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.

1 DAY AGO

Are Microplastics in Your Clothes Poisoning You? (with Eric Liedtke)

Today’s guest is one of the corporate whistleblowers featured in the new Netflix documentary “Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy”. The film looks how companies leadership not only conspires to force consumers to buy and throw out more, but have been dishonest about their recycling and sustainability efforts Eric Liedtke is a former executive at Adidas. After leaving the company, he started “Unless Collective”, the world's first all-plant, zero-plastic regenerative fashion brand. Under Armour recently acquired Unless, and has installed Eric as the company’s new Executive Vice President of Brand Strategy, a move Eric says will help Unless scale Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original. Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thisisironclad Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-agents-with-andy-stumpf/id1677415740 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SKmtN55V2AGbzHDo34DHI?si=5aefbba9abc844ed Sponsors: SPONSORS: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ Allegiance Gold Go to https://ProtectWithAndy.com to get exclusive lowest pricing on the market for select gold bars or call (844) 790-9191 to talk to an account representative. MTNTOUGH Use code CYBER50 at https://www.mtntough.com for a full year of the app for just $120 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

54 min
18 DEC

Luis Elizondo: UAP Are Real and the Government Is Hiding the Truth About Non-Human Intelligence

Today on Change Agents, Andy Stumpf is joined by Luis Elizondo, the former senior leader of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), the secretive Pentagon unit that studied UFOs. He’s also a Former U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agent and author of the new book IMMINENT: INSIDE THE PENTAGON’S HUNT FOR UFOs Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original SPONSORS: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ Allegiance Gold Go to https://ProtectWithAndy.com to get exclusive lowest pricing on the market for select gold bars or call (844) 790-9191 to talk to an account representative. MTNTOUGH Go to ⁠https://mtntough.com⁠ and enter code CHANGEAGENTS to receive 40% OFF - a savings of about $100 off your MTNTOUGH+ annual subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 4m
11 DEC

How Mexican Cartels and China Shape the U.S. Fentanyl Epidemic

On today's episode, Andy sits down with geopolitical expert and author, Vanda Felbab-Brown to discuss the on-going fight against the fentanyl crisis in the U.S. Vanda is an expert in international conflict and non-traditional security threats, with a focus on insurgency, organized crime, and illicit economies. She serves as a senior fellow in the Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology within the Foreign Policy program at Brookings. She is also the director of the Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors and co-director of the Africa Security Initiative, as well as the Brookings series on opioids, The Opioid Crisis in America: Domestic and International Dimensions. As an author, her books include The Extinction Market: Wildlife Trafficking and How to Counter It, Narco Noir: Mexico’s Cartels, Cops, and Corruption, and Militants, Criminals, and Warlords: The Challenge of Local Governance in an Age of Disorder. In addition, she hosts The Killing Drugs Podcast. Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original. Sponsors: SPONSORS: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ Allegiance Gold Go to https://ProtectWithAndy.com to get exclusive lowest pricing on the market for select gold bars or call (844) 790-9191 to talk to an account representative. MTNTOUGH Use code CYBER50 at www.mtntough.com for a full year of the app for just $120. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

59 min
4 DEC

The Strange Legacy of Nazi Drug Programs: MKUltra, Hitler, Meth and More (with Norman Ohler)

On today's episode, Andy sits down with German author, journalist, and screenwriter Norman Ohler. Norman is best known for his non-fiction book Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany, which explores the widespread use of drugs by Adolf Hitler, the German military, and the Nazi regime during World War II. Published in 2015, the book became an international bestseller and was translated into multiple languages. His latest novel Tripped: Nazi Germany, The CIA and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age explores the links between Nazi Germany, the CIA, and the rise of psychedelics. More recently, Norman has focused research on LSD and its potential to treat conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original Sponsors: SPONSORS: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ Allegiance Gold Go to https://ProtectWithAndy.com to get exclusive lowest pricing on the market for select gold bars or call (844) 790-9191 to talk to an account representative. MTNTOUGH Use code CYBER50 at www.mtntough.com for a full year of the app for just $120 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

