Free Speech Broadcasting
432 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 97 ratingsHosted by John Ziegler a well-known conservative commentator the Free Speech Broadcasting podcast provides the best in news & opinion regarding all the hot topics of the week.
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Episodes
WATZ Part 02 12 - 18 - 2021 - 2021 Wrap Up News And Personally
December 19, 2021 00:52 - 34 minutes - 63.9 MBJohn looks back at the News and Personal event from 2021
WATZ Part 01 12 - 18 - 2021 - 6th Annual Zig Family Christmas Show 2021
December 19, 2021 00:51 - 38 minutes - 70 MB6th Annual Zig Family Christmas Show 2021 John sits down with his 9 year old daughter Grace and 4 year old daughter Diana to talk about Christmas and much more
Exclusive Interview with EJ Sandusky and his wife, Heather
November 03, 2021 14:51 - 2 hours - 158 MBEJ Sandusky is the first adopted son of Jerry and Dottie Sandusky Heather is EJ's wife, here they finally break their silence and for the first time ever they talk with John about EJ growing up in the Sandusky home and how the Penn State child abuse sandal effected them and we get their opinion on the charges brought against Jerry and so much more.
Exclusive Interview with Graham Spanier
November 03, 2021 14:38 - 3 hours - 421 MBJohn's exclusive interview with The former president of Penn State, Graham Spanier. Over nine years after their first conversation, John and Graham, who just got out of prison, finally go on the record for an extraordinary four-hour interview about every aspect of the so-called “Penn State Scandal.”
With The Benefit Of Hindsight Dr Elizabeth Loftus Interview 06 - 12 - 21
June 12, 2021 21:45 - 43 minutes - 101 MBWith The Benefit of Hindsight talks with Dr Elizabeth Loftus a cognitive psychologist and expert on human memory
With The Benefit Of Hindsight Bob Costas Interview
May 24, 2021 13:17 - 54 minutes - 124 MBJohn and Liz talk with legendary sports broadcaster Bob Costas, they discuss the Famous 2011 Bob Costas and Jerry Sandusky "Sandusky Speaks" interview
WTBOH Kevin Horne Interview 05 - 02 - 2021
May 02, 2021 18:48 - 1 hour - 180 MBWith The Benefit Of Hindsight Interview with Kevin Horne 05 - 02 - 2021
With The Benefit Of Hindsight Kevin Horne Interview 05 - 02 - 2021
May 02, 2021 18:48 - 1 hour - 180 MBWith The Benefit Of Hindsight Interview with Kevin Horne 05 - 02 - 2021
With The Benefit Of Hindsight Gary Schultz Interview FULL 0409 - 21
April 10, 2021 00:04 - 2 hours - 292 MBWith The Benefit Of Hindsight Gary Schultz Interview FULL 0409 - 21
With The Benefit Of Hindsight Bruce Heim Interview 10.10.20 V1
April 10, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBWith The Benefit Of Hindsight Interviews
With The Benefit Of Hindsight Franco Harris Interview 11.21.20 V1 (Starts W Liz Intro)
April 10, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 196 MBWith The Benefit Of Hindsight Interviews
With The Benefit Of Hindsight Stan Bolton Interview 11.21.20 V1
April 10, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 151 MBWith The Benefit Of Hindsight Interviews
With The Benefit Of Hindsight AJ Dillen FULL Interview REV1 0409 - 21
April 10, 2021 00:00 - 4 hours - 630 MBWith The Benefit Of Hindsight Interviews
With The Benefit Of Hindsight - The First Interview With Former Penn State Admin Gary Schultz
April 09, 2021 04:57 - 1 hour - 177 MBThe First Interview Ever Done With Former Penn State Administrator Gary Schultz
With The Benefit Of Hindsight Mark Pendergrast Interview ISO From EP 7 .mp3
April 09, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBWith The Benefit Of Hindsight Interviews
With The Benefit Of Hindsight Al Lord Interview R1 08 - 16 - 2020 Full
April 09, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 267 MBWith The Benefit Of Hindsight Interviews
With The Benefit Of Hindsight John Snedden ISO From EP 04 FULL
April 08, 2021 00:00 - 46 minutes - 107 MBWith The Benefit Of Hindsight Interviews
2020 - 12 - 19 - 1 2020 John Review's 2020
December 19, 2020 22:28 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBJohn looks back at the stories from 2020 that he was involved with as 2020 comes to an end and he updates the future of the WATZ podcast
2020 - 12 - 19 - 2 2020 John's Annual Holiday Interview With His Girls
December 19, 2020 22:25 - 55 minutes - 76.1 MBJohn talks with his daughters 3 year old Diana and 8 year old Grace on this 2020 Annual Holiday Interview show
2020 - 04 - 05 - California Becomes A Police State
April 05, 2020 20:30 - 1 hour - 98.7 MBOn this episode of WATZ John looks into the the way different generations are dealing with how the government is handling the Corona-Virus crisis by talking to his nephew David, a high school senior who has been directly effected by the Safe At Home orders. Then John will explains why he says," I am not scared of the corona-virus but, I am terrified of how California is dealing with it".
