Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

By Ironclad

What's Change Agents with Andy Stumpf about?

-New Episodes Every Wednesday-

Find out what takes to solve some of the world's seemingly impossible problems. In each episode, SEAL Team 6 veteran and "Cleared Hot" podcast host Andy Stumpf interviews a new "agent of change" who is enacting real change to understand the scope of their work, how it can be replicated, and the unimaginable stakes of their everyday lives.

An IRONCLAD Original.

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Change Agents with Andy Stumpf episodes:

05.01.2024
Exposing the Real Yakuza (with ‘Tokyo Vice’ Author Jake Adelstein)
Jake Adelstein is an investigative journalist and the author of several books about Japanese organized crime including Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan, which is currently being adaptation into a TV series by HBO Max. His...
04.24.2024
Snipers, Cyberattacks, and Fire: America’s Power Grid Is in Danger
Today’s guest is award-winning journalist Katherine Blunt. She is a Wall Street Journal reporter and author of California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric and What it Means for America’s Power Grid, a national bestseller, and winner of the...
04.17.2024
The Reality of the Mental Health Crisis (with Dr. Paul Conti)
Today on Change Agents, Andy talks with renowned psychiatrist, Dr. Paul Conti. Dr. Conti holds a Ph.D. from Stanford University School of Medicine and is the former chief resident at Harvard Medical School. He is an expert on mental health...
04.10.2024
How Gangs, Cartels, and Prison Breaks Spiraled Ecuador into Violence
Today on Change Agents, Andy sits down with investigative reporter CD Goette-Luciak to discuss the violent situation in Ecuador. CD Goette-Luciak is a reporter for the Latin America Advisor, and freelance writer for publications outlets including Vox, The Guardian, The Washington...
04.03.2024
The Truth About DMT and Psychedelics (with Rick Strassman)
Today’s guest is one of the world’s pioneering researchers of psychedelic and Dimethyltryptamine, known as DMT. Rick Strassman is the author of several books on the topic including The Psychedelic Handbook and DMT: The Spirit Molecule. He is also a clinical...
03.27.2024
Tranq and the New Street Drugs That Have Taken Over Cities Around the Country
Today on Change Agents, Andy speaks with former Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Los Angeles Field Division, Bill Bodner. Bill had a 31-year career in the Drug Enforcement Administration, in which he was responsible for overseeing the...
03.20.2024
Cartels Have Infiltrated Montana (John Nores Returns)
John Nores served as a Game Warden for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for more than 25 years and was a sniper on and led the Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET), an elite tactical unit targeting cartel drug operations. He...
03.13.2024
The Hunters Fighting America’s Hunger Crisis
Today on Change Agents, Andy Stumpf sits down with Josh Wilson, the executive director of Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry. He is also a coach for the Special Olympics Unified Sports at his local high school and is an...
03.06.2024
The Terrifying State of Cybersecurity and Your Data (with Alan Woodward)
Today on Change Agents, Andy Stumpf sits down with one of the world’s leading cybersecurity experts for a discussion ranging from AI, China, TikTok, hacking, spying, and personal data. Professor Alan Woodward is one of the world’s leading cybersecurity experts whose...
02.28.2024
Combat Stories From ‘the Meat Grinder’ That Must Be Told (with Will Yeske)
Today’s guest is United States Army veteran and author of the book Damn the Valley: 1st Platoon, Bravo Company, 2/508 PIR, 82nd Airborne in the Arghandab River Valley Afghanistan, Will Yeske/ The book presents stories from soldiers fighting in the...
02.21.2024
The Real Story of the Border Crisis (Vincent “Rocco” Vargas Returns)
Today on Change Agents, Andy Stumpf talks with the host of the new IRONCLAD original Borderland, Vincent “Rocco” Vargas. He is a Hollywood actor, former Army Ranger, and Border Patrol special operations (BORSTAR) veteran. The first episode drops on Feb. 22. Change...
02.14.2024
The Horrors of Eritrea: Trafficking, Torture, & Russia’s Role (with Katharine Houreld)
Today on Change Agents, an IRONCLAD original, Andy Stumpf has an extended discussion about the horrors of modern Eritrea, home to the second largest population of slaves in the world. Investigative journalist Katharine Houreld is the The Washington Post’s East Africa...
