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Sept 24, 2009 Wendell Berry is one of America’s most recognized “men of letters” as well as one of the early ‘pioneer’ farmers of organic, sustainable agriculture in our modern age. What Wendell wrote about 40 years ago,[1960]  ignored as a Luddite at the time, is now the norm among the environmental opponents of big agriculture & the food industry. Wendell has written over 50 books and tomes including novels & novellas, stories, non-fiction works, poems & essays. After teaching English at New York Univ. in the early 60s, he moved to a farm- Lane’s Landing- in rural Kentucky, while periodically teaching at the Univ. of Kentucky. Since then his farm has served as a base to commune with the land, master the art of farming with the purity of food in mind, and to be inspired by our relationship to the soil, to food, wildlife & nature, and experience the importance of a nurturing community. “Bringing It To The Table: On Farming and Food”

Many of you will know Jimmy Dore as a popular award winning American comedian, a political commentator and a prominent internet personality as the host of the Jimmy Dore Show on Youtube, Rumble, Twitter and other platforms. As a comic he has highlighted several Comedy Central Specials and his Citizen Jimmy Special was chosen best of year by Punchline magazine and iTunes. His channel now has over 2 million subscribers with over 1 billion views.  For about a dozen years, Jimmy was affiliated with Cenk Ugyur's Young Turks program and network. Later in 2021, he went fully independent where he covers themes related to the corruption within the duopoly in Washington, American foreign policy, Covid-19, vaccines and much more. You can follow the Jimmy Dore Show on Youtube, or visit his website Jimmydore.com for additional programming.           WEBSITE:   The Jimmy Dore Show on Youtube, or JimmyDore.com

John Leake is a nonfiction author with a lifelong interest in medical history, psychology and criminology. Since 2021, he has collaborated closely with Dr. Peter McCullough and is currently the Vice President of the McCullough Foundation. Together with Dr. McCullough, he is the primary author of their New York Times bestsellers "Vaccines: Mythology, Ideology and Reality" and their book "The Courage to Face Covid-19". His first book "Entering Hades" was a New York Times Editors' Choice and became the inspiration for the theatrical stage film The Infernal Comedy starring John Malkovich. John holds a masters in philosophy from Boston University where he studied with the British philosopher and social critic Sir Roger Scruton. His most recent book "Mind Viruses: America's Irrational Obsessions" explores our nation's societal and national security fears and how irrational beliefs spread like viruses. John also writes a daily newsletter at The Focal Points substack, and you can learn more about John and his writing at MindVirusesJohnLeake.com   BOOK: “Mind Viruses: America’s Irrational Obsessions” NEWSLETTER: The Focal Point on Substack WEBSITE: MindVirusesJohnLeake.com

Dr. Helmut Sterz is a career toxicologist who served as the head of two of Pfizer's toxicology centers in Europe and CEO of Global R&D at its Amboise lab in France until his retirement in 2008.  Trained as a veterinarian and virologist, Dr. Sterz started his professional career in 1971 He headed Bohringer-Mannheim's Department of Reproductive Toxicology for 14 years to assess toxicity in pregnant laboratory animals and their offspring. Various international regulatory agencies would approve his techniques to assess adverse effects of new drugs.  Later Helmut headed toxicology divisions at Servier in France and the large Swiss pharmaceutical giant Hoffmann LaRoche before joining Pfizer.  Since the Covid pandemic he has been a harsh critic of Pfizer's lack of accountability to properly evaluate the toxicity of its mRNA Covid-19 vaccine, and has raised serious concerns about AI eventually taking over the role of toxicologists and resorting to just human laboratory animals. After thoroughly evaluating the released Pfizer documents from their clinical trials, Dr. Sterz recently published book "The Vaccine Mafia" is a critical analysis of how toxic substances in the mRNA vaccines were illegally pushed on the world's population as a solution against Covid-19

Bret Weinstein is the co-host of the popular Dark Horse podcast with his wife Heather Heying, which can be heard on YouTube.  The podcast addresses a wide range of topics including medical freedom, free speech, the challenges of artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and much more. He is a former professor of biology at Evergreen State College, which he had resigned from in the wake of campus riots on the school's campus due his opposition to racial segregation and the college's diversity and equity proposals.  As a scholar Bret's research focuses on evolutionary tradeoffs, the evolution of senescence and cancer, and adaptive strategies and the significance of human morality and religion. He is author of "The Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century." Bret received his PhD in biology from the University of Michigan where he received a distinguished award in evolutionary biology, and earned his BA from the University of California at Santa Cruz. You can also follow him on his X account for Bret Weinstein. Finally, as a reminder to our audience Bret will be participating in this year's 911's 25th anniversary 4-day conference in Manhattan from September 10 to 13. Entitled  "Turning the Tide", the conference will be hosting a stellar group of researchers and speakers, many who have appeared on this program during the past couple decades.  For more information about the conference and registration visit TurningTheTide911.org

