Max Blumenthal

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Panelists: Max Blumenthal, Christian Parenti

Description: An exploration of the Covid propaganda from March 2020 to the present day; how the official Covid Narrative is unraveling (or not), the left’s support for authoritarianism, democratic societies’ descent towards authoritarianism, the rapid adoption of digital tech under the guise of public health, inequities created by Covid, capitalism and the wealth disparity, the psychology behind conformity, the conflation of ‘freedom’ and far-right beliefs, the state of health care, and more.

Max Blumenthal is a journalist and editor of the independent site Grayzone.com. He is the author of several books and documentaries and is based in Washington, DC.

Christian Parenti is a professor at John Jay College and a journalist. He has written a number of articles about the pandemic, including https://thegrayzone.com/2022/03/31/le.... Christian is author of the book The Soft Cage: Surveillance in America, from Slavery to the War on Terror.

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Unregistered 255: Max Blumenthal, Aaron Maté, Michael Tracey, Clint Russell & Sam Husseini

"At the first annual Icarus Festival, I discussed the Ukraine War, the rapidly changing world order, and what it means to be a journalist who flies too close to the sun with Max Blumenthal, Aaron Maté, Michael Tracey, Clint Russell, and Sam Husseini."

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Grayzone Radio 26: Oliver Stone talks new film "Nuclear Now"

Summary:

Part 1: The Grayzone's Anya Parampil speaks with filmmaker Oliver Stone about his new film "Nuclear Now." Stone busts myths surrounding nuclear power and makes a case for reevaluating our fear of it as a source of clean energy. "Nuclear Now" is streaming in the United States: https://www.nuclearnowfilm.com/watch
Part 2: Max and Aaron discuss the presidential candidacy of RFK Jr. and Cornel West Max Blumenthal, Aaron Mate, Anya Parampil, Oliver Stone Notes:Credits:Grayzone Radio is a production of The Grayzone, an independent news website dedicated to original investigative journalism and analysis on politics and empire. Washington DC-based independent journalist and author, Max Blumenthal, founded The Grayzone and is your host on Grayzone Radio.
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Hosted by Max Blumenthal
Produced and edited by Christopher Weaver  

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Grayzone Radio 25: I did Nazi that Coming

Summary:

Part 1: Ukraine's dystopian digital snitching app premiers in DC

The Grayzone's Anya Parampil and Max Blumenthal discuss their reporting from the USAID's DC rollout of the dystopian Diia "state in a smartphone" app introduced by the government of Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky. Parampil and Blumenthal discuss how the Ukrainian conflict zone has been turned into a profitable laboratory for corporations seeking to profit from the harvesting of personal data from the war-torn population, how it is used to control and intimidate Ukraine's population, and how this disturbing technology is being exported throughout the global south.

Part 2: Neo-Nazis attack Russia with US weapons

The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the attack on Russia's Belgorod region by a band of Russian neo-Nazis opposed to the government in Moscow, and how the extremist raiding party showed up with US weapons and Ukrainian government support. Max Blumenthal, Aaron Mate

About:

Grayzone Radio is a production of The Grayzone, an independent news website dedicated to original investigative journalism and analysis on politics and empire. Washington DC-based independent journalist and author, Max Blumenthal, founded The Grayzone and is your host on Grayzone Radio.

For more info on The Grayzone and their reporting, please go to https://thegrayzone.com

Hosted by Max Blumenthal

Produced and edited by Christopher Weaver

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Grayzone Radio 24: Victory Day?

Summary:

Join Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate for a last minute livestream covering Ukraine's assassination campaign inside Russia as the country commemorates victory of Nazism, the anxiety among US foreign policy elites about Kiev's coming counter-offensive, the shifting diplomatic sands in Syria, and much more. Max Blumenthal, Aaron Mate

About:

Grayzone Radio is a production of The Grayzone, an independent news website dedicated to original investigative journalism and analysis on politics and empire. Washington DC-based independent journalist and author, Max Blumenthal, founded The Grayzone and is your host on Grayzone Radio.

