Liberty politics from the suspicious edge.
Rise To Liberty mixes libertarian political suspicion with parapolitical investigation. Recent episodes focus heavily on MKUltra, ritual abuse claims, church scandals, media suppression, and the systems that let powerful people avoid accountability.
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Rise To Liberty is libertarian political commentary with a heavy parapolitical streak. Its center of gravity is suspicion of institutions. Jacob Johnson frames government, media, churches, and cultural authorities as systems that deserve aggressive questioning, especially when abuse allegations or coercive power are involved. The show is not built like a clean documentary. It feels closer to a live investigation unfolding in public. Episodes can open with traffic complaints, chat notes, platform reminders, or ad fragments before moving into grim material. That roughness is part of the experience. Recent installments focus on MKUltra, mind control, satanic panic, ritual abuse allegations, and claims involving the LDS Church. The show also moves through Australian abuse cases, the Glenn Pace memo, Franklin in Nebraska, Epstein, Manson, Edward Bernays, cybernetics, psychosurgery, and artificial intelligence. It likes patterns. A single case rarely stays isolated for long, because the argument usually expands toward cover-ups, media management, legal consequences, and the question of who gets protected. The moral register is intense. Victims, alleged perpetrators, and institutional failure are discussed with anger rather than distance. At the same time, the show often pauses to qualify claims, separate hypothesis from certainty, or explain why a source is being used. Guest segments can be loose and extended. Live speaking material gives some episodes a lecture-like shape, especially around MKUltra and cybernetics. Other episodes feel more like a stream, with comments, transitions, and production details still visible. That can make the feed uneven. It also makes it feel unusually immediate. Rise To Liberty is best for listeners who already have patience for conspiracy research, civil-liberties politics, and long arguments about state power. It is less suited to anyone looking for detached reporting, compact summaries, or institutional trust as the default setting.
Made for: Best for listeners drawn to libertarian politics, parapolitical research, and confrontational coverage of abuse-cover-up claims. It fits people who can handle loose live-stream pacing and want suspicion treated as a starting point, not a flaw.
What sets it apart: Rise To Liberty stands out by fusing liberty rhetoric with subjects like MKUltra, ritual abuse allegations, satanic panic, and church scandal claims. Its rough live format leaves the investigation process visible instead of polishing it into a neutral package.
With modern society’s creeping despotism, you, the individual, have never been more crucial. Without the danger of violence or compulsion, people have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Virtues that we all have a right to are under threat.Hello and welcome to the Rise To Liberty Podcast.Join us each week as we explore what liberty is, why you should care about it, who values it, and who despises it. We’ll push boundaries, address controversies, and question narratives. We’ll talk about how to not only protect and preserve your rights, but also how to...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · August 2026
Rise To Liberty gives anti-establishment politics listeners a sustained liberty focused reading of government power, covert history, and disputed public narratives.
Rise To Liberty belongs on the News & Politics shelf as a liberty focused, anti-establishment politics show with a strong parapolitical pull. Host Jacob Johnson moves from Independence Day arguments about the Gadsden flag into criticism of government overreach, then farther into…
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A forceful sweep through satanic panic claims, cover-up arguments, and a broad historical frame.
The episode takes a hard look at claims of satanic ritual abuse, institutional denial, and the long shadow of the Satanic Panic, linking the McMillan case, the Glenn Pace memo, the Franklin case in Nebraska, and the Epstein case into one stark arc.
Forceful and digressive, with enough heat to keep the larger pattern in view.
Jacob Johnson uses the Australian ritual abuse case to push a broader argument about satanic panic, dismissal, and the patterns he thinks are sitting in plain view.
A blunt symbol debate that keeps its urgency even when the edges are rough.
This episode treats "Don't Tread on Me" as a Revolutionary War symbol and argues that the phrase still carries the meaning it had at the start.
Loose in spots, but specific where it counts, the conversation frames political conflict through psychology and rising reaction.
Rise To Liberty spends the episode with Dr. Lieberman, keeping close to political psychology and the sharper forms of anti-Trump reaction. The opening leans hard on credentials and setup, but once the discussion gets into mild, moderate, and major examples, it starts to feel…
A conspiracy monologue that links documents, program names, and a dark theory.
Rise To Liberty opens with late-show housekeeping and support plugs, then settles into a conspiratorial monologue tying Nazi rocketry, underground military bases, MKUltra, and a dark account of children used in mind-control programs.
A near-daily politics rundown from Dana Goldberg and Alison Gill on Trump-era legal fights.
Three Slate journalists debate the week's politics, plus live shows and author interviews.
Mike Pesca opens with a monologue, then digs into Supreme Court ethics and Iran policy.
Testimonies sit heavy over this one.
Traffic delayed the start.
This episode begins with a commercial for GoFundMe before presumably discussing liberty and political philosophy.
This episode features Justin Riggs discussing the LDS Church's alleged involvement in sponsoring counterculture movements and addressing abuse within the Mormon community.
This episode explores a mind control survivor's perspective on the sponsorship and initiation of the 1960s consciousness movement and counterculture events, linking them to investigations of the solar system and the sun.
An ex-Mormon discusses alleged corruption among church leaders in Utah, with references to CIA involvement in 1960s counterculture and cosmic exploration.
The episode begins with a sponsor ad for Capital.com, then transitions into a casual discussion among hosts about a new producer and a mention of Kathy O'Brien.
Jacob Johnson presents on the connections between MKUltra, cybernetics, psychosurgery, and artificial intelligence, exploring mind control and parapolitical research.
William Ramsey opens with technical gripes.
The episode discusses the role of the consciousness movement and counterculture events of the 1960s in promoting liberty.
A podcast exploring the concept of liberty, why it matters, and who supports or opposes it.
A quick Fourth of July stream becomes a scrappy argument over symbols.
The episode explores the origins of the consciousness movement and counterculture events of the 1960s, linking them to modern threats to liberty.
The episode discusses the origins of the consciousness movement and counterculture events of the 1960s, sponsored by a credit source.
Rise To Liberty opens with a long introduction to Dr.
Rise to Liberty starts late.
The host introduces a guest and promotes a sponsor before discussing political topics related to liberty.
The host discusses a new opening, apologizes for lateness, and introduces a sponsor, a veteran-owned business that opposed COVID mandates.
The episode introduces the podcast's mission to explore the concept of liberty and its threats in modern society.
The host introduces the show and a sponsor before a discussion on liberty with returning guest Adam Maxwell.
The host interviews a returning guest about Project Monarch, a behavioral modification program involving technology and frequency waves.
A political podcast exploring liberty and individual rights, featuring a guest with a harrowing story, with a conservative perspective on triggering topics.
The host introduces a delayed interview and discusses the element magnesium, tying it to broader themes of liberty.
The host introduces a special guest and promotes a sponsor before diving into a discussion on liberty.
Host and guest discuss the passage of time and changes in worldview over the last three years of podcasting.