1254 Silenced: How Big Tech and the CIA Hijacked Sarah Westall

Richard Syrett's Strange Planet

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Society & Culture, News, Politics

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🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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FOLLOW RICHARD Website: https://www.strangeplanet.ca YouTube: @strangeplanetradio Instagram: @richardsyrettstrangeplanet TikTok: @therealstrangeplanet EP. #1254 Silenced: How Big Tech and the CIA Hijacked Sarah Westall What happens when you tell the truth in a country that claims to value free speech? An independent journalist finds out: you get silenced, erased, and branded a conspirator. Former systems engineer and showrunner Sarah Westall joins Strange Planet to explain how her reporting on corruption and human trafficking was folded into a political psyop—and then neutralized. YouTube deleted her channel, Patreon wiped supporters, and impersonators stole her audience while platforms looked the other way. We trace the mechanics of deplatforming, digital impersonation, and institutional collusion between Big Tech, media, and power. Truth has consequences. So does silence. GUEST: Sarah Westall is an investigative journalist, systems engineer, former university instructor, and media executive. Creator and host of The Sarah Westall Show and Business Game Changers (Apple Business News top-ranked), she built one of the largest independent platforms covering corruption, human trafficking, health innovation, and geopolitics. Known for rigorous interviews with whistleblowers and experts, Westall’s work reaches millions across Rumble, Apple Podcasts, Substack, and other platforms. Sarah is an international best-selling author, known for “Exposing Blackmail,” where she coined the powerful phrase: “Blackmail is the currency of the powerful.” Her fearless reporting has led to exposing FBI files on Jeffrey Epstein, the BURISMA scandal, Ukraine biolabs, global human trafficking networks, and COVID-19 narratives—all well ahead of mainstream coverage. WEBSITE: https://sarahwestall.com BOOK: Exposing Blackmail SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! FABRIC BY GERBER LIFE Life insurance that’s designed to be fast and affordable. You could get instant coverage with no medical exam for qualified applicants. Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to help protect their family. Apply today in just minutes at meet fabric dot com slash STRANGE TESBROS We're a small business built by Tesla owners, for Tesla owners. Everything we do is about helping our customers customize, protect, and maintain their ride — whether it’s through our products or YouTube how-tos and reviews. Go to tesbros.com and use code POD15 for 15% off your first order. That’s T-E-S-B-R-O-S dot com and use code P-O-D-1-5 at checkout. ⁠BUTCHERBOX⁠ ButcherBox delivers better meat and seafood straight to your door – including 100% grass-fed beef,free-range organic chicken, pork raised crate-free, and wild-caught seafood. Right now, ButcherBox is offering our listeners $20 off their first box and free protein for a year. Go to ⁠ButcherBox.com/strange⁠ to get this limited time offer and mfree shipping always. Don’t forget to use our link so they know we sent you. HIMS - Making Healthy and Happy Easy to Achieve Sexual Health, Hair Loss, Mental Health, Weight Management START YOURFREE ONLINE VISIT TODAY - HIMS dot com slash STRANGE https://www.HIMS.com/strange QUINCE BEDDING Cool, Relaxed Bedding. Woven from 100% European flax linen. Visit QUINCE BEDDING to get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER!!! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm Three monthly subscriptions to choose from. Commercial Free Listening, Bonus Episodes and a Subscription to my monthly newsletter, InnerSanctum. Visit https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm Use the discount code "Planet" to receive $5 OFF off any subscription. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/

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0:37.7	We sold it on eBay.
0:39.5	Oh, that's not quite what I meant.
0:41.0	It's free to sell on there?
0:42.3	Free to sell.
0:43.4	Easy too.
0:44.4	Sold Benny's bike, your guitar, my jacket.
0:46.8	You sold my guitar?
0:49.8	Shall we talk about Benny?
0:52.0	When it's this easy to sell for free, you can't help but say you when it's eBay.
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1:19.2	We know that blackmail and coercion exists.
1:23.0	It's just using little kids to do it or using kids.
1:25.5	I think Epstein was a cleaner version of some of the
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