Please Look Up and Follow The Money

Please Look Up and Follow The Money

Author: Jesse Ventura & Tyrel Ventura July 12, 2022 Duration: 28:25

Welcome to the Independent Streak Podcast, only on Jesse Ventura’s Die First, Then Quit. Here we showcase candidates, activists, and influencers who are fighting to bring something new, fresh, and game changing to the worlds of politics and pop culture.

On this episode, Gov. Jesse Ventura sits down with the award winning journalist and screenwriter, David Sirota

David Sirota, the journalist, author, and Academy Award nominated screenwriter, has made an illustrious career shining a light on the corruption, graft, and downright lunacy found in both U.S. politics and Wall Street.

Dubbed a “new generation populist” by famed columnist Molly Ivins, Sirota’s fearless investigative journalism and unique voice as a writer has not only uncovered shady deals between corporate power and public institutions it also landed him on the 2020 campaign trail where he worked as a speech writer for Sen. Bernie Sanders during his run for President.

Staying ever vigilant to his profession, 2020 also witnessed Sirota launch The Lever, a reader supported, online news outlet dedicated to bringing true independent investigative journalism to its subscribers. Most recently, he was nominated for Best Original Screenplay by the Film and Motion Picture Academy for his work, along side director Adam Mckay, on the Netflix smash hit, Don’t Look Up.

David Sirota embodies exactly what the Fourth Estate was originally meant to be, the people’s watchdog against government corruption and oppression. This makes him the perfect guest for this edition of the Independent Streak Podcast, only on Jesse Ventura’s Die First, Then Quit.



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