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.

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Update frequency: every 10 days
Average duration: 30 minutes
Episodes: 123
Years Active: 2021 - 2025

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Recognize the Patterns and Expose the Big Guys' Deceit - Michelle Stiles

Sandy chats with Michelle Stiles, author of the newly released One Idea to Rule Them All (Winnie Mae, 2022). Michelle tells us how much of what we see in the media is not news but fabricated campaign…

00:37:31 | Mon 20 Feb 2023

Employ the Most Cutting Edge Technology - James Rauh

Sandy chats with expert chemist James Rauh (Akron, OH) on his quest for the Dept of Homeland Security to designate fentanyl as a 'weapon of mass destruction'.

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00:27:23 | Mon 06 Feb 2023

Advice from Joye Braun, Posthumous Winner of the Rose Brax Award for Bold Activism

Sandy interivewed the great Joye Braun on May 16, 2022. Five months later, Ms. Braun, activist and fighter for racial and environmental justice, passed away. In remembrance, Sandy is reissuing her in…

00:24:16 | Mon 23 Jan 2023

A Group, Even a Small One, Has the Power to Force Change - Corban Addison

Sandy chats with international bestselling author Corban Addison (Virginia) about how a small band of Black homeowners battled the world's largest meat producer and won. This story shows how a group …

00:42:17 | Mon 09 Jan 2023

Channel Your Pain or Grief to Improve Your Community - Marianne Skolek Perez

Marianne Skolek Perez channeled her grief over losing her daughter to Oxycontin into sounding the alarm that the FDA is the problem, not the pharmaceutical companies.

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00:24:28 | Mon 19 Dec 2022

One Person Can Make a Big Difference - Dan Schneider

Sandy chats with Dan Schneider of the Netflix docuseries "The Pharmacist" which highlights the Oxycontin crisis and "pill mills." Dan (Mandeville, LA) explains how just one person really can make a d…

00:38:46 | Mon 28 Nov 2022

If You Have Moral Authority, Use It - Ed Bisch

When Ed Bisch's son died in 2001 after taking an OXY at a party, Oxycontin was barely mentioned in major media. With unparalleled moral authority, Ed founded Relatives Against Purdue Pharma to get th…

00:43:07 | Mon 14 Nov 2022

Encourage Your Supporters to Donate Their Skills - Sade Dumas

Sandy chats with community activist and leader Sade Dumas about her role in reducing the jail population in New Orleans by over 50% and her recent efforts to address and fix the drivers of incarcerat…

00:34:49 | Mon 31 Oct 2022

The Big Guys Will Expect You To Give Up; Be a Merciless Pit Bull - Gerald Posner

Sandy chats with Pulitzer Prize finalist Gerald Posner and New York Times bestselling author of 13 books including his latest book, Pharma: Greed, Lies and the Poisoning of America. Among many pieces…

01:00:52 | Mon 17 Oct 2022

You Really Can Beat the Big Guys - Sharon Lavigne

Six months after Sandy interviewed guest Sharon Lavigne about her battle to stop a giant plastics plant from getting built in her community, her guest won her battle.

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00:23:42 | Thu 22 Sep 2022

You Can Create an Epic Event for Under 300 Dollars - Waniya Locke

Sandy chats with Waniya Locke (Standing Rock, SD) about her battle to preserve safe drinking water for her community.

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00:33:24 | Mon 08 Aug 2022

Sandy Rosenthal Celebrates Her First Fifty Guests on Beat the Big Guys

Sandy Rosenthal shares a monologue celebrating her first fifty guests and she also explains why the Big Guys are no different from the bullies from the third-grade playground.

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00:13:03 | Mon 01 Aug 2022

A Good Bullet Point is Powerful in Furthering the Reach of Your Message - Lee Donahue

This week Sandy chats with Lee Donahue (Campbell, WI) about her successful battle to expose PFAS carcinogens in her hometown's drinking water.

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00:25:27 | Mon 25 Jul 2022

To Beat the Big Guys One Must Identify, Admit and Accept - Ketra Davenport-King

Sandy chats with Dr. Ketra Davenport-King (Dallas/Fort Worth) about her experience overcoming abuse from the age of six and the creation of her flagship group Life After.

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00:31:03 | Mon 18 Jul 2022

The Big Guys Don't Expect a Fight - Phyllis Glazer

Sandy chats with Phyllis Glazer (Dallas TX) about her all-out battle with the second-largest commercial hazardous waste injection well facility in the country.

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00:32:04 | Mon 11 Jul 2022

Drive Your Mission with ONE VOICE - Craig Williams

Craig Williams (Berea, KY) chats with Sandy about how it is critical to create a diverse coalition speaking with ONE VOICE to accomplish your mission.

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00:33:01 | Mon 27 Jun 2022

Good Ideas Can Come From Literally Anyone! - Ruth Gotian

This week, Sandy chats with Dr. Ruth Gotian (New York, NY) about her new book The Success Factor. Dr. Gotian shares those behaviors that the world's biggest achievers do that can help all of us be be…

00:25:19 | Mon 20 Jun 2022

You're Following the Path of Those Before You - Joye Braun

This week Sandy chats with Joye Braun (Eagle Butte, SD), member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe about her efforts to stop not one, but two oil pipelines from going through her native lands.

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00:21:57 | Mon 13 Jun 2022

Being an Upstander Makes You Memorable - Howard Prager

Sandy chats with Howard Prager (Chicago, IL) author of Make Someone's Day about the value of being an upstander. He also discusses the VIP Model (V=view, I=identify, P=plan) in leading your cause.

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00:24:56 | Mon 06 Jun 2022

You Are The Big Guy; They Are The Little Guys - Lavinia Masters

Sandy chats with Lavinia Masters (Lewisville, TX) about the Lavinia Masters Act, recently signed into law in Texas, which seeks to tackle the backlog of sexual assault forensic exams (rape kits). The…

00:36:13 | Mon 23 May 2022

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