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I had the pleasure of sitting down with my good friend Zoltan Bathory—a true powerhouse across multiple realms. As the founder and rhythm guitarist of the global arena-headlining band Five Finger Death Punch, Zoltan has led the group to Platinum-certified success and chart-topping fame, redefining the landscape of heavy metal. Beyond music, Zoltan is a double black belt martial artist, holding ranks in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo. He's a national silver medalist who thrives in the competitive arena, proving his dedication extends far beyond the stage. He's also an entrepreneur and philanthropist, championing causes like veteran reintegration through the Home Deployment Project and wildlife protection with VETPAW, where U.S. combat veterans stand on the front lines of anti-poaching efforts. This conversation takes a turn into uncharted territory. For the first time, Zoltan opens up about his spiritual journeys and the transformative role of psychedelics—he may just hold the world record for the Spirit Molecule's frequent flyer miles. Sit back, relax, and dive into the wisdom and depth of Zoltan Bathory. * [Image by Michael Plaster - IG: https://www.instagram.com/plaster10p/] • Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe. • If these topics pique your curiosity, consider supporting the channel on Patreon

Meg Day, Social Media Manager for the organization known as VETPAW, joins Robbie for exactly the type of conversation we get jazzed up about at Blood Origins. Meg was introduced to us by Adrian from Buffalo Kloof and suggested she would be a great person to connect with and have a conversation with. VETPAW has been involved in conservation related efforts at BuffaloKloof, and Meg got to see the operation and the role that hunting plays in that conservation success. Meg started out as a vehement anti-hunter and, though she now understands hunting, still may not like it. And that's okay! From growing up with a mother who is a ‘huge animal lover' and being a vegetarian since the age of 14 to today, learn about her journey in wildlife conservation and how she has come to her understanding with hunters and hunting.  Support our newest Conservation Club Members! Hound & Hare: https://www.kwalata.com/  Camino Real Hunting Consultants: https://www.kwalata.com/  Schalk Pienaar Safaris: https://www.africamaximum.co.za/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io Podcast is brought to you by: Bushnell: https://www.bushnell.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Ryan Tate is a veteran, conservationist, undercover operator, and on-the-ground commander in Africa. After serving in both Afghanistan and Iraq, Ryan moved to Africa and founded VETPAW to lead the battle against int'l criminal syndicates and foreign governments financing illegal poaching. Chaz Cervino is a businessman, entrepreneur, and consultant. He is former President & Founder of "Today's Business" –– and currently Co-Owns LEAP Brands, a Recruiting and M&A Advisory Company. - DONATE TO VETPAW HERE: https://vetpaw.org/donate/ - CHAZ HIGHLIGHTS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSlgdIL8aBY - RYAN'S PREVIOUS EPISODE: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6X9m62qHeKrLXMFmtrseRj?si=S4LcK13DTiK3sfme-g-B-g  EPISODE LINKS: - Julian Dorey PODCAST MERCH: https://juliandorey.myshopify.com/ - Support our Show on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey  - BUY Guest's Books & Films IN MY AMAZON STORE: https://amzn.to/3RPu952  JULIAN YT CHANNELS: - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips  - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily  - SUBSCRIBE to Best of JDP: https://www.youtube.com/@bestofJDP  ***TIMESTAMPS*** 00:00 - Ryan Tate, VETPAW Background, Current Animal Extinctions, Veteran Impact 09:10 - PTSD, Marine Corp Release, Military Assitance Post-War 23:40 - Watching Veterans Change through Vetpaw, Emotional Moment Ryan Tate's Life  35:10 - Returning to Society, African Wildlife, Elephant knocks over Safari Truck 44:10 - Elephant Population Decline and Recovery, Leonardo DiCaprio Documentary, Botswana Military (Elephant Population Explosion) 58:40 - Veteran's Joining VETPAW & What it Takes, Ryan Tate Addresses Allegations  01:14:11 - VETPAW Almost Cancelled & Ruined, Ryan Tate being Targeted  01:25:24 - Other Animal Conservation Orgs, 1st Undercover Operation 01:35:50 - Psychology of Working Undercover 01:48:04 - Ivory & Elephant Tusks, Elephant vs Rhino Fight 02:02:10 - Migration Patterns of Elephants, Mourning Death, Connections b/w Humans & Rhinos/Elephants 02:16:32 - Tracking Down Confirmed Poaching Terrorists in Africa, Ryan Tate Discovery Episode Interrogating Terrorists 02:28:31 - Working in Africa & Regulations Involved, Paul Rosolie Connection 02:39:31 - Captive Animals Being Reintroduced into Wild, British High Society, K-9s, Dale Comstock 02:54:54 - Chaz Cervino's Background 3:00:23 - VETPAW moving forward CREDITS: - Hosted by Julian D. Dorey - Producer & Intro Editor: Alessi Allaman: https://www.instagram.com/allaman.docyou/ ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “JULIANDOREY”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier ~ Music via Artlist.io ~ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 218 - Ryan Tate

