https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/590dd1c7-c6fb-4dff-9c8c-d59f85d4ceb1 Max Blumenthal and Ben Norton are joined by filmmaker Robbie Martin to discuss how VICE has transformed from a nihilistic hipster magazine into an enormous media empire that propagandizes on behalf of the US empire, dutifully promoting hawkish American foreign policy with an edgy aesthetic. We address the hundreds of millions of dollars of investment Vice Media has received from the world's largest corporate media conglomerates, including 21st Century Fox and Disney, along with the coterie of regime change trolls who have emerged from the Vice universe. We also talk about Alyssa Mastromonaco, a top Obama administration official who became Vice Media's COO; CEO Shane Smith, who has become an influential billionaire; and co-founder Gavin McInnes, a promoter of far-right white supremacist politics. Part 1 of 2 // PART 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQjaUQ4WVWI SHOW NOTES: https://moderaterebels.com/vice-media-us-empire-robbie-martin-episode-13 || Moderate Rebels || PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/ModerateRebels Please consider supporting Moderate Rebels on Patreon. Website: https://moderaterebels.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/moderate_rebels Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moderaterebelsradio Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/moderaterebels #ModerateRebels Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:26:05 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/590dd1c7-c6fb-4dff-9c8c-d59f85d4ceb1 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.