Breaking The Set - Abby Martin (Episodes 1 - 15)

ABOUT BREAKING THE SET:
A brand new show on the RT Network hosted by Abby Martin. There are way too many rules set in society that prop up the establishment -- an establishment that works to divide and conquer the people. 'Breaking the Set' seeks to smash through the Left/Right Paradigm set in the media and political establishment to find the middle ground: the truth. It is a show that cuts through that pre-established narrative which tells the people what to think and what to care about.

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01 - Debut Show
EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
Abby Martin calls out the Mainstream Media for not talking about Military Spending, interviewing retired Colonel Douglas MacGregor about the 'inevitability' of US intervention in Syria.

Desmund Tutu is highlighted as today's Hero, who calls for Tony Blair and George Bush to be trialled for war crimes. Kathy Fairbanks is named today's Villain, who is a spokeswoman for the 'Coalition against the costly food labelling proposition'.

Abby Martin then speaks to Producer Manuel Rapalo on Breaking The Set about the DNC coverage in the corporate press, before finally exploring the ugly side of surveillance with the Automated License Plate Reader program.

02 - Media Propaganda, Rachel Corrie, Bill Nye, iPhone Spying
EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
Abby Martin calls out the Corporate Media for distracting us from what's really important, Interviews former NPR Reporter Andrea Seabrook.

Bill Nye the Science Guy is highlighted as today's Hero, and calls out Secretary of State Jon Husted as today's Villain.

Abby Martin then talks to Producer Ameera David on Breaking The Set about Israel and Palestine, before finally exposing the truth about how much the government can know about you through your iPhone.

03 - Drones, Iran War, Nuclear California, NYPD in Israel
EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
Abby Martin brings up the issue of global surveillance and drone warfare and talks to NIAC Policy Director Jamal Abdi about the possibility of war with Iran.

MSNBC is called out for political bias, and RT Producer Ramon Galindo speaks about the impending doom of nuclear reactors built by fault lines.

Finally Abby Martin breaks down the corruption of the NYPD and asks: why are they bringing their criminal enterprise to Tel Aviv, Israel?

04 - US Coup D'Etat, Genocide & Dissent, Photo Criminals, Monsanto Superbug
BREAKING THE SET EPISODE SEGMENTS:
Abby Martin brings up the issue of Corporate Personhood and unregulated political donations.

Dr. Wilmer Leon is interviewed about what he calls a Coup D'Etat of American Democracy.

Breaking The Set exposes truths about Bahrain through today's Hero Amber Lyon, and reveals Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir as today's Villain for his crimes against humanity.

Abby Martin then talks to RT Web Producer Andrew Blake about how taking a picture might land you in an interrogation room, and finally calling out GMO giant Monsanto for their agricultural mis-practices.

05 - Islamophobia, Prison Slave Labor, TSA Police State
EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby tackles the American Prison Industrial Complex as an operator of slave labor taking away government contracts from private industry.

She interviews Arsalan Iftikhar about Islamophobia in post 9/11 America, highlights Jeremy Scahill for calling out MSNBC for their lackeying for the democratic establishment and calls out George Tenet for lies about the torture program under the Bush administration.

Abby calls out western countries on an obvious bias in Angola's elections, and outlines the egregious criminality of the TSA and their expansion beyond airports nationwide.

06 - Civil Liberties Gone, Gitmo Dryboarding, Opium War in Afghanistan
EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby talks about yet another "apparent suicide" in Guantanamo prison, dryboarding, and how the only way to ever leave is in a body-bag.

Abby interviews former CIA Officer Ray McGovern about CIA intelligence failures leading up to 9/11, the presidential daily briefings, and the PNAC neocon strategy for war.

Abby Martin then talks to Afghan journalist and author of "Opium Wars" Fariba Nawa about the opium trade, opium brides, and the heroin black market.

Finally, Abby breaks down the systematic erosion of our civil liberties through legislation passed in a post 9/11 America.

07 - RFID Spying on Your Kids, Citizen Journalism, Occupy Wall Street
EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
On this episode of Breaking the Set Abby talks about a new program in multiple states aimed to track children with RFID chips in their student IDs.

She speaks to independent journalist Tim Pool about live streaming and the rise of new media.

BTS highlights Russell Simmons for defending the message of the 99% as the hero, and calls out Pat Robertson for his hateful rhetoric toward Muslims and women.

Then she's talks to RT Producer Manuel Rapalo regarding the political impact of Occupy Wall Street.

08 - NDAA, Syrian Intervention, Fed Stimulus, BP Criminality
EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin highlights U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest for ruling against the latest National Defense Authorization law for infringing on the constitution, and calls out Rep. Allan West for calling the Obama Forward Campaign a 'Marxist-Socialist Agenda.'

