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The podcast version of a documentary & interview series on war and inequality from the heart of Empire hosted by Abby Martin. Empire Files is donor-funded, independent and add free. Help keep us going by becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/empirefiles.

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Empire Files episodes:

04.12.2024
The Army of Capitalism: Understanding NATO
As NATO enters its 75th year, Abby Martin talks to Pawel Wargan about the imperialist military alliance's foundation, expansion and purpose to secure Western capitalism and US domination around the world. Watch "How to Stop World War Three w/ Abby Martin"...
04.09.2024
Rape Threats for Not ‘Condemning Hamas’: Abby Reviews Piers Morgan Debate [PREVIEW]
FULL EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/rape-threats-for-102033787?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link After Abby humiliated an Israeli state propagandist in a debate on Piers Morgan, an Israeli attack campaign has flooded her social media. Abby & Mike react to the onslaught in this Patron-only exclusive.
03.27.2024
Genocidal Intent: Israel In Their Own Words
Abby Martin & Khalid Elassaad talk about his website https://www.israelquotes.com, which extensively documents Israeli genocide, apartheid and fascism in the direct words of Israeli and US officials. They also discuss Khalid being fired from tech company Agoria for standing up...
03.20.2024
Unprecedented War Crimes: Eyewitness Truth in Gaza Hospitals w/ Dr. Thaer Ahmad
WATCH the video version of this interview at https://youtu.be/REnN_dLtrLA?si=tFgXPMntN-lkEgv5 Having just returned from nearly a month treating the wounded in Gaza, emergency physician Dr. Thaer Ahmad talks with Abby Martin about the abduction/torture of doctors and hospitals under constant siege. Cutting...
02.03.2024
Discussion with Biden Official Who Quit in Protest Over Gaza
Abby Martin speaks to Tariq Habash, a senior Education Department official appointed by Biden, about his decision to publicly resign over the administration’s Israel policy. WATCH this interview at https://youtu.be/Pe5rZR_CYl0?si=LrogBuobwMhwGd6b VIDEOS + MERCH + SOCIALS + PATREON + EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ::...
02.03.2024
The Gaza Zeitgeist w/ Peter Joseph & Abby Martin
WATCH the video version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoMuEBcusSk&t=2s Legendary filmmaker, author and activist Peter Joseph joins Abby to discuss the Gaza genocide, as well as debunking liberal Zionism through the lens of Bill Maher. For Peter’s podcast, articles, films & more visit https://www.peterjoseph.info VIDEOS...
01.05.2024
Israel Heads to The Hague for Genocide
Abby Martin talks to journalist Sam Husseini about South Africa's charges of genocide against Israel at the UN's highest court under the Genocide Convention, what the implications of the ruling could be and the precedent this sets for an emerging...
12.09.2023
Saul Williams & Abby Martin: Israel's High-Tech Barbarism
WATCH the video version of this interview here: https://youtu.be/m8gEEI4DR_0?si=W-h1If_6JU6ye2JL Legendary artist Saul Williams joins Empire Files to discuss the overlap of high technology with medieval barbarism in Israel's genocide. VIDEOS + MERCH + SOCIALS + PATREON + EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ::...
11.22.2023
Mia Khalifa & Abby Martin: Confronting Israel's Racism & Propaganda
WATCH this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SEoEUjQI0MA?si=f-pGqkGpangqDz_q Among the most attacked of Israel's critics, the bold Mia Khalifa joins Abby Martin to discuss her childhood under Israeli occupation, the Gaza genocide and the anti-Arab racism at the heart of Israeli propaganda. VIDEOS +...
11.19.2023
Alana Hadid & Abby Martin: The Conversation Israel Wants to Silence
WATCH the video version here: https://youtu.be/nrK7q8PLkjA?si=GIeoe3mBqnDFdGG6 Alana Hadid, part of the most well-known Palestinian family (and the most hated by Israel), joins Abby Martin for an exclusive interview to discuss her family history, being constantly smeared by Israel, the unfolding genocide...
11.14.2023
Will Lebanon Go to War to Save Gaza? w/ Rania Khalek
Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/2vCAz3FPBYw Rania Khalek, host of Dispatches on BreakThrough News, joins Abby to discuss the Gaza genoicde, the border war between Hezbollah and Israel, and the potential for a full-blown regional war. VIDEOS +...
11.12.2023
Roger Waters & Abby Martin on Gaza Genocide
Legendary Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters joins Empire Files to discuss his longtime advocacy for Palestine and the crisis in Gaza. WATCH THE YOUTUBE VERSION HERE: https://youtu.be/ScNHE78Lye0?si=6y2UrGPUICtR6ryp Keep Empire Files independent & ad-free (and get exclusive bonus content) at https://www.Patreon.com/EmpireFiles FOLLOW //...
10.27.2023
Gaza Refugee on the Gaza Genocide: The World Gives Us Only Bodybags
Abby Martin speaks with Mohammed, who was born and raised in Gaza, about his life in the strip and the current US/Israeli genocide.
10.18.2023
Emergency Broadcast - Israel's Hospital Massacre & the Gaza Genocide
Emergency Broadcast - Israel's Hospital Massacre & the Gaza Genocide by Empire Files
10.04.2023
Russell Brand is no Julian Assange [PREVIEW]
After an exciting update on Earth's Greatest Enemy, Abby and Mike dive into the allegations against Russell Brand and the comparison to the persecution of Julian Assange. Hear the full 100-minute episode only on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/russell-brand-is-90332852?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
08.28.2023
"The Goal Is To Stack Bodies" - Special Forces Soldier Speaks Out [PREVIEW from EYES LEFT Podcast]
FULL EPISODE available free on EYES LEFT Podcast, wherever you stream. EYES LEFT is not an official project of The Empire Files—all your tax-deductible donations to Empire Files at https://www.patreon.com/empirefiles or elsewhere fund this important anti-war project. FOLLOW Eyes Left on...
08.28.2023
Climate Scientist Dr. Rick Thoman [PREVIEW - Earth's Greatest Enemy Bonus Content]
Full video & podcast episode only at http://patreon.com/empirefiles - All donations are tax-deductible and fund production of our new feature documentary on US military pollution, Earth's Greatest Enemy (learn more at https://earthsgreatestenemy.com) WATCH THE NEW TRAILER: https://youtu.be/rphBWk15_h4?si=XikIb2vtQgPz5TXi The first interview we are...
03.06.2023
CIA Stories: The Jakarta Method w/ Vincent Bevins
Abby Martin speaks with journalist Vincent Bevins about the hidden CIA genocide in Indonesia, which created the model for US extermination campaigns against communists in 22 countries during the Cold War. WATCH this episode // https://youtu.be/up3-lOiO9L8 BUY The Jakarta Method by...
01.29.2023
Abby Martin & Immortal Technique: Civil War
Watch the video of this interview at: https://youtu.be/nmgzX-GsrN0 Legendary rapper Immortal Technique joins Abby to discuss the escalating tensions of the post-Trump era, the duopoly playing Americans, right-wing cooptation of conspiracy theory and deep-state critique, teaching real history and much more....
01.23.2023
Cambridge Analytica: The Mindf*ck That Wasn’t
Everything you remember about the Cambridge Analytica scandal is probably wrong—from its power to swing elections to the so-called whistleblower who saved democracy. Julian Feeld of The QAnon Anonymous Podcast is back to discuss their major revelations about this memory-holed...
01.16.2023
The QAnon Era w/ Julian Feeld
Julian Feeld of The QAnon Anonymous Podcast joins Abby Martin to discuss the origins of the movement, what the media got wrong, what it has evolved into and it's resonance among those in power: from Elon Musk to Republicans in...
11.26.2022
The Most Toxic Place in America w/ Joshua Frank
'ATOMIC DAYS: The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America' is an urgent book about the toxic legacy of nuclear weapons production and the even bigger calamitous disaster waiting to happen, totally unknown to most Americans. Author Joshua...
11.01.2022
Report-Back From Guam & Okinawa [PREVIEW]
FULL EPISODE ONLY AT https://patreon.com/empirefiles This 90-minute episode is an exclusive report-back for everyone who has made the trip, and our Earth's Greatest Enemy film project, possible with their donations. Get any other behind-the-scenes reports as we work on this new...
10.13.2022
Racism & Rigging: The LA City Council Scandal w/ Josh Androsky
