Podcast appearances and mentions of ed opperman

David Thibodeau - WACO SurvivorDave Thibodeau is a former Branch Davidian, a survivor of the Waco siege,  and a musician. He was born in Bangor, Maine. In early adulthood, Thibodeau sought to become a musician in Los Angeles, California, where he converted to Branch Davidianism after meeting David Koresh in a Guitar Center in 1990.He talks to Ed Opperman about Coresh, Waco, the FBI and the aftermath of those events which still remain controversial.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Tiller Russell - Waco : American TragedyDocumentary film maker Tiller Russell has an enviable record of making quality fact packed documentary films on everything from Serial Killers and Con Men to historically controversial events such as Waco.He tells Ed Opperman about conmen selling imaginary submarines, meeting one of the worlds' most devious con men and visiting the almost apocalyptic world of Panamanian prisons.He also discusses his documentary film on Waco which is currently airing on Netflix. Behind the scenes the tragedy which still ripples through society was even more savage than the media portrayed.Films                       : Waco Silk Road Night Stalker Operation Odessa The Last NarcWebsite                   : Tillerman Films Recorded April 2023*** Opperman Patreon Exclusive ***Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Exclusive interview with Joe ExoticMarch 10Joe Exotic is in prison; but there is an file of the paperwork of an ongoing investigation he was set up and convicted on faulty and corrupt evidence. This file is currently heading towards the FBI and Justice department so the whole case, the statements and the verdict can be examined and, hopefully, justice will prevail. He talks to Ed Opperman from prison, and obviously call time is limited so we packed a lot into the allotted time.UpdateFor someone sentenced to 21 years behind bars, Joseph Maldonado, better known as Joe Exotic, sure manages to stay connected with the public. Between his updates on Instagram and his official website, JoeExoticOfficial.com, fans can keep up with what's happening in his life. In February 2025, he called upon President Donald Trump — not for a full pardon (though he'd likely accept one) — but for "a commutation of [his] sentence to time served with no probation," to continue with his charity work.In October 2024, Joe also revealed that he had filed a marriage application with fellow inmate Jorge Marquez Flores, 33, whom he met while incarcerated at Federal Medical Center Fort Worth. However, Joe shared some heartbreaking news on March 3, 2025, saying his husband had been deported. "They took him away from me today to deport him 2 days before my birthday," Joe wrote on InstagramBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Jefferson Morley - Scorpion's Dance - The President, The Spymaster and WatergateApr 5, 2023It is 50 years since the Watergate scandal; the scandal which changed America forever. Journalist Jefferson Morley has a fine pedigree in both journalism and research. He joins Ed Opperman to talk about his work on the CIA, his commentary on the National Security State and the recent revelations concerning the JFK conspiracy.He has researched the events and repercussions for democracy and society and the result is Scorpion's Dance.For the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in: The untold story of President Richard Nixon, CIA Director Richard Helms, and their volatile shared secrets that ended a presidency. Scorpions' Dance by intelligence expert and investigative journalist Jefferson Morley reveals the Watergate scandal in a completely new light: as the culmination of a concealed, deadly power struggle between President Richard Nixon and CIA Director Richard Helms. Nixon and Helms went back decades; both were 1950s Cold Warriors, and both knew secrets about the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba as well as off-the-books American government and CIA plots to remove Fidel Castro and other leaders in Latin America. Both had enough information on each other to ruin their careers. After the Watergate burglary on June 17, 1972, Nixon was desperate to shut down the FBI's investigation. He sought Helms' support and asked that the CIA intervene―knowing that most of the Watergate burglars were retired CIA agents, contractors, or long-term assets with deep knowledge of the Agency's most sensitive secrets. The two now circled each other like scorpions, defending themselves with the threat of lethal attack. The loser would resign his office in disgrace; the winner, however, would face consequences for the secrets he had kept. Rigorously researched and dramatically told, Scorpions' Dance uses long-neglected evidence to reveal a new perspective on one of America's most notorious presidential scandals.Website : Jefferson MorleyTwitter : Jefferson MorleyBook : Scorpion's DanceMarch 2023Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Matt Reed joins Ed Opperman to discuss the class action against OSU for historical sexual abuse.Ohio State University has paid out $60 million in settlement money in the last few years to hundreds of former students and athletes who say they were sexually abused decades ago by a school doctor.Its former president has publicly apologized “to each person who endured” abuse at the hands of the late Dr. Richard Strauss.And the university has repeatedly said it was on the side of the hundreds of men that Strauss preyed on from the 1970s to the 1990s, mostly under the guise of performing medical exams like hernia checks, which require a doctor to examine a patient's genitals.But faced with at least five more lawsuits from some 236 men alleging they too were molested by Strauss, OSU is now denying it ever “admitted” to any wrongdoing.WebsiteGo Fund MeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Rodney D. Roby - Paralyzed EmotionsRodney D. Roby has had mental health problems but turned it around into a kind of self-therapy and examintion which he hopes will help other people suffering from similar conditions and those around them.He talks to Ed Opperman about his struggle and his dealing with a problem which is ever increasing in our noisy, careless world."When I was first diagnosed with a mental illness, I sought after information that could tell me just what in the world was happening to me. There was nothing. Or at least I didn't find anything. I wrote these letters to my first psychiatrist so she could see inside my head. To see all the fear, confusion, hurt, and multitudes of thoughts that hounded