Humanitarian - The Real Michael Jackson Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:45:59 -0500 https://humanitarianmj.buzzsprout.com en-us © 2026 Humanitarian - The Real Michael Jackson yes Support this Podcast 49197127-f1c7-5c7d-9ef3-5d5e41181edc mrpauldwyer@gmail.com Paul Dwyer episodic false In the year 2000, Michael Jackson was listed into the Guinness book of world records for breaking the world record for the "Most Charities Supported by a Pop Star“ an achievement that was accomplished by a lifetime of effort & tireless dedication, yet a little-known fact that has been overshadowed by years of fiction.

After the 2018 release of his book "Humanitarian - The Real Michael Jackson" and the 2019 adaptation into a documentary of the same name, now Paul Dwyer brings you the stories told directly from the people that were helped and affected by Michael Jackson's kindness and humanitarian efforts.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Paul Dwyer mrpauldwyer@gmail.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/1dycm8ltj3ndo73q071xvj18g1xc?.jpg Humanitarian - The Real Michael Jackson Paul Dwyer 9/11: Michael Jackson’s Compassion After the Chaos - with Chantal Obrist 9/11: Michael Jackson’s Compassion After the Chaos - with Chantal Obrist Chantal Obrist has been a devoted Michael Jackson fan since 1987. In this episode of The Humanitarian – The Real Michael Jackson podcast, she shares her firsthand experience of traveling from Switzerland to New York in September 2001 to attend Michael Jackson’s historic 30th Anniversary Concert.

What followed was unimaginable. After the terrorist attacks of September 11th, New York—and the world—came to a standstill. Fans from across the globe were stranded, unable to return home. Chantal recounts how Michael Jackson chose to remain in New York and personally instructed his team to ensure that every fan was cared for and safely returned home.

During this time, Michael covered food, accommodation, and transportation for stranded fans, offering comfort and support when it was needed most. This episode focuses purely on the verified events and Chantal’s experience of Michael’s compassion in the days following 9/11.

An extended version of Chantal’s conversation, including additional personal encounters with Michael Jackson, will be available on YouTube. For now, this is Episode 15 of The Humanitarian – The Real Michael Jackson podcast—a powerful reminder of humanity in one of history’s darkest moments;

9/11: Michael Jackson’s Compassion After the Chaos


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]]> Chantal Obrist has been a devoted Michael Jackson fan since 1987. In this episode of The Humanitarian – The Real Michael Jackson podcast, she shares her firsthand experience of traveling from Switzerland to New York in September 2001 to attend Michael Jackson’s historic 30th Anniversary Concert.

What followed was unimaginable. After the terrorist attacks of September 11th, New York—and the world—came to a standstill. Fans from across the globe were stranded, unable to return home. Chantal recounts how Michael Jackson chose to remain in New York and personally instructed his team to ensure that every fan was cared for and safely returned home.

During this time, Michael covered food, accommodation, and transportation for stranded fans, offering comfort and support when it was needed most. This episode focuses purely on the verified events and Chantal’s experience of Michael’s compassion in the days following 9/11.

An extended version of Chantal’s conversation, including additional personal encounters with Michael Jackson, will be available on YouTube. For now, this is Episode 15 of The Humanitarian – The Real Michael Jackson podcast—a powerful reminder of humanity in one of history’s darkest moments;

9/11: Michael Jackson’s Compassion After the Chaos


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]]> Paul Dwyer Buzzsprout-18442627 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +1100 1897 michael jackson , humanitarianmj , pilanthropy , humanitarian , king of pop , 1 15 full false Witnessing the King’s Compassion - with Jimmy Van Norman Witnessing the King’s Compassion - with Jimmy Van Norman Jimmy Van Norman was Michael Jackson’s bodyguard for over a decade and went on to work for the king of pop at his Neverland home. In this episode Jimmy, who also worked with Madonna, Justin Timberlake, and Taylor Swift, is brutally honest and tells us of a caring, gentle Michael that gave so much of himself to all those around him.


