The National Defense Radio Show

In this segment, we welcome Jo Smith; named one of Rolling Stone’s 10 New Artists You Need To Know in 2017 and CMT’s Next Women of Country 2018. Randy talks with Jo about her music and her military career, and how being stationed overseas led her to “making grown up money.” Jo is a soulful and gritty songwriter from Georgia, and she makes music that is an extension of herself.

We welcome Rick Harrison, star of the long-running History Channel show “Pawn Stars” to talk about taking their hit show on the road with “Pawn Stars Do America” on the History Channel. Randy talks about the difference between customers and clients walking into Rick’s shop on the Las Vegas Boulevard and visiting various cities across America. Randy and Rick talk about the “Old Man”, his dad who was a Navy veteran, and how this new series is part homage to his memory.

We welcome the star of “That 70s Show,” “Spiderman 3,” and many other great shows, Topher Grace to the program! Topher and Randy talk about the new season of “Home Economics” on ABC, about his acting career, co-stars and much more in this interview.

Randy welcomes Paul Holes, a retired cold case investigator who specialized in serial predator crimes who is known for his contributions to solving the Golden State Killer case using advanced methods of identifying the killer with DNA and genealogy technology. Since retiring in March 2018, Holes has contributed to books, television, and podcasts about the Golden State Killer and true crime. Randy and Paul discuss his new TV show “Real Life Nightmare” on HLN.

We welcome the founder of Forever Young Veterans, Diane Hight, to the show to talk about her desire to give back to World War II veterans, her own father’s struggles coping following his time in theater, and how she realized how many of our veterans of all armed conflicts are suffering silently with trauma from their time in uniform. We also talk about some of the stories in her new book, and salute her for her work in improving the lives of all our veterans.

We welcome the very funny lady, Kendra Cunningham, to talk about growing out of ones underwear (as an adult) her new special streaming pretty much everywhere, and more funny stories. Enjoy this very fun interview with the hilarious Kendra Cunningham.

In this segment, we welcome Bill Radvak, co-founder of NervGen Pharma, has been the CEO and director of multiple start-up companies, to talk about the work that NervGen Pharma is doing to help veterans suffering from traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injuries suffered in the line of duty. Randy and Bill talk about the specifics of the advances made in treating these complicated injuries and more in this interesting segment.

We welcome the talented and stunning actress, Jane Seymour, to the program to talk about her father’s service in the Royal Air Force during World War II, her run in “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,” her Acorn series “Harry Wild” in it’s second season, and how age is really just a number. You can find Jane in “The Christmas Spark” beginning November 27th on Lifetime.

We welcome Amy Loughren, a real life hero and a central character in “The Good Nurse” which follows the real story of Charles Cullen, a prolific serial killer who killed possibly over a hundred patients in New Jersey and Pennsylvania before finally getting caught in the early 2000s, due in large part to her help. The movie is adapted from the 2013 book called The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder, by journalist Charles Graeber. Amy’s story is now getting another look in the new Netflix series “Capturing the Killer Nurse.”

We welcome Scott Barnett, VP and General Manager of Lumen’s DoD sector. We discuss the new contract with the Department of Defense totaling $1.5 Billion for Defense Information Systems Network for the Asia-Pacific region. Randy and Scott discuss the 20 plus years of mission support that Lumen has offered the Department of Defense and what we can expect from their future.