me. When I read these letters to my wife, I actually cried. I completed this book with a prayer that it will help people who suffer to understand what they are going through and see that there is hope. Also, so people can understand what their loved one is going though. Prayerfully, this book will help doctors and counselors.This is very powerful! Not only will you see all the illness but a lot of hope and healing."Book (audio)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Rabbit Hole - The Vanishing of Amelia Earhart & Fred NoonanJul 27, 2022Chris Williamson joins Ed Opperman to talk about the enduring mystery of what exactly happened to aviator Earhart and her navigator Noonan.In July 1937 Earhart took off on what was her second attempt to be fly around the world on board the Electra. It was to be a 12 hour flight which would take her into the next day and a scheduled landing in Hawaii. However she never made it.Radio communication was difficult in that era, but conflicting reports of requests for help and low fuel are consistent throughout the story. When her plane ran into difficulties there was no rescue or recovery vessels in the area, possibly because of poor navigation which had forgotten the latitudinal time difference and therefore made a navigational error.Despite searches – which have continued for decades throughout the sea and nearby Nikumaroro island, no trace of the plane, Earhart or Noonan has ever been found. This has lead to countless theories about what befell the plane.Chris Williamson has been exploring this mystery from every angle for five years in his podcast. He tells Ed Opperman of the likely, the unlikely, the bizarre and the unsavoury notions put forth to try and resolve this enigma.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Rabbit Hole - The Vanishing of Amelia Earhart & Fred NoonanJul 27, 2022Chris Williamson joins Ed Opperman to talk about the enduring mystery of what exactly happened to aviator Earhart and her navigator Noonan.In July 1937 Earhart took off on what was her second attempt to be fly around the world on board the Electra. It was to be a 12 hour flight which would take her into the next day and a scheduled landing in Hawaii. However she never made it.Radio communication was difficult in that era, but conflicting reports of requests for help and low fuel are consistent throughout the story. When her plane ran into difficulties there was no rescue or recovery vessels in the area, possibly because of poor navigation which had forgotten the latitudinal time difference and therefore made a navigational error.Despite searches – which have continued for decades throughout the sea and nearby Nikumaroro island, no trace of the plane, Earhart or Noonan has ever been found. This has lead to countless theories about what befell the plane.Chris Williamson has been exploring this mystery from every angle for five years in his podcast. He tells Ed Opperman of the likely, the unlikely, the bizarre and the unsavoury notions put forth to try and resolve this enigma.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Joe Exotic is in prison; but there is an file of the paperwork of an ongoing investigation he was set up and convicted on faulty and corrupt evidence. This file is currently heading towards the FBI and Justice department so the whole case, the statements and the verdict can be examined and, hopefully, justice will prevail. He talks to Ed Opperman from prison, and obviously call time is limited so we packed a lot into the allotted time.UpdateFor someone sentenced to 21 years behind bars, Joseph Maldonado, better known as Joe Exotic, sure manages to stay connected with the public. Between his updates on Instagram and his official website, JoeExoticOfficial.com, fans can keep up with what's happening in his life. In February 2025, he called upon President Donald Trump — not for a full pardon (though he'd likely accept one) — but for "a commutation of [his] sentence to time served with no probation," to continue with his charity work.In October 2024, Joe also revealed that he had filed a marriage application with fellow inmate Jorge Marquez Flores, 33, whom he met while incarcerated at Federal Medical Center Fort Worth. However, Joe shared some heartbreaking news on March 3, 2025, saying his husband had been deported. "They took him away from me today to deport him 2 days before my birthday," Joe wrote on Instagram.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Sean Howe - Thomas King Forçade - AGENTS OF CHAOS - High Times & the Paranoid End of the 1970sSep 27, 2023Sean Howe joins Ed Opperman to discuss his book, Agents of Chaos, which focusses in on the legendary iconic, revolutionary publication High Times.The life and times of High Times'  enigmatic founder Thomas King Forçade, an underground newspaper editor  and marijuana kingpin who—between police raids, smuggling runs, and  outrageous stunts—battled both the US government and fellow radicals.At  the end of the 1960s, the mysterious Tom Forçade suddenly appeared,  insinuating himself into the top echelons of countercultural politics  and assuming control of the Underground Press Syndicate, a coalition of  newspapers across the country. Weathering government surveillance and  harassment, he embarked on a landmark court battle to obtain White House  press credentials. But his audacious exploits—pieing Congressional  panelists, stealing presidential portraits, and picking fights with  other activists—led to accusations that he was an agent provocateur.As  the era of protest faded and the dark shadows of Watergate spread,  Forçade hoped that marijuana could be the path to cultural and economic  revolution. Bankrolled by drug-dealing profits, High Times would be the Playboy of pot, dragging a once-taboo subject into the mainstream. The magazine  was a travelogue of globe-trotting adventure, a wellspring of news  about “the business,” and an overnight success. But High Times soon threatened to become nothing more than the “hip capitalism”  Forçade had railed against for so long, and he felt his enemies closing  in.Assembled from exclusive interviews, archived correspondences, and declassified documents, Agents of Chaos is a tale of attacks on journalism, disinformation campaigns,  governmental secrecy, corporatism, and political factionalism. Its  triumphs and tragedies mirror the cultural transformations of 1970s  America, wrought by forces that continue to clash in the spaces between  activism and power.------------------Sean Howe is an American journalist and writer. He  is a former editor at Entertainment Weekly and The Criterion Collection.  