In this episode Truth talks with Nate Homan,  author of “Diamonds and Blood : An Infamous West African Warlord’s Bay State Jailbreak.”  Nate is a south Shore-born punk rock amateur boxer who graduated from Emerson College and has written for the Boston Phoenix, Metro Boston/NYC/ Philly, Front Page Detectives, DigBoston, and the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism.

The two discuss the plight of Charles Taylor – and his rise from college campus radical to mass-murdering megalomaniac.   This began the night he slipped out of the Plymouth House of Correction in Plymouth, MA and made his way across the Atlantic Ocean to his homeland of Liberia, and he led a brutal coup d’etat in 1989.

In 1991, Charles Taylor bankrolled a ruthless rebel army in Sierra Leone known for the abundance of child soldiers who hacked the arms off of enemies and innocent civilians alike.

By conquering the mountains along the Liberian border, Charles Taylor hijacked the international diamond trade for nearly 15 years.

After a bogus election in 1997, Charles Taylor became the 21st Commander in Chief of theRepublic of Liberia. 

Perched on a throne of blood, Charles Taylor stacked fortunes in Swiss bank accounts. He broke bread with world leaders, Fortune 500 executives, mercenaries, mass murderers, gem trading jihadis, and big time American televangelists.

At the end of his reign, Charles Taylor was convicted of international war crimes in 2012.

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WEB: https://binj.news/2024/01/07/an-infamous-west-african-warlords-bay-state-jailbreak-2/

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In this episode Truth talks with one of the Godfathers of Hardcore, legendary vocalist, and author – Roger Miret. Roger has written two books, and is vocalist for Agnostic Front, Roger Miret & The Disasters, the Alligators, and The Psychos

The two talk about life, hardcore and punk rock in NYC, his books, his collection of records and artifacts from the early hardcore and punk rock scene, motorcycles / choppers, hot rods, and more….

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WEB: http://www.agnosticfront.com

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In this special mash up episode between the Big Truth Podcast and The Lowlife Podcast, Truth Ryno, and Dan hang out at Choppahead,  get hammered, and talk shop – motorcycles, choppers, the motorcycle scene / culture, alcohol, music, and all the important things in life!   

This is part 1 of 2 – to hear the second half you need to check out the Lowlife Podcast – that episode will drop Friday!!  

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If you are with the M4 Roundtable episodes, then you know the deal - listen as Truth, Ryan Packer (Slapshot, Stars & Stripes American War Machine), Joehawk (Lovely Lads, Battle Ruins, Hammer & The Nails), and Mark Unseen (The Unseen / Tenebrae) get hammered and talk motorcycles, movies, music, and nonsense! 

In this episode we judge the listener submitted AI songs and pick a winner. We also launched a new contrest - listen to the episode for details.  And pretty much everything else that you'd expect from an M4 -  hammered talk about movies, music / band stuff, motorcycles, life, random nonsense, ball busting, weirndness and more! 

Stay tuned for more editions of the M4 Roundtable with different topics and guests coming soon!

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In this episode Truth talks with Frankie Puopolo  – former guitarist of the Boston hardcore band, "Death Before Dishonor" and current vocalist of the PA hardcore band, "Wisdom in Chains."  Mark from The Unseen also sits in and co-hosts this episode. 

Frankie is also a solo artist, a stagehand / audio engineer, powerlifter now turned Muay Thai fighter, and more.  We talk about all these things - as well as drones, tequila, portals, ghosts, and other weirdness! 

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In this episode Truth talks with Don Capria – author, filmmaker, and artist manager. We talk briefly about the theatrical debut of his new horror movie, “Director’s Cut” – but we will have him back on to talk more about that!  In this episode we focus mainly on his book, “Colombo: the Unsolved Murder” – and talk about his theories on the Colombo killing, organized crime in NYC, FBI / CIA involvement in conspiracies, COINTELPRO, working with Anthony Colombo on the book, Colombo’s involvement with getting the movie “The Godfather” made, and more!  This episode will hit hard for fans of true crime and organized crime Mob / Mafia content!

