Sunday, 15 February 2026

Branch Davidian Survivor Catherine Matteson Speaks At 1997 Movie Premiere At Dobie Mall Austin, Tx [rt8R0KQ687Q]

Archival footage from a 1996 Austin film premiere reveals the friction between Waco documentary filmmakers and the survivors they featured on screen.

By Mike Hanson Archives | 10m listen | 5 chapters
Branch Davidian Survivor Catherine Matteson Speaks At 1997 Movie Premiere At Dobie Mall Austin, Tx [rt8R0KQ687Q] cover

About this episode

Mike Hanson unearths archival footage from the 1996 Austin premiere of Waco: The Rules of Engagement at the Dobie Mall, where Branch Davidian survivor Catherine Matteson delivered a rare public testimony. Matteson, a thirty-year resident of the Mount Carmel Center, joined attorney Terry Kirk and author Simon Schulz to address the historical record of the 1993 siege. Hanson alleges that the documentary filmmakers abandoned Matteson shortly after leveraging her appearance to bolster the film's credibility during its initial theatrical run.

The footage captures a tense exchange where the directors refuse a request to screen the documentary for a political group in San Antonio, citing fears that the content would be co-opted by extremist organizations. Beyond the Waco retrospective, the report details the 2021 Texas freeze response in Gonzales, Texas, where the Gonzales Association of Patriots provided emergency shelter for 112 displaced citizens. Mayor Connie Kacir is credited with personally financing food supplies for the nonprofit's relief efforts at a local hotel after municipal infrastructure failed during the record-breaking cold snap.

Catherine Matteson provides a haunting perspective on the Mount Carmel community while Mike Hanson offers a signature sign-off targeting the New World Order. The segment concludes with a defiant blessing for the American Republic and a brief nod to international listeners in Spanish.


CHAPTER 01 / 5 Discussion

Mike Hanson Archives, Waco Rules of Engagement Premiere Footage

Mike Hanson introduces archival footage from the 1996 premiere of the documentary Waco: The Rules of Engagement. Hanson describes the historical significance of the event and criticizes the filmmakers for allegedly abandoning Branch Davidian survivor Catherine Madison after her speaking engagement. The footage includes shots of the theater marquee and brief interactions with the audience and directors.

mike hanson· waco rules of engagement· catherine madison· branch davidian· documentary premiere

00:01 I love Mike Hanson Archives. Get ready to run folks, it's Mike Hanson and i wanted to come on here first and explain what this little clip is. I don't want it to get lost in the grapevine of life. I want to put it out there on the internet because it's pretty historical footage even though it's not that much of it. This

00:39 I think it was 1996 when Waco Rules of Engagement first came out. And see right here, it says Waco? That's that Waco Rules of Engagement they didn't put that all the way up on the marquee and I wanted to tell you exactly what happened. Catherine Madison, the branch of Idiot Survivor was invited to speak at this movie premiere. Of course They left her high and dry, and I had to take her home that night. But here's the Waco rules of engagement The marquee so it was pretty historical this is when it was first out in the movies Okay here's Catherine

01:38 The guy that made the movie, did we ever find out who the first one that made Waco Rules of Engagement? I'll give you my opinion of him. That guy's famous too y'all recognize him and i'm going to play this after this but there's Catherine there's not much of it there's only like a minute of it but I still wanted to put it out there to have it in its historical This guy right here is somebody from the audience asking whether he could, and you'll see this in the full. This guy's asking can he show the film to a group of people? And the guy that made the film him and his wife are real Hollywood queers. I don't mean queers as in gay just really

02:29 Not nice people. He actually tells them no and he don't want his film getting out to certain groups of people Because it's such a Liberal film as he calls it so I don't know exactly what went on with these Did you ever find out who that who that who this was? Well, this guy here and his wife were the first ones that made that before Michael Minolte. I think they were the directors or something. Y'all can look it up out there on the...on there but you'll see on the clip pay attention to what he says He really didn't want to get the information out like the rest of us at the time It's Waco rules of engagement

03:23 The first one, I think it was 1996. Does it say who it was? Waco Rules of Engagement That's probably him right there But anyway y'all can look him up folks out there He is really not a nice person and he also left Katherine Madison that night fending for herself because he didn't agree with her So I'm real disappointed in that movie for premiere. Okay now here it is folks the unedited Footage that I got that night even though, oh, I don't know why didn't get that much footage that night You know just a little bit of it I guess we were just showing that it was going to be shown there but it's a shame that we didn't get more footage at night and

04:18 Alrighty, thanks a lot and God bless. Now watch this small clip put it into your archive files people out there and they said, uh... What? Well, regular strength is a whole bunch but I actually think the part where you see that in the Mega Man and Fire Reaper Dragon, but it goes back to the Warp Bridge. So we do all we gotta do is give our cards and...

