April 16, 2026

Grant Berry

Grant Berry, founder of Reconnecting Ministries, has long warned about the global rise of antisemitism. But he says what’s unfolding now represents the other side of that same coin: the mounting pressure on Christians in historically significant regions like Lebanon, where Christianity’s roots run deep. Crucially, Israeli military actions are not targeting Lebanon’s Christian communities. Instead, they are aimed squarely at Iran’s proxy network and Hezbollah loyalists embedded within the country. Yet the distinction is often lost in the chaos, leaving Christian communities increasingly vulnerable—both physically and politically—as tensions escalate. Berry can speak to the deeper spiritual and historical implications of this moment: how the erosion of Christian presence in Lebanon mirrors broader regional trends, and how rising antisemitism and anti-Christian hostility are interconnected phenomena fueled by the same extremist ideologies. 

Attn Todd Beezley/Special Guests M-F 2-8 p.m. Eastern 

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Grant Berry was born in London, England. He is a student of Scripture and a close follower of geopolitics. Berry is the founder of Reconnecting Ministries and Producer of The Romans 911 Project that builds bridges of understanding between Israel and the nations.

Grant has written five books, The New Covenant Prophecy, The Ezekiel Generation, Romans 911 – Time to Sound the Alarm!, Romans 911 Study Guide, and The Reconnection Mandate.  He also writes for Charisma Magazine and sits on the board of multiple organizations.

Grant led missions teams to the former Soviet Union from 1993-1997.

As a marketplace leader, Grant was also an entrepreneur in the Cosmetic industry for more than 30 years.

Grant is married to Hali Berry, and they have five children.

April 16, 2026

Pedram Esfandiary

I wanted to reach out with a major breaking update on the federal civil rights trial against the Los Angeles Police Department—and it’s a significant one.

 

On Thursday, April 16, a jury has just delivered a decisive $11.7 million verdict in favor of Isaac Castellanos, the 22-year-old college student who was permanently blinded in one eye during celebrations following the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 2020 World Series win.

 

Led by attorney Pedram Esfandiary from civil rights firm Wisner Baum LLP, Castellanos prevailed on every single claim. With treble damages applied, the total judgment is expected to reach approximately $35 million—making this one of the most consequential rulings tied to police use of “less-lethal” force in recent years.

 

The case centered on allegations that LAPD officers fired kinetic impact projectiles into a peaceful crowd near Crypto.com Arena without warning. Castellanos, then a student at California State University Long Beach, was struck directly in the eye while attempting to leave the area—resulting in permanent vision loss and lasting trauma.

 

Attorney Pedram Esfandiary of Wisner Baum LLP is available for an exclusive interview, where he can discuss the details of this major verdict. 

 

The key evidence and testimony that led the jury to rule in his favor on every claim  Why the jury determined the LAPD’s use of force was excessive in this case  How the lack of warning before firing projectiles influenced the verdict  The legal significance of winning under the Fourth Amendment and California’s Bane Act  How the $11.7 million award—tripled to ~$35 million—was determined and what it represents 

 

Please let me know if you would be interested, and I will coordinate with him right away. 

 

Thank you so much!

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Pedram Esfandiary is a partner and trial attorney based in the Los Angeles office of Wisner Baum, where he concentrates his practice on toxic tort injuries, pharmaceutical drug liability, class actions, consumer fraud litigation and police misconduct lawsuits.

April 16, 2026

Bill Conroy Attn Todd Beezley bookings@specialguests.com

Dispatches from The House of Death: A Juarez Cartel informant, a DEA Whistleblower, mass murder and a coverup on the edge of the Empire

“The kingpin strategy simply doesn’t work,” Conroy says. And Mexico’s current wave of violence proves the point yet again.

Unlike traditional hierarchies, modern drug cartels are not fragile pyramids dependent on a single leader. They are sprawling, decentralized criminal enterprises designed to survive decapitation. When a top figure is removed, the result isn’t collapse — it’s chaos. Lieutenants, regional bosses, and ambitious underlings fight to fill the vacuum, unleashing turf wars that devastate civilians and destabilize entire regions.

Conroy explains that many of these foot soldiers and mid-level operators didn’t begin as hardened criminals. They emerged from what he calls an “economy of poverty,” where desperation replaces opportunity. For people with no viable path out of grinding poverty, cartel life offers something intoxicating: fast money, status, and the promise — however fleeting — of a lavish lifestyle. They trade decades of deprivation for a few years of excess, fully aware the ending is likely violent.

Decapitating leadership only accelerates this cycle. Ambitious underlings, already seasoned by years inside the organization, see opportunity rather than deterrence. The result is fragmentation, not peace — more factions, more weapons, more killings.