2020-03-29 - Ask John Anything 2020
March 29, 2020 20:29 - 1 hour - 111 MBIn this episode John updates how the Safe At Home order, is going in the Ziegler house hold and answers your question on another Ask John Anything
2020-03-22 Corona-Virus Shuts Down California
March 22, 2020 20:19 - 51 minutes - 71.3 MBJohn interviews his 77 year old mother-in-law Valerie and talks in detail about the shutting down or "Safe at Home" order given by Gov. Newsom
2020 - 03 - 15 The Corona-Virus Panic
March 15, 2020 20:34 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBThis week John looks at the social, economic and personal effects of the Cancellation Contagion and the Social Distancing mentality due to the corona-virus out break and the media coverage of it and then ask's "Where is all this heading"?
2020 - 03 - 01 Zig Meets Alfonso Ribeiro And Talks About Micheal Jackson
March 01, 2020 21:14 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MBThis week John shares details on a run in with Alfonso Ribeiro at a Los Angeles golf course and then looks at the details of the Harvey Weistein sentencing , saying good bye to Kobe his daughter and the others who passed in the helicopter crash and finally he updates the possible over reaction to the coronavirus
2020 - 02 - 29 "Penn State" Update And Much More
February 23, 2020 21:01 - 58 minutes - 80.8 MBJohn updates the recent events around the on going Penn State case then talks about the emergency goalie, David Ayres who helped the Hurricanes defeat Maple Leafs in NHL debut and then John reviews his 2 year old break down taped by his wife.
2020 - 02 - 09 Romney, Kobe, Oprah and More
February 09, 2020 20:51 - 56 minutes - 76.9 MBThis week John explores self sacrifice as MItt Romney goes against party lines with the impeachment vote, Vindman gets escorted out from his job at the White House and the backlash to Gayle King over a recent interview about Kobe Bryant. John then looks at the emotional return of Bobby Knight to Indiana after a 20 year split.
2020 - 02 - 02 - Kobe Bryant Malcolm Gladwell and The Super Bowl
February 02, 2020 19:47 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBJohn goes into great detail about the horrific helicopter crash in Calabasas, California, that killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and several other people on Sunday Jan. 26,2020. Then John updates the Ken White twitter war over some David Foster Wallace coments and then updates on Matt Lauer, Harvey Weinstein, Malcolm Gladwell and Penn State.
2020-01-12 Zig David Foster Wallace And Suicide
January 12, 2020 20:44 - 1 hour - 103 MBThis week Zig is declared America's Most Despised Contrarian Conservative and John gives the full in depth story about David Foster Wallace and a April 2005 interview in the Atlantic called "Host" Deep into the mercenary world of take-no-prisoners political talk radio, a 23 page interview that was based on John's radio career and goes on to discuss his personal experiences with thoughts of suicide
2020-01-05 - The Aftermath Of Christmas And Twitter Attacks
January 05, 2020 20:25 - 1 hour - 96.3 MBJohn talks about the magic of Christmas and how long it will last for his daughters Grace and Diana and then explains the Twitter war that seem to start from a column John wrote for @BulwarkOnline but really turned out to be from the fiance of Brooke Nevels Then John looks into Aaron's Fisher Story, victim number 1 in the Penn State Sex candle and finally saying good bye to Tom Brady.