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]]> Jimmy Van Norman was Michael Jackson’s bodyguard for over a decade and went on to work for the king of pop at his Neverland home. In this episode Jimmy, who also worked with Madonna, Justin Timberlake, and Taylor Swift, is brutally honest and tells us of a caring, gentle Michael that gave so much of himself to all those around him.


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]]> Paul Dwyer Buzzsprout-18376896 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +1100 1819 1 14 full false Kindness Matters - with Mallory Cyr Kindness Matters - with Mallory Cyr Mallory Cyr is a young lady who works with Children & Youth with Special Healthcare Needs. She has done a lot of work for Disability Justice & Health Equity, but Mallory also has an interesting story from the early 90’s that Michael Jackson fans might be interested to hear.

The story features briefly in my book “Humanitarian – The Real Michael Jackson.”

In 1993, Michael Jackson sent a letter and a donation to an 8-year-old Mallory Cyr, who suffered from microvillus inclusion disease, which limited her ability to eat. She received intravenous feedings. Michael responded to a letter-writing campaign organized by school children for Mallory. In his letter, he wrote "I am sending you all my loving and caring, Mallory, along with the enclosed gift, which I hope will help nourish you and keep you strong." The donation amount was undisclosed. 

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The story features briefly in my book “Humanitarian – The Real Michael Jackson.”

In 1993, Michael Jackson sent a letter and a donation to an 8-year-old Mallory Cyr, who suffered from microvillus inclusion disease, which limited her ability to eat. She received intravenous feedings. Michael responded to a letter-writing campaign organized by school children for Mallory. In his letter, he wrote "I am sending you all my loving and caring, Mallory, along with the enclosed gift, which I hope will help nourish you and keep you strong." The donation amount was undisclosed. 

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]]> Paul Dwyer Buzzsprout-17771128 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +1100 1692 1 13 full false UNCF and the Michael Jackson Scholarship – with Kenya Gray UNCF and the Michael Jackson Scholarship – with Kenya Gray Welcome to the final episode of season one of my podcast, "Humanitarian - The Real Michael Jackson." 
I'd love to bring you another season and I still have a lot of people I want to speak with to tell their stories of how Michael Jackson helped them in their time of need or contributed to their recovery from illnesses or people that were just first-hand witness to his many humanitarian acts. But to bring you these stories, I really need you to subscribe to the podcast, subscribe on Apple podcasts, on Spotify to my YouTube channel and share the stories. There's so many great stories of Michael Jackson's humanitarian endeavors out there, and they're not something that the mainstream media like to talk about. So please share the stories and support the show and hopefully I'll see you in season two of the #HumanitarianMJ podcast. 

Now, I have two very special guests today. Michael Jackson donated many times to the United Negro College Fund and to this day is one of their highest contributors.

Kenya Gray was a recipient of the UNCF Michael Jackson Scholarship in the 90’s and thanks to the fund, went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication with highest honors and in a full circle moment, she's gone on to become the Director of Scholarships for the UNCF and now manages two of the three scholarships that she received, the Michael Jackson Scholarship and also the Janet Jackson Rhythm Nation Scholarship. So Kenya joins me today alongside UNCF's communication manager Roy Betts.

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]]> Welcome to the final episode of season one of my podcast, "Humanitarian - The Real Michael Jackson." 
I'd love to bring you another season and I still have a lot of people I want to speak with to tell their stories of how Michael Jackson helped them in their time of need or contributed to their recovery from illnesses or people that were just first-hand witness to his many humanitarian acts. But to bring you these stories, I really need you to subscribe to the podcast, subscribe on Apple podcasts, on Spotify to my YouTube channel and share the stories. There's so many great stories of Michael Jackson's humanitarian endeavors out there, and they're not something that the mainstream media like to talk about. So please share the stories and support the show and hopefully I'll see you in season two of the #HumanitarianMJ podcast. 