Abby talks to the Director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force, Sasha Ghosh-Siminoff about the inevitability of a US Intervention in Syria, and interviews the host of RT's Capital Account Lauren Lyster about Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's announcement of yet another round of quantitative easing to aid the sluggish US economy.

Abby rounds out the show citing the hypocrisy of the DOJ taking two years to call out BP even though they have been awarding them contracts ever since they caused the largest environmental crisis in the history of the world.

09 - Cameras Watching Cameras, TPP Secrecy, Drugged America
EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby explains the law enforcement solution to police cameras being vandalized: Simply add more cameras to watch other cameras!

RT Correspondent Lucy Kafanov joins Abby from Beirut, Lebanon to dig deeper into what is driving the anti-American demonstrations across the Muslim world.

Then, Abby interviews International Campaign Director for Public Citizen, Melinda St. Louis, for a discussion on the secret negotiations surrounding the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Abby wraps up the show by exposing the US pharmaceutical industry's goal of overmedicating America.

10 - Jesse Ventura - Break the Two Party Dictatorship, Impunity for American War Crimes
EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin interviews former governor of Minnesota, Jesse Ventura, about the two party "dictatorship" and corporate censorship. She highlights the live-streamers of Occupy Wall Street as the heroes and calls out Marianne Ny as the villain for her flimsy attempt to extradite Julian Assange with no evidence against him. Abby wraps up the show by discussing the Bush Administration's crimes against humanity, and the fact that President Obama's refusal to prosecute the officials has led to a cultural decay.

11 - USA Made Dictators, NY Times Propaganda, 'They' Hate Us Because We Bomb Them
EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
Abby Martin discusses the ongoing narrative of sweeping generalizations resounding in the establishment following the wave of protests spreading across the Muslim world. BTS then interviews former New York Times journalist, Daniel Simpson, about his choice to leave the famous newspaper after citing war propaganda in its publications. Abby wraps up the show with a look at the United States' notorious international military training facility 'the School of the Americas', with interviews from peace activist Father Roy Bourgeois, and takes a closer look at US foreign Policy in Latin America with a discussion with RT Producer, Rachel Kurzius.

12 - Social Media Spies, NDAA, More Money for Military
EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
Abby calls out the corporate media for over-polarizing presidential candidate Mitt Romney's leaked video of the 47% of 'entitled Americans', and instead talks about the growing Military Industrial Complex and continued US Military spending in light of impending budget cuts. Abby interviews outspoken journalist and US Congressional Candidate, David Seaman about the slow erosion of civil liberties in America. In the wake of the one year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street Abby asks "where does the movement go from here," and is joined by Occupy journalist, Dustin Slaughter to discuss how the movement can regain visibility. Abby wraps up the show with a look at American law enforcement agencies using social media to track and datamine Americans by highlighting the case of Melvin Colon, where police used Facebook photos to indict him for gang and drug related charges.

13 - Racist America, Kent State Cover-up, Israel Propaganda
EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
Abby calls out the corporate media for blaming everything that happens in the Middle East on Al-Qaeda, and goes into the case of Gitmo prisoner Omar Khadr. Abby talks to the director of the NAACP about the pervasive racism that still exists in American society. BTS talks to Mickey Huff, Director of Project Censored, about the Kent State massacre and subsequent cover-up. Abby wraps up the show by dissecting America's love affair with Israel.

14 - Drug War Failure, Progressive Liberty, Death Penalty
EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
Abby calls out the corporate media for focusing on 'Fast and Furious' incident, without looking at the US global war on drugs in an objective way, discusses the issue of decriminalization with producers Ameera David and Manuel Rapalo. Abby speaks to Preston Bates, President of Liberty for All Super PAC about bridging libertarianism and progressivism. Abby wraps up the show by talking about the case of Troy Davis and analyzing capital punishment in the US.

15 - US Lobbies for Terrorists, End The Fed, Rotten Side of Apple
EPISODE BREAKDOWN:
On this episode of Breaking the Set, Abby Martin exposes the hypocrisy of the State Department lobbying for a known terrorist group, MEK, to fight the "War on Terror." She interviews Jeffery Tucker about the nation-wide 'End the Fed' rallies, and the QE3 stimulus. BTS then interviews Jeremie Bedard-Wien, an organizer with the student protests in Quebec, Canada that have successfully changed policy through demonstrations. Abby wraps up the show by revealing the ugly side of Apple, sweat-shop labor, and the surveillance capabilities of the iPhone5.