Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

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-New Episodes Every Wednesday- Find out what takes to solve some of the world's seemingly impossible problems. In each episode, SEAL Team 6 veteran and "Cleared Hot" podcast host Andy Stumpf interviews a new "agent of change" who is enacting real change to understand the scope of their work, how it can be replicated, and the unimaginable stakes of their everyday lives. An IRONCLAD Original.

18h ago · Bonus

BLACK PROJECT: Disclosure, the Truth About UFOs & Secret Programs [RE-RELEASE]

NOTE: With all of the buzz being created by Steven Spielberg's new film Disclosure Day, we are re-releasing this Change Agents documentary about disclosure, UAP, UFOs, and military black projects. We'll post an all new episode Change Agents tomorrow. Who is hiding the truth about UFOs? Are UAP actually secret government weapon programs? In this full length documentary (created from a supercut of our IRONCLAD Original series, Black Project), Andy Stumpf talks with experts, whistleblowers, and insiders including Dr. Garry Nolan, Rep. Tim Burchett, Chrissy Newton, Richard Dolan, and others to get to the bottom of the mystery. Chapters (00:00:16) - Part 1 - NAZI Origins? (00:02:50) The Strange 'Foo Fighters' of WWII (Nick Cook and Richard Dolan) (00:05:31) Nazi Flying Saucers and the Nazi Bell (00:09:21) Nazi Secret Weapons Programs (00:13:37) Roswell and UFOs Show Up America in the 1940s (00:18:28) A Connection Between UFOs and Nuclear Sites (00:20:25) Anti-Gravity Breakthroughs by the U.S. Military? (Vinnie Adams) (00:31:48) Part 2 - ORBS (00:31:52) The Mosul Orb (00:34:49) Military Encounters with UAP and UFOs (00:44:06) The Ryan Graves Encounter (00:49:09) Journalist Chrissy Newton's UFO Observation (00:54:12) Underwater Encounters and USOs (00:56:04) The Phoenix Lights and Black Triangle Craft (01:01:52) Part 3 - Military Black Projects (01:02:05) What Were the New Jersey Drones? (01:07:31 Skunk Works and the History of Military Black Projects (01:17:13) UFO Misinformation Efforts (01:25:58) - Part 4 Reverse Engineering Programs (01:26:07) - Dr. Garry Nolan's Gets Visited By Pentagon Officials (01:35:20) Secret Dark Money Programs (01:38:24) Lockheed Martin's Secret Materials (01:45:330 Reverse Engineering Programs WATCH FULL INTERVIEWS FROM THE FILM: Dr. Garry Nolan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HAY_MUYcrI Dr. Richard Dolan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufZVg0TcE1Q Rep. Tim Burchett: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aR2l88iFEU Luis Elizondo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5i7PeRl5ME Annie Jacobsen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8TjmpLNN1k Change Agents: Black Project is an IRONCLAD Original Sponsors: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ Hollow Socks For a limited time Hollow Socks is having a Buy 2 , Get 2 Free Sale. Head to http://Hollowsocks.com today to check it out. #HollowSockspod Mizzen and Main Get 20% off your first purchase at https://www.mizzenandmain.com with promo code IRONCLAD20 Delete Me Go to https://www.joindeleteme.com/IRONCLAD and use coupon code IRONCLAD, or scan the QR code Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 55m
6d ago

Payne Lindsey: The True Crime Investigator Who Now Hunts UAPs and UFO Disclosure

Payne Lindsey is an investigative filmmaker and podcaster known for hosting hit the true crime series including “Up and Vanished” and “Atlanta Monster”, and his latest show, which investigates the UAP, UFO, and alien abduction phenomenon, “High Strange”Payne is also the co-founder of the network Tenderfoot TV, whose podcasts have been downloaded more than 400 million times. Change Agents is an IRONCLAD OriginalChapters(00:55) - Solving a Cold Case Murder(07:15) - Becoming an Investigative Journalist(08:52) - Taking a Journalistic Approach to UAPs/UFO Disclosure(16:17) - Are UFOs Actually Military Black Projects?(20:00) - The Travis Walton Abduction Story (26:24) - David Grusch & Whistleblowers(29:21) - The New Jersey Drones Hunting Portable Nukes?(36:28) - Is There a Darker Truth Behind UFOs?(43:05) - UFO Encounters in Other Countries(51:10) - Weapon That Alters Reality Sponsors: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ Norwood Sawmills: Learn more about Norwood Sawmills and how you can start milling your own lumber at https://norwoodsawmills.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=ironclad&utm_campaign=ironclad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 hr
May 27

