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Around The Empire
by Joanne Leon
Around the Empire podcast explores the massive apparatus of the American Empire. In-depth interviews, discussions. Hosted by Joanne Leon.
Episodes
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Ep 272 ATE Live: Nuclear Threats Panel with Kyle Anzalone, Dan Wright
10/19/22 Panel: Joanne Leon, Kyle Anzalone, Dan Wright. Discussion of Ukraine war, risk of nuclear escalation plus Kyle's article being tweeted by Elon Musk. FOLLOW Kyle @KyleAnzalone_ @Con_Interest FOLLOW Dan @DSW_xyz Recorded on October 19, 2022. Music by Fluorescent Grey. Around the Empire...
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Ep 271 ATE Live Ukraine War Panel with Connor Freeman, Kelley Lane, Patrick MacFarlane, Riley Waggaman, Dan Wright
Panel: Joanne Leon, Connor Freeman, Kelley Lane, Patrick MacFarlane, Riley Waggaman, Dan Wright. Discussion about the war in Ukraine and latest developments. Recorded on September 15, 2022. Music by Fluorescent Grey. Reference Links: Ukraine's counterattack: Unheeded warnings from Russia's…
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Ep 270 Crisis in Iraq PANEL feat Elijah Magnier Kyle Anzalone Dan Wright
Panel: Kyle Anzalone, Joanne Leon, Elijah Magnier, Dan Wright. Discussion about the protests and political crisis in Iraq and the Iran deal JCPOA. Elijah Magnier is a veteran war correspondent and political analyst with over 35 years of experience covering the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)....
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Ep 269 Trouble in Eurasia: China, Korea, Russia, Ukraine feat Kyle Anzalone
Guest: Kyle Anzalone. We discuss a number of new articles written by Kyle about China, Korea, Russia and Ukraine. In a bonus segment we talk about how the war in Ukraine seems to be changing from a conventional war to an insurgency and dirty war. We also talk about Dugin car bombing. Kyle…
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Ep 268 One Nation Under Blackmail: The Enterprise, PROMIS and Casolaro feat Whitney Webb
Guest: Whitney Webb. We discuss her new book "One Nation Under Blackmail: The Sordid Union between Intelligence and Organized Crime that gave rise to Jeffrey Epstein." We focus on the story of the PROMIS software and the "Enterprise Network" that Danny Casolaro was investigating for his story…
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Ep267 Ukraine War and Logistics feat Tyler Weaver (Armchair Warlord)
Hosts: Joanne Leon, Kyle Anzalone. Guest: Tyler Weaver (Armchair Warlord) Discussion with Tyler Weaver aka Armchair Warlord about the war in Ukraine with some focus on logistics and armaments. A retrospective look at the war and also the recent developments. In a bonus segment we talk about...
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Around the Empire LIVE: Ep 266 Taiwan / China Panel
Hosts: Joanne Leon, Dan Wright Guests: Peter Lee, Patrick MacFarlane, Connor Echols Around the Empire aroundtheempire.com is listener supported, independent media. SUBSCRIBE/FOLLOW on Rokfin rokfin.com/aroundtheempire, Patreon patreon.com/aroundtheempire, Paypal paypal.me/aroundtheempirepod,...
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Ep 265 Third Party Candidates Disrupt the Status Quo PANEL
Hosts: Joanne Leon, Kelley Lane. Guests: Shannon Bray, Matthew Hoh, Scott Horton, Angela McArdle Panel discussion about the importance of third party candidates, especially anti-interventionist candidates who can act as a political insurgency to disrupt the establishment status quo. We also…
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Ep 264 Ukraine War From a Baltic Perspective Swapcast Eastern Border
This is a swapcast with Kristaps Andrejsons, host of the Eastern Border podcast. We talk about life in Latvia, what it's like to be a small former Soviet republic country with a big neighbor like Russia, and the Ukraine war from a Baltic perspective. In a bonus segment we discuss the increase in...
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Ep 263 Financial War: Fed Declares Independence feat Tom Luongo
Guest: Tom Luongo. We continue our conversations from previous episodes about the Federal Reserve and financial war underlying the conflicts and crises around the world right now. We discuss recent moves by the Fed and what it means, along with a lot of other political and philosophical…
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Ep 262 Yemen Ceasefire and Reasons Behind It feat Isa Blumi
Guest: Isa Blumi. We talk about the ceasefire in Yemen, the circumstances and the reasons why it happened. We also talk about energy development, the Hodeidah blockade, the situation in Aden, the ousting of Hadi and creation of a new Presidential Council and we continue our discussion from…
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Ep 261 War in Ukraine Panel Podcast
Panel: Connor Freeman, Kelley Lane, Joanne Leon, Stephen Semler, Dan Wright. A wide ranging discussion about the war in Ukraine, the possible escalation to nuclear war and the billions of dollars being approved by Congress. FOLLOW @stephensemler, @WrightLeaning, @Kelleyswords, @FreemansMind96,...