Prof Niels Harrit was a professor of chemistry at the University of Copenhagen from 1971 until his retirement in 2009. He was the co-founder of the university's nanoscience center. Prof has published dozens of peer-reviewed papers in chemistry journals. His 2009 paper "Active Thermitic Materials in the World Trade Center Dust" documents his groundbreaking discovery of energetic materials used in a demolition of the towers. Niels has lectured extensively all over the world, having given about 400 presentations, on the collapse of the World Trade Towers and his finding of carbon nanotubes in the lungs of 911 first responders. Then a reminder to our audience, Prof Harrit will be participating in this year's 911's 25th anniversary 4-day conference in Manhattan from September 10 to 13. Entitled  "Turning the Tide", the conference will be hosting a stellar group of researchers and speakers, many who have appeared on this program.  For more information about the conference and registration visit TurningTheTide911.org

Richard Gage is an architect who has been in practice in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 30 years, which include very large fire-proofed, steel framed structures. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the founder and former CEO of Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth. Richard, along with his wife Gail, continue to conduct his research in to the collapse of the 3 World Trade Center skyscrapers independently. His website RichardGage911.org is a treasure trove of information -- technical articles, white papers, videos, and documentaries dealing with 911 and much more. On his site, his film series -- Crime Scene to Courtroom -- is an ongoing series that presents an in depth account of the demolition of the 3 buildings.  Also this year is 911's 25th anniversary. In remembrance o that day, Richard has organized and will be hosting a 4-day conference in Manhattan from September 10 to 13. Entitled  "Turning the Tide", the conference is hosting a stellar group of researchers and speakers, many who have appeared on this program, including Denis Kucinich, Roger Waters, James Corbett, Danish demolition expert Niels Harrit, Bret Weinstein, Jimmy Dore, and dozens more.  For more information about the conference and registration visit TurningTheTide911.org       GARY... IN ADDITION TO LATER SPEAKING ABOUT THE CONFERENCE, RICHARD WANTS TO BE CERTAIN TO HAVE A LOT OF TIME ON THE DEMOLITION OF THE 3 BUILDINGS.     TOPIC:  The official 911 Commission Report -- what are the most important conclusions of the report that the evidence clearly refutes?     TOPIC:  The many ways that the NSIT that was responsible for carrying out the investigation was compromised and failed to follow any genuine science-based investigation into the collapse of the buildings. Include suppression of evidence such as melted steel     TOPIC:  The evidence of foreknowledge of an attack on the WTC     TOPIC:  Foreknowledge and warnings given to people on the ground of a collpase of Building 7 before the demolition TURNING THE TIDE CONFERENCE - September 10 to 13 in Manhattan ... TurningTheTide911.org   Film Series -- CRIME SCENE TO COURTROOM at   RichardGage911.org

Prof. John Vervaeke is an award winnig professor of psychology at the University of Toronto and the university's former director of its Cognitive Science Project. His areas of focus include the psychology and nature of reasoning and rationality, Buddhist psychology and the cognitive science of consciousness. He currently directs the University of Toronto's Consciousness and Wisdom Studies Laboratory.  Prof Vervaeke is the host of a 50 part lecture series on Youtube entitle, "Awakening from the Meaning Crisis", which is also the title of his most recent book, and another series called "After Socrates". The series and book map the course of the dark wave of nihilism that as now overwhelmed our civilization and much of the world. He is also the co-author of books of "Zombies in Western Culture A 21st Century Crisis" and a 4-part books series "Mentoring the Machines" which tackles our future in the brave new world of artificial intelligence. His website is JohnVervaeke.com

Blake Horowitz is one of Chicago's leading civil rights trial lawyers with over 30 years of experience in Federal and state courts. He has prosecuted over 400 federal claims and brought over 30 high profile cases to trial. One notable victory was the $28 million verdict against the City of Chicago for police misconduct -- the largest case of its in midwestern states.  Other large successes include battling municipal corruption, putting an end to racial profiling in a county sheriff department and other cases involving police abuse. Blake is currently one of three lead attorneys in the organization The GeoFight, along with Tom Renz who listeners may recall led the charge in the legal fight against the government's pandemic mandates. The GeoFight is building the largest coordinated legal action against geoengineering and unauthorized atmospheric programs.  He is also the principal at the Blake Horowitz Law Firm in Chicago, and received in JD degree from the Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology. For more information on the legal efforts against geoengineering, the website is TheGeoFight.com

Prof. Paul Goddard is a retired medical doctor, professor and radiologist. He is an expert in magnetic resonance imaging or MRI and was a past president of the British Magnetic Resonance Radiologists Association. For over two decades Dr. Goddard has been critiquing and battling -- in his words -- the managerial dictatorship that has overtaken academia and the British healthcare system. Before retiring he was a whistleblower on the corruption of the UK's department of Health's hospital rankings.  Based on his own investigative research, he predicted in 2017 a forthcoming pandemic of a novel coronavirus strain. At the outset of the Covid-19 in 2020, he warned the SARS virus originated in the Wuhan laboratory in China and attributed it to gain of function research. Dr. Goddard has published four books including "Pandemic", and more recently the "Death of Science" and "Profiteering from Doom: Just Follow the Money" along with British oncologist Dr. Angus Dalgleish who listeners may have heard interviewed on this program.

