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The Ripple Effect Podcast

The Ripple Effect Podcast

Ricky Varandas 585 episodes Latest May 29, 2026

The Ripple Effect Podcast features interviews with journalists, historians, musicians, researchers, scientists, comedians, doctors, filmmakers, authors, philosophers, athletes, professors, and other notable figures. Host Ricky Varandas aims to bring listeners the most interesting people and conversations, with the goal of provoking thought and starting a ripple. Episodes cover a wide range of topics including politics, science, philosophy, and entertainment.

Episodes

Episode 583: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Mel K | AMERICA BETRAYED: Infiltration Instead of Invasion) May 29, 2026 3238 VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/lQ_sY0WzaW4 Mel K. is an author, actress, writer, producer, researcher, Hollywood refugee, a regular on The Union of The Unwanted, and the host of the very popular podcast, The Mel K Show. Mel joins the show to discuss her new book, Infiltration Instead of Invasion: America Betrayed. MEL K:WEBSITE: https://themelkshow.com/Infiltration Instead of Invasion: Amer
Episode 582: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Ralph Blumenthal | INSIDE The NY-Times UFO Article That Changed Everything) May 23, 2026 4317 VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/UbZV5ORY288?si=nIe_HrJxgjgVUXgTRalph Blumenthal is an author and the investigative journalist, who along with Leslie Kean, broke the story about the Pentagon's mysterious U.F.O. program with United States Air Force officer and former intelligence official, whistleblower David Grusch.Ralph was a reporter for The New York Times from 1964 to 2009, and has written
Episode 581: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Kristen Bitting | The Esoteric Elite & The Illusion of Control) May 4, 2026 4788 VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/N5cgeERc1OUKristen Bitting is an independent alternative media researcher, content creator, and former television personality. She first gained public attention after being cast on Season 12 of the CBS reality show Big Brother in 2010. After working in Hollywood and the fashion industry, Kristen experienced a profound shift in her worldview that eventually led
Episode 580: The Ripple Effect Podcast (What Is Truth? From Lincoln To Epstein) Apr 28, 2026 6801 VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/55munkAeCvIWeezy is the host of The What Is TRUTH? Podcast which is a raw, conspiratorial, and independent show focused on questioning official narratives,, covering topics like 9/11, historical revisions, & the Epstein files. The podcast aims to "peel back the layers of reality" through, in-depth interviews and, often, a "no-holds-barred" approach to inve
Episode 579: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Dr. Alexander & Dr. Rose | WE ARE NOT MACHINES: Beyond Darwin & Algorithms) Apr 14, 2026 5606 Dr. Jessica Rose & Dr. VN Alexander join The Ripple Effect Podcast for a deep, thought-provoking conversation that challenges mainstream assumptions about science, intelligence & reality itself. With backgrounds spanning computational biology, immunology, evolutionary theory & philosophy, they explore the limits of artificial intelligence, the complexities of living systems &a
Episode 578: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Attorney Brian Festa | MEDICAL KIDNAPPING) Apr 10, 2026 3995 Brian Festa, ESQ. is a Civil Rights Attorney who, along with his business partner and friend Dawn Jolly, founded We The Patriots USA to preserve and reclaim our God-given inalienable rights. Brian is a father of two who first became involved in health freedom activism and legal work after his son was seriously injured by a flu shot. Brian regularly travels throughout the nation to speak a
Episode 577: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Clint Russell | The Charlie Kirk Assassination & The Fog of War) Mar 29, 2026 6070 Clint Russell is a libertarian commentator, entrepreneur & the host of the Liberty Lockdown podcast, which he launched in 2020 to critique government overreach and the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. A former mortgage broker with nearly two decades of experience in the industry, Russell leverages his financial background to analyze Austrian economics, inflation, and the hou
Episode 576: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Peter Duke | Reframing Reality Part 2: How We Know What We Know) Mar 25, 2026 5756 Peter Duke is a Creative Director, Technologist, and Photographer with a diverse background in technology, games, communications, and marketing. His clients include 20th Century Fox, Virgin Entertainment, Sega GameWorks, Universal Studios, SHOAH Foundation Institute, The United States Army, The National Security Agency, Microsoft, Lions Gate, Capitol EMI, IMAX, Vanity Fair, and Glamour ma
Episode 575: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Peter Duke | Reframing Reality: Behind The Curtain of Control) Mar 23, 2026 3468 Peter Duke is a Creative Director, Technologist, and Photographer with a diverse background in technology, games, communications, and marketing. His clients include 20th Century Fox, Virgin Entertainment, Sega GameWorks, Universal Studios, SHOAH Foundation Institute, The United States Army, The National Security Agency, Microsoft, Lions Gate, Capitol EMI, IMAX, Vanity Fair, and Glamour ma
Episode 574: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Hassan Mourad | THEY ARE LYING: A Ground-Zero Warning From Lebanon) Mar 16, 2026 5184 Hassan Mourad is a humanitarian, researcher & content creator. Hassan joins the us directly from Lebanon to provide a perspective you will not see on corporate news.Hassan pulls back the curtain on the reality of the war, the strategic failures of the military-industrial complex & the invisible forces—from AIPAC lobbying to compromised politicians—directing American foreign policy
Episode 573: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Alex Krainer | WW3: How It Starts & How It Ends) Mar 14, 2026 2973 Alex Krainer is the founder of KRAINER ANALYTICS, he is a trader, researcher, historian, author & blogger. Some of his work includes Mastering Uncertainty, Alex Krainer’s Trend Following Bible, and the banned book, Grand Deception: The Truth about Bill Browder, the Magnitsky Act & Anti-Russian Sanctions.ALEX KRAINER:SubStack: https://substack.com/@alexkrainerPersonal Blog: https:/
Episode 572: The Ripple Effect Podcast (THE A.I. DEBATE: Oracle or Overlord | Alex Tsakiris vs Ricky Varandas) Mar 12, 2026 5624 Alex Tsakiris is a technology entrepreneur, author, and podcaster. He is best known as the founder of the A.I. company MindPath Technologies back in 1986, and the host of the long-running podcast Skeptiko, a popular podcast that explores the intersection of science and spirituality. With a background combining a strong technical background information systems and artificial intelligence a

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