Best Timothy Ballard Podcasts (2024)

A few years ago Alejandro Monteverde started writing a fictional story about child trafficking. Around that time he met Tim Ballard and it caused him to scrap the script... since then he has been finishing "The Sound of Freedom" based on the true story of Tim's journey to where he is now. Tim and Mark had a sneak preview of a director's cut. Immedi…

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Light in the Darkness with Lindsey Stirling 24:34

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You may know Lindsey Stirling as "the dancing violinist" with over 2 BILLION youtube hits. But after this episode you may know her as a warrior for freedom and collaborator on the score for the upcoming feature film, "The Sound of Freedom". Tim and Mark sat with Lindsey in Hollywood moments after they previewed a directors cut of the upcoming film.…

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Special on School Shootings 47:10

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Special guest, Dave Acosta, is an expert in active shooter scenarios. His approach to stopping shooters is empowering and effective. What is it? Simply put, it's to fight back. In this special episode, Dave outlines a tactical approach to fighting back. He has now instructed over 6000 educators in the USA and internationally. While we realize that …

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Tim's visit with the President 53:40

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We've all heard soundbites of White House meetings, but how much behind the scenes have you heard? Well, today that's what we're delivering. Last month Tim Ballard was asked (with not much notice) to meet with President Trump, Ivanka Trump, and leaders of several security agencies to discuss trafficking at the border. We'll also discuss southern bo…

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Glenn Beck on Fighting ISIS, trafficking, and genocide in Iraq and Syria 49:49

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There's an attempted genocide underway that has largely gone unmentioned in the American press. ISIS is systematically killing the Yazidi people and Christian groups in Iraq and Syria. Those that are not killed are being trafficked for sex, labor, and organ harvesting. Our guest today, Glenn Beck, has founded an organization that has saved over 11,…

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The Underground Railroad Today 44:41

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Have you ever thought about what you would have done in the early 1800's to help end slavery? If you're thinking, "I would have fought to end it." Great News! Here's your chance. Slavery (aka Human Trafficking) is more pervasive today than even back during the Transatlantic Slave trade. So what are you going to do about it? Today, Tim and Mark sit …

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The Wall 21:33

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As an HSI Agent, Timothy Ballard worked in Calexico. His office looked into Mexico and he gets wall politics. Tim is pro wall, BUT not for the purposes that are being touted. He's also pro DACA. Please listen to this completely new take on the hottest issue in American politics right now.By Timothy Ballard | Mark Mabry

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Emmy Award Winning Director Nick Nanton 38:43

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If you haven't seen the newest documentary about Operation Underground's efforts to end child sex trafficking, then drop everything and sprint to your Amazon Prime account to stream Operation Toussiant. Then listen to Nick Nanton talk about making it in less than 3 months! Nick is the Emmy Award winning director of Operation Toussaint. Like most of…

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023 ROSE 5:36

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If you have listened much at all to the Slave Stealer Podcast you know what a support Glenn Beck has been to the anti trafficking cause over the last few years. A while ago Glenn agreed to narrate a few of these stories for us. Please help us show the world the light at the end of the tunnel that still shines. We appreciate the original arrangement…

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022 PEDRO 6:06

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If you have listened much at all to the Slave Stealer Podcast you know what a support Glenn Beck has been to the anti trafficking cause over the last few years. A while ago Glenn agreed to narrate a few of these stories for us. Please help us show the world the light at the end of the tunnel that still shines. We appreciate the original arrangement…

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021 NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK 4:41

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If you have listened much at all to the Slave Stealer Podcast you know what a support Glenn Beck has been to the anti trafficking cause over the last few years. A while ago Glenn agreed to narrate a few of these stories for us. Please help us show the world the light at the end of the tunnel that still shines. We appreciate the original arrangement…

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020 FERNANDA, OUR FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE 4:54

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If you have listened much at all to the Slave Stealer Podcast you know what a support Glenn Beck has been to the anti trafficking cause over the last few years. A while ago Glenn agreed to narrate a few of these stories for us. Please help us show the world the light at the end of the tunnel that still shines. We appreciate the original arrangement…

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019 SIGNS OF MUTINY 5:20

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If you have listened much at all to the Slave Stealer Podcast you know what a support Glenn Beck has been to the anti trafficking cause over the last few years. He has helped raise into the tens of millions of dollars to fight it locally and globally. A while ago Glenn agreed to narrate a few of these stories for us. We hope you'll enjoy glimpse in…

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018 RECOVERY AND HOPE WITH JESSICA MASS 35:22

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Jessica gives us new perspective about children born, trafficked, rescued, and rehabilitated in America. Warning: Her first story, while not explicit, is kind of a kick in the stomach. It involves a little girl who was trafficked since she was six months old. Jessica took her into foster care as a 6 year old. She discusses some challenges and bless…

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017 Former Marine Interrogator now Journalist Jason Buttrill 38:50

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In the realm of Anti-trafficking we run into Godly men and women frequently. In the ranks of the good, is Jason Buttrill. Toward the end he opens up about how he almost blew the operation in order to punish a trafficker on the spot. How did he refrain? Why did he refrain. Pay special attention to the music on this episode, produced by Kyson Kidd wi…

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016 INTERVIEWING GARDY'S DAD 1:11:56

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For those of you that are new to this, Tim founded Operation Underground Railroad in part because his job at The Department of Homeland Security didn't give him the leeway to keep his promise to find a young boy in Haiti, Gardy. Tim and his team have maintained a presence in Haiti for the past 5 years searching for this little boy. Guesno came to t…

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015 "WHAT KIND OF PEOPLE SELL KIDS?" 20:46

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What's it like to be in the home of a trafficker? How do traffickers talk about their own families? In this episode Tim shares face to face encounters with some of the guys helped put away.