My Other Episode w/ Danny: https://open.spotify.com/show/5skaSpDzq94Kh16so3c0uz (***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Danny Hall is an Army Ranger, Green Beret, & Silver-Star Awardee. He served many tours of duty on multiple continents over the span of 3 decades. Ryan Tate is a former Recon Marine who served in Iraq & Afghanistan before retiring to become founder of VETPAW, a military-led anti-poaching organization in Africa. - BUY Guest's Books & Films IN MY AMAZON STORE: https://amzn.to/3RPu952  EPISODE LINKS: - Julian Dorey PODCAST MERCH: https://juliandorey.myshopify.com/ - Support our Show on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey  - Support VETPAW (Ryan Tate's Org.): https://vetpaw.org/ JULIAN YT CHANNELS: - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips  - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily  - SUBSCRIBE to Best of JDP: https://www.youtube.com/@bestofJDP  ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Origins of Iraq War; Saddam's WMD (Evidence?); Sarin Gas 8:11 - CIA WMD Spy Jim Lawler & Iraq Nukes; Saddam's Terror 16:12 - Danny first invades Iraq Story; The “Purple Heart Plane” Story; Staging in Romania 21:36 - Bags of CIA Cash; The Kurdish Peshmerga; Erbil Citadel 28:58 - Iraqis Lives Pre Invasion vs. Post Invasion 31:16 - What happened when first Special Forces hit Iraq; Battle of Dubeka Pass 41:16 - Bush “Mission Accomplished” was wrong; Dropping Bombs; Iraqis Surrendering 46:13 - Vibes in Iraq early on; Al-Zarqawi; “We got a problem” 51:09 -  Special Forces working w/ CIA; Al-Zarqawi was a “ghost”; Danny talks w/ Iraqis 57:38 - The Iraqi Child story; Creating t3rrorists 1:01:55 - When Danny knew Iraq went bad; Burning w33d field; “Patriot” movie scene & toy drop 1:07:58 - The days before Danny's Silver Star Fire Fight 1:15:57 - The Battle that earned Danny his Silver Star 1:40:58 - PT*D Dreams & True Crime; Danny's daughter's “shot” 1:53:32 - How Danny got Silver Star 2:02:06 - Al Zarqawi's Death; 2007 Iraq; Fear of engagement; Blackwater 4, Politics & Military 2:10:51 - Danny's last combat tour in Iraq; Bosrah; Working w/ British SAS 2:25:41 - Danny decides to retire from Special Forces; Osama Bin Laden; Scumbag politicians 2:38:18 - Danny gets into military government contracting 2:45:02 - How Danny started working w/ VETPAW; Anti-poaching is dangerous warfare 2:51:33 - Forever War; Danny's faith; What God thinks of War 2:58:13 - Danny's regrets 3:01:32 - Danny's story is now out there FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY: INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/  INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realjuliandorey  CREDITS: - Host, Intro Editor & Producer: Julian D. Dorey - Producer: Alessi Allaman: https://www.instagram.com/alessiallaman/ ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “JULIANDOREY”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier ~ Music via Artlist.io ~ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 217 - Danny Hall

