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Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include "The Real Story of January 6" (2022), "The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America" (2022), and "Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus" (2020).

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Welcome to The Josh Philipp Show—your source for hard news, historical analysis, and in-depth reporting uncovering the truth behind U.S. current events and how we got here. 

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