The Independent Riot
Deep dives with experts and madmen into life's most interesting topics. If you're an independent-thinker, you've found your home. Not right, not left, just real.
Episodes
33 episodes
Russian Spies Living Undercover In the US for Decades (Re-Release of Former Soviet Agent Jack Barsky Interview)
(Re-Release of KGB Spy Jack Barsky Interview)If you’ve ever watched the hit television show The Americans, you’ve probably been simultaneously terrified and mesmerized by the concept that a hostile foreign government could succ...
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Episode 33
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1:44:32
How Espionage Works (Former CIA Spy John Kiriakou Interview)
Trust us, former CIA spy and counter-terrorism chief John Kiriakou’s life is far more fascinating than the majority of what's on Netflix. And even if you don’t immediately recognize his name, you are definitely aware of his impact.For 15...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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59:04
Techno Social-Credit Enslavement Has Arrived! (Re-Release of Investigative Journalist Geoff Cain Interview)
(RE-RELEASE of Past Episode 22)From George Orwell's 1984, to the movie Minority Report, there are countless fictional warnings showing those in power snuffing out the average person's free will through the use of surve...
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Episode 31
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1:14:06
Identifying The US Chief of Poison and Mind Control (NYT's Journalist Stephen Kinzer Interview)
How much do you know about America's LSD-taking, goat-owning, hippie-dad who also happened to orchestrate the stalking, poisoning and mind-destroying torture of countless innocent US citizens?Well, today's episode will quickly get you u...
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Episode 30
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1:10:35
Who Killed Senator Bobby Kennedy? (Author & Researcher William Klabber Interview... Part 2)
Senator Bobby Kennedy was brutally gunned down on the very same 1968 evening he secured the front-runner status for being the next President of the United States. As can be heard in the opening clip from Senator Kennedy's son, RFK, Jr, there ar...
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Episode 29
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52:17
Down the 1960's Assassination Rabbit Hole! (Deep Dive with F-Cat)
In this episode, Jim and F-Cat do a deep dive exploration of the 1960’s political assassinations. They give an overview of the historical context that led to the three political assassinations, and get into many of the specific anomalies and in...
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Episode 28
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1:45:59
Did the FBI Murder Martin Luther King? (Author & Researcher William Klabber Interview... Part 1)
Author, researcher, journalist, radio and podcast host William Klabber is one of the world's leading experts on the three earth-shaking 1960's assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr, and Robert F. Kennedy.In this am...
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Episode 27
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1:33:27
Q-Anon... The Good, The Bad, and The Utterly Ridiculous (Professor Robert Guffey Interview)
Robert Guffey is a well-respected author, researcher, professor, and lecturer at California State University--Long Beach, and a historical-scholar of conspiracy theories. Today, he's going to give his insight into the Trump-loving quagmire know...
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Episode 26
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1:14:18
Mistrust All Those in Power, Always (Attorney John Whitehead Interview)
John Whitehead is one of the nation's premier civil liberties lawyers, a passionate orator, and president of The Rutherford Institute (www.rutherford.org). He's also the author of several fantastic books,...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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42:59
A True Tale of Russian Espionage (Former KGB Spy Jack Barsky Interview)
If you’ve ever watched the hit television show The Americans, you’ve probably been simultaneously terrified and mesmerized by the concept that a hostile foreign government could successfully plant undercover spies into your friends, yo...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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1:44:32
Shark Attacks, Black Mirrors, and Saving the World Through Solar Flares (Deep Dive w F-Cat)
In today's Deep Dive Jim and Freddy discuss what they learned from the past two interviews. Matt Lewis on The Sinking of the Sudar Havid and
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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1:57:41
Technological Social-Credit Enslavement Has Arrived! (Investigative Journalist Geoff Cain Interview)
From George Orwell's 1984, to the movie Minority Report, there are countless fictional warnings showing those in power snuffing out the average person's free will through the use of surveillance, advanced technology, and pitti...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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1:14:06
Sinking Off the Antarctic Coast: A Survival Story (Adventurer Matt Lewis Interview)
An ancient mariner’s warning against ships traveling south of the 40th parallel states, “in the roaring 40s, there is no law; in the furious 50s, there is no God!"Today's guest, author Matt Lewis, is going to tell us t...