Now, I have two very special guests today. Michael Jackson donated many times to the United Negro College Fund and to this day is one of their highest contributors.

Kenya Gray was a recipient of the UNCF Michael Jackson Scholarship in the 90’s and thanks to the fund, went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communication with highest honors and in a full circle moment, she's gone on to become the Director of Scholarships for the UNCF and now manages two of the three scholarships that she received, the Michael Jackson Scholarship and also the Janet Jackson Rhythm Nation Scholarship. So Kenya joins me today alongside UNCF's communication manager Roy Betts.

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]]> Paul Dwyer Buzzsprout-13899377 Sat, 18 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +1100 1829 michael jackson , humanitarianmj , UNCF , United Negro College Fund 1 12 full false An unpublicized act of compassion, from one father to another – with Dustin Woods An unpublicized act of compassion, from one father to another – with Dustin Woods In 1998, through the Make-a-wish foundation, Michael Jackson met 5-year-old cancer sufferer Aza Woods at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. Michael cleared his afternoon schedule and spent time with Aza and Aza’s father at the themed attraction "Star Trek: The Experience.” In this episode, Dustin Woods, Aza’s father tells us of the afternoon he got to spend with The King of Pop.

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]]> In 1998, through the Make-a-wish foundation, Michael Jackson met 5-year-old cancer sufferer Aza Woods at the Hilton Hotel in Las Vegas. Michael cleared his afternoon schedule and spent time with Aza and Aza’s father at the themed attraction "Star Trek: The Experience.” In this episode, Dustin Woods, Aza’s father tells us of the afternoon he got to spend with The King of Pop.

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]]> Paul Dwyer Buzzsprout-13754050 Fri, 03 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +1100 1810 michael jackson , king of pop , #HumanitarianMJ , humanitarian , philanthropy , philanthropist 1 11 full false A simple act of kindness - with Joseph Yenish A simple act of kindness - with Joseph Yenish In July of 1997, as a crowd of fans sprinted after Michael Jackson’s limousine, one of his vans accidentally ran over a fan’s leg, pushing the fan, Joseph Yenish to the ground resulting in a broken foot. Joseph later received a phone call to inform him that Michael had heard of the accident and had arranged for him to attend Michael’s concert for free and then meet him. Joe went backstage at the Wembley stadium in London and in this episode, he tells us about it and the many other Michael Jackson adventures he’s had since.

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]]> In July of 1997, as a crowd of fans sprinted after Michael Jackson’s limousine, one of his vans accidentally ran over a fan’s leg, pushing the fan, Joseph Yenish to the ground resulting in a broken foot. Joseph later received a phone call to inform him that Michael had heard of the accident and had arranged for him to attend Michael’s concert for free and then meet him. Joe went backstage at the Wembley stadium in London and in this episode, he tells us about it and the many other Michael Jackson adventures he’s had since.

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]]> Paul Dwyer Buzzsprout-13615633 Sat, 21 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +1100 1683 michael jackson , HumanitarianMJ , King of pop 1 10 full false From Classroom to Neverland: The Heart behind the Dance - with Christine Fossemalle From Classroom to Neverland: The Heart behind the Dance - with Christine Fossemalle Christine Fossemalle owns and runs a dance school in Santa Ynez, California, in the same neighborhood that Michael Jackson called home at his Neverland Valley Ranch for 15 years. In the summer of 2003, Michael Jackson not only helped Christine with a fundraiser for her school, but also invited the entire school for a day at Neverland. In this episode, Christine tells us all about it.

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]]> Christine Fossemalle owns and runs a dance school in Santa Ynez, California, in the same neighborhood that Michael Jackson called home at his Neverland Valley Ranch for 15 years. In the summer of 2003, Michael Jackson not only helped Christine with a fundraiser for her school, but also invited the entire school for a day at Neverland. In this episode, Christine tells us all about it.

