The National Defense Radio Show

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

We continue hearing from some authors of great new books as we welcome long-time concert promoter Peter Shapiro and his new book “The Music Never Stops: What Putting on 10,000 Shows Has Taught Me About Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Magic.” Randy and Peter talk about some of their favorite acts as well as the list of amazing acts that Peter has booked over the years. A great read for any music fan!

We continue hearing from some authors of great new books as we welcome long-time concert promoter Peter Shapiro and his new book “The Music Never Stops: What Putting on 10,000 Shows Has Taught Me About Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Magic.” Randy and Peter talk about some of their favorite acts as well as the list of amazing acts that Peter has booked over the years. A great read for any music fan!

We welcome Lincoln Interior Design Manager, Michael Thomson, to talk about a breathtaking look at the future of cars with the new Lincoln Model L100 Concept car. You have to SEE this car to believe it. Randy and Michael discuss various design features including how the car is steered, how you enter and exit the car (which is just bananas), and what else we can expect from Ford and Lincoln in the future from their line of vehicles.

We welcome Colonel Matthew Amidon, Director of Veterans and Military Families at the George Bush Institute, to speak about his Op-Ed for Military Times regarding the concerning trend in recruitment levels in all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. Randy discusses Col. Amidon’s service in the Marine Corps and the reserves as well as role for President and Mrs. Bush in Dallas.