02.07.2024
Why Are So Many Indigenous Women Going Missing and Being Murdered? (with Rosalie Fish)
Rosalie Fish is a member of the Cowlitz Tribe and a runner from the Muckleshoot Reservation in Auburn, Washington. She is a women’s track and field athlete at the University of Washington, where she was recently selected for a prestigious...
01.31.2024
Cameron Hanes on ‘Trophy Hunting’ and What Activists Get Wrong About Mountain Lion Hunts
Today on Change Agents, an IRONCLAD Original, Cam Hanes and Andy Stumpf discuss "trophy" hunting and what activists get wrong about hunting. Cameron Hanes is a bowhunter, wildlife advocate, and outdoorsman. He’s the host of the Keep Hammering podcast and...
01.29.2024
The Truth About Wuhan and the Origins of the Pandemic (with Vanity Fair's Katherine Eban)
Today on Change Agents, Andy Stumpf sits down with investigative journalist Katherine Eban. She is an award-winning investigative journalist and a Vanity Fair special correspondent, specializing in the pharmaceutical industry. She is the author of books including Dangerous Doses: A True...
01.17.2024
China’s Ties to Mexican Drug Cartels and America’s Next War (with Ed Calderon)
Ed Calderon is a security specialist and instructor with extensive operational and law enforcement experience combatting Mexican drug cartels. Born in Tijuana, Ed spent years in Mexican law enforcement agencies specializing in counternarcotics, anti-abduction efforts, and high-risk close protection for...
01.10.2024
Preparedness, Survival, And What To Do When It All Goes Wrong (with Mike Glover)
What would you do in the case of a cyberattack, blackout, mass shooting, or large-scale natural disaster? Today’s guest is Mike Glover, and he wants to help people get better prepared for the worst-case scenario. Mike is is former Green Beret...
01.04.2024
Was Jeffrey Epstein an Intelligence Asset? (with Nick Bryant)
Nick Bryant is an investigative journalist, podcaster, author, and expert on human trafficking who is credited with helping to expose the widespread abuse of Jeffrey Epstein and his criminal associates. He is also the author of the book The Franklin...
12.27.2023
Saving Lives in Violent Situations (with Tim Kennedy)
Tim Kennedy is a Master Sergeant with the US Army Green Berets and a Special Forces sniper, MMA fighter, and entrepreneur. He is the author of the best-selling book “Scars and Stripes: An Unapologetically American Story of Fighting the Taliban,...
12.20.2023
Are Your Clothes Getting You Sick? (with Alden Wicker)
Today on Change Agents, Andy Stumpf sits down with journalist Alden Wicker for a conversation about the link between our clothes, toxic chemicals, and your health. Alden is a journalist and author who has written investigative pieces for outlets including Wired,...
12.12.2023
Risking Everything to Cover Modern War (with Sebastian Junger)
Sebastian Junger is an award-winning war journalist, as well as a best-selling author, filmmaker and the founder of the organization Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleagues — RISC. His work includes the books Freedom, Tribe, War, A Death in Belmont, Fire...
12.05.2023
Rescuing Child Soldiers (with 'Machine Gun Preacher' Sam Childers)
On this episode of Change Agents, Andy Stumpf talks with Angels of East Africa founder, entrepreneur, and minister, Sam Childers. Sam's life and work with children in South Sudan and Uganda was depicted in the 2011 movie Machine Gun Preacher...
12.02.2023
MeatEater’s Steve Rinella on the State of Modern Conservation
Today's guest is best-selling author, outdoorsman, and TV host Steve Rinella. He is a New York Times bestselling author, conservationist, sportsman, and host of the television show and podcast MeatEater. He is the author of several books, including American Buffalo: In Search...
11.21.2023
Exposing Big Pharma Corruption (with Peter Berg)
Today on Change Agents, Andy Stumpf speaks with filmmaker and actor Peter Berg. His new hit Netflix series Painkiller examines the origins of the opioid epidemic and the role that Richard Sackler and Purdue Pharma played in bringing OxyContin to...
11.14.2023
The Rise of Mexican Drug Cartels (with Ioan Grillo)
On the edition of the Narco Wars series, Andy Stumpf sits down with investigative journalist Ioan Grillo. Based in Mexico City, he has been covering drug cartels since 2001 for news outlets such as the New York Times, France 24, National...