In 2012, he published the book Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, after  interviewing more than 150 people who worked at or were associated with  Marvel Comics. You can meet Sean Howe in person next week. Details: Seanhowe.com Book : Thomas King Forçade Marvel ComicsOct 2nd LA 7pm Storeys Book and Cafe (1716 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90026-3225)oct 6th Changing hands Bookstore Pheonix (300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85013-2384)Oct 10 Diamond Hollow Books, New York (72 MAIN STREET ANDES, NY, U.S.A. 13731)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Breanne Fahs - Valerie Solanas, the unwitting Icon of FeminismFeb 28, 2023Dr Breanne Fahs joins Ed Opperman to talk about Valerie Solanas, one of the trailblazers of the feminist movement.Too drastic, too crazy, too "out there," too early, too late, too damaged, too much—Valerie Solanas has been dismissed but never forgotten. She has become, unwittingly, a figurehead for women's unexpressed rage, and stands at the center of many worlds. She inhabited Andy Warhol's Factory scene, circulated among feminists and the counter cultural underground, charged men money for conversation, despised "daddy's girls," and outlined a vision for radical gender dystopia. Known for shooting Andy Warhol in 1968 and for writing the polemical diatribe SCUM Manifesto, Solanas is one of the most famous women of her era.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Drug Snifffing Dogs, the White House and The Clown CarOct 7, 2024It seems so long ago we had the daily indignity of 'emergency press conferences' every night, where a man would stand and point at reporters and make all sorts of defamatory and largely untrue remarks unchallenged.Ed Opperman talks about the dogs which sniffed out 'substances' in the offices of power and the bungling of Presidents past.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

The haphazard release of the Epstein files by so-called government influencers is an apparent hoax and looks like another one of those bait and switch situations where we have to call it for what it is- a sort of Schrodinger documents play. The records include redactions performed by prosecutors on the case to protect the identities of potential victims. Also published is Epstein's so-called "black book" that has previously been made public. Brace yourselves- it is all theater. It is all a distraction, and so many people are falling for it. Tonight on Ground Zero (7-10 pm, pacific time on groundzeroplus.com), Clyde Lewis with private investigator, Ed Opperman, about THE NEXT FILES.

Michael Robson - Joe Exotic; The man, the legend and the race for the PresidencySpokesman Michael Robson speaks to Ed Opperman about Joe Exotic, his career and his bid, from prison, for the Presidency of the United States in 2024From WikipediaJoseph Allen Maldonado known professionally as Joe Exotic and nicknamed "The Tiger King", is an American media personality, businessman, and convicted felon who operated the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (also known as the G.W. Zoo) in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, from 1999 to 2018.Exotic left the G.W. Zoo in June 2018 and was arrested three months later on suspicion of hiring two men to murder Big Cat Rescue founder Carole Baskin, with whom he had a complicated rivalry. In 2019, Exotic was convicted and sentenced to 22 years in prison on 17 federal charges of animal abuse and two counts of attempted murder for hire for the plot to kill Baskin. In 2021, he worked with attorney John Michael Phillips to file a motion for a new trial, and on July 15, 2021, a U.S. appeals court ruled that the convictions for the two murder attempts were wrongly treated as separate. The trial court reduced his sentence by 1 year, resentencing him to 21 years in late January 2022. In 2023, Exotic announced his candidacy in the 2024 presidential election as a DemocratBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Jeremy Kuzmarov - Warmonger - How Clinton's Malign Foreign Policy Launched the US Trajectory from Bush II to BidenNov 17, 2023During  the 2016 presidential election, many younger voters repudiated Hillary  Clinton because of her husband's support for mass incarceration, banking  deregulation and free-trade agreements that led many U.S. jobs to be  shipped overseas. Warmonger: How Clinton's Malign Foreign Policy Launched the Trajectory from Bush II to Biden,  shows that Clinton's foreign policy was just as bad as his domestic  policy. Cultivating an image as a former anti-Vietnam War activist to  win over the aging hippie set in his early years, as president, Clinton  bombed six countries and, by the end of his first term, had committed  U.S. troops to 25 separate military operations, compared to 17 in Ronald  Reagan's two terms. Clinton further expanded America's covert empire of  overseas surveillance outposts and spying and increased the budget for  intelligence spending and the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), a  CIA offshoot which promoted regime change in foreign nations.   The  latter was not surprising because, according to CIA operative Cord  Meyer Jr., Clinton had been recruited into the CIA while a Rhodes  Scholar at Oxford, and as Governor of Arkansas in the 1980s he had  allowed clandestine arms and drug flights to Nicaraguan  counter-revolutionaries (Contras) backed by the CIA to be taken from  Mena Airport in the western part of the state. Rather than being a time  of tranquility when the U.S. failed to pay attention to the gathering  storm of terrorism, as New York Times columnist David Brooks frames it,  the Clinton presidency saw rising tensions among the U.S., China and  Russia because of Clinton's malign foreign policies, and U.S. complicity  in terrorist acts.   In so many ways, Clinton's presidency set  the groundwork for the disasters that were to follow under Bush II,  Obama, Trump, and Biden. It was Clinton--building off of Reagan--who  first waged a War on Terror ridden with double standards, one that  adopted terror tactics, including extraordinary rendition, bombing and  the use of drones. It was Clinton who cried wolf about human rights  abuses and the need to protect beleaguered peoples from genocide to  justify military intervention in a post-Cold War age. And it was  Clinton's administration that pressed for regime change in Iraq and  raised public alarm about the mythic WMDs--all while relying on fancy  new military technologies and private military contractors to distance  US shady military interventions from the public to limit dissent.Jeremy Kuzmarov talks to Ed Opperman about his surprising and highly researched new book.BookBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

