Break It Down Show
698 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 88 ratingsJon and Pete talk with artists, authors, musicians, filmmakers, athletes and creators about their processes, challenges, origins, relationships that influenced their work, and what brings them to the place where they perform at their peak.
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Sean Kanan - Actor, Success Factor X, Getting It Right
August 19, 2019 14:06 - 52 minutes - 37.6 MBActor, Success Factor X, Getting It Right - Our guest on this episode of the Break It Down Show is Sean Kanan. Sean is an actor with dozens of credits to his name. Yep, he's the bad guy from Karate Kid III, but, he's also starred in 100's of daytime shows, like General Hospital as AJ Quartermaine, Young and the Restless and Bold and the Beautiful as Deacon Sharpe. Sean is more than just an actor. he's also a black belt martial artist, a multi-lingual actor-he appeared on the Italian danci...
Jeff Utsch - Combat Sidestroke, Teaching SEALs to Swim
August 16, 2019 17:20 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBCombat Sidestroke, Teaching SEALs to Swim - We love swimming, we love the beach and we love getting on or in the water. So we thought we'd explore more of the waterman conversation with our guest, Jeff Utsch. Jeff is an elite level Master's class swimmer, swim marathoner and coach for US Navy SEALs. Get more info on Jeff at his website or his swim coaching company Streamlined Performance. Jeff and Pete A Turner discuss a variety of topics about swimming. How and why do SEALs need to l...
North Macedonia's Number 1 Podcaster Damjan Gjorgjiev
August 15, 2019 14:13 - 40 minutes - 29.1 MBNorth Macedonia's Number 1 Podcaster Damjan Gjorgjiev - The Break It Down Show welcomes, Damjan Gjorgiev to the show. Jon and Pete in an effort to improve the show brought Damjan onto the team to allow him to continue to improve the quality of the show, while the fellas put work into more future-focused projects. Damjan is from Macedonia. Technically, North Macedonia a country in the former Yugoslavia or what's regionally known as the Balkans. Damjan also produces podcasts for a number of...
Mix Tape Semifinal Battle Dr. Tim Furnish vs Dan Ruppert
August 14, 2019 16:49 - 58 minutes - 133 MBMix Tape Semifinal Battle Dr. Tim Furnish vs Dan Ruppert - #Albumfight A few weeks back we had a number of Break It Down Show family members create mixtapes of cover songs The preliminary rounds were done off-line and feature dozens of great songs. Today we're featuring 2 of our semi-finalists head to head. Dan Ruppert's list, featuring Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt, Soft Cell's cover of Tainted Love and Jimi Hendrix's All Along the Watch Tower vs Dr. Tim Furnish's list which also features ...
Lisa Loverro, Staying Fit in NYC
August 13, 2019 20:56 - 36 minutes - 27.8 MBLisa Loverro, Shape Magazine, Staying Fit in NYC - Lisa Loverro, the Managing Editor of Shape magazine sits down with WhereTraveler Podcast host, and Editor In Chief of WhereTraveler San Francisco, Teresa Rodriguez. Lisa and Teresa talk about how Lisa manages her day job while keeping fit herself. Lisa's health and beauty tips when she grabs her jump rope, an essential Lisa fitness tip, and hits the road. Teresa talks to Loverro about her path to her dream job as a Managing Editor for a...
Jeremy McKane – OCN.ai, Using Crypto to Save the Ocean
August 13, 2019 15:26 - 50 minutes - 37 MBOCN.ai, Using Crypto to Save the Ocean - Jeremy McKane is a fantastic artist. He finds and captures beauty. In particular, Jeremy focuses his art on the underwater world. His unique perspective for art also allowed him to see the impact of humanity on the oceans. In an effort to do something about the trash he saw, he started working on solutions. He found his way to crypto and decentralized solutions to deploy help to the ocean. He's a question Jeremy is trying to answer...how do we tr...
Dr. Tracy Gapin – Powering Into Peptides
August 12, 2019 16:07 - 46 minutes - 35.9 MBPowering Into Peptides - Today, we are discussing the future of medicine and health. "Peptides will replace pharmaceuticals in 10 years" Dr. Tracy Gapin Peptides are selective signaling molecules. By isolating specific chain amino acids that produce a desired response in our body, peptides enable us to improve what ails us. You can get more of Dr. Gapin by texting "LIMITLESS" TO 31996 Dr. Gapin talks with Pete A Turner about the identification and isolation of peptides that respond to an...
