Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

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...

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 G...

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...

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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...

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=...

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 whil...

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 Globall...

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/ Ch...

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 War...

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 Americ...

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 beca...

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...

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...

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...

Abu Talib is a member of Burma’s Rohingya refugee. According to the U.S. State Department, “On March 21, 2022, following a rigorous factual and legal analysis, the Secretary determined that members of the Burmese military committed genocide and crimes against humanity against Rohingya. Since the Holocaust, the United States has concluded only seven other times that genocide was committed. This det...

HVMN – You can find Ketone-IQ at https://hvmn.com/ and use promo code ANDY at checkout to save 20% Today on Change Agents, Andy Stumpf sits down with Origin USA’s CEO Pete Roberts. Along with making high-quality apparel, one of Origin’s goals is to “reclaim” the American supply and to bring manufacturing back to the USA from countries like China. For nearly a decade, they’ve operated looms in the...

Maxine Bedat is the director of the New Standard Institute, “a think and do tank using data and the power of citizens to turn the fashion industry into a force for good.” She is also the author of the book Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment Today on Change Agents, an IRONCLAD original, Maxine and Andy Stumpf discuss the humanitarian, ethical, and environmental issues with the fashion indus...

Today on Change Agents, an IRONCLAD original, Andy Stumpf sits down with Dr. Barbara Rothbaum Dr. Rothbaum is a Professor of Psychiatry and Associate Vice Chair of Clinical Research at the Emory University School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. She is an expert and innovator in the field of MDMA and virtual reality-assisted PTSD therapy. Learn more at https://emoryh...

Sponsors:  HVMN  – You can find Ketone-IQ at ⁠hvmn.com⁠. Visit ⁠hvmn.com⁠ and use promo code ANDY at checkout to save 20%. Today on Change Agents, an IRONCLAD original, Andy Stumpf interviews Sokeel Park, the South Korea Country Director for Liberty In North Korea (LiNK). LiNK focuses on the escape and resettlement of North Korean refugees risking everything to flee the country.  Subscribe to the...

Today on Change Agents, an IRONCLAD original, Andy Stumpf interviews Debra LaPrevotte about how law enforcement agents take down kleptocracies – corrupt government officials who steal billions from people in need.  Debra is a retired FB Supervisory Special Agent on the International Corruption Unit at FBI Headquarters. She helped to start the FBI’s Kleptocracy program and seized more than $1 billi...

On this episode of Change Agents, an IRONCLAD original, Andy Stumpf sits down with retired Command Master Chief and Senior Vice President of Operations at the non-profit Joni and Friends, Jason Holden. The organization was established to serve the disabled community around the world. Recently, they led an effort to evacuate more than 600 Ukrainians from war zones. Subscribe to the podcast: https:/...

On today's episode of Change Agents, an IRONCLAD original, Andy Stumpf sits down with KCRW reporter Anna Scott. Anna is the host of KCRW’s podcast, City of Tents: Veterans Row. The show takes a deep dive into the creation of “Veterans Row” outside of LA’s Brentwood neighborhood and sheds light on the on-going homelessness crisis. Anna also reported on the housing crisis for KCRW’s podcast, There G...

Today on Change Agents, an IRONCLAD original, Andy Stumpf sits down with former Australian special operations sniper Damien Mander. Today, he is the founder of the International Anti-Poaching Foundation: https://www.iapf.org/ Change Agents is an IRONCLAD original. Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-agents-with-andy-stumpf/id1677415740 Shop IRONCLAD Apparel: http...

Today on Change Agents, Andy sits down with Andy Wilson and Paula Mitchell from the Los Angeles Innocence Project. In 1986, Andy was wrongfully convicted of murder. At the age of 31, he was sentenced to life in prison without parole, leaving behind his wife and young daughter. However, thanks to the help of Paula Mitchell, he was later exonerated and became the founding donor for the LA Innocence...