Conroy argues that focusing exclusively on Mexico’s cartels ignores the real driver of the violence: demand in the United States. As long as American consumption of narcotics like cocaine continues to surge, the supply chains will regenerate no matter how many leaders are arrested or killed. The drug war’s center of gravity isn’t south of the border — it’s inside broken American communities.

At its root, Conroy says, demand traces back to social decay: broken homes, the erosion of nuclear families, and generations growing up without stability or purpose. That void is increasingly filled with narcotics. Until that demand is confronted honestly, cartel violence will remain a renewable resource.

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Bill Conroy, M.A. in Mass Communications/Journalism (Marquette University), is a veteran journalist with 40 years of experience working as a staff reporter, editor-in-chief, and freelance correspondent at print and online publications across the United States and in Mexico. His journalism has been cited in more than 35 books to date. Conroy also is the author of the nonfiction books The Great Pretense: A Tour Through the Boneyard of the CIA’s War for Drugs; Dispatches from the House of Death: A Juarez Cartel informant, a DEA whistleblower, mass murder and a coverup on the edge of the Empire; and Borderline Security: A Chronicle of Reprisal, Cronyism and Corruption in the U.S. Customs Service.

April 16, 2026

Adam Finnegan Attn Todd Beezley bookings@specialguests.com

After COVID, the assumption was that we’d fixed the system. We didn’t. We are still relying on outdated detection methods in an era of engineered biology, where the next threat won’t announce itself until it’s already everywhere; that is biowarfare.

Finnegan is available to break down why this threat is not speculative but structural. Current U.S. bio-surveillance systems are designed to identify known pathogens. They are far less capable of recognizing something engineered to evade detection or something entirely new. By the time unusual symptoms trigger alarms in hospitals, the opportunity to contain an outbreak may already be gone.

Say Bye-Bye with Biowarfare

Finnegan can explain how modern biological threats have evolved beyond traditional frameworks of biowarfare. The concern is no longer limited to deliberate, large-scale attacks, but to subtle, deniable deployment of biological agents that spread silently and exploit the very gaps built into detection systems. In that context, the presence and movement of Iranian biological materials during a period of instability is not just a regional issue but a global one.

He can also speak to the broader national security implications. Biological materials developed under the guise of legitimate research can be repurposed quickly, and in chaotic environments, control over those materials can degrade. That creates opportunities not only for state use, but for loss, theft, or unauthorized deployment.

Most importantly, Finnegan argues the deeper story is domestic vulnerability. Years after COVID exposed systemic weaknesses, the United States still lacks the infrastructure, coordination, and speed required to respond to a fast-moving biological event. The result is a dangerous imbalance in which adversaries can operate in the shadows, while detection lags behind.

Finnegan offers a clear-eyed assessment of what has changed, what remains dangerously outdated, and what must be done before a biological threat moves from theoretical to unavoidable.

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Adam Finnegan is a survivor of Lyme disease and immune tolerance and has been battling health problems since he was young, with the onset of a chronic disease in 2016. He is a writer, graphic artist and designer, and avid reader and researcher of history, biological warfare, esoteric philosophy, spirituality, and the Western Mystery Traditions. He has made a special study of the life and work of Erich Traub and the science of immune tolerance. He has collected and translated to English all of Traub’s published research. He lives in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, peacefully by himself, where he enjoys BMX biking, fitness, study, the arts, and self-development.

April 16, 2026

David Rubin

Strait Jacket Diplomacy: Israel Watching Closely as Breakdowns in Negotiations over Iran Raise Risk of Wider Regional Confrontation

A fragile diplomatic effort is now teetering on the edge of collapse, as the standoff between Iran and the United States shifts from negotiation to open strategic brinkmanship, with the security of Israel and the stability of global energy routes through the Strait of Hormuz increasingly at risk. David Rubin, the Founder and President of the Shiloh Israel Children’s Fund LIVES inside Israel and can provide an extremely unique perspective, on many fronts.

One of those fronts includes Lebanon, a location of heavy bombing by the IDF. Supporters of Hezbollah there are actually demonstrating against in-person negotiations between the two countries.

What was framed as a pathway to de-escalation now appears to be hardening into a wider regional confrontation, where each failed round of talks only raises the stakes and narrows the options for restraint.

It appears that neither Iran nor the United States are on the same page when it comes to peace. Rubin, as well as the children his foundation are desperately trying to rehabilitate from trauma are caught in the crosshairs.

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David Rubin, former Mayor of Shiloh Israel, is the author of seven books, including his latest, Confronting Radicals: What America Can Learn from Israel, which has recently been made into a movie. Rubin is the founder and president of Shiloh Israel Children’s Fund, established after he and his then three-year-old son were wounded in a terror attack.

