The National Defense Radio Show
The National Defense Radio Show has been heard on more than a hundred radio stations across the United States and the 400+ overseas Armed Forces Radio Networks around the globe. The Armed Forces Network reaches more than one million American service men and women, DOD, civilians, and their families on every military base, outpost and all ships at sea. The weekly show has consisted of a combination of celebrity interviews, executive interviews, and discussions with political and news figures, delivering content that entertains, informs and supports those who serve, and have served, our country. The show is hosted by Randy Miller, a 25-year broadcast veteran having hosted shows in Pittsburgh, Atlanta, San Diego, Cincinnati and Kansas City. Randy is the recipient of multiple broadcasting awards, including “Air Personality of the Year” from Billboard Magazine and the Radio Music Awards.
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Episodes
Saturday Jun 24, 2023
Saturday Jun 24, 2023
We welcome retired Lt. Col. Scott Mann, who served as a Green Beret. He has taken his experience in the Special Forces and written books, given TedTalks, and most recently has written a play called “Last Out” produced by the incredible Gary Sinise. Randy and Scott talk about his experience in the military, his connection to Gary Sinise, and the incredible people and circumstances that inspired the stage play “Last Out.”
Saturday Jun 24, 2023
Saturday Jun 24, 2023
We are joined by Luisa Schumacher, social impact design leader at Ford. She tells us about the recent Ford Fund initiative supporting the incredibly important mission of our partner, Team Rubicon. Ford is donating 20 specially outfitted trucks to support the veteran led disaster relief group that assists those affected by disasters.
Saturday Jun 24, 2023
Saturday Jun 24, 2023
We welcome Jessica Manfre who, along with Maria Reed, Samantha Gomolka, and Stacy Bilodeau founded the Inspire Up Foundation; built to serve the military and first responder community. Jessica talks about how her experience as a military spouse caused her to step up to address the unique set of problems that members of our military experience. We salute Jessica and the Inspire Up Foundation for the work they’re doing supporting our military families.
Saturday Jun 24, 2023
Saturday Jun 24, 2023
We welcome Air Force veteran and CEO of United Through Reading, Tom Farrell, to the program. We discuss his time as an airman in the Armed Forces, and how his introduction to the program led him to lead this veteran service organization. United Through Reading helps military families read together every day, no matter the distance.
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
We welcome back our friend, Ted Ryan - Ford Archive & Heritage Brand Manager, to the program to talk about the upcoming 120th Birthday Bash for Ford. Ted, with the help of his wife and his staff, developed a Spotify playlist to give a soundtrack to your Ford Vault searches (FordHeritageVault.com) along with a curated menu of Ford related foods and dishes. We’re happy to celebrate this major milestone with one of our longest running partners!
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
In this segment, we welcome Mike Vickers who served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, worked with the CIA, and as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict. He has received the Nation’s highest award for intelligence work, and has now put all that work into a fascinating new book “By All Means Available.” Randy and Mike discuss his incredible career (what we can talk about at least,) discuss current geopolitical events, as well as his great new book.
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
We welcome back Cappy Surette, Senior Manager, External Communications at Disney Parks, Experiences and Products to the show to discuss our brand new partnership with Disney! Disney has always had a solid foot in the military community, dating back to their namesake, Walt Disney, and his brother. We can’t wait to hear more about what Disney has in store for veterans and military families as they are gearing up to celebrate 100 years of Disney!
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
A fun interview with Golshifteh Farahani & Adam Bessa, two co-stars from "Extraction 2" now streaming on Netflix. Golshifteh and Adam share what it was like to work not only with Chris Hemsworth and director Sam Hargrave, but the phalanx of stunt people who helped make this impressive project possible.
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
Saturday Jun 17, 2023
We welcome both the star and director of Netflix’s new hit Extraction 2, Chris Hemsworth and Sam Hargrave to the show to talk about the highly anticipated sequel now streaming on Netflix. Chris Hemsworth reprises his role as Tyler Rake, and from the snippets we’ve already seen, you’re going to want to buckle up for this non-stop action film. Randy discusses with Chris and Sam the making of the film and much more in this great segment.
Saturday Jun 10, 2023
Saturday Jun 10, 2023
This week we welcome CBS Evening News Chief Investigative Correspondent, Jim Axelrod, to the show to discuss a troubling topic. CBS News' investigative unit’s series, “Dishonored”, highlights stories of veterans and service-members who have been jailed or denied an honorable discharge due to their sexual orientation. Jim has worked at CBS for nearly three decades, and he shares the stunning details surrounding a soldier who faced the possibility of 17 years in military prison; simply for being homosexual.