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Light 'Em Up

Phillip Rizzo

103 episodes

1 week ago

Welcome to this explosive, investigative, fact-finding edition of Light ‘Em Up! We are incredibly pleased you decided to join us for one of our most comprehensive episodes to date! Tonight, we shine the antiseptic light of the truth at the intersection of hate speech and the violence that stems from it. While a great many people on the right strongly disagree with the truth, and struggle to accept it, the fact that the radical right is far more violent than the left is unwavering. Far-right a...

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Welcome to this explosive, investigative, fact-finding edition of Light ‘Em Up! We are incredibly pleased you decided to join us for one of our most comprehensive episodes to date! Tonight, we shine the antiseptic light of the truth at the intersection of hate speech and the violence that stems from it. While a great many people on the right strongly disagree with the truth, and struggle to accept it, the fact that the radical right is far more violent than the left is unwavering. Far-right a...

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Episodes (20/103)

Light 'Em Up

"Un-Civil Tongues": Hate, Violence & Power. Sticks & Stones Can Break Your Bones & Names Can Get You Murdered. The Intersection of Hate Speech & Violence. Cockroaches, the Enemy Within. Donald Trump & the Radical Rhetoric that promoted Rwandan Genocide.

Welcome to this explosive, investigative, fact-finding edition of Light ‘Em Up! We are incredibly pleased you decided to join us for one of our most comprehensive episodes to date! Tonight, we shine the antiseptic light of the truth at the intersection of hate speech and the violence that stems from it. While a great many people on the right strongly disagree with the truth, and struggle to accept it, the fact that the radical right is far more violent than the left is unwavering. Far-right a...

1 week ago

1 hour 19 minutes

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Securing the Stage: Lessons from the Charlie Kirk Shooting. How to Prepare for and Put on a Large Scale Outdoor Special Event. An In-depth analysis of Special Event Contingency Planning in the Wake of Charlie Kirk's Shooting.

Welcome to this explosive, fact-finding edition of Light ‘Em Up! We’re very pleased you decided to join us! With the nation abuzz with the shooting of Charlie Kirk — his shooting recalls a disturbing pattern: Even the champions of “pro-gun” politics are not immune to America’s epidemic of gun violence. We’ve been flooded with requests from our clients to address in-depth Special Event Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies — and that’s exactly what we are going to do. In an era where...

1 month ago

1 hour

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Is The MAGA Movement a Cult? How to Become a Tyrant. Radical Nationalistic Devotion: The “Charismatic Leadership” of Trump & the Cult Following He’s Created with MAGA. Can the Country Ever Recover from the Faith & Fury of the Red MAGA Hat?

Welcome to this brand-new episode of Light ‘Em Up! We’ve had our cake and ate it too (and it was delicious) celebrating achieving our 100th episode! Now it is time to get back to work. Thank you to all of our previous guests, listeners and fans who contacted us, sharing warm, caring and nice thoughts about the show. We are truly here for you and because of you! On this fact-finding, incendiary and investigative episode of Light ‘Em Up, we’ll interrogate the question: — ...

1 month ago

1 hour 12 minutes

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Pro-Life & Pro-Death Penalty: Hypocrisy & Hypoxia. How Does One Reconcile These Polar Opposites? An In-depth Examination of the Pelican State of Louisiana.

Welcome! We’re thrilled and excited that you joined us as we celebrate an enormous milestone — our 100th episode of Light ‘Em Up. This achievement has been 5 years in the making and something we honestly never envisioned accomplishing when we started this project in January of 2020. Email us here, prizzo7778@rpgconsutingltd.com and let us know how you first heard of us and when you began tuning in to our podcast! Are you a regular listener? Thank you! Tonight, our focus takes us t...

2 months ago

1 hour 3 minutes

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Unmasking America: Birthright Citizenship, Mass Deportation & the Cost of Exclusion. The 14th Amendment on Trial, Citizenship Under Siege. The Use of the Executive Order to Bypass the Constitution & Redefine the Meaning of U.S. Citizenship

We welcome you to this in-depth, investigative, fact-finding episode of Light ‘Em Up. Thank you for joining us — as we march one step closer to achieving an enormous milestone, our 100th episode! In this episode we are diving into complex and impactful topics. We’ll drill down on the concept of Birthright Citizenship — enshrined by the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The 14th Amendment does not equivocate. It states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and su...

3 months ago

1 hour 5 minutes

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Detained & Damaged: Kids, Cash & the Trump Immigration Machine. A dumpster fire of greed, cruelty & cowardice: The human cost of the relentless, xenophobic attacks on immigrants. Do Trump's policies actually reduce crime or just make the rich richer?

As we rapidly approach another enormous milestone — our 100th episode (currently #98) we’ve e-x-p-a-n-d-e-d our global footprint to 131 countries. ONLY through your unyielding support could this achievement have been realized. Thank you! Immigration is a “3rd rail” hot topic in the U.S. The issues of immigration decided the ’24 presidential election. At his core, whether you like to hear it or not, Donald Trump is a xenophobic segregationist that truly makes the former four-time Governo...

