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 Jul 29, 2023
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
Nate Herron speaks with the longtime writer for the Howard Stern show, Jackie Martling, about the brand new documentary “Joke Man” which features the story of his life. “Joke Man” is available on Apple TV and Amazon and details some incredible stories from Jackie’s life. Nate and Jackie talk about his comedy tour of Iraq with Bo Bice (made possible by Gary Sinise) and the time Jackie unwittingly helped a girl shut Nate down at a bar in college.
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
What a COUNTRY! We speak with a man who has been helping Americans laugh for decades: Yakov Smirnoff! Randy and Yakov talk about his long-running show in Branson, MO, as well as his lesser known work as an artist and working in Hollywood. Randy and Yakov talk about his time in the film “Moscow on the Hudson” with Robin Williams and where you can see some of Yakov’s varied forms of artwork.
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
We’re always happy to welcome guests from our Partners in the Wounded Warrior Project. Vice President of Physical Health and Wellness for the Wounded Warrior Project, James Herrera, joins the show from Colorado Springs. We talk about how important it is for people, especially recuperating veterans, to get outdoors and help heal themselves. Randy and James talk about bike rides, dealing with the summer heat, and much more in this segment.
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
The National Defense welcomes 2010 Miss America, Caressa Cameron-Jackson, to the show to talk about her participation in A&E’s docuseries “Secrets of Miss America.” Nate Herron and Caressa talk about her time as Miss America, whether or not she was pro or anti swimsuit contest, and whether or not she would allow her own daughter to take place in pageant life.
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
Saturday Jul 29, 2023
We welcome former stuntman and current movie director, Jesse Johnson, to the show. We talk about his exciting new film “One Ranger” starring Thomas Jayne and John Malkovich. The film is available now and the guys discuss the trailer and how much Randy is looking forward to seeing this film. Jesse and Randy also talk about what it’s like directing the legendary John Malkovich and much more.
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
The National Defense welcomes long-time comedian, actor, and voice actor Dave Coulier to the show. Dave is launching a brand new podcast, and he joins the show to talk about his podcast, his time touring 24 U.S. Air Force bases, his turn as Uncle Joey on the hit series “Full House” and much more.
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
We welcome a widely published journalist, Christopher Miller, to the program to discuss the Ukraine situation. Christopher shares portions of his new book “The War Came to Us,” which outlines the most recent developments in the conflict but digs into the 13+ years of buildup between the country and Russia.
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
“Tacoma FD” is back on the air with its FOURTH season on truTV. Here to talk about it are two stars of the show, founders of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe: Steve Lemme and Kevin Heffernan. Steve and Kevin talk with Randy about how they settled on playing firefighters, their history playing men in uniform, and the neverending saga of people getting their “privates” stuck in odd places.
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
Nate Herron speaks with Tom Somerville, Enthusiast Vehicles Marketing Manager for Ford Motor Company, about the debut of the new Mustang Mach-E Rally edition. The brand new Rally edition of the Mustang Mach-E was made at the world-famous Goodwood Festival of Speed. Tom and Nate talk about muscle cars, and what people can expect taking the famous Mustang off-road.
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
Saturday Jul 22, 2023
We welcome back a longtime friend of the show and the U.S. Armed Forces, celebrity chef Robert Irvine. Randy and Robert talk about other famous foodies and his new line of products. Then we pivot to a unique opportunity for a selected group of veteran entrepreneurs to ask Robert questions as part of a cooking roundtable.