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Ep 260 Intel Influence Operations and British Leadership feat Kit Klarenberg
Hosts: Joanne Leon and Dan Wright. We had a long and fascinating discussion with Kit Klarenberg about his recent report "Operation Surprise: leaked emails expose secret intelligence coup to install Boris Johnson" and his latest report "Leaked emails expose UK Home Secretary Priti Patel's…
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Ep 259 War Planning in the Pacific feat Peter Lee
Guest: Peter Lee. We discuss two of Peter's recent China Threat Report episodes titled Death By Oil: US Warplanning in the Pacific and The Escalation Solution with a focus on Taiwan. In a bonus segment, we talk about the escalation in Ukraine, timely catastrophes and why Peter now considers…
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Ep 258 The Sword and Cross at Albright's Funeral feat Sam Husseini
Hosts: Joanne Leon and Kelley Lane. Guest: Sam Husseini. We talk about his recent article, Albright's Funeral -- The Sword and the Cross Come Together and more. In a bonus question, we talk about the convergence of neoliberal and neoconservative actors in the foreign policy establishment and the...
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Ep 257 Checkered Relations of U.S. and Russia Through History feat Peter Kuznick
Guest: Peter Kuznick. We talk about the checkered history of relations between the United States and Russia (and the USSR). We talk about the book "The Untold History of the United States" including a second edition with some new chapters on more recent history. In a bonus question we talk about...
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Ep 256 Clare Daly & Mick Wallace: The Anti-war Voices Heard Around the World
Guest: Clare Daly and Mick Wallace. We talk to the Irish Members of the European Parliament who are now some of the most powerful anti-war voices heard around the world. We discuss the war in Ukraine, sanctions, flooding the war with more arms and how all of these things lead to more war and...
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Ep 255 It's a Financial War feat Tom Luongo
Guest: Tom Luongo. We continue and update our conversation from Episode 229 Central Bank Wars about the financial war underlying the conflicts and crises around the world right now. We discuss the global financial infrastructure, LIBOR and it's replacement, SOFR, the Federal Reserve, the great...
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Ep 254 Analyzing VAERS: The Unacceptable Interview feat Jessica Rose
Guest: Dr. Jessica Rose. We talk about her work analyzing the VAERS database and more. Due to censorship issues, most of this episode will not be available on Youtube but the full episode is available on our other platforms. You can find those on aroundtheempire.com. Dr. Jessica Rose is a…
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Ep 253 D-Day in Kyiv feat Jeffrey Carr
Guest: Jeffrey Carr. We talk about his experience working with the Ukraine Ministry of Defense cyber warfare team when the invasion began. Jeffrey Carr has been an internationally-known cybersecurity adviser, author, and researcher since 2006. He has worked as a small business/entrepreneur in...
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Ep252 Global Finance & Putin's Invasion of Ukraine (Swapcast)
Kyle Anzalone (Conflicts of Interest) and Joanne Leon (Around the Empire). We talk about some global finance aspects of the ongoing hybrid war, the invasion of Ukraine and geopolitics. FOLLOW on Twitter: @KyleAnzalone_ and @Con_Interest and find Kyle and the Conflicts of Interest podcast at...
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Ep 251 Global Technocracy feat Iain Davis
Guest: Iain Davis. We talk about his article titled: "Technocracy: The Operating System For The New International Rules-Based Order." We discuss the western international rules-based order vs a new international laws based order proposed by China and Russia and the governing mechanism of global...
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Ep 250 Wars Within Wars feat Isa Blumi
Guest: Dr. Isa Blumi. A wide ranging discussion where we discuss the various wars within wars in Yemen and other areas. We talk about the turmoil in Lebanon, competition between the Gulf states, Europe's gas supply and the gas fields in Eastern Mediterranean and more. Dr. Isa Blumi is an…
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Ep 249 Realistic View of Ukraine and Russia feat Mary Dejevsky
Guest: Mary Dejevsky. We talk about the recent communications between US, NATO and Russia with a realistic view of Russia and Ukraine. In a bonus segment we talk about why the UK establishment is hostile toward Russia. Mary Dejevsky is a veteran journalist and columnist, a former foreign...
