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Truth Hurts Show

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Introducing "The Truth Hurts Show" Hosted by the dynamic duo of Brian Goldstein and Makan Mostafavi. Our show is a unique and engaging platform that dives deep into life, business, health, and sports, offering our audience a blend of thought-provoking insights, relatable experiences, and expert advice. We’ve established a loyal and growing fanbase eager to tune in for each enlightening conversation. Our hosts, @BrianGoldPhd , and @Makan.Mostafavi for insta bring a fresh perspective and genuine passion to every episode. Drawing from their diverse backgrounds and experiences, they effortlessly connect with listeners on a personal level, creating an authentic atmosphere for discussing various topics.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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Episodes

  1. We Hit 100K Subscribers (Unboxing Our Silver Play Buttons)

    100,000 subscribers. We did it. When we started the Truth Hurts Show, the goal was simple: create a place where we could have real conversations, ask the questions other people avoid, and sit down with guests who have stories worth hearing. What started as an idea turned into something much…

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  2. From Drug Queenpin to the White House | Dr. Topeka Sam

    Dr. Topeka Sam went from facing more than a decade in federal prison to becoming one of the country’s prominent advocates for women impacted by incarceration and eventually receiving a full presidential pardon. Topeka was sentenced in 2012 after pleading guilty to a federal drug conspiracy…

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  3. What Hollywood Celebrities Are REALLY Like Behind the Camera | Rafael Petardi

    Rafael Petardi has spent more than 30 years acting, and after working alongside some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, he has stories about what these people are really like when the cameras stop rolling. Eventually, that persistence put him on some massive sets. Rafael appeared in Netflix’s Red…

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  4. Your Phone Is Spying on You Even When It’s Off | Joe Weil & Matt Green

    Your phone knows where you sleep, where you work, who you spend time with, what you search for, what you buy, where you worship and potentially even what political events you attend. And according to Joe Weil and Matt Green of Unplugged, most people have no idea how much of that information is...

  5. Worm Queen Reveals the Signs You Have Parasites | Kim Rogers

    Kim Rogers is known online as the “Worm Queen,” and she believes parasites are a much bigger problem than most people realize. In this episode, she breaks down the symptoms she associates with parasites, where she believes people are picking them up, and the personal experience that turned her...

  6. The Man Who Inspired Jack Sparrow Reveals Hollywood’s Dark Side | Jonathan Shaw

    Jonathan Shaw grew up inside Hollywood’s elite, became close with Johnny Depp before he was famous, battled heroin addiction, tattooed cultural icons, traveled the world with almost nothing and said what he witnessed behind Hollywood’s curtain took decades to fully understand. He recalls being...

  7. She Couldn’t Lose Weight Until She Fixed This | Mariam Hakopyan

    After brain tumor scares, cancer, autoimmune issues, neurological problems and three invasive lipedema surgeries, Mariam Hakopyan reached a point where she stopped waiting for someone else to fix her health. Her own experience eventually led her to build Empower Wellness Spa in Encino, where she...

  8. Ex-Freemason Exposes Secret Societies, Demons, Adrenochrome, and Government Secrets

    Sean Stone’s journey into Freemasonry led him into a world of occult rituals, strange encounters, and unsettling questions. In this episode of the Truth Hurts Show, he takes us inside his experiences with Freemasonry, secret societies, occult traditions, unexplained encounters, UFOs, AI, Epstein,...

  9. DARPA Insider Reveals Technology 20 Years Ahead Of The Public | Gerard Gibbons

    What if the technology that feels futuristic today was already being developed decades ago? Dr. Gerard Gibbons spent decades telling stories for some of the most advanced organizations in government, defense, medicine, and technology. His career eventually brought him into the world of DARPA, the...

  10. The Metabolic Health Expert: Why Fixing Your Gut Will Change Your Entire Health | Jay Moon

    After helping a close friend navigate cancer and later receiving his own cancer diagnosis, Jay Moon began questioning everything he believed about medicine, nutrition, parasites, inflammation, and metabolic health. In this episode, Jay explains why he believes gut health is the foundation of the...

  11. Dating Experts Reveal What Women Actually Want From Men | Dana Strokovsky & Nicole Catino (Tawkify)

    Dating apps were supposed to make finding love easier. Instead, they've made it harder than ever. Professional matchmakers Dana Strokovsky and Nicole Catino from Tawkify, America's largest matchmaking company, join the Truth Hurts Show to expose what's really happening behind modern dating. From...