11.07.2023
The Reality of the Narco Wars (with Jaeson Jones)
On today’s Change Agents, an IRONCLAD original, Andy Stumpf sits down with Jaeson Jones. Jaeson is a border expert with over 25 years of experience working on the U.S.’s southwest border and is a retired Captain from the Texas Department of...
10.31.2023
Fighting to Save the Amazon Rainforest Before It's too Late (with Paul Rosolie)
Paul Rosolie is a conservationist, author, filmmaker, and speaker dedicated to protecting threatened ecosystems and endangered species in Indonesia, Brazil, India, and Peru. He is the founder of Junglekeepers, an organization with the mission to protect over 55,000 acres of the...
10.24.2023
The Billions of Dollars Funding the Taliban and Helping Hamas (with Mike Baker)
In this episode of Change Agents, an IRONCLAD original, Andy Stumpf interviews Mike Baker about billions of American dollars that are now helping to find the Taliban in Afghanistan, as well as how terrorist organizations like Hamas are actually funded. Mike...
10.17.2023
Exposing Scientology (with Investigative Journalist Mark Bunker)
Mark Bunker is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, filmmaker, the founder of Xenu TV, and is the Vice-Mayor and Councilman for Clearwater, Florida’s 2nd district. The district is also a homebase for the Church of Scientology, which owns much of its...
10.10.2023
Donnie Vincent: Hunting, Conservation, and Saving America’s Last Wild Places
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...
10.03.2023
How America's Adversaries Are Taking Over the World’s Food & Water Supply (with Nate Halverson)
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,...
09.26.2023
AI's Threat to the Future of Humanity (with Tam Hunt)
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...
09.19.2023
Season 2 Update From Andy
Change Agents season 2 is coming next week. Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@thisisironclad Change Agents is an IRONCLAD original.
09.12.2023
Evan Hafer and Andy Stumpf Discuss Issues Facing Veterans Today
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...
09.05.2023
Vincent ‘Rocco’ Vargas: Pat Tillman, the Border Crisis, BORSTAR, & More - Change Agents Extended Cut
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...
08.29.2023
Spikes' K9 Fund's Mission to Save Working K9s (with Jimmy Hatch) - Change Agents
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...
08.22.2023
Helping Haiti in the Assassination Aftermath (w/ the Billinghams) - Change Agents w/Andy Stumpf
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...
08.15.2023
How the Porn Industry Is Rewiring People's Brains (with Dawn Hawkins) - Change Agents w/Andy Stumpf
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...
08.08.2023
Cartels Operating in America's Forests (with John Nores) - Change Agents with Andy Stumpf
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...
08.01.2023
Fighting Cartels That Are Fueling the Fentanyl Crisis (w/Jack Riley)- Change Agents with Andy Stumpf
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...
07.25.2023
When Americans Are Abducted Overseas (with Jere Van Dyk) - Change Agents with Andy Stumpf
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...
07.18.2023
China, Science, & the Future of Farming in America (with The Land Institute's Brandon Schlautman)
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....
07.11.2023
A New Approach to Policing - Pt. 2 (with LAPD Capt. Ryan Whiteman)
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...
07.11.2023
A New Approach to Policing - Pt. 1 (with LAPD Capt. Ryan Whiteman)
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...
07.05.2023
Escaping the Rohingya Genocide (with Abu Talib)
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...
06.27.2023
Reclaiming the American Supply Chain (with Origin USA’s Pete Roberts)
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...
06.20.2023
Exposing the Fashion Industry's Dark Side (with Maxine Bedat)
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...
06.13.2023
MDMA & Virtual Reality Assisted Therapy (with Dr. Barbara Rothbaum)
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...
06.06.2023
Risking It All to Escape North Korea (with Sokeel Park)
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...
05.30.2023
Corruption, Kleptocracies, and the Dark Money Fueling Violence (with Debra LaPrevotte)
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...

