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 Taliban seized control of Afghanistan and why she believes the world still doesn't understand what really happened.

She recounts the terrifying escape from Kabul, watching her country's flag come down for what she feared would be the last time, and the emotional trauma of leaving behind family, colleagues, and millions of people facing an uncertain future.

Mariam also exposes how terrorist organizations recruit and manipulate vulnerable populations, discusses the role Pakistan and Iran have played in regional instability, explains why women's education is one of the greatest threats to extremism, and shares what life inside Afghanistan is truly like under Taliban rule.

The conversation also explores America's withdrawal, intelligence failures, refugee trauma, psychological warfare, terrorism, and what the future could hold for Afghanistan and the Middle East.

This episode challenges many of the narratives surrounding Afghanistan and provides an insider perspective from someone who lived it at the highest levels of government.

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Instagram: /https://www.instagram.com/mariamsolaimankhil/

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome Mariam

03:12 From California To Afghanistan's Parliament

08:45 Winning A Seat In Parliament & Fighting Corruption

15:18 The Intelligence Network Inside Afghanistan

20:46 The Phone Call That Changed Everything

26:55 Escaping Kabul During The Taliban Takeover

34:18 Losing Her Country Overnight

40:11 Who Really Benefits From Afghanistan's Collapse?

47:03 How Extremist Groups Recruit & Control People

53:16 Why Women's Education Threatens Terrorism

58:47 Refugees, PTSD & The Hidden Cost Of War

01:03:09 Afghanistan Today & What The Future Holds

01:05:38 Where To Follow Mariam & Support Her Work

#Afghanistan #Taliban #MariamSolaimankhil #TruthHurtsShow #MiddleEast #Terrorism #Women'sRights #Geopolitics #Pakistan #Iran #Refugees #ForeignPolicy #War #Politics

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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 breaks down how animals are being abused, bred, neglected, abandoned, and even used in horrifying conditions by people trapped in addiction, poverty, and criminal systems.

He shares what he saw on Skid Row, why LA’s animal rescue system is overwhelmed, how rescuers are burning out, and why the city’s failure to enforce basic laws is putting both people and animals in danger.

Nathan also opens up about rescue work overseas, including Spain’s galgo crisis, where dogs are used for sport and discarded in horrific ways.

This episode shows the side of animal rescue most people are not prepared to see.

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome Nathan!
02:12 How Nathan Became The Cat Lady
06:35 Turning Cat Content Into A Rescue Mission
10:48 Animal Testing, TNR, And Rescue Work
15:22 The Horrors Happening On Skid Row
20:14 LA’s Homeless Crisis And Animal Abuse
25:06 Why Rescuers Feel Abandoned By The City
30:18 The Galgo Crisis In Spain
35:42 Compassion Fatigue In Animal Rescue
39:28 Flying Animals To Safety Across The Country
42:16 How People Can Actually Help
44:10 Where To Follow Nathan And Support The Mission

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#NathanTheCatLady #AnimalRescue #SkidRow #LosAngeles #CatRescue #DogRescue #TruthHurtsShow #AnimalAbuse #RescueAnimals #TNR #HomelessCrisis #California

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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 health crisis turned into a mission to help others understand how the body actually works. In this episode of the Truth Hurts Show, Sierra shares her journey from being bedridden for weeks every month to discovering alternative approaches that completely changed her life.

The conversation explores the rise of holistic health, the growing distrust in conventional medicine, chronic illness, nutrition, gut health, oral health, environmental toxins, and why so many people feel like they're being left to figure out their health problems alone.

Sierra also explains why she created the Southern Utah Holistic Health Summit, bringing together some of the biggest names in the health and wellness space to share information that many people feel is missing from mainstream conversations.

If you've ever felt frustrated by the healthcare system, struggled to find answers for a chronic condition, or wondered whether there's another path to healing, this episode will challenge how you think about health and wellness.

