Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

On this week's episode of Change Agents, Andy Stumpf welcomes Jonathan Hackett to unpack the escalating conflict between the U.S. and Iran. He is a retired U.S. Marine Corps interrogator, counterintelligence agent, and special operations intelligence officer who ran assignments for the NSA, DIA, and Special Operations Command, and is the author of Iran: Shadow Weapons, Covert Action, Intelligence...

On this week's episode of Change Agents, Andy Stumpf travels to the headquarters of GBRS Group in Virginia Beach to sit down with co-founder DJ Shipley. He spent 17 in years in the SEAL teams where he served at SEAL Team 10 and Naval Special Warfare Development Group before medically retiring in 2019 due to injuries sustained in combat and training. Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original. Chapters...

Steve Robinson is an investigative journalist and the editor of The Maine Wire, a news outlet that has grown from 20,000 monthly readers to nearly one million. A Maine native, he spent three years mapping a sprawling network of Chinese organized crime operations embedded across rural Maine documenting over 270 illegal cannabis grows, tracing financial patterns through deed records and electrical i...

This week on Change Agents, we look back on one of the breakout interviews from the first season of the show in 2023. 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. Sponsors: Firecracker Farm Use code IRONCLAD to get 15% off you...

On this week's episode of Change Agents, Andy travels to Chase Hughes' new studio to break down how human behavior is manipulated at scale, from bot farms manufacturing fake consensus to the psychological framework Chase calls WOUND that explains why outrage, fear, and loneliness keep us glued to our phones. They dig into why Chase believes the algorithm is less a sinister mastermind and more an e...

Sarah Adams is a former CIA targeter and the host of The Watch Floor, a show that breaks down global news and emerging threats for everyday people. She previously served as senior advisor to the US House of Representatives Select Committee on Benghazi and was a co-author of the Committee's report on the 2012 terrorist attack. Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original Chapters (00:00)  Introduction: Sa...

Jack Murphy, former Army Ranger and Green Beret, host of The Team House podcast, co-founder of The High Side, and author of the new military thriller The Most Dangerous Man, joins Andy to break down the Iran war, the limits of an air campaign, what it would actually take to secure Iran's enriched uranium, the threat picture inside the US, and the unprecedented era of global change we're all now na...

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 o...

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 IR...

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...

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 Game...

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...

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 terro...

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

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...

On this bonus episode of Change Agents, Andy heads to Austin to sit down with Archery Country owner Tyler Vanderkolk. Tyler shares his unconventional path from scrappy entrepreneur to building a thriving archery business, plus how the sport has influenced figures like Joe Rogan and Cam Hanes—and why it’s changing more lives than people realize. Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original Chapters: (00:0...

On today’s episode, Andy welcomes back conservationist Paul Rosolie to discuss the "Wild West" reality of the modern Amazon. Paul reveals how organized crime and narco-traffickers have invaded the deep jungle, threatening uncontacted tribes and placing a WhatsApp hit on his life. They discuss the "lethal blow" of the Trans-Amazonian Highway and Paul’s new book, Junglekeeper—a 20-year odyssey of a...

Mick Maynard is UFC's Senior Vice President of Talent Relations and matchmaker. He is also the founder of Lions Youth Foundation, a group dedicated to bringing Jiu-Jitsu to schools and communities. In this episode of Change Agents, he and Andy talk about the state of the UFC, its growth, and why believes that training kids in BJJ could change the world. NOTE: This interview was recorded prior to U...

On today’s episode, Andy sits down with counterterrorism expert Mubin Shaikh to discuss his transition from a radicalized youth who encountered the Taliban to an undercover operative for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). The conversation explores Mubin’s role in thwarting the "Toronto 18" terrorism plot, the psychological drivers that lead individuals toward extremism, and the cur...

Luigi Vendittelli is the director of the upcoming documentary "S4: The Bob Lazar Story", a figure he calls, "the original UFO whistleblower." Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original Chapters: 01:15 - Meeting Bob Lazar 10:33 - Why UFO Interest Has Gone Mainstream 17:22 - Is S4” Real? 23:17 - The Best Evidence of UFOs 42:12 - Addressing Holes in Bob Lazar’s Story 47:18 - Why Is the Government Covering...

Our guest today is a former CIA official who is believed to be a victim of a direct energy weapon attack after experiencing what is known as “Havana Syndrome". Newly revealed evidence suggests that he and others were in fact, targeted by an exotic new kind of microwave weapon – and the CIA has tried to cover it up. Marc Polymeropoulos retired from the Senior Intelligence Service ranks in 2019 afte...

Chris Dalby is a journalist and an expert in transnational organized crime. He’s also the director of the “World of Crime” think tank and a Senior Analyst for Dyami Security Intelligence. Today on Change Agents, he joins Andy Stumpf to discuss the Shield of the Americas operation, and how U.S. Special Forces plan to stop the violent Los Lobos gang from taking over more of Ecuador.    Change Agents...

On this episode of Change Agents, Andy Stumpf talks with Matthew Thomas about cartel operations in Arizona, how cartels recruit members in the U.S., the brutality of cartel operations and more. Matthew Thomas is a retired Chief Deputy at the Pinal County Sheriff's Office in Arizona, where he led the regional SWAT team for 18 years. He frequently went undercover during anti-cartel operations. He is...

On today's episode, Andy travels to Austin to visit with Ways2Well founder Brigham Buhler at his Longevity Lab lab to discuss the search for the genetics secrets to eliminating chronic disease and how some species seem to live forever. They dig into why how the field is practiced today often leave patients without real answers, and why Buhler believes a more preventative, patient-focused approach...

On today's episode, Andy sits down with Jonathan Pullen, Assistant Chief of Operations for the South Central Region of the DEA. They discuss the logistics of the modern drug trade, the international supply chain of fentanyl precursor chemicals, and cartel operations along both the northern and southern U.S. borders. Chapters: (00:00) Cold Open & Introduction  (01:16) What is the DEA's True Role? (...