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The podcast version of a documentary & interview series on war and inequality from the heart of Empire hosted by Abby Martin. Empire Files is donor-funded, independent and add free. Help keep us going by becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/empirefiles. Follow: @EmpireFiles and @AbbyMartinLike: www.facebook.com/TheEmpireFiles

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  1. BAD ENERGY - LIVE at Powell's Books w/ Josh Frank & Abby Martin

    Live at Powell’s Books in Portland: CounterPunch’s Josh Frank joins Abby Martin to discuss his new book, "Bad Energy: The AI Hucksters, Rogue Lithium Extractors, and Wind Industrialists Who Are Selling Off Our Future."

  2. Israel’s Systematic Sexualized & Gendered Violence on Palestinians | New Report w/ Abby Martin & Palestinian Feminist Collective

    The Palestinian Feminist Collective present their new report "A Predatory State" which documents the institutionalized sexual and gendered violence against Palestinians, from the Nakba until today. This event was recorded on Saturday, September 26 at the Portland Playhouse. Read and download the...

  3. ANTIFASCIST ARCHITECTURE - Empire Files LIVE at PSU

    Mike speaks with the authors and illustrator of the new book ANTIFASCIST ARCHITECTURE in front of a live audience for the book launch event at Portland State University School of Architecture. BUY the book here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/A/bo246016371.html Written by...

  4. The Cult Came Home To Roost: Why Tulsi Gabbard Resigned

    Mike Prysner takes Abby Martin through the explosive Washington Post article finally proving the level of control Gabbard received from cult leader Chris Butler through her entire career.

  5. Earth's Greatest Enemy Gone Global w/ Abby & Mike

    WATCH EARTH'S GREATEST ENEMY NOW: Rent on VImeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/earthsgreatestenemy Unlimited access by becoming a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/posts/earths-greatest-156376424?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Abby...

  6. Coked-Up Executioners in the Pentagon's Secret Army w/ Seth Harp

    Seth Harp, author of the new book THE FORT BRAGG CARTEL joins Abby & Mike to discuss this explosive story about America's most elite troops killing each other, dealing drugs and more. ORDER the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/730414/the-fort-bragg-cartel-by-seth-harp/ FOLLOW...

  7. Emergency Broadcast: US-Israeli War on Iran w/ Séamus Malekafzali

    All we know about the US-Israeli war of aggression launched last night on the Iranian people, featuring Séamus Malekafzali. Read work by Séamus at https://www.seamus-malekafzali.com/ and follow him at https://x.com/Seamus_Malek VIDEOS + MERCH + SOCIALS + ARTICLES + EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ::...

  8. LIVE Interview From Gaza Flotilla as Threats Escalate

    WATCH the video of this interview here: https://youtu.be/OC1CfZut6o8?si=LZxuTopscPrJNYmU Abby Martin speaks with Thiago De Ávila, steering committee of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition, as he sails to Gaza alongside Greta Thunberg and others, discussing the mission of building a humanitarian...

  9. Israel’s Gaza Trap: Starve, Lure, Kill—Jeremy Scahill Exposes “Final Phase” of Genocide

    WATCH the video of this interview: https://youtu.be/NDtwwSdur5I?si=y-RxBak_KvUqZR4T Abby Martin speaks with investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill about Israel's new offensive into Gaza that Netanyahu is calling the "final phase" of the genocide. FOLLOW Jeremy at https://x.com/jeremyscahill and...

  10. Luigi Trial In Focus w/ Jordan Chariton

    Abby and Mike talk to Jordan Chariton, journalist at Status Coup and author of "We the Poisoned: Exposing the Flint Water Coverup", about his on-the-ground coverage of the Luigi Mangione trials. SUBSCRIBE to Status Coup at https://www.youtube.com/statuscoup FOLLOW Jordan at...

  11. Trump's Naked Imperialism & How the British Empire Never Died w/ Matt Kennard

    WATCH the video of this interview here: https://youtu.be/G9ao_vRwvL0?si=O2rvPqgFWFcOOxXG Abby Martin talks to investigative journalist Matt Kennard and author of The Racket, about the machinations of US Empire under Trump, and how the British Empire never died but simply tethered itself to the...

  12. The Settlers, Israel Bombs Aid Ship, MAGA’s Pentagon

    FULL EPISODE only on Pateron: https://www.patreon.com/posts/settlers-israel-128411910 Abby and Mike are back to discuss the latest updates on Earth's Greatest Enemy, Louis Theroux's new documentary The Settlers, Israel's latest acts of terrorism, including the bombing of the Gaza Freedom Flotilla...