A secret (illegal) recording of Los Angeles City Council has set city politics on fire. We discuss the local story that has surged to national headlines about corruption, racism and disenfranchisement that has embroiled four "progressive" political officials. Featuring Josh...
07.23.2022
Roe v. The Empire - Analyzing the Aftermath [PREVIEW]
Full 3-hour episode only at https://www.patreon.com/empirefiles Abby & Mike have a long talk after the overturn of Roe v. Wade: how we got here and the disturbing new reality in America. This episode is for Patrons only as a thank you for...
07.22.2022
Abby at RIMPAC War Games: The Inside Story [PREVIEW]
Full 90min episode only at https://www.patreon.com/empirefiles. We successfully got Abby access to the largest war games in the world—on Navy assault ships and press conferences with top commanders, including the Secretary of the Navy. We got incredible footage and pressing interactions for...
07.05.2022
Prof. Jodi Dean on Neofeudalism [PREVIEW]
Political theorist and professor of political science Dr. Jodi Dean joins DOSED to diagnose our dystopian hellscape as “neofeudalism.” Listen to this full episode of DOSED free wherever you stream podcasts: https://linktr.ee/dosedshow
06.26.2022
US Propaganda, Censorship & Our Huxleyan Servitude
Abby is joined by Project Censored's Dr. Mickey Huff & Dr. Nolan Higdon, authors of the new book "Let's Agree to Disagree" and "United States of Distraction." They discuss media consolidation, how the elites manipulate political divisions, the new wave...
06.23.2022
Anthrax, Smallpox & America's Bioweapons Secret [PREVIEW]
FULL EPISODE (2hrs): https://www.patreon.com/posts/67303595 Investigative researcher Robbie Martin does a deep dive into the Bush administration's bioterrorism campaign, from the Anthrax Attacks and their ties to the Iraq War drive to the memory-holed Smallpox vaccination rollout. He also explains the...
06.23.2022
Assange, Biden’s Failed Summit & American Narcissism
Abby Martin and Mike Prysner talk about the persecution of Julian Assange, Biden's failed Summit of the Americas and the recent burst of uniquely American mass shootings. Find all episodes of DOSED, as well as join us live and call-in...
05.26.2022
Daniele Bolelli on Empire [PREVIEW]
Listen to this full two hour episode of DOSED with Abby Martin here: linktr.ee/dosedshow Daniele Bolelli is host of two podcasts: The Drunken Taoist (https://tinyurl.com/54zxksah) and History On Fire (https://tinyurl.com/yv75dkwa). His books include 'On The Warriors Path' and 'Not Afraid: On...
05.12.2022
Deeper Inside The JFK Rabbit Hole: CIA, Vietnam & Deep State [PREVIEW]
Full 2.5-hour episode only at patreon.com/empirefiles This is a preview of my recent interview with Aaron Goode, author of the book American Exception, and an expert in Deep Politics who is featured in Oliver Stone's JFK Revisited, to unravel more...
04.20.2022
A Russian Anti-War Perspective on Ukraine [PREVIEW]
We wanted to hear the perspective of our Russian friends who have been critics of NATO and US intervention in Ukraine, but also oppose Putin's invasion and occupation. Evgenia Kovda and Yasha Levine give their view of the war, the...
04.12.2022
Peter Joseph on Abby Martin's New Podcast DOSED
Creator of the ultra-viral Zeitgeist Trilogy and author of 'The New Human Rights Movement' Peter Joseph joins Abby on her brand new podcast. Join DOSED with Abby Martin LIVE every week, only on Callin: https://www.callin.com/show/dosed-with-abby-martin-wHrqlcQkiX Listen & subscribe on Spotify: spoti.fi/3OhZSth or...
04.06.2022
BLEEDING KANSAS: The Civil War Before The Civil War
After decades of nonviolent resistance, abolitionists take up arms and start killing pro-slavery forces in the lead to the Civil War. Prequel to our recent episode 'LIKE MEN OF WAR: How Black Soldiers Whipped the Confederacy' with Eugene Puryear of...
03.28.2022
Latin American Left Shift Over Ukraine War
Understanding how the spectrum of left-wing governments in Latin America are responding to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the impact of US/NATO sanctions on socialist movements in the global South & China's emerging role in the region. With Ben Norton of...
03.14.2022
PREVIEW: Chris Hedges on RT Ban & “Pandora's Box of War”
Full episode only at Patreon.com/EmpireFiles - Abby Martin speaks to Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Chris Hedges days after RT America permanently shut down and RT programming was banned across the US and Europe. They talk about the government and Big...
