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The UnapologeticsOn Anxiety...Being new to Substack and suddenly having a bigger platform isn’t always comfortable for me, though I’m learning as I go. A little honesty about anxiety in this new place, how I deal, and what to look forward to. Thank you Cash Flow Collective, Kris Winters, Stephanie Gibbs Dunlap, Independent Voter 1, Robin S Kuykendall, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epis...
2025-08-2509 min
The UnapologeticsChecking in on the Maxwell DepositionsThank you Wendy The Druid 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🌈, Susan Rahman, Maria, Pat, Tranquil Rain, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app.The Panicked, Unpaid Writer is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe
2025-08-2510 min
The UnapologeticsIf Ghislaine's Talking, Ghislaine's LyingA small rant based on listening to the first day of Ghislaine Maxwell’s testimony and her trying to convince a legal team that both she and Jeffrey Epstein had health conditions that prevented them from having sexual intercourse, and thus they bonded over their celibacy in best-friendship.Woman, please. The Panicked, Unpaid Writer is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or ge...
2025-08-2402 min
The UnapologeticsLive with Rick Herbst and Ellie Leonard!Thank you Nick Paro, Mnera, Alexandra Barcus, Linda Roberta Hibbs, Jeanne Elbe, and many others for tuning into my live video with Rick Herbst! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe
2025-08-221h 20
The UnapologeticsThe Daily Whatever, Aug 22: Fucked-up Friday with Ellie Leonard!Thank you Nick Paro, The Bathrobe Guy 👘, cynmac, Samantha Paige (she/they), john king (MY HUMBLE OPINION), and many others for tuning into my live video with Dana DuBois and Lawrence Winnerman! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe
2025-08-221h 00
The UnapologeticsLive with Rick HerbstThank you Dana DuBois, Sarah Brennan, Linda Roberta Hibbs, Karen Odom, Alynne Hanford, and many others for tuning into my live video with Rick Herbst! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe
2025-08-211h 12
The UnapologeticsSick of this Show - the story keeps going, with Ellie LeonardThank you Lawrence Winnerman, Linda Roberta Hibbs, Dannys, Rachel Hendricks, Sunny, and many others for tuning into my live video with Nick Paro and Frederic Poag! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe
2025-08-211h 02
The UnapologeticsIvana Trump, Leslie Wexner, Steve Bannon, and Epstein, Epstein, EpsteinHi friends,Here’s a little check-in to go over some of the heavy-hitting topics of the past week, including investigative articles about Steve Bannon, Leslie Wexner, Mark Epstein, and the mysterious and very quiet death of Ivana Trump. And of course what links them all together: Epstein, Epstein, Epstein. I also cover a bit of the martial law fiasco in Washington DC this week, and what’s legal, and what doesn’t actually exist on paper.I had the pleasure of spending Tuesday evening in New York with Don Lemon and Jasmine Crockett, as well a...
2025-08-1433 min
The UnapologeticsWhen things look bleak, take hopeAs Donald Trump prepares to militarize and forcibly remove poverty and dissent from Washington DC, we need to take a step back and remember the parallels of history. 249 years ago King George III erased checks and balances, kept the laws he liked, wrote a few new ones, rained down tariffs, and otherwise terrorized his people. And we created a new country because of it. So if you would be so kind, I wrote a little article about the history of this very situation, albeit a few years ago, and why we can take hope from something we...
2025-08-1108 min
The UnapologeticsSick of this Show - this is the story that never ends, with special guest Ellie LeonardThank you J.J. Loughran, Frank Kohl, Rachel Hendricks, Susan Theriault, Brooke Hayes, and many others for tuning into my live video with Nick Paro and Frederic Poag! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe
2025-08-071h 03
The UnapologeticsFlight Log Transcription Mistakes at the DOJA few updates on my research into the Jeffrey Epstein flight lots, specifically to and from the Virgin Islands, and the emphasis and deep focus Epstein had on Virginia (Roberts) Giuffre. Why? What made her stand out? And why was she so prevalent in the logs? This will take some time to figure out, but I’ll go into her story tonight a little more in-depth while I continue to pour over the logs.Thank you to my subscribers, both paid and free, you are making this little writer’s heart sing! I understand we can’t afford...
2025-08-0113 min
The UnapologeticsA Proud Moment to Pay it ForwardBecause of my Substack subscribers I was able to do something today that I’ve never been able to do before, and I’m really excited and grateful because it’s a chance to pay it forward to someone else who really needs the help.So thank you, and support your local PBS stations!! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe
2025-07-2510 min
The UnapologeticsSomeone has come forward...Three important updates, including someone coming forward with information on-the-record. More to come on that soon.Also, as a follow up to the discussion, I went ahead and wrote an article linking Vicki Ward’s 2003 eye-opening article “The Talented Mr. Epstein,” and the NY Times’ Marc Tracy’s article on what she was and wasn’t allowed to publish as a result. I need everyone to be talking about this, because it’s long, detailed, and incredibly predictive. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonu...
2025-07-2113 min
The UnapologeticsYou guys okay?Today was rough. And hard. And scary. And harmful. I hope we all had a minute to stop and breathe and take care of ourselves until we can figure out next steps. I’m grateful to be in a place filled with fresh air and crummy cell service, and I was able to take my kids out and stick our feet in the river for a few hours. Whatever that looked like for you, I hope you’re there too. If not, check in, write it down, call a loved one, or find an online friend who is a grea...