  13. Tim & Abby Awesome Show

    WATCH the video of this interview here: https://youtu.be/eRB2X5aBCkM?si=CPPjp81FXGJmYi0J Abby Martin talks to legendary actor and comedian Tim Heidecker about his career—from Tom Goes to the Mayor to On Cinema—and unpacks America's madness under the Trump/Musk regime. To follow Tim's work, join…

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  14. Mahmoud Khalil & the Coup Against Democratic Rights w/ Attorney Mara Verheyden-Hilliard

    WATCH the video of this interview at https://youtu.be/6y3KH7jhXeE?si=edpS7vjOMoUiPU7G Constitutional lawyer Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, Executive Director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, speaks with Abby Martin about the detention and attempt to deport US resident Mahmoud Khalil for his...

  15. Abby Martin & Mohammed El-Kurd on the Politics of Appeal

    WATCH the video of this interview here: https://youtu.be/dpZu11yE0XQ?si=ax3wTJ7BGNyceZgr Abby Martin interviews Palestinian writer Mohammed El-Kurd, author of the new book Perfect Victims. Buy PERFECT VICTIMS at https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Victims-Politics-Mohammed-El-Kurd/dp/B0D4PGSZ2V FOLLOW...

  16. Global South ‘Hague Group’ Challenges Israel’s Impunity

    WATCH THE VIDEO of this interview here: https://youtu.be/Lc58gE0FpPs?si=696B_DTU5_y0b935 Abby Martin interviews Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla, Chair of The Hague Group & Co-General Coordinator of Progressive International and Chrispin Phiri, Spokesperson for the Foreign Minister of South Africa, on…

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  17. Gaza Journalist Abubaker Abed on Trump's Ethnic Cleansing Threat

    WATCH the video of this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/D0LaSJqnI-I Abby Martin speaks with Abubaker Abed in Gaza City, a Palestinian journalist who reported through the 15 months of Israeli genocide, about Trump's threats and the status of the ceasefire. FOLLOW Abubaker on Twitter:...

  18. CEO Lives Matter: The Media Freakout w/ Taylor Lorenz & Abby Martin

    WATCH this interview at: https://youtu.be/8uHuPgFkhxQ?si=5gckMIYWfpsZ-lcU Abby Martin talks to journalist Taylor Lorenz about the latest media frenzy over the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, media literacy in a landscape dominated by propaganda and censorship, the corporate…

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  19. Roger Waters & Abby Martin: Voices of Reason in a Time of Genocide

    WATCH the video of this interview here: https://youtu.be/aTVsVUqjjDo?si=6BTS2tyka41Tiyut Legendary artist Roger Waters talks to Abby Martin about Trump's landslide victory and what to expect in his administration, reflects on the year of genocide in Gaza, excoriates Radiohead for their stance on...

  20. Israeli Youth Targeted Over ‘Gaza Fights For Freedom’ Screening

    WATCH the video version of this interview: https://youtu.be/F6huCGHTtsI Anti-Zionist Jewish Israelis tried to organize a local screening of our film ‘Gaza Fights For Freedom.’ Israeli police threatened torture. Abby Martin speaks with one of the targeted activists, Gaia Dan, about what happened,...

  21. The Democrats Deliver Trump

    Abby Martin & Mike Prysner review the election results to see what was really behind the catastrophic failure of the Harris campaign, and how the Democratic Party is responding by charting a path further right. EMPIRE FILES VIDEOS + MERCH + SOCIALS + PATREON + EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ::...

  22. Empire Files LIVE on Election Night 2024 [TEASER]

    FULL 2hr episode only on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/115500220

  23. Pro-Palestine Journalist Raided for “Supporting Terrorism”

    WATCH the video version of this interview here: https://youtu.be/_yu_O-1BM0E?si=uF8z3bq5nhVqs7yB Journalist Asa Winstanley was raided by police counter-terrorism forces on October 17 as part of a wider crackdown by UK authorities on Palestine solidarity activism and reporting. He joins Abby…

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  24. US-Israeli Rampage in the Middle East: Barreling Towards WWIII

    WATCH the video version here: https://youtu.be/p68fbA0EgJY?si=nbDmszjy_funKAVj Journalist Séamus Malekafzali joins Abby Martin to talk about Israel's invasion of Lebanon, the assassination of Nasrallah, and the potential for war with Iran. They are also joined by Empire Files producer Mike…

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  25. VP Foreign Policy Debate Play-By-Play [Preview]

