Episodes

It’s hard to criticize any state these days when they ALL have skeletons in their closets. Sean’s Monologue: The US-China Relationship Today Sean is joined by Coup Save America’s good friend Toufic Sarieddine, a PhD graduate from Nagoya University whose research focuses on the hegemonic impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative on US hegemony around the developing world. Toufic is the author of the book A Tale of Rice and Copper: A World-Systems Analysis of the China-Pakistan Economic Cor...

“We’re stuck with Trump because the United States created Trump.” Sean’s Monologue: From Neoliberalism to Trump Today, Coup Save America speaks with social philosopher Dr. Douglas Giles, the author of Why Trump? Why Some People Support Him—How the Rest of Us Can Respond. Dr. Giles is an assistant professor at Elmhurst University, where he researches the root causes of bigotry and injustice and their role in political action. Douglas launches straight into explaining how Donald Trump is ...

If we stop using the “S” word, will more people embrace socialist ideals? Sean’s Monologue: The Neoliberal-Fascism Connection In this episode, Sean interviews Dan McCrory, an author of extraordinary diversity and depth. Dan has published books in many genres, but today we focus on his powerful work of non-fiction: Capitalism Killed the Middle Class, which tells the story of how corporate greed has dismantled the middle class in America. Drawing on his long history of labor activism, Dan...

“Can actions with ulterior motives benefit everybody in the end?” Sean’s Monologue: Bully Pulpit International Our guest today is internationally-recognized author, presenter, and volunteerism expert Karen Knight. With nearly three decades of experience mentoring and advising social impact organizations, Karen is a leading voice in challenging conventional ideas about volunteerism and driving creative solutions to long-standing issues. Karen begins the show by explaining the importance ...

“The systems were designed without love in mind.” Sean’s Monologue: The Case Against Kamala In this profound episode of "Coup Save America," host Sean St. Heart delves into the crucial topic of healing the deep-seated racism and other cultural harms that plague our society. Joining him is Jesse Mass (JD), an acclaimed author, and expert in organizational psychology, who shares insights from his latest book, Race for What? A White Man’s Journey & Guide to Healing Racism From Within. JD's...

The only way to get ahead of a destructive evolution is to change the rules of the game. Sean’s Monologue: Slavery as the Root of Black Disparity Today we welcome award-winning journalist and social documentarian, Paula Lehman-Ewing. Amongst her many journalistic accomplishments, Paula earned a SPJ Silver Heart award for relaunching the defunct newspaper for All of Us or None, a nationwide grassroots organization vying for the restoration of human and civil rights for formerly and currentl...

Modern Americans are “swimming in a toxic pool.” Could this be an underlying cause of the rapidly increasing rates of autism in today’s kids? Sean’s Monologue: Navigating Autism in Our Workforce Join us as Sean St. Heart interviews Tracy Slepcevic, author of the bestselling book Warrior Mom: A Mother’s Journey In Healing Her Son with Autism. Tracy is a Certified Integrative Health Practitioner with years of experience in the field of Complementary and Alternative Medicine – just the expertise ...

Vote for a “liberal” or vote for a terrorist – what’s a staunch Republican to do? Sean’s Monologue: How Conservatism Shapes Policy This week on Coup Save America, Sean speaks with Russell Jack, a former U.S. Air Marshal and the author of Is MAGA a Terrorist Movement? With a combination of inside knowledge and meticulous research, Russell’s book presents a solid warning about a threat to our democracy as we know it. Russell begins by breaking down how the Make America Great Again movemen...

What happens when addiction becomes the rule rather than the exception for most Americans? Sean’s Monologue: Is a Utopian Society Possible? Today on Coup Save America we welcome guest Jeff Einstein, a digital media pioneer who has taken a critical stance on how the digital age has negatively impacted our quality of life. Jeff begins by explaining how a state-sponsored default addiction to digital media began to develop in the early 21st century. He professes that the rise of runaway dig...

How can someone being banned from marching in a parade lead to everyone being legally censored online? Sean’s Monologue: Censorship Industrial Complex Our guest today is here to tell us about a secret form of online censorship that is happening every day to people like you and me – and we don’t even know it. Robert Hawkins is a social entrepreneur and founder of Reveddit, a website that shows people where they have been censored on Reddit’s media platform. Robert became passionate about restori...

When a fundamentalist Christian is preaching against abortion, don’t point out how many babies God killed in the Bible! Sean’s Monologue: Book Banning in America Our guest today is Mark Alsip, a computer scientist, freelance science writer, and the founder of Bad Science Debunked, a skeptical science blog. Mark is here with us today to talk about a personal history that is quite unexpected for a man of his profession - being raised in and indoctrinated into a fundamentalist Young Earth Cre...

Is economic disenfranchisement the main force fueling toxic Internet subcultures and online movements? Sean’s Monologue: The Phenomenon of QAnon We are joined today by Mike Trigg, a former Silicon Valley start-up guru now turned accomplished writer. Mike’s first corporate thriller Bit Flip was lauded with 5-star reviews, and now he’s on our show to talk about his newest novel, Burner, available on April 16th, 2024. Billed as a "fascinating thriller in which an online movement swallows up the p...

