The National Defense Radio Show

“Night Court” Actress Wendy Malick

We welcome actress Wendy Malick to The National Defense to talk to her about her acting career, her return to a multi-camera, live audience sitcom “Night Court,” as well as horses, pilots, and much more.

Comedienne Kathy Griffin on The National Defense

Randy welcomes comedienne Kathy Griffin to the show to talk about her new stand-up special “My Life on the PTSD-List.”  Kathy and Randy talk about her career, her return to the stage, as well as some great stories of her times traveling around the world entertaining our troops and veterans.

Susan Morrison and “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live”

We welcome editor from The New Yorker, author Susan Morrison, to the show to talk about her new book chronicling the life and work of Lorne Michaels: “Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live.”  We can’t get enough of the retrospectives on SNL, and this book is one you’ll want to read!

Alfonso Ribeiro on The National Defense

We welcome one of our favorite TV personalities and hosts, launching his TENTH season as the host of the incredible America’s Funniest Videos, Alfonso Ribeiro, to the show.  Randy and Alfonso talk about how people continuing to do dumb things on camera has led to one of the longest-running series on television.

“Chicago Fire’s” Hanako Greensmith on The National Defense

We welcome back Hanako Greensmith to the show to discuss the newest installments of the hit NBC series “Chicago Fire,” where she plays Violet Mikami.  Randy and Hanako talk about the L.A. fires, first responders, and how important it is for production crews to “get it right” when depicting the actions of those who run towards the danger.

Actress Lauren Buglioli on The National Defense

We welcome actress Lauren Buglioli to the program to discuss the new release of a NEW day-time drama, “Beyond the Gates,” airing Monday through Friday on CBS.  Lauren plays Vanessa McBride in “Beyond the Gates” and talks with Randy about the role of “stories” on TV, as well as her work with Vince Vaughn on “Bad Monkey.”

Giorgio Tsoukalos’ “Cosmic Roadshow”

We welcome Giorgio Tsoukalos, the driving force behind the “Ancient Aliens” hit series on The History Channel, to The National Defense.  Giorgio and his crew are crisscrossing the United States with “Ancient Aliens Live,” where he and Randy talk about some of the bizarre experiences he and his crew have seen on the road.

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.