Leslie Manookian is the president and founder of Health Freedom Defense Fund, a nonprofit which seeks to rectify health injustice through education, advocacy, and legal challenges to unjust mandates, laws, and policies that undermine our health freedoms and human rights. She is a former successful Wall Street business executive and award-winning documentary film producer and writer. She writes and speaks on topics of health, freedom, nutrition, personal development, politics and more. She chose to leave Wall Street at the height of her career in order to pursue this more meaningful path.

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A few of my favorite conversations from the first half of 2025. Featured guests include Dr. Joseph Ladapo, Dane Wigington, Joe Allen, Wesley Huff, Chloe Cole, and the Flynn Family.
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Cynthia Daley is a professor within the College of Agriculture at California State University, Chico, and serves as the Director for the Center for Regenerative Agriculture & Resilient Systems. Cynthia is originally from Illinois, where her family has been actively engaged in the farming profession for more than four generations. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois, her doctorate at University of California Davis. She joined the CSU Chico, COA faculty in 1997 and later founded the Organic Dairy Education & Research Program in 2006. Seeing the need to grow the ecological farming movement, Daley went on to co-create the Regenerative Agriculture Initiative in 2016 and guided  this program  to Center status in May of 2019. The new Center for Regenerative Agriculture & Resilient Systems is a consortium of interdisciplinary faculty and farmers who recognize the ecological benefits of regenerative farming practices including water conservation, soil fertility, and carbon sequestration. The Center's guiding principle is that agriculture, when done regeneratively, can be the solution to soil degradation and climate change.
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Charles “Chuck” Benbrook is an agricultural economist known for advocating organic farming and researching the health and environmental impacts of agriculture. He holds degrees from Harvard and the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has worked in government, academia, and nonprofit organizations. Formerly a research professor at Washington State University, he now leads the Heartland Health Research Alliance. His studies suggest organic foods may offer health and safety benefits and highlight concerns about pesticide and GMO use. Benbrook’s work has helped shape public debates on food safety and sustainability, and he has served as an expert witness in pesticide litigation, remaining a key voice in discussions on agricultural policy and environmental health.

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Susan Perlman is one of the founders of Jews for Jesus. She came to faith in Jesus in 1971, initially believing she was the only Jew in the world with such a belief. In 1973, she joined the newly formed Jews for Jesus group in California. Susan currently serves as Chief Partnership Officer, leading the organization’s partnerships with mission agencies, Messianic congregations, churches, and theological institutions. She is also part of the executive leadership team and the US board of directors. With a background in media and communications, Susan has written a wide range of evangelistic materials and has served the global Christian community through involvement in organizations like the Lausanne Movement and MissioNexus. She is passionate about personally sharing the gospel with Jewish people and continues to engage with seekers and skeptics through her podcast.

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Patrick James is a documentary filmmaker, content creator, and host of the YouTube channel "So Weird with Patrick James," where he explores and analyzes conspiracy theories, ancient mysteries, and unexplained phenomena. His channel has garnered millions of views, with popular videos focusing on topics such as the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Sphinx, UFOs, secret government projects, and alternative theories about history and science. He takes a broad, multidisciplinary approach on his podcast, blending storytelling with open-minded inquiry into the unknown.

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Michael Kane is a former New York City public school special education teacher with over 13 years of experience. He is the founder of Teachers for Choice, a group of educators that opposes forced medical mandates—such as vaccine requirements—for employment, school attendance, or access to public life. He has worked as a New York City public school teacher for over 13 years. He is a leading advocate in the fight for individual choice regarding medical interventions, especially in the education sector, and has led legal and public campaigns against COVID-19 mandates in New York City. In 2021, Teachers for Choice sued the NYC Department of Education and won a court-ordered stipulation pertaining to in-school COVID testing and privacy rights.

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Joel Salatin is a farmer, author, and outspoken advocate for regenerative agriculture. His first exposure to farming came on his father’s 1,000-acre chicken and dairy farm in Venezuela. In 1959, following the election of President Rómulo Betancourt—who implemented a land redistribution program—the Salatin family relocated to Virginia. There, they purchased Polyface Farm in Swoope, nestled in the Shenandoah Valley. Today, Salatin owns and operates the farm, which has become a national model for sustainable and ethical agricultural practices. Salatin is widely recognized for his pioneering work in rotational grazing, soil health, and decentralized food systems. Through his books, public speaking, and media appearances, he challenges the industrial agriculture model and promotes local food networks, transparency, and self-reliance. His work has been featured in documentaries such as Food, Inc. and Fresh, and he is the author of several books, including You Can Farm, Folks, This Ain’t Normal, and The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs, in which he critiques industrial farming and advocates for a return to localized food systems. In addition to his writing, Salatin serves as editor of the monthly magazine Stockman Grass Farmer, dedicated to pasture-based livestock production. He also teaches a two-day agribusiness course in conjunction with the magazine. As an educator and speaker, Salatin has addressed audiences at institutions such as the University of California, Berkeley, the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, and the 2020 Libertarian National Convention, where he spoke about limiting government regulation in farming.

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Dane Wigington is the lead researcher and founder of GeoengineeringWatch, dedicated to exposing and halting covert climate engineering operations. With a professional background in solar energy, including work with Bechtel Power Corporation and licensure as a contractor in California and Arizona, Wigington's interest in geoengineering intensified after observing significant declines in solar energy collection at his Northern California home. This prompted extensive research into atmospheric aerosol spraying and its environmental impacts. He has since become a prominent voice in raising awareness about the potential dangers of geoengineering, contributing to documentaries like The Dimming and hosting the weekly broadcast Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News.

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Harmeet K. Dhillon is a nationally recognized civil rights and constitutional law attorney, founder of the Dhillon Law Group, and founder of the Center for American Liberty. Born in Chandigarh, India in 1969, she moved to the U.S. as a child and has become a prominent Republican Party official and legal commentator. From 2016 until April 2025, she served as a Republican National Committee official, where she championed election integrity and the rights of parents and religious minorities. She was nominated by President Trump in December 2024, and confirmed by the Senate in April 2025, to be the next United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.

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