WATCH MY PREVIOUS EPISODE w/ PAUL: Episode 124: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7qQS9zoeh0hbAr25azZOVa?si=1da307b83c2048b3  (***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Paul Rosolie is an explorer, author, award-winning wildlife filmmaker, and “real-life Tarzan.” For much of the past 19 years, Paul has lived deep in the Amazon rainforest protecting endangered species and trees from poachers, loggers, and the foreign nations funding them. His 2014 book, “Mother of God” is revered by many among the int'l conservation community (including Jane Goodall) –– and his wildlife work has stretched across 4 continents. EPISODE LINKS: - BUY Guest's Books & Films IN MY AMAZON STORE: https://amzn.to/3RPu952  - Julian Dorey PODCAST MERCH: https://juliandorey.myshopify.com/  - Support our Show on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey  - Join our DISCORD: https://discord.gg/MDTqCBpe  JULIAN YT CHANNELS: - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips  - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily  - SUBSCRIBE to Best of JDP: https://www.youtube.com/@bestofJDP  PAUL ROSOLIE LINKS: - INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/paulrosolie/  - DONATE (JUNGLEKEEPERS): https://www.junglekeepers.com/  ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Paul Rosolie's work w/ VETPAW and anti-poaching in Africa; Rhino Horns & Elephant Tusks 11:48 - Shark Fin Black Market; White Rhino vs Hippo; Pablo Escobar's Hippos 21:51 - Paul's dyslexia; Papillon Book 32:46 - Graham Hancock; Amazon “Man Made” Problem; Leaf Cutter Ants; Speed of Rainforest Vine Growth 40:20 - Pine; Paul's wild jungle trip; Talking to giant beetles 50:29 - Wormholes & Dreams; Medicine of Amazon; Monkeys vs Kids study; Elephants vs Humans 1:01:19 - Testing elephant & Medical Intervention; Paul's Elephant Stare down 1:05:49 - India & Elephants; Nature's revenge; Elephant Mourning 1:16:47 - Paul Watson, Sea Shepherd & Saving world's whales; Orcas attacking boats; Dolphins 1:27:41 - The smartest animal in the Amazon jungle; Hawks attacking sloths 1:35:43 - DaSilva & funding Amazon protection 1:40:47 - The Amazon Rainforest's loggers problem; Transamazon highway 1:51:29 - Walking through Amazon Rainforest; How to survive Northeast America; Bot flies eating human skin 2:00:43 - Amazon Jungle Treehouse; Red & Green Macaque Monkeys 2:16:55 - Matt Gutman's Amazon Rainforest Journalism w/ Paul; Capturing Anaconda Snake 2:25:41 - Gold Miners & Land destroyed by Miners; Climbing Trees; Rainforest burning 2:40:43 - Saving Amazon's animals from wildfires; Cartels in Amazon; Gold Miners vs Paul; Gold Power 2:55:41 - Columbus interrogating natives for gold; Making a difference in Amazon 3:09:05 - JJ & Paul's relationships in the Amazon CREDITS: - Hosted & Produced by Julian D. Dorey - Intro & Episode Edited by Alessi Allaman - Episode Live-switched by Chris Antich ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “JULIANDOREY”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Music via Artlist.io ~ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 192 - Paul Rosolie