Dr. James Lyons-Weiler is the CEO and Director of The Institute for Pure and Applied Knowledge, which performs research in the public interest aimed at finding ways to reduce human suffering using funds donated from the public . He holds a doctorate in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology and has taught at the University of Nevada and the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on aluminum toxicity, autoimmunity, and the differences in health outcomes between highly vaccinated and unvaccinated children, and he has served as an expert witness in the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.  A life-long biomedical researcher, Jim is best known for contributions to advances in medical bioinformatics. He has directed the analysis of data from over 100 medical studies, published over 60 papers in reputable journals, and has authored three books including The Environmental and Genetic Causes of Autism, and has published over 60 papers in reputable journals. Jim's online University (IPAK-EDU) brings reason, logic and scientific facts to the debates in the public square. His substack blog,  posting articles about the pandemic, vaccines, genetics, the pharmaceutical medical complex and social issues is PopularRationalism.substack.com and his institute's website is IPAKnowledge.org

Our guest Colonel Douglas MacGregor is a retired US Army colonel. He has had a distinguished military career having held important operational roles during the Gulf War and was a top strategic planner for General Wesley Clark as NATO's commander during the invasion of Yugoslavia. More recently Col. Macgregor has been the president and CEO of The National Conversation -- a non profit organization for "the politically homeless" with a mission to restore civic dialogue in America that challenges the duopoly ruling Washington and hopefully to lead to a new and viable political party.   Since retiring Col Macgregor has been an author, consultant and media commentator who appears regularly on Judge Napolitano's Judging Freedom and Dialogue Works.  Colonel MacGregor has written several books on military strategy and the history of warfare. He is a graduate of US military academy at West Point and later received a doctorate in international relations from the University of Virginia. His websites are DouglasMacgregor.com and TheNationaConversation.org, and you can read his writings on his substack at MacgregorWarrior. substack.com

Dr. Helena Norberg-Hodge is an author, activist and filmmaker who is regarded by many as a pioneer of the global localization movement. In the past, Helena has been recognized among the 10 leading environmentalists worldwide. She is founder of Local Futures, an international non-profit organization dedicated to renewing ecological and social well-being by strengthening communities and local economies. Fluent in 7 languages, she studied in her native Sweden, Germany, Austria, England and the United States, specializing in linguistics, including studies at  MIT with Noam Chomsky. Since 1975, Helena has worked with the people of Ladakh (Lah-Dack), or “Little Tibet” in the western Indian Himalayan plateau, to find ways of enabling its ancient culture meet the pressures from the modern world without sacrificing its social and ecological values. For these efforts she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award, or ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’.  She is a founding member of the International Commission on the Future of Food and Agriculture, and a co-founder of the Global Ecovillage Network.  Her book, "Ancient Futures", has become “an inspirational classic” with a forward by the Dalai Lama, and her documentary "Economics of Happiness" has received international acclaim. Her most recent book is "Life After Progress: Technology, Community and the New Economy".  Helena's organization's website is LocalFutures.org

Prof Angus Dalgleish is a professor emeritus of oncology at St Georges-University of London and a visiting professor at the institute of Cancer Research in London, who is recognized worldwide for his contributions in cancer and HIV research. Dr. Dalgleish is the co-discoverer of identifying the CD4 receptor as a major cellular receptor for HIV. He has published approximately 500 papers in the peer-reviewed literature, and is a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Royal College of Physicians. Early during the Covid pandemic, Dr. Dalgleish was a member of a selective group that as early as March 2020, just a few months after the first announcement of the pandemic coronavirus, claimed the Covid-19 virus originated from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Gus has been an outspoken critic of government lockdowns, mask mandates and the Covid vaccines, notably the mRNA vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna.

Dr. Pierre Kory is the president emeritus of the Front Line Covid-19 Critical Care Alliance, which he co-founded with Dr. Paul Marik. He is regarded as an international pioneer in ultrasonography diagnostics for critically ill patients, therapeutic hypothermia and the use of intravenous vitamin C for treating septic shock. Dr. Kory developed the first national medical educational programs in ultrasonography for critical care medicine, which earned him the British Medical Association's Presidential Choice award or his textbook on the subject.  Earlier he was the chief of critical care services and the medical director of trauma and life support at the University of Wisconsin. During the height of the Covid pandemic, Pierre helped lead ICUs to deal with the viral surges and was one of the early advocates for intravenous vitamin C and the repurposed drug ivermectin. He is the author of "War on Ivermectin: The Medicine that Saved Millions and Could Have Ended the Pandemic" -- largely a personal account about his crusade and the harsh opposition he faced to bring a safe, cheap and highly effective generic medication to public attention, and the catastrophic results due to medical establishment and mainstream media to push solely the vaccines and novel experimental drugs. Along with Dr. Paul Marik, Dr. Kory had his medical cerification revoked by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He hosts Pierre Kory's Medical Musings on substack, and has a new forthcoming book "Blueprint of Life" forthcoming, which brings together geology, chemistry biology and spirituality into a profound dialogue together.