349. Jeffrey Wright (Replay). Westworld and COVID19. Fighting the Virus in Brooklyn. Rallying for Restaurants. Ebola in Sierra Leone. The Slave Behind Jack Daniels Whiskey.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

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

4.6 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Our summer break continues as we knock out our housekeeping and get things ready for a busy fall. And before we get back to all new episodes we’ve got another great look back at a favorite with the great actor Jeffrey Wright. He digs into his role on WestWorld, his time in Hollywood and the roles he loves to take on, and he shares the story of Nearest Green and what has become not only an inspiration but is also a very successful enterprise. From Episode 55 - April 16, 2020: From Angels in America to Basquiat to Syriana to Casino Royale to The Hunger Games to Boardwalk Empire to Classical Baby to Westworld. Jeffrey Wright (@JFreeWright) has played Martin Luther King Jr. and Colin Powell. He’s played artists and scientists. And he’s everyone’s favorite Host, Bernard Lowe. He’s won a Golden Globe, an Emmy, a Tony. And he’s a driven supporter of causes ranging from veterans with mental health injuries to miners in Sierra Leone. It’s a look back at one of the greats. At a time when none of us were at our best, he showed us what it means to be the best. And a look at why he’s one of our favorites to ever appear on the show. -WATCH video of Paul and Jeffrey’s conversation. -Learn more about Independent Veterans of America and all of the IVA candidates. -Join the movement. Hook into our exclusive Patreon community of Independent Americans. Get extra content, connect with guests, meet other Independent Americans, attend events, get merch discounts, and support this show that speaks truth to power. -Check the hashtag #LookForTheHelpers. And share yours. -Find us on social media or www.IndependentAmericans.us. And get cool IA and Righteous hats, t-shirts and other merch. -Check out other Righteous podcasts like The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra, Uncle Montel - The OG of Weed and B Dorm. Independent Americans is powered by veteran-owned and led Righteous Media. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0F1lzdRbTB0XYen8kyEqXe Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff/id1457899667 Amazon Podcasts: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/49a684c3-68e1-4a85-8d93-d95027a8ec64/independent-americans-with-paul-rieckhoff Ways to watch: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@independentamericans Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/IndependentAmericansUS/ X/Twitter: https://x.com/indy_americans BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/indyamericans.bsky.social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndependentAmericansUS/ Ways to listen:Social channels: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Power by Righteous Media.
0:15.5	Welcome to Independent Americans, Summertime edition.
0:20.9	Welcome to episode 349.
0:23.4	I'm your host, Paul Reikoff.
0:26.0	And as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey announced their engagement,
0:31.8	as Trump continues to militarize America and threaten to send forces into Chicago and now New York,
0:38.8	it is still summer! And I am trying to squeeze out every day of it before an important
0:44.6	and what will surely be a chaotic fall. And now it's still, most definitely, it's high to stay vigilant. I am coming to you from an undisclosed location outside of America.
1:05.0	It's good to be outside of America for a bit.
1:09.0	It gives you perspective, and I needed a rest
1:11.8	after what has been a wild five or six years of doing this show. And coming up this fall,
1:17.6	we're going to have a new series of conversations with some of the most iconic, inspiring,
1:22.0	and important guests in America, what you've come to expect from independent Americans.
1:27.2	But first, as I unplug, because my great mentor, Les Gailb used to say,
1:32.6	take vacation or you get stupid.
1:35.3	So I am taking some vacation and trying not to get stupid.
1:38.6	But I'm bringing back some of our favorite conversations since the start of this show over five years ago.
1:44.4	And this episode, to bring you some inspiration, some perspective, some wisdom,
1:48.7	we've got a replay from 2020, one of my favorite guests ever,
1:53.8	the great Jeffrey Wright, the actor, the activist, the thought leader, Jeffrey Wright,
2:00.5	joined me.
2:01.0	It was during COVID for an extended conversation about everything from politics to what he was doing in Brooklyn to his turtles.
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