Best Rebecca Aparicio Podcasts (2025)

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#16 - The Winner Family Reacts to the FBI Raid on Mar-a-Lago 25:47

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2+ y ago25:47

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Reality Winner and Billie Winner-Davis, Reality’s mother, react to the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, discuss Reality’s recent petition for clemency and how current events have impacted the family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Broadway Podcast Network

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#15 - Double Standards: Trump and the Espionage Act 20:50

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Micah Lee, a computer security engineer who develops technology to protect whistleblowers, gives his unique thoughts in this episode. He shares why he believes whistleblowers are important to our democracy and how the Espionage Act of 1917 reveals the imbalance in the American justice system. MICAH LEE - BIO Micah Lee is First Look Media’s Director…

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#14 - Mar-a-Lago Mess: Trump's Threat to National Security 33:15

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Journalists Marcy Wheeler and Joe Conason share their thoughts on the documents seized by the FBI at Mar A Lago and how Trump could potentially face charges under the Espionage Act, the same charge Reality was brought under. GUEST BIOS Joe Conason is editor-at-large of Type Investigations. He is also founder and editor-in-chief of The National Memo…

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#13 - Freedom for the Press (Part 2) 25:51

3y ago25:51

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Journalists Trevor Timm and Kevin Gosztola explore why Reality’s case highlights a larger conversation about why freedom of the press is essential to democracy, connecting the dots with Russia’s war on Ukraine. Visit bpn.fm/ThisIsReality for more info, to sign Reality's petition for clemency, and to get tickets to any productions of Is This A Room.…

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#12 - Freedom for the Press (Part 1) 28:48

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Journalists Trevor Timm and Kevin Gosztola explore why Reality’s case highlights a larger conversation about why freedom of the press is essential to democracy. Reality’s lawyer Alison Grinter Allen adds a legal perspective. Visit bpn.fm/ThisIsReality for more info, to sign Reality's petition for clemency, and to get tickets to any productions of I…

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#11 - The Fight for Clemency 29:13

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In this episode, we speak to Reality, her lawyer Alison Grinter, and her mother Billie about Reality’s fight for clemency and pardon. Without a pardon, she will be unable to vote, secure housing, and will continue to face challenges seeking employment. Sign the petition at https://standwithreality.org/. TO LEARN MORE Press Release from the Departme…

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#10 - REALITY'S REALITY (Part 4): Life After Prison 31:18

3+ y ago31:18

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Reality Winner details her experience post-Carswell. Her release to a halfway house, home confinement, and probation. Reality and her mother Billie detail how inhumane experiences in the prison system have affected their lives and how they plan to continue to advocate for prison reform. TO LEARN MORE Press Release from the Department of Justice: ht…

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#9 - REALITY'S REALITY (Part 3): Prison Life 33:22

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Reality Winner details her traumatic experiences as prisoner in Carswell Federal Prison. Reality struggled with bulimia, drug use, and anxiety following months of lockdown and surviving sexual assault. This inhumane treatment has inspired Reality to fight for Prison Reform. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes discussion of self harming behavior,…

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#8 - REALITY'S REALITY (Part 2): Surviving the System 29:53

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Reality Winner details her traumatic experiences as a prisoner in Lincolnton, Georgia County Jail…while awaiting her trial for espionage. The inhumane treatment has inspired Reality to fight for Prison Reform. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes discussion of self harming behavior, including suicide and disordered eating. TO LEARN MORE Press Rel…

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#7 - REALITY'S REALITY (Part 1): Protecting Democracy 19:10

3+ y ago19:10

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In 2017, Reality Winner, a highly decorated former Air Force linguist was arrested by the FBI for leaking proof of Russian interference in the 2016 election to the media. Her goal – to help protect Democracy. Reality received the longest sentence ever imposed for unauthorized release of government information – five-years, three-months. In the init…

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#6 - The Hell Hole 29:51

3+ y ago29:51

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Reality’s mother Billie Winner-Davis, her sister Brittany Davis, and activist Wendy Collins discuss experience in prison. While in prison, Reality was held in solitary confinement in an ICE Facility, denied basic human necessities, had to battle COVID twice, and was physically and sexually assaulted. This episode covers how the government’s denial …

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#5 - The Government Always Wins 25:50

3+ y ago25:50

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In this episode, we go in depth into the legal challenges that Reality faced while being charged under the Espionage Act with her defense lawyer, Titus Nichols. We go through her bond hearings, appeals, and how the law is structured to always favor the federal government. By speaking through the legal challenges, we see how the cards were stacked a…

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#4 - What You Don't Know Will Hurt You 24:50

3+ y ago24:50

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Learn how the government was able to use the Espionage Act of 1917 to prosecute Reality. How the U.S. government was able to use Facebook messages, private diary entries and phone conversations against Reality Winner in her bail hearing, ultimately denying her bond. Featured in this episode are: Billie Winner-Davis and interview footage from Realit…

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#3 - See Something, Say Something? 24:27

3+ y ago24:27

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We explore how the effects of a post 9/11 national security state, the Espionage Act of 1917, and the current events of 2017 have all created the perfect storm for Reality Winner to become the most prosecuted leaker of all time. Reality Winner, was a 25 year old NSA contractor when she was arrested for leaking classified documents detailing Russian…

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#2 - Who Is Reality? 20:51

3+ y ago20:51

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Who is Reality Winner? This episode introduces us to the young woman with a fondness for CrossFit, rescuing animals and Pikachu collectables who was convicted under the Espionage Act of 1917 for leaking proof of Russian interference in the 2016 election. Reality’s mother, Billie Winner-Davis and sister, Brittany Winner, share their personal stories…

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#1 - The Interrogation 29:49

4y ago29:49

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On June 3, 2017, 11 FBI interrogators surprised Air Force crypto-linguist Reality Leigh Winner at her home in Augusta, Georgia, accusing her of leaking classified information proving Russian Interference in the 2016 election. THIS IS REALITY speaks with Reality Winner's mother Billie Winner-Davis, sister Brittany Winner, lawyer Alison Grinter Allen…

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This is Reality- Podcast Teaser 3:13

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How and why did a 25-year-old with a Pikachu bedspread become the #1 terrorist in the United States? In 2017, REALITY WINNER, a highly decorated former Air Force linguist was charged with leaking proof of Russian interference in the 2016 election to the media. Her goal – to help protect Democracy. Reality received the longest sentence ever imposed …