Coup Save America

When people don’t engage in politics, they are giving those in power permission to do whatever they want. Silence is consent. Sean’s Monologue: Political Polarization and Disillusionment  Today, Coup Save America is joined by Carl Able, the founder of Crayon Box Politics - a civic-tech and media initiative dedicated to making political information accessible, transparent, and engaging for the publ...

We get so committed to what we see as progressivism that we forget the primary stance of what we’re fighting for – what’s the humanity of these people? Sean’s Monologue: What is Misandry? This episode brings us a conversation with Martin Henson, the executive director of the BMEN Foundation and one of the few voices talking about how identity framing within America creates misandry/racism that is...

What is the cost to the world when we live in a truth created by others? Sean’s Monologue: Charlie Kirk and Domestic Terrorism Today we have a conversation with Bobbi Barrington, an inspiring Australian woman who lived for 26 years in the wrong marriage, 40 years in the wrong career, and 59 years in the wrong body. Bobbi’s goal is to help motivate people to make the positive changes they need in t...

“We can only operate from what we know and what we have. And when we learn something new, we operate from that new place. Judging ourselves backward? Futile, right?” Sean’s Monologue: The Impact of Social Construct Today’s episode features the amazing Dr. Nava Israel, author of the award-winning book CONEtrolled: How We've Lost our Freedom and How to Reclaim It . Nava begins by defining the idea o...

It is a time of unprecedented confusion and chaos in immigration. Where are the oversight agencies that should be enforcing “the rule of law”?  Sean’s Monologue:  Illegal Detention & Deportation  Today Coup Save America invites Andy Semotiuk, a highly experienced immigration attorney, to talk about the deportation debacle that is erupting so fanatically in Trump’s second term. Andy is quick to...

The truest things that are said today are said by comedians. Sean’s Monologue: Where’s the Democracy? Today on Coup Save America, Sean has a conversation with Paul Greenberg, author of seven books, including the New York Times bestseller  Four Fish . Paul’s most recent book,  A Third Term  is a work of satirical fiction, in which Paul explores what might happen if a sitting president were to finag...

“We need human contact to help people succeed.” Sean’s Monologue: Epstein, Espionage, and Inconvenient Truths Today, Coup Save America has a conversation with Lance Hillslinger, a veteran social worker and author of the advocacy books:  Build a Better Bridge: Social Policy for the 21st Century  and  In Place of the Parent: Inside Child Protective Services. The episode begins as Lance describes his...

“Voters are looking for an economy that works. From anyone…even an orange-haired reality host.” Sean’s Monologue: An Empire in Peril Today Sean talks with Cameron Cowan of The Cameron Journal. Cameron is joining us to promote his new book  America’s Lost Generation  and to discuss various current events. He launches right with telling us how there really is no hope for Millennials, the Americans b...

Have you ever noticed how the word “outrage” is so close to the word “outrageous”? Sean’s Monologue: The One Big Ugly Bill Today Coup Save America welcomes Scott Grace – an uplifting song writer, comedian, author, and public speaker. Scott is not on the show to “get political”, but to teach us: “How to Evolve During the Trump Experience Whether Humanity Joins You or Not.” Scott begins with a quick...

“From each according to his ability to each according to his need – that’s communism. That’s also a potluck. Sean’s Monologue: The Case Against Capitalism Today Coup Save America talks with Beth Green, a fascinating and intelligent woman who wears the many hats of author, intuitively-guided counselor, teacher, spiritual activist, composer, workshop leader, original thinker, and a catalyst for chan...

“We went from killing for peace to caring for peace. We’re already doing it.” Sean’s Monologue: The Ongoing Problems We Face in Our World As we launch our fourth season of Coup Save America, Sean interviews Jeffrey Charles Hardy, founder and president of the non-profit organization Care for Peace and author of the brilliant book  To Care for Peace – A Global Mandate to Secure the Second Human Evol...

We are no longer relying on Bernie Sanders; we’re relying on the movement that Bernie has asked us to build. Sean’s Monologue: America the Militarized Today Sean speaks with author and campaign activist Kacey Carpenter about the grassroots fight for progressive change. First, Kacey tells us his story of meeting Bernie Sanders and explains the event that helped him realize that the privilege he’d e...