- Get 20% OFF SHEATH UNDERWEAR (PROMO CODE: “JULIAN”): http://sheathunderwear.com  - Julian Dorey Podcast GEAR: https://www.23point5.com/creator/Julian-Dorey-9826?tab=Featured  - Support Our Show on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey  - Hosted, Produced & Edited by Julian D. Dorey (***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Mark Turner is an ex-Recon-Marine who now serves as a military trainer in Israel, Ukraine, and other countries. Currently, Mark is the founder and CEO of Overwatch Foundation –– an organization that recruits, trains and deploys high-level former Special Operations Military Veterans to warzones and natural disasters. In the past 2 years, Mark has instructed Ukrainian platoons and Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) Soldiers on the Gaza and West Bank borders. DONATE to Mark's “Overwatch Foundation”: https://www.overwatchfoundationusa.org/  Mark's 1st Episode w/ @Shawn Ryan: https://youtu.be/zzjBAJk_DRw?si=ZTqpTO0lvy1mzDQu  Mark's 2nd Episode w/ @Shawn Ryan: https://youtu.be/MxJJSGN_WCc?si=dbbcHmq-qee9rMn6  ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Shawn Ryan Connection; How Mark ended up in Ukraine 13:30 - Meeting w/ the Ukrainian Colonel; Ukrainian Snipers 23:50 - Training Ukrainian Soldiers 32:45 - In your face tactics; Falling from helicopters, Citizen Seamstresses 50:30 - Creating Overwatch Foundation; Previous knowledge of Ukraine 58:00 - Mark's childhood; Joining Military 1:15:10 - Chasing Al-Zarqawi, VETPAW, Protecting First Iraqi Election 1:21:20 Mark's Post-War Difficulties; Finding Faith 1:41:19 - Mark's “It should have been me” story 1:54:00 - “We all share the same aftermath” 2:01:58 - Operating Special Forces guys in Ukraine on tight budget 2:07:05 - Back to Ukraine battlefield situation 2:10:44 - Why Ukraine is an unwinnable war for both sides 2:14:28 - Mark trains Ukrainian Battalion  2:21:28 - Ukraine and Russia Casualties; Donbas & Crimea; War Reality Check 2:29:43 - Ukraine Funding from US Government; Repopulating Ukraine 2:33:56 - Why Mark is against continued funding of Ukraine 2:36:27 - Bipartisan support for Ukraine in War w/ Russia 2:40:56 - Supporting Overwatch Foundation ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “JULIANDOREY”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Music via Artlist.io ~ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 162 - Mark Turner (PART 2)

- Julian Dorey Podcast GEAR: https://www.23point5.com/creator/Julian-Dorey-9826?tab=Featured  - Support Our Show on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey  (***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Dax DaSilva is a billionaire tech entrepreneur & global conservation leader. In 2005, Dax founded Lightspeed, a commerce platform that he later took public. After transitioning from CEO to Executive Chairman of Lightspeed in 2019, Dax founded “Age of Union” –– a non-profit environmental alliance that funds organizations around the world protecting endangered species and ecosystems. These organizations include Paul Rosolie's JungleKeepers & Sea Shepherd. Dax's Book, “Age of Union”: https://rb.gy/33wa9  Age of Union Organization: https://ageofunion.com/  Dax IG: https://www.instagram.com/daxdasilva/  Whales Video referenced in Episode: ​​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9J6_HkN9S8&t=1s  ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Dax is the Dr. X of Conservation 6:01 - How Dax met Paul Rosolie; Putting $40 million up 10:20 - You can't be a Savior 15:04 - Dax's upcoming film on the Congo Rainforest; Gold Mining Mercury Poisoning 20:15 - Ryan Tate & VETPAW protecting endangered species in Africa 25:22 - How does Dax vet organizations? 28:58 - Sea Shepherd & Captain Paul Watson; Changing Dolphin Laws in France 34:11 - How the High Seas work; The difficulty of protecting Mediterranean Dolphins 40:57 - Russia and China don't care 45:37 - Corporate America ruining it for everybody 51:54 - What needs to be conserved 56:26 - How Captain Paul Watson saved whales globally; Whale Hunting 1:02:24 - Parallels between whaling & Elephan Poaching 1:05:40 - The 6th Extinction 1:10:28 - Karma 1:17:16 - Organized Religion 1:20:09 - How Dax started Lightspeed; Dax's health problems 1:28:05 - The Mind & The Body; Dax's secret 1:32:05 - What makes a changemaker 1:35:24 - Dax's first trip to the Amazon w/ Paul Rosolie 1:40:35 - Undiscovered Species in the Amazon; Trophy Hunting 1:45:24 - Governments and environmental protection 1:51:41 - Steve Donziger's War w/ Chevron 1:58:44 - The scourge of Cattle Ranching 2:01:15 - Intentional Division around the world; Veganism religion 2:06:38 - Fish & Mercury; Plastics 2:12:19 - WW2 Lights along the coastline; Collectivism in the modern age 2:19:19 - Paul Rosolie & Dax's trip to the UN 2:23:31 - Invitations in the Amazon Rainforest 2:25:21 - What indigenous communities think of our actions re: the planet 2:31:30 - Communicating the global conservation message; The power of listening 2:37:03 - Paul Watson's banning from Canada; What sells a journalist's story 2:41:21 - Why so many people don't trust the media these days 2:47:30 - The power of documentary films for environmental change 2:52:59 - Dax explains a recent Doc he sold 2:56:41 - The Canadian Forest Fires; Dax working with Leonardo DiCaprio; Boreal Forests at risk 3:02:14 - Being positive about what we can do re: conservation ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “JULIANDOREY”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Music via Artlist.io ~ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 156 - Dax DaSilva

