Empathy Avengers Podcast

National treasure Craig Unger joins the podcast to discuss his tireless research into Russian corruption and influence in American politics.   He outlines the origins of Trump-Russian connections and influence dating back to the 1980s!   We discuss the 2016 Election and the WikiLeaks story and the lack of impact of the Mueller Report.  We get into the impact of social media and disinformation camp...

Jim Stewartson's game design background gave him the pattern-recognition to spot exactly what QAnon was doing back in August 2020 — long before most people had heard the term. In this episode, Jim traces that origin story into the bigger picture: decades of Russian influence operations working on Trump and people like Mike Flynn, a through-line from Snowden's leaks to the invasion of Crimea, and t...

What happens when the people exposing the truth become the targets? In this episode, we sit down with Jackie Singh — cybersecurity expert for the Biden administration, and host of Hacking But Legal — for a conversation that goes deep on the dark machinery of online harassment. From the Panama Papers to the silencing of whistleblowers, Jackie breaks down how powerful interests weaponize the interne...

A. Lady, author of "Donald Trump is my Frickin' Guru - Deconstructing the Mirage of Despair whilst Encouraging Presence of Mind", and also writes on Substack under No Blood for Hubris.   Her background as a Trauma Clinician has given her a unique perspective on what has been happening in the United States.  She helps us understand that we have been under siege, and that the psy-op mind war we are...

Don Goldmacher and Frances Causey join us to discuss their newly updated documentary from 2011, Heist:  Who Stole the American Dream? (updated 2025) Learn how the Powell Memo and Citizens United destroyed the American middle class and lead to an American Oligarchy.   Watch the updated version of Heist the Film here:  https://www.heist-themovie2025.com/ Also discussed was Frances' personal document...

Join us as we wrap up 2025 with a recap of the first 10 episodes of the Empathy Avengers podcast!  Mindy and Pamela discuss the highlights from each episode of the first season of our podcast!  Don't miss your favorites and see previews of the other episodes you missed this year.   At the end, we preview our newest edition to the podcast for 2026, Empathy Avengers Unite: Rants and Raves!   Happy N...

One of Santa Claus' helpers joins us on Christmas to talk about how he gets so much joy from giving back to his community.  He provides us with tips on being Santa Claus, and inspiration to keep the generous spirit alive throughout the whole year.  We then unmask the man behind the beard, Ken Creighton, and reveal lots of other wonderful, charitable activities he has done in his community to becom...

Political Psychiatrist Dr. Karin Tamerius joins the podcast to help us get through the holidays with tips to communicate and plant seeds with our family and colleagues on the other side of the political aisle.  The trick is to tread gently and with respect and not to hope for a major change right away.   We also discuss retribution lawsuits and how "obeying in advance" is the wrong way to go in th...

OG Empathy Avengers Fred Silverman and Spocko join the podcast to discuss disinformation and sanitization of the mainstream media and what we can do about it.   'We the People' can influence corporations like Disney to do the right thing, like putting Jimmy Kimmel back on the air (they shouldn't have removed him in the first place, but we pushed back and they put him back within a week. Don't let...

Mark Kerr joins the podcast to discuss how he has shifted his views, and doesn't recognize the Republican party anymore.  We discuss creative ways to get involved to fight for our democracy in this time of fascism.   Resources discussed in this episode:  Thom Hartmann article: https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/transform-the-democratic-party Dr. Hassan's website: https://freedomofmind.com/ No Ki...

Heidi Siegmund Cuda joins us for an excellent discussion on what's going on in the United States, and how we can help when those in our lives waking up from their brainwashing.   Heidi's Substack (Bette Dangerous): https://www.bettedangerous.com/  RADICALIZED Truth Survives Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/  Byline Times Articles: https://bylinetimes.com/author/heidicuda/

Zarina Zabrisky has been bravely reporting and writing from Ukraine for the past several years as a correspondent for Byline Times and Euromaidan Press. In her new feature documentary, 'Kherson, Human Safari', the tragic story of Ukraine's most dangerous city is told by its people.  In this episode, Zarina shares stories of how the people of Kherson have been enduring their spirit and culture even...

Desia "Dee" Batiste joins the Empathy Avengers to discuss engagement and advocacy in our community and world.  She highlights what's been going on in her state and how Blue Tennessee is fighting back against the GOP Trifecta. Learn what you can do to educate and engage civically in your community in these troubled times. Read Dee: https://substack.com/ ⁨@advocacyarena⁩   Listen to Dee: https://www...

IT Security experts Hi Fidelity and Normie Joe join us to discuss internet trolls and how to deal with them...  What are Internet Trolls?  What is Doxxing and Swatting? Learn how and why trolls came to be and tips for how to best deal with them.  Spoiler alert:  The Internet isn't real! Find Hi Fidelity on the RADICALIZED: Truth Survives podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/radicalizedtruthsurvivesp...

Veteran, Pilot, Counselor and Activist Eric Mosley joins the podcast to discuss the evolution of his thinking about our government and how we can best frame our thinking about the current state of our country.  He provides several book recommendations: ' Strangers in Their Own Land ' and ' Stolen Pride ' by Arlie Hochschild; ' Money, Lies, and God ' by Katherine Stewart; ' The Political Philosophy...

The truth behind the right-wing media machine that changed a father—and divided the nation, and how we can fight back.   Jen shares her highlights from her award-winning documentary and more recent book release about the struggle her family had when her dad became brainwashed buy right wing propaganda and how they got him out of it.   https://www.thebrainwashingofmydad.com/

First episode of our new Empathy Avengers podcast! Alexa Casey, Psychologist joins us to discuss what empathy is and why it's so important to a robust society...  Learn about Dark Empathy and how it is being weaponized to make us stop caring about each other.  And take part in our first Empathy Challenge, #EmpathyIs and share what #EmpathyIs to you!   Follow us on social media @empathyavengers or...