Beat the Big Guys
Do you see a problem in your community or town, but feel there’s nothing you can do? Find out just how much power you have – right now – from Sandy Rosenthal who started out with no special training, stood up to a mammoth federal agency, and won. In every episode, Sandy, author of the award-winning book “Words Whispered in Water” will provide free and inexpensive tools that you can use right now to Beat the Big Guys.
Episodes
April 7, 2025 • 34 mins
On the landmark finale for Beat the Big Guys, Sandy chats with Ken McCarthy (Tivoli, NY) about his latest book How the Web Won which he says "reveals many previously untold details behind the dramatic emergence of the World Wide Web and how it came along just in time to thwart the last step of Bill Gates' plan for permanent domination of all the world's personal computers."
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March 24, 2025 • 37 mins
Sandy has an animated chat with civil engineer Stephen Estopinal (Gonzales, LA) about the Advocate newspaper's insistence on repeating myths that were debunked a decade ago. Specifically, they discuss the unnecessary "levee board reform" which wastes expert time and talent because no one can tell the Army Corps of Engineers what to do.
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February 24, 2025 • 25 mins
Sandy sits down with a guest panel from the Slingshot, consisting of Stuart Lob and Rudy Vorkapic (New Orleans, LA), to discuss the beginning of Trump's second term as President, and the troubling consequences his recent displays of power might have going forward.
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January 29, 2025 • 24 mins
In this episode, Sandy chats with Amy Nelson (Seattle, WA) about her public battle with Amazon after having her life nearly destroyed by Amazon's unfounded heavy-handed legal action against her husband.
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December 18, 2024 • 28 mins
Sandy chats with Kim Kelly (Philadelphia, PA) about her 2022 book Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor and about how leaders taking on a cause must focus on the issues at hand; not on themselves or the people who are standing in their way.
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November 26, 2024 • 26 mins
Sandy welcomes back Sherry Loeffler (Charlotte, NC) to discuss her triumph over a heavy-handed Homeowners Association who agreed to a $75,000 settlement.
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October 31, 2024 • 27 mins
Professor Leonard Cassuto (New York City) talks about his new book Academic Writing as if Readers Matter. In higher education, research has gained the upper hand at the expense of educating students, and the professor explains how this can change.
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September 30, 2024 • 29 mins
This month, Sandy interviews journalist Jordan Chariton (New York) about the explosive revelations in his book We The Poisoned: Exposing the Flint Water Crisis and the Poisoning of 1000,000 Americans. Among many issues, they discuss the frequent unwillingness of the media to cover important stories and what you can do about it.
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August 26, 2024 • 26 mins
This month, Sandy chats with Dawn Westmoreland (Asheville, NC) about her journey to blow the whistle on the Veterans Affairs office for illegal hiring and promotion practices.
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July 22, 2024 • 35 mins
Sandy chats with Steve May (Ellicott City, MD) about his whistleblower lawsuit against Purdue Pharma and how he handled the threats of countersuit from Purdue.
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June 24, 2024 • 26 mins
Sandy chats with author Jason Berry (New Orleans, LA) about his book Last of the Red Hot Poppas and how humor can be a great way to expose the Big Guys' bad behavior.
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June 17, 2024 • 42 mins
Sandy chats with Rich Holman (Medellin, Columbia) about his quest to beat Big Pharma and Big Government to alert people about the dangers of sugar and processed foods. Mr. Holman is author of Killing You Softly: How Sugar is Killing Us (Red Thread Publishing, 2023).
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June 10, 2024 • 32 mins
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
Creator and Host: Sandy Rosenthal
Executive Producer: Landry Bohn
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Beat the Big Guys
Creator and Host: Sandy Rosenthal
Executive Producer: Landry Bohn
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May 20, 2024 • 27 mins
Sandy talks to Brinkley Hutchings (Fairhope, AL) about her activist past and her decision to build a school focused on cultivating the next generation of environmental stewards.
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May 6, 2024 • 35 mins
Sandy interviews Rob Lalka (New Orleans, LA) author of The Venture Alchemists: How Big Tech Turned Profits into Power. They discuss how it's possible and beneficial to challenge people in power.
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April 29, 2024 • 23 mins
Sandy departs from her usual format to discuss the value of awards and how they reinforce current supporter enthusiasm and also generate more supporters.
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April 22, 2024 • 36 mins
Sandy speaks with Yana Yakushina (Ghent, Belgium) about her focus on establishing a legal framework for recognizing light pollution as an environmental concern.
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Creator and Host: Sandy Rosenthal
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April 15, 2024 • 24 mins
Sandy talks to Celia Gonzalez (San Francisco, CA) of Other Avenues Grocery Cooperative, about her experience in local and global grassroots campaigns opposing genetic engineering and corporate consolidation.
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April 1, 2024 • 26 mins
Tessa Hill (Sebastopol, CA) talks to Sandy about her new book At Every Depth: Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing Oceans. Tessa and her co-author Eric Simons aim to show how scientists' research and indigenous knowledge can be valuable tools in our fight against climate change..
Creator and Host: Sandy Rosenthal
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Creator and Host: Sandy Rosenthal
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Recognized as one of the Top 100 Activist Podcasts by MillionPodcasts.com
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March 25, 2024 • 21 mins
Sandy talks to Anita Dhake (Denver, CO) about how she started retirement at the age of 33, how some people disapprove, and how she handles it.
Creator and Host: Sandy Rosenthal
Executive Producer: Landry Bohn
Recognized as one of the Top 100 Activist Podcasts by MillionPodcasts.com
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Creator and Host: Sandy Rosenthal
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