Dave Daley - We've Been Rat Fucked, and We've Had Enough
August 09, 2019 14:55 - 57 minutes - 41.5 MBWe've Been Rat Fucked, and We've Had Enough - Dave Daley was the Editor In Chief for Salon magazine. He also wrote an incredible book titled, “Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America’s Democracy” Ratfucked reveals the attempt to control elections through gerrymandering, ultimately attempting to, regardless of the candidate, allow 1 party to dominate a regional election based upon party and not the candidate. Le'ts make the middle SEXY!!! Dave, Pete A Turn...
Jeff Gum – Sunga Life, Navy SEAL and Living A Bit More Sexy
August 08, 2019 15:10 - 1 hour - 49 MBSunga Life, Navy SEAL and Living A Bit More Sexy - Our guest today is Navy SEAL Jeff Gum. Jeff was a special guest during our Rudy Reyes episodes, and then he co-hosted our Kaj Larsen interview. Get your Sunga Here!!! Jeff's time with "the teams" includes his role as a source handler which makes this a #spyvsspy episode. Pete A Turner and Jeff talk tradecraft for a bit, but ultimately this episode is about SungaLife. Jeff got out of the Navy and wanted to do something big. He envisi...
Album Fight U2 SOE vs U2 SOI
August 07, 2019 15:34 - 1 hour - 160 MBAlbum Fight U2 SOE vs. U2 SOI - We've got an incredible #AlbumFight today between U2 and U2. Songs of Experience takes on Songs of Innocence in the #albumfight ring. Our judges today are steeped in U2 expertise. Dr. Timothy Furnish a seasoned judge, dons the tuxedo t-shirt. Plus, Dr. Chris Endrinal and Brian Betteridge from @AtU2 examine the band at the professional level. This is likely our most qualified panel of judges to date. Our host is Pete A Turner, Executive Producer of the Break ...
Gary Klein – Cognitive Psychologist, Studies Decision Making in Crisis
August 06, 2019 14:35 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBCognitive Psychologist, Studies Decision Making in Crisis - Making decisions, understanding intuition and getting better at adapting our decisions and thinking; especially when there isn't enough time or information to make the best decision. There's actually a guy, Gary Klein, that studies highly complex, extreme risk decisions and how to improve them. Read more about Gary here, and really you should...his work helps leaders, parents of all stripes. Joining Pete A Turner today is Bruc...
Michael Broderick - Marine, Actor and Damn Fine Dude
August 05, 2019 14:08 - 41 minutes - 32.5 MBMarine, Actor and Damn Fine Dude - Today we've got USMC veteran AND Hollywood actor Michael Broderick. Michael has had roles on shows we all know and love, like True Detectives, Get Shorty, SWAT, SEAL Team and just about every police procedural on the books. Michael is one of those guys that's always taken on exciting challenges. He was in a punk band and played CBGBs in NYC--where he met his wife Dana. He supports the arts through Veterans in Media and Entertainment which helps veterans...
Kaj Larsen – Frogman, Reporter, Sunga Life Model, Skin Diver
August 02, 2019 14:44 - 44 minutes - 34.5 MBFrogman, Reporter, Sunga Life Model, Skin Diver - Our guest is Kaj Larsen. Kaj is a lot of things, he's a Kennedy School of Government grad, he's a new correspondent who goes to places like Liberia or covers Boko Haram--but most notably, he's a former Navy SEAL. Our co-host today is ALSO a Navy SEAL, and an upcoming guest, Jeff Gum. Jeff is the founder of SungaLife a brand of swimwear that makes everyone look great. Jeff and Kaj talk with Pete A Turner about transition, water therapy, and ...
Mike and Vic Doing Shots at Bastards Canteen
August 01, 2019 13:43 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBMike and Vic from the Armbar Podcast (without Alex, who was in La Cañada having far less fun) join Pete for shots at the legendary Bastards American Canteen in Downey CA (shout out to Nick Velez). Pete was saying he wanted to cut loose a bit after a bunch of heady shows. Mike and Vic seemed the perfect muses for Pete's desire to have some fun. In this episode, the fellas get into quite a few veteran centered topics. The fellas show, suicide and what's next for the Armbar Podcast
Tim Shields – A Curious Year in the Great Vivarium, Overcoming Self
July 30, 2019 05:31 - 57 minutes - 42.2 MBA Curious Year in the Great Vivarium, Overcoming Self - Tim Shields is a writer whose book A Curious Year in the Great Vivarium Experiment, chronicles an epic journey he took to India with a 1-way ticket and not so much as a guidebook. Facing a sense of mortality shortly after the passing of his mother, he committed to his writing by traveling to a place that would allow him to live inexpensively and concentrate on his gratitude and intention writing exercise. Tim Shields worked har...
