{"podcast":{"title":"Bro History","slug":"bro-history-1024443","podcast_index_feed_id":1024443,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ARML2026692491","website_url":"http://brohistory.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/c573bd1e-9c46-11ed-8210-93c0c5944c7c/image/Tank_Man_Bro_History_Logo.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Bro History","episode_count":243,"summary":"Bro History delivers an unapologetic and humorous take on history, geopolitics, and international news. Every week you will receive multiple hours of foreign policy & history-themed content that is thought-provoking, politically incorrect and educational. Bro History covers topics ranging from WW1, to the Russian Revolution, to modern geopolitics. Bro History is not just a podcast, but a secret society of special friends! Will you listen to Bro History, or will Bro History listen to you?","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T12:20:00.557616+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bro-history-1024443"},"episode":{"title":"We Interviewed the Guy Who Organizes Paid Protests","slug":"we-interviewed-the-guy-who-organizes-paid-protests","published_at":"2025-10-28T13:31:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bro-history-1024443/we-interviewed-the-guy-who-organizes-paid-protests","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bro-history-1024443","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1353844795.mp3?updated=1761659878","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/tracking.swap.fm/track/YfZO4tERxneauNcW9Fgn/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/ARML1353844795.mp3?updated=1761659878","summary":"Adam Swart is the founder and CEO of Crowds on Demand — a company that literally organizes protests, rallies, and PR stunts for clients across the U.S. In this interesting conversation, Henry and Danny dig into how this shadowy industry actually works: who pays for demonstrations, how they’re staffed, and where ethics fit in when civic action becomes a paid service. Swart claims his firm turned down $20 million in offers to organize anti-Trump protests, and insists “paid protestors” aren’t what conspiracy theories make them out to be.But Danny pushes back — asking whether commodifying civic activism cheapens democracy itself. Timestamps:00:00 – Intro: Who is Adam Swart?02:00 – How the “Crowds on Demand” model was born05:00 – The mechanics of paid activism08:00 – Drawing the ethical line: Who he’ll work with15:00 – “Protest is advertising, not voting”20:00 – Does paying people for civic action corrupt democracy?27:00 – The myth of “grassroots” movements35:00 – Why Swart turned down $20M in anti-Trump business44:00 – Vetting protestors and the risk of instability52:00 – The transparency problem57:00 – “Paid protestors” and the class divide in outrage01:02:00 – Swart’s upcoming “Protester Bill of Rights” Links to our other stuff on the interwebs: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BroHistory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://brohistory.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #340 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Adam Swart is the founder and CEO of Crowds on Demand — a company that literally organizes protests, rallies, and PR stunts for clients across the U.S. In…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4050,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bro-history-1024443/episodes/we-interviewed-the-guy-who-organizes-paid-protests/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bro-history-1024443/we-interviewed-the-guy-who-organizes-paid-protests.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}