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CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the each week’s major news stories, and exposes what the mainstream media may have missed in their own coverage. Combines lively discussion and thoughtful critique. Produced by the national media watch group FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting).
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Counterspin is New Zealand’s media revolution, hosted by Kelvyn Alp and Hannah Spierer. We pride ourselves on being unscripted, authentic & funded by the people, for the people. We certainly are not propagandist lap-dogs for ANY particular individual, group or organisation. And we make no apologies for our biased commitment to truth.
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Expertly-curated progressive politics, news, and culture produced by leftist humans, not algorithms or AI. This is an award-winning podcast that dives deeply into a wide range of national and international issues facing society and governments. We draw from hundreds of sources of progressive news and commentary. Est. 2006. Save time by listening to a range of perspectives on a focused topic in each episode and be introduced to new sources you will not have come across on your own!
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Infowars.com contributor Greg Reese, the master of the information-packed mini documentary, joins Kelvyn and Hannah to discuss his work. Greg provides an insight into his inquisitive mind and he says the more he learns, the less he knows. Greg has undertaken many deep-dives into a vast range of subjects and has come to the conclusion that the major…
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This week on CounterSpin: U.S. corporate media’s story about Haiti is familiar. Haiti, according to various recent reports, has “whipped from one calamity to another.” The country is a “cataclysm of hunger and terror,” “teetering on the brink of collapse,” “spiraling deeper into chaos” or else “descending into gang-fueled anarchistic chaos.” It’s “…
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Air Date: 4-18-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - how a tech start-up is trying to sell a shortcut to bliss - the world of drug-free psychedelic experiences - the capitalists trying to solve the loneliness epidemic REFERENCES: The Meditation Start-Up That’s Selling Bliss on Demand What’s it like to take a $249 drug-free psychedelic tr…
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Original Air Date 2/12/2019 Today we take a look at both the BDS movement and the backlash response to it resulting in firings and legislation in many states (and pending federally) to restrict employment and business opportunities from those who fail to pledge in writing to not support of the boycott of Israel Be part of the show! Leave us a messa…
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Do viruses exist? That is the question! Kelvyn and Hannah are joined by Dr. Mark Bailey (a microbiology, medical industry and health researcher who worked in medical practice, including clinical trials, for two decades) to discuss the existence, or more to the point, the non-existence of 'viruses'. Mark makes compelling arguments for the non-existe…
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Counterspin contributor, Samantha Costello, Health New Zealand whistleblower Barry Young, and James Roguski, a man detirmined to Stop the WHO... dissect the World Health Organisation, and other Globalists. James is an expert on the upcoming International Health Regulation Amendments, as well as the Pandemic Treaty. These two instruments are set to …
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Counterspin's contributor William Bisset from the Brilin Functional Medicine Clinic, interviews Ross Hebblewaithe discussing the Globalists agenda and sustainable development goals (SGGs)=. Ross states "the nebulous balance between ecology, environment and social equity". Ross touches on Digital Prisons and controlled monitoring of our society. Bri…
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Air Date 4/12/2024 The forces of capitalism and deregulation loom large as industrial transport disasters continue to pile up with new focus brought to the issue by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and the series of dangerous and deadly failures from Boeing. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfThe…
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In these interviews, Hannah and Kelvyn talk to three members of Operation Good Oil. They are also the Collective Action for Energy Sustainability (CAFES), working to take back the Marsden Point oil refinery for the good of all New Zealanders. Three members of this group, Gabrielle Thompson, Daniel Reurich and Karl Barkley, describe the woeful situa…
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Counterspin's contributor William Bisset from the Brilin Functional Medicine Clinic, interviews Dave Walsh who is a biological and holistic dentist. They discuss the topic of fluoride and fluoridation in the water. Dave shares his experience and knowledge dealing with fluoride toxicity. Brilin Functional Medicine Clinic: https://www.brilin.co.nz ==…
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Kelvyn and Hannah talk with David Coote, a military veteran ex-pilot, in a fearless and revealing conversation that explores not only David's fascinating story, but also the origins and identity of the "Cabal". They are known by many other names - such as the Elites, the Illuminati, the Khazarian Mafia... but who are they? What are their motivation…
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“We are the Guardians of Humanity and our light obliterates the darkness of evil and treason.” Pascal Najadi This is the interview that was scheduled to conclude our Truthathon but had to be postponed. Pascal Najadi speaks for over an hour (he also chatted with Kelvyn, Mike B and Counterspin Zulu at length after the interview had finished) and give…
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Air Date 4/9/2024 The neoliberal legacy of the New Democrats continues to loom large but it really does seem like the progressive wing of the party and the broader demand for populist economic policies has had an impact. Now people just need to know that it's happening. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@Be…
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These days, Aussie Cossack, (Simeon Boikov) is spending his days inside the Russian Consulate in Sydney. Kelvyn and Hannah talk with Simeon about the events that see him nearing his 450th day in political asylum. He may not be freely walking the streets, but he is still fighting the good fight - as hard as ever. Simeon also shares the truth about R…
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In this cutting edge conversation, Maria Zee speaks with Kelvyn and Hannah about the transhumanism ambitions of the United Nations. Whether we like it or not, there are aggressive plans already underway, and rapidly increasing in momentum, to force humanity into full bio-digital convergence. These plans are much more nefarious, and much further alo…
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Air Date: 4-7-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - Many facets of our society are clearly broken by capitalism, and bizarrely for some, chaos is the only thing that beings agency to their life - The delusion of RFK Jr. voters, the understandable desire to vote third party, and the age-old cry of the 'uniparty' - The trend of conservativ…