Links from the show:* Connect with Ryan Tate* More about VETPAW* Support the show* Rate the showAbout my guest:Ryan Tate is a Marine Corps veteran and President at VETPAW. Get full access to Dispatches from the War Room at dispatchesfromthewarroom.substack.com/subscribe

In this Episode of From the Blockchain, Ashley (Bored Becky) is joined by guest Nick Daze, founder of Alignmint. Nick discusses how a near death experience led him to becoming a Web3 founder, starting a Clubhouse channel that led to his meeting of Carole Baskin of Tiger King, and bringing charitable giving to the Blockchain.  Alignmint is designed to be a platform that allows users to have a better connection to the charities that they are giving to through impact updates with NFTs that show the owners how they have helped. This is a huge difference as compared to a typical donation to a charity, where you donate and then likely don't get updated. Ashley and Nick discuss how Alignmint fills a void in the space of charitable giving and how it plans to incentivize users to collect real time data to be shared.In this episode, topics include: ·       How meeting Carole Baskin of Tiger King lead to the creation of the Ethereum token Tiger Queen·       How Alignmint will bring charitable giving on the chain so people can share and engage·       The ways that traditional fundraising can get involved in Web3·       Nick's near-death experience leading to his life in the Web3 space·       Potential tax benefits that you can expect with Web3 charitable giving ·       What inspired Nick to get to where he is·       The ways that receiving updates can impact future giving … and more! Also in this episode, Ashley and Danielle announce a new educational segment into the show. This time you'll hear about Tokenomics: the rules and elements that define the different elements of a crypto project. Be sure to check out the educational materials that will be released on Medium!https://medium.com/@fame_ladies/what-is-tokenomics-677407164123 Resources: To learn more about Fame Lady Squad and our NFT project, visit our website. Have a question, comment, or guest suggestion? Fill out this form Subscribe to our newsletter here Follow Ashley “Bored Becky” on Twitter Follow Danielle “NFTIgnition” on Twitter Follow Cara on Twitter Follow Alignmint TWITTERFollow Nick's TWITTERAlignmint WebsiteMore about Tiger QueenMore about Carole BaskinMore about Tiger KingMore about VETPAW   00:47 – Guest Intro, Episode overview02:55 – What is Alignmint?03:58 – Nick's background, connection to Carole Baskin06:38 – Donating, charitable collaborations and utilization14:34 – Community and adoption18:02 – Onboarding newcomers to this space19:43 – How he came to this space21:24 – How Alignmint works, donor involvement26:08 – Plan for launch, scale, and adoption30:00 – Tax benefits31:58 – Alignmint's mission and impact35:47 – What part of Alignmint Nick is most excited about 

Veterans Empowered To Protect African Wildlife (VETPAW) has started its Giving Tuesday holiday donation drive and you can be a part of it. Go to https://vetpaw.org/ways-to-donate to find out more.

