National Defense Network Radio Show

Host Randy Miller discusses topics of interest to veterans and interviews guests on a wide variety of topics.

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Ben Valenta

We welcome Ben Valenta, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Analytics for Fox Sports. He has released a fascinating new book for the sport fans: “Fans Have More Friends.” Ben and Randy talk about his professional background, as well as what sports fans can find in his new book. Ben has studied the psychological connections between fans and sports, both negative and positive, especially as America has emerged from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Marty Strong

We welcome retired U.S. Navy SEAL, Marty Strong. He discusses his 20-year career in the military and his transition to working for the United Bank of Switzerland. Randy and Marty chat about his new book, “Be Visionary: Strategic Leadership in the Age of Optimization”. This new book is a self-help, business leadership book that demonstrates to existing and aspiring leaders the positive impact of applying flexibility, creativity and decisiveness to achieve results – even in uncertain times.

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Jo Smith

In this segment, we welcome Jo Smith; named one of Rolling Stone’s 10 New Artists You Need To Know in 2017 and CMT’s Next Women of Country 2018. Randy talks with Jo about her music and military career, and how being stationed overseas led her to “making grown-up money.” Jo is a soulful and gritty songwriter from Georgia, and she makes music that is an extension of herself.

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Rick Harrison

We welcome Rick Harrison, star of the long-running History Channel show “Pawn Stars” to talk about taking their hit show on the road with “Pawn Stars Do America” on the History Channel. Randy talks about the difference between customers and clients walking into Rick’s shop on the Las Vegas Boulevard and visiting various cities across America. Randy and Rick talk about the “Old Man”, his dad who was a Navy veteran, and how this new series is part homage to his memory.

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Paul Holes

Randy welcomes Paul Holes, a retired cold case investigator who specialized in serial predator crimes and known for his contributions to solving the Golden State Killer case using advanced methods of identifying the killer with DNA and genealogy technology. Since retiring in March 2018, Holes has contributed to books, television, and podcasts about the Golden State Killer and true crime. Randy and Paul discuss his new TV show “Real Life Nightmare” on HLN.

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Diane Hight

We welcome the founder of Forever Young Veterans, Diane Hight, to the show to talk about her desire to give back to World War II veterans. She shares about her own father’s struggles following his time in theater, and how she realized how many of our veterans are suffering silently with trauma from their time in uniform. We also talk about some of the stories in her new book, and salute her for her work in improving the lives of all our veterans.

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