    Full 60min episode only on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/vp-foreign-play-113232231?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Abby and Mike live react to the 2024 VP debate questions dealing with foreign policy and the climate…

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  26. Abby Martin LIVE w/ Rania Khalek & Katie Halper in NYC [Preview]

    FULL VIDEO & PODCAST EPISODES: https://www.patreon.com/posts/abby-martin-live-112839125?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link MERCH + SOCIALS + PATREON + EXCLUSIVE CONTENT :: https://linktr.ee/empirefiles

  27. Trump/Harris Foreign Policy Debate Play-By-Play [Preview]

    FULL 2-HR EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/trump-harris-by-111880210?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Abby & Mike endure the great pain of listening to the first (and maybe last) Trump-Harris debate while recording live, to...

  28. How to Boycott Israel w/ BDS Movement North America Coordinator

    Abby Martin is joined by Olivia Katbi, the North America Coordinator for the BDS Movement, to talk about Israel in the 2024 Olympics, Gaza in the context of the presidential election, and everything you need to know about the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement. Olivia has worked on a…

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  29. Walz With Bashir + Venezuela Coup 6.0

    FULL EPISODE :: https://www.patreon.com/posts/walz-with-bashir-109744505?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Abby and Mike discuss the current state of the 2024 presidential election following Harris's pick for VP & its implications…

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  30. US Troops Quit in Protest, Abby vs. Israeli Spy, Election Dystopia

    Full 90min episode only on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/soldiers-over-v-106388174?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Abby Martin & Mike Prysner discuss their exclusive story revealing how dozens of US troops are filing as...

  31. [PREVIEW] Tulsi's Gabbard's Memoir: A Book About Nothing

    FULL EPISODE now available on the EYES LEFT PODCAST wherever you stream shows. Tulsi Gabbard’s bid to be Trump’s VP is laid out in her debut book: a memoir which must hide her personal & political past. Mike made the painful journey of reading it, and took Julian Feeld & Josh Ettingermentum along...

  32. ‘Suspended Between Hope & the Abyss’ - UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine

    Abby Martin is joined by Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestine, to discuss the mounting legal case against Israel, ICC issuing arrest warrants, and her UN report "The Anatomy of a Genocide" that compiled the evidence of Israeli crimes in Gaza. WATCH the video version…

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  33. The Army of Capitalism: Understanding NATO

    As NATO enters its 75th year, Abby Martin talks to Pawel Wargan about the imperialist military alliance's foundation, expansion and purpose to secure Western capitalism and US domination around the world. Watch "How to Stop World War Three w/ Abby Martin"…

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  34. Rape Threats for Not ‘Condemning Hamas’: Abby Reviews Piers Morgan Debate [PREVIEW]

    FULL EPISODE: https://www.patreon.com/posts/rape-threats-for-102033787?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link After Abby humiliated an Israeli state propagandist in a debate on Piers Morgan, an Israeli attack campaign has flooded her...

  35. Genocidal Intent: Israel In Their Own Words

    Abby Martin & Khalid Elassaad talk about his website https://www.israelquotes.com, which extensively documents Israeli genocide, apartheid and fascism in the direct words of Israeli and US officials. They also discuss Khalid being fired from tech company Agoria for standing up for Palestine, and...

  36. Unprecedented War Crimes: Eyewitness Truth in Gaza Hospitals w/ Dr. Thaer Ahmad

    WATCH the video version of this interview at https://youtu.be/REnN_dLtrLA?si=tFgXPMntN-lkEgv5 Having just returned from nearly a month treating the wounded in Gaza, emergency physician Dr. Thaer Ahmad talks with Abby Martin about the abduction/torture of doctors and hospitals under constant…

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  37. Discussion with Biden Official Who Quit in Protest Over Gaza

    Abby Martin speaks to Tariq Habash, a senior Education Department official appointed by Biden, about his decision to publicly resign over the administration’s Israel policy. WATCH this interview at https://youtu.be/Pe5rZR_CYl0?si=LrogBuobwMhwGd6b VIDEOS + MERCH + SOCIALS + PATREON + EXCLUSIVE...

  38. The Gaza Zeitgeist w/ Peter Joseph & Abby Martin

    WATCH the video version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoMuEBcusSk&t=2s Legendary filmmaker, author and activist Peter Joseph joins Abby to discuss the Gaza genocide, as well as debunking liberal Zionism through the lens of Bill Maher. For Peter’s podcast, articles, films & more visit...