3 months ago

59 minutes

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Uncharted Waters, Unprecedented Times: Will Your Hard-won Civil Liberties be Lost? The Trump DOJ Green-lights Police Brutality. The Push to Pardon George Floyd's Killer. Will America's Experiment in Self-Government Survive the Slide into Tyranny?

Welcome to this educational and explosive, brand-new edition of Light ‘Em Up! Share us with a friend! We are now being actively downloaded in 131 countries! We continue our intense focus on how the Rule of law and democracy are being endangered. Democracy hangs in the balance and is under constant daily attack — threatened on every front. What better example than the current Department of Justice (DOJ) ordering its civil rights division to halt the majority of its functions, including a...

4 months ago

1 hour 11 minutes

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"An Ignorant People Can Never Remain a Free People" The Attack on the "Great Writ" Habeas Corpus, Due Process, the Rule of Law & Democracy by the Trump Administration. Are we on a Collision Course with the 1973 Coup d' état in Chile?

Welcome to this explosive edition of Light ‘Em Up! In these critical and delicate times that we find ourselves in — democracy is in clear and present danger. As nothing feels certain or safe and everything appears to be in “transition” we interrogate and examine the Trump Administration and its efforts to suspend the “great writ” of Habeas corpus. Habeas corpus is a legal doctrine whose original purpose was to contest detention by the king. The origins of the writ, or “written order” (its Lat...

5 months ago

1 hour 4 minutes

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"Whatsoever You Do to the Least of My Brethren, That You Do Unto Me”. Criminalizing Undocumented Immigrants. The Hatred of MAGA Towards the Foreign-born. Immigration Facts & How the GOP Strategically Used the Death of Laken Riley.

Tonight, on this explosive, educational, investigative episode of Light ‘Em Up we will explore in-depth the issues of: — The treatment of migrants & refugees — Criminal Immigration — How the radical right-wing politicized and took advantage of the death of Laken Riley when in reality they really didn’t give a single, solitary care about her — taking advantage of and using her death as a political football. With this, our 95th episode, we are now heard in 122 countries around the globe. Ag...

6 months ago

58 minutes

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Tren de Aragua: The Alien Enemies Act of 1798, the "Theater" of the Trump Administration, Trumped-Up Charges, Providing Cover to Detain and Deport Without Due Process.

Tonight, on this explosive, educational, investigative episode of Light ‘Em Up. We debut in 121 countries around the globe! Is that sick, or what? Tonight, we challenge you to listen and think critically as we examine in-depth the Venezuelan transnational criminal organization called: Tren de Aragua. Its origins can be traced to its foundation in 2014 inside Tocorón Prison, Aragua state, Venezuela. It has expanded exponentially: Spread across Colombia, Peru, Chile, and the US, exploiti...

6 months ago

1 hour 1 minute

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The Death of Haley Cheney, a Beloved “All-American Girl”. Concerns of a Rush to Judgement from an “Investigation” that was “Phoned in" (at Best), Riddled with Indifference, Pre-Judgement and a Misogynistic Bias.

Welcome to this explosive and investigatory episode of Light ‘Em Up. Our global audience has reached 119 countries. Spread the word! This is the story of the tragic death of an “All-American Girl” and the sloppy investigation that ensued. Out of Aubrey, Texas, we shine the antiseptic light of the truth to investigate the death of Haley Cheney, a 24-year-old, new mother who was found sitting in her car in the driveway of her boyfriend’s home early on December 3, 2023 — with a bullet in t...

7 months ago

1 hour 8 minutes

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The Twisted, Perverted Concept of Qualified Immunity. A Proverbial "Get Out of Jail Free Card" for Law Enforcement. Examining its Historical Background & Original Intent. Protecting & Shielding the Bad Apples Even When They Break the Law.

Welcome to this probing, brand-new, fact filled episode of Light ‘Em Up. We are currently being actively downloaded in 119 countries, globally. Please spread the word with a friend regarding our podcast! Remember, we are here for you and because of you! We tackle the topics that touch your lives! We hear so much talk about the topic of Qualified Immunity — but few really know what it is and what it consists of in much detail. THIS episode will put to bed ALL of those questions. B...

8 months ago

58 minutes

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Is this America? The Railroading of 14-year-old Dillon Reedy. How Your 1st Amendment Free Speech & Due Process Constitutional Rights can be Stripped from You in a Blink of an Eye. An In-depth Discussion with Alison Reedy (Dillon’s Mother)

Welcome to this super-charged, explosive episode of Light ‘Em Up. We're currently being downloaded in 119 countries. We tackle the topics that touch your lives! On this episode we examine how our First Amendment (freedom of speech) and due process rights can be stripped from us and violated in a rapid series of cascading events that ultimately put our freedom and liberties in grave jeopardy. We travel to Michigan to speak with our special guest, Alison Reedy, the mother of young D...

