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 Apr 29, 2023
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
Star of “I Dream of Jeannie,” actress Barbara Eden, joins The National Defense. We talk about her legendary acting career, her belly button, and her many proposals of marriage via the US Postal Service (most coming from Randy). Barbara is 91 years old and is traveling around the country with the Christmas-Con, featuring 26 celebrity guests celebrating Holiday films.
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
We welcome one of our favorite comedic actresses, Vicki Lawrence, to the show. We talk about her legendary acting career, her multiple trips to support our troops in Vietnam, and her one woman show where she has been able to reconnect with veterans. Randy and Vicki also talk about “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” and her upcoming special “90 Years of Laughter + Love” and much more in this segment.
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
We welcome one of our favorite comedic actresses, Vicki Lawrence, to the show. We talk about her legendary acting career, her multiple trips to support our troops in Vietnam, and her one woman show where she has been able to reconnect with veterans. Randy and Vicki also talk about “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” and her upcoming special “90 Years of Laughter + Love” and much more in this segment.
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
Saturday Apr 29, 2023
We welcome the legendary singer/songwriter Pat Boone to the program to discuss his nearly seven decades of making music around the world. Pat has performed music from nearly every imaginable genre, and performed for people from nearly every stripe of life. Pat and Randy get down to the important topics in this episode, including an in-depth look in what exactly a “grit” is.
Saturday Apr 22, 2023
Saturday Apr 22, 2023
We welcome Jeff Benedict, author of 17 best-selling non-fiction books to the program to talk about his new book “LeBron” detailing the life and career of the NBA’s LeBron James. Randy and Jeff talk about the book, the process of writing about high-profile athletes, and some of the stories you will find in his new book.
Saturday Apr 22, 2023
Saturday Apr 22, 2023
We welcome the Chief Culture Officer and Senior Vice President for the Home Depot, Crystal Hanlon, to the program to talk about her great job, and how Home Depot is working to offer good-paying jobs to veterans. Crystal has been with Home Depot for nearly 40 years, working her way up from a cashier, and she gives us insight into what Home Depot has already done through Team Depot and much more.
Saturday Apr 22, 2023
Saturday Apr 22, 2023
Mustang Marketing Manager, Jim Owens from Ford is back on the program to talk about the 59th birthday of the legendary Ford Mustang. Jim talks about the cultural impact of the Ford Mustang and how it’s history has influenced the newest line of Mustangs that are completely electric. Happy Birthday to the Mustang!
Saturday Apr 22, 2023
Saturday Apr 22, 2023
We welcome back Jay Glazer to the program to talk about the release of his great book in paperback: “Unbreakable: How I Turned My Depression and Anxiety into Motivation and You Can Too.” Jay has devoted himself to supporting members of our military that are suffering from anxiety, and he fills us in on the latest work of his great group: Merging Vets and Players. We will also talk a little about football and the upcoming NFL draft in Kansas City, MO.
Saturday Apr 22, 2023
Saturday Apr 22, 2023
We are honored to welcome Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, Under-Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security and Chair for the NATO Conference on Arms Control, Disarmament and Weapons of Mass Destruction Non-Proliferation. This is the first year that this important group will be meeting in North America, and Ambassador Jenkins walks us through what lies ahead for this group and what we should be paying attention to.
Saturday Apr 22, 2023
Saturday Apr 22, 2023
We are joined by Amanda Huffman, a veteran and military spouse. Amanda was deployed with the Army to Afghanistan and was awarded a Bronze Star amongst other honors. She traded in her combat boots in 2013 to be a stay-at-home mom and to follow her husband’s military career. She now hosts the Women in the Military podcast and we’re honored to have her on the show to discuss important topics affecting women, both in the service, and as military spouses.