Free Thinking with Montel

Montel discusses the dangerous Q-Anon conspiracy theory that has taken an alarming hold over millions of people across the country. Across social media every day, well-meaning people are being conned into amplifying Q-Anon messages without even knowing it. Last week in Oregon, Q-Anon followers spread a false rumor that so-called “Antifa” activists were setting fires in Oregon causing an influx of...

In this episode of Free Thinking, Montel sits down with retired Army Major General Paul Eaton to discuss the General’s viral reaction to the President’s “Suckers and Losers” debacle as well as issues facing the troops and veterans. They also discuss the importance of positive leadership and what America needs to do to get back on track from a leadership perspective.https://www.votevets.orghttps://...

In this episode, Montel takes a deep dive into Trump’s troubling history with the military. Between norms-breaking, using the troops as props and a history short-changing our nation’s greatest citizens for his own purposes, Montel delivers a powerful indictment of Trump’s record on military and veterans issues. In this episode, Montel takes a deep dive into Trump’s troubling history with the milit...

Montel sat down with Rev. Dr. William Barber, a noted civil rights leader who is the Pastor of Greenleaf Christian Church, Disciples of Christ as well as the founder of the Poor People’s Campaign and The Moral Monday movement for a conversation on race, racism, and a summer of protest as the result of the killings of unarmed black Americans by police.https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.orghttps://gree...

Montel talks with his friend Dr Babak Kateb to learn about the latest COVID-19 research and developments. Dr Kateb is a neuroscientist with more than 20 years of research experience who formed a worldwide committee of experts to collaborate in reviewing COVID-19 research. In this episode of Free Thinking, Dr Kateb shares their published report.https://brainmappingfoundation.org Learn more about yo...

Montel is joined by Hannah Cox, national coordinator for Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty. Hannah is one of the leading conservative activists working on criminal justice reform. Montel and Hannah discuss the death penalty and criminal justice reform generally in an important conversation on where we go from here with respect to criminal justice https://conservativesconcerned.org Le...

Montel is joined by Paul Rieckhoff, a combat vet who founded Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and now hosts his own podcast and is a sought after speaker and thinker on military and veterans issues. Paul and Montel discuss the chaos in Portland, Oregon and Kenosha, Wisconsin as well as the implications of Trump’s pattern of destructive norms-breaking on the military. You won’t want to miss...

On the premiere episode of Free Thinking, Montel talks with Senator Joni Ernst, a fellow veteran who served 23 years in the Army Reserves and National Guard. In 2014, she was elected as the first woman to serve in a federal elected office from the State of Iowa and also became the first female combat veteran elected to serve in the United States Senate. She serves on five Senate committees: Armed...