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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

28. Marc Roberge of O.A.R. Trump Betrays The Kurds. Playing USO Shows In Iraq. Inside The 2017 Halloween Terror Attack in NYC. Making a Difference With Music. Meeting Obama with Drowning Pool. Analyzing Mike Tyson and Tyson Fury.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media | Bleav

Daily News, Veteran, News, Politics, News Commentary, National Security

4.6907 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2019

⏱️ 122 minutes

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Summary

Marc Roberge (@MarcRoberge) is the thoughtful, sincere, brilliant, fun and tenacious lead singer of the massively successful band, O.A.R. (@OfARevolution). Together, with his bandmates and childhood friends from Rockville, Maryland, Marc has built one of the most successful bands of the last two decades. O.A.R is successful because of the concerts they’ve sold out and the hits they written like Shattered (Turn the Car Around) and That Was A Crazy Game of Poker. But more importantly, they’ve been successful because of the impact they’ve made. From veterans coming home with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), to kids with cancer, to music programs in schools, to Habitat for Humanity, to the Special Olympics, O.A.R has been a trailblazer in making music matter. If you know their songs, you know why they’re great. If you don’t, you’ll quickly realize that you know more of their music than you thought. And you’ll find out why they’re important, iconic and inspiring. It’s an uplifting and insightful conversation that takes you deep inside the world of music, and the story of a local high school band that went all the way to selling out Madison Square Garden and Red Rocks. If you love music, this is an episode that’s in your key. But the music of politics in America right now, unfortunately, is not an OAR song. It’s Eric Clapton’s Tears in Heaven. Or it’s a tragic opera. It’s a gut-wrenching aria. It’s Puccini’s La Bohem. And host Paul Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) artfully takes Angry Americans (@AngryAmericans) deep inside where music and politics collide and through the urgent stories you need to know about. And after 4 weeks, General Motors workers are still on strike. Impeachment is gaining steam. Our President sold-out the Kurds, leaving them to be slaughtered by the Turks--who have now crossed the border into Northern Syria. There’s a new scandal at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Minnesota Twins collapsed in the playoffs yet again. The Jets, Bengals and Dolphins haven’t won a game. And Paul got a butt-dial from Rudy Guiliani. Yes, really! As we creep closer and closer to Halloween, October is looking scarier and scarier by the day. But don’t fret. Paul takes you through all of it, with his trademark independence. And the 4 I’s: Integrity, Information, Impact and Inspiration. If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention. Download the new Angry Americans podcast for free now. And go behind-the-scenes for video of Marc Roberge and other recent guests including Bradley Whitford, Rachel Maddow, Malcolm Nance, Chris Cuomo, Willie Geist and Ethan Nadelmann at www.AngryAmericans.us. Angry Americans is connecting, uniting and empowering people of all backgrounds nationwide. It’s changing the podcasting landscape. And it’s powered by Righteous Media. Watch the Conversation: https://youtu.be/uFSszpvw35Q

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0:00.0

Welcome to Angry Americans.

0:16.9

Welcome to episode 28.

0:19.4

I'm your host, Paul Reichoff.

0:22.1

And if you're not angry, you are not paying attention.

0:32.1

Yeah, these are crazy nights.

0:40.1

Crazy times, crazy days, crazy mornings, crazy nights.

0:45.6

Impeachment is here.

0:47.5

Turkey is right now invading Syria and crushing our brave Kurdish allies.

0:54.2

Our reckless president is crazy and becoming unhinged more and more by the day.

1:01.2

Trump's recent Ukraine call was, quote, crazy and quote, frightening.

1:06.7

That's what the whistleblower wrote in a memo describing the call, someone who was visibly shaken by it.

1:14.2

These are crazy times, scary times, trying times.

1:18.9

And when times get the craziest, it's often the time that we need music most of all.

1:26.7

When I was in combat in Iraq, I needed an escape from all the craziness.

1:32.5

And it was music that delivered. Always. When things get the toughest, that's often when we need

1:41.0

music the most. When the bullets are flying, when the doctors are whispering, when the bills are piling up,

1:50.2

when your body is hurting, when your heart is broken, it's music that can give you relief,

1:58.1

motivation, perspective, healing.

2:06.4

When you're angry, music can be your relief. It can be your antidote. It can be your medicine. It can be your outlet or your rally cry. When you're at your

2:13.0

lowest, a three-minute song can be just enough of an escape to get you through that moment, through that day, through that year, through that presidency.

2:24.7

Music can help keep us all sane right now, and it can speak to us and for us in ways that nothing else can.

2:35.2

The history of America and politics is bathed in music.

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