From his bio:

Don Capria is most known for his true crime biography, Colombo: the Unsolved Murder (2015) based on the life of mob icon Joe Colombo. In 2014, Don Capria wrote and directed his award winning short film, Eulogy, and shortly after returned to work in music as an artist manager. He continued to direct and produce music videos and other short form content. In 2019 he filmed the pilot for his scripted TV series, Abaddon, starring Erika Alexander. In 2021 he wrote and directed his award winning short film, Anecdota, a post apocalyptic horror starring 11-year old newcomer, Bella Grace. Now, Capria has written and directed, Director’s Cut, a horror / slasher that follows a young band going to shoot their first music video with a mysterious director. The film opened in over 100 theaters nationwide on Halloween and is set to hit streaming and VOD in early 2025. 

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WEB: http://www.colombobook.com

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In this episode Truth talks with Harley Carrara (of Tradition Cycles) - a custom motorcycle builder located in CT. 

This his Harley’s second appearance on the show.  On his first episode - we talked mainly about motorcycles / choppers, punk rock / hardcore, skateboarding, etc.  In this episode, Harley returns to talk about his paranormal experiences – which includes encounters with spirits / hauntings, a haunted shop, out of body experiences  / astral projection, the psychic ability to make broken watches work, frequencies and their power to heal, and so forth!

We also talk ancient civilizations / ancient alien theory, the Book of Enoch, gold fever, pyramids, and more! 

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In this episode Truth talks with Todd Cave.  Todd is a researcher, host of “The Conscious Man 7 Podcast” and personal trainer residing in Mexico.

The two discuss the Annunaki / Nephilim and how their bloodlines still have control over humanity today, the origins and overlap of religion, the true  purpose of religion, religion vs spirituality, how humanity is controlled and ruled by fear, the origins of humankind, extraterrestrials, interdimensional entities, overcoming dark energy,  and more conspiracy / high weirdness! 

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IG: @adriano_246

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If you are with the M4 Roundtable episodes, then you know the deal - listen as Truth, Ryan Packer (Slapshot, Stars & Stripes American War Machine), Joehawk (Lovely Lads, Battle Ruins, Hammer & The Nails), and Mark Unseen (The Unseen / Tenebrae) get hammered and talk motorcycles, movies, music, and nonsense!  Danny Marianino, author / vocalist for NorthSide Kings also joins remotely.

In this episode we explore AI songs, and all make different songs about the M4/podcasts.  We announce a contest for listeners to submit their own songs – we will judge them and pick a winner on an upcoming episode – winner will receive a prize package!  We also review two horror movies (The Deliverance and WNUF), get band and life updates from everyone, and more!

Stay tuned for more editions of the M4 Roundtable with different topics and guests coming soon!

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In this episode Truth talks with Michael Alago – former A&R executive for Elektra and Geffen records, and the guy responsible for signing Metallica, White Zombie, Metal Church, PIL, The Misfits, Flotsam and Jetsam, and more! He also authored an autobiography, “I Am Michael Alago: Breathing Music. Signing Metallica. Beating Death.”   There is a documentary by Drew Stone about him currently streaming on Tubi, YouTube, Amazon Prime, etc. called “Who the F**ck Is That Guy? The Fabulous Journey of Michael Alago.”

The two discuss his love for music, growing up in NYC, how he broke into the music industry – and his 25 year career as an A&R executive,  the differences and changes in New York and the music industry then and now, signing and working with Metallica on the Master of Puppets LP, being present for the early thrash scene, hanging and developing and signing White Zombie, working with Johnny Lydon (Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols) and PIL – as well as their infamous riot show, Cyndi Lauper, his photography, becoming sober from drugs and alcohol, overcoming death and HIV, his book and documentary and so much more!   

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