The National Defense Radio Show

We welcome the wonderful Kate Flannery back to The National Defense to talk about her new book release, “Overserved: The Lucky Life of the Office Drunk.” Randy and Kate talk about the memoir, some great memories of working on NBC’s “The Office,” and Kate shares what it was like to go from serving celebrities in LA to becoming one herself.

America needs more skilled workers; a fact we’ve belabored throughout the history of the show, and we are joined by Molly Blankenship from Jobs for the Future, to talk about what Ford Motor Company, along with some powerhouse partners, are doing about it. The Alliance for America’s Skilled Trades and the Ford Accelerate program are doing the work to close the gap in the U.S.’s trade industries.

We welcome author Jennifer Hubbard to The National Defense to talk about her newest book, “Forgiving the Unforgivable”, which deals with her own personal experience following the death of her young daughter in the infamous Sandy Hook school shooting. Randy and Jennifer talk about how this atrocious act affects her life every day, and how her most frequently asked question, “Do you forgive your daughter’s killer?” led her to write this inspirational work.

We welcome actor Andrew McCarthy to the show to talk about the great new cat-and-mouse thriller “Orion” in theatres near you. Randy and Andrew talk about the film, his latest book called “Who Needs Friends?” and much more.

“Be on That Hill: Stories from the Summits of Sport” is an anthology of sports journalism by ESPN senior writer and bestselling author Seth Wickersham, and we are joined by him this week to discuss the book, sports, and former NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith. Randy and Seth discuss just some of the stories you can find from the best-selling author out on bookshelves now!

We are talkin’ Westerns with a friend of the program, actor Neal McDonough, who portrays the character Laredo in the new film “Angel and the Badman.” Neal stars alongside recent guest Zachary Levi and the incomparable Tommy Lee Jones. Randy and Neal talk about the film, what makes Westerns resonate with 21st-century audiences, and much more.

Randy Miller is THRILLED to welcome one of his former radio show bosses, Dan Mason, to the program.  Dan served as the President of CBS Radio, and his decades' worth of work in the radio industry has led him to write his memoir “Fearless.”  Randy and Dan talk about a lot of great radio stories, how many times Randy has been fired in his career, as well as the state of terrestrial radio in America in the 21st Century.

We welcome the great NFL quarterback and CBS broadcaster Dan Fouts to the show to discuss his role in “Miller Night Football”, a new documentary from HBO detailing the creative decision to include comedian Dennis Miller (who we were HUGE fans of) on Monday Night Football.  Randy and Dan talk about Monday Night Football, his own playing career, and much more.

We welcome Dr Rae Wynn Grant, a co-host of Mutual of Omaha’s “Wild Kingdom: Protecting the Wild”, to the program to talk about her role in the historic series.  Randy and Dr Rae talk about the roots of the program, how it’s changed, some stories on bears, and more.

The National Defense welcomes the Chief Executive Officer of Surgibox, a revolutionary new way to treat injuries and perform surgeries outside of a traditional operating room, to the program.  Randy and Kelly discuss the Surgibox, how it fills a need that has yet to be remedied by modern medicine, as well as the military and battlefield applications of the product.