The Crazy True Story of How Jake Adelstein Cracked a $500 Million Crypto Heist

Jake Adelstein is a journalist and writer, known for works including Tokyo Vice (adapted into an HBO Max series), The Last Yakuza, and Tokyo Noir. In his latest book, The Devil Takes Bitcoin, he pulls back the curtain on crypto’s criminal underworld, linking Bitcoin’s rise to dark web marketplaces like Silk Road, the collapse of Japan's Mt. Gox exchange, and the figures moving money through it all. It’s a deeper look at how organized crime, fraud, and digital currency collided behind the scenes.Change Agents is an IRONCLAD OriginalSponsors: Watch Pressure in theaters starting May 29th.Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/Norwood Sawmills:Learn more about Norwood Sawmills and how you can start milling your own lumber at https://norwoodsawmills.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=ironclad&utm_campaign=ironcladSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-agents-with-andy-stumpf/id1677415740Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SKmtN55V2AGbzHDo34DHI?si=5aefbba9abc844ed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

53 min
May 20

Chris Hansen: 22 Years, Thousands of Predators, and What Keeps Him Going

Chris Hansen, the investigative journalist behind Dateline's "To Catch a Predator" series and now "Predators I've Caught," "Takedown," "Have a Seat," and "Dangerous Games," joins Andy to break down his latest predator takedowns, including a 23-year DC police lieutenant who guarded the president, how predators operate online, and what parents need to know. Chris Hansen's documentary "Dangerous Games" is available on Tru Blu. Chapters: (00:00) Intro (00:57) 22 Years of Catching Predators: How It Started (08:03) The DC Cop Who Guarded the President (10:03) The Local Santa Claus Takedown (13:07) How Predators Operate Across Online Platforms (19:08) The Off-Platform Move: Discord, Texting, and the Damage (25:41) Teen Crises (29:11) Why Tech Companies Stall Real Safety (37:07) The 3 Types of Predators He Catches (48:58) Advice for Parents Sponsors: Watch Pressure in theaters starting May 29th. Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ Norwood Sawmills: Learn more about Norwood Sawmills and how you can start milling your own lumber at https://norwoodsawmills.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=ironclad&utm_campaign=ironclad Watch Pressure in theaters starting May 29th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

55 min
May 13

John Greenwald Jr.: 30 Years of UFO FOIA Secrets & Government Cover-Ups

On this episode of Change Agents, Andy Stumpf speaks with John Greenwald Jr., the creator of the site https://www.theblackvault.com/, the largest online repository of declassified government documents anywhere on the internet. The discuss hidden UAP files, government secrets, using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to force transparency and more. NOTE: This interview was recorded on April 23rd. Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (01:13) How a 15-Year-Old Started Filing FOIA Requests (05:14) How FOIA Actually Works (And Where Most People Give Up) (13:53) The Nine Exemptions and the One They Abuse Most (20:27) UAP: The Pre-2017 vs. Post-2017 Cover-Up (28:40) Why the Navy Denies 100% of UAP Video FOIAs (31:27) Could the Government Plant Fake Documents? (37:00) The Missing Scientists: Coincidence or Pattern? (44:42) MKUltra, Frank Olson & the Financial Records Loophole (49:04) Stargate, Remote Viewing & Mars One Billion Years Ago Sponsors: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ Norwood Sawmills: Learn more about Norwood Sawmills and how you can start milling your own lumber at https://norwoodsawmills.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=ironclad&utm_campaign=ironclad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

59 min
May 7

Inside Iran's Wounded Regime: Matthew Levitt on the Strikes, the Fallout & What's Next