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Episode 21
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1:04:41
The Robotic Murder-wolf Gang-stalking Paradox (Deep Dive w F-Cat)
On his death bed in 347 BC, famed Greek philosopher Plato was rumored to have declared that all of life's mysterious could be solved by answering just a single question..."would you rather be eaten alive by DARPA-created robotic wol...
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Episode 20
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1:26:42
The Craziest True Story You'll Ever Hear (Author Robert Guffey Interview)
Robert Guffey is a well-respected author, researcher, professor, and lecturer at California State University--Long Beach. And today he's going to tell you a completely bonkers and mostly true story, as far as he can deduce, of what happened to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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1:35:24
Truth-seeking and Anarchy (Documentarian James Corbett Interview)
Who are the bad guys, and what the hell do they want!?!? On today's show Jim welcomes the man, the myth, the legend himself, James Corbett, to give a quick overview of his basic worldview, and clarify his beliefs on if there are a...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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51:16
Jan 6th... Insurrection, or Manipulated Temper-Tantrum? (Deep Dive with F-Cat)
The date of January 6th is becoming yet another litmus-test topic of loyalty for the red and blue teams in America. Like vaccine mandates, the subject is pushing everyone into zombified Democratic or Republican parroting, while shutting down re...
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Episode 17
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1:50:45
Is there a Deep State? (Prof. Michael J Glennon Interview)
The idea of a “deep state” in American government has become a hot topic in recent years, but does it actually exist? And is it good, or bad?Today's expert guest, Prof. Michael J Glennon, is possibly the best person on the planet to help...
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Episode 16
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1:10:55
Secrets of the CIA (Deep Dive with F-Cat)
The United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the stuff of legend.On the one hand, they're often portrayed as heroic Mission Impossible or James Bond saviors of democracy. On the other, they've been accused of orchestrating vio...
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Episode 15
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1:30:39
What is the Military-Industrial-Complex? (Deep Dive with F-Cat)
This is a deep dive discussion with Freddy "F Cat" Turner about the Military-Industrial Complex. Learn about the military-industrial complex's history, how it works, and what its implications are for the world.(Discussion starts at ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:34:59
American Hellscape (Deep Dive with F-Cat)
In this return of the show, Jim welcomes co-host Freddy "F-Cat" Turner into the mix with a couple beers and a deep dive discussion on a litany of topics, including:the new and improved show format (expert interview episodes ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:20:58
Shouting FIRE in a Crowded Democracy! (Free Speech Advocate Adam Goldstein Interview)
The ever-increasing battle over free speech is becoming a powerful dividing line for Americans. Is anyone allowed to say anything? Or are there certain words and ideas too dangerous to ever be uttered?If you've ever wondered about the c...
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Episode 12
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56:59
Evolving Social Media to Unite Us (Entrepreneur Amir Shiekh Interview)
This is a really interesting discussion with the founder of the new social media app 4B. Amir Sheikh is attempting to create a space for civil disagreement, fact-based debate, and logical discussion in social media. His new app, 4B, helps peopl...
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Episode 11
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40:04
Political Innovation To Overcome Division (Reformer Solomon Lieberman Interview)
Today’s episode is all about solutions. We talk with Executive Director of the Institute of Political Innovation (IPI), Solomon Lieberman, about what cross-partisan “politics industry theory” reform is, and how it can help us move into...
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Episode 10
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1:01:47
Is Chinese Organ Harvesting Real? (Activist Mitchell Gerber Interview)
***Warning: This episode covers subject matter which some may find disturbing***Long woven into pro-Trump conspiracies like Qanon, is there any actual truth behind claims that multitudes of Chinese citizens are being unjustly i...
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Episode 9
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1:07:38