David Olsen – Kanye WestNov 28, 2022Kanye West is a phenomenon; a rap artist who came from nowhere, married a Kardashian, and somehow managed to attain a fame which would take others decades to achieve. But that's not always a good thing; West comes across to many as a troubled man, despite his many media appearances and public addresses. This could be due to the media's portrayal of him as a slightly madcap or off-kilter pundit, a mascot for stupidity. But West is not stupid; he appears to be someone with strong and often offensive opinions; whether he has bought into the adage that ‘bad publicity is still publicity' and therefore worth having to keep the ‘brand' alive.With his recent declaration to run for President, David Olsen has added to his already well stocked vault of information about Ye. He tells Ed Opperman about the man behind what the public see, the stories and development which have lead him to this point in his life. It's a story which is both melancholic whilst also being unbelievable.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Trevor Aaronson - The FBI Manufactured War on TerrorMar 19, 2023When America declares war, or 'enforces freedom', who profits?Trevor Aaronson joined Ed Opperman to discuss how the FBI actively encourages conflict and escalation in order than certain individuals can profit from nefarious activities. It's a startling insight into how much money can be made from manufactured combat. Trevor Aaronson is a contributing writer for The Intercept and a 2020 ASU Future Security Fellow at New America. He is also author of The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI's Manufactured War on Terrorism and creator and host of the documentary podcasts American ISIS and Chameleon: High Rollers.Aaronson co-founded the nonprofit Florida Center for Investigative Reporting in 2010. Investigations he edited spurred changes to law and policy and won honors from the National Headliner Awards, the National Awards for Education Reporting, Investigative Reporters and Editors, and the Green Eyeshade Awards.Trevor more recently appeared on the Opperman report to discuss his series, the Alphabet Boys.Website             : Trevor Aaronson Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Christina Radum Verix - Kidnap and Kill - an FBI Terror PlotMay 31, 2023Christina Radum Verix joined Ed Opperman to talk about the New Documentary detailing the events around the Whitmer Kidnapping Plot - "Kidnap and Kill: An FBI Terror Plot."   which the federal government and FBI referred to as the biggest domestic terror case in a generation. The project  shows the lengths the FBI and their network of 12 informants were willing to go in pursuit of a "big case," as well as the political and career motivations of those involved. It also demonstrates how the FBI drove every single aspect of this "plot," and that these men wouldn't have even met one another without the FBI. The underlined message writ large is that the FBI broke the law in this case and should be investigated.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Opperman Live - Epstein Didn't Kill HimselfNov 9, 2024Stone cold serious fact collector Ed Opperman shows us around his museum of facts, with nuggets of data and slivers of insight you will not find anywhere else.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Son of Stewart RhodesSep 12, 2022Dakota Adams joins Ed Opperman to talk about his indoctrination into the cult his father started and his eventual escape and recovery. In a thoughtful and intelligent conversation, Mr Adams put his point of view about his past, and his disassociation with both his father and the militia he leads.One review readsIt is the best account of the collective descent into anti-goverment lunacy and the equally collective rise of the very same people screaming for big-government fascism I have yet seen.Background on Stewart RhodesStewart Rhodes is an Army veteran and former lawyer. He founded the Oath Keepers, a right-wing, anti-government extremist group. Rhodes worked as a lawyer in Montana, and is the main spokesman for the Oath Keepers. Rhodes believes there is a global oligarchy that will destroy the US, and that the country will be taken over by "Marxist leftists."Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Tasha Adams - Oathkeepers WifeMar 2, 2024Because the live show mysteriously vanished last week, that left a hole in the the schedule of the Opperman Report.So I thought I would repeat this show with Tasha Adams. Tasha is the ex-wife of Oathkeeper Head Honcho Stewart Rhodes, and she has a tale to tell. Strap in.Tasha Adams, the estranged wife of Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes, talks with Ed Opperman about her life with Rhodes who was subsequently put on trial for involvement in the attack on the US Capitol.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Opperman Live - Opperman Report 11 Year Anniversary - 11 Years A slaveSep 28, 2024Mining deep into the mountain to bring you nuggets of the purest information, prizing the facts from the solidified lies and falsehoods, your deep throat himself, Ed Opperman.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Roger Rapoport - Searching for Patty Hearst: A True Crime Novel Nov 20, 2023Roger Rapoport joins Ed Opperman to discuss one of the most controversial kidnapping cases of the twentieth century; Patty Hearst.On the night that Patty Hearst  was kidnapped in 1974, journalist Roger D. Rapoport, was a short drive  away in his El Cerrito home. He quickly became one of the primary  reporters covering the saga as it unfolded in real time. His reporting  gave local and national readers a window into one of the most bizarre  and polarizing crimes in U.S. history. Now, fifty years later, he has  written a novel, Searching for Patty Hearst,  that draws heavily from that time. In this compelling new book, he  explores alternative theories of the crime and delves into the complex  psychology of many of the key actors in a drama that kept the country  riveted. Using the techniques of fiction, Rapoport gives voice to much  of the story that fell outside of the bounds of journalistic coverage.  "I wrote this novel because I believed the American public deserved  nothing but the truth," he says. With a wry sensibility and insider  knowledge that Rapoport is one of the few people to possess, Searching for Patty Hearst,  goes beyond the tabloid headlines to tell the story in all its depth.  