2019 - 12 - 22 5th Annual Christmas Interview with Grace Ziegler
December 22, 2019 20:09 - 58 minutes - 80.5 MBGrace Ziegler's 5th annual Christmas interview and John introduces his 2 year old daughter Diana Ziegler. Then John reviews Time magazine choosing Greta Thunberg, a Swedish climate crisis activist, as person of the year and also Sports Illustrated sportsperson of the year 2019, Megan Rapinoe. John's 2019 year in review
2019 - 12 - 08 Santa Claus And Grace Ziegler
December 08, 2019 20:19 - 49 minutes - 68.4 MBJohn talks about how he and his daughter Grace, investigate Myths, Legends & Mysteries from Big Foot to Santa Claus and many others. Then John wonders is there a issue with creating a fake world for your kids and looks into the commercialization of Christmas also speaks of the Peloton ad and if Penn State gets to the Rose Bowl will John finally get to meet up with Franco Harris on the golf course and finally John looks at the phrase "Trigger Warning"
2019 - 12 - 01 Interview With Adam Carolla No Safe Spaces
December 01, 2019 20:05 - 1 hour - 102 MBThis week John interviews, Adam Carolla about his new film No Safe Spaces. Then John updates on going stories about Penn State, Jerry Sandusky, Matt Lauer, Micheal Jackson, Glenn Beck and The Elf on The Shelf and much more
2019 - 11 - 17 Ask John Anything For 2019
November 17, 2019 20:59 - 1 hour - 95.2 MBThis week John brings back the "Ask John Anything" segment. John gets questions from listeners and answers as many as he can. Questions on MeTooMovement, Penn State, Michael Jackson, Matt Lauer, Glenn Beck, Leaving Neverland and much more
2019 - 10 - 11 - 1 Defender Of The Wrongfully Accused
November 10, 2019 20:38 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBThis week John reviews Jeffrey Epstein, Dr. Michael Baden, Megyn Kelly, Amy Robach, Ashley Bianco, Matt Lauer, Jerry Sandusky and much more...
2019 - 03 - 11 Living In A World Of Political Correctness
November 03, 2019 20:32 - 1 hour - 96.1 MBThis week John talks about Halloween with the family and then gets into living in a World of Political Correctness, where events, school and work can get cancelled due to the chance of wind, fire or other emergencies could happen. John is still looking to interview Ronan Farrow about Matt Lauer with no luck. Then he updates the news around The Penn State, and new allegations against Jerry Sandusky then John talks about The NCAA moving to permit college athletes to seek endorsement deals. un...
2019 - 10 - 27 - 1 Zig's Interview With Matt Lauer
October 28, 2019 02:11 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBThe Ziegler family hits the Michael Jackson family's halloween party then John talks about his 6 plus hour meeting with the ex-host of NBC's Today Show, Matt Lauer as Matt gives his first interview in 2 years and then the calls John received for interviews from Extra and Inside Edition and many more. John then asks why Ronan Farrow wont talk with John to discuss the allegations against Matt Lauer in his book "Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators". Then John send ...
2019 - 10 - 20 - 1 Ronan Farrows Book Catch And Kill
October 20, 2019 19:33 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBThis week John gives a review of Ronan Farrow's book "Catch and Kill". Then John explains his past interactions with Matt Lauer
2019 - 10 - 13 - 1 John interviews Frederick Crews
October 13, 2019 18:52 - 1 hour - 113 MBJohn speaks with Frederick Crews, an American essayist and literary critic. Professor emeritus of English at the University of California, Berkeley, Crews is the author of numerous books. Frederick discusses his beliefs that Jerry Sandusky is innocent of the child molestation charges and discuss Joe Paterno and The Penn State sexual abuse scandal facts. John then updates the latest happenings with Leaving Neverland the HBO documentary.
2019-09-29 - 1 Interview with Taj Jackson and Charles Thomson and Tom Mesereau
September 29, 2019 18:54 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBThis week John sits down with Taj Jackson and Charles Thomson and Tom Mesereau after seeing the LA Primiere of "Square One MJ" movie an investigation into the original 1993 Michael Jackson allegations in light of new evidence by independent filmmaker Danny Wuyue. They also talked about whats next for Taj and Charles.