03.11.2022
Don't Forget About Yemen
Abby Martin talks to Mnar Adley, founder of Mint Press News, about the forgotten war in Yemen––how it started, what is fueling the conflict, Yemen's geopolitical use by the US, Israel and Saudi Arabia and how the war coalition has...
03.07.2022
Oliver Stone & Abby Martin: Down the JFK Rabbit Hole
Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone joins Abby to discuss his new film JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass, his journey into the case, the evidence of a CIA-orchestrated assassination and American foreign policy. Joint production with Aaron Good's 'American Exception' podcast: https://www.patreon.com/americanexcep... Get...
02.28.2022
LIKE MEN OF WAR: How Black Soldiers Whipped the Confederacy
The epic story of how African Americans fought for the right to be armed to fight the Confederacy and then, as soldiers, led a revolution to defeat slavery. Get EXCLUSIVE Empire Files content, and keep us independent and ad-free, at www.patreon.com/empirefiles FOLLOW...
02.27.2022
Ukraine: Questions for the Anti-War Movement
Abby Martin is joined by longtime anti-war organizer Brian Becker to cover everything you need to know about the war in Ukraine, what it means for the future and how we can fight for peace. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introducing Brian Becker 02:15 -...
02.23.2022
Israel Gets Georgia To Strip Free Speech Rights (Again)
After Abby's major legal victory getting Georgia's anti-BDS law ruled unenforceable, Israel has hit back by getting the State Legislature to keep this brazenly unconstitutional law officially on the books. Watch the last update on the case with Abby's attorney:...
02.14.2022
“Died FROM or WITH Covid?” and Other Answers From Experts
Empire Files is joined by geneticist & bioethicist Fatima Tokhmafshan and physician Dr. Shuvo Ghosh to answer the most popular questions about Covid, the vaccine and public health mandates. Support our work at Patreon.com/EmpireFiles
01.28.2022
Eyewitness Ethiopia: US Media Lies About Tigray War w/ Rania Khalek & Eugene Puryear
Western media spent months giving one-sided coverage of the civil war in Ethiopia. To learn more about the complexities of the conflict and why the corporate media has taken the side of the Tigray insurgency, Empire Files is joined by...
01.15.2022
Native Hawaiians Fight US Navy for Polluting Island’s Water
Under the cover of pre-dawn darkness, Native Hawaiians surprised the gates of the US Navy Command with a civil disobedience action over the #RedHill fuel leak. Empire Files producer Mike Prysner was on the ground. Support the efforts to #ShutDownRedHill! Learn...
12.30.2021
Navy Abandons Victims of Red Hill Fuel Leak
The US Navy's Red Hill disaster has left thousands of homes uninhabitable; but only military families are receiving help. Countless forgotten civilians are living with dangerous water, with no acknowledgment from the military or their landlords. Empire Files producer Mike...
12.16.2021
Hawaii Emergency: Navy Poisons Drinking Water
The US Navy has poisoned the largest water supply in O'ahu, Hawaii. Nobody knows how long residents have been drinking toxic water, how big the chemical leak is, or how many it will impact. But instead of urgent action to...
12.08.2021
Interview with Red Hill Frontline Fighter: Navy Imperiling Life on O'ahu
Continuing our coverage of the Red Hill disaster we are joined by Wayne Tanaka, head of Hawaii Sierra Club and leading legal actions against the Navy facility, to give the urgent updates about this unfolding catastrophe. Support our ad-free work and...
12.05.2021
RED ALERT AT RED HILL: Navy Disaster Poisons Hawaii
The US Navy has poisoned the largest water supply in O'ahu, Hawaii. Nobody knows how long residents have been drinking toxic water, how big the chemical leak is, or how many it will impact. But instead of urgent action to...
12.03.2021
An Autopsy on Liberal Feminism & American Islamophobia
Professor Deepa Kumar joins Abby Martin to discuss the failed ideologues that have driven the last 20 years of war. Support our ad-free work and get EXCLUSIVE content by supporting us at www.patreon.com/empirefiles or donate at www.paypal.com/paypalme/empirefilesinc [Empire Files is a 501(c)(3)...

