Episode 597: Ricardo Perez, Former Army Sniper, Scientist, and Author

On this week’s podcast, Rad interviews Ricardo Perez, former US Army sniper, author of Born To Fail: Embrace Hardship To Forge Your Warrior Spirit, and current research scientist at the University of Washington Department of Virology. He shares his deployment in Kandahar, from carrying around a 50-cal sniper rifle to documenting everything he could through […]

Episode 596: Author Kevin Maurer and WW2 Pilot John ‘Lucky’ Luckadoo

On this week’s podcast, Rad interviews Kevin Maurer and Lucky Luckadoo. Kevin is an award-winning journalist and author of critically-acclaimed books, including No Easy Day, the inside story of the Bin Laden raid. John “Lucky” Luckadoo also joins today’s show to share his experiences during WW2 and how he collaborated with Kevin to tell his […]

Episode 595: Congressman Michael Waltz, Colonel, Green Beret, and Author

On this week’s podcast, Rad interviews Rep. Michael Waltz of Florida’s 6th congressional district. He is a current Green Beret who also serves as a Colonel in the National Guard. He is the author of a couple of books including Warrior Diplomat: A Green Beret’s Battles from Washington to Afghanistan. Rep. Waltz shares that one […]

Episode 594: Lee Stuckey, Former Major and Founder of AHERO

On this podcast, Rad interviews Lee Stuckey, a former major in the Marines, and Founder and President of AHERO and Operation Phoenix. Lee tells the story of his three combat deployments to Iraq, the trauma that he kept under wraps, and his brush with death.   Now focused on healing, Lee shares how his farm has […]

Episode 593: Zachary Armstrong, Navy Officer and Mike Peyton, Navy SEAL

On this podcast, Rad interviews Zachary Armstrong, a Navy officer turned motivational speaker and advocate for military members suffering from substance abuse disorder, and Michael Peyton, former Navy SEAL who is now a leader of top-performing teams, developer and trainer of elite human performance, and change agent solving complex challenges. Both guests had a long battle […]

Episode 591: Dino Garner, Army Ranger, Aviation Photographer, and Former Scientist

On this week’s podcast, Rad interviews Dino Garner, Army Ranger, former biophysics scientist, and self-taught aviation photographer who learned how to shoot on film on the F-4, F-14, A-4, F-15, F-16, and FA-18. His coffee table bookTopgun: Military Aviation Photography is due to be published in May 2022. He shares how he was invited to […]

Episode 590: Jason Van Camp, Green Beret, Author, and Founder of Mission Six Zero

On this week’s podcast, Rad interviews Jason Van Camp, a West Point graduate who later on became a coveted Green Beret. He has earned Bronze Stars and, after his service, became the author of Deliberate Discomfort and founded Mission Six Zero and Warrior Rising. Today he shares a crazy story during his time with the […]

Episode 589: Toby Harnden, Journalist, Author, Former Lieutenant in the Royal Navy

On this week’s podcast – sponsored by Fox Nation, Steve Balestrieri interviews Toby Harnden who served in the Royal Navy and retired as a Lieutenant. Though he served in the Navy for almost a decade, Toby Harnden is famously known as a journalist and author of 3 books including Bandit Country: The IRA & South […]

Episode 588: Dr. Bob Adams, Colonel, SEAL Commander, Delta Force, and Author

On this week’s podcast – sponsored by Fox Nation, Rad interviews Dr. Bob Adams who served fourteen years in the Navy and eighteen years in the Army. He is the author of 3 books, including Six Days of Impossible which details his experiences during SEAL training class and the 11 of 70 men who achieved […]

Episode 587: Jake Zweig, Former Navy SEAL, Football Coach, Reality Show Host

On this week’s podcast, Rad welcomes back Jake Zweig on the show. Jake is a former US Navy SEAL, football coach, host of reality survival show Dude, You’re Screwed, and currently, a leadership development coach working with C-suite executives. Jake is a life-long athlete and team leader. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in […]

Episode 586: Ryan Zinke, Former SEAL, Senator, and Secretary of Interior

On this week’s podcast, SOFREP editor-in-chief Sean Spoonts interviews Ryan Zinke at SHOT Show 2022 in Las Vegas. Ryan Zinke served as a Navy SEAL in command positions in SEAL Team One and SEAL Team Six. He served with Naval Special Warfare Unit Two and the Naval Special Warfare Center, and at one time was […]