CHAPTER 02 / 5 Discussion

Catherine Madison and Simon Schulz Book Signing Event

Terry Kirk, co-counsel for author Simon Schulz, introduces a public event featuring a book signing and a guest appearance by Catherine Madison. Madison is identified as a 30-year resident of the Mount Carmel Center and a survivor of the Waco siege. The event organizers open the floor to audience questions regarding the film and the historical events at Waco.

catherine madison· simon schulz· terry kirk· branch davidian· book signing

05:15 Terry Kirk, who is the co-counsel for Simon Schulz's book which immediately following this Dick will be out in the food court I believe signing books and then at the end we have Katherine Batson lived up in the French Divisions for 30 years and a Uyghur survivor. And so I'm just going to pass this mic around here, and if you have some questions raise your hand...

06:01 film and show it to a group in San Antonio. We do plan on showing up in San Antonio, we answer the second part of your question though the film is not co-read by groups uh... The reason being I think very obvious that there's an extreme political nature of this one of things we absolutely cannot allow to happen uh...is to have this film become associated with a group that could then be taken I can't wait Alex until your great-great grandchildren see how good you were back in the day, in the 1990s. And also we also have a if you look below here We have a nonprofit organization called Gonzales Association of Patriots and of course 100% percent of that goes to

CHAPTER 03 / 5 Discussion

Filmmaker Restrictions on Political Group Screenings

A filmmaker addresses an audience member's request to screen a documentary for a group in San Antonio. The director declines the request for group-led screenings, citing the extreme political nature of the content. The stated goal is to prevent the film from being co-opted or associated with specific political organizations that could alter its intended message.

film distribution· political groups· san antonio· documentary· licensing

06:01 film and show it to a group in San Antonio. We do plan on showing up in San Antonio, we answer the second part of your question though the film is not co-read by groups uh... The reason being I think very obvious that there's an extreme political nature of this one of things we absolutely cannot allow to happen uh...is to have this film become associated with a group that could then be taken I can't wait Alex until your great-great grandchildren see how good you were back in the day, in the 1990s. And also we also have a if you look below here We have a nonprofit organization called Gonzales Association of Patriots and of course 100% percent of that goes to

CHAPTER 04 / 5 Discussion

Gonzales Association of Patriots, 2021 Texas Freeze Relief

The Gonzales Association of Patriots provided emergency shelter and resources to 112 people during the February 2021 Texas freeze. Operating out of a hotel in Gonzales, Texas, the nonprofit exhausted its donations to prevent deaths from exposure when local electricity and water services failed. Mayor Connie Kacir is commended for personally funding food for the displaced residents despite facing media criticism.

gonzales association of patriots· texas freeze 2021· connie kacir· gonzales texas· disaster relief

07:11 helping elderly people here. We put up 112 people during the freeze February of 2021, those people would have froze to death if we would not have put them up in our hotel here in Gonzales Texas. People were having accidents on the highways they had nowhere to go, peoples water and electricity was cut off they had nothing Thank God that you know we made it through that. That was just something else for Texas to have that freeze and it lasted for a whole week and we put them up, they just about exhausted our uh... It did exhaust our donations for our non-profit so if you look below

08:02 And I want to thank the mayor of Gonzales, Texas. If you ever get a chance to check she bought all that food back in February for all those people out of her own pocket And then the news tried to criticize it for. If she wouldn't have opened up these shelters, people would have froze to death their fingers would've been frostbitten on their toes just like what happened in Austin and Houston So I want to commend our mayor here in Gonzales, Texas Miss Connie. There you go. Buy what you want with it buy something nice once a while. Love you much. Yeah. You know people donate money to us and that's how we get this money so if anybody wants to know more about our organization We're here in Gonzales Texas at P.O Box 481

08:58 Thank you all very much and God bless everybody that helps people around that are in need. God bless y'all, okay? Okay we'll see ya next time. Que pase un buen dia senora. to the new world order. We shall, we must and we will prevail because we're willing to stand up against what's happening God bless the republic and the United States. Thank you very much folks

CHAPTER 05 / 5 Discussion

New World Order Resistance and Patriotic Sign-off

The broadcast concludes with a call to resist the New World Order and a declaration of victory for those willing to stand against globalist agendas. The speaker offers a blessing for the Republic and the United States before signing off. The segment ends with a brief Spanish farewell to a listener.

new world order· republic· united states· patriotism· sign-off

08:58 Thank you all very much and God bless everybody that helps people around that are in need. God bless y'all, okay? Okay we'll see ya next time. Que pase un buen dia senora. to the new world order. We shall, we must and we will prevail because we're willing to stand up against what's happening God bless the republic and the United States. Thank you very much folks