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Change Agents with Andy Stumpf episodes:

Exposing the Real Yakuza (with ‘Tokyo Vice’ Author Jake Adelstein)

Snipers, Cyberattacks, and Fire: America’s Power Grid Is in Danger

The Reality of the Mental Health Crisis (with Dr. Paul Conti)

How Gangs, Cartels, and Prison Breaks Spiraled Ecuador into Violence

The Truth About DMT and Psychedelics (with Rick Strassman)

Tranq and the New Street Drugs That Have Taken Over Cities Around the Country

Cartels Have Infiltrated Montana (John Nores Returns)

The Hunters Fighting America’s Hunger Crisis

The Terrifying State of Cybersecurity and Your Data (with Alan Woodward)

Combat Stories From ‘the Meat Grinder’ That Must Be Told (with Will Yeske)

The Real Story of the Border Crisis (Vincent “Rocco” Vargas Returns)

The Horrors of Eritrea: Trafficking, Torture, & Russia’s Role (with Katharine Houreld)

Why Are So Many Indigenous Women Going Missing and Being Murdered? (with Rosalie Fish)

Cameron Hanes on ‘Trophy Hunting’ and What Activists Get Wrong About Mountain Lion Hunts

The Truth About Wuhan and the Origins of the Pandemic (with Vanity Fair's Katherine Eban)

China’s Ties to Mexican Drug Cartels and America’s Next War (with Ed Calderon)

Preparedness, Survival, And What To Do When It All Goes Wrong (with Mike Glover)

Was Jeffrey Epstein an Intelligence Asset? (with Nick Bryant)

Saving Lives in Violent Situations (with Tim Kennedy)

Are Your Clothes Getting You Sick? (with Alden Wicker)

Risking Everything to Cover Modern War (with Sebastian Junger)

Rescuing Child Soldiers (with 'Machine Gun Preacher' Sam Childers)

MeatEater’s Steve Rinella on the State of Modern Conservation

Exposing Big Pharma Corruption (with Peter Berg)

The Rise of Mexican Drug Cartels (with Ioan Grillo)

The Reality of the Narco Wars (with Jaeson Jones)

Fighting to Save the Amazon Rainforest Before It's too Late (with Paul Rosolie)

The Billions of Dollars Funding the Taliban and Helping Hamas (with Mike Baker)

Exposing Scientology (with Investigative Journalist Mark Bunker)

Donnie Vincent: Hunting, Conservation, and Saving America’s Last Wild Places

How America's Adversaries Are Taking Over the World’s Food & Water Supply (with Nate Halverson)

AI's Threat to the Future of Humanity (with Tam Hunt)

Season 2 Update From Andy

Evan Hafer and Andy Stumpf Discuss Issues Facing Veterans Today

Vincent ‘Rocco’ Vargas: Pat Tillman, the Border Crisis, BORSTAR, & More - Change Agents Extended Cut

Spikes' K9 Fund's Mission to Save Working K9s (with Jimmy Hatch) - Change Agents

Helping Haiti in the Assassination Aftermath (w/ the Billinghams) - Change Agents w/Andy Stumpf

How the Porn Industry Is Rewiring People's Brains (with Dawn Hawkins) - Change Agents w/Andy Stumpf

Cartels Operating in America's Forests (with John Nores) - Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

Fighting Cartels That Are Fueling the Fentanyl Crisis (w/Jack Riley)- Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

When Americans Are Abducted Overseas (with Jere Van Dyk) - Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

China, Science, & the Future of Farming in America (with The Land Institute's Brandon Schlautman)

A New Approach to Policing - Pt. 2 (with LAPD Capt. Ryan Whiteman)

A New Approach to Policing - Pt. 1 (with LAPD Capt. Ryan Whiteman)

Escaping the Rohingya Genocide (with Abu Talib)

Reclaiming the American Supply Chain (with Origin USA’s Pete Roberts)

Exposing the Fashion Industry's Dark Side (with Maxine Bedat)

MDMA & Virtual Reality Assisted Therapy (with Dr. Barbara Rothbaum)

Risking It All to Escape North Korea (with Sokeel Park)

Corruption, Kleptocracies, and the Dark Money Fueling Violence (with Debra LaPrevotte)