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The Ripple Effect Podcast has journalists on like Ben Swann, historians like Dan Carlin, musicians like Burton C. Bell from Fear Factory, researchers like James Corbett, scientists like Rupert Sheldrake, comedians like Jim Florentine, doctors like Dr. Burzynski, filmmakers like Mikki Willis, authors like Christopher Ryan, philosophers like Daniele Bolelli, athletes like Justin Wren, professors like Richard D. Wolff and many others like Gov. Jesse Ventura, Freeway Rick Ross, Del Bigtree, Matt Farah, Dr. Dominic D'Agostino, G. Edward Griffin & Whitney Webb, in hopes to bring our listeners the most interesting people, & the most interesting conversations, with the goal of "Provoking Thought & Starting A Ripple."
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- 2 weeks ago
Episode 587: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Freddy Silva | The Origin of Man: How All The World Mysteries Are Connected)
Freddy Silva is a bestselling author, and leading researcher of ancient civilizations, restricted history, sacred sites and their interaction with consciousness. He is also the leading expert on crop circles.Freddy has published eight books in six languages, and produced fourteen documentaries.Freddy described by some as "perhaps the best metaphysical speaker in the world right now,” for two decades he has been an international keynote speaker, with notable appearances at the International Science and Consciousness Conference, the International Society For The Study Of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine, and the Association for Research and Enlightenment, in addition to appearances on Gaia TV, History Channel, BBC, and radio shows such as Earth Ancients, Fade To Black and Coast To Coast. Freddy Silva leads sell-out tours to sacred sites in England, France, Egypt, Portugal, Yucatan, Peru/Bolivia and Scotland.FREDDY SILVA:WEBSITE: https://www.invisibletemple.com/WEBSITE: https://www.freddysilva.com/IG: https://www.instagram.com/authorfreddysilva/FB: https://www.facebook.com/FreddySilva.Author/THE RIPPLE EFFECT PODCAST:WEBSITE: http://TheRippleEffectPodcast.comWebsite Host & Video Distributor: https://ContentSafe.co/SUPPORT:BECOME AN INSIDER (Patreon): https://www.patreon.com/TheRippleEffectPodcastPayPal: https://www.PayPal.com/paypalme/RvTheory6VENMO: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3625073915201071418&created=1663262894MERCH Store: http://www.TheRippleEffectPodcastMerch.comTHEORY 6 MUSIC: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1w91xRlB4b2MJYyXXhJcyFSPONSORS:Descript – AI Video & Podcast Editor: https://descript.cello.so/l3sNyHZznJcOPUS A.I. Clip Creator: https://www.opus.pro/?via=RickyVarandasScott Horton Academy: https://scotthortonacademy.com/rippleeffectUniversity of Reason-Autonomy: https://www.universityofreason.com/a/2147825829/ouiRXFoLWATCH:OFFICIAL YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRippleEffectPodcastOFFICIALYOUTUBE CLIPS CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@RickyVarandasRUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/therippleeffectpodcast?e9s=src_v1_cmdLISTEN:SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lpFhHI6CqdZKW0QDyOicJiTUNES: http://apple.co/1xjWmlFCONNECT:TeleGram: https://t.me/TREpodcastX: https://x.com/RvTheory6THE UNION OF THE UNWANTED: https://linktr.ee/TheUnionOfTheUnwanted
- Aug 16, 20262h 1m
Episode 586: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Jeff Szur | Nature's Suppressed Solutions: The Forbidden Free Drinking Water)
