Bridges Podcast

Ranton is a YouTuber, Shaolin warrior monk, who is most notable for his video game reviews and Shaolin monk content. Today we chat about his time at the Shaolin temple, comedy, and Ranton’s personal passion for encouraging political engagement. The conversation is long and full of laughs so we hope you enjoy it. 

If you want to explore Ranton’s content, please check him out! 

He is on YouTube here.

And if you want to see images and photos from his life, here is his Instagram.

Today we're joined by the Dr. Flint Dibble and Milo Rossi, or as you might know him, MiniMinuteMan. In this special episode, they announce their exciting new collaboration to overwhelm online fake history with real, evidence-based content.

We dive deep into spotting fake history, unraveling the bad information and outright lies spread by pseudo-historians, and share some easy debunks of the most common fake history myths circulating online. Plus, we discuss their plans to tackle misinformation head-on and bring authentic history back into the spotlight.

If you want to follow their journey and check out their work:

You can find Flint's Twitter https://x.com/FlintDibble

You can find Flint's Youtube https://www.youtube.com/flintdibble

You can find Milo's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@miniminuteman773

If you're more of a TikToker, you can find Milo https://www.tiktok.com/@miniminuteman

On today’s episode we sit down to chat with Milo, or MiniMinuteMan, a YouTuber who focuses on archaeology, pseudoscience, and science communication. In this episode we chatted about pseudoscience and distrust of the institutions, and debunking creators who peddle in disinformation.

If you want to check out his YouTube you can find him here.

Today we are joined by the ever knowledgeable, Dr Flint Dibble, an archaeologist at Cardiff University who grew to prominence in his Joe Rogan debate with pseudo-archaeologist Graham Hancock. In this episode, we discuss with Flint common signs of pseudo-science within archaeology, disinformation v. misinformation, and lost ancient civilizations.

If you want to learn more from Flint or check out his social media:

You can find his Twitter here.

You can find his podcast here.

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Today Steven solo's the episode with Dr Huey Li, an expert in electoral system. Huey originally joined us a few episodes back at our first round table with Chuck Holton. In this episode they discuss censorship in China, 2-party v multiparty systems, and the importance of democracy.

If you would like to check out Huey Li's work:

Here you can find his TikTok account.

And if China is ever successful and he loses his TikTok, here is his Instagram.

We are sponsored! Please check out our unique code to Ground News! We reached out to partner with them as a company because of the way it shows you a story, giving you access to the bias leanings of different stories while also vetting sources to articles!

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Today we are joined by war correspondent and established streamer, DylanBurnsTV. Almost 3 years ago, Dylan went to Ukraine as a massive career pivot from online political debate to war correspondence and journalism. In this conversation, we talk about Ukrainian war, the way American politics has deeply impacted war efforts, and life on the ground in Ukraine.

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We are joined today by John Spencer, Chair of the Modern Warfare Studies of the Modern War Institute. In this episode we talk about urban warfare and how it differs from most civilians' understanding of warfare. John Spencer originally went viral when he advised Ukranians in how to respond to the Russian invasion as civilians. We also in this episode speak about Israel, Gaza, and how there is a paucity of data and knowledge on urban warfare which allows wild misinformation to spread. 

If you want to hear and read more from John, you can find everything on his website. 

Here is his YouTube channel and you can also find him posting on Twitter.

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Kyla Scanlon is a multi-talented individual. One of those types who when she puts her mind to it, she excels at it quickly. She has written for NY Times, New York magazine, and Bloomberg Opinion. 

Join us today as we learn about how the economy is just vibes and feels. Kyla (the guest one not the host) explains inflation, how tariffs under Trump would impact the average consumer, and who America owes its debt to. 

If you like what Kyla had to say, please consider buying her book In This Economy? Available in hard copy at Penguin Random House. You can also buy it as an audio book on Audible, or anywhere else you get your audiobooks! 

Kyla here (the host) I am being serious, her book is awesome. The little drawings she includes genuinely helps SO much in learning particularly if you thin about math in a spatial way similar to me!

You can also find all her links on her website, include the cute little poems she likes! 

She has a podcast, a regular newsletter, so check her out and get informed!

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This episode stars our previous guest, Chuck Holton, who is joined by Dr. Huey Li, a political science specialist in electoral systems. In this episode we discuss how different electoral systems work to counter human nature, China and its soft war with America, and illegal immigration.

You can find all Chuck’s info on his Linktree!

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Chuck Holton is a war correspondent and journalist, an owner of 7 monkeys, five of those being humans, who has worked as a Ranger for the U.S. army, managed a major stock broker company for a decade, an established writer, and now a one-man show travelling the world reporting on wars and disasters. And that is the longest run-on sentence in the world!

In this episode we talk about being kidnapped in Venezuala, travelling across the world to cover some of the greatest tragedies, and his time in the military. We couldn't get through all his incredible stories in this one episode!

You can find all his info on his Linktree!

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