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Instagram: /https://www.instagram.com/sierramead/
Website: /https://utahsouthsummit.com

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome Sierra!
02:08 Sierra's Health Crisis
05:21 The Endometriosis Nightmare
08:44 Why Multiple Surgeries Failed
11:58 The Dietary Changes That Changed Everything
15:26 Discovering Alternative Health Voices
18:42 Why She Started A Health Conference
21:08 Gut Health And The Hidden Role Of The Appendix
24:02 The Connection Between Oral Health And Disease
26:15 Home Births, Natural Health, And Trusting Your Body
27:52 The Southern Utah Holistic Health Summit
29:10 Why Health Education Matters More Than Ever

#SierraMeade #HolisticHealth #HealthFreedom #Endometriosis #GutHealth #Wellness #AlternativeHealth #NaturalHealing #GaryBrecka #BarbaraONeill #TruthHurtsShow

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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 applied emotional intelligence, why empathy is not sympathy, how to make people feel understood, and why the right words can get people to tell the truth without force. He also reveals the “have you given up on this?” text, the red flags of bad clients, why “win win” can be a manipulation tactic, and how saying no to the wrong deals can make your business explode.

From hostage negotiations and kidnappings to real estate, sales calls, relationships, and entrepreneurship, this conversation exposes the negotiation mistakes most people make every day.

This episode will change the way you talk, listen, sell, negotiate, and do business.

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Instagram: /https://www.instagram.com/thefbinegotiator/
Facebook: /https://www.facebook.com/ChrisVossNegotiation/

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome Chris!
02:47 The Secret To FBI Negotiations
07:31 Empathy Is Not Sympathy
13:44 Why Torture Fails
19:08 Kidnapping Is A Business
25:36 How To Survive Being Taken Hostage
31:52 Why Feeling Understood Changes Everything
39:18 How To Read People Fast
45:27 The FBI’s SWAG Method
51:46 Why Being Corrected Builds Trust
58:12 Negotiation Is A Performance Skill
1:04: 35 The “Have You Given Up?” Text
1:13:08 Red Flags In Business Deals
1:19:42 Why “Win Win” Can Be A Trap
1:24:36 Collaborative Negotiation And Relationships

#ChrisVoss #NeverSplitTheDifference #Negotiation #FBI #HostageNegotiator #Sales #Business #Entrepreneurship #Psychology #EmotionalIntelligence #TruthHurtsShow #Podcast

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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 programming, they expose how people are conditioned to chase distractions while slowly losing discipline, awareness, and independent thought.

This conversation dives deep into mental conditioning, masculinity, self awareness,media influence, and the hidden psychological warfare happening every day online and in real life.

The discussion gets brutally honest about why modern people feel lost, anxious, distracted, and emotionally manipulated.

If you’ve ever felt like society is designed to keep people weak, distracted, and dependent, this episode will completely change how you see the world.

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Website: / https://mikepiscitelli.com/

Jay Carson’s Links:
Instagram: / https://www.instagram.com/hecomalu/
Podcast: / https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-adventure-journal-podcast/id1710632639

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome Mike and Jay!
06:14 Why Modern Society Feels Fake
14:28 The Psychology Behind Manipulation
22:17 Social Media Is Rewiring Human Behavior
31:06 Why People Crave Validation
39:54 The Hidden Conditioning Happening Every Day
48:42 Why Most People Never Question The System
57:35 Fear And Control In Modern Society
1:06:11 Escaping Mental Programming
1:14:46 Why Independent Thinkers Get Punished
1:23:18 Rebuilding Awareness And Discipline
1:34:02 What It Really Means To Think For Yourself

#AI #Surveillance #Privacy #Government #Pegasus #NSA #Palantir #TruthHurtsShow #ArtificialIntelligence #FacialRecognition #Technology #CyberSecurity #DataCollection

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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 people never see, a dark underground economy fueled by drugs, manipulation, desperation, and survival.

Glynis opens up about working under a pimp fresh out of federal prison, becoming a “bottom girl,” navigating the dangerous escort world, and eventually building her own client empire while spiraling deeper into addiction. She reveals how she ended up transporting immigrants through border checkpoints, getting arrested by Homeland Security, and serving time in federal prison during COVID.

After losing everything, her money, freedom, apartment, identity, and nearly her life, Glynis rebuilt herself from the ground up. Today, she runs a recovery facility helping addicts escape the same destruction she once lived through.