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014 HOW TO EXPLAIN TRAFFICKING TO A TWELVE-YEAR-OLD 32:57

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Slave Stealer cohost, Mark Mabry, admits none of his kids (ages 16 down to 7) have seen the documentary "The Abolitionist". Mark talks about the difficulty of explaining something as sensitive as sex trafficking even after going on numerous operations with Tim. So Tim takes the challenge of explaining trafficking to Mark's twelve-year-old son, Bo. …

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013 RECENT OPERATIONS IN HAITI AND THAILAND 24:20

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We have discussed that slavery has never really left the world. That's the bad news. But here is something good... such great evil reveals great heroes. Everywhere in the world there are good people with freedom imprinted on their soul. Recently we've met new heroes around the world. These people give us hope that goodness will thrive even in the f…

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012 "SLAVERY CALLED ME" 35:11

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It's been a good year for anti-trafficking causes in general. We're continually amazed at the connections we make. Today we're going to talk about the first time slavery was beaten back and the parallels. We'll revive the memory of William Wilberforce and his platform. How did he bring about massive cultural change that went on to change the whole …

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011 MEET GARDY 46:20

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Tim gives the emotional back story of Gardy, the currently missing son of a friend, in Haiti. He talks about recent efforts to rescue him and a little about how Gardy helped start Operation Underground Railroad. Interview w/ Tim Ballard Mark Mabry January 20, 2015 Tim: Welcome to Slave Stealer Podcast. Tim Ballard here with Mark Mabry, and we're go…

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010 BECOMING AN ABOLITIONIST 15:29

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Mark Mabry talks to Mark Stott, an O.U.R. veteran, about the miraculous meetings that made the production of "The Abolitionists" possible. Because of the financial contributions of two very important donors, O.U.R. created and promoted the film without dipping into any of its regular donations reserved for funding rescue missions. They also discuss…

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009 FAILURE IN COLOMBIA 22:26

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In this episode of Slave Stealer, Tim Ballard and Mark Mabry talk about the first trip to Colombia that did not go according to plan. Despite this setback, which is portrayed in "The Abolitionists" - coming to theaters Monday May 16th - the team goes back to rescue those kids...and saves even more of them. Tim also explains how the film addresses t…

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008 MISSING: ELIZABETH SALGADO'S FAMILY SPEAKS 19:31

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Tim: Several months ago, a woman named Elizabeth Salgado was last seen walking down the center street in one of the safest cities in the United States - Provo, Utah - and she went missing. Somebody apparently took her, and that left a family in absolute shambles. I have two members of that family here: Elizabeth’s mother, Libertad Edith, and Elizab…

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007 MONTEL WILLIAMS VISITS WITH TIM 26:22

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Tim: Welcome to Slave Stealer podcast! This is Tim Ballard and Mark Mabry talking about the darkest plague that exists on this earth today and seeking the solution. We have a guest on today that, I think, is part of the solution. I really believe - and I have, for years, believed - that the reason we can't put our arms around this problem and squee…

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006 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, C'MON NOW. 16:34

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Tim takes on a recent initiative of Amnesty International to "Legalize" prostitution. His issue with their policy lies in the difference between "legalization" and "decriminalization". He argues that what they are proposing would endanger more children and ultimately undermine the efforts of many people to save kids from sex trafficking. Tim: Hi! T…

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005 THROWBACK THURSDAY, IMPERIAL VALLEY CA 16:40

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Interview w/ Tim Ballard & Mark Mabry Tim: The guy’s name was Marble. Mark: Marble the child molester. Tim: His name was Marble, and he looked like a marble. El Centro childporn... Mark: Child Fugitive Caught in Calexico? 'Child Pornography Fugitive Caught in Calexico Port' Tim: No. Mark: Imperial Valley Press. 'A man suspected of having child porn…

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004 MARISOL NICHOLS 31:19

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Tim, Mark & Marisol Interview 00:00 Tim: When you rape a child, you lose rights forever. That’s it! You lose rights forever. Somehow we don’t understand this. And again, you can serve your sentence and everything else, but you still have lost rights. One of those rights you lose is you don’t get to travel around the world with anonymity. We are goi…

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003 Pornography! A Root Cause of Child Sex Trafficking. 5:12

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Timothy Ballard has met and arrested hundreds of child traffickers. They are different genders, ethnicities, ages, and religions, but what was the one thing they all had (have) in common? An addiction to pornography that started years before. In this bonus episode, Tim sites recent research about the effects of pornography on the human brain. He an…

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002 Meet Timothy Ballard Part II 39:09

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Interview w/ Timothy Ballard Mark Mabry January 11, 2016 Final Transcript Intro: You are listening to Slave Stealer. Tim: Welcome to Slave Stealer podcast, where we take you into the dark world of trafficking so you can help us find the solution. We are talking here with co-host, Mark Mabry. Mark: That’s me. And we did a little change in format. Th…

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001 Meet Timothy Ballard 38:02

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Meet Tim Ballard. He and his team (aka Operation Underground Railroad) save children from sex trafficking and work with international governments to catch the bad guys in real life and online. For over a decade Tim worked as a special agent with The U.S. Department Of Homeland Security in the child crimes division. Daily, Tim faces unimaginable cri…

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