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This week on CounterSpin: In the final quarter of 2023, after-tax corporate profits reached an all-time high of $2.8 trillion. As reported by Popular Information, corporate profit margins were at a level not seen since the 1950s, as increases in prices have outpaced increases in costs. Capitalism 101 says this shouldn’t happen, because competing co…
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Kym Staton, director and filmmaker for Films for Change tells us of his passion for creating documentaries that has led him to create the inspiring and confronting movie “The Trust Fall: Julian Assange”, exposing the judicial farce and shocking persecution of journalist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Film Synopsis: The Trust Fall: Julian Ass…
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Original Air Date: 11/10/2020 Today we take a look at the long and shifting history of the myth of democracy in America. We've never had it since the beginning but the reasons have shifted, ebbed and flowed over time. Now, in the midst of an attempted slow-motion coup, we look back at this most central American myth. Be part of the show! Leave us a…
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On March 30th, 2024, Counterspin Media presented its epic Truthathon event, a hard-hitting journey through the most confronting and controversial information available. Co-hosts Kelvyn Alp and Hannah Spierer aimed to take viewers on an unforgettable journey through time, exposing the truth behind nefarious schemes such as the New World Order's Unit…
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Air Date 4/3/2024 As the country gears up for the election in November, we look at a variety of ways the GOP and their election-denialist supporters are preparing to subvert the democratic process to get the result they want. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/…
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Air Date: 4-1-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - how Trump uses humor to normalize his behavior and engage his supporters - how humor is not always a great weapon against fascism and autocracy REFERENCES: Can Parents Prevent Their Sons From Sliding to the Right? In on the Joke: The Comedic Trick Trump Uses to Normalize His Behavior La…
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This week on CounterSpin: A senior UN human rights official told the BBC that there is a “plausible” case that Israel is using starvation in Gaza as a weapon of war, which is a war crime. Meanwhile, US citizens struggle to make sense of White House policy that seems to call for getting aid to Palestinians while pursuing a course of action that make…
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Air Date 3/30/2024 We are living through an age of protest from the opposition to the Iraq war, the Arab Spring uprisings, Occupy Wall Street, through to marches against Trump, and now the war in Gaza. So, we thought we should take a look at the art and science of protest itself. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or em…
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Air Date: 3-28-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - how the wealthy use psilocybin to deal with stress and break the rules of time - the working class get bath time and training on how to self-care their stress away - the REFERENCES: It’s Time to Give Up on Email The Working Woman’s Newest Life Hack: Magic Mushrooms Stress Less Had a ba…
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Original Air Date: 12/23/2021 Today we take a look at some of the history of labor struggles in America and the current wave of strikes that is giving renewed energy to the labor union movement and the struggle for better working conditions for all. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com BestO…
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This week on CounterSpin: Climate disruption is the prime mover of a cascade of interrelated crises. We’re told that, when it comes to problems people need solved, rule number 1 is “follow the money.” Yet even as elite media talk about the climate crisis, they still … can’t … quite …connect images of floods or fires to the triumphant shareholder me…
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Air Date 3/23/2024 Equality has been at the heart of civil rights movements for decades but what we have failed to see is that in striving for equality we cannot help but reinforce the unquestioned preexisting structures of society which, themselves, may be at fundamental odds with true freedom for all. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or te…
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Air Date: 3-21-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - how AI became a tool in the gender culture war - the real reasons "soft girls" and "tradwives" are a thing REFERENCES: You Will Not Believe the Dumb Reason My Son Gave Me for Refusing to Wipe His Butt AI has come to the gender culture war, yielding some truly dumb content The False Esc…
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In this episode, Samantha Costello (formerly Samantha Edwards) reports from the New Zealand First Party's "State of the Nation" speech delivered by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters in Palmerston North on March 17th, 2024. Samantha was joined at the event by Health New Zealand jab data whistleblower Barry Young and h…
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Air Date 3/19/2024 We break down some of the pseudoscience the trans panic is built on, look at the political drive to erase trans people, understand how language of panic shifts over time, and present and alternate view of societal healing for a healthier humanity. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOf…
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This week on CounterSpin: About this time seven years ago, John Deere was arguing, with a straight face, that farmers shouldn’t really “own” their tractors, because if they had access to the software involved, they might pirate Taylor Swift music. Things have changed since then, though industry still gets up and goes to court to say that even thoug…
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Air Date 3/15/2024 Republicans have been trending toward Putin fandom for more than a decade but with each passing year the stakes get higher, the propaganda gets more brazen, and what they're willing to support gets more grotesque. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcript BestOfTheLe…
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Tim Kirby from Russia Hardcore speaks with Counterspin Media's Kelvyn Alp about his recent trip to Moscow to attend the Second Annual congress of The Russophile Movement. In this revealing interview, Kelvyn provides his position on various topics in his usual no-nonsense way. Find Tim Kirby here: Tim Kirby Russia Hardcore on Telegram: https://t.me/…
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Air Date: 3-11-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - mascuzynity and the conservative male ethos - talking to young men to prevent their slide to the right - and that brutal man camps that are more a symptom and cry for help than a solution REFERENCES: Mascuzynity: How a nicotine pouch explains the new ethos of young conservative men Can…
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