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Empire Files episodes:

The Army of Capitalism: Understanding NATO

Rape Threats for Not ‘Condemning Hamas’: Abby Reviews Piers Morgan Debate [PREVIEW]

Genocidal Intent: Israel In Their Own Words

Unprecedented War Crimes: Eyewitness Truth in Gaza Hospitals w/ Dr. Thaer Ahmad

Discussion with Biden Official Who Quit in Protest Over Gaza

The Gaza Zeitgeist w/ Peter Joseph & Abby Martin

Israel Heads to The Hague for Genocide

Saul Williams & Abby Martin: Israel's High-Tech Barbarism

Mia Khalifa & Abby Martin: Confronting Israel's Racism & Propaganda

Alana Hadid & Abby Martin: The Conversation Israel Wants to Silence

Will Lebanon Go to War to Save Gaza? w/ Rania Khalek

Roger Waters & Abby Martin on Gaza Genocide

Gaza Refugee on the Gaza Genocide: The World Gives Us Only Bodybags

Emergency Broadcast - Israel's Hospital Massacre & the Gaza Genocide

Russell Brand is no Julian Assange [PREVIEW]

"The Goal Is To Stack Bodies" - Special Forces Soldier Speaks Out [PREVIEW from EYES LEFT Podcast]

Climate Scientist Dr. Rick Thoman [PREVIEW - Earth's Greatest Enemy Bonus Content]

CIA Stories: The Jakarta Method w/ Vincent Bevins

Abby Martin & Immortal Technique: Civil War

Cambridge Analytica: The Mindf*ck That Wasn’t

The QAnon Era w/ Julian Feeld

The Most Toxic Place in America w/ Joshua Frank

Report-Back From Guam & Okinawa [PREVIEW]

Racism & Rigging: The LA City Council Scandal w/ Josh Androsky

Roe v. The Empire - Analyzing the Aftermath [PREVIEW]

Abby at RIMPAC War Games: The Inside Story [PREVIEW]

Prof. Jodi Dean on Neofeudalism [PREVIEW]

US Propaganda, Censorship & Our Huxleyan Servitude

Anthrax, Smallpox & America's Bioweapons Secret [PREVIEW]

Assange, Biden’s Failed Summit & American Narcissism

Daniele Bolelli on Empire [PREVIEW]

Deeper Inside The JFK Rabbit Hole: CIA, Vietnam & Deep State [PREVIEW]

A Russian Anti-War Perspective on Ukraine [PREVIEW]

Peter Joseph on Abby Martin's New Podcast DOSED

BLEEDING KANSAS: The Civil War Before The Civil War

Latin American Left Shift Over Ukraine War

PREVIEW: Chris Hedges on RT Ban & “Pandora's Box of War”

Don't Forget About Yemen

Oliver Stone & Abby Martin: Down the JFK Rabbit Hole

LIKE MEN OF WAR: How Black Soldiers Whipped the Confederacy

Ukraine: Questions for the Anti-War Movement

Israel Gets Georgia To Strip Free Speech Rights (Again)

“Died FROM or WITH Covid?” and Other Answers From Experts

Eyewitness Ethiopia: US Media Lies About Tigray War w/ Rania Khalek & Eugene Puryear

Native Hawaiians Fight US Navy for Polluting Island’s Water

Navy Abandons Victims of Red Hill Fuel Leak

Hawaii Emergency: Navy Poisons Drinking Water

Interview with Red Hill Frontline Fighter: Navy Imperiling Life on O'ahu

RED ALERT AT RED HILL: Navy Disaster Poisons Hawaii

An Autopsy on Liberal Feminism & American Islamophobia