  12. The Newest Biohacks That Could Add Years To Your Life | Dr. Har Hari Khalsa

    Can you dramatically improve your health, slow aging, and accelerate healing using technologies most people have never heard of? Dr. Har Hari Khalsa joins the Truth Hurts Show for an eye-opening conversation on cutting-edge longevity, regenerative medicine, and holistic healing. From PEMF…

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  13. Longevity Expert: Heal Chronic Pain Without Surgery Or Pills | Marcos Sedghi

    What if chronic pain, opioid addiction, and even brain degeneration could be treated without surgery or lifelong medication? Regenerative medicine expert Marcos Sedghi joins the Truth Hurts Show to explain the groundbreaking technologies reshaping modern healthcare, from vagus nerve stimulation…

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  14. The Taliban Wanted Her Dead | Former Afghan MP Mariam Solaimankhil

    Three days before Afghanistan collapsed, Mariam Solaimankhil received a chilling phone call: "You have 72 hours to leave or you're going to disappear." Former Afghan Member of Parliament Mariam Solaimankhil joins the Truth Hurts Show to share her firsthand account of the final days before the...

  15. Animal Rescuer Reveals The Abuse Nobody Sees | Nathan The CatLady

    Los Angeles has a crisis most people never see. In this episode, Nathan Kehn, known online as Nathan The CatLady, exposes the brutal reality of animal rescue in Los Angeles, Skid Row, Spain, Nicaragua, and beyond. What started as funny cat videos turned into a full scale rescue mission. Nathan...

  16. Doctors Couldn’t Heal Her So She Did It Herself | Sierra Meade

    The medical system gave her surgeries. It never gave her answers. After years of chronic pain, severe endometriosis, multiple surgeries, and a condition so rare that doctors didn't know how to treat it, Sierra Meade was forced to start searching for solutions on her own. What began as a personal...

  17. FBI Hostage Negotiator Reveals How To Get Anything You Want | Chris Voss

    In this episode of the Truth Hurts Show, former FBI hostage negotiator and Never Split The Difference author Chris Voss breaks down the real psychology behind negotiation, interrogation, business deals, relationships, sales, and human behavior. Chris explains why FBI negotiation is built on…

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  18. Former Executives Expose How Corporations Keep You Addicted | Mike Piscitelli & Jay Carson

    Most people think they’re thinking for themselves. They’re not. In this episode, Mike Piscitelli and Jay Carson break down the psychological systems controlling modern society through media, social validation, fear, consumerism, and manipulation. From social media algorithms to identity...

  19. Addiction At 11, Prison Before 18, & Escaping A Pimp | Glynis Franz

    She was making thousands of dollars a week as a high end escort while secretly living a second life in the streets of Los Angeles. Meth addiction. Pimps. Gang members. Smuggling illegal immigrants across the border. Federal prison. Skid Row. This episode with Glynis Franz exposes a world most...

  20. The ONE Question That Will Reveal Your Life Purpose | Liana Moon

    She walked away from a normal life and spent nearly two decades traveling through India, Thailand, monasteries, and spiritual retreats searching for answers most people never stop to ask. In this episode of the Truth Hurts Show, Liana Moon breaks down the hidden connection between pain, karma,...

  21. California Sheriff Exposes Corruption & Reveals His Plan To Save California | Chad Bianco

    California is collapsing and Sheriff Chad Bianco says it’s not an accident. In this episode of the Truth Hurts Show, Sheriff Bianco breaks down how corruption, political influence, failed policies, and unchecked power turned one of America’s greatest states into what he calls a “third world...

  22. The Dark Side of Getting Shredded | Bella Trost

    Everyone wants a summer body. Almost nobody understands what it actually takes. In this episode, Bella Trost breaks down the brutal truth behind fitness, fat loss, and bodybuilding that social media refuses to show. From starving diets and obsessive calorie tracking to hormone damage and mental...

  23. A Cop's Confession: 'We Have Almost Zero Training” | Suresh Madhavan

    The public thinks cops are highly trained. They’re not and that should worry you. In this episode, former officer and 221B Tactical founder Suresh Madhavan exposes a hard truth: police are thrown into life-or-death situations with minimal real training, far beyond just guns or driving. From...

  24. The Secret Life of a Law Student Making $1M Selling Drugs | Ryan Gobble

    He was a high-performing student, a law school standout, and a career criminal moving serious weight. Then everything collapsed. In this episode, Ryan Gobble of Rebuild with Ryan tells the full story. After his father died, he poured his grief into a large-scale drug operation that exploded into…

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  25. The Truth About Peptides, Getting Shredded & Longevity | Sammy Tejada

    The health system isn’t broken by accident… it’s built this way. In this episode, Sam Tejada, a former firefighter-paramedic turned longevity expert, reveals what he saw firsthand inside the medical system that changed everything. After years of watching patients get worse instead of better, he...

