Gray Matters Radio With Michael DeVine

Is it just me or does this Saudi Arabia oil refinery drone attack seem like a plot line from a Tom Clancy novel? On the surface it doesn't seem to make a lot of sense for Iran to do this but if they didn't then who would benefit from making it look like Iran is behind it? I will give you one guess and it rhymes with Prussia.

To help us understand this puzzle we invite our very own foreign policy correspondent Richard "The Professor" DeVine to weigh in and help us understand the history of this region, who might benefit from framing Iran, and what Trump should look at to make sure we don't get fooled into a regional war that most likely would be WW3.

As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform.

When was the last time you went to CVS and thought twice about the quality of medicine you were getting? You don't and that is exactly how it should be! In the new era of medical cannabis, dispensaries across the country are working hard to educate the public about medical cannabis and building the public's trust in their products.

Nowhere do we see these efforts paying off more than in our very own backyard with Columbus's own Terrasana Medical Cannabis Dispensary. To be in this business you have to really care about helping people and be passionate & educated about medical cannabis. So to see a local company literally having all of those factors in their DNA is exciting and always some of my favorite interviews.

Joining us is Terrasana's Director of Outreach Emilie Ramach who stops by The Gray to talk about Terrasana, their mission statement, what the public needs to know about medical cannabis, and what they are doing to address the both positive and negative feedback that they are hearing from patients

I am also joined by our Cannabis Correspondent & Sponsor Dominic Buccilla of Cannagroup to help me tackle the topic of medical cannabis. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform.

What is the cure for curing the cancer that is tearing our country apart? How about as parents we start by making our kids put away the electronics, make real in-person friends, and get the hell outside.

Part of the problem in this country is the complete lack of empathy that people have for each other. Not even a hurricane can prevent people from posting the most ugly and dehumanized comments one could imagine. That is what happens when you raise a generation of children in front of a phone and their view of the world inherently becomes dehumanized.

For this episode of Gray Matters Radio we welcome our good friend John Dalton into the studio to stroll down memory lane of our childhood.. What did we learn? We realized how not even 1000 miles of distance and 10 years since our last conversation can dampen the emotions and connections that we will forever have. On the converse we are saddened by the virtual friendships that most kids have today and fully understand why this generation feels so alone, purposeless, and isolated than ever before. How can we Make America Great Again if the children of this country rarely if ever actually meet their fellow citizens in real life?

As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform.

Is it just me or are people really treating people like shit nowadays? It seems like every time I go out to the store now I see some customer berating a hapless employee or seeing two customers arguing over trivial things like parking spaces and where their cart is.

Either I am just looking for these things or people really are more angry then they have before. Like Mayer Pete said a few weeks ago, he said our polarized and corrupted government is causing people to displace their anger and helplessness on each other and it must stop.

So for tonight's episode we put America's anger towards each other on the couch and try to figure out why the media, politicians, and wealthy donor class is treating the American economy and electorate like a rental car they beat up and turn in at the end of the day.

As always I am joined by my co-host, the Armchair QB Bill Reed to help keep me in line and firmly in the Gray. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6One4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Find this as well as all our episodes on every major podcasting platform.

For this week's episode we put Donald Trump's loyal supporters on the couch and let them vent and boy did we get more than we bargained for.

But even with the most epic rant by our own Trump correspondent about Democrats such as Bill Mauer hoping for a recession to spite Trump, we are still able to reel it all back in a have a great conversation about what it means to be a Trump supporter & what Democrats just do not get about them and why Trump won in 2016.

I am joined as always by my co-host the Armchair QB himself Bill Reed and also joined by our Angry Trump Correspondent Stelzer. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of the 6ONE4 Radio Network family of podcasts. Catch this and every episode of Gray Matters Radio at graymattersradio.org and every major podcasting platform

We dive into the Epstein "Suicide" and legitimately ask the question of WTF is going on and whether the Clinton Body is a real. Do we have a serial killer among us or are rich politicians and the donor class getting us to chase our tail again to distract us from looking at all of them?

We also explore Mayor Pete's theory that mass shootings and polarization in general is the cause of displaced anger from Americans knowing our government is bought off by rich donors and corporations to only serve them at the expense of the country. What kind of people could knowingly do this? Is it narcissism, sociopathy, or just social psychology and group mentality at work?

Joining us is our good friend Big B from Cave Crew Radio who just happens to study sociopathy and serial killers as a hobby. We are recording tonight so look for Episode 44 tomorrow morning for your commute to work!

