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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The Squeaky Wheel Gets The Grease - Neil Carman

Sandy has a conversation with Neil Carman (Iowa City, IA) about the power of speaking up. Too often the burden is on oppressed communities to prove harm, but speaking up is intensely powerful to Beat…

00:32:15 | Mon 16 May 2022

Good Leadership Skills Are Easily Within Your Reach - Michelle Johnston

Sandy chats with Dr. Michelle Johnston (New Orleans, LA) about her new book The Seismic Shift in Leadership and about how good leadership skills are important––and also accessible––to beat the big gu…

00:30:27 | Mon 09 May 2022

Technical Advisors Can Provide Crucial Data to Help You Win - Wilma Subra

Sandy chats with Wilma Subra (Baldwin, LA) about her role as a technical advisor to a community group in winning a battle against an oil waste incinerator that started using hazardous waste as fuel.

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00:24:29 | Mon 02 May 2022

You Can Use Your Current Platform to Educate and Succeed - Jess Branas

Sandy chats with her podcast producer Jess Branas (Philadelphia, PA) on how you can use your current platform to educate others to beat the Big Guys.

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00:32:04 | Mon 25 Apr 2022

Partnering with Allies Can Be Key to Winning - Milann Guckian

Sandy has a conversation with Milann Guckian (New Braunfels, TX) about her successful battle to keep a massive stone quarry away from her forever home and her community deep in the hill country of Te…

00:28:43 | Mon 11 Apr 2022

After You Speak Out, the Experts will Arrive and Assist - Kim Coates

Councilperson Kim Coates (Pontchatoula, LA) chats with Sandy about how––after she stood up against a battery-making factory in her community––experts came forward to offer useful advice.

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00:31:16 | Mon 04 Apr 2022

A Door-to-Door Health Survey is an Inexpensive and Effective Tool- Susana Almanza

Sandy chats with Susana Almanza (Austin, TX) about the value of a low-tech health survey. These are easy and inexpensive to collect from residents and are highly effective in Beating the Big Guys.

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00:32:03 | Mon 28 Mar 2022

Your Enemies are Thought Forms, Not People - Pennie Opal Plant

Sandy chats with Pennie Opal Plant (Richmond, CA) about how, when leading the charge to improve your community, there really are no human enemies.

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00:28:24 | Mon 21 Mar 2022

Your Silver Bullet Might Be Right in Front of You - Marsha Jackson

Sandy chats with Marsha Jackson (Dallas, TX) about her leadership in literally moving a mountain and how that coveted "silver bullet" could be information right there that is publicly available onlin…

00:24:46 | Mon 14 Mar 2022

To Succeed, You Will Shatter Ingrained Beliefs - Emma Osong

This week, Sandy has a conversation with Dr. Emma Osong (Elkridage, MD) about an ongoing humanitarian crisis in her home country of Cameroon.

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00:41:33 | Mon 07 Mar 2022

Even When They Say "It's a Done Deal", It's Not - Sharon Lavigne

Sharon Lavigne (St. James, LA) talks to Sandy about how special training or experience is not necessary to Beat the Big Guys, even when everything is declared a "done deal" by the State Governor.

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00:21:59 | Mon 21 Feb 2022

Human Interest Stories Generate Press Coverage - Lois Gibbs

Lois Gibbs (Falls Church, VA) chats with Sandy about her efforts fighting for relocation of her community away from a toxic dump site which resulted in the creation of the EPA Superfund.

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00:40:56 | Mon 14 Feb 2022

Just The Act of Speaking Out Can Magnify Your Power Tenfold - Dr. Laura Hunt

Dr. Laura Hunt (Midlothian, TX) speaks with Sandy about how speaking out against the Big Guys can increase your power exponentially because it can connect you with like-minded powerful people and gro…

00:27:48 | Mon 07 Feb 2022

Telling Your Story Could Be the Way to Beat the Big Guys - Michelle Bowdler

Michelle Bowdler (Sudbury, MA) was gang-raped in a home invasion. When she learned her rape kit was lost, she began her journey to change law enforcement's standard procedure of doubting the victim's…

00:25:42 | Mon 31 Jan 2022

Sometimes the Shocking Facts Speak for Themselves - Mary Zack

Sandy chats with Mary Zack (Chicago, IL) about her ongoing efforts to expose decades-long illegal dumping of toxins in her small hometown after rare cancers started showing up.

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00:32:41 | Mon 24 Jan 2022

Capture the Attention of Your Government Leaders - Chris Oliver

Chris Oliver, a professor at Tulane University, talks to Sandy about his work with citizens' groups in Gorden Plaza and his efforts to hold the government accountable.

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00:31:28 | Tue 18 Jan 2022

All Successes, No Matter How Small, Are Valuable - Jo and Joy Banner

This week, Sandy talks with twin sisters Jo and Joy Banner (Wallace, LA) about their work with The Descendants Project and how all successes, no matter how big or small, are valuable.

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00:29:51 | Mon 10 Jan 2022

Identify Who Your Friends Are and Make Them Allies - Aaron Mair

Aaron Mair (Schenectady, NY), 57th president of the Sierra Club, chats with Sandy about how critical it is to identify those friendly to your cause and make them your allies.

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00:36:00 | Mon 03 Jan 2022

Learn to Write a Great Press Release to Get the Attention of Media - Jim Schermbeck

Jim Schermbeck, director of Downwinders at Risk (Dallas Fort Worth) chats with Sandy about the importance of writing a good press release to get the attention of the media.

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00:38:49 | Mon 20 Dec 2021

Institutes Resist Change. Don't Give Up. - Mark Cucuzzella

Physician and author, Mark Cucuzzella (Shepherdstown, WV), talks to Sandy about his quest to remove sugary sodas and high carb food from WVU Medical Center and his success.

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00:35:41 | Mon 13 Dec 2021

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