April 16, 2026

David Roberts Attn Todd Beezley bookings@specialguests.com

Microplastics are already in your water, food, and air Government action is just the beginning—exposure isn’t Low-cost habits can reduce daily intake now Industry innovation is moving faster than regulation This is a personal health issue, not just environmental

Mara-Labs is part of a growing private-sector effort to detect and combat microplastics at the source, offering insight into how science and technology are already addressing a problem governments are only beginning to define. Roberts can speak to the scale of the issue, cut through exaggeration versus legitimate concern, and explain why microplastics are not just an environmental story—but a personal health issue hiding in plain sight.

With federal officials now elevating the issue and public awareness rising, this is a pivotal moment. David Roberts is available to discuss what this “war on microplastics” really means, what comes next, and most importantly, how Americans can take meaningful steps right now to reduce their exposure while the policy debate unfolds. To address the issue, David has developed BrocElite®— a stabilized sulforaphane supplement designed to support detoxification, mitochondrial health, and cellular resilience. David has more than 20 years of public health experience on three continents.

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David holds a MPH from Johns Hopkins, a Masters in BME from the UVA, and a Bachelors in EE and BME from Duke. He founded Mara Labs after his late wife’s cancer diagnosis sparked a deep dive into plant-based compounds and cellular protection. His personal health journey led directly to the development of BrocElite®— a stabilized sulforaphane supplement designed to support detoxification, mitochondrial health, and cellular resilience. David has more than 20 years of public health experience on three continents.

April 16, 2026

Julie Ryan

 

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Julie Ryan’s journey proves that intuition and healing abilities aren’t just gifts — they’re skills anyone can learn. A successful inventor and serial entrepreneur, Julie mastered the art of medical intuition, spirit communication, and energy healing more than 30 years ago, blending business acumen with extraordinary spiritual insight. Today, she’s known as a “Buffet of Psychicness™,” able to scan the human body, detect illnesses, facilitate energetic healings, access past lives, and communicate with spirits — both living and deceased — all from a distance. Julie turns her intuitive abilities on and off at will, practicing only with permission and maintaining strict confidentiality out of deep ethical respect. In addition to her intuitive work, Julie’s 45-year business career includes founding nine companies across five industries and inventing globally distributed surgical devices. She’s also the host of the hit podcast, Ask Julie Ryan Show, ranked in the top .05% of podcasts globally, where she scans callers live each week and shares insights that bridge the practical and the mystical. Above all, Julie is a wife, mother, grandmother, and friend — proof that it’s possible to live fully grounded in both the spiritual and the real world.

April 15, 2026

Mark Biltz

Hell Over Hormuz?

A war of words is generating between Iran and Donald Trump, leaving many wondering about the consequences.

The conflict between the United States, Israel and Iran continues, but pastor and author Mark Biltz wonders which side will “hell” when it comes to the Strait of Hormuz.

Right before the weekend, President Donald Trump threatened to rain down “hell” on Iran if it failed to make some sort of deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. There also seems to be concern over a missing U.S. airman, who was flying a fighter jet that was shot down over southern Iran.

So far, Iran has refused to back down from Trump’s threats, with a military official promising that the “gates of hell will be opened” if Israel and the United States continue their attack.

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Pastor Mark Biltz is the founder and Senior Pastor of El Shaddai Ministries in Washington State. He is a well-known and popular speaker on the Feasts of the Lord and has authored four best-selling books and videos on the Feasts that have gone global. 

Mark Biltz has lectured at congregations and conferences all over the world including twelve countries on 5 continents. He’s been on the cover of several magazines and has been interviewed many times on national radio stations as well as appearing on several different television programs. 

Pastor Biltz has a local congregation in Washington State and live-streams their weekly service on their website at www.esm.us as well as on face-book and you-tube to over 200 cities from 20 nations. 

April 14, 2026

Robert "Tosh" Plumlee

What if the biggest lie in modern American history didn’t end in 1963—but became a blueprint? The alleged assassin of Charlie Kirk, Tyler Robinson, is looking increasingly like a Patsy. Throw in a magic bullet from a 30.06 that didn’t exit Kirk’s neck and things get really interesting. Lee Harvey Oswald was being monitored by a man named George Joannides. If Tyler Robinson had such a person monitoring him, who was it?

Authors Robert Tosh Plumlee and Ralph Pezzullo are available to expose what newly declassified records suggest is not just a cover-up—but a repeatable intelligence pattern. That template is beginning to have ALL the earmarks of being used in the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

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Robert "Tosh" Plumlee is a former contract pilot who claims to have participated in covert aviation operations connected to U.S. intelligence agencies beginning in the early 1950s. 

According to his account, he flew missions throughout the Caribbean and Latin America involving weapons transfers, intelligence logistics, and clandestine operations targeting Cuba. 

Plumlee has provided statements to investigators examining intelligence activities and the Kennedy assassination over several decades.