National Defense Radio Show Archives
Craig Shulz
We welcome the President and CEO of Charles M Shulz Creative Associates, Craig Shulz, to the program to discuss the creator of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the gang. Charles served in the military in World War II, and Randy and Craig talk about how Charles’ military service influenced his comic strip and the new continuing series on the Apple TV+ “Marcy.”
Nick Hatton
We welcome the Executive Producer from our producer Nate’s favorite summer show of 2023: Amazon’s “Jury Duty.” This documentary-style production of a fake civil trial in California where all participants, jury, judge, defendant, and witnesses were all actors except one jury member. We highly recommend this streaming series if you’re looking for a hilarious and touching series on Amazon FreeVee.
Chris Parsons
We welcome Chris Parsons, a marriage coach who has released his new book, “The Happy, Healthy Marriage Reset,” to help folks struggling to keep the love flowing in their marriage. Randy and Chris talk about the nature of active-duty military marriages during deployments and how the COVID-19 pandemic played a role in both strengthening or destroying some relationships.
Art delaCruz
The National Defense welcomes back one of our longest-running VSO partners, Team Rubicon, and their President and CEO, Art delaCruz, to discuss the recent wildfires in Hawaii and how, while the recovery efforts for victims of the fires are still underway, the gray shirts of Team Rubicon already have boots on the ground in the islands to help survivors recover. Team Rubicon has helped to give veterans a continued mission during their non-active duty years, and Randy and Art talk about the unique challenges that this disaster has presented.
Troy Broussard
We welcome Desert Storm veteran and Senior Advisor for AARP’s Veterans and Military Families Initiative, Troy Broussard, to the program to discuss the scourge of scams and fraud associated with veterans seeking benefits through the PACT Act. AARP issued a report on the nature of this new scummy plan that has tried to hijack benefits owed to our veterans and their families.
Nate Boyer
We welcome back Green Beret and NFL vet Nate Boyer to the program to discuss his new reality series “Survive the Raft,” based on a 1960s human thought experiment. Nine candidates sail for twenty-one days on the Acali II to test if personal interest will jeopardize the team’s chance to win a fortune; they must complete mental and physical obstacles intended to splinter the team. Randy and Nate talk about the series and Nate’s hosting role.
Jim Axelrod and Jess Kegu
We welcome back CBS News’ Jim Axelrod and Jess Kegu for an update on the injustices affecting tens of thousands of veterans denied benefits on the basis of their sexual orientation. The Pentagon had not taken action to remedy the fall-out of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, and now a lawsuit has been filed by veterans affected.
Alexi Pappas
Nate Herron welcomes Olympian, actress, author, and all around “renaissance runner,” Alexi Pappas, to the show to talk about her new book adaptation for young adults, “Bravey.” Alexi and Nate discuss the origins of the book, her time attending the Olympic games as both an actress and an athlete and much more.
Ted Ryan
The National Defense welcomes back one of our favorite guests from the Ford Motor Company, historian Ted Ryan. We talk about the opening of the new digital archives for Ford, especially detailing the history and the wide range of fascinating concept cars that have been designed by Ford engineers. Nate and Ted talk about a few of the really unique flights-of-fancy that had been developed. We hope you take some time to access this new treasure trove of documents and photos from our friends at Ford.
Steven Vagnini
We welcome a fascinating guest from our wonderful partner, Disney, Walt Disney Archivist Steven Vagnini. Steven joined the Archives staff as an archivist full-time in 2010. He has written articles for Disney publications, spoken to Disney groups, and produced programs for D23 events. In 2018, he transferred to Walt Disney Imagineering. Disney is turning 100 on October 16th, and Randy and Steven talk about all the incredible ways Disney fans celebrate historic milestones.
Scott Shea
We welcome Scott Shea, the author of “All the Leaves are Brown: How the Mamas and Papas Came Together and Broke Apart,” to the show to talk about the great music coming out of California during the times of the Mamas and the Papas. Randy talks with Scott about his new book and what fans of the Mamas and the Papas can expect from his excellent new band biography.
Lisa Guerrero
We welcome Lisa Guerrero back to the program to discuss her hosting role on A&E’s docuseries “Secrets of Playboy.” Lisa and Randy talk about the mixed feelings from former playmates and models towards the late Hugh Hefner and her involvement with the subject matter in this documentary.
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