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]]> Paul Dwyer Buzzsprout-13487334 Sat, 07 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +1100 2073 michael jackson , humanitarianmj , christine fossemalle , 1 9 full false A miraculous moment of healing - with Christina Dowling A miraculous moment of healing - with Christina Dowling As seen on page 101 of my book “Humanitarian – The Real Michael Jackson,” on July 19, 1997, Irish Michael Jackson fan Christina Dowling, who suffers from Morquio syndrome was bought up on stage with Michael Jackson during his HIStory show in Dublin, Ireland. Michael held Christina’s hand during the song “Heal the World” and the result, as you’re about to hear, was nothing short of a miracle. Hear Christina’s story of how Michael’s touch affected her and how his passing inspired her to do more to help others.



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]]> As seen on page 101 of my book “Humanitarian – The Real Michael Jackson,” on July 19, 1997, Irish Michael Jackson fan Christina Dowling, who suffers from Morquio syndrome was bought up on stage with Michael Jackson during his HIStory show in Dublin, Ireland. Michael held Christina’s hand during the song “Heal the World” and the result, as you’re about to hear, was nothing short of a miracle. Hear Christina’s story of how Michael’s touch affected her and how his passing inspired her to do more to help others.



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]]> Paul Dwyer Buzzsprout-13475585 Sat, 23 Sep 2023 12:00:00 +1000 1226 michael jackson , humanitarianmj , christina dowling 1 8 full false The hope & healing behind the headlines - with Angela & Helen Darlington The hope & healing behind the headlines - with Angela & Helen Darlington As seen on page 27 of my book “Humanitarian – The Real Michael Jackson,” on November 13, 1987, Michael Jackson visited The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, where he spent the day with children and their families, giving out gifts, signing autographs and chatting to the patients. In episode 7 of the podcast, I spoke with Angela Darlington, who was in the hospital recovering from a head injury when Michael visited her. As Angela was only 5 years old and recovering from a head injury at the time, her memory of the visit is murky, so Helen, Angela’s mother joins the chat to tell us about her memories of the king of Pop’s visit and its impact on her, Angela and the other patients and families in the hospital.

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]]> As seen on page 27 of my book “Humanitarian – The Real Michael Jackson,” on November 13, 1987, Michael Jackson visited The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, where he spent the day with children and their families, giving out gifts, signing autographs and chatting to the patients. In episode 7 of the podcast, I spoke with Angela Darlington, who was in the hospital recovering from a head injury when Michael visited her. As Angela was only 5 years old and recovering from a head injury at the time, her memory of the visit is murky, so Helen, Angela’s mother joins the chat to tell us about her memories of the king of Pop’s visit and its impact on her, Angela and the other patients and families in the hospital.

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]]> Paul Dwyer Buzzsprout-13382214 Fri, 08 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +1000 1282 michael jackson , humanitarianmj , royal childrens hospital melbourne 1 7 full false Neverland's Purpose - with Allan "Big Al" Scanlan Neverland's Purpose - with Allan "Big Al" Scanlan Allan Scanlan, affectionately known by Michael Jackson and the Michael Jackson fan community as “Big Al” worked at Michael’s home, Neverland Valley Ranch for 15 years. I had the pleasure of meeting the amusement ride specialist last year and have spoken to him a few times in regards to Michael’s humanitarianisms. The chat you’re about to hear was actually recorded last year but I wanted to include it in the podcast because Allan had some great information about the groups of sick & underprivileged people that came to Neverland on a regular basis. 

Ladies & Gentlemen, please enjoy this very informative chat with Allan “Big Al” Scanlan…

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]]> Allan Scanlan, affectionately known by Michael Jackson and the Michael Jackson fan community as “Big Al” worked at Michael’s home, Neverland Valley Ranch for 15 years. I had the pleasure of meeting the amusement ride specialist last year and have spoken to him a few times in regards to Michael’s humanitarianisms. The chat you’re about to hear was actually recorded last year but I wanted to include it in the podcast because Allan had some great information about the groups of sick & underprivileged people that came to Neverland on a regular basis. 

