Podcast Archives - American Warrior Radio

Mon 6/29/2026

Redeployable IO – CEO & Co-Founder Ben Read

Ben Buehler-Garcia2026-06-29T16:23:23-07:00June 29th, 2026|

Redeployable CEO and co-founder Ben Reid proposes that the current system for job searches is broken. This can create an even greater challenge for military personnel who are seeking to make the transition to the private sector. Redeployable was created to help address that issue. They first established the company in the United Kingdom and recently brought it “across the pond” to the United States. A recent survey showed that between twenty-seven and forty-four percent of Veterans stated that the [...]

Mon 6/22/2026

John Mollison – “AI and Impacts Upon Recording History”

Ben Buehler-Garcia2026-06-23T17:01:03-07:00June 22nd, 2026|

John Mollison is an accomplished aviation artist, writer and film maker. For Mollison, history is nutritious. He interviews Veterans and draws the aircraft that were a critical part of their story. His images are stunning; displayed in galleries, museums and collections in at least fourteen countries. Mollison also has a secret – those beautiful images he produces are often an excuse for hearing and recording that hero’s story. Since April of 2026, he has interviewed approximately 185 combat aircrews and [...]

Mon 6/15/2026

John Paul DeJoria – Veteran Entrepreneur

Ben Buehler-Garcia2026-06-22T06:41:41-07:00June 15th, 2026|

John Paul DeJoria served in our United States Navy. He had several jobs following his military service, including working as a janitor and selling encyclopedias door to door. After being fired for opposing his employer’s policy of testing their products on animals, DeJoria found himself homeless, living out of his car and recycling bottles to feed his son. He took out a $700 loan to start his own company, and he is now a multi-billionaire. Some of his companies include [...]

Mon 6/8/2026

“The Dangerous Shore” – Sara Vladic

Ben Buehler-Garcia2026-06-15T07:33:36-07:00June 8th, 2026|

“The Dangerous Shore” is a masterful compilation by best selling author . The book describes the role of a diverse group of unknown and often unheralded people who protected the homefront during World War II. Sara’s fascination with history began when she was 13 years old and became curious about the story of the USS Indianapolis. Her book about the World War II heavy cruiser and its tragic end would become a New York times bestseller. It is considered by [...]

Mon 6/1/2026

Ayman Kafel – Leadership & Trauma in Law Enforcement

Ben Buehler-Garcia2026-06-01T08:51:50-07:00June 1st, 2026|

Ayman Kafel immigrated to the US from war torn Lebanon. When our nation was attacked on 9/11, he immediately enlisted in the Army. He had several combat deployments but was forced out due to a medical discharge. He has continued his service as a police Sergeant in Massachusetts. Ayman has become a thought leader on issues of tactical health and human performance. A prolific writer, he has published more than 100 articles at the Havok Journal on topics impacting law [...]

Mon 5/25/2026

Clarence Singleton – The Heart of a Hero

Ben Buehler-Garcia2026-06-14T16:49:54-07:00May 25th, 2026|

Clarence Singleton looked the horror of war in the face three times during his life. Two of those encounters took place right here on the home front. Singleton was one of a family of eight children whose father deserted them. He often had to leave school early to work to support his family. But thanks to encouragement from his mother, he always kept his grades above average. Singleton volunteered to join the Marine Corps in 1967 knowing fell well he [...]

Mon 5/18/2026

IRS Agent Brian Watson – Elderly Scams

Ben Buehler-Garcia2026-05-25T08:52:15-07:00May 18th, 2026|

IRS Special Agent Brian Watson spent 28 years in federal law enforcement investigating financial crimes as part of their Criminal Investigation division. He now helps protect the elderly from fraud as the Community Outreach Specialist for the nonprofit Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly (ROSE). Brian was always intrigued by law enforcement but felt he was “too small” to be a police officer. A guest speaker at a UCLA Accounting Society meeting changed his life and set him on course to [...]

Mon 5/11/2026

Emma Przybyslawski – Veteran Entrepreneur

Ben Buehler-Garcia2026-06-14T16:09:34-07:00May 11th, 2026|

Emma Przybyslawski was so good at her job she began to receive hate mail from the ISIS terrorist organization. She has now started a company that aims to make our Special Forces even more efficient and lethal. Emma had a hiccup in her Air Force career. She took time off from the Air Force Academy because she wasn’t sure if that is the path she wanted to follow. Quickly realizing her mistake, she returned to the Academy and was selected as [...]

Mon 5/4/2026

Ed Mechenbier – Vietnam POW

Ben Buehler-Garcia2026-05-18T20:30:26-07:00May 4th, 2026|

Ed Mechenbier served in our United States Air Force for forty years, retiring at the rank of Major General. Nearly six of those forty years were spent as a POW in North Vietnam. His father told Ed he had better get a good scholarship or he wasn’t going to college. But he also bet him five dollars that if he applied to a service academy, he could probably get in. Ed had to borrow five dollars from his mother to [...]

Wed 4/29/2026

Combat Hero Bike Build

Ben Buehler-Garcia2026-04-29T08:56:49-07:00April 29th, 2026|

Combat Hero Bike build has donated 43 custom, adaptive motorcycles to severely injured Veterans and First Responders. President Ken Dugas and Bobby Henline, a bike recipient join us to share more. The organization was established after John “Hardcharger” Barker and Ray “Too Tall” McDowell participated in a Run for the Wall cross country ride. In the spirit of our American military’s maxim that “we never leave a man or woman behind”, they recognized that there were many Veterans who would [...]