VETPAW is a nonprofit organization dedicated to wildlife protection in Africa. The group fights against poaching and trafficking and educates the public about wildlife preservation. You can help the cause today with a small donation. Learn more at https://vetpaw.org (https://vetpaw.org)

(***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Ryan Tate is a veteran, conservationist, undercover operator, and on-the-ground commander in Africa. After serving in both Afghanistan and Iraq, Ryan moved to Africa to lead the battle against int'l criminal syndicates and foreign governments financing illegal poaching. With the Elephants and Rhinos severely endangered upon his arrival in 2014, Ryan founded VETPAW, an organization that brings veterans to the front lines of the war against poachers. Over their 8 years working with local governments to protect reserves across Africa, VETPAW has lost *ZERO* animals to poaching –– and has been a driving force behind the regrowth of the Elephant and Rhino populations. They are effectively the greatest conservationists on planet earth. ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro; Ryan's deployment to Afghanistan 27:26 - Stories from The War in Iraq; Chasing Al-Zarqawi 46:43 - Ryan talks about his PTS after he came home; Initial life post-Marines 1:02:02 - The story of the IED that almost took Ryan's life 1:15:41 - Ryan's time working for Susan Rice at the US State Department; Why Ryan values New York City 1:27:24 - The War on Elephants & Rhinos; How Ryan came to join the fight against poachers in Africa 1:52:23 - “The Minefield” and Ryan's first days building VETPAW 2:05:15 - Poaching explained; The Illegal Rhino Horn Trade; Conservation politics 2:22:32 - The Illegal Ivory Trade (Elephant Tusks) explained; ISIS and Terrorist ties to the Ivory Trade 2:40:45 - Ryan describes the on-the-ground poaching war and the role he plays; Converting the criminals; Current Elephant & Rhino population data 3:05:20 - Resources required for the War on Poaching; How we can protect all of Africa; VETPAW's board is stacked ~ YouTube EPISODES & CLIPS: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0A-v_DL-h76F75xik8h03Q ~ Get $150 Off The Eight Sleep Pod Pro Mattress / Mattress Cover (USING CODE: “TRENDIFIER”): https://eight-sleep.ioym.net/trendifier PRIVADO VPN FOR $4.99/Month: https://privadovpn.com/trendifier/#a_aid=Julian Julian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey ~ Beat provided by: https://freebeats.io Music Produced by White Hot

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The illegal poaching and trafficking of African wildlife has become a multi-billion-dollar industry and is the third most valuable illicit trade in the world. Veterans Empowered To Protect African Wildlife (VETPAW) successfully helps combat this by training and educating park rangers and local villagers.

VETPAW is a group of US veterans committed to protecting and training park rangers to combat poaching on the ground in Africa. Instagram: https://instagram.com/vetpaw?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Website: https://vetpaw.org Twitter: twitter.com/VETPAW Jon Bernthal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/realoneswithjonbernthal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonnybernthal/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonnybernthal?lang=en --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dennis-stratton0/message

The nexus of veteran unemployment and African poaching struck a USMC veteran with an idea to help solve both problems among others. https://vetpaw.org/ https://riseforrhinos.funraise.org/ Righteous Convictions is a production of Lava for Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co No 1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The nexus of veteran unemployment and African poaching struck a USMC veteran with an idea to help solve both problems among others. https://vetpaw.org/ https://riseforrhinos.funraise.org/ Righteous Convictions is a production of Lava for Good Podcasts in association with Signal Co No 1. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

VETPAW, protecting wildlife on the frontlines. Post 9/11 US Veterans is who makes up VETPAW. These individuals are dedicated to protecting and training park rangers to combat poaching on the ground in Africa. Today I was able to speak with the Founder and President of the organization, Ryan Tate. Ryan is one of the most genuine people I've talked to and being able to hear how he is changing/saving parts of the world was amazing. Check out their website: Vetpaw.org/ Figure how you can get involved to help TODAY! Make sure you follow them on Instagram @vetpaw to see some amazing footage!