  26. California Rehab Centers Are Buying Humans | Melody Fathi

    97% of rehab facilities are fraudulent. And the system meant to save lives is now exploiting them. In this episode, therapist Melody Fathi exposes the dark reality behind the addiction treatment industry in California and beyond. What started as a mission to help people recover has turned into a...

  27. Former Crip EXPOSES What Really Happens in Gang Wars | David Spivey

    He wanted to be a Navy SEAL. Instead, he became an inmate. In this episode of the Truth Hurts Show, David Spivey tells the raw, unfiltered truth about gang life in Los Angeles, prison culture, survival, and what it actually takes to come back from a life built on violence. This is not a…

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  28. Why Every Man Needs Jiu-Jitsu | UFC Veteran Alberto Crane

    In this episode, UFC veteran and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu legend Alberto Crane breaks down how Jiu-jitsu became far more than a martial art. For him, it became a path to discipline, presence, healing, and survival. Alberto shares the story of leaving everything behind to move to Brazil as a teenager,...

  29. How the CIA Created a Dictator That Turned On Them | Cillian Dunne

    Author Cillian Dunne thought he was accepting a simple writing job in Panama. Instead, he found himself sitting across from a man who operated inside the shadow network of General Manuel Noriega — the Panamanian dictator who spent years on the CIA payroll before becoming one of America’s most...

  30. California’s $1 Billion Rehab SCAM Exposed | Tim & Melody

    They make $120,000 per addict. And only a fraction ever get sober. In this episode of the Truth Hurts Show, Brian sits down with Tim, a former inmate who was body brokered into California, and Melody, a clinician who worked inside treatment centers across Los Angeles and Orange County. What they...

  31. UFC Legend Mayhem Miller on Fighting, Discipline, and Building Yourself From Nothing

    He was the face of a generation. Then he disappeared. Mayhem Miller had it all, a career in the UFC, global fame from MTV’s “Bully Beatdown,” a seat at the table with Hollywood elites, and the kind of charisma that made him unforgettable. But somewhere between the spotlight and the street fights,...

  32. California Is COLLAPSING: I'm Running To Fix It | Dory Benami

    In this explosive episode of the Truth Hurts Show, Dory Benami announces his run for Congress in California’s 32nd District and explains why he’s taking on a 30-year incumbent in one of the most politically entrenched states in America. From the mass exodus of wealth leaving California to the…

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  33. They Don’t Serve You. They Serve Donors In D.C. | Jay Carson

    Former Democratic political strategist Jay Carson joins the show to share what 15 years inside Washington taught him about power, corruption, media narratives, and political courage. Having worked with President Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and other national leaders, Jay offers an insider…

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  34. Use Color to Dominate the Room in Business and In Life | Megan Bentley

    In this episode of the Truth Hurts Podcast, Megan Bentley, known as The Color Countess, breaks down how color functions as a strategic tool rather than a fashion trend. She explains how wearing the wrong colors can subconsciously create mistrust, age the face, and weaken authority, while the…

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  35. SWAT Secrets: What 20 Years in Tactical Operations Taught Me About Survival | Josh Schirard

    Former SWAT commander Josh Schirard reveals shocking statistics about rideshare assaults and explains why most people are completely unprepared for violence. After 20+ years in law enforcement, he breaks down threat assessment tactics cops use, the "run hide fight" protocol for active shooters…

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  36. He Built an AI That Changes How Humans Learn Forever | Artin Bogdanov

    In this episode, Artin Bogdanov walks through his path from building forecasting platforms at Walmart Labs to founding Sun App, a learning product that generates long form, interactive audio “courses” on demand. He shares practical lessons from an early ecommerce business (including keyword...

  37. How a Blind Man Built a $5 Billion Business | Sean Callagy

    Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/truth-hurts-show/id1653918528 Blind. Broke. Rejected. Then he built a billion-dollar empire. Sean Callagy was going blind by his 30s, working as a struggling attorney, terrified of rejection, and desperate to avoid the fate of most people in his...

  38. Peptides, Cancer, and the Truth About Longevity Medicine | Dr. Alex

    Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/truth-hurts-show/id1653918528 In this episode of the Truth Hurts Show, we go deep into the shocking truths behind aging, cancer risk, and the emerging world of personalized longevity medicine with Dr. Alex, an immunologist and clinical advisor with...