Rapoport takes on such questions as: Why did Patty participate in the  kidnapping of a high school student hours before six of the SLA  kidnappers were killed in a firefight with the Los Angeles police  department? Did celebrity coroner Thomas Noguchi, whom Rapoport  interviewed, mishandle the autopsies of six SLA victims? Why did Patty's  lawyers dump her fiancée Steve Weed as a key witness at her trial at  the last minute? It's often said that fiction can offer insights into  the truth that reporting can't. If that is the case, the story of Patty  Hearst, the SLA, and the kidnapping that carved them into the American  psyche just may be told for the first time with Searching for Patty Hearst.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Casey Gane - Chris Tucker, MJ, EpsteinJun 16, 2023Casey Gane returns to talk about Chris Tucker. Tucker has a almost meteoric rise to fame, which suddenly halted about the same time as Tucker started hanging about with Michael Jackson and Jeffrey Epstein.So what happened? In an interview which covers almost every conceivable aspect, from covert flights and Maxwell to highly questionable business and sexual dealings, it's almost a script for a movie.Casey is one of those researchers who, when getting the whiff of a good story, won't let it go until he has all the details.Casey Gane-Macalla shares his findings with Ed Opperman.Casey's Books : Inside the CIA's Secret War in Jamaica Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Opperman Live - They Are Eating Your Goldfish , Loomer Lunacy Sep 21, 2024Deep sea diver and under ocean explorer Ed Opperman surfaces through the filthy water, takes off his snorkels and gives you it straight, unvarnished and unrestrained before returning to his sub-aqua adventures.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Janet Phelan Is Govt Involved in Business of Elder AbuseMar 27, 2024Janet Phelan joins Ed Opperman to discuss a social issue which often gets overlooked.Janet Phelan is an investigative reporter. Her articles have appeared in the Los  Angeles Times, the San Bernardino County Sentinel, Orange Coast  Magazine, New Eastern Outlook, and elsewhere.From lead pipes in Flint, Michigan, to a duplicitous water commission in Medford, Oregon, to a secret psychiatric ward at UCLA, to the elegant halls of the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, "At the Breaking Point of History" relentlessly details the US government's indifference to the welfare of individuals and to its legal obligations under national and international accords prohibiting human experimentation and biological and chemical weapons. Phelan uncovers shocking machinations, executed at the highest and lowest levels of power, pointing towards a pandemic of as yet unrealized proportions.This interview is a follow up on the book, where the stark realities of the State using evaluation and restrictive measures to basically incarcerate elderly people for nefarious purposes. Because they have an asset the State is interested in; moneyBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Laila Mickelwait - PornHubSep 25, 2023Pornhub is a modern phenomenon. Boasting over 130m visitors a day, the site caters for almost all legal tastes. But beneath the surface lies another tale. A saga of abuse and manipulation, of assault and rape. Pornhub may indeed be the choice destination for frustrated people, but it is also a portal which seems to show if not actively promote material which is, at best, questionable.Laila Mickelwait is a campaigner who has been trying to reel in the Pornhub beast and its owners for almost twenty years. She believes the site has become a marketplace for trafficking and sexual perversion, and as such it's owners should be brought to task.She tells Ed Opperman of the obstruction and obfuscation she has encountered from the multi-millionaire website management, and how it's just fueled her determination to shut them down.Petition Petition Laila Mickelwait Twitter  Website Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Ed Opperman's guest today is Lynn Crook. False memory syndrome is a go-to diagnosis for memories which, when recovered, seem to have no corroborating evidence. There's a whole world of research into False Memory Syndrome, the causes and effects of ‘remembering' things which never happened. But the syndrome has also become a useful tool in discrediting those whose recollections are clear enough, yet lack substantive evidence.From Her Amazon;When states allowed adults who were molested as children to sue for damages, accused parents went on the offense. The parents claimed the accusations were false memories implanted by therapists. The parents established a non-profit and invested millions in a PR campaign to promote themselves as falsely accused, and to dismiss crimes committed against children as false memories. As evidence, they offered the story of an older brother who convinced his younger brother he was lost at a mall. The false memory story went viral. The popular press and psychology textbooks failed to challenge false memory claims. Individuals who challenged false memories were silenced. The author explains how her successful lawsuit against her parents helped her uncover the rest of the false memory story.Lynn Crook, M.Ed., has a Master's Degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Washington (1970). Lynn was herself a therapist when she recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse. Lynn Crook, MEd, successfully sued her parents for damages in 1994, based on a corroborated claim of childhood sexual abuse.Book: False Memories - The Deception That Silenced MillionsBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Opperman Live: Do Your ResearchNov 4, 2023More background on the matters which matter from the man with the plan Ed Opperman.Who is going to take the fall in the Trump trial? Or will the entire house of cards fall?For years Ed Opperman the the Opperman Report has exposed Trump's dealings.Now it is all becoming crystal clear who and what Donald Trump and his family is.Question is: Will people listen?