For Spear Talk #33, we had the honor to speak with Ryan Tate, who is a former U.S. Marine and President of VETPAW (Veterans Empowered To Protect African Wildlife). This organization is unique in the fact that it deploys former and retired veterans to Africa, to help in the protection of wildlife, most of which is targeted by poachers and the illegal animal trade markets.Ryan shared his reasoning for joining the U.S. Marines and how that led to creating VETPAW, what an average day is like while on duty in Africa, how the global pandemic has affected their operations, how working with animals in turn helps the veterans with PTSD, and how he deals with negative on social media!Follow @vetpaw for all things Ryan and Vetpaw! Follow @silverspearsecurity for all things Silver Spear Security, LLC. Follow @speartalkpodcast on Instagram for all things podcast!@johnsilverspear is the host / COO of Silver Spear Security, LLC

Texas-raised Mandy Amano became "the face that launched 1,000 websites" after her Pepsi commercial premiered during the Super Bowl. This led to appearances in MAXIM, countless online magazines, blogs, and comic books -- most notably SHI and RONIN HOOD OF THE 47 SAMURAI. A genre girl at heart, some of her favorite roles have been starring as "O," the ultimate modern femme fatale, in the neo-noir thriller PROXY KILL; the fierce and fiery fighter pilot “Oujo” in SQUADRON (still in production); and “Thalia,” the little but lethal Black Ops vampire, in BLOOD SOLDIERS. She landed a pivotal role when Academy Award-winning writer/director Steven Ayromlooi cast her as “Princess Kyoko” opposite the mighty Evan Parke in film festival/comic con phenomenon THE SUN DEVIL AND THE PRINCESS, which racked up a show-stopping 20 awards -- including two Best Actress wins for her portrayal of the strong yet ethereal princess. Next up is the dream role of “Minako” in two-time Golden Globe, five-time Emmy Award nominee, and legendary Broadway director Robert Allan Ackerman and Sohee Park's neo-noir dark comedy, KOREATOWN, which is being developed as a feature film directed by Steven Ayromlooi. Described as "Audrey Hepburn ... who could kick your ass” by SHI creator Billy Tucci, Amano is very passionate about representation in media, particularly for her fellow Asian/Eurasian brothers and sisters. Frustrated with the lack of opportunity for Asian actors, Amano decided to take her destiny into her own hands and create her own projects. Amano has written a streaming pilot called ULTIMATE GIRL & JO -- a superhero buddy story about two women, Sarina and Jo, who learn that friendship is the real superpower and that, sometimes, saving the world means saving each other. Always having had a heartstring for those who embody the warrior spirit ~ and, taking great pride in her Japanese American paternal grandfather Robert Kiyoto Amano, a WW2 veteran who was part of the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) ~ it made perfect sense that on September 12, 2014 at the “Cycle for Heroes” fundraising event for The Heroes Project (THP), a spark (more like a fire) would ignite within Amano for what would become one of her deepest passions... honoring and supporting the lives of our nation’s heroes when they come home. She continues to be as active as she can with THP and also holds dear several other veteran organizations: Final Salute Inc and their Ms. Veteran America Competition, Rock to Recovery, VME (Veterans in Media & Entertainment), Homes for Our Troops, Warrior Foundation Freedom Station, Heroes & Horses, and VETPAW, to name a few.

Thanks for joining us for the second part of our interview with VETPAW co-founder and President, Ryan Tate! We talk a lot more about what it takes to do the job they do and how they do it. To get the full story in order check out S4E3 first to hear the first part of the interview. Check out the link in the description to learn more or donate to the cause. Cheers. Learn more about the cause and how to donate at vetpaw.org. Flexliving Discount Code: BOREDTODEATH FNX Discount Code: bored_todeath --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/heath-ovens/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heath-ovens/support

Welcome back to Bored to Death! Thanks for joining us on one of our favorite episodes. We got the chance to interview Ryan Tate the President and co-founder of VETPAW, Veterans Empowered To Protect African Wildlife. We get to talk about their origins, their mission, and where they're going from here. It's an incredible story and an even more incredible cause that will rock your world! Cheers. Visit vetpaw.org for more information, photos, and the opportunity to donate to their cause. Flexliving Discount Code: BOREDTODEATH FNX Discount Code: bored_todeath --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/heath-ovens/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/heath-ovens/support

