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
Apr 22, 2023
Apr 22, 2023
11 min
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.
Apr 22, 2023
Apr 22, 2023
11 min
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.
Apr 22, 2023
Apr 22, 2023
14 min
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.
Apr 15, 2023
Apr 15, 2023
25 min
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. We are joined by Corey Weber, a Marine Corps veteran, licensed therapist and Clinical Manager for Warrior’s Heart to talk about their #SoberStrong program. Randy and Corey talk extensively about the short and long term health effects of consuming alcohol and what constitutes a problem drinker.
Apr 15, 2023
Apr 15, 2023
10 min
We welcome Saxophonist Mark Rivera on to talk about his years With Billy Joel, Ringo Starr, Foreigner, and more musical groups. Mark and Randy talk about some of his favorite memories of playing saxophone onstage with these fantastic acts and what goes into a healthy and successful marriage.
Apr 15, 2023
Apr 15, 2023
10 min
We welcome the Director of the new docuseries “American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing” Floyd Russ to talk about the horrific event. From the time the explosion occurred to the end of the sweeping manhunt, Floyd gives us a sneak peek at the 101 hours of time that his new docuseries details. We’ve already had a look and this documentary is definitely worth your time.
Apr 15, 2023
Apr 15, 2023
21 min
We welcome best selling Author Mitch Zuckoff to the show to talk about his new book “The Secret Gate". This is an incredible true story of a breathtaking rescue in the frenzied final hours of the U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan—and how a brave Afghan mother and a compassionate American officer engineered a daring escape.
Apr 15, 2023
Apr 15, 2023
7 min
We welcome accomplished actress Caroline Aaron to the program. We chat about her role as Shirley in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” which is entering it’s fifth season on Amazon Prime Video as well as many of her roles on the silver screen.
Apr 8, 2023
Apr 8, 2023
11 min
We welcome Cassie Strom, a board member from the Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame to the program. The Hall of Fame was established in 2019, and works to recognize veterans in Missouri communities. Cassie is a Ret. U.S.A.F. Major General and she explains to Randy how a meeting of veterans, including herself, came together to form the Hall of Fame, as well as sharing some stories of those already enshrined alongside Missouri native Harry S. Truman
Apr 8, 2023
Apr 8, 2023
8 min
Welcome, Vice President of Warrior Experience for Wounded Warrior Project, Dana Dreckman. She shares with us the results of WWP’s annual survey of our veteran; which this year had over 19k participants! Dana explains how the survey is applied, some recent changes to the program, and the challenges/successes that they are discovering by compiling this massive amount of data.