Jeff Szur is the founder & CEO of Altitude Water, Szur has dedicated over 15 years to revolutionizing access to clean drinking water through Atmospheric Water Generators (AWGs). Since launching his first ozone purification system in Trinidad in 2009, Szur has helped bring water independence to communities worldwide from Cameroon to Maui. Altitude’s award-winning Disaster Relief Trailer, equipped with solar power, Wi-Fi & water, has become a vital asset in hurricane response. Recognized by Forbes, The Weather Channel, and featured in Top 100 Magazine, Szur remains committed to sustainable solutions that ensure pure water anytime, anywhere for all. JEFF SZURWebsite: https://altitudewaterusa.com//Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ALTDwater/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altdwater/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@altitudewater8407X: https://x.com/ALTDwaterTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@altitude.waterTHE RIPPLE EFFECT PODCAST:WEBSITE: http://TheRippleEffectPodcast.comSUPPORT:PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheRippleEffectPodcastPayPal: https://www.PayPal.com/paypalme/RvTheory6VENMO: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3625073915201071418&created=1663262894MERCH: Store: http://www.TheRippleEffectPodcastMerch.comTHEORY 6 music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1w91xRlB4b2MJYyXXhJcyFSPONSORS:Descript – AI Video & Podcast Editor: https://descript.cello.so/l3sNyHZznJcOPUS A.I. Clip Creator: https://www.opus.pro/?via=RickyVarandasTHE UNION OF THE UNWANTED: https://linktr.ee/TheUnionOfTheUnwanted
- Jul 13, 20261h 37m
Episode 585: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Damien Echols | West Memphis Three: on Surviving, Rebuilding & Finding Meaning)
DAMIEN ECHOLS is a bestselling author, martial artist, and spiritual teacher whose life and work embody the path of transformation. After spending nearly two decades on death row for a crime he didn’t commit, Damien emerged from solitary confinement with a deep knowledge of ritual, internal alchemy, and the power of spiritual discipline. His memoir Life After Death is a New York Times bestseller, and his subsequent works—High Magick, Angels & Archangels, Ritual have helped countless readers reconnect with their own inner power and purpose. A black belt in Tang Soo Do, Damien trains in the martial arts not as a sport but as a sacred path—a way of healing, focus, and rebirth. Damien has appeared on countless news programs and has been featured in magazine and newspaper articles such as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and Vanity Fair. In 2020 he starred in Netflix's Midnight Gospel.Damien Echols:Website: https://damienechols.com/BOOKS: https://damienechols.com/books/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/damienechols/X: https://x.com/damienecholsFB: https://www.facebook.com/damienwechols/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnRyoC6Oww6FrYVc-BxKyDgTHE RIPPLE EFFECT PODCAST:WEBSITE: http://TheRippleEffectPodcast.comSUPPORT:PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheRippleEffectPodcastPayPal: https://www.PayPal.com/paypalme/RvTheory6VENMO: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3625073915201071418&created=1663262894MERCH: Store: http://www.TheRippleEffectPodcastMerch.comSPONSORS:Descript – AI Video & Podcast Editor: https://descript.cello.so/l3sNyHZznJcOPUS A.I. Clip Creator: https://www.opus.pro/?via=RickyVarandasScott Horton Academy: https://scotthortonacademy.com/rippleeffectUniversity of Reason-Autonomy: https://www.universityofreason.com/a/2147825829/ouiRXFoLWATCH:OFFICIAL YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRippleEffectPodcastOFFICIALYOUTUBE CLIPS CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@RickyVarandasRUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/therippleeffectpodcast?e9s=src_v1_cmdLISTEN:SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lpFhHI6CqdZKW0QDyOicJiTUNES: http://apple.co/1xjWmlFCONNECT:X: https://x.com/RvTheory6THE UNION OF THE UNWANTED: https://linktr.ee/TheUnionOfTheUnwanted
- Jul 1, 20261h 21m
Episode 584: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Ken Silva | The Trump Assassination Attempt Anomalies)
