Humanitarian - The Real Michael Jackson

Paul Dwyer
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Humanitarian - The Real Michael Jackson

In the year 2000, Michael Jackson was listed into the Guinness book of world records for breaking the world record for the "Most Charities Supported by a Pop Star“ an achievement that was accomplished by a lifetime of effort & tireless dedication, yet a little-known fact that has been overshadowed by years of fiction.After the 2018 release of his book "Humanitarian - The Real Michael Jackson" and the 2019 adaptation into a documentary of the same name, now Paul Dwyer brings you the stories told directly from the people that were helped and affected by Michael Jackson's kindness and humanitarian efforts.

  1. UNCF and the Michael Jackson Scholarship – with Kenya Gray

    17/11/2023

    UNCF and the Michael Jackson Scholarship – with Kenya Gray

    Welcome to the final episode of season one of my podcast, "Humanitarian - The Real Michael Jackson." I'd love to bring you another season and I still have a lot of people I want to speak with to tell their stories of how Michael Jackson helped them in their time of need or contributed to their recovery from illnesses or people that were just first-hand witness to his many humanitarian acts. But to bring you these stories, I really need you to subscribe to the podcast, subscribe on Apple ...

    30 min
  2. An unpublicized act of compassion, from one father to another – with Dustin Woods

    02/11/2023

    An unpublicized act of compassion, from one father to another – with Dustin Woods

    In 1998, through the Make-a-wish foundation, Michael Jackson met 5-year-old cancer sufferer Aza Woods at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. Michael cleared his afternoon schedule and spent time with Aza and Aza’s father at the themed attraction "Star Trek: The Experience.” In this episode, Dustin Woods, Aza’s father tells us of the afternoon he got to spend with The King of Pop.To donate to St Judes Hospital, click HERETo support Warchild, click HEREBuy the book “Humanitarian – The Real Michael J...

    30 min
  3. A simple act of kindness - with Joseph Yenish

    20/10/2023

    A simple act of kindness - with Joseph Yenish

    In July of 1997, as a crowd of fans sprinted after Michael Jackson’s limousine, one of his vans accidentally ran over a fan’s leg, pushing the fan, Joseph Yenish to the ground resulting in a broken foot. Joseph later received a phone call to inform him that Michael had heard of the accident and had arranged for him to attend Michael’s concert for free and then meet him. Joe went backstage at the Wembley stadium in London and in this episode, he tells us about it and the many other Michael Jac...

    28 min
  4. From Classroom to Neverland: The Heart behind the Dance - with Christine Fossemalle

    07/10/2023

    From Classroom to Neverland: The Heart behind the Dance - with Christine Fossemalle

    Christine Fossemalle owns and runs a dance school in Santa Ynez, California, in the same neighborhood that Michael Jackson called home at his Neverland Valley Ranch for 15 years. In the summer of 2003, Michael Jackson not only helped Christine with a fundraiser for her school, but also invited the entire school for a day at Neverland. In this episode, Christine tells us all about it.Buy the book “Humanitarian – The Real Michael Jackson” HERESupport Fossemalle Dance Studio HEREFollow Fossemall...

    35 min
  5. A miraculous moment of healing - with Christina Dowling

    23/09/2023

    A miraculous moment of healing - with Christina Dowling

    As seen on page 101 of my book “Humanitarian – The Real Michael Jackson,” on July 19, 1997, Irish Michael Jackson fan Christina Dowling, who suffers from Morquio syndrome was bought up on stage with Michael Jackson during his HIStory show in Dublin, Ireland. Michael held Christina’s hand during the song “Heal the World” and the result, as you’re about to hear, was nothing short of a miracle. Hear Christina’s story of how Michael’s touch affected her and how his passing inspired her to do more...

    20 min
  6. The hope & healing behind the headlines - with Angela & Helen Darlington

    08/09/2023

    The hope & healing behind the headlines - with Angela & Helen Darlington

    As seen on page 27 of my book “Humanitarian – The Real Michael Jackson,” on November 13, 1987, Michael Jackson visited The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, where he spent the day with children and their families, giving out gifts, signing autographs and chatting to the patients. In episode 7 of the podcast, I spoke with Angela Darlington, who was in the hospital recovering from a head injury when Michael visited her. As Angela was only 5 years old and recovering from a head ...

    21 min
  7. Neverland's Purpose - with Allan "Big Al" Scanlan

    24/08/2023

    Neverland's Purpose - with Allan "Big Al" Scanlan

    Allan Scanlan, affectionately known by Michael Jackson and the Michael Jackson fan community as “Big Al” worked at Michael’s home, Neverland Valley Ranch for 15 years. I had the pleasure of meeting the amusement ride specialist last year and have spoken to him a few times in regards to Michael’s humanitarianisms. The chat you’re about to hear was actually recorded last year but I wanted to include it in the podcast because Allan had some great information about the groups of sick & underp...

    40 min
  8. Michael Jackson at The Orphans Christmas Party - with Gwen Carino

    10/08/2023

    Michael Jackson at The Orphans Christmas Party - with Gwen Carino

    Before my chat with episode 5's main guest, The Michael Jackson Book Club's Shari Thurman Wilks joins me to tell us about an awesome project that The Book Club are doing this August to honor Michael Jackson's 65th Birthday.Then, as seen on page 94 of my book “Humanitarian – The Real Michael jacksn,” Gwen Carino was PR officer at the Manila Hotel in The Philippines & was assigned to head their annual Orphan’s Christmas Party in 1996.In this episode, Gwen tells us about how Michael Jackson ...

    45 min
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In the year 2000, Michael Jackson was listed into the Guinness book of world records for breaking the world record for the "Most Charities Supported by a Pop Star“ an achievement that was accomplished by a lifetime of effort & tireless dedication, yet a little-known fact that has been overshadowed by years of fiction.After the 2018 release of his book "Humanitarian - The Real Michael Jackson" and the 2019 adaptation into a documentary of the same name, now Paul Dwyer brings you the stories told directly from the people that were helped and affected by Michael Jackson's kindness and humanitarian efforts.

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