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Ep 248 Russia's Range of Options for Ukraine Crisis feat Mark Sleboda
Guest: Mark Sleboda. We talk about the likelihood of Russian intervention in Ukraine, the options available to them, and the overall situation with the standoff between NATO and Russia. Mark Sleboda is an International Affairs & Security Analyst, a US Navy veteran, a university lecturer and a...
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Ep 247 Can Ukraine Crisis Be Solved Without War? (Swapcast)
Swapcast with the hosts of Conflicts of Interest Podcast: Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman. We talk about the crisis in U.S.-Russian relations. This roundtable first covers Washington and NATO's written responses to Moscow regarding last month's Russian security proposals and then we discuss the...
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Ep 246 Questions About Kazakhstan feat Hrvoje Morić
Guest: Hrvoje Morić, host of the Geopolitics and Empire podcast. About a week after the protests and unrest in Kazakhstan in early January, Hrvoje and I got together for a chat about the questions we still had about the situation and our skepticism about the immediate claims of color revolution....
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Ep 245 Covert State Sponsored Media feat Kit Klarenberg
Guest: Kit Klarenberg. Kit Klarenberg returns to the show, again with leaked documents related to information and psychological warfare. We discuss his Grayzone article titled: "Leaked files expose Syria psyops veteran astroturfing BreadTube star to counter Covid restriction critics." In this…
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Ep 244 Biological Weapons in the Korean War feat Jeffrey Kaye
Guest: Jeffrey Kaye. We talk about his research and writing on the Korean War and the biological warfare that was waged. HIs work is based on years of experience and research including in depth research of the depositions by prisoners of war and other materials that required laborious and…
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Ep 243 Civil War in Ethiopia Swapcast feat Teodrose Fikremariam
Guest: Teodrose Fikremariam. An in depth discussion of the civil war in Ethiopia. This is a swapcast with Kyle Anzalone of the Conflicts of Interest podcast. Teodrose Fikremarium, is the co-founder and editor of the Ghion Journal and host of video shows on the Ghion Journal channel. Originally…
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Ep 242 Libya Elections and Foreign Intervention feat Giorgio Cafiero
Guest: Giorgio Cafiero. We talk about the upcoming elections in Libya, scheduled for December 24, 2021. The situation still remains chaotic and uncertain with just a few days left. To quote Giorgio in one of his recent articles: "Libya is at a delicate point in its history. The deeply fractured…
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Ep 241 Theranos Through A New Lens feat Alex Krainer
Guest: Alex Krainer. After two years of pandemic response, there are new and interesting perspectives and ways to view Theranos through a new lens. We discuss Alex Krainer's three-part article titled Theranos Scandal: The Real Story. In a bonus episode, we talk about how world wars have led to...
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Ep 240 Witnessing the Transformation of China feat ADVChina (Winston & Matt)
Guests: Hosts of the ADVChina YouTube channel and podcast Winston Sterzel (aka Serpentza) and Matthew Tye (aka C-Milk/laowhy86) lived and traveled through most of China for more than a decade. They started a custom motorcycle business and did most of their traveling on those motorcycles and they...
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Ep 239 Questions Still Unanswered (Part 2): Anthrax Attacks
Panelists: Peter Castagno, Gumby, Joanne Leon, Robbie Martin, Dan Wright. A panel discussion about the questions that are still unanswered 20 years after 9/11. This is part two of an ongoing series where we talk about the anthrax attacks. We are honored to have such a knowledgeable and talented...
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Ep 238 Taiwan Trouble feat Peter Lee
Guest: Peter Lee aka @chinahand. As Peter said "it's been a pretty good week for the chinahawks." In fact, a lot of good weeks lately. We talk about the escalation of tensions with China over Taiwan, the US-led "Asian NATO"l ships sailing through the Taiwan strait and in the South China sea,...
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Ep 237 Realignments in the Middle East & Africa feat Isa Blumi
Guest: Dr. Isa Blumi. This is a wide-ranging discussion about the political realignments in the Gulf states, new partnerships in the Middle East and Africa, Qatar's involvement in the withdrawal from Afghanistan, developments in Yemen, quiet military repurposing of strategic island of Socotra…
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ATE Ep236 Questions Still Unanswered
Panelists: Peter Castagno, Gumby, Joanne Leon, Dan Wright. A panel discussion about the questions that are still unanswered 20 years after 9/11. This is part one of a series. There is an "after hours" bonus segment where we talk about turning this into a series, the fact that dissent from the...