For more info on The Grayzone and their reporting, please go to https://thegrayzone.com

Hosted by Max Blumenthal

Produced and edited by Christopher Weaver

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Max Blumenthal interviewed by Russell Brand about new revelations of a paper trail connecting the US government to 9/11 hijackers.

"As France burns in rage over retirement age, the flares are out at the Met Gala as celebs flaunt their insane costumes. Investigative journalist Max Blumenthal from the Grayzone shares some NEW revelations about one of the biggest national security threats of all time..."

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Grayzone Radio 23: End of the Tucker Era

Summary:

1. Highschool students protest in Paris

2. End of Tucker Era

3. Somalia Max Blumenthal, Aaron Mate, Jeremy Loffredo

About:

Grayzone Radio is a production of The Grayzone, an independent news website dedicated to original investigative journalism and analysis on politics and empire. Washington DC-based independent journalist and author, Max Blumenthal, founded The Grayzone and is your host on Grayzone Radio.

For more info on The Grayzone and their reporting, please go to https://thegrayzone.com

Hosted by Max Blumenthal

Produced and edited by Christopher Weaver

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Grayzone Radio 22: Deep state of siege

Summary:

The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss bombshell revelations of the CIA's recruitment of two 9/11 hijackers and the FBI's indictment of the African Peoples Socialist Party for "weaponized speech" on behalf of Russia, as well as threats to jail journalist Matt Taibbi by a congressional Democrat.

About:

Grayzone Radio is a production of The Grayzone, an independent news website dedicated to original investigative journalism and analysis on politics and empire. Washington DC-based independent journalist and author, Max Blumenthal, founded The Grayzone and is your host on Grayzone Radio.

For more info on The Grayzone and their reporting, please go to https://thegrayzone.com

Hosted by Max Blumenthal

Produced and edited by Christopher Weaver

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Grayzone Radio 21: Season of the Snitch  

Summary:

Featured speakers/guests:Max Blumenthal, Wyatt Reed and Alexander Rubinstein discuss the significance of classified Pentagon leaks on the Ukraine proxy war and the corporate media's role as a surrogate police force, zealously hunting down the 21-year-old leaker before the FBI could. 

Grayzone Radio is a production of The Grayzone, an independent news website dedicated to original investigative journalism and analysis on politics and empire. Washington DC-based independent journalist and author, Max Blumenthal, founded The Grayzone and is your host on Grayzone Radio.
For more info on The Grayzone and their reporting, please go to https://thegrayzone.com  

Hosted by Max Blumenthal
Produced and edited by Christopher Weaver  

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Grayzone Radio 20: Israel's ruling fanatics push for Armageddon

Summary:

Part 1: Israel's ruling fanatics push for Armageddon

The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate examine the role of Israeli religious ultra-nationalists in inflaming violence in the region, their doomsday agenda, and the history of their rise to important positions in Israel's far-right governing coalition.

Part 2: CIA freaks out over Saudi-Iran peace talks

The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the recent trip to Saudi Arabia by CIA director William Burns amid Chinese-brokered peace talks between the Saudis and Iran, and the waning influence of the US over the global economy.

Part 3: RFK Jr. declares presidential run, slams Ukraine proxy war

The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s declaration of his intention to run for president in 2024 as a Democrat, and his recent statement blasting the neocon proxy war in Ukraine and the US militarization of Taiwan.

About:

Grayzone Radio is a production of The Grayzone, an independent news website dedicated to original investigative journalism and analysis on politics and empire. Washington DC-based independent journalist and author, Max Blumenthal, founded The Grayzone and is your host on Grayzone Radio.

For more info on The Grayzone and their reporting, please go to https://thegrayzone.com

Hosted by Max Blumenthal

Produced and edited by Christopher Weaver

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegrayzone.substack.com/subscribe