Ken Silva is the editor of HeadlineUSA.com, a contributor to the Libertarian Institute, and the author of The Trump Assassination Plots: What the Investigations Missed, and Why it Matters (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H1GVFW3Y/r). He has more than 15 years of experience as an investigative reporter, with bylines in the Associated Press, the Economist Intelligence Unit, Reason, and numerous other publications.KEN SILVA:X: https://x.com/JD_CashlessX: https://x.com/headlineusaThe Trump Assassination Plots (BOOK): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H1GVFW3Y/r)Website: https://headlineusa.com/author/ksilva/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@headlineusaIG: https://www.instagram.com/headlineusa/THE RIPPLE EFFECT PODCAST:WEBSITE: http://TheRippleEffectPodcast.comWebsite Host & Video Distributor: https://ContentSafe.co/SUPPORT:PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheRippleEffectPodcastPayPal: https://www.PayPal.com/paypalme/RvTheory6VENMO: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3625073915201071418&created=1663262894MERCH: Store: http://www.TheRippleEffectPodcastMerch.comTHEORY 6 Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1w91xRlB4b2MJYyXXhJcyFSPONSORS:Descript – AI Video & Podcast Editor: https://descript.cello.so/l3sNyHZznJcOPUS A.I. Clip Creator: https://www.opus.pro/?via=RickyVarandasScott Horton Academy: https://scotthortonacademy.com/rippleeffectUniversity of Reason-Autonomy: https://www.universityofreason.com/a/2147825829/ouiRXFoLWATCH:OFFICIAL YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRippleEffectPodcastOFFICIALYOUTUBE CLIPS CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@RickyVarandasRUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/therippleeffectpodcast?e9s=src_v1_cmdLISTEN:SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lpFhHI6CqdZKW0QDyOicJiTUNES: http://apple.co/1xjWmlFCONNECT:TeleGram: https://t.me/TREpodcastTHE UNION OF THE UNWANTED: https://linktr.ee/TheUnionOfTheUnwanted
- May 29, 202653 min
Episode 583: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Mel K | AMERICA BETRAYED: Infiltration Instead of Invasion)
VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/lQ_sY0WzaW4 Mel K. is an author, actress, writer, producer, researcher, Hollywood refugee, a regular on The Union of The Unwanted, and the host of the very popular podcast, The Mel K Show. Mel joins the show to discuss her new book, Infiltration Instead of Invasion: America Betrayed. MEL K:WEBSITE: https://themelkshow.com/Infiltration Instead of Invasion: America Betrayed (BOOK): https://a.co/d/0flaofqCRUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/TheMelKShowSPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7AwFN6fALTTPrJPMvbzOo2?si=63c671c35edb4250&nd=1&dlsi=7b92dcbfc2834b94X: https://x.com/MelKShowInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/themelkshow/THE RIPPLE EFFECT PODCAST:WEBSITE: http://TheRippleEffectPodcast.comWebsite Host & Video Distributor: https://ContentSafe.co/SUPPORT:PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheRippleEffectPodcastPayPal: https://www.PayPal.com/paypalme/RvTheory6VENMO: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3625073915201071418&created=1663262894MERCH: Store: http://www.TheRippleEffectPodcastMerch.comTHEORY 6 Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1w91xRlB4b2MJYyXXhJcyFSPONSORS:Descript – AI Video & Podcast Editor: https://descript.cello.so/l3sNyHZznJcOPUS A.I. Clip Creator: https://www.opus.pro/?via=RickyVarandasScott Horton Academy: https://scotthortonacademy.com/rippleeffectUniversity of Reason-Autonomy: https://www.universityofreason.com/a/2147825829/ouiRXFoLWATCH:OFFICIAL YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRippleEffectPodcastOFFICIALYOUTUBE CLIPS CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@RickyVarandasRUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/therippleeffectpodcast?e9s=src_v1_cmdLISTEN:SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lpFhHI6CqdZKW0QDyOicJiTUNES: http://apple.co/1xjWmlFCONNECT:TeleGram: https://t.me/TREpodcastTHE UNION OF THE UNWANTED: https://linktr.ee/TheUnionOfTheUnwanted
