Episode 460: Former Special Forces & Author Greg Walker

Greg Walker, an investigative journalist on the NewsRep.com, author, and former member of several Special Forces Groups joins Jack for a breakdown of former Green Beret turned Sandinista David Baez along with an in depth conversation regarding mental health in the military.  Walker gives a complete breakdown of the fascinating story how a Nicaraguan turned […]

Episode 459: Navy Veteran & Author of “No Salvation” Jeffrey Hess

Jeffrey Hess, author of “No Salvation” speaks with Jack & Ian about his novel inspired by actual events that took place in 1972 aboard the USS Kitty Hawk.  The novel details how African-American sailors faced difficulties while trying to obtain higher ranked positions within the Navy, despite a lower requirement for enlistment.  Hess describes the […]

Episode 458: Navy SEAL Remi Adeleke

Remi Adeleke, author of “Transformed: A Navy SEAL’s Unlikely Journey from the Throne of Africa, to the Streets of the Bronx, to Defying All Odds” joins the show to discuss his life from birth to now.  How he assimilated going from Nigerian royalty to hustling on the streets of the Bronx.  What movie peaked his […]

Episode 457: War Story, a novel by artist and retired Marine David Richardson

“War Story” is a novel about a U.S. Marine and an Iraqi Defense Forces Lieutenant Colonel coming together to achieve the same goal. Author and painter David Richardson, a Marine combat veteran, gets into the inspiration behind this book with us, and the deeper themes he hopes to present to the reader about man’s fascination […]

Episode 454: CIA Officer Thomas Pecora releases memoir spanning his career

Retired CIA Officer Thomas Pecora is back on with us this episode as we celebrate the release of his book, “Guardian: Life in the Crosshairs of the CIA’s War on Terror.” If you haven’t already listened to Thomas on Episode 410, you’ll get a refresher on what the book is about, and from there we […]

Episode 453: Old school FBI stories & the politicization of law enforcement

Kenneth Steiger served a Special Agent in the FBI from the 1980’s until 2006, and was assigned to major cases in organized crime like the Colombo family. He even worked on the famous case of the largest Ponzi scheme in history with Bernie Madoff. We really get the lowdown on mafia crime in New York […]

Episode 452: Author Michael Ames gets into the REAL story behind Bowe Bergdahl

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has been called a “traitor” and a “defector” by the likes of prime time television hosts on mainstream media, military personnel, and even our current President. The narrative has also been that the Obama administration traded him for five terrorists, and the lives of American war fighters were lost in the process […]

Episode 451: Retired CIA case officer Robert Baer comments on Erik Prince & more

Bob Baer served as a CIA case officer, primarily in the Middle East, and has written renowned books on his experience including “See No Evil.” Baer served with the Agency from 1976 to 1997, and as some of you may know, “See No Evil” became the inspiration for the critically acclaimed film “Syriana” with George […]

Episode 450: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez praises VA healthcare

We start off this show with a pretty big announcement some of you may have heard earlier in the week from myself (Ian Scotto,) that I have decided to move on from the podcast and work on some future endeavors. I greatly appreciate the positive feedback from any of you who reached out, and have […]

Episode 449: Doug Kechijian & CJ Woodruff cover all things fitness & training

Joining us this episode are previous guests of the show Doug Kechijian & CJ Woodruff. To refresh you on both of these guys, Doug is a retired Air Force PJ, physical therapist, and current CEO of Resilient Performance Systems, and CJ is a retired Marine, personal trainer, and social media personality. I decided to pair […]