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
Jul 29, 2023
Jul 29, 2023
12 min
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.
Jul 29, 2023
Jul 29, 2023
10 min
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.
Jul 29, 2023
Jul 29, 2023
12 min
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.
Jul 22, 2023
Jul 22, 2023
10 min
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.
Jul 22, 2023
Jul 22, 2023
11 min
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.
Jul 22, 2023
Jul 22, 2023
8 min
“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.
Jul 22, 2023
Jul 22, 2023
10 min
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.
Jul 22, 2023
Jul 22, 2023
43 min
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.
Jul 15, 2023
Jul 15, 2023
8 min
We’re drumming up a fun segment with the drummer of both Lynard Skynard and Damn Yankees, Michael Cartellone, to the show to talk about his musical contributions to the soundtrack of the Vietnam and Korean war, as well as familial history marrying into a family that included a Chief of Staff of the Army under Presidents Carter and Reagan. Michael has some new artwork featuring great works depicting Charlie Chaplain, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon.
Jul 15, 2023
Jul 15, 2023
8 min
Randy speaks with Hollywood actor, a cast member of “The Godfather,” “Any Given Sunday,” “Seabiscuit,” and many more films, Gianni Russo, to the show to talk about his life and his career. Gianni has a new podcast called “The Hollywood Godfather Podcast,” Randy and Gianni discuss the program and the motion picture industry in this segment.