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Sun 1/5/2020

Break It Down Show – Pete Turner

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-03-24T16:47:59-07:00January 5th, 2020|

Break It Down Show producer and host Pete Turner refined his cultural skills in “some of the most harsh work environments possible” - Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. He served over 70 months in combat zones as a counterintelligence specialist for the Army, Department of Defense and State Department. Pete Turner at Work His primary job was to be outside the wire “..trying to figure out what was keeping us from winning.” Because he was able to develop relationships [...]

Sun 12/29/2019

Sheepdogs – Lt. Col. Dave Grossman

Ben Buehler-Garcia2019-12-30T11:06:17-07:00December 29th, 2019|

The Sheepdogs Concept was first made famous in popular culture by Lt. Colonel Dave Grossman in his book “On Killing”. He joins us for a discussion regarding the psychological impacts of violence. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman Lt. Col. Grossman is a retired Army Ranger and taught psychology at West Point. He holds five patents and has published four novels and six non-fiction books. “On Killing” has sold over half a million copies and is included in the curriculum [...]

Sun 12/15/2019

Hitler in World War II – David Pyne

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-03-24T16:55:34-07:00December 15th, 2019|

David Pyne Hitler could have changed the course of World War II had he made some different decisions. We have a “reverse lens” historic discussion with respected public policy commentator and national security advisor David Pyne. He has written a very interesting series of articles at Real History.com about how the outcomes of WWII may have been different. David hypothesizes that the Allies could have avoided war all together had they not insisted on the “Carthiginian Peace” of [...]

Sat 12/7/2019

Manhunters – DEA Agent Steve Murphy

Ben Buehler-Garcia2020-04-09T10:15:49-07:00December 7th, 2019|

“Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar” is written by former DEA Agents Steve Murphy and Javier Pena. Steve Murphy joins us to share details. Murphy and Pena first appeared on the world’s radar when their story was dramatized in the Netflix series “Narcos”. Steve and Javier do about 75 speaking engagements a year and wrote the book because they wanted the world to know the truth beyond what they may have seen in film or on television. At the [...]

Thu 12/5/2019

Riton Optics – Brady Speth

Ben Buehler-Garcia2020-12-21T22:48:35-07:00December 5th, 2019|

Riton Optics Founder and CEO Brady Speth is featured in our Veteran Entrepreneur segment. Brady is an Air Force Veteran and also a former member of the US Capital Police. BBG with Riton Optics CEO Brady Speth After serving as an air traffic controller, he returned to college to complete a business degree. However, Brady missed the comradery he had in the military so when the opportunity to join the Capital Police came up he moved to DC. [...]

Fri 11/29/2019

“Jet Girl” – Caroline Johnson

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-03-07T20:26:03-07:00November 29th, 2019|

“Jet Girl: My Life in War, Peace and the Cockpit of the Navy’s Most Lethal Aircraft” is an autobiography of Caroline Johnson’s path to becoming one of the first women to drop bombs on ISIS fighters. While the book has plenty of combat stories, the central theme describes the challenges faced by Caroline in her quest to join the community of elite jetfighters. Following graduation from the US Naval Academy, she was assigned as a Weapons Systems Officer (WSO) on [...]

Sun 11/17/2019

Second Mission Foundation – Charles Faint

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-01-22T18:24:02-07:00November 17th, 2019|

The Second Mission Foundation was formed by Lt. Col. Charles Faint and other Veterans associated with The Havok Journal . Charles is a career Army Military Intelligence officer who has spent a great deal of his career in the intelligence community. He is also the owner of The Havok Journal. We are honored that he chose American Warrior Radio as the first forum to publicly announce the Second Mission Foundation. The Second Mission Foundation is a non-profit that was formed [...]

Tue 11/5/2019

Leavenworth – Paul Pawloski & David Check

Ben Buehler-Garcia2020-11-30T07:24:31-07:00November 5th, 2019|

Leavenworth is a military correctional facility located on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. It is the U.S. military’s only maximum security prison that houses male service members. It is also the title of a compelling new documentary series from Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh broadcast on the Starz network. Two of the series’ Executive Producers, Emmy Award winning Paul Pawloski and David Check join us to share their perspectives on the case. The documentary Leavenworth examines the case of former Army Lieutenant Clint [...]

Mon 10/28/2019

Postal Inspection Service – Ed Trejo

Ben Buehler-Garcia2021-03-24T16:56:37-07:00October 28th, 2019|

The Postal Inspection Service is the nation’s oldest federal law enforcement agency. They protect the U.S. Postal Service and its employees, infrastructure and customers and enforce the laws that defend our nation’s mail system from illegal or dangerous use. Postal Inspector Ed. Trejo is a former member of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. He said the move to the Postal Inspection Service was a natural for him; similar missions, the same teamwork & comradery and ability to continue [...]

Sun 10/20/2019

EMP Attacks – Author & Marine G. Michael Hopf

Ben Buehler-Garcia2020-12-01T15:52:28-07:00October 20th, 2019|

An EMP attack (Electronic Magnetic Pulse) and the consequences are a central theme in many of G. Michael Hopf’s post- apocalyptic novels. This Marine Veteran has found success as a best-selling author, with 31 books published and over a million copies sold. Geoff served 6 years in the Marine Corps but hadn’t lost the adventure bug and spent time as a commercial diver in the Gulf of Mexico and a bodyguard. But it wasn’t until he embraced his “secret” passion [...]