National Defense Radio Show Archives
Alex Karalexis-Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors
We welcome the Executive Director of Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors, Alex Karalexis, to the show. We discuss former NFL defensive star Jared Allen and his incredible Jared Allen’s Homes for Wounded Warriors. Randy and Alex discuss the organization, its history, and some impressive milestones they’ve hit recently.
Chris Smith from Ford
We welcome Chris Smith, Chief Government Affairs Officer for Ford Motor Company, to talk about the big Ford Bronco Off-Roadeo on location near Austin, TX. Randy and Chris discuss Ford’s support of our military efforts since World War I, why Ford believes it is important to support our veterans, and much more.
Ernesto Hernandez and Maria Reed – Ford Bronco Off-Roadeo TX
We welcome Ernesto Hernandez and Maria Reed to the show from our on-site visit to Ford’s big Bronco bash in Texas to discuss their involvement with this event and some information on what their organizations do to support our military veterans.
“Killology” Expert, Psychologist Lt. Col Dave Grossman
We welcome the author of the book “On Killing,” Lt. Col Dave Grossman to the show to discuss his career in the military and field of study for members of the military. The act of taking a life has wide-ranging effects, and Grossman’s works of “On Killing” and “On Combat” have become required reading for cadets entering the leadership ranks of our military.
Jessica Alba: Trigger Warning
We welcome actress Jessica Alba to the show to discuss her five-year hiatus from Hollywood and her return to the big screen as an actress and producer for Netflix’s “Trigger Warning.” Randy and Jessica talk about the film, her career, machetes, the training process for this physically demanding role, and much more.
Matt Fraser: Psychic Medium
We welcome Matt Fraser, whom Kelly Clarkson has called “America’s Top Psychic Medium,” to the show. Randy and Matt discuss Matt Fraser’s unique abilities, how they manifested during his childhood, and some stories of people he has helped through the years as a medium. Matt is on tour in several cities around the country, so make sure to check him out if you’d like to be reached from beyond!
Matthew Marsden
Randy speaks with actor Matthew Marsden about the new movie that sounds ripped straight from the headlines: “Protocol 7.” Matthew talks about why he was drawn to the project, his work with actor Eric Roberts, and what folks looking to see the film at Regal Theaters can expect.
John Ratzenberger
We welcome actor John Ratzenberger. He is best known for playing the character Cliff Clavin on the comedy series Cheers, for which he earned two Primetime Emmy nominations and took part in every Pixar film made. He is appearing in the June 14th release of Inside Out 2 and talks with Randy about his voice work on this film, his Nuts, Bolts, and Thingamajigs campaign, and much more.
Sara Evans
We welcome Sara Evans, country music superstar, to the show to talk about her upbringing in tiny Boonville, Missouri, and her memories of checking in with Randy Miller throughout her career. Sara now has a new album, “Unbroke” and she brings us all the info on this great new album.
Sherri Chrichton
We are happy to welcome Sherri Crichton, widow of the late Michael Crichton, to the show to discuss her husband’s wide catalogue of work and her discovery of an unfinished manuscript about volcanoes that she, with the help of our friend James Patterson, has polished and released: “Eruption.” We can’t wait to read it!
Jeremy White
We welcome United States Marine Corps veteran Jeremy White to the show for a brand-new segment of The National Defense: American Dream. We will welcome a veteran of our U.S. Military to the show to talk about their service and transition to the civilian world, and then we’ll discuss their career dreams and, HOPEFULLY, help make those dreams happen. Jeremy and Randy discuss his service, his difficult transition to the civilian world, and how finding faith turned his life around.
F.B.I. Frank Figliuzzi
The National Defense welcomes the former Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Frank Figliuzzi, to the program to talk about something that we really had no inkling of; murders along our U.S. Interstate system. Frank details how little he even knew of the F.B.I.’s Highway Serial Killings Initiative, and how it lead to the book he has intensely researched and studied “Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers.” Please note: some of the serious topics discussed in this segment are not suited for children.
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