Today on Change Agents, an IRONCLAD Original, Cam Hanes and Andy Stumpf discuss "trophy" hunting and what activists get wrong about hunting. Cameron Hanes is a bowhunter, wildlife advocate, and outdoorsman. He’s the host of the Keep Hammering podcast and the series Lift Run Shoot. He recently embarked on a mountain lion hunt in Colorado, a state that has introduced new ballot measures that could eliminate or greatly restrict similar hunts in the future SPONSOR: Change Agents is presented by Mont...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Today on Change Agents, Andy Stumpf sits down with investigative journalist Katherine Eban. She is an award-winning investigative journalist and a Vanity Fair special correspondent, specializing in the pharmaceutical industry. She is the author of books including Dangerous Doses: A True Story of Cops, Counterfeiters and the Contamination of America’s Drug Supply , as well as, Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom. Katherine recently came into possession of emails between gove...
Jan 29, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Ed Calderon is a security specialist and instructor with extensive operational and law enforcement experience combatting Mexican drug cartels. Born in Tijuana, Ed spent years in Mexican law enforcement agencies specializing in counternarcotics, anti-abduction efforts, and high-risk close protection for high-profile individuals. He has since consulted and trained agencies including the FBI, BORTAC, Navy SEALS, and intelligence service agents. Today, he also hosts the Manifesto Radio Podcast. Toda...
Jan 17, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 17
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 ...
Jan 10, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 16
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 Professiona...
Jan 04, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 15
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 ...
Dec 27, 2023•59 min•Season 2Ep. 14
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 ...
Dec 20, 2023•51 min•Season 2Ep. 13
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...
Dec 12, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 12
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 4...
Dec 05, 2023•47 min•Season 2Ep. 11
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 H...
Dec 02, 2023•49 min•Season 2Ep. 10
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 Com...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 9
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 Americ...
Nov 14, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 8
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...
Nov 07, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Paul Rosolie is a conservationist, author, filmmaker, and speaker dedicated to protecting threatened ecosystems and endangered species in Indonesia, Brazil, India, and Peru. He is the founder of Junglekeepers, an organization with the mission to protect over 55,000 acres of the Amazon rainforest. Paul also made two award-winning short films about his journeys deep into the Amazon: An Unseen World and Dark Green and is the author of the acclaimed memoir Mother of God. Learn more at https://www.ju...
Oct 31, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In this episode of Change Agents, an IRONCLAD original, Andy Stumpf interviews Mike Baker about billions of American dollars that are now helping to find the Taliban in Afghanistan, as well as how terrorist organizations like Hamas are actually funded. Mike Baker spent nearly 20 years as a CIA covert field operations officer, who took part in counterterrorism, counternarcotics, and counterinsurgency operations across the globe. He is the CEO of Portman Square Group, a global investigations and s...
Oct 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Mark Bunker is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, filmmaker, the founder of Xenu TV, and is the Vice-Mayor and Councilman for Clearwater, Florida’s 2nd district. The district is also a homebase for the Church of Scientology, which owns much of its downtown. He also was a contributor to HBO’s film Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief and has been featured on the A&E show Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath. In this episode of Change Agents, an IRONCLAD Original, Andy Stumpf...
Oct 17, 2023•47 min•Season 2Ep. 4
On today's episode of Change Agents, an IRONCLAD original, Andy Stumpf talks with Donnie Vincent about saving the world's last wild places. Donnie Vincent is an explorer, filmmaker, biologist, conservationist, and sportsman. He received his Bachelor’s of Science in Wildlife Biology from the University of Minnesota, where he had the opportunity to study Bengal tigers in Bangladesh and Nepal. Donnie has produced award-winning films including The Other Side, Terra Nova, The River’s Divide, and Wind...
Oct 10, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In the new film The Grab (directed by Blackfish filmmaker Gabriela Cowperthwaite), investigative journalist Nate Halverson uncovers how countries like Saudi Arabia, Russia, and China are racing to control the world's food and water supplies. In this episode of Change Agents, an IRONCLAD original, Andy Stumpf talks with Nate about why these efforts could lead to the next world war. More about The Grab: https://revealnews.org/The-Grab/ SPONSORS: Don't Miss Special Forces every Monday on Fox - http...
Oct 03, 2023•55 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Today on Change Agents, an IRONCLAD original, Andy Stumpf sits down with Tam Hunt to discuss the dangers that artificial intelligence poses to humanity. Tam Hunt is a public policy lawyer, author, and scholar. He is an Affiliate Guest in Psychology at the University of California Santa Barbara’s META Lab, where he focuses on topics like the philosophy of mind and cognitive science. His work covers several disciplines including renewable energy, neuroscience, philosophy, consciousness, foreign po...
