The National Defense Radio Show

We welcome back Deborah Roberts from ABC to talk about what’s going on in her life, including the return of ABC’s newsmagazine series “20/20.”  Randy and Deborah talk about murdered college student Claire Gravel, who vanished after a night out with friends in Salem, Massachusetts.

We welcome actor Zachary Levi, star of Marvel Studios’ “Shazam”, to the program to talk about his new film “The Fix.”  The film focuses on the relationship between a team of CIA operators and a rescue mission gone horribly wrong.  Zachary stars alongside the incredible Liam Neeson, and we can’t wait to see this film in theaters!

We welcome Sanya Rochards-Ross, the fastest woman in America, to The National Defense to talk about her life on the track and her brand-new show on a brand-new network coming to you soon!  Check out Sanya on the new Scripps Sports Network on her show “Beyond the Curve.”

We welcome comedienne Vanessa Gonzalez to the show to promote her new stand-up comedy special on Hulu: “Mamona.”  Vanessa explains the meaning of the term mamona, the meaning of friendship, and much, much more.  Check out Vanessa’s new special “Mamona”, streaming on Hulu.

We welcome funny-man Brian Bates to the program to talk about his new special, part of Nate Bargatze’s Nateland Entertainment: “Worried.”  Randy asks Brian if he tires of Nate Bargatze riding on his coattails, why he always looked worried, as well as the evolution of his native Nashville from small town to a tourist destination.

We welcome Alfred Robles to the program to talk about his comedy special “For the Culture”, now available on Hulu.  Alfred and Randy talk about growing up in East L.A., Vatos With Gatos, and much more.

The National Defense is proud to welcome author and veteran Jeffrey Robinson to the program to talk about the release of his new book “Ash and Honor: The Untold 368 Minutes of 9/11.”  Randy and Jeffrey discuss how this book came to be and a couple of the incredible stories that arose during that dark day in American history.

We welcome actress and singer Zooey Deschanel to the program to talk about FOX’s “New Girl” as well as her duo She & Him heading back out on tour to a city near you.  Randy Miller and Zooey discuss the parallel music and acting tracks that she has undertaken, how one informs the other, and much more.

The National Defense welcomes 2006 World Series MVP David Eckstein, along with his wife, the voice actress of Ahsoka Tano, Ashley Eckstein, to the program.  David and Ashley have an alarmingly sweet story of how they met and how their relationship blossomed to share, as well as the release of BOTH of their brand-new books: “Just Enough” & “Lucky 22.”

Randy Miller welcomes director Kevin Smith to the program to promote his upcoming tour of the country “An Evening with Kevin Smith,” as well as an anecdote about one of his favorite memories from his career; protesting his own movie “Dogma.”  Make sure you check out this great interview.