8 months ago

51 minutes

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The Police & De-escalation of Aggression: What is it? Leading with Empathy, Establishing a Collaborative Relationship, with a Distressed Person in Crisis, Reserving Judgement, Actively Listening, NOT Shoot First and Ask Questions Later.

Happy New Year, we welcome you back to Light ‘Em Up! This is our 2nd installation of our brand-new 6th season! A double dip this month. Who’s listening to us in Mozambique? We’re actively being downloaded in 117 countries, globally! On this no holds barred, explosive, investigative, educational episode — we once again, shine the antiseptic light of the truth as we deliver this in-depth investigation that is focused on de-escalation of aggression as it relates to law enforcement ...

9 months ago

1 hour 11 minutes

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The Fiery Cross: The Foundations of the KKK and the Ties That Bind with the MAGA Movement. Exposed Roots of: Anti-Immigrant-Nativism, White Supremacy, a Dark Side of Hate Crimes, Wrapped Firmly in the Flag Pretending to be Patriotic & Pro-American

Happy New Year to each and every one of you! Welcome to Season 6 episode 1 of Light ‘Em Up! We launch 2025 with exciting news! We’re actively being downloaded in 117 countries, globally! Without fear or favor — we follow the facts wherever they lead us. We present the facts not the fiction that drive and support our theories forward! We’ll shine the antiseptic light of the truth as we deliver this in-depth investigation that started some 14 months ago as we began to march heavily into the ...

10 months ago

1 hour 17 minutes

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Thank you for another FANTASTIC Year! We're being downloaded in 115 countries globally & growing! We're not "true crime", we're the truth in the criminal justice system!

As we close out another fantastic year filled with one accomplishment after another for “Light ‘Em Up” — which included new sponsorships — and new underwriters — we wanted to focus on what is most important to us other than searching out the truth. We wanted to take some special time to recognize you, our listeners for your TSL (time spent listening) to us throughout this past year. We thank you for another fantastic year of growth and achievements and express our appreciation for your wond...

11 months ago

21 minutes

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Taser, Taser, Taser! Conducted Energy Weapons: “Less-lethal”? Do they Save Lives and Reduce Civilian Shootings or Facilitate Cardiac Arrest and are Used in a Reckless, Punitive Manner?

Welcome to this electric, super-charged, high voltage brand-new episode of Light ‘Em Up! As season 5 will soon be a rap and in the books, please tell a friend that lives overseas about us! We are now actively being downloaded in 115 countries. We expose and tell the truth in a world filled with confusion and bold-faced lies. We delve into the facts not the fiction about: TASERS —Conducted Energy Devices (CED’s) also referred to as Conducted Energy Weapons (CEW’s): A ...

11 months ago

1 hour 5 minutes

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Protecting Your Constitutional & Civil Rights in a Time While They are Under Assault: Driving While Black in Cleveland, Ohio, Pre-Textual Traffic Stops, Whren v U.S. & Defending Yourself When Cops Become Robbers.

Welcome to this brand-new episode of Light ‘Em Up! Tell a friend that lives overseas about us! We are now actively being downloaded in 114 countries. On this investigative, educational and impactful edition of Light ‘Em Up — we expose and tell the truth in a world filled with confusion and misinformation. We delve into the facts not the fiction about: Protecting your Constitutional & Civil Rights and educating you on topics that we’re betting you rarely hear or know much about bu...

1 year ago

1 hour 1 minute

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A Broken Tail Light, an Expired License Plate: NOT Capital Crimes! How Cities are Working to Reduce Racial Profiling & Biased Pre-Textual Traffic Stops — Making the All-Too-Common Traffic Stop Safer For All.

Welcome back to this brand-new, explosive, visionary, investigative edition of Light 'Em Up. We're currently being actively downloaded in 114 countries, globally. Thank you for your unwavering, constant support. Without fear or favor, we shine the antiseptic light of the truth on any topic that we undertake and report on. On this episode we focus on and explore emerging ways of addressing critical issues in the criminal justice system and policing — drilling down on and beginning a focuse...

1 year ago

53 minutes

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The Senseless Killing of Michael Jones, Another Black Man, by the Akron, OH Police Department: Poor Tactical Police Procedures, Reasonable, Articulable Suspicion (RAS) & Officer Induced Jeopardy.

Welcome back to this brand-new, investigative, in-depth, exposé exclusively featured on Light 'Em Up. We're actively being downloaded in 114 countries, globally. Thank you for your unwavering, support. Without fear or favor, we shine the antiseptic light of the truth on any topic that we undertake and report on. Tonight, we examine the officer involved shooting of Michael Jones — by our very own Akron Police Department in the early morning hours of August 17th outside of a Duke and D...

1 year ago

1 hour 10 minutes