This episode is raw, unfiltered, and impossible to forget.

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Glynis’ Links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glamorousglynis

Website: https://peakpathhealth.com/

Timestamps:

00:00 Welcome Glynis!
06:12 Entering the escort world
15:48 Working for a pimp called Money Mike
28:34 Becoming the “bottom girl”
41:20 Making thousands as an escort
55:17 Inside the underground escort economy
1:08:45 Escaping her pimp
1:20:32 Living on the streets of LA
1:32:18 Skid Row and gang culture
1:44:26 Smuggling immigrants across the border
1:56:12 Homeland Security arrest
2:01:00 Federal prison and rebuilding her life

#addiction #federalprison #escort #meth #border #smuggling #skidrow #losangeles #truthhurtsshow #podcast #recovery #trauma #crime #gangs #prisonstory #rehab

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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, destiny, meditation, breathwork, and human consciousness. From studying Buddhism in Thailand to living in India for six years and learning from monks, she reveals why so many people today feel disconnected, anxious, lost, and spiritually empty.

This conversation dives deep into Eastern astrology, the science of destiny, meditation techniques, breathwork, relationships, trauma, emotional healing, purpose, and the painful experiences that transform people into stronger versions of themselves.

If you’ve ever questioned your purpose, struggled with pain, heartbreak, anxiety, or felt lost in life, this episode will completely shift your perspective.

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Instagram: /https://www.instagram.com/liana_moon_one
YouTube: /https://www.youtube.com/@liana_moon_one_88888

00:00 Welcome Liana!

01:18 Growing Up In Moscow

03:44 Buddhism & Spiritual Awakening

06:27 The World Is Your Mirror

09:11 Eastern vs Western Astrology

12:02 How To Find Your Purpose

14:48 Why Most People Feel Lost

17:06 Meditation Explained Simply

20:31 Why Humans Constantly Suffer

23:42 Vipassana Meditation Experience

27:14 Training The Mind Through Meditation

30:01 Breakups, Pain & Emotional Growth

33:27 Karma Burns Through Pain

36:02 Breathwork & Spiritual Awakening

38:24 The Science Of Destiny & Leela

40:11 Why Most People Never Wake Up

#spirituality #meditation #breathwork #karma #healing #mindset #consciousness #selfimprovement #podcast #truthhurtsshow

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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 country.”

From skyrocketing crime and homelessness to insane gas prices, overregulation, mass business exodus, and the destruction of the middle class, nothing is off limits.

Sheriff Bianco goes directly at Gavin Newsom, Sacramento insiders, lobbyists, and the political machine he believes is bleeding California dry while everyday people struggle just to survive.

He also reveals the shocking reality behind crime policies, anti-police legislation, illegal immigration, collapsing education standards, housing regulations, and why so many families are fleeing the state.

This episode gets intense fast as Bianco discusses death threats, massive security concerns during his campaign, government waste, media manipulation, and the growing divide between politicians and ordinary Americans.

If you live in California or care about where America is heading, this episode will completely change how you see politics, law enforcement, and the future of the country.

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Sheriff Chad Bianco’s Links:
Instagram: /https://www.instagram.com/sheriffbianco/
Facebook: /https://www.facebook.com/SheriffChadBianco/
Website: /https://biancoforgovernor.com/

Timestamps:
00:00 - Welcome Sheriff Bianco!
01:13 - Death Threats & Political Violence
02:45 California's Power Families

04:52 How Politicians Get Rich

09:49 The Lobbyist "Third House"

15:49 Gas Taxes & Cost of Living

24:01 Crime Policy & Socialism

33:47 The 2-Year Fix Plan

34:28 Ending State Income Tax

38:31 Immigration Reality Check

46:49 Housing & Permitting Crisis

01:05:19 They Debated Sasquatch For Hours

01:14:24 The Homeless Fraud Machine

01:23:57 Election Dates & How To Vote

#SheriffBianco #California #GavinNewsom #TruthHurtsShow #Politics #Crime #CaliforniaPolitics #Corruption #Homelessness #Taxes #LawEnforcement

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