- May 23, 20261h 11m
Episode 582: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Ralph Blumenthal | INSIDE The NY-Times UFO Article That Changed Everything)
Ralph Blumenthal is an author and the investigative journalist, who along with Leslie Kean, broke the story about the Pentagon's mysterious U.F.O. program with United States Air Force officer and former intelligence official, whistleblower David Grusch.Ralph was a reporter for The New York Times from 1964 to 2009, and has written seven books based on investigative crime reporting and cultural history. His latest book The Believer: Alien Encounters, Hard Science, and the Passion of John Mack was published by High Road Books of the University of New Mexico Press. It’s the first biography of Pulitzer Prize-winning Harvard Psychiatrist Dr. John E. Mack (1929-2004) who risked an esteemed career to investigate stupefying accounts of human abductions by aliens. Ralph and his wife, Deborah, have collaborated on a nonfiction picture book for children, “UFOhs!RALPH BLUMETHALX: https://twitter.com/ralphbluWEBSITE: https://ralphblumenthal.com/BOOKS: https://ralphblumenthal.com/books/NY TIMES ARTICLE: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/us/politics/pentagon-program-ufo-harry-reid.html?_r=0THE RIPPLE EFFECT PODCAST:WEBSITE: http://TheRippleEffectPodcast.comWebsite Host & Video Distributor: https://ContentSafe.co/SUPPORT:PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheRippleEffectPodcastPayPal: https://www.PayPal.com/paypalme/RvTheory6VENMO: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3625073915201071418&created=1663262894MERCH: Store: http://www.TheRippleEffectPodcastMerch.comSPONSORS:Descript – AI Video & Podcast Editor: https://descript.cello.so/l3sNyHZznJcOPUS A.I. Clip Creator: https://www.opus.pro/?via=RickyVarandasScott Horton Academy: https://scotthortonacademy.com/rippleeffectUniversity of Reason-Autonomy: https://www.universityofreason.com/a/2147825829/ouiRXFoLWATCH:OFFICIAL YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRippleEffectPodcastOFFICIALYOUTUBE CLIPS CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@RickyVarandasLISTEN:SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lpFhHI6CqdZKW0QDyOicJiTUNES: http://apple.co/1xjWmlFCONNECT:TeleGram: https://t.me/TREpodcastX: https://x.com/RvTheory6THEORY 6 Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1w91xRlB4b2MJYyXXhJcyFTHE UNION OF THE UNWANTED: https://linktr.ee/TheUnionOfTheUnwanted
- May 4, 20261h 19m
Episode 581: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Kristen Bitting | The Esoteric Elite & The Illusion of Control)
Kristen Bitting is an independent alternative media researcher, content creator, and former television personality. She first gained public attention after being cast on Season 12 of the CBS reality show Big Brother in 2010. After working in Hollywood and the fashion industry, Kristen experienced a profound shift in her worldview that eventually led her away from mainstream entertainment.Transitioning into the alternative media space, she worked as a producer for Jamie Icke on multiple projects for the Ickonic streaming platform, where she also hosted her own show. Today, Kristen is an independent voice focusing her research on deep esoteric topics, occultism, astrology, and the intersection of artificial intelligence with the transhumanist agenda. Known for her unfiltered approach, she analyzes the hidden mechanisms of the "matrix"—from the Saturn-Moon connection to the spiritual implications of modern technology—encouraging her audience to balance logic with intuition to navigate the shifting worldKRISTEN BITTINGLinkTree: https://linktr.ee/kristen_bitting X: https://x.com/Kristen_BittingYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kristen_bittingTHE RIPPLE EFFECT PODCAST:WEBSITE: http://TheRippleEffectPodcast.comWebsite Host & Video Distributor: https://ContentSafe.co/SUPPORT:PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheRippleEffectPodcastPayPal: https://www.PayPal.com/paypalme/RvTheory6VENMO: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3625073915201071418&created=1663262894MERCH: Store: http://www.TheRippleEffectPodcastMerch.comSPONSORS:Descript – AI Video & Podcast Editor: https://descript.cello.so/l3sNyHZznJcOPUS A.I. Clip Creator: https://www.opus.pro/?via=RickyVarandasScott Horton Academy: https://scotthortonacademy.com/rippleeffectUniversity of Reason-Autonomy: https://www.universityofreason.com/a/2147825829/ouiRXFoLWATCH:OFFICIAL YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRippleEffectPodcastOFFICIALYOUTUBE CLIPS CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@RickyVarandasRUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/therippleeffectpodcast?e9s=src_v1_cmdLISTEN:SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lpFhHI6CqdZKW0QDyOicJiTUNES: http://apple.co/1xjWmlFCONNECT:TeleGram: https://t.me/TREpodcastX: https://x.com/RvTheory6THE UNION OF THE UNWANTED: https://linktr.ee/TheUnionOfTheUnwanted
- Apr 28, 20261h 53m
Episode 580: The Ripple Effect Podcast (What Is Truth? From Lincoln To Epstein)
VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/55munkAeCvIWeezy is the host of The What Is TRUTH? Podcast which is a raw, conspiratorial, and independent show focused on questioning official narratives,, covering topics like 9/11, historical revisions, & the Epstein files. The podcast aims to "peel back the layers of reality" through, in-depth interviews and, often, a "no-holds-barred" approach to investigating hidden agendas.WEEZY:X: https://x.com/WhatTruthPodLinkTree: https://linktr.ee/whatistruthpodcast THE RIPPLE EFFECT PODCAST:WEBSITE: http://TheRippleEffectPodcast.comWebsite Host & Video Distributor: https://ContentSafe.co/SUPPORT:PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheRippleEffectPodcastPayPal: https://www.PayPal.com/paypalme/RvTheory6VENMO: https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3625073915201071418&created=1663262894MERCH: Store: http://www.TheRippleEffectPodcastMerch.comSPONSORS:Descript – AI Video & Podcast Editor: https://descript.cello.so/l3sNyHZznJcOPUS A.I. Clip Creator: https://www.opus.pro/?via=RickyVarandasScott Horton Academy: https://scotthortonacademy.com/rippleeffectUniversity of Reason-Autonomy: https://www.universityofreason.com/a/2147825829/ouiRXFoLWATCH:OFFICIAL YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRippleEffectPodcastOFFICIALYOUTUBE CLIPS CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/@RickyVarandasRUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/therippleeffectpodcast?e9s=src_v1_cmdLISTEN:SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4lpFhHI6CqdZKW0QDyOicJiTUNES: http://apple.co/1xjWmlFCONNECT:TeleGram: https://t.me/TREpodcastX: https://x.com/RvTheory6IG: https://www.instagram.com/rvtheory6/FB: https://www.facebook.com/TheRippleEffectPodcast/THEORY 6 Music:Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/artist/theory-6/ARxrlZ2ldhqtP6kSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1w91xRlB4b2MJYyXXhJcyFTHE UNION OF THE UNWANTED: https://linktr.ee/TheUnionOfTheUnwanted
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The Ripple Effect Podcast has journalists on like Ben Swann, historians like Dan Carlin, musicians like Burton C. Bell from Fear Factory, researchers like James Corbett, scientists like Rupert Sheldrake, comedians like Jim Florentine, doctors like Dr. Burzynski, filmmakers like Mikki Willis, authors like Christopher Ryan, philosophers like Daniele Bolelli, athletes like Justin Wren, professors like Richard D. Wolff and many others like Gov. Jesse Ventura, Freeway Rick Ross, Del Bigtree, Matt Farah, Dr. Dominic D'Agostino, G. Edward Griffin & Whitney Webb, in hopes to bring our listeners the most interesting people, & the most interesting conversations, with the goal of "Provoking Thought & Starting A Ripple."
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