We welcome Air Force veteran and CEO of United Through Reading, Tom Farrell, to the podcast. United Through Reading helps military families read together every day, no matter the distance. Tim talks about how this program has helped military families flourish as well as the men and women who use the 300+ recording stations across the globe.
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We are joined by Luisa Schumacher, social impact design leader at Ford. She tells us about the recent Ford Fund initiative supporting the incredibly important mission of our partner, Team Rubicon. Ford is donating 20 specially outfitted trucks to support the veteran led disaster relief group that assists those affected by disasters.
We welcome Jessica Manfre one of the founders of Inspire Up Foundation; built to serve the military and first responder community. Jessica talks about how her experience as a military spouse caused her to step up to address the unique set of problems that members of our military experience. We salute Jessica and the Inspire Up Foundation for the work they’re doing supporting our military families.
We welcome the historic Jeopardy Champion and current host of the show, Ken Jennings. Ken and Randy talk about how Ken’s life has changed since first appearing on the show and making his record-breaking run (all of which was nearly 20 years ago!) Ken has also written a new book “100 Places to See After You Die” and we’re really excited to get our hands on it.
We welcome Air Force veteran and CEO of United Through Reading, Tom Farrell, to the program. We discuss his time as an airman in the Armed Forces, and how his introduction to the program led him to lead this veteran service organization. United Through Reading helps military families read together every day, no matter the distance.
We welcome retired Lt. Col. Scott Mann, who served as a Green Beret. He has taken his experience in the Special Forces and written books, given TedTalks, and most recently has written a play called “Last Out” produced by the incredible Gary Sinise. Randy and Scott talk about his experience in the military, his connection to Gary Sinise, and the incredible people and circumstances that inspired the stage play “Last Out.”
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We welcome retired Lt. Col. Scott Mann, who served as a Green Beret. He has taken his experience in the Special Forces and written books, given TedTalks, and most recently has written a play called “Last Out” produced by the incredible Gary Sinise. Randy and Scott talk about his experience in the military, his connection to Gary Sinise, and the incredible people and circumstances that inspired the stage play “Last Out.”
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We welcome back our friend, Ted Ryan – Ford Archive & Heritage Brand Manager, to the program to talk about the upcoming 120th Birthday Bash for Ford. Ted, with the help of his wife and his staff, developed a Spotify playlist to give a soundtrack to your Ford Vault searches (FordHeritageVault.com) along with a curated menu of Ford-related foods and dishes. We’re happy to celebrate this major milestone with one of our longest running partners!
We welcome back Cappy Surette, Senior Manager, External Communications at Disney Parks, Experiences and Products to the show to discuss our brand new partnership with Disney! Disney has always had a solid foot in the military community, dating back to their namesake, Walt Disney, and his brother. We can’t wait to hear more about what Disney has in store for veterans and military families as they are gearing up to celebrate 100 years of Disney!
In this segment, we welcome Mike Vickers who served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, worked with the CIA, and as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict. He has received the Nation’s highest award for intelligence work, and has now put all that work into a fascinating new book “By All Means Available.” Randy and Mike discuss his incredible career (what we can talk about at least,) discuss current geopolitical events, as well as his great new book.