As always...when someone asks if you are a Democrat or a Republican say Fuck that Noise ...My Ass Is Gray! Join us and all the 614 Radio podcasts on every major podcasting platform every week!

So here we are, another week and we have not 1, not 2, but 3...3 more mass shootings in this country. I cannot begin to express my frustration about this topic considering we literally just covered this topic a few episodes ago! But we refuse to just let these shootings deter us from trying to engage our listeners and the country in a way that breaks the cycle of outrage, polarization, and back into inaction again. 

So why do we keep falling into this cycle? Because instead of talking about what is really the cause of mass shootings we get caught up in arguing on Facebook or the media about gun control, conspiracy theories like false flag events, racism, Donald Trump being the anti-christ, etc. All this does is cue the same cycle of arguing and inaction which is exactly why we are in this mess and it must stop. 

For this very important and emotional episode, Michael and Bill discuss the role of political rhetoric as the main culprit in mass shootings and how it is pushing mentally unstable and marginalized people into action. We also dive into the recent comments by Mayor Pete that mass shootings are more about displaced anger and frustration with a government that only serves the special interest groups and donor classes. So help us change the dynamics of how we discuss these shootings!

As always I am joined in the studio by the Armchair QB himself Bill Reed. Catch this.and every episode of Gray Matters Radio at graymattersradio.org and all major podcasting platforms. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of The Reporters Network family of podcasts

With medical marijuana laws being passed across the country, we have seen a major public shift in the views of medicinal marijuana and cbd based medicines. But with that shift has also come a lot of false information, completely unsubstantiated claims, and doctors offices popping up everywhere to prescribe marijuana.

What is the truth and what is the bs? How exactly does this stuff work and what does does it legitimately treat? And most importantly, how do you know you are seeing a legit doctor versus a clinic that just hands you a card?

All of these questions are too important to not answer so our cannabis correspondent and sponsor Don Buccilla with Cannagroup hooked us up with Green Harvest Health's owner and clinician Dr Bridget Williams to straighten out the truth with medical marijuana and everything you need to know as a current or potential patient.

As always I am joined in the studio by the Armchair QB himself Bill Reed. Catch this.and every episode of Gray Matters Radio at graymattersradio.org and all major podcasting platforms. Gray Matters Radio is a proud member of The Reporters Network family of podcasts

Nike is a billion dollar per company but one man and his 2 million plus Twitter followers were able to make a billion dollar company reverse course in a matters of days when they decided to release a limited edition Betsy Ross sneaker.

In another example, we see one man start a Raid Area 51 Facebook page and within 30 days had over 1 million people willing to sacrifice their lives and freedom to raid the infamous Area 51 military base. In just one month we have seen the power of social media when they are able to get people to organize & focus on a hot button topic and use that power to make a huge company and possible our own government respond.

But the question I ask is whether this very tactic could be used to take power away from the lobbyist? The very people who have used their money to buy our democracy and remade it to serve themselves rather than the citizens. Imagine if instead of putting all of this energy into a shoe company, what if we unleashed that on every special interest group and company that donates lobbying money. What if we put every company and politician on notice that if they take money and make laws that only cater them & their special interests then you and that company will be boycotted at the polls and at the register.

Are we missing a golden opportunity to take our government back at the expense of banning plastic straws or a shoe? Only time will tell but we have all of the evidence that we need to know this tactic works, works quickly, and potentially is the answer to taking our country back.

Never thought I would say this but thanks Colin Kapernick!

When Justin Amash decided to leave the GOP last week, my first thought was how big of mistake this was going to be for his career. But like any good reporter, I decided to do a deeper dive into the life and career of Justin Amash and I must say how wrong I was about him and his intentions behind his stunning decision.

This is a guy who has won very difficult elections since 2010 and winning them by making his campaign about taking the dirt out of elections and even trying to make governing about what is best for the people rather then what is best for the party.

So when he wrote his OpEd in the Times declaring his independence from the GOP, it was true to form for this congressman. In declaring his independence, he made a decision that he could no longer serve his district and be part of a political party and on his way out the door he put both parties on notice that he was not alone and more was possibly to come.

I had to know more about this man and what he has planned and luckily for us our good friend Dr. Eric Larson of the Paradocs podcast is best friends with Rep Amash and was allowed to stop by The Gray to help us understand the man behind the decision and learn what we can all do to support a true patriot like Rep. Amash.