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Ambra Marie - The Death DoulaMar 17, 2023In a unedited interview (the radio edition was edited for time) Ambra Marie talks to Ed Opperman about her many experiences as a death doula.She has lived in the Amazon and visited almost every major spiritual retreat she can, absorbing the energy, culture and knowledge, much of which is long lost to us in the westThis Interview is one of the most fascinating The Opperman Report has done in this area of interest; Ambra talks of her journey through life, those she has touched and how Western medicine could learn so much from traditional, non-pharmaceutical remedies.You can obtain her book from her personal website. Her life and teachings are in direct contradiction to the non-stop, full on unrelenting city of her residence, Las Vegas.Her methods are aimed at improving quality of life in a comparatively short time by balancing energies and influences.Book : Unifying The Whole is available through her Etsy store. A website to accompany the book is being developed.Shop : HuemanSolInstagram : HuemanSolShe is currently developing Unifying The Whole, a self-development program.Website : Ambra Marie A death midwife, or death doula, is a person who assists in the dying process, much like a midwife or doula does with the birthing process. It is often a community based role, aiming to help families cope with death through recognizing it as a natural and important part of life.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Dawn Schiller - The Road Through Wonderland: Surviving John HolmesJun 1, 2023In this archive show, Dawn Schiller joins Ed Opperman to talk about her book, The Road Through Wonderland: Surviving John Holmes. A story of abuse, drugs, porn, murder and survival. It would have been so easy to give up. But she did something harder. She took a bad situation and, over time, turned it around.Painstakingly honest, this chilling memoir reveals how a teenager became immersed in the bizarre life of legendary porn star John Holmes. Starting with a childhood that moulded her perfectly to fall for the seduction of “the king of porn,” this autobiography recounts the perilous road that Dawn Schiller travelled—from drugs and addiction to beatings, arrests, forced prostitution, and being sold to the drug underworld. After living through the horrific Wonderland murders of 1981, she entered protective custody, ran from the FBI, and turned in John Holmes to the police. This is the true story of a young girl's harrowing escape from one of the most infamous public figures, her struggle to survive, and her recovery from unthinkable abuse.Website and book (a proportion of the price goes to empowering teenagers) can be bought here Recorded circa 2014Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

On January 21, 1958, nineteen-year-old Charles Starkweather changed the course of crime in the United States when he murdered the parents and sister of his fourteen-year-old girlfriend (and possible accomplice), Caril Ann Fugate, in a house on the edge of Lincoln, Nebraska. They then drove to the nearby town of Bennet, where a farmer was robbed and killed. When Starkweather's car broke down, the teenagers who stopped to help were murdered and jammed into a storm cellar. By the time the dust settled, ten innocent people were dead, and the city of Lincoln was in a state of terror. Schools closed. Men with rifles perched on the roofs of their houses. The National Guard patrolled the street. If there is a cultural version of PTSD, the town suffered from it. Starkweather and Fugate's capture and arrest, and the resulting trials about the killing spree, received worldwide coverage. The event would serve as the inspiration for the movie Natural Born Killers and Springsteen's iconic album Nebraska. Today, the story has dropped far from the national consciousness. With new material, new reporting, and new conclusions about the possible guilt or innocence of Fugate, the tale is ripe for an updated and definitive retelling. In Starkweather, bestselling author Harry N. MacLean tells the story of this shocking event and its lasting impact, a crime spree that struck deep into the heart of the heartland.Harry N. MacLean joins Ed Opperman to discuss this book and more.BookWebsiteBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Hank Harrison - Soaked in Bleach / Books The Dead : A social history of the Haight-Ashbury experienceFebruary 22From the archives the late Hank Harrison joined Ed Opperman to talk about the murder of Kurt Cobain. Why is no one taking his evidence forward?Hank Harrisonis a writer and researcher whose special areas of interest spread widely across a plethora of subjects, but unlike many other researchers, this hasn't dulled his attention to detail in any of them.The father of Courtney Love, he talks candidly to Ed Opperman about his estranged daughters' relationship with Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Cobain had a troubled life suffering from depression and the pressures of being the lead in one of the most iconic bands of the 1990s.Cobain died on April 5, 1994, and was found dead in his Denny-Blaine, Seattle homewith gunshot wounds. Cobain had previously been discharged from hospital and also received visits from Seattle PD as a matter of being a danger to himself. Calls requested from his wife, Courtney Love.Harrison details a story of twists and turns, of half-truths and outright lies that made up the investigation into the singers death and the ramifications that followed; he makes his case, as he does in his book, that Courtney Love had a great deal more to do with the tragedy than either the law or the mainstream media would report.In an almost bizarre symmetry, Denny-Blaine, Seattle is also known as ‘Harrison'.Hank Harrison died in February 2022 with the case still reverberating across the decades. Perhaps we will never know the truth of the matter. But we can, with Hank's legacy of research, make an educated guess.Soaked in Bleach is a 2015 American docudrama directed by Benjamin Statler, who co-wrote and produced it with Richard Middelton and Donnie Eichar.The film details the events leading up to the death of Kurt Cobain, as seen through the perspective of Tom GrantBooks The Dead : A social history of the Haight-Ashbury experience; The Dead by Hank Harrison (1980-10-24)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Live from the Opperman secret Moon Station, Ed Opperman blurts out the truth before 'they' trace the signalBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Opperman Live - I'm Richer Than RudyDec 16, 2023but who isn't? Owing nearly $150m is not the sort of money you are going to get working three nights a week in Wendy's. But with his licence suspended and other damages forthcoming (pending the obvious appeals), Rudy looks to be on the bones of his proverbial. Ed Opperman takes this opportunity to examine this and other items in the news.