Album Fight – New Order Substance vs Beatles Abbey Road
July 29, 2019 22:46 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBNew Order Substance vs Beatles Abbey Road - Today's #AlbumFight episode features two elite bands whose music is as relevant today as it was decades ago. We managed to find a way to get the Beatles, Abbey Road an album, often cited as the greatest of all time, in the ring against New Order's Substance. We've bent the rules to account for Substance's greatest hits like status...by placing them in the ring against an album packed with greatness and an awkward style. Today's judges are 3 s...
Jeff Felmet – Spy vs Spy, Jeff Felmet Shares His Saudi Field Report
July 29, 2019 14:28 - 58 minutes - 46.1 MBSpy vs Spy, Jeff Felmet Shares His Saudi Field Report - Today we're featuring Jeff Felmet a firefighter and a spy. Jeff and Pete A Turner served in the US Army together as spies during the mid 90's in Germany. They both deployed to Bosnia, and Jeff did a tour in pre-9/11 Saudi Arabia. Firefighters and EMs check out Jeff's training company. What makes these #spyvsspy episodes so unique is the authentic conversation between two actual field operators. Like any job, even the exciting one...
Jeff Bloch - Speedy Cop and His Gang Of Outlaws Sack San Diego
July 26, 2019 17:57 - 1 hour - 81.9 MBSpeedy Cop and His Gang Of Outlaws Sack San Diego - Today's show features the return of Speedy Cop AKA Jeff Bloch. Jeff's the mind of a mad genius who expresses his creativity in the form of Racecars. Look up the Upside Down Camaro Jeff dreams up the craziest cars you've ever imagined, then turns them into street-legal racecars that he features in the 24 Hours of Lemons race series. Jeff was in San Diego for Comicon hired by Ripley's /Travel Channel to show his airplane, err racecar...
Teresa Rodriguez – WhereTraveler Podcast’s Traveling Teresa
July 25, 2019 15:04 - 37 minutes - 50.5 MBWhereTraveler Podcast’s Traveling Teresa - All of us here at the Break It Down Show have wanderlust. We're constantly called to the road and visiting new/old places. Today we re-connect with Teresa Rodriguez who was a guest, gosh, about 500 episodes ago. To listen to the WhereTraveler Podcast on YouTube click here WhereTraveler Podcast is available everywhere you enjoy podcast. You NEED to be on the WhereTraveler email list. Teresa is the Editor and Chief for WhereTraveler San Fra...
Mike Guardia – Hal Moore a Soldier a Leader
July 24, 2019 19:32 - 47 minutes - 62.4 MBHal Moore a Soldier a Leader - Today's episode features historian Mike Guardia. Co-host Josh Mantz said to Pete A Turner, following his episode of BIDS, I'd love to talk to Mike Guardia about his Hal Moore book...so Pete does what he always does. He booked Mike so that Josh could sit in on this conversation. Hal Moore was an icon in leadership. His time in battle at La-Drang in Vietnam was captured in the book/movie, We Were Soldiers Once and Young, by Hal and Joe Galloway (who will app...
Matt Pohlkamp – BMX Racing or Acting, Letting It Rip
July 23, 2019 17:41 - 50 minutes - 70.6 MBBMX Racing or Acting, Letting It Rip - Today's guest is BMX professional racer turned pro actor, Matt Pohlkamp. Matt doesn't race full-time these days, but his approach to working out caught Pete Koch's discerning eye. Pete approached Matt to figure out who he was and what he does for a living. Turns out, Matt and Pete's athletic journey's blend well. Matt used acting as a means from decompressing from BMX racing. Over the years as Matt has developed into a sought after actor, he star...
Mark Zinno – Hazard Ground, More Than A Hometown Hero
July 22, 2019 14:24 - 1 hour - 90 MBHazard Ground, More Than A Hometown Hero - Today's episode features Mark Zinno from Hazard Ground podcast. Mark is a sports broadcaster in Georgia and has worked for a variety of networks. Mark is also an LTC in the Army. AND he's the host of the Hazard Ground podcast that he and Matt Pascarella produce. Mark, best-selling author Scott Huesing and Pete A Turner chat about a variety of topics including the change in how veterans tell their stories. In former days, veterans clammed up and ...
Jim DeFelice - Every Man a Hero, D-Day First Wave Medic Ray Lambert
July 18, 2019 14:07 - 57 minutes - 46.4 MBEvery Man a Hero, D-Day First Wave Medic Ray Lambert - Today, we're featuring New York Times #1 best selling author Jim DeFelice. Jim's latest masterpiece is Every Man A Hero. Jim's book is the memoir of US Army combat medic Ray Lambert who survived 3 separate amphibious landings during World War II. 3. https://www.amazon.com/Every-Man-Hero-Memoir-D-Day-ebook/dp/B07LFCYQMH/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=every+man+a+hero&qid=1563458670&s=gateway&sr=8-1 On June 6, 1944, Ray along with thousands of o...
