The National Defense Radio Show

Author James Donovan with “Nothing But Courage”

We welcome the author of the great new book “Nothing But Courage: The 82nd Airborne’s Daring D-Day Mission – And Their Heroic Charge Across the La Fiere Bridge,” James Donovan to the show.  Randy and James talk about the research efforts that went into giving readers in-depth information about nearly every character you encounter in this page-turner.

Actor Steve Guttenberg Back on The National Defense

We welcome back the son of a member of the 82nd Airborne, actor Steve Guttenberg, to talk about his new project “Kidnapped By a Killer,” where, this time, he gets to play on the other side as a serial killer in the Lifetime Original movie premiering this weekend.  Randy and Steve talk about the story, the importance of our veterans, and much more.

“Price Is Right” Announcer George Gray

We’re excited for National Gameshow Day here on The National Defense. We welcome the announcer for “The Price is Right,” George Gray, to talk about his time announcing the cultural phenomenon, working on other game shows, the 10th Anniversary of Buzzer, a gameshow network, and much more.

Wynona Back on The National Defense

Wynona Judd is getting ready to kick off her Greatest Hits Tour, and she rejoins Randy on The National Defense to talk about the tour, her family’s history, the similarities between her and Cher, and much more in this great interview.

Robert Schwartzman with “Hung Up on a Dream”

We welcome Rooney frontman, Robert Schwartzman, to the show to talk about his directorial project following 60 years of the band The Zombies: “Hung Up on a Dream: The Zombies Documentary.”  The guys talk about The Zombies discography, the timing of their massive cultural hits, and some of the great stories that Robert was able to uncover with putting this great project together.

Ken Burns' "The American Revolution"

We are thrilled to welcome back the preeminent documentarian in North America, PBS’ Ken Burns, to the show.  Ken and Randy catch up and discuss the new MASSIVE documentary he is releasing on PBS: “The American Revolution.”  This new series will be available on your local PBS, the PBS website, and Amazon Prime Video.  What a great way to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the start of the Patriot Cause.

Actor Neal McDonough Returns to The National Defense

We welcome back actor Neal McDonough to the program to discuss his new film, “The Last Rodeo.”  Randy and Neal discuss how this film speaks to the heartland of America, his family’s history of serving in the U.S. military as an immigrant, and much more.

Conservationist Jeff Corwin on The National Defense

We welcome the host of “Wildlife Nation” and CBS’ “Extraordinary World,” Emmy-Award-winning conservationist Jeff Corwin, to the show.  Jeff has a new project, weekdays on ABC, “Wildlife Nation: Expedition Florida,” where he closely looks at the state of Florida, the trouble it is in, and what people can do to protect the Everglades and our biome.

Montel Williams Returns With "The Sailing of the Intrepid"

We are thrilled to welcome back USMC and US Navy veteran Montel Williams to The National Defense! Montel and Randy discuss his time in the military and how it informed his decision to write a great book about the U.S.S. Intrepid. “The Sailing of the Intrepid” is written by Williams and David Fisher, and the book tells of the Intrepid’s initial combat voyage during World War II when the ship and crew survived a Japanese torpedo plane attack in 1944.

Tim Gray Bringing Us the PBS Bob Hope Doc

As part of the Nation’s remembrance of World War II on it’s 80th anniversary, we are excited to welcome documentarian Tim Gray to the show to talk about the new PBS Documenary on his life and involvement supporting our troops fighting in the European and Pacific Theatres:  “Miles, Morale, and Memories: Bob Hope and World War Two.”  Randy and Tim talk about the history of Bob Hope, dating back to PRIOR to the attack Pearl Harbor, how it led to him doing more shows for the military, and how it cemented his place in American History.