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Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

The Frontlines of the Russia Ukraine War: What’s Really Going On (with War Journalist Matt ‘Willy’ Williams)

Change Agents with Andy Stumpf

IRONCLAD

Society & Culture

4.9648 Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Today on Change Agents, Andy is joined by independent war journalist Matt ‘Willy’ Williams. He is an Australian military veteran who served in the Australian Infantry with the 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment from 2014-2021, and is a  Queens Order of Australia Medal (OAM) recipient.A few months after returning from deployment as a crew commander in Afghanistan, he was diagnosed with an incurable and inoperable brain tumor. Since being discharged from the military, he has dedicated his time to raising money for cancer research and reporting from conflict zones. He has spent months on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine. Follow him on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/willy.beating.cancer/ Change Agents is an IRONCLAD Original SPONSORS: Montana Knife Company Change Agents is presented by Montana Knife Company. Use CODE "CHANGEAGENTS10" for 10% off your first order at ⁠https://www.montanaknifecompany.com/⁠ Allegiance Gold Go to https://ProtectWithAndy.com to get get exclusive lowest pricing on the market for select gold bars or call (844) 790-9191 to talk to an account representative. MTNTOUGH Go to ⁠https://mtntough.com⁠ and enter code CHANGEAGENTS to receive 40% OFF - a savings of about $100 off your MTNTOUGH+ annual subscription. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

How long do I think the war's going to go for?

0:02.0

I don't know.

0:03.0

You know, every day I think this could just be the day

0:05.0

where some deal is reached like that and it's done.

0:08.0

Or it could go on for years.

0:10.0

I don't know if people have the appetite for it to go on for years,

0:14.0

but you know, we're into the third year and it's not looking like it's going to stop anywhere soon.

0:20.0

How can I help? How can I be useful in ending it's not looking like it's going to stop anyway soon.

0:22.6

How can I help? How can I be useful in ending needless suffering?

0:25.6

Do not be afraid of work that has no end.

0:31.6

We have to organize a social movement.

0:36.6

We have an opportunity to lead by example versus just talking, hot air.

0:42.2

I think the more people in this fight, the more we grow, eventually it could change.

0:47.0

The people are the ones that can make the change.

0:52.8

Welcome back, everybody, to change agents in Iron Gladys Iron Glad original presented by Montana Knife Company.

0:59.2

Today, we're going to be focusing on the work of independent war journalist Matt Willie Williams,

1:04.7

who has reported from the front lines of the war in Ukraine for the last two years and most recently from Lebanon.

1:10.1

Matt is an Australian military

1:11.8

veteran serving from 2014 to 2021. A few months after returning from a deployment as a crew commander

1:19.7

in Afghanistan, he was diagnosed with an incurable and inoperable brain tumor. To be discharged

1:25.6

from the military, he has dedicated his time to not only raising money

1:29.0

for cancer research, but also reporting from conflict zones. With Stuyven.

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