Be Relevant - Harry Shearer (remastered)

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."Creator and Host: Sandy RosenthalExecutive Producer: Landry BohnBe sure to like, subscribe and rate this podcast. Video version can be seen here: https://youtu.be/5qJyZ4ijN7g

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.Creator and Host: Sandy RosenthalExecutive Producer: Landry BohnBe sure to like, subscribe and rate this podcast. Video version can be seen here: https://youtu.be/7UoO9dEhHaY

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. Creator and Host: Sandy RosenthalExecutive Producer: Landry BohnBe sure to like, subscribe and rate this podcast. Video version can be seen herea;https://youtu.be/2zALRWeDjOU

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.Creator and Host: Sandy RosenthalExecutive Producer: Landry BohnBe sure to like, subscribe and rate this podcast. Video version can be seen here: https://youtu.be/faMiWxtcFq8

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.Creator and Host: Sandy RosenthalExecutive Producer: Landry BohnBe sure to like, subscribe and rate this podcast. Video version can be seen here: https://youtu.be/YpgajzItgv8

Sandy welcomes back Sherry Loeffler (Charlotte, NC) to discuss her triumph over a heavy-handed Homeowners Association who agreed to a $75,000 settlement.Creator and Host: Sandy RosenthalExecutive Producer: Landry BohnBe sure to like, subscribe and rate this podcast. Video version can be seen here: https://youtu.be/jEHac4YuKwA

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.Creator and Host: Sandy RosenthalExecutive Producer: Landry BohnBe sure to like, subscribe and rate this podcast. Video version can be seen here: https://youtu.be/4yHT4W3Naqw

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.Creator and Host: Sandy RosenthalExecutive Producer: Landry BohnPlease rate, subscribe and like on your favorite platforms. Be sure to like, subscribe and rate this podcast. For the video version: https://youtu.be/nkeexB-MxzgAddition links and information about guest Jordan CharitonBook: https://www.amazon.com/We-Poisoned-Exposing-Poisoning-Americans/dp/1538194244Audio Version: https://www.amazon.com/We-Poisoned-Exposing-Poisoning-Americans/dp/B0DBW8HD8BStatus Coup YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@StatusCoup/featured"Flint Fatigue" documentary: https://flintfatigue.comMy Twitter: https://x.com/JordanChariton

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.--Creator and Host: Sandy RosenthalExecutive Producer: Landry BohnBe sure to like, subscribe and rate this podcast. Video version can be seen here: https://youtu.be/Ag6VqLJlwfc

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.Creator and Host: Sandy RosenthalExecutive Producer: Landry BohnBe sure to like, subscribe and rate this podcast. Video version can be seen here: https://youtu.be/HFmbm4l4-_0