Ladies & Gentlemen, please enjoy this very informative chat with Allan “Big Al” Scanlan…

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]]> Paul Dwyer Buzzsprout-13382157 Fri, 25 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +1000 2371 michael jackson , neverland , big Al Scanlan , humanitarianMJ 1 6 full false Michael Jackson at The Orphans Christmas Party - with Gwen Carino Michael Jackson at The Orphans Christmas Party - with Gwen Carino Before my chat with episode 5's main guest, The Michael Jackson Book Club's Shari Thurman Wilks joins me to tell us about an awesome project that The Book Club are doing this August to honor Michael Jackson's 65th Birthday.

Then, as seen on page 94 of my book “Humanitarian – The Real Michael jacksn,” Gwen Carino was PR officer at the Manila Hotel in The Philippines & was assigned to head their annual Orphan’s Christmas Party in 1996.

In this episode, Gwen tells us about how Michael Jackson volunteered his time over the day to help distribute Christmas presents to the kids as well as signing autographs and posing for photos. The story is a popular one in the fan community and it was lovely to get to hear all the details directly from Gwen.


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]]> Before my chat with episode 5's main guest, The Michael Jackson Book Club's Shari Thurman Wilks joins me to tell us about an awesome project that The Book Club are doing this August to honor Michael Jackson's 65th Birthday.

Then, as seen on page 94 of my book “Humanitarian – The Real Michael jacksn,” Gwen Carino was PR officer at the Manila Hotel in The Philippines & was assigned to head their annual Orphan’s Christmas Party in 1996.

In this episode, Gwen tells us about how Michael Jackson volunteered his time over the day to help distribute Christmas presents to the kids as well as signing autographs and posing for photos. The story is a popular one in the fan community and it was lovely to get to hear all the details directly from Gwen.


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]]> Paul Dwyer Buzzsprout-13157123 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +1000 2716 michael jackson , humanitarianmj , The Real Michael Jackson 1 5 full false I danced for Michael Jackson - with Raphael Recht I danced for Michael Jackson - with Raphael Recht As seen on page 93 of my book “Humanitarian – The Real Michael Jackson,” in November of 1996, Michael Jackson visited Melbourne, Australia on his HIStory tour and arranged for busloads of sick patients from The Royal Children's Hospital” to visit him at his hotel and attend his concerts free of charge. Cystic Fibrosis sufferer Raphael Recht was a lucky fan that got to dance for Michael, go backstage and spend time with Michael and his entourage while in Melbourne. In this episode, Raph tells an amazing story about Michael asking him to go on tour and gifting him the first ever PlayStation in Australia.

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]]> As seen on page 93 of my book “Humanitarian – The Real Michael Jackson,” in November of 1996, Michael Jackson visited Melbourne, Australia on his HIStory tour and arranged for busloads of sick patients from The Royal Children's Hospital” to visit him at his hotel and attend his concerts free of charge. Cystic Fibrosis sufferer Raphael Recht was a lucky fan that got to dance for Michael, go backstage and spend time with Michael and his entourage while in Melbourne. In this episode, Raph tells an amazing story about Michael asking him to go on tour and gifting him the first ever PlayStation in Australia.

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]]> Paul Dwyer Buzzsprout-13155761 Fri, 28 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +1000 1924 michael jackson , royal childrens hospital , Humanitarian - The Real Michael Jackson 1 4 full false Michael Jackson's gift in a time of crisis - with Charles White Michael Jackson's gift in a time of crisis - with Charles White Charles White was a student at Cleveland Elementary College in Stockton in 1989 when the school came under attack by a man with a gun, killing 5 students and wounding over 30 more. The story is mentioned on page 39 of my book “Humanitarian – The Real Michael Jackson.”
 3 weeks after the shooting, Michael Jackson visited the school to support the students and teachers and to inspire the kids to go back to school. Charles was also there on the day Michael visited and, in this episode, he tells us all about it.
 Just a warning that some people may find some of the subjects discussed in this interview upsetting.


