Culture Episodes

Have you ever wondered how you would survive do if you were suddenly unable to work and earn money? In the United States, all workers contribute a portion of their income to maintain a safety net program that we can fall back on in times of need, but how easy is it to access these funds that we are entitled to receive if we become disabled? Not so easy, according to Spencer Bishins, a former employee of the Social Security Administration. This week on Coup Save America, our podcast begins with the story of Emily, a woman currently struggling to obtain disability status. Sean talks with Emily about her 'invisible disabilities' and the difficulties she's encountered while trying to prove the validity of health issues such as fibromyalgia, migraine headaches, anxiety, and depression. Spencer Bishins, author of the book Social Security Disability Revealed: Why it's so hard to access benefits and what you can do about it, confirms the sad truth of Emily's experiences as he explains how and…

Are you racist without even realizing it? Racism isn't a "black person problem"; it's a white person problem that oppresses black people. Racism doesn't only affect the oppressed, it also affects the oppressors.Inclusion and diversity consultant Sedruola Maruska joins Sean St. Heart to talk about social justice and to teach us what individual citizens can do to end the cycle of racism in America. According to Sedie, it all comes down to "Seeing humans as human and treating them as such." Don't look at the big picture and think there's nothing you can do. Self-examine, take your power, speak up, and do whatever you can to affect change in your own space. Small acts have a huge impact.Did you know that Black Americans innovated open heart surgery and invented GPS? What is the real meaning of "defund the police"? Learn these things and much more in between listening to Sean yell at white people.Other topics of conversation include generational trauma, critical race theory,…

Sean speaks out about our country's "rape culture", and then interviews special guest Tara Reade about her book Left Out: When the Truth Doesn’t Fit In, a memoir outlining the injustice and trauma she experienced after coming forward against Joe Biden with sexual assault allegations. On the podcast, Tara tells us the heartbreaking story of how the power structure of America took control of her narrative and vilified her in the media by suppressing evidence and discrediting her claims to protect the political status quo. Like so much of today's America, it is a story of hypocrisy, media bias, and how the ruling class clings to power. Tune in to Tara's podcast "The Politics of Survival" – if you can find it, since she's been cancelled on most corporate platforms.

Humanity is not great. In a world that is rapidly changing across multiple dimensions, we have come upon a new era where our entire species lingers precariously close to self-destruction, but with a future of immense potential hanging in the balance. How can we pull ourselves back from the brink? Is such a retreat from self-inflicted peril even possible? Author and change-leader Edina Brown joins Coup Save America to discuss these questions, offering her insights and experiences on how to pave a...

On Coup Save America, Episode #8, Sophia Sepulveda, the Mexican American Wonder trans-Woman challenges the misconceptions and false rhetoric surrounding trans-people. She talks about carrying her childhood trauma of non-acceptance into adulthood and gives tips on how to support a young person's preferred identity. As she converses with Sean about legislative attacks on transgender Americans, Sophia shares her stories of the hurdles involved with transitioning, navigating relationships as a trans...

What do the Playboy Foundation and Coup Save America have in common? We both love the honest speech that comes from the mouth of Reverend Barry Lynn! Coup Save America, Episode #7, delves into our nation's rapidly unraveling concept of Separation of Church and State as we look at the other Supreme Court rulings made before and after the Roe vs. Wade decision. Sean is joined by Rev. Barry Lynn, a man who goes against the stereotype of a Christian minister by being at the forefront of every progressive cause throughout his long career. As the title of his upcoming memoir says, Lynn is Paid to Piss People Off. Where did the idea of separation between church and state come from, and what was it meant to mean? As Coup Save America discuss the fringe Religious Right and how well they understand how to use power, Rev. Lynn sprinkles the conversation with humorous anecdotes about meeting porn stars and his appearances on Fox News.Sean and Rev. Lynn decide that a large part of …

This episode of Coup Save America focuses on the political biases in the news media and how to recognize journalism that imposes an agenda. Our special guest is Joe Rippert, the founder of RIPView.com, a new website that presents both sides of world events as interpreted by the political far left and the far right, giving readers an opportunity to examine the opinions of each side and come to their own conclusions.