The National Defense Radio Show

Airrion Love of The Stylistics on The National Defense

We welcome an award-winning vocalist for the Stylistics, formerly of The Monarchs, Airrion Love.  Airrion and Randy talk about his music career, what took so stinkin’ long to release another album, and much more.

Comedian George Wallace Returns to The National Defense

We welcome one of our favorite comedians to the show, George Wallace, to talk about his new T.V. series George is starring in: “Clean Slate.”  George has partnered with actress Laverne Cox to put forward a great prodigal-son story that you can watch now on Amazon Prime Video.

The National Defense On-Location with Gary Sinise at World Premiere of “Brothers After War”

We were honored to be invited to the World Premiere of the Gary Sinise documentary film “Brothers After War” at the Regal Cinemas in Nashville, TN.  Randy could speak at length on the red carpet with Gary Sinise, filmmaker Jake Rademacher, his brother Joe, Rudy Reyes, and many others.  “Brothers After War” follows Iraq and Afghanistan veterans after their return home, and we hope you can catch it at Regal Cinemas near you.

Savannah Guthrie with “Mostly What God Does is Love You”

We welcome back a great friend to the program, The Today Show’s Savannah Guthrie, to talk about the follow-up to her great book release last year: “Mostly What God Does.”  The children’s book is entitled “Mostly What God Does is Love You” and Savannah and Randy talk about children’s books, and what makes hers special in this segment.

Actor Eric McCormack with "Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue"

We welcome actor Eric McCormack to the program to talk about his new MGM+ series: “Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue.”  Eric fills us in on this interesting premise, what fans can expect, as well as looking back on his time on the hit series “Will & Grace.”

Actress Melissa Rauch on The National Defense

We welcome star of the smash-hit “Big Bang Theory,” actress Melissa Rauch to the program to talk about her time on the CBS comedy, and her transition to re-booting and STARRING in NBC’s revival of the incredible sitcom “Night Court.”  Randy and Melissa talk about how she came to approach this endeavor, how she wasn’t initially planning on appearing on-camera, and how the buy-in from original cast members of the hit show have lent to the success of this great show.

Oscar-Winning Director Ed Zwick

We welcome Oscar-Winning Director Ed Zwick to the program to talk about his storied and lauded career in Hollywood, and the resultant memoir he has just released in paperback: “Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood.” Randy and Ed discuss both the book and his career, and give a peek into just a sliver of the stories you can expect to digest when picking up this great memoir.

Lonnie Ali, Co-Founder of the Muhammed Ali Center

We welcome the wife of the late, great, Muhammed Ali, to discuss her life with “The Greatest of All Time” through the ups and downs of being a worldwide celebrity, dealing with a progressing case of Parkinson’s Disease, his relationship with Billy Crystal, and their new 2025 Compassion Report that the Muhammed Ali Center has undertaken to increase the number of everyday people taking part in random acts of kindness.

Benjamin Patton on The National Defense

The grandson of General George S. Patton, Benjamin Patton, joins our show to talk about his late grandfather and General Patton’s legacy.  From that legacy, the Pattons have established P.V.P., Patton Veterans Project, who use collaborative filmmaking as a therapeutic pathway for veterans coping with posttraumatic and other service-related stress to validate their service accomplishments, reduce social isolation, and strengthen family, community and professional bonds.  Randy and Ben talk about the films from P.V.P. and much more in this great interview.

“Surviving Black Hawk Down” with Former Delta Force Operator, Tom Satterly

We welcome former Delta Force Operator, Tom Satterly, to the show to talk about his role as a consultant and on-screen contributor to Netflix’s “Surviving Black Hawk Down.”  Tom and Randy talk about his civilian life, his continual service to the veteran community, and then a look back at the infamous Black Hawk crash that took place decades ago, and is examined in this new three-part series.