2019-09-22 -Why Jerry Sandusky's Lawyer Is A Moron
September 22, 2019 18:41 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBJohn details his frustrating efforts to get Jerry Sanduskys defense team to do a press conference about the new Malcolm Gladwell book, "Talking To Strangers," which cites John's investigation. He also details the date problems with HBO's "Leaving Neverland"
2019 - 09 - 15 - 1 Reaction To Malcolm Gladwell's Book and the Vindication of Zig
September 15, 2019 19:06 - 1 hour - 83.6 MBReaction To Malcolm Gladwell's Book "Talking To Strangers" and the vindication of Zig. John's extensive interview with investigative reporter A.J. Perez and the reactions to Malcolm Gladwell's book. Then John gives updates on HBO's documentary film "Leaving Neverland"
2019 - 09 - 08 Interview with Malcolm Gladwell on Penn State Scandal
September 08, 2019 18:03 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBJohn interviews Malcolm Gladwell, host of the podcast Revisionist History and author of "Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know" about how John's research helped change Malcom's mind about what really did and did not happen at Penn State in the Joe Paterno / Jerry Sandusky story
2019 - 09 - 01 - Dave Chapelle Speaks Out on HBO's Leaving Neverland
September 01, 2019 20:04 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBJohn talks about Dave Chapelle who speaks out on Leaving Neverland the two-part original HBO documentary in a new Nexflix comedy special. Then John gives an update on The Penn State Case. Then John talks about sexual harassment prevention training that he had to complete this week.
2019-08-25-2019 1 Interview with Andy Signore
August 25, 2019 18:37 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBThis week John talks with Andy Signore about the "cancel culture", a form of boycott in which someone (usually a celebrity) who has shared a questionable or unpopular opinion, or has had behavior that is perceived to be problematic called out on social media is "canceled": they are completely boycotted by many fans, often leading to massive declines in celebrities' (almost always social media personalities) careers and fanbase. Then John updates the Geraldo Rivera's damning statements agains...
2019 - 08 - 11 - 1 Ziegler Family Vacation
August 11, 2019 18:21 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBThis week John talks about the Ziegler family vacation to the Yosemite Valley then looks at accused pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s death, reportedly a suicide, according to federal officials. Then John looks at the movie release of "Brian Banks", the inspirational true story of Brian Banks (Aldis Hodge), an All-American high school football star committed to USC who finds his life upended when he is wrongly convicted of a crime he didn't commit. The John also provides updates on the Penn State ...
2019 - 07 - 26 - 1 Interview With Aphrodite Jones
July 28, 2019 16:57 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBThis week John talks with Aphrodite Jones who is an award-winning American crime reporter and author of Michael Jackson Conspiracy They discuss the HBO documentary film Leaving Neverland. Then John goes on to discuss Al Franken who resigned on January 2, 2018, after several allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him. The talks about speaking with Doug McIntyre about his Co Host from 790 KABC Leeann Tweeden and the Al Franken story and finally John gives a update on The Penn State/...
2019 - 07 - 14-1 Mikelle Wilson Interview
July 14, 2019 19:22 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBJohn reconnects with Mikelle Wilson, a child he was a Big Brother for years ago. Then John give his review of Toy Story 4. John asks, did the HBO Leaving Neverland documentary film influence Alfonso Ribeiro to stop doing his Michael Jackson song during the karaoke event at the 2019 Celebrity golf tournament, The American Century Championship in South Lake Tahoe.
2019 - 06 - 30 - 1 The 10th anniversary of Michael Jackson's death
June 30, 2019 19:00 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBBesides all the controversy with the HBO film "Leaving Neverland", still hundreds of fans paid homage to Michael Jackson at his grave site in Glendale CA., on the 10th anniversary of his passing. John the reviews some of the Trump related news from the last week and shares an experience with George Will he hadat the Reagan Library
2019 - 06 - 22 -1 Interview Chicago Cubs Broadcaster Len Kasper
June 22, 2019 19:08 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBJohn gets together with Len Kasper, the play-by-play announcer for the Chicago Cubs of MLB on WGN-TV, WLS-TV and NBC Sports Chicago at Chavez Ravine over Father's Day weekend. John gives and update on the HBO "The Leaving Neverland" documentary film. He also shares why maybe Matt Lauer was left out of 'Today' show tribute, Then he goes on to talk about OJ Simpson having Socail Media accounts.
2019 - 06 - 09 -1 Kevin Lipsey
June 09, 2019 17:49 - 1 hour - 73.6 MBInterview with Kevin Lipsey, an audio engineer from Atlanta GA., who worked with Wade Robson and Dan Reed before the released of Leaving Neverland, a documentary directed by Dan Reed on HBO. then John talks about a lunch he had with attorneys for the Jackson estate.