Today on Change Agents, Andy sits down with cybercrime expert, Jack Rhysider.

Jack is the creator and host of the podcast "Darknet Diaries," which delves into the world of hacking, cybercrime, and information security. With a background in cybersecurity and years of experience working in network security, Jack launched the podcast to tell true stories from the dark corners of the internet. His work has garnered a large following due to his compelling storytelling style and his ability to make complex topics accessible to a broad audience.

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Today on Change Agents, Andy sits down with award-winning investigative journalist, author, and anthropologist, Scott Carney.

Scott is the author of The Red Market: On the Trail of the World's Organ Brokers, Bone Thieves, Blood Farmers, and Child Traffickers, which examines the global underworld of human body-part trafficking. His other bestselling books include What Doesn't Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude, and Environmental Conditioning Will Renew Our Lost Evolutionary Strength. His latest book, DREAM: The Art and Science of Slumber, explores the mysteries of sleep and dreams, focusing on their impact on human health, cognition, and emotional well-being. He also holds a master's degree in anthropology, speaks Hindi, and hosts the podcast Scott Carney Investigates.

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Today on Change Agents, Andy sits down with former secret service agent and expert on bioterrorism, Steve Monteiro.

Steve spent over twenty years as a Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service and also served in the U.S. Navy, where he received training in cryptology. As a member of the elite Presidential Protective Division at the White House, he later became the Special Agent in Charge and Director of the Forensic Crime Laboratory.

His career took a pivotal turn when he became a Senior Advisor to the Director of Weapons of Mass Destruction Intelligence at the Department of Homeland Security, focusing on bioterrorism. For his efforts in working with Iraqi scientists, he was awarded the Director of National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation. He is the author of The Gray Bird of Baghdad: An Ex-Secret Service Agent's Desperate Mission to Save an Iraqi Scientist and currently hosts The Monteiro Report podcast.

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Catch Borderland: REASONABLE FEAR, a 4-part docuseries starting on September 24th.

Today on Change Agents, investigative journalist Jake Adelstein returns.

He’s the creator and co-host of the hit new podcast, Witnessed: Night Shift. As the network The Bing explains, the show “takes listeners inside Ward 4 East at the local VA hospital where a trio of doctors discovered a suspicious increase in patient deaths all occurring in the overnight hours, with the same nurse present at their bedsides . The explores “the unsolved 30-year mystery of what might’ve been one of the most prolific serial killers in U.S. history, what really happened during the night shift, and why the hospital tried so hard to hide it.” 

You can check out the show here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/witnessed-night-shift/id1578324041

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Today, Andy sits down with Zeke Faux. He’s an investigative reporter for Bloomberg Businessweek and Bloomberg News, and a National Fellow at New America

He also is the author of the book “Number Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall”, which release in paperback on Oct. 1.

As his publisher explains, “for his reporting on the world of crypto, he traveled to El Salvador, the Bahamas, Cambodia, and the Philippines, where he met with some of the industry’s biggest players, including Sam Bankman-Fried, the former billionaire who has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes related to financial fraud

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This is a special preview episode of the new IRONCLAD Original, Focal Point, hosted by Andy Stumpf and Mike Glover.

Subscribe to Focal Point wherever you get your podcasts or on YouTube @ThisIsIRONCLAD for new episodes every week.

Each week, the guys cover a new topic with brief, thoughtful conversations that emphasize discussion of dictation.

In a landscape saturated with directives, Focal Point prioritizes discussions over dictation. The show’s mission is to present diverse perspectives on hot topics and current events, encouraging viewers to form their own opinions. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or on YouTube @ThisIsIRONCLAD

Hosted by Mike Glover and Andy Stumpf.

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Today, Andy speaks with investigative journalists Nathan Paul Southern and Lindsey Kennedy who specialize in organized crime.

They also run the Eye Witness Project, a social enterprise research consultancy that does deep dives into crime, conflict and corruption, assists in the rescue of human trafficking victims and advises and trains governments, NGOs and police forces around the world on identifying and combating organized crime and security threats.

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Today on Change Agents, Andy talks with MTNTOUGH founder, endurance athlete, and backcountry hunter, Dustin Diefenderfer.
Dustin’s philosophy extends beyond fitness. He also looks the links between mental health, nutrition, and purpose in his efforts to be build more resilient communities.

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Today on Change Agents, Andy is joined by independent war journalist Matt ‘Willy’ Williams.

He is an Australian military veteran who served in the Australian Infantry with the 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment from 2014-2021, and is a  Queens Order of Australia Medal (OAM) recipient.
A few months after returning from deployment as a crew commander in Afghanistan, he was diagnosed with an incurable and inoperable brain tumor. Since being discharged from the military, he has dedicated his time to raising money for cancer research and reporting from conflict zones. He has spent months on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine.

Follow him on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/willy.beating.cancer/

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Today, Andy speaks with former Scientologist and former staffer and member of the Sea Org, Aaron Smith-Levin.

Aaron left the Sea Org in 2006 and Scientology in 2014. He is the creator of the YouTube channel Growing Up in Scientology, a channel dedicated to sharing his experience, talking with those who have also left Scientology, educating and exposing abuses within the organization  Aaron is the President of the SPTV Foundation, which helps people who are escaping from Scientology, and starting their lives in many cases from scratch.

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