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Not one to shy away from controversies, our latest guest is best known for his views on what he calls "Who and what is really controlling the world". A former professional soccer player and sports broadcaster, David Icke is an English writer and public speaker. Self-described as the most controversial speaker in the world, Icke has authored over 20 books, the latest being the recently-published Everything You Wanted to Know But Were Never Told.

While neighboring Canada legalizes a national cannabis marketplace, the debate around the legal status of the drug in the US continues to be hotly contested. To know more on the direction of the US cannabis space, we recently spoke to someone with a finger on the pulse of the industry. Noelle Skodzinski is the editorial director at the Ohio-based Cannabis Business Times (CBT). She has also been named among the Top 50 Most Influential Women in Cannabis.

Thomas Drake is a former senior executive of the U.S. National Security Agency, a decorated United States Air Force and United States Navy veteran. In April 2010, a federal grand jury in Maryland indicted Tom under the Espionage Act for illegally retaining classified information after he was suspected of leaking operational inefficiencies in the National Security Agency.

Mark Little is a journalist, television presenter, author and social media visionary. He presented Prime Time for RTÉ until December 2009. After a year of leave of absence from RTÉ to pursue a project centered on digital media and global journalism, he launched Storyful. Later selling it to News International.

Bernie Sanders’ campaign made waves across the world. It inspired new generations, and awoke Americans across all social stratas in to becoming proactive, grassroots political campaigners. Kacey Carpenter was, and is just one of those battlers. One of those humble grafters who took it upon himself to actually go knocking on doors, canvass, engage, and inspire others in the knowledge that real change can be acquired.