Matthew Levitt is the former deputy assistant secretary for intelligence and analysis at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and is a former counterterrorism intelligence analyst at the FBI. Currently, the director of the Jeanette and Eli Reinhard Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. Check out Matt’s podcast: Breaking Hezbollah’s Golden Rule This podcast explores Hezbollah’s global terrorist and criminal activities through investigative reporting and expert analysis. Season 2 is available now, with Season 3 expected to release later this summer. Listen here: https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/podcast-breaking-hezbollahs-golden-rule-season-2?utm_source=chatgpt.com#season-2-trailer Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (00:28) Iran as a Unique Threat to U.S. Interests (02:57) Ballistic Missiles, Nukes & The U.S. Strikes (06:42) Tactical Wins vs. Strategic Confusion (10:19) Why the West Keeps Misreading Iran (14:04) Who's Actually Running Iran Right Now (16:30) A Wounded Tiger: What Comes Next (20:16) China, Russia & Foreign Support for Iran (27:21) Could China Make a Move on Taiwan? (29:01) How to Actually Educate Yourself on the Region Sponsors: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ Norwood Sawmills: Learn more about Norwood Sawmills and how you can start milling your own lumber at https://norwoodsawmills.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=ironclad&utm_campaign=ironclad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

37 min
Apr 30 · Bonus

The Mistake that Almost Sank Andy Stumpf's SEAL Career (BONUS)

In this bonus feed drop, Andy Stumpf reads Chapter 1 of his new book "Drownproof: Eight Life Lessons to Keep Your Head Above Water" You can purchase the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Drownproof-Eight-Lessons-Above-Water/dp/B0F9N2KJ3C Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

31 min
Apr 29

F-15 Downed Over Iran & UAP Encounters: Ryan 'Max Afterburner' Bodenheimer

On today's episode, Andy sits down with Ryan "Max Afterburner" Bodenheimer, a fighter pilot and military strategist. They delve into the complexities of modern air combat, focusing on the strategic challenges posed by China and Iran. Ryan shares insights into China's ambitions, including their plans for Taiwan and the role of advanced technology in their military strategy. Check out Ryan’s Youtube Channel: @maxafterburnerusa Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original Sponsors: Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (01:04) Transitioning from Combat Pilot to YouTube (08:11) The Final Flight: Raging Over Death Valley (15:50) The Road to the Thunderbirds and Combat in Afghanistan (24:58) The Corporate Military-Industrial Complex (28:21) Analyzing the Iran Air Campaign and Nuclear Site Strikes (37:47 ) How the US Stays Ahead of Russia and China (43:08) The Anatomy of an F-15 Ejection (58:27) Pilot Eyewitness: Two Unexplained UAP Sightings (01:08:17) The Future of Flight: Electric VTOL and Rotary Aviation Sponsors: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ GHOSTBED: Go to https://www.GhostBed.com/IRONCLAD and use code IRONCLAD for an extra 15% off sitewide. Norwood Sawmills: Learn more about Norwood Sawmills and how you can start milling your own lumber at https://norwoodsawmills.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=ironclad&utm_campaign=ironclad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Andy Stumpf

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Chris Hansen

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John Greenwald Jr.

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Matthew Levitt

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Ryan Bodenheimer

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Tyler Vanderkolk

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Paul Rosolie

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Mick Maynard

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Mubin Shaikh

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Luigi Vendittelli

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634 Ratings

THIS episode hits!

5d ago

Amdyfyn

I usually tire of the UFO talk, although I, too, want very much to know that ‘we aren’t alone’ in the universe. However, this episode hit home in my perception and conception of a world beyond my daily latte at blasé cafe (when will BRCC come to the Central Valley of California?). Your guest today, along with your input in painting possibilities, captured my imagination and so much so that my watching the Moon Landing (1969) as a little kid…took me to the doorstep of the notion of other dimensions that transcend the conventional questions of flying saucers.
Peter Zeihan is a bad guest

Jan 17

Your S1

He sounds intelligent, but as soon as you know about the topic he’s discussing, you realize he makes wild conclusions. For example, his understanding of NATO “Supreme Commander” is just incorrect. I’ll add his random accusations people are under Russian control.
Must listen!

Mar 24

Wisco Skeptic

Great topics and knowledgeable guests. Please fix your volume! Ads blow out ears while guest’s mic is often too low. Makes it difficult to listen sometimes.
Great Episode with Roggio

06/21/2025

Meridianchaos

More content like this! I like when people are experts in the field, are offering solutions. I hope this reaches the right ears. Love both your shows.

-New Episodes Every Wednesday- Find out what takes to solve some of the world's seemingly impossible problems. In each episode, SEAL Team 6 veteran and "Cleared Hot" podcast host Andy Stumpf interviews a new "agent of change" who is enacting real change to understand the scope of their work, how it can be replicated, and the unimaginable stakes of their everyday lives. An IRONCLAD Original.