The National Defense Radio Show

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.

The National Defense welcomes the CEO & Executive Chair of More Perfect; Executive Chair for Office of American Possibilities & Fmr. Director of White House Domestic Policy Council, John Bridgeland to the show.  Randy and John discuss 9/11, his work with the president in the wake of 9/11, and how that experience influences his work with More Perfect.

The National Defense is proud to highlight the 3rd Annual Grand Ole Opry event for Face the Fight with Country music artist and Army veteran Scotty Hasting, and USAA’s Jenna Herrera.  The Face the Fight coalition raises awareness for veteran suicide prevention and was founded by USAA, the Humana Foundation, and Reach Resilience to stop veteran suicide; Randy discusses the highlights of the night with Scotty and Jenna.

We welcome Diana Hosford, Senior Vice President, Global Sports & Entertainment for T.A.P.S., Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors to the program to talk about a great program that took place during the opening week of the National Football League Schedule.  T.A.P.S. partnered with the NFL in September 2026 to host military families in Melbourne, Australia, as part of the historic first-ever regular-season NFL game on Australian soil.

We welcome back Frank Siller, the CEO and Chairman of the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, to the show to remember the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and how the death of his own brother has inspired him to diligently work to support the families of those first responders who gave their lives doing the work of saving lives.  Tunnel to Towers has hit some incredible milestones, including delivering over 2000 mortgage free homes and much more to those deserving families.

The National Defense is happy to welcome back actor Steve Guttenberg to the show to talk about Hollywood and his new project, where he stars alongside Christie Brinkley: “American Summer.”  Randy and Steve discuss the movie, the constantly shifting desires of moviegoers, and much more.

We welcome the director of the feature film “Midnight Market,” Mike Ferguson, to The National Defense.  Randy speaks with Mike about how he made the shift from tattoo artist to actor to director, appearing alongside Will Ferrell in the Netflix series “Hawk” to directing “Midnight Market.”  Check out the film

Actor Jason Isaacs joins The National Defense to discuss just a couple of his film roles as American Soldiers throughout history, as well as his film “The Salt Path”, starring Jason as Moth Winn and Gillian Anderson as Raynor Winn.  The film: After losing their home and learning that Moth has received a terminal neurodegenerative illness diagnosis, the couple makes the impulsive decision to walk, embarking on a grueling 630-mile journey.