe Rogan Experience
I also recently got the chance to go on Lip.tv’s Buzzsaw, a new show hosted by Tyrel Ventura. Buzzsaw is another raw and honest analysis of news that’s nowhere to be found in the corporate media. It was really cool to be interviewed about my activist history, media evolution and political philosophy.
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Abby Martin Discusses Breaking the Set and RT on Buzzsaw
I have also been a regular guest on the David Seaman Hour, a fantastic podcast hosted by the articulate and well informed activist journalist, David Seaman. Check out all of his episodes on itunes here.
Lastly, don’t forget that my brother and I have our own podcast right here on Media Roots which you can listen to here.
Thanks for the interest and please show all of these people love by subscribing and sharing their work. We are all in the struggle together!
Abby
On the latest edition of Media Roots Radio, Abby and Robbie Martin discuss how a new war against Syria seems all but inevitable.
They talk about the eerily similar establishment rhetoric between the Iraq war buildup and today’s Syria war mongering – specifically the potential unilateral US military action in defiance of the UN, the ‘humanitarian’ justification and the scare tactics of ‘chemical weapons’. A recent speech by Secretary of State, John Kerry, marked a distinct turning point in the ferocity of the Syria rhetoric, which is dissected by Robbie and Abby in its entirety.
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In an era of rampant surveillance, government secrecy, and whistleblower crackdowns, more and more questions have arisen over the actions and intentions of the US government. But regardless of how doubtful we may be of its justifications, we’re taught to just accept the explanation that’s given.
And if we don’t – if we openly acknowledge the gaping holes – that makes us ‘conspiracy theorists’, a pejorative term that for years has been cast on those who have been bold enough to seek the truth.
Breaking the Set reports on when the term became an establishment tool to shut down critical thinking and how labeling truth-seekers as ‘conspiracy theorists’ damages democracy.
Abby
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Conspiracy to Tell the Truth | Interview with Lance deHaven-Smith
Breaking the Set also calls out MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow for promoting the notion that violence is rooted in conspiracy theories, while disregarding the importance of questioning official government narratives.
Abby Martin Blasts Rachel Maddow for 9/11 Comments
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