  39. Smile Secrets from a Celebrity Dentist | Dr. Dan Shaer

    Celebrity dentist Dr. Dan Shaer, known in Beverly Hills as The Smile Architect, joins us for a brutally honest conversation about the future of oral health, high-end cosmetic dentistry, and the jaw-dropping state of the industry. From $45,000 veneers and sugar babies paying in stacks of singles…

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  40. How a Polish Immigrant Built a $1.2 Billion Real Estate Empire | Jarek Tadla

    In this raw and unfiltered conversation, Jarek Tadla reveals the truth behind the meteoric rise from immigrant hustler to real estate powerhouse. But behind the numbers, the units, and the impressive portfolio was a man quietly collapsing under the weight of success, ego, and unresolved trauma....

  41. $100 Million Entrepreneur Says Skip School & Do THIS Instead | David Guttman

    Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... He Built, Bought, and Lost a Business Empire—Now He’s Creating CEOs From Scratch David Guttman went from Wharton to raising millions, acquiring 13 companies, and nearly going bankrupt. After two major exits and a 9-figure win, he walked away from...

  42. Communism Survivor Warns AI Will Enslave The World | Bek Lover

    This is not just a warning. It’s a firsthand report from someone who lived through hell. Bek Lover was born in the U.S., but raised by survivors of one of the most brutal communist regimes in modern history. His family was thrown into camps, tortured, and slaughtered in a war America barely...

  43. The CIA's Secrets on Iran, War, and What Happens Next | John Kiriakou Part 2

    Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/truth-hurts-show/id1653918528 In this explosive follow-up episode of the Truth Hurts Show, former CIA officer John Kiriakou returns to reveal shocking truths about U.S. foreign policy, Iran, and how America is spiraling into dangerous territory. John...

  44. John Kiriakou: Exposing Epstein, Mossad, CIA Torture & the Blackmail Playbook

    In this explosive episode of the Truth Hurts Show, Brian and Makan sit down with John Kiriakou, a former CIA agent turned whistleblower, who risked everything to expose one of the darkest chapters in American intelligence history. Kiriakou takes us deep inside the world of espionage — from close...

  45. The Truth About Anxiety (Why Everything You’ve Tried Doesn’t Work) — Daniel Packard

    In this mind-blowing episode of the Truth Hurts Show, Brian Goldstein and Makan sit down with emotional engineer and founder of Full Liberation Technology, Daniel Packard, who claims to have SOLVED anxiety, procrastination, people-pleasing, and even addiction—without drugs, therapy, or endless...

  46. The Detox That Saved My Life (After Plant Medicine Failed) — Joshua Macin

    In this episode of the Truth Hurts Show, Brian Goldstein sits down with Joshua Mason, founder of Detox Dudes, who shares the harrowing truth behind his breakdown from world champion athlete to bedridden and suicidal. At 23, Josh was a jiu-jitsu world champion. But just months later, his nervous...

  47. From Broke Immigrant to $3B Hotel Tycoon — Phillippe Ziade

    In this episode of the Truth Hurts Show, Brian and Makan sit down with Philippe Ziade, the powerhouse CEO of Growth Holdings. From arriving in America with nothing but grit to leading a $3 billion real estate and tech empire, Philippe shares the raw truth behind what it really takes to succeed....

  48. She Faked Her Death to Escape Her Pimp — Jennelle Gordon

    In this jaw-dropping episode of the Truth Hurts Show, Brian Goldstein sits down with Jennelle Gordon, a survivor, healer, and tantra expert whose life journey sounds like a movie script. From being trafficked in Las Vegas for a decade to faking her own death to escape her pimp, she shares the...

  49. Botox, Fillers, and the Dark Side of the Beauty Industry— Dawne Russell

    What if Botox, fillers, and laser treatments were just band-aids—and the real secret to healing and anti-aging was inside your body all along? In this powerful episode of the Truth Hurts Show, Brian and Makan sit down with Dawne Russell, a former Canadian medical aesthetics clinic owner who left...

  50. Revenge Ideas From a Lawyer You Shouldn’t Try— What The Ish

    On this episode of The Truth Hurts Show, Brian and Makan welcome Ish for a wild ride that goes from protein donut taste tests to stories of bad breakups, toxic relationships, revenge tactics, and why Gen Z might already be aging like milk. The crew dives into everything from glitter bombs and...

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Introducing "The Truth Hurts Show" Hosted by the dynamic duo of Brian Goldstein and Makan Mostafavi. Our show is a unique and engaging platform that dives deep into life, business, health, and sports, offering our audience a blend of thought-provoking insights, relatable experiences, and expert advice. We’ve established a loyal and growing fanbase eager to tune in for each enlightening conversation. Our hosts, @BrianGoldPhd , and @Makan.Mostafavi for insta bring a fresh perspective and genuine passion to every episode. Drawing from their diverse backgrounds and experiences, they effortlessly connect with listeners on a personal level, creating an authentic atmosphere for discussing various topics.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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