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Preparedness, Survival, And What To Do When It All Goes Wrong (with Mike Glover) Jan 10, 2024

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What would you do in the case of a cyberattack, blackout, mass shooting, or large-scale natural disaster?

Today’s guest is Mike Glover, and he wants to help people get better prepared for the worst-case scenario.

Mike is is former Green Beret and CIA contractor, and is the founder of Fieldcraft Survival. Its goal is to to educate, train, and equip the public to be prepared for anything. He is a national-recognized authority in Counter-Terrorism, Security, and Crisis Management Operations.

He is also the author of "Prepared: A Manual for Surviving Worst-Case Scenario,” and is the host of the Mike Force Podcast, and the new series, Focal Point, which he co-hosts with Andy Stumpf.

Learn more: https://fieldcraftsurvival.com/

Mike Force: https://www.youtube.com/@UC5-mdr7bmI8_SPWc76qTGJg

Focal Point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxPJ2oz4R_g

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Was Jeffrey Epstein an Intelligence Asset? (with Nick Bryant) Jan 04, 2024

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Nick Bryant is an investigative journalist, podcaster, author, and expert on human trafficking who is credited with helping to expose the widespread abuse of Jeffrey Epstein and his criminal associates. He is also the author of the book The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers Child Abuse & Betrayal. His new book, The Truth About Watergate: A Tale of Extraordinary Lies and Liars, will be released on Jan. 15.

He's been published in national journals, including the Journal of Professional Ethics, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, and Journal of School Health, as well as, outlets including USA Today Magazine, Playboy, Salon, The Twin Cities Reader, Vanity Fair, New York, GEAR, Gawker, The Scheer Post, and others.

He has spoken at conferences including the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation’s 2019 international convention and the 2020, 2021 and 2023 Coalition to End Sexual Exploitation Global Summits. He is the recipient of the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation's 2022 Therese O. Clemens Advocacy Award.

He is also the Director of the organization Epstein Justice. Learn more here https://epsteinjustice.com/

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Saving Lives in Violent Situations (with Tim Kennedy) Dec 27, 2023

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Tim Kennedy is a Master Sergeant with the US Army Green Berets and a Special Forces sniper, MMA fighter, and entrepreneur. He is the author of the best-selling book “Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban, UFC Warriors, and Myself”

Tim is also the founder of Sheepdog Response, a company that specializes in training and products that support preparedness and is the co-founder and board member for the organization Save Our Allies.

Today on Change Agents, Tim and Andy discuss the importance of preparedness and how to react in violent situations in an effort to save lives.

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Are Your Clothes Getting You Sick? (with Alden Wicker) Dec 20, 2023

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Today on Change Agents, Andy Stumpf sits down with journalist Alden Wicker for a conversation about the link between our clothes, toxic chemicals, and your health.

Alden is a journalist and author who has written investigative pieces for outlets including Wired, The New York Times, Inc. Magazine, Popular Science, Craftsmanship Quarterly, Vox and others. Her reporting specializes in issues in the fashion industry and her latest book is called To Dye For: How Toxic Fashion Is Making Us Sick – and How We Can Fight Back.

The book is a startling investigation into how chemicals and materials used by many clothing brands can actually make the people who wear them very sick. She is also the founder of a website called EcoCult, that tracks and reports on sustainable fashion.

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Risking Everything to Cover Modern War (with Sebastian Junger) Dec 12, 2023

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Sebastian Junger is an award-winning war journalist, as well as a best-selling author, filmmaker and the founder of the organization Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleagues — RISC. His work includes the books Freedom, Tribe, War, A Death in Belmont, Fire and the Perfect Storm, as well as the films Restrepo, Korengal, The Last Patrol, and Which Way Is the Front Line From Here, and Hell on Earth: the Fall of Syria and the Rise of ISIS. He recently launched his latest initiative Vets Town Hall, a series of events that allow veterans to share their experiences serving their country. SPONSOR: Change Agents is presented by Montana Knife Company. Use CODE "CHANGEAGENTS10" for 10% off your first order at https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/ MTNTOUGH Go to https://mtntough.com and enter code CHANGEAGENTS to receive 40% OFF - a savings of about $100 your MTNTOUGH+ annual subscription. Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-agents-with-andy-stumpf/id1677415740 Shop IRONCLAD Apparel: https://shop.thisisironclad.com/ Change Agents is an IRONCLAD original. Visit https://www.thisisironclad.com to learn more. Be sure to subscribe to @thisisironclad on YouTube and major social platforms.

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Rescuing Child Soldiers (with 'Machine Gun Preacher' Sam Childers) Dec 05, 2023

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On this episode of Change Agents, Andy Stumpf talks with Angels of East Africa founder, entrepreneur, and minister, Sam Childers. Sam's life and work with children in South Sudan and Uganda was depicted in the 2011 movie Machine Gun Preacher starring Gerard Butler. SPONSOR: Change Agents is presented by Montana Knife Company. Use CODE "CHANGEAGENTS10" for 10% off your first order at https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/ MTNTOUGH Go to https://mtntough.com/ and enter code CHANGEAGENTS to receive 40% OFF - a savings of about $100 your MTNTOUGH+ annual subscription. Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-agents-with-andy-stumpf/id1677415740 Shop IRONCLAD Apparel: https://shop.thisisironclad.com/ Change Agents is an IRONCLAD original. Visit https://www.thisisironclad.com to learn more. Be sure to subscribe to @thisisironclad on YouTube and major social platforms.

