China, Secret Labs & Censorship: Joshua Philipp Sounds the Alarm

Live from FreedomFest in Las Vegas, Liberty Roundtable host Sam Bushman sits down with veteran investigative journalist Joshua Philipp of The Epoch Times for a wide-ranging conversation about some of the biggest—and most controversial—issues facing America.

Philipp discusses his new Josh Philipp Show, where he plans to move beyond the daily news cycle and take viewers deeper into investigations involving China, government corruption, global fraud networks, communism, censorship, and national security. Drawing on nearly two decades of investigative reporting, Philipp also recounts his work covering the Darien Gap, the origins of COVID-19, and alleged clandestine biological laboratories linked to Chinese nationals operating inside the United States.

The conversation also explores Philipp’s concerns about dangerous biological research, his investigation of the secret laboratory discovered in Reedley, California, and questions about whether existing regulations are adequate to prevent potentially dangerous pathogens from being researched or transported inside the country.

Bushman and Philipp then turn to foreign influence, censorship and the origins of The Epoch Times. Philipp describes investigating Chinese Communist Party-linked influence operations since 2008 and recounts receiving threats that he attributes to Chinese agents because of his reporting. He also discusses the continuing challenge of reaching audiences on major technology platforms while developing independent media alternatives.

From secret labs and the origins of COVID to communist influence, censorship, and the future of investigative journalism, this FreedomFest conversation asks a central question: how much remains hidden from the American public—and who is willing to investigate it?