Beat the Big Guys

Author, humorist, motivational speaker, athlete Alexandra Allred (Dallas, TX) talks with Sandy about the value of using humor in your visuals and photo ops. And how having a celebrity spokesperson isn't critically necessary, but you should line one up if you can get one.

Organizer, writer, and speaker Cherri Foytlin (Tierra Amarilla, NM) talks with Sandy about her Calls to Action after the BP Deep Water Drilling Disaster, and how courage creates even more courage in other people. Beat the Big Guys Host: Sandy Rosenthal https://www.sandyrosenthal.net Producer: Jess Branas https://www.branasenterprises.com

Sandy Rosenthal changes the routine this week with a monologue so important it needs an entire episode - the trick question which Big Guys use to push the civic leader off-topic. Beat the Big Guys Host: Sandy Rosenthal https://www.sandyrosenthal.net Producer: Jess Branas https://www.branasenterprises.com

In this episode, Sandy chats with investigative journalist Karen Savage (New York, NY) who relates her experience being threatened with arrest for the 'crime' of her photography and how this threat is an intimidation tactic by the big guys. Beat the Big Guys Host: Sandy Rosenthal https://www.sandyrosenthal.net Producer: Jess Branas https://www.branasenterprises.com

Naomi Yoder (New Orleans, LA), a science team member with Healthy Gulf uses their background in holding Big Energy accountable in their chat with Sandy about the value of including faith-based support in your fight to Beat the Big Guys. Beat the Big Guys Host: Sandy Rosenthal https://www.sandyrosenthal.net Producer: Jess Branas https://www.branasenterprises.com

Kayne Darrell (Castle Hayne, NC) chats with Sandy about her role in a community opposition to ––and triumph against––Titan Cement in the county of New Hanover, NC. Beat the Big Guys Host: Sandy Rosenthal https://www.sandyrosenthal.net Producer: Jess Branas https://www.branasenterprises.com

Sandy chats with Dr. Samantha Montano (Bourne, MA), author of Disasterology: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis, about why emergency management reform in the US is needed and the steps that communities can take to get it passed in Congress. Beat the Big Guys Host: Sandy Rosenthal https://www.sandyrosenthal.net Producer: Jess Branas https://www.branasenterprises.com

Al Norman (Greenfield, MA), founder of Sprawl-Busters - a clearinghouse on big box sprawl issues - talks about how to take on companies as large as Wal-Mart and Amazon, and win. Beat the Big Guys Host: Sandy Rosenthal https://www.sandyrosenthal.net Producer: Jess Branas https://www.branasenterprises.com

Robert Bilott (Cincinnati, OH), author of Poisoned Water––also the subject of the major motion picture Dark Waters starring Mark Ruffalo––talks with Sandy about his battle to expose Dupont's contamination of drinking water in West Virginia and its attempts to cover it up. Beat the Big Guys Host: Sandy Rosenthal https://www.sandyrosenthal.net Producer: Jess Branas https://www.branasenterprises.com

Nina Teicholz (New York, NY) , author of The Big Fat Surprise, shares her experience with Sandy about when she challenged the entrenched American Medical Association about saturated fat.

Sandy talks with Kimberly Terrell (New Orleans, LA), Research Scientist & Director of Community Engagement at Tulane’s Environmental Law Clinic about how asking the right questions can be the key to winning. Beat the Big Guys Host: Sandy Rosenthal https://www.sandyrosenthal.net Producer: Jess Branas https://www.branasenterprises.com

Peter Jung (Hudson, NY) , was instrumental in stopping a massive cement plant from ever getting built in New York state, talks with Sandy about how to react when the big guys make big mistakes. Beat the Big Guys Host: Sandy Rosenthal https://www.sandyrosenthal.net Producer: Jess Branas https://www.branasenterprises.com

Ken McCarthy (Tivoli, NY), one of the foremost pioneers of the movement to commercialize the Internet in the early 1990s, chats with Sandy and lays out a crystal clear strategy to Beat the Big Guys.

Sandy talks with Lisa Jordan (New Orleans, LA), the Director of Tulane Environmental Law Clinic about the power of regular folks even if up against an army of attorneys. Beat the Big Guys Host: Sandy Rosenthal https://www.sandyrosenthal.net Producer: Jess Branas https://www.branasenterprises.com

Sandy chats with Darryl Malek-Wiley (New Orleans, LA), Environmental Justice Organizer at Sierra Club, about the power a regular citizen wields by doing something as simple as learning the facts. Beat the Big Guys Host: Sandy Rosenthal https://www.sandyrosenthal.net Producer: Jess Branas https://www.branasenterprises.com

Carey Gillam––originally from Kansas––is author of the recently released "The Monsanto Papers" (Island Press, 2021), chats with Sandy about how useful the Freedom of Information Act can be for the community leader. Beat the Big Guys Host: Sandy Rosenthal https://www.sandyrosenthal.net Producer: Jess Branas https://www.branasenterprises.com

JP Morrell (New Orleans, LA) chats with Sandy about the power of the community group while recalling his experience representing a group of residents who fought for laws to address lead poisoning in their neighborhood. Beat the Big Guys Host: Sandy Rosenthal https://www.sandyrosenthal.net Producer: Jess Branas https://www.branasenterprises.com

Sandy provides a recap of secrets to help her podcast followers make their own communities better. Beat the Big Guys Host: Sandy Rosenthal https://www.sandyrosenthal.net Producer: Jess Branas https://www.branasenterprises.com

Sandy chats with biologist Edward Bodker (Pontchatoula, LA) who exposed a dangerous process being touted as a panacea by Big Business. Tune in to learn how to Beat the Big Guys! Beat the Big Guys Host: Sandy Rosenthal https://www.sandyrosenthal.net Producer: Jess Branas https://www.branasenterprises.com

This week, Sandy is joined by two incredible women. Ariella Steinhorn and Amber Scorah (New York, NY) came together to create Lioness where they help individuals bring their stories to the world through the media. They have worked with whistleblowers, former employees, and other storytellers speaking truth to power and now they are here to show how to use your story to Beat the Big Guys! Beat the...

This week, Sandy is joined by Sam Pratt (Taghkanic, NY). This writer, designer, consultant, and activist has led several successful against-the-odds grassroots battles, most notably the nearly seven-year fight against the massive, coal-fired St. Lawrence Cement proposal in Columbia County. In this episode, they focus on how to start and grow your supporters to Beat the Big Guys! Beat the Big Guys...

This week, Sandy is joined by Harry Shearer (Santa Monica, CA). Best known for his work on both the Simpsons and This is Spinal Tap, he speaks with Sandy about how to make your message appeal to as big an audience as possible to Beat the Big Guys! Beat the Big Guys Host: Sandy Rosenthal https://www.sandyrosenthal.net Producer: Jess Branas https://www.branasenterprises.com

You don't have to be an expert to speak up. This week, Lt Gen Russel Honore (Baton Rouge, LA) most widely known for leading the task force to review security after the Capitol insurrection, speaks with Sandy about what skills you need, and don't need, to Beat the Big Guys. Beat the Big Guys Host: Sandy Rosenthal https://www.sandyrosenthal.net Producer: Jess Branas https://www.branasenterprises.com