58 min
27 NOV

How the Avocado Trade Fuels Organized Crime in Mexico

On today's episode, Andy talks with Romain Le Cour, a senior expert on organized crime in Mexico, about how the cartels are extorting the avocado industry. They discuss the impact on farmers, local communities, and efforts to combat cartel influence. Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original. SPONSORS: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ Allegiance Gold Go to https://ProtectWithAndy.com to get exclusive lowest pricing on the market for select gold bars or call (844) 790-9191 to talk to an account representative. MTNTOUGH Go to ⁠https://mtntough.com⁠ and enter code CHANGEAGENTS to receive 40% OFF - a savings of about $100 off your MTNTOUGH+ annual subscription. BORN PRIMITIVE Shop the Capsule Collection at bornprimitive.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 5m
21 NOV

Underwater Alien Bases, Strange Encounters, and Secret Programs? Richard Dolan on the UAP Hearings

Today on Change Agents, Andy speaks with author, filmmaker, and researcher Richard Dolan. His books include best-sellers like “UFOs and the National Security State" and "A.D. After Disclosure." They discuss the recent “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Exposing the Truth” Congressional hearing, and testimonies from Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy (RET.) Dr. Tim Gallaudet, Former Department of Defense Official Luis Elizondo, journalist Michael Shellenberger, the “Immaculate Constellation” document leak, questions surrounding underwater bases, secret programs and more. To hear more from Richard Dolan, you can check out his YouTube channel called “Richard Dolan Intelligent Disclosure”: Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original. SPONSORS: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ Allegiance Gold Go to https://ProtectWithAndy.com to get exclusive lowest pricing on the market for select gold bars or call (844) 790-9191 to talk to an account representative. MTNTOUGH Go to ⁠https://mtntough.com⁠ and enter code CHANGEAGENTS to receive 40% OFF - a savings of about $100 off your MTNTOUGH+ annual subscription. BORN PRIMITIVE Shop the Capsule Collection at bornprimitive.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 17m
13 NOV

The Neo-Nazi Extremists Trying Bring Down the Power Grid

Today on Change Agents, Andy sits down with Catherine Morehouse, an energy reporter at Politico, to explore the growing threats facing the U.S. power grid. Catherine shares insights from her investigations into recent attacks on power infrastructure by extremist groups, including Neo-Nazi plots to sabotage substations in an effort to cause outages and incite racial tensions and violence. Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original SPONSORS: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ Allegiance Gold Go to https://ProtectWithAndy.com to get exclusive lowest pricing on the market for select gold bars or call (844) 790-9191 to talk to an account representative. MTNTOUGH Go to ⁠https://mtntough.com⁠ and enter code CHANGEAGENTS to receive 40% OFF - a savings of about $100 off your MTNTOUGH+ annual subscription. BORN PRIMITIVE Shop the Capsule Collection at bornprimitive.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

54 min
6 NOV

Veterans Deserve Better from the VA (with Born Primitive's CEO Bear Handlon)

Today on Change Agents, Andy sits down with former Navy Seal and co-founder and CEO of the apparel brand, Born Primitive. They discuss the company's commitment to veterans and their ongoing efforts to improve support for those who have served. With Veterans Day approaching, Bear dives into Born Primitive’s impactful campaign to raise awareness for the challenges veterans face, while also addressing the shortcomings of the VA system. About the campaign: Born Primitive has pledged $2.5 million to wipe out medical debt for veterans across the country, with a goal of reaching $5 million by Veterans Day. From November 8th to November 11th, all sales from their website will go directly toward this mission. To learn more about Born Primitive and the Veteran’s day campaign, you can shop the cause at www.bornprimitive.com Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original Sentinel Foundation: To find out more about their efforts to help hurricane victims, and their anti-child exploitation efforts, and see how you can help, check out at foundationsentinel.org SPONSORS: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off your first order at https://firecracker.farm/ Allegiance Gold Go to https://ProtectWithAndy.com to get exclusive lowest pricing on the market for select gold bars or call (844) 790-9191 to talk to an account representative. MTNTOUGH Go to ⁠https://mtntough.com⁠ and enter code CHANGEAGENTS to receive 40% OFF - a savings of about $100 off your MTNTOUGH+ annual subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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.