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Humanitarian - The REAL Michael Jackson

Humanitarian - The REAL Michael Jackson

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 Jacksons kindness and humanitarian efforts.

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9/11: Michael Jackson’s Compassion After the Chaos - with Chantal Obrist
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Jan. 2, 2026

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 recou
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Witnessing the King’s Compassion - with Jimmy Van Norman
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Dec. 17, 2025

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. You can connect with Jimmy HERE Get the book "Humanitarian - The Real Michael Jackson" HERE Watch the documentary HERE HumanitarianMJ Twitter HumanitarianMJ Insta
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Kindness Matters - with Mallory Cyr
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Dec. 1, 2025

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 lim
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UNCF and the Michael Jackson Scholarship – with Kenya Gray
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Nov. 17, 2023

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
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An unpublicized act of compassion, from one father to another – with Dustin Woods
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Nov. 2, 2023

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. To donate to St Judes Hospital, click HERE To support Warchild, click HERE Buy the book “Humanitarian – The Real Michael
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A simple act of kindness - with Joseph Yenish
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Oct. 21, 2023

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 Jackso
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About the Host

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Paul Dwyer

Paul Dwyer first started writing for the entertainment industry in 2013, reviewing live events for the Australian Musician Network.
He soon moved into interviewing artists and became writing manager for music site AMNplify in 2015.
In 2018 Paul published his first biography "Humanitarian - The Real Michael Jackson" which won "Best American Biography Book" and "Best New Soul Music Book" in The Book Authority's 2019 poll awards. The book also went on to become a documentary created entirely by himself & has earnt praise from Michael Jackson's family.​
Since then Paul has released two more books; The MJ Journal and the second in the "Humanitarian" series; The People's Princess, based on the humanitarian efforts of Princess Diana.
Now Paul is continuing his passion to bring the truth about Michael Jackson's humanitarian efforts to the public forum with the HumanitarianMJ podcast.

Reviews

Amazing - Love it

"The first episode was just incredible. It’s great to hear the real story behind the man that was The Real Michael Jackson. Prince is just incredibly articulate and grateful for you writing this book.…"

NYC LOVE | June 25, 2023

Amazing stories from those that were there

"Its so refreshing to hear real, positive stories about The King of Pop from people that were actually there, as opposed to the garbage the mainstream media try to feed us these days. Well done on b…"

Anonymous | July 5, 2023

Incredible listen

"Absolutely love this podcast and book a complete info on the greatest human being and performer and humanitarian this world has ever seen and never will have again I get emotional hearing all the st…"

CenationGuy97 | July 4, 2023

Awesome mj info

"The poscast is awesome! The truth of who MJ really was!"

Shaney morris | Jan. 9, 2024

Michael Jackson and his forgotten legacy, being a humanitarian.

"I love this podcast. Not only are you making sure these stories gets told, you have done impressive work all starting with a book and a documentary before this podcast. Your tireless efforts is deepl…"

Camilla Mæle Ruud | Jan. 9, 2024

One of the best podcasts to watch or listen to

"I think it’s a great podcast to listen to or watch on YouTube, I enjoy listening to it on Apple Podcasts ."

Mel Floy | Jan. 9, 2024

An amazing representation of the true legacy of Michael Jackson

"I was deeply moved to hear the accounts of the people who first-hand experienced the humanitarian efforts of Michael Jackson. So much passion, time and effort have gone into creating this Podcast. It…"

Damian Hussey | Jan. 11, 2024

THANK YOU

"Thank you for doing this for a truly beautiful human being who was greatly wronged. Lies have wings and the humble truth does not sell magazines or get high view counts. So very grateful for all the …"

Healtheworld2009 | March 16, 2024
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