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Brett Harper - Exposing Agape Boarding SchoolDec 12, 2022Brett Harper is a survivor of the Agape Boarding School system. The story he tells Ed Opperman is as unbelievable as it is cruel. But he is not alone to cast allegations at this establishment. Such is his fury at his and others' treatment at the school, he has written a book, not only detailing his own experience, but those of his peers.Spare the Rod is a troubling look into the abusive and terribly under-regulated troubled teen industry; a shadowy network of private juvenile prisons, therapeutic boarding schools, group homes, wilderness camps, boot camps, conversion therapy centers, boarding schools, rehabs, etc. Thousands of kids are abused each year and many of them suffer in silence. Some sustain life-long injuries and struggle with things like trauma, PTSD, CPTSD, depression, anxiety, abandonment, nightly night terrors, chronic pain and more! Their ability to form healthy relationships is forever impacted and often their connection to the family that sent them away completely severed. You might think this can't happen in the U.S.! Oh yes it can! Oh yes it does! Authoritarian fascists who believe in tough love and forcing teens to assimilate to their culture and morals is nothing new. It's been going on for hundreds of years!Book: Spare the RodBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Obsessed - My Relentless Pursuit of the Zodiac Killer3 hours agoIn Obsessed: My Relentless Pursuit of the Zodiac Killer, Dr. Mark Hewitt invites readers into his gripping journey of unraveling one of America's most enduring mysteries. Dr. Hewitt, an expert on the Zodiac case, shares his transformation from a pastor to a dedicated true crime investigator.This memoir details Dr. Hewitt's meticulous research, personal encounters, and the profound impact of the Zodiac case on his life. Moving to California reignited his passion, leading him to explore crime scenes and connect with other enthusiasts. His relentless pursuit is not only about the Zodiac but also about understanding the complexities of human nature and the quest for truth.Obsessed: My Relentless Pursuit of the Zodiac Killer provides a unique blend of personal narrative and investigative insight, offering readers a compelling look at the determination and challenges faced by those who seek to solve cold cases. Dr. Hewitt tells the story to Ed Opperman, detailing how he has navigated the twists and turns of this enigmatic case, shedding light on his life's work and his unwavering commitment to uncovering the truth.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Dakota V Adams - Son of Stewart RhodesSep 12, 2022Dakota Adams joins Ed Opperman to talk about his indoctrination into the cult his father started and his eventual escape and recovery. In a thoughtful and intelligent conversation, Mr Adams put his point of view about his past, and his disassociation with both his father and the militia he leads.One review readsIt is the best account of the collective descent into anti-goverment lunacy and the equally collective rise of the very same people screaming for big-government fascism I have yet seen.Background on Stewart RhodesStewart Rhodes is an Army veteran and former lawyer. He founded the Oath Keepers, a right-wing, anti-government extremist group. Rhodes worked as a lawyer in Montana, and is the main spokesman for the Oath Keepers. Rhodes believes there is a global oligarchy that will destroy the US, and that the country will be taken over by "Marxist leftists."Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Feb 8, 2023Joe Duncan joins Ed Opperman to talk about real crime, and his research into it.From Crime MuseumOn February 3, 2013 a former LAPD officer, named Christopher Dorner, attacked and killed Monica Quan and her fiancé Keith Lawrence. This incident sparked a nine day manhunt for Dorner ending in suicide.Christopher Dorner was born June 4, 1979 in New York. He spent his childhood living in Los Angeles, transferring between multiple schools in the area. After graduating from Southern Utah University in 2001 Dorner joined the Navy reserve. On February 1, 2013, 2 days before he committed multiple homicides, he was honorably discharged from the Navy as a Lieutenant.While Christopher Dorner was in the Navy reserve he joined the Los Angeles Police Department in 2005 and completed his training in 2006. A year later in 2007 Dorner filed a report a Complaint against his training officer Teresa Evans for using excessive force against a mentally ill man whom they arrested. Dorner claimed that Evans kicked the person that they arrested in the face while he was on the ground in handcuffs. His claims could not be substantiated and so were dismissed. Dorner was fired from the LAPD in 2008. He appealed his case multiple times, but each court affirmed the decision of the LAPD. Dorner claimed that racist colleagues had worked to discredit him and end his career. His final appeal was denied in late 2011.But there's more to this story than the above quote would indicate. Joe Duncan has looked into the case, and he's got information the media missed.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Jefferson Morley - Scorpion's Dance - The President, The Spymaster and WatergateApr 5, 2023It is 50 years since the Watergate scandal; the scandal which changed America forever. Journalist Jefferson Morley has a fine pedigree in both journalism and research. He joins Ed Opperman to talk about his work on the CIA, his commentary on the National Security State and the recent revelations concerning the JFK conspiracy.He has researched the events and repercussions for democracy and society and the result is Scorpion's Dance.For the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in: The untold story of President Richard Nixon, CIA Director Richard Helms, and their volatile shared secrets that ended a presidency. Scorpions' Dance by intelligence expert and investigative journalist Jefferson Morley reveals the Watergate scandal in a completely new light: as the culmination of a concealed, deadly power struggle between President Richard Nixon and CIA Director Richard Helms. Nixon and Helms went back decades; both were 1950s Cold Warriors, and both knew secrets about the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba as well as off-the-books American government and CIA plots to remove Fidel Castro and other leaders in Latin America. Both had enough information on each other to ruin their careers. After the Watergate burglary on June 17, 1972, Nixon was desperate to shut down the FBI's investigation. He sought Helms' support and asked