The more you know about the U.S. criminal justice system, the more you realize how many innocent people are being incarcerated. Sean’s Monologue: The Power of Presidential Pardons For this special episode of Coup Save America, we are joined by Shannon Lynch, the producer and host of  The Alley: DC's 8th and H Case , a podcast dedicated to telling the story of six men who were falsely accused of mu...

“There will be a lot of dead people, but politicians don’t tend to care about dead people.” Sean’s Monologue: Israeli-Palestinian Relations Recap On today’s episode of Coup Save America, Robert Cook joins us to talk about the conflict in the Middle East. Robert is a US Veteran, Western Civilization Expert, public intellectual historian and the author of "The Mahdi," a timely thriller novel which e...

If kindness doesn’t benefit us personally, should there be an obligation to pursue kindness without reward? Sean’s Monologue: The Myth of Rugged Individualism Our guest this episode is Damien Dubose, author of the book  America's Ethical Archetype: Establishing the Psychology of Moral Authority and Correcting our Country’s Politics . We go into the show acknowledging that Damien’s subject matter g...

“There’s the law…then compassion. And the law and compassion don’t always see eye to eye.” Sean’s Monologue: Barriers to Birthing Today we welcome Mark Bello - attorney, civil justice advocate, and an award-winning legal-themed novelist.  Mark opens the with the story of why he became an attorney, what turned him to social justice, and what inspired him to write his first novel based on his own ex...

You are not responsible for the circumstances of your birth, but you  are  responsible for what you do with your life. Sean’s Monologue: Post Election Reflections Coup Save America welcomes the remarkable John David Graham, founder of the Good Samaritan Home, a non-profit agency helping people restart their lives after prison. John is also the author of  Running as Fast as I Can , a loosely autobi...

Is it possible to know the nature of humans without the benefit of religion or philosophy? Sean’s Monologue: The 2024 Election Today Coup Save America welcomes Anne Riley, author of the upcoming book  The Human Idea: Nature's Newest Ecosystem  and the brilliant mind behind the “ideasphere.” Ideas are a human concept, and Anne is confident that we can design collaborative systems – such as governme...

Today on Coup Save America, producer Mckenzie guest hosts a special pre-election episode: The Battle of the Books!!! Coup Save America invites two authors – Dan McCrory and William R. Douglas to talk about their polar-opposite political polarization novels. What could happen if a Republican president refused to concede the Whitehouse? What if left-wing extremists took hold of power and ran with it...

Are the American people desperate enough for change to embrace a few all-new solutions?  Sean’s Monologue: The Two-Party Cartel Evan Jaqua, founder of The Solutions Party, joins us today to talk about real, functional remedies to the shortcomings of government and to the social issues plaguing both sides of our political aisle. Evan launches the episode by describing what he believes is the crux o...

Why rein in radicalism when you can use it to make a profit? Sean’s Monologue: Republican Extremism: A Manufactured Reality For today's show, we have invited back David Shaw, author of the book  Deplorable Politics: Propaganda for the Brainwashed , to talk about the direction of the current Republican Party and, more specifically, the MIS-direction of presidential candidate Donald Trump. David beg...

Politicians think: “If we keep you focused on fighting for that emotionally triggering issue over there, you won’t notice this bill we’re passing over here.” Sean’s Monologue: The Outrage Economy Today’s guest, David Beckemeyer, is the host of "Outrage Overload," a podcast dedicated to exploring the outrage industry and finding solutions to toxic polarization. David begins the show by telling us a...

To break our cycle of chaos, we need to understand how we got here. Sean’s Monologue: Free Speech Arrests Via Anti-Terrorism Laws Our guest today is Matthew Warshauer, professor of history at Central Connecticut State University and author of the book Creating and Failing the 9/11 Generation: The Real Story of September 11. Matthew begins the interview by talking about the history of the 9/11 atta...

“Are Progressives like 8-bit robots walking into walls when it comes to understanding economics?” Sean’s Monologue: Kamala Harris & Healthcare Today we welcome special guest Steve Grumbine, founder and CEO of the nonprofits Real Progressives and Real Progress in Action. Steve is here to tell us how Modern Monetary Theory could benefit the working class American – and why it doesn’t. If you thi...

It’s hard to criticize any state these days when they ALL have skeletons in their closets. Sean’s Monologue: The US-China Relationship Today Sean is joined by Coup Save America’s good friend Toufic Sarieddine, a PhD graduate from Nagoya University whose research focuses on the hegemonic impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative on US hegemony around the developing world. Toufic is the author of t...