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 Sep 17, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
We had a chance to hit the infield garages at the Kansas Speedway for the Hollywood Casino 400 to catch up with Tyler Reddick and Team Red White and Blue to talk about the custom-made deck lid for Reddick’s #8 car. Randy and Tyler discuss NASCAR’s work to support the military and veterans as well as talk a little bit about Tyler’s time on the track and what goes into being successful in motorsports.
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
We needed a little shot of culture on the show, and Randy welcomes a guest perfect for the task in renowned and award-winning opera singer Renee Fleming. Renee and Randy talk about her performing career, her upcoming project on September 18th in IMAX: “Cities that Sing: Paris” with Kelsey Grammer.
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
We speak with Nate Boyer, a Green Beret and National Football League veteran, about the new movie he has directed and starred in: “MVP.” In the film, Nate portrays a homeless former Marine named Zephyr who's also suffering from PTSD and suicidal thoughts while trying to forge a new life for himself. Randy and Nate discuss his other project supporting our veteran community as well.
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
We welcome the founder and CEO of Team Red White and Blue, Mike Erwin, to the National Defense. We spoke with Mike at the Kansas Speedway in advance of the Hollywood Casino 400, and Mike lays out to Randy how this type of partnership with NASCAR is so important in their outreach to the veteran community. Randy digs into what exactly the mission of Team Red White and Blue is, and how you can get in touch with them to support their mission, or to address transition and reintegration for those returning from active duty.
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
We welcome Charline Polk, a real life 911 dispatcher who is appearing on the second season of Oxygen network’s 911 Crisis Center. Randy talks with Charline about some of the real life calls that are captured in this series, and what exactly goes into being a successful first responder.
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
We welcome a truly heroic human being, Bryan Stern, to the podcast to discuss his group: Project Dynamo. Project Dynamo is an umbrella term encompassing two operations — Digital Dunkirk and Dynamo II. Both efforts are being run by extraordinary civilians with no ties to the U.S. government attempting to do the impossible — saving Americans and Afghan allies who are fearing for their lives as the Taliban regains control of Afghanistan. Randy speaks with Byran about how being at Ground Zero of the World Trade Center on 9/11 influenced the work he is doing today.
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
We welcome the President and CEO of NaVOBA, the National Veteran-Owned Business Association to the program to talk about his organization’s work in certifying that businesses claiming to be owned or operated by veterans are ACTUALLY who they say they are. With more companies, like Johnson & Johnson seeking to support suppliers and companies that are owned by veterans, a clearinghouse is necessary to ensure that people and companies are who they say they are. A very interesting interview and we thank Matthew for his time.
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
We again highlight the Military and Diversity Recruiting team at T-Mobile, and welcome one of their team members, a combat tour veteran and now Partnership Manager for T-Mobile, Chris Jackson, to the show. We talk with Chris about his work on a tank crew in the Middle East and how his work in the military translated to life in the civilian arena.
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
Saturday Sep 10, 2022
We welcome the Chief Executive Officer of Hire Heroes USA to the show to talk about his military service in the US Marine Corps, and his work in putting military veterans to work in the private sector once their military service career has come to an end. Randy talks with Andrew about how his military career was inspired by the attack on the World Trade Center Tower II on September 11th. Thanks to Andrew for his military service and for the incredibly important work he is continuing in helping our veterans put their unique skill sets to work in the civilian world.
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
We welcome author and co-host of the very successful “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast, Sona Movsesian, to the show to talk about her decade plus of work with Conan O’Brien as well as her new book: “The World’s Worst Assistant.” Randy and Sona share some stories about life in broadcasting, talk about how she got her job and more in this segment.