that the CIA intervene―knowing that most of the Watergate burglars were retired CIA agents, contractors, or long-term assets with deep knowledge of the Agency's most sensitive secrets. The two now circled each other like scorpions, defending themselves with the threat of lethal attack. The loser would resign his office in disgrace; the winner, however, would face consequences for the secrets he had kept. Rigorously researched and dramatically told, Scorpions' Dance uses long-neglected evidence to reveal a new perspective on one of America's most notorious presidential scandals.Website : Jefferson MorleyTwitter : Jefferson MorleyBook : Scorpion's DanceMarch 2023Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Tom B - Dean Corll, the Candyman killerJune 7Tom B was looking into serial killers when he came across the little known case of Texas lineman Dean Corll - known as the Candyman.In doing so he has uncovered a massive ring of paedophiles, and a conspiracy which seemed to indicate these people were working together.It's a horrifying tale of the seedy underbelly of suburbia, namely Houston Heights in Texas, where troubled kids or those who would not be missed were regularly the target of Corll and his co-conspirators.Tom tells Ed Opperman about the rabbit hole he went down looking into Corll and his associations, and the cold, business like way these children were traded and eventually killed.At the time of his arrest, Corll was responsible for at least 28 murders, but it is generally agreed his real total was much, much higher.Recorded May 2023Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Ed Opperman on Clyde Lewis's Ground ZeroMarch 14Clyde Lewis runs a show called Ground Zero, and recently Ed Opperman was his guest discussing Octopus murders and the conspiracy surrounding the INSLAW and PROMIS software.Ground ZeroBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Richard Kerr joins Ed Opperman to talk about Roy Cohn. A name which is vaguely familiar to those outside the political bubble, yet central to politics over six decades, Cohn cut his teeth on the McCarthy trials of the late 50s all the way to the dawning of the age of Trump. A political machinator, he was simultaneously viewed as a genius strategist and a villainous shadow depending on where you stood in the spectrum. And if you stood in his way...A ruthless and cunning adversary, Cohn had a complicated private life. Being gay in America in the mid twentieth century was not an easy life; so much so his desire to exterminate the presence of gay or lesbian members of parties and staff by any and all means. He was possibly driven by his own self-hate. In a fascinating insight into politics, the mob and the mentoring of a would-be Tyrant, Cohn is a fascinating study in Machiavellian cruelty and scheming. A man with plenty to hide, but plenty to hide it behind.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Opperman Live - 11 Years a Slave Part 2 and More2 days ago48th Dan Origami blackbelt Ed Opperman demonstrates once again, like it needed demonstrating, how firm and solid his grip on reality is, and how he knows much more than people think he does.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Matthew Richer - Investigation of the Death Of Kurt Cobain4 days agoMatthew Richer, coauthor of the book ' Kurt Cobain Murder or Suicide, You Decide'Kurt Cobain was an icon who was found dead under suspicious circumstances.Matthew Richer has explored all the alternative scenarios to the office story, and has updated his book. He tells Ed Opperman about new developments in the case which more or less rule out the official suicide verdictJust days before Kurt Cobain's body was discovered on April 8, 1994, Courtney Love hired private investigator Tom Grant to locate him. In The Mysterious Death of Kurt Cobain Tom Grant takes readers behind the scenes of the investigation. Here, you can read a day by day account of Grant's investigation and learn about the evidence for murder regarding Kurt Cobain's death. There are many new details contained in The Mysterious Death of Kurt Cobain, including new transcripts of recorded telephone conversations with Courtney Love and others, as well as an updated list of "persons of interest" in the crime. In this book, you will get a clear picture of 1) Why Kurt Cobain was killed and 2) Who is responsible for his death. The book also contains a compelling account of Tom Grant's struggles to blow the whistle on the botched investigation into Cobain's death. Did Kurt Cobain really commit suicide? Or was he murdered? You won't be able to honestly answer that question until you read The Mysterious Death of Kurt Cobain.BookBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Matthew Richer - Investigation of the Death Of Kurt Cobain2 days agoMatthew Richer, coauthor of the book ' Kurt Cobain Murder or Suicide, You Decide'Kurt Cobain was an icon who was found dead under suspicious circumstances.Matthew Richer has explored all the alternative scenarios to the office story, and has updated his book. He tells Ed Opperman about new developments in the case which more or less rule out the official suicide verdictJust days before Kurt Cobain's body was discovered on April 8, 1994, Courtney Love hired private investigator Tom Grant to locate him. In The Mysterious Death of Kurt Cobain Tom Grant takes readers behind the scenes of the investigation. Here, you can read a day by day account of Grant's investigation and learn about the evidence for murder regarding Kurt Cobain's death. There are many new details contained in The Mysterious Death of Kurt Cobain, including new transcripts of recorded telephone conversations with Courtney Love and others, as well as an updated list of "persons of interest" in the crime. In this book, you will get a clear picture of 1) Why Kurt Cobain was killed and 2) Who is responsible for his death. The book also contains a compelling account of Tom Grant's struggles to blow the whistle on the botched investigation into Cobain's death. Did Kurt Cobain really commit suicide? Or was he murdered? You won't be able to honestly answer that question until you read The Mysterious Death of Kurt Cobain.BookMatthew Richer - Investigation of the Death Of Kurt CobainBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

Opperman Live - Opperman Report 11 Year Anniversary - 11 Years A slave2 days agoMining deep into the mountain to bring you nuggets of the purest information, prizing the facts from the solidified lies and falsehoods, your deep throat himself, Ed Opperman.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.