Ryan served our country in Ramadi and Fallujah with the U.S. Marine Corps in some of the most intense fighting of the Iraq war. Ryan reached platoon sergeant status and received combat promotions and awards as an infantryman as well as being recognized as Marine of the year in 2005 and Non-Commissioned Officer of the year in 2006. He also trained Iraqi Police and Navy Corpsmen in infantry tactics. He earned a Naval Achievement Medal for his Combat Valor. Ryan has been with the Department of State for four years. He served on the Ambassador Susan Rice's Protective Detail for three years and currently serves as a General Services Specialist. In addition to his service Ryan Tate has always been an animal lover. After returning from one of his tours in Iraq he was deeply affected by a program he watched on TV that showed an African rhino still alive and suffering greatly with half its face hacked off solely for its horn. Tate, realizing that criminal poaching networks operate very much like the intricate terrorist networks in the Middle East, set out to repurpose his skills into an effort to stop the slaughter of these magnificent endangered animals. Many Post 9-11 U.S. veterans often have difficulty leveraging their combat skills in a conventional civilian vocation. Ryan realized these vets could benefit profoundly from the opportunity to utilize their valuable military skills in combat-related areas protecting endangered wildlife in Africa and saving lives. With Tate's military experience and savvy navigating the tumultuous world of “boots on the ground” conservation, he's able to speak directly to the unique skills that veterans can bring to anti-poaching efforts making a vital difference for endangered species and veterans that now have a renewed sense of purpose. “take negative criticism as just criticism or as just help. Don't look over all look past negativity it's happening for a reason and so it should be focused on but it shouldn't be taken to heart. You have got to grow a thick-skinned, you have got to be able to take a punch, you have got to be able to take several punches to the mouth over and over and over again. But if you don't get up you are not an entrepreneur – you are not. So be prepared to take a hit, grow thick skin, don't let it alter your direction, let it improve your direction and the efficiency and the speed that you are headed in. And just take everything as a learning lesson. It's all part of the journey. The Quicker that you can take criticism as a learning lesson instead of negativity the quicker that you are going to get your mission done and certainly the less years are going to be taken off of your life from the stress that comes with that negativity. So as negative as it is try to just take it in stride and build off of it.”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-7cX

In this episode we dive in-depth and find out how one Tampa native couples his military background with his passion for protecting those who can't protect themselves. VETPAW stands for Veterans Empowered To Protect African Wildlife. When founder, Ryan Tate, a Marine Corps veteran, learned about the poaching crisis in Africa and the Rangers that are dying to protect the African wildlife, he realized he had the necessary skills to help save human and animal lives. Ryan set out to make a difference and along the way created one of the most vigilant non-profits in the world. This is by far one of the most interesting conversations I've ever had and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.  This episode is brought to you by MediaSource. Click here to find out more about VETPAW. Click here to find out more about the  Blood Ivory TV Series on Animal Planet. 

I speak to Ryan Tate - founder and CEO of VETPAW – a non-for-profit organization dedicated to ensuring the survival of critically threatened African wildlife. Ryan is a former Marine, Iraq war veteran and diplomatic security officer for the Department of State. VETPAW stands for Veterans Empowered to Protect African Wildlife. Simply put, under Ryan’s leadership and direction VETPAW employs highly skilled post 9/11 US Veterans to help prevent the irreplaceable loss of African wildlife caused by poaching. Find out how Ryan and his team at VETPAW are helping to protect embattled wildlife and support his fellow veterans.

This week’s warrior is Ryan Tate. Ryan is a Marine veteran and co-founder of VETPAW. VETPAW does some amazing things. In the podcast, we’ll talk about: What is a warrior? What is VETPAW? The crisis of poaching and illegal trading. Kinessa Johnson Ryan’s challenges Ryan’s inspirations. About VETPAW: VETPAW collaborates closely with rangers, national parks, and government agencies. This includes working side-by-side with anti-poaching patrols, implementing infantry tactics, unit cohesion, medical skills, and other game-changing tools in the modern poaching war. We ensure that rangers have the best equipment to fight well-armed poachers. VETPAW promotes capacity- and relationship building in East Africa, elevating the perception of the military at home and abroad while preventing the extinction of keystone species and ecosystems.