The Ripple Effect Podcast

Episode 61 with CJ Werleman, an Australian born author, columnist & political and social commentator. He is an op-ed columnist for Middle East Eye and author of God Hates You: Hate Him Back, Crucifying America, Atheist Can't Be Republicans, Koran Curious & Jesus Lied: He Was Only Human and host of the 'Foreign Object' podcast. CJ has also published articles in Salon Magazine and AlterNet....

Episode 60 with Aaron Franz, filmmaker of The Age Of Transitions & author of REVOLVE: Man's Scientific Rise To Godhood. We talk about transhumanism, man vs machine, artificial intelligences, the singularity theory, consciousness, eugenics, Darwinism & much more.

Episode 59 with Ben Dyson, author of MODERNISING MONEY: Why Our Monetary System is Broken & How it Can Be Fixed and founder of POSITIVE MONEY, a non-profit organization & movement trying to democratise money and banking so that it works for society and not against it.

Episode 58 with Valerie Baber, sex expert, model, Playboy TV host, paid companion and author of 'Notorious VIP: Confessions Of An Emperors Club Companion.' Valerie shares her amazing story of how she went from being broke to working at an international escort service, making thousands a day at The Emperors Club. The same escort service that was a part of the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal. We...

Episode 57 with Brian 'Yap' Barry, artist, philosopher, writer, singer & songwriter for UK band One Minute Silence & Pink Punk.

Episode 56 with Brett Veinotte creator of The School Sucks Project which discuses home-education, self-education, critical thinking, peaceful parenting, personal growth, nonviolent communication & non-aggression.

Episode 55 with Abraham Bolden, the 1st African-American Secret Service Agent assigned to a presidential detail & handpicked by JFK. He shares his amazing story, which includes how his knowledge of a plot to assassinate JFK in Chicago led to him getting framed & locked up to suppress the information from ever reaching The Warren Commission.

Episode 54 with Jack Abramoff. Once, one of the most powerful lobbyist in Washington history, now after almost a 4 year prison sentence he is speaking out against the loopholes he once used. Two films were made based on his life & story, both called Casino Jack. One is a documentary & the other is a HBO film staring Kevin Spacey. He is also the author of the book CAPITOL PUNISHMENT: The Ha...

Episode 53 with Mike Martin guitarist of Massachusetts metal band ALL THAT REMAINS. Mike is in studio & we talk about growing up in Ludlow, music, the music industry, touring, influences, women, wrestling and much much more.

Episode 52 with Jon Rappoport free-lance investigative reporter for over 30 years, author, radio host & founder of NoMoreFakeNews.com We Talk about the importance of philosophy, art, music, the CDC vaccine whistles-blower possibly linking vaccines to autism, alternative medicine & much more.

Episode 51 with Nancy Guberti, nutritionist, health & functional medicine specialist. We talk about her journey from working at Goldman Sachs to becoming an expert in food, health & homeopathic medicines. We also talk about what is wrong wit the American diet, natural remedies, parenting tips, vaccines & more.

Episode 50 with Sean Stone, actor, filmmaker, host of The Lip TV show BUZZSAW and son of the legendary filmmaker Oliver Stone.

Episode 49 with Beyond All Recognition. A Swedish metal band that combines Metalcore & DubStep to create a style of music in which they've coined the name DubCore. We talk about everything from the music industry, influences to Swedish life & culture compared to American life & culture.

Episode 48 with John F. O'Donnell, stand-up comedian from comedy news show Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp on RT America. You can see Redacted Tonight every Friday at 8 & 11:30pm EST. You can also find John's stand-up at LiveFromOuterSpace.com where you can download tons of John's hilarious jokes & stand-up sets for free.

Episode 47 with Russ Baker, award winning investigative journalist, author of 'Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, America's Invisible Government and The Hidden History of The Last Fifty Years' and founder of WhoWhatWhy.com, a non-profit news site. He has also written for many national & international publications like the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, New York Times, The Nation, Los Angeles Times...

Episode 46 with Boki Nachbar, NBA & European professional basketball player who currently plays for Barcelona. He also is the host of The Details podcast.

Episode 45 I can honestly say this is one of the most engaging, interesting & thought provoking podcasts we have done of late. We debate Sam Harris's "Free Will" theory, we talk about Nine Inch Nails & industrial music, the benefits of self-reflection & philosophy, the pros & cons of sports and sports talk, parenting & raising children, is most obesity a disease or just lazines...

Episode 44 'the return of Dave' after a 6 month hiatus, my friend, co-host & one of the reasons this podcast exists, is finally back. We talk about the importance of debate, personal philosophy's, finding fulfillment, empathy, health & much more.

Episode 43 with Rou Reynolds lead singer, lyricist, keyboards & programing for UK band ENTER SHIKARI.

Episode 42 with Robbie Martin from alternative media source MEDIA ROOTS, creator of music project Fluorescent Grey, owner of Record Label Records & documentary filmmaker returns to talk about 9/11, geopolitics, psychedelics & much much more.

Episode 41 with Cara Santa Maria, writer, producer, TV personality, science communicator & host of the 'Talk Nerdy' podcast. You can find her co-hosting TechKnow on Al Jazeera, senior science correspondent for Huffington Post, she a regular guest on The Young Turks, the Joe Rogan Experience & many more places.

Episode 40 with Adam Scorgie, the filmmaker is back to talk about his new film "The Culture High" with big name interviews with people like Snoop Dogg, Joe Rogan, Graham Hancock, Cenk & Ana from The Young Turks, Cara Santa Maria, Wiz Khalifa, Harvard's Dr. Lester Grinspoon, B-Real of Cypress Hill and many more.

Episode 39 with James Perloff, author of TRUTH IS A LONELY WARRIOR: Unmasking The Forces Behind Global Destruction and THE SHADOWS OF POWER: The Council on Foreign Relations and the American Decline.

Episode 38 with The Amazing Johnathan, comedian & magician who has been mixing the two since the early 80's.

Episode 37 with Jan-Willem Breure producer, musician & filmmaker of award winning & controversial film 'Are All Men Pedophiles?'