Sep 26, 2023•50 min•Season 2Ep. 1
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Sep 19, 2023•2 min
Today on Change Agents is an extended cut of Andy Stumpf's interview with Black Rifle Coffee Company Founder Evan Hafer. Prior to founding BRCC, Evan spent 20 years in the military serving as a U.S. Army infantryman, a Special Forces soldier (Green Beret), and a CIA contractor. Today, BRCC is dedicated to hiring 10,000 veterans and supporting the veteran community. Go here to learn more about the BRCC Fund: https://brccfund.org/ Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cha...
Sep 12, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Today on Change Agents, we revisit one of Season 1’s most popular episodes: A conversation with Vincent ‘Rocco’ Vargas. Originally cut down to about 45 minutes to focus on the border crisis, this extended cut features a more in-depth conversation with Rocco about military career, his combat experience, family life, and more. You can watch the original version here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SXDmz369kE Vincent Vargas is a special operations combat veteran (2nd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger...
Sep 05, 2023•1 hr 58 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Partners: HVMN – You can find Ketone-IQ at https://hvmn.com/changeagents to save 30% on your first subscription. On today's episode of Change Agents, an IRONCLAD Original, Andy Stumpfs sits down with Jimmy Hatch. Jimmy Hatch is a retired member of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, and is the founder of Spike's K9 Fund. Jimmy was critically wounded during his final combat deployment while searching for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. He credits a K9 named Remco with saving his life and the li...
Aug 29, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Partners: HVMN – You can find Ketone-IQ at https://hvmn.com/changeagents to save 30% on your first subscription. Today's guests on Change Agents with Andy Stumpf, an IRONCLAD original, are Julie Colombino-Billingham and her husband Mark "Billy" Billingham. Billy spent 27 years in the British military --17 with the SAS and 9 in the Parachute Regiment. Today he helps to spearhead the REBUILD Globally initiative, which fights poverty in Haiti by providing innovative education and job training progr...
Aug 22, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Partners: HVMN – You can find Ketone-IQ at https://hvmn.com/changeagents to save 30% on your first subscription. Dawn Hawkins is CEO of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation. NCOSE is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that is dedicated to exposing the links between all forms of sexual abuse and exploitation. You can learn more about their work at https://endsexualexploitation.org/about/ Change Agents is an IRONCLAD original. Shop IRONCLAD Apparel: https://shop.thisisironclad.com/ Change ...
Aug 15, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Partners: HVMN – You can find Ketone-IQ at https://hvmn.com/changeagents to save 30% on your first subscription. John Nores is the author of the book Hidden War: How Special Operations Game Wardens Are Reclaiming Wildlands From the Drug Cartels as well as War in the Woods: Combating the Marijuana Cartels on America’s Public Lands. The 2nd edition of Hidden War is out now. John served as a Game Warden for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for more than 25 years. He helped develop and...
Aug 08, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Partners: HVMN – You can find Ketone-IQ at https://hvmn.com/changeagents to save 30% on your first subscription. Jack Riley is the retired Deputy Administrator of the DEA, the administration’s No. 2 position. He led the manhunt team that captured notorious Mexican cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán and is the author of the book Drug Warrior: Inside the Hunt for El Chapo and the Rise of America's Opioid Crisis. He is an expert on Mexican drug cartels and the roots of the modern fentanyl cris...
Aug 01, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Partners: HVMN – You can find Ketone-IQ at https://hvmn.com/changeagents to save 30% on your first subscription. Jere Van Dyk is a Pulitzer-nominated journalist and U.S. Army Veteran. While working as a correspondent for The New York Times, he was embedded with the Mujahideen during their fight with the Soviet Union. He returned to Afghanistan after 9/11 as a CBS News reporter, and in 2006 he became the only journalist to go up into the mountains near the Pakistan border to the site where U.S. A...
Jul 25, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Partners: HVMN – You can find Ketone-IQ at https://hvmn.com/changeagents to save 30% on your first subscription. Brandon Schlautman is a scientist at “The Land Institute”, a Kentucky-based nonprofit dedicated to finding new sustainable solutions for growing the food we eat. He has a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Nebraska Wesleyan University a PhD in Plant Breeding and Plant Genetics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. On this episode of Change Agents with Andy Stumpf, an IRONCLAD ori...
Jul 18, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Partners: HVMN – You can find Ketone-IQ at https://hvmn.com/changeagents to save 30% on your first subscription. Capt. Whiteman has been an LAPD officer since 1998. In 2015, he was promoted to Sergeant II, and assigned to the Southeast Area Community Safety Partnership (CSP) serving the housing developments in Watts. In 2017, Ryan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant and was assigned to the West Valley Division. As a Lieutenant, Ryan served as the Officer-in-Charge of Hollenbeck, as well as th...
Jul 11, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 18