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Ep 235 Afghans Come to America
Panelists: Kyle Anzalone, Kelley Lane, Joanne Leon, Dan Wright. A panel discussion about the war in Afghanistan and the evacuation of tens of thousands of Afghans, most of whom will be settling in the United States. There is a bonus "After Hours" segment where we let loose on the foreign policy...
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Ep 234 Afghanistan War: The Big Lie feat Matthew Hoh
Guest: Matthew Hoh. Hosts: Joanne Leon and Dan Wright. A wide ranging discussion about the withdrawal from Afghanistan, the response to losing the war, the media coverage over the past 20 years and the bad actors we were allied with throughout the war but now upon leaving, the outrage and sudden...
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Ep 233 Hold the Generals Accountable This Time feat Ray McGovern
Guest: Ray McGovern. Hosts: Joanne Leon and Kelley Lane. We talk about Ray's recent article calling for military generals to be held accountable this time, for this 20-year March of Folly called the War in Afghanistan. If they are not held accountable, there will be still worse to come. In a…
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Ep 232 The Escalation Ladder With China feat Connor Freeman
Guest: Connor Freeman. We talk about the escalation ladder of hostilities with China and how it developed under the last four presidents and how we seem to climb further up that ladder every day. In a long bonus episode we talk about the fall of Saigon moment in Afghanistan, playing out right…
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Ep 231 Hybrid Warfare and Cyberdiplomacy feat Jon Lancelot
Guest: Jon Lancelot. Hosts: Joanne Leon, Kelley Lane. A wide ranging discussion on hybrid warfare, cybersecurity, cyberdiplomacy, democracy, technocracy and more. In a bonus segment we talk about creeping fascism and what went wrong with the progressive movement. Jonathan Lancelot is a...
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Ep 230 Who Rules Haiti? Undermining Haiti's Sovereignty feat Margaret Kimberley
Guest: Margaret Kimberley. We talk about the recent assassination and leadership change in Haiti and the campaign for US military intervention. The details of the assassination are important but the fundamental issue is the undermining of Haiti's sovereignty and who is really dominating and...
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Ep 229 Central Bank Wars feat Tom Luongo
Guest: Tom Luongo. We talk about the financial aspect of war and foreign policy, central bank wars between the Fed and the European Central Bank, the World Economic Forum and the Great Reset. In the bonus segment we talk about how the sanctions and trade disputes with China were condemned when...
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Ep 228 Leaving Afghanistan feat Scott Horton
Guest: Scott Horton. We talk about the war in Afghanistan, a landlocked country with rough terrain and the diverse groups of people who live there. We talk about the reasons why we lost that war and have to withdraw. We also discuss the news and footage from the withdrawal in progress and the...
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Ep 227 Consolidation of Political Power in Iran feat Neda Bolourchi
Guest: Dr. Neda Bolourchi. We talk about the recent election in Iran: a deep dive about the background, the people involved, the consolidation of power and the outlook for the future. In a bonus segment we talk about the US shifting priorities toward great power competition and what this means…
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Ep 226 4th of July Holiday Special
As a holiday special for 4th of July, a researcher who is well known on Twitter and goes by the pseudonym Gumby4Christ and Joanne talk about his research on the Covid origins lab leak theory, the pandemic in general and how basic freedoms and rights in our society have been impacted by the…
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Ep 225 Business, Politics and Organized Crime feat Jeremy Kuzmarov
Guest: Jeremy Kuzmarov. We talk about Jeremy's new article in Covert Action Magazine, titled How Organized Crime Infiltrated American Business After WW II and Corrupted National Politics from Truman to Trump. In it, he talks about a book by Jonathan Marshall, titled Dark Quadrant: Organized…
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Ep 224 Swapcast with Geopolitics and Empire
Joanne from Around the Empire and Hrvoje from Geopolitics and Empire get together for a wide ranging discussion about the Great Game, the Great Reset, the pandemic lockdowns and other responses, the ramping up of hostilities with Russia and China, withdrawal from Afghanistan and the sudden...
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Ep 223 Gaza and the Resistance, Another Ceasefire feat Sharmine Narwani
Guest: Sharmine Narwani. We talk about Gaza, the Resistance and the differences between attacks on Gaza in past years and what is happening now, who really needs a ceasefire the most and why a ceasefire with no real change does not really help the Palestinians. We talk about reactions from other...
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Around the Empire podcast explores the massive apparatus of the American Empire. In-depth interviews, discussions. Hosted by Joanne Leon.
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