2025-06-2805 min
The UnapologeticsUnderground Nuclear Missiles in Rural Farm StatesIn Montana, North and South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado, and Missouri there are active nuclear missiles under the ground that have been there since the Cold War. We have 150 missile silos in Montana, 100 of which are active. I searched high and low for something to tell me that the nuclear missiles were either not there anymore or that they had been dismantled and could no longer deploy. Turns out, that information doesn’t exist.Montana Public Radio Malmstrom Air Force BaseThe Panicked, Unpaid Writer is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts an...
2025-06-2308 min
The UnapologeticsLive with Ellie LeonardThis is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe
2025-06-2101 min
The UnapologeticsOn the Horrors of Publishing and PoliticsThis is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe
2025-06-2118 min
The UnapologeticsLive with Ellie LeonardThis is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe
2025-06-1810 min
The UnapologeticsLive on No Kings in Small, Red TownsThis is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe
2025-06-1505 min
The UnapologeticsOn Coffee, Anxiety, and the Big Beautiful BillThis is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe
2025-06-1313 min
The UnapologeticsLive with Ellie LeonardThis is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe
2025-06-1101 min
The UnapologeticsLive with Ellie Leonard - The Big Beautiful BillThis is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe
2025-06-1005 min
The UnapologeticsLive with Ellie LeonardThis is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe
2025-06-021h 13
The UnapologeticsEpisode 9 - Elon Musk is Talking EugenicsThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit ellieleonard.substack.comI hate every bit of it, but it needs discussing.ASK YOUR IRISH GRANNY and I discuss paying $5000 to new moms (with a shiny medal) and Elon Musk’s background in eugenics and White Replacement Theory. Gag me with a big plastic spork. But I digress…
2025-04-2901 min
The UnapologeticsLive with Ellie LeonardThis is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe
2025-04-1901 min
The UnapologeticsLive with Ellie LeonardThis is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe
2025-04-0504 min
The UnapologeticsLive with Ellie LeonardThis is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ellieleonard.substack.com/subscribe
2025-04-0506 min
The UnapologeticsEpisode 5 - Chuck Schumer and Other Aliens from 1798Irish Granny Helen and I chat about Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats’ attempt to reach across the aisle and shake hands with chaos as the Republican spending bill launches us into another 6 months of terror.And Donald Trump invokes the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 despite federal orders reminding him that we’re not actually at war with anyone.Thanks for listening!Ellie is an author, editor, and owner of Red Pencil Transcripts, and works with filmmakers, podcasts, and journalists all over the world. She lives with her family just outside of New...
2025-03-181h 06
The UnapologeticsEpisode 4 - The FalloutAnother week of trying to stay on-topic as we discuss the fallout from Donald Trump’s meeting with Volodomyr Zelensky and the theatrics behind a late-night phone call from the Kremlin. Thanks for listening!Ellie is an author, editor, and owner of Red Pencil Transcripts, and works with filmmakers, podcasts, and journalists all over the world. She lives with her family just outside of New York City, and is represented by Vicki Marsdon at High Spot Literary. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other su...
2025-03-111h 01
The UnapologeticsEpisode 3 - CensorshipA discussion of censorship on social media disguised as algorithms, and how the CEOs running these platforms steer the narrative.If you liked our chat, we’ll be back next Monday for an update on the next edition of the psychosis within the White House.Subscribe ASK YOUR IRISH GRANNY for more great political discourse!Ellie is an author, editor, and owner of Red Pencil Transcripts, and works with filmmakers, podcasts, and journalists all over the world. She lives with her family just outside of New York City, and is represented by Vicki Ma...
2025-02-241h 24
The UnapologeticsEpisode 2 - Health ConspiraciesA wild discussion of all things health-conspiracy pushed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the current Administration, including a long list of things from my own family. We’ve already been banned for this one on YouTube!If you liked our chat, we’ll be back next Monday for an update on the next edition of the psychosis in the White House.Subscribe ASK YOUR IRISH GRANNY for more great political discourse! Ellie is an author, editor, and owner of Red Pencil Transcripts, and works with filmmakers, podcasts, and journalists all over the worl...
2025-02-241h 37
The UnapologeticsEpisode 1Ask Your Irish Granny and I hold our first, slightly clunky, discussion of the week’s events, including Donald Trump’s latest executive orders, religion, Cybertrucks, Project 2025, and the Super Bowl.If you liked our chat, we’ll be back next Monday for an update on the next edition of the psychosis within the White House.Subscribe ASK YOUR IRISH GRANNY for more great political discourse!Ellie is an author, editor, and owner of Red Pencil Transcripts, and works with filmmakers, podcasts, and journalists all over the world. She lives with her family just o...
2025-02-241h 23
Better Peace PodcastBuilding a Better Peace in Belfast and Cape TownWelcome back to the Better Peace Podcast for our eighth and final episode, presented by Clodagh, Ellie and Chloe. Today’s episode is a very special one, and not just because it’s the last! Today we are joined by special guests all the way from South Africa! Our guests from Bush Radio are here to reflect on their experiences living and growing up in a post-conflict society.Ellie begins the conversation by asking about the successes of the South African peace process and the challenges that remain. Although the group reflected on some successes, they noted the...
2024-09-3024 min