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MeatEater’s Steve Rinella on the State of Modern Conservation Dec 02, 2023

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Today's guest is best-selling author, outdoorsman, and TV host Steve Rinella. He is a New York Times bestselling author, conservationist, sportsman, and host of the television show and podcast MeatEater. He is the author of several books, including American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon, Meat Eater: Adventures From The Life Of An American Hunter, The Meateater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival, Outside Kids In An Inside World, Catch A Crayfish, Count The Stars, and multiple cookbooks His passion and efforts to educate on the importance of hunting and wildlife management have earned him the Conservations Achievement Award from The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership. SPONSOR: Change Agents is presented by Montana Knife Company. Use CODE "CHANGEAGENTS10" for 10% off your first order at https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/ MTNTOUGH Go to https://mtntough.com/ and enter code CHANGEAGENTS to receive 40% OFF - a savings of about $100 your MTNTOUGH+ annual subscription. Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-agents-with-andy-stumpf/id1677415740 Shop IRONCLAD Apparel: https://shop.thisisironclad.com/ Change Agents is an IRONCLAD original. Visit https://www.thisisironclad.com to learn more. Be sure to subscribe to @thisisironclad on YouTube and major social platforms.

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Exposing Big Pharma Corruption (with Peter Berg) Nov 21, 2023

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Today on Change Agents, Andy Stumpf speaks with filmmaker and actor Peter Berg. His new hit Netflix series Painkiller examines the origins of the opioid epidemic and the role that Richard Sackler and Purdue Pharma played in bringing OxyContin to the market. NOTE: If you or someone you know is struggling with a prescription drug addiction, you can contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration hotline at 1-800-662-4357 SPONSOR: Change Agents is presented by Montana Knife Company. Use CODE "CHANGEAGENTS10" for 10% off your first order at https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/ MTNTOUGH Go to https://mtntough.com/ and enter code CHANGEAGENTS to receive 40% OFF - a savings of about $100 your MTNTOUGH+ annual subscription. Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-agents-with-andy-stumpf/id1677415740 Shop IRONCLAD Apparel: https://shop.thisisironclad.com/ Change Agents is an IRONCLAD original. Visit https://www.thisisironclad.com to learn more. Be sure to subscribe to @thisisironclad on YouTube and major social platforms.

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The Rise of Mexican Drug Cartels (with Ioan Grillo) Nov 14, 2023

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On the edition of the Narco Wars series, Andy Stumpf sits down with investigative journalist Ioan Grillo. Based in Mexico City, he has been covering drug cartels since 2001 for news outlets such as the New York Times, France 24, National Geographic, Time Magazine, Esquire, CNN, Reuters, The Associated Press, and many others. Ioan is the author of three books: Blood Gun Money: How America Arms Gangs and Cartels, Gangster Warlords: Drug Dollars, Killing Fields, and the New Politics in Latin America, and El Narco: Inside Mexico’s Criminal Insurgency. He also helped produce the television series and documentaries Blood on the Wall, Barrios Beats and Blood, and Inside Narco Wars. You can find more of his work on his Substack, CrashOutMedia, and on the CrimeWar podcast. SPONSOR: Change Agents is presented by Montana Knife Company. Use CODE "CHANGEAGENTS10" for 10% off your first order at https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/ MTNTOUGH Go to https://mtntough.com/ and enter code CHANGEAGENTS to receive 40% OFF - a savings of about $100 your MTNTOUGH+ annual subscription. FABRIC Life Insurance Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to protect their family. https://www.meetfabric.com/changeagents Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-agents-with-andy-stumpf/id1677415740 Shop IRONCLAD Apparel: https://shop.thisisironclad.com/ Change Agents is an IRONCLAD original. Visit https://www.thisisironclad.com to learn more. Be sure to subscribe to @thisisironclad on YouTube and major social platforms.

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The Reality of the Narco Wars (with Jaeson Jones) Nov 07, 2023

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On today’s Change Agents, an IRONCLAD original, Andy Stumpf sits down with Jaeson Jones. Jaeson is a border expert with over 25 years of experience working on the U.S.’s southwest border and is a retired Captain from the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Intelligence and Counter Terrorism Division. Jaseon has supervised numerous Human Intelligence (HUMINT) operations in multiple nations and led the longest 24/7 border operation in Texas history: Operation Secure Texas, a border security effort between the Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas National Guard, and federal law enforcement.He spearheaded investigations targeting Mexican cartels' leadership and collaborates with the U.S. Intelligence community to save both Mexican and American lives threatened by cartel violence. This summer, he testified before the House Homeland Security Committee about the radical evolution of Mexican drug cartels and the dangers they pose to the people of the United States and Mexico. You can watch the testimony here: https://twitter.com/alexdatig/status/1682836233662214147 On in part one of the Narco Wars series, Jaeson explains what’s really going on at the U.S. Southern Border. SPONSOR: Change Agents is presented by Montana Knife Company. Use CODE "CHANGEAGENTS10" for 10% off your first order at https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/ Fabric Life Insurance Join the thousands of parents who trust Fabric to protect their family. Apply today in just minutes https://hello.meetfabric.com/term-life-insurance-partner-changeagents?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=premium_podcast_vanityurl&utm_content=changeagents Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-agents-with-andy-stumpf/id1677415740 Shop IRONCLAD Apparel: https://shop.thisisironclad.com/ Change Agents is an IRONCLAD original. Visit https://www.thisisironclad.com to learn more. Be sure to subscribe to @thisisironclad on YouTube and major social platforms. Follow us on Social - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ThisIsIRONCLAD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisisironclad TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisisironclad Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://thisisironclad.com/newsletter

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