Did the act of dreaming bring about religion? Sean’s Monologue – “The Poor People’s Campaign” Tune in today to learn that everything you’ve heard about dreaming is true…sort of. Benjamin Davidson – The Dream Wizard – joins us to unravel the mystery of dreams and other human “thought experiences.” With two decades of work in the mental health field behind him, Benjamin has turned his attention to everything dreaming – from acting as a curator, collector, and publisher of historical dream researc...

How do our government’s efforts to ban TikTok circle back around to the crisis in Gaza? Sean’s Monologue: The USA Titanic Today we bring back our friend Christina Khalil for an update on her New Jersey race for Senate. Running on genuine concern, compassion, and policy ideas that might actually heal our country has forced Christina to abandon the Democratic Party in favor of the Green Party. She gives us a rundown of the current situation in New Jersey – “possibly the hub of corruption in the...

Could “complexity, cost, and risk of change” be the three main factors holding back healthcare reform in the United States? Sean’s monologue topic: The State of Healthcare in the States Today on Coup Save America, our guest comes to us with a unique and creative way to spread awareness about our failing healthcare system. Greg Vigdor is the author of The Irv Tinsley Health Policy Detective series, a two-book collection of thrilling medical espionage that teach vital lessons while also ente...

Did you know that Soviet spies will turn into ash like vampires if forced to say the words “under God”? Sean’s monologue topic: Reparations for Africa Americans Fayge Horesh is a public historian, tour guide, and freelance writer. They have always wanted to share their passion for history with others, so they created the podcast “D Listers of History,” where Fayge brings their research skills, curiosity, and irreverence to discuss important but mostly forgotten historical figures. Fayge begin...

“Aging is tough, but it beats the alternate.” – Morrie Schwartz Sean’s monologue topic: How Ageism negatively impacts America Today we are joined by Rob Schwartz, an Award-Winning Music/Film Producer, journalist and entrepreneur with 20+ years of entertainment experience. He is also the son of Morrie Schwartz, one of our culture’s most celebrated senior citizens and the subject of the best-selling book and Emmy award-winning movie Tuesdays with Morrie. (And also a play that is extremely popula...

In the fight for social justice “Our greatest weapons are our voices and our passion - Let us wield these tools with courage and conviction, for the sake of our present and for the promise of our future.” In this opening episode of Coup Save America’s third season, host, Sean St. Heart, is out sick with covid. His producer, Mckenzie, also has covid, but she valiantly (and awkwardly) manages to record an introduction to the show, as she talks about why we felt it important to air our first episo...

“I want to reason like an anarchist…There’s a rebel inside me, and it’s coming to play.” – The Cides, “The Rebel” Can music amplify the reach and impact the of a social movement? Today’s Coup Save America guest is a musician and anarchist who is passionate about social justice. Paul Hayward, a former Molester, is the founder of the UK punk rock group The Cides. Paul lives off the grid, so we are grateful that he was willing to travel to a Paris hotel with strong enough Wi-Fi to stream his inter...

Are American voters suffering from Stockholm Syndrome? Today on Coup Save America, we are delighted to speak with Christina Khalil, future senator of New Jersey. Christina overcame her disadvantaged childhood to become a social scientist, with a B.A. in psychology and a master’s degree in social work. She is ready to give even more of herself in a campaign for a senate seat, as she runs to lower taxes, end the failed war on drugs, amend the 13th amendment, provide clean water to every resident ...

“Transparency is for governments and privacy is for individuals.” – Julian Assange Today Coup Save America welcomes Kim Stanton, the founder and director of Films for Change, a project that brings documentaries to the public through both in-person and online screenings. Coming to us all the way from Australia, Kim is here to promote his own award-winning feature-length documentary, The Trust Fall: Julian Assange. After giving us a brief background of Julian Assange and the arbitrary detainment...

Today on Coup Save America, Sean has a conversation with Peter B. Collins, a former talk radio host with a long resume in the media field, spanning from his coverage of the Watergate scandal in the 1970’s to hosting his own podcast from 2009 through the 2020 covid-19 pandemic. Peter walks us through a history of devolving political regimes, covering topics such Ronald Reagan and the October Surprise, how Newt Gingrich developed the concepts of political language and talking points, how Clinton r...

Step One, Storm the Capital. Step Two, America is saved! Let’s take a closer look at the events of January 6, 2021. Today on Coup Save America, we are joined by history teacher Ben Hamilton, founder of the Chasing History Project. Ben was present as a neutral observer during the infamous invasion of the capital building in Washington DC, and he interviewed many of the key players. He is the author of the book Sorry Guys, We Stormed the Capital: Eyewitness Accounts of January 6th. What really h...

Are American voters really stuck choosing between a Giant Douche and a Turd Sandwich? Today’s Coup Save America guest is Lloyd McNeil, the moderator for a series of Facebook groups to encourage open dialogue about the issues that keep voters disillusioned and disfranchised. Sean and Lloyd talk about the duopoly of our current political system, which offers only an illusion of choice, and discuss the need for progressive voters to hash out their minor differences and come up with a war strategy ...