The National Defense Radio Show

We welcome a fascinating human-being, Noah Coughlin, one of only THREE people to ever cross all 50 States on foot to the show.  Noah just recently completed the final few states right around America’s 250th Semiquincentennial anniversary.  Randy discusses with Noah WHY he has undertaken this endeavor FIVE TIMES, but how Noah engaged with people all across our country asking “What Does America Mean to You?”

John Paul DeJoria joins the program to speak with Randy Miller about his great new memoir “Success Unshared is Failure.”  John Paul discusses with Randy his journey in the start-up of John Paul Mitchell Systems through the introduction and ultimate sale of Patrón tequila.  This is a fascinating look at a true 20th-century rags-to-riches story, and we’re happy to have John Paul on the show.

Randy welcomes comedian Jeff Arcuri to the show to talk about comedy, the nature of crowd-work in American comedy rooms, his new Netflix special “Nice to Meet You,” as well as his “The Road Trip” tour coming to a city near you. Thanks to Jeff for all the laughs!

We welcome back Reilly Upton, Vice President of Online Merchandising for Home Depot, to the program to talk about Home Depot’s partnership with the Military Exchange Program, featuring 30,000+ items now available for delivery to military personnel overseas!  Randy talks with Reilly about the logistical challenges that Home Depot, the USPS, and the Military Exchange Program have surmounted, bringing our military members and their families these great tax-free and 10% discounted items from Home Depot.

We welcome a great actor to the program, Lukas Haas, to talk about his career and his upcoming villain turn in MGM+ and Amazon’s new live-action “Spider Noir” (available in color and BLACK AND WHITE!)  Randy discusses the role, Lukas’ first day on set, staring down the legendary Nicholas Cage, how he’s living in the 1930s, and much more.

Dr. Emily Becher, Vice President of Research & Evaluation for Blue Star Families, joins the show to talk about the work of Blue Star Families and her role in directing their Strategic Research Agenda.  Their annual Military Family Lifestyle survey, which measures various metrics since 2009 about their life as a military family member, is a topic of conversation in this informative segment.  Randy discusses the most recent information uncovered by these surveys, as well as the positive effect the good folks at the Home Depot Foundation have had in their financial and advisory support of our veterans.

Author John Jenkins joins the show to talk with Randy about his new book “Summer Of '71: Five Months That Changed America:” a biographical and historical work that explores a pivotal, pre-Watergate era and draws compelling parallels between the societal and economic crises of 1971 and those of today.  John and Randy talk about the heroes of the summer of ’71 and how strikingly similar our current political landscape is to that tumultuous summer.

Randy Miller welcomes back Shannon Razsadin, the founder and CEO of the Military Family Advisory Network, or MFAN, to talk again about the current state of the American military family.  Shannon refreshes our listeners on what exactly they do, how they measure their information, and some of the findings from their most recent survey of military families.

We welcome back Ford Motor Company’s Ted Ryan to  talk about Ford’s new exhibit in our Nation’s Capitol.  As America celebrates its 250th birthday, Washington D.C.’s historic Union Station is transforming into a massive cultural exhibit. From July 1–14, Ford will host Driving America Forward: A Ford Experience at Union Station—a free public exhibit celebrating the movies, music, racing legacy, and innovations that shaped American culture.  Nate Herron speaks with Ted about this display, spills some tea on “Ford vs Ferrari” and more.

We welcome a long-time veteran of the criminal justice system, Alina Burroughs, to the program to talk about her career as a blood-spatter, ballistics, and crime-scene analyst.  Alina is hosting a new season of FOX’s “Celebrity Crime Scene”, which will feature a recreation of the site of Marilyn Monroe’s death in California, allowing crime scene investigators to step back into 1962 and reexamine the evidence.