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 3 weeks after the shooting, Michael Jackson visited the school to support the students and teachers and to inspire the kids to go back to school. Charles was also there on the day Michael visited and, in this episode, he tells us all about it.
 Just a warning that some people may find some of the subjects discussed in this interview upsetting.


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]]> Charles White Buzzsprout-13151582 Sat, 15 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +1000 1751 michael jackson , The Real Michael Jackson , HumanitarianMJ 1 3 full false A Day at Neverland - with Natasha Kirker A Day at Neverland - with Natasha Kirker In 2002, cystic fibrosis and double lung transplant survivor Natasha Kirker, her mother and two friends were invited to spend the day with Michael Jackson at his Neverland Valley Ranch home with thanks to the Make-A-Wish foundation. In this episode, Natasha tells us all about the day she spent at Neverland, including getting to visit Michael’s private residence where she got to speak with him, his children and other family members.
I didn’t discover Natasha’s story until AFTER my book was published, so this particular story isn’t in my book. I hope you enjoy the chat.




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]]> In 2002, cystic fibrosis and double lung transplant survivor Natasha Kirker, her mother and two friends were invited to spend the day with Michael Jackson at his Neverland Valley Ranch home with thanks to the Make-A-Wish foundation. In this episode, Natasha tells us all about the day she spent at Neverland, including getting to visit Michael’s private residence where she got to speak with him, his children and other family members.
I didn’t discover Natasha’s story until AFTER my book was published, so this particular story isn’t in my book. I hope you enjoy the chat.




To donate to the Make-A-Wish foundation, click HERE.

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To buy the book “Humanitarian The Real Michael Jackson, click HERE.

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]]> Paul Dwyer Buzzsprout-13135407 Sat, 01 Jul 2023 17:00:00 +1000 2197 michael jackson , Neverland , Humanitarian - The Real Michael Jackson , Make a wish , cystic fibrosis 1 2 full false Michael Jackson's humanitarian legacy - with Prince Michael Jackson Jnr & John Muto Michael Jackson's humanitarian legacy - with Prince Michael Jackson Jnr & John Muto In the first episode of the "Humanitarian - The REAL Michael Jackson" podcast, Paul Dwyer chats exclusively to "The Heal Los Angeles Foundation" co-founders John Muto & Prince Michael Jackson Jnr.
The guys chat about Paul's book, Michael Jackson's global humanitarian endeavors and how those efforts have impacted & motivated the work that John & Prince do on behalf of The Heal Los Angeles Foundation.

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]]> In the first episode of the "Humanitarian - The REAL Michael Jackson" podcast, Paul Dwyer chats exclusively to "The Heal Los Angeles Foundation" co-founders John Muto & Prince Michael Jackson Jnr.
The guys chat about Paul's book, Michael Jackson's global humanitarian endeavors and how those efforts have impacted & motivated the work that John & Prince do on behalf of The Heal Los Angeles Foundation.

To donate to The Heal Los Angeles Foundation, click HERE

Connect with Heal Los Angeles’ Facebook HERE

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Connect with Prince’s Instagram HERE

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Buy the book “Humanitarian – The Real Michael Jackson” HERE

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]]> Paul Dwyer Buzzsprout-13059478 Sun, 25 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +1000 3898 michael jackson , Prince Jackson , John Muto 1 1 full false Introduction Introduction A quick introduction to my new podcast "Humanitarian - The Real Michael Jackson" including a little back-story as to how I came to create the it and a sneak-peek of what will be coming up on the next episode.

The official #HumanitarianMJ website

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]]> A quick introduction to my new podcast "Humanitarian - The Real Michael Jackson" including a little back-story as to how I came to create the it and a sneak-peek of what will be coming up on the next episode.

The official #HumanitarianMJ website

Buy the book HERE
Connect with the HumanitarianMJ Facebook HERE
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Connect with the HumanitarianMJ Twitter HERE
Connect with the HumanitarianMJ YouTube channel HERE
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