176. Wayne Madsen & Peter Grant: History is Important

In this episode, Kris speaks with Wayne Madsen and Peter Grant about the current state of affairs regarding Donald Trump and the future of America. Wayne details out his thoughts on parallels to Germany in 1939, and what he thinks to be the very same blueprint. Peter Grant details connections between Trump and the KGB through a former father-in-law and gives a detailed history on KGB connections going back to the 1980s. Wayne Madsen is an investigative journalist and syndicated columnist whose articles have appeared in publications such as In These Times, The Miami Herald, and The Village Voice. He is the author of Genocide and Covert Operations in Africa 1993–1999 and The Handbook of Personal Data Protection. A former U.S. naval officer and has worked for the NSA, he has appeared on 20/20, 60 Minutes, and Nightline. He is also the author of several TrineDay books like Jaded Tasks and Overthrow a Fascist Regime on $15 a DayPeter Grant is a writer and independent researcher specializing in open source intelligence with a special focus on history and politics in Russia and the former Soviet Union, global kleptocracy and corruption, Eurasian organized crime and the activities of Russia’s intelligence services. In particular, I focus on the interplay between these issues and American politics. He is also the author of While We Slept: Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, and the Corruption of American Democracy