  39. Israel Heads to The Hague for Genocide

    Abby Martin talks to journalist Sam Husseini about South Africa's charges of genocide against Israel at the UN's highest court under the Genocide Convention, what the implications of the ruling could be and the precedent this sets for an emerging multipolar world. Follow Sam Husseini's work at...

  40. Saul Williams & Abby Martin: Israel's High-Tech Barbarism

    WATCH the video version of this interview here: https://youtu.be/m8gEEI4DR_0?si=W-h1If_6JU6ye2JL Legendary artist Saul Williams joins Empire Files to discuss the overlap of high technology with medieval barbarism in Israel's genocide. VIDEOS + MERCH + SOCIALS + PATREON + EXCLUSIVE CONTENT ::...

  41. Mia Khalifa & Abby Martin: Confronting Israel's Racism & Propaganda

    WATCH this interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SEoEUjQI0MA?si=f-pGqkGpangqDz_q Among the most attacked of Israel's critics, the bold Mia Khalifa joins Abby Martin to discuss her childhood under Israeli occupation, the Gaza genocide and the anti-Arab racism at the heart of Israeli propaganda....

  42. Alana Hadid & Abby Martin: The Conversation Israel Wants to Silence

    WATCH the video version here: https://youtu.be/nrK7q8PLkjA?si=GIeoe3mBqnDFdGG6 Alana Hadid, part of the most well-known Palestinian family (and the most hated by Israel), joins Abby Martin for an exclusive interview to discuss her family history, being constantly smeared by Israel, the unfolding...

  43. Will Lebanon Go to War to Save Gaza? w/ Rania Khalek

    Watch the video version of this episode here: https://youtu.be/2vCAz3FPBYw Rania Khalek, host of Dispatches on BreakThrough News, joins Abby to discuss the Gaza genoicde, the border war between Hezbollah and Israel, and the potential for a full-blown regional war. VIDEOS + MERCH + SOCIALS +…

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  44. Roger Waters & Abby Martin on Gaza Genocide

    Legendary Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters joins Empire Files to discuss his longtime advocacy for Palestine and the crisis in Gaza. WATCH THE YOUTUBE VERSION HERE: https://youtu.be/ScNHE78Lye0?si=6y2UrGPUICtR6ryp Keep Empire Files independent & ad-free (and get exclusive bonus content) at...

  45. Gaza Refugee on the Gaza Genocide: The World Gives Us Only Bodybags

    Abby Martin speaks with Mohammed, who was born and raised in Gaza, about his life in the strip and the current US/Israeli genocide.

  46. Emergency Broadcast - Israel's Hospital Massacre & the Gaza Genocide

    Emergency Broadcast - Israel's Hospital Massacre & the Gaza Genocide by Empire Files

  47. Russell Brand is no Julian Assange [PREVIEW]

    After an exciting update on Earth's Greatest Enemy, Abby and Mike dive into the allegations against Russell Brand and the comparison to the persecution of Julian Assange. Hear the full 100-minute episode only on Patreon:...

  48. "The Goal Is To Stack Bodies" - Special Forces Soldier Speaks Out [PREVIEW from EYES LEFT Podcast]

    FULL EPISODE available free on EYES LEFT Podcast, wherever you stream. EYES LEFT is not an official project of The Empire Files—all your tax-deductible donations to Empire Files at https://www.patreon.com/empirefiles or elsewhere fund this important anti-war project. FOLLOW Eyes Left on Twitter…

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  49. Climate Scientist Dr. Rick Thoman [PREVIEW - Earth's Greatest Enemy Bonus Content]

    Full video & podcast episode only at http://patreon.com/empirefiles - All donations are tax-deductible and fund production of our new feature documentary on US military pollution, Earth's Greatest Enemy (learn more at https://earthsgreatestenemy.com) WATCH THE NEW TRAILER:...

  50. CIA Stories: The Jakarta Method w/ Vincent Bevins

    Abby Martin speaks with journalist Vincent Bevins about the hidden CIA genocide in Indonesia, which created the model for US extermination campaigns against communists in 22 countries during the Cold War. WATCH this episode // https://youtu.be/up3-lOiO9L8 BUY The Jakarta Method by Vincent Bevins...

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The podcast version of a documentary & interview series on war and inequality from the heart of Empire hosted by Abby Martin. Empire Files is donor-funded, independent and add free. Help keep us going by becoming a patron at www.patreon.com/empirefiles. Follow: @EmpireFiles and @AbbyMartinLike: www.facebook.com/TheEmpireFiles

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