The National Defense Radio Show

We welcome one of our favorite comedians and commentators, the hilarious Adam Carolla. We discuss his brand new book "Everything Reminds Me of Something: Advice, Answers...but No Apologies." Randy peppers Adam with some rapid fire questions straight from his book as well as some off the top of his head, in this enjoyable interview.

We welcome Ryan Kules, Director of Project Odyssey from Wounded Warrior Project. Ryan discusses his work with WWP as well as his own experience being supported by the organization when he was severely injured in an IED attack. He talks about WWP’s continuing mission to support the physical and mental well-being of American veterans who have suffered adverse affects to their bodies and minds in service to our nation. Project Odyssey is a 12-week mental health program that uses adventure-based learning to help warriors manage and overcome their invisible wounds, enhance their resiliency skills, and empower them to live productive and fulfilling lives.

Charlynda Scales is a Tennessee native who spent 11 years active duty in the U.S. Air Force. While still on active duty, Scales founded a Dayton-based business called " Mutt's Sauce". This all-purpose sauce is based on a family recipe her late grandfather bequeathed to her. We talk with Charlynda about her product and the support she has received from Bob Evans Farms in the Heroes to CEOs program.

We welcome former Army Captain Louis Nelson, who went on to pursue a successful career in industrial design. Randy and Louis talk about his long-running career as an industrial designer as well as the recent renovations to the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall.

We welcome retired Brig. General Mark Baird to the show to discuss his career in the U.S. Air Force and his recent appointment at Virgin Orbit as the new President of VOX Space. The company’s wholly owned subsidiary that provides responsive, timely, dedicated, and affordable launch services for the national security community.

We welcome one of our favorite musicians, a man who practically wrote the theme song for every other Hollywood blockbuster in the 80s: Kenny Loggins! Randy talks with Kenny about his successful and difficult history with Jim Messina, their reunion show at the Hollywood Bowl, and some really fun stories about his time in the music industry.

We welcome the long-time manager of the legendary country music artist Charlie Daniels, David Corlew, back to the show. David and Randy talk about the nearly five decades of work that David and Charlie had, how the Journey Home Project came to be as well as the two year anniversary of Charlie’s death. We thank David for his continued support of veterans and for carrying on the passions of Charlie Daniels.

We welcome producer Jane Rosenthal, who, along with Robert De Niro, founded the Tribeca Film Festival in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks to help revitalize downtown Manhattan. Randy and Jane talk about how you can bring the most recent Tribeca Festival home in the aptly named Tribeca At Home. We thank Jane for the long list of great films that she has produced as well as her work in supporting philanthropic causes throughout her career.

We welcome actor and stand-up comedian Bill Bellamy to the show to talk about his newest project “I Want My Life Back” available on Amazon Prime. Bill put this comedy special together as a look back on the global response to the COVID pandemic and how the return to “normal life” has been anything but normal.

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.