Rudy Mettia - Udaya Yoga, Deadlifting, Yoga Warriors
July 17, 2019 17:42 - 52 minutes - 42.3 MBUdaya Yoga, Deadlifting, Yoga Warriors - Rudy Mettia has been chosen as Yoga instructor of the year on 4 different occasions in Los Angeles. Think about that...of the 1000's of instructors, Rudy has been selected more than once, wow. This episode, the Pete's (Pete Koch, Pete A Turner) met with Rudy at Q's on Wilshire in LA to talk about healthy living, maintaining actives bodies and how to harden ourselves against old age. A quick celebratory note for Pete Koch who's got a national Ap...
Dr Tim Furnish - Iran Still Waiting on Al Mahdi
July 16, 2019 15:31 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBIran Still Waiting on Al Mahdi - OK, first, Dr. Tim hates this picture...but Pete A Turner loves it...so he's taking the heat for sharing this photo of Dr. Tim. Next, we've started exploring patriotism so there's a segment when we examine that topic. Finally, we get into Dr. Furnish's latest article tamping down the Iranian excitement. Dr. Tim as always provides insight that's credentialed, reasoned and just a bit edgy. Here's a quick excerpt from Dr. Furnish's latest article from St...
John Krotec - Dealing With Our Apocalypse and Serving Mankind
July 15, 2019 15:18 - 46 minutes - 34.9 MBDealing With Our Apocalypse and Serving Mankind - John Krotec is such a fantastic dude. He's a walking idea and has a deep desire to help others. He has several endeavors to discuss: 1. GreenZone Hero a business directory that gathers businesses and clients that support freedom and veterans. 2. Straight Outta Combat Radio & Task Force Zen John's podcasts (which Pete A Turner produces) in which he focuses on the wisdom of combat veterans...and using zen principles to help us all find the he...
Paul Dimech – Paul’s Paella, Spy vs Spy, The Hot Tub Recordings
July 12, 2019 18:08 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBPaul’s Paella, Spy vs Spy, The Hot Tub Recordings - Today's episode features Paellestro Paul Dimech. Paul is a friend of Pete A Turner. The two go back over 10 years...they've deployed together, and since they are both intelligence operators, this is a #SpyvsSpy episodes. BTW we recorded this ep in Pauls hot tub while Pete and Paul had beers. Do yourself a favor and check out paulspaella or his gorgeous Instagram account. #podcast #paulspaella #hottub #episode #peteaturner #bids #...
Marc Galiccio - Implacable Foes War In The Pacific, 1944 - 1945
July 11, 2019 17:44 - 50 minutes - 36.9 MBImplacable Foes War In The Pacific, 1944 - 1945 - Today we've got WWII historian Dr. Marc Gallicchio from Villanova Univ sitting down with Pete A Turner to have a wide-ranging conversation about the Pacific Theater during WWII. Award-winning historians Marc Gallicchio and his co-author Waldo Heinrichs wrote Implacable Foes: War in the Pacific, 1944-1945 brings to life the final 18 months of the war and delivers in its nearly 800 pages an unparalleled examination of the tactics, decisions ...
Otis McGregor - Enable Your Team’s Success
July 09, 2019 15:04 - 56 minutes - 42.7 MBEnable Your Team’s Success - Otis McGregor is a tough dude. He's led teams of tough dudes, with impossible jobs. As a Green Beret, 18A, Otis is an asymmetrical warfare expert. His 25-year career in the Army taught him how to lead teams, even when the task, provisions and environment weren't going to cooperate. Otis has taken his lessons as a leader of Green Berets and written, Enable Your Team’s Success, Succeed in Life and Business With a Strong Team; from Tactical 16. Today's hosts a...
Andrew Friedman - Einstein's Natural World Bows to the Cosmic Bell
July 08, 2019 18:19 - 1 hour - 50.1 MBEinstein's Natural World Bows to the Cosmic Bell - Today's episode welcomes back Dr. Andrew Friedman. Dr Andy is a cosmologist with the UCSD Cosmology research team. Pete A Turner is joined by Paul Dimech from Paul's Paella. Andy runs us through his Cosmic Bell Test, BTW there's a marvelous documentary about this available on Nova, and how Andy and his team sought to answer Albert Einstein's Riddle, and spooky action at a distance. Here's the thing with quantum theories...they connect to e...
Episode 500 Damn The Break It Down Show is Huge PT 2
July 06, 2019 19:39 - 45 minutes - 34.9 MBEpisode 500 Damn The Break It Down Show is Huge PT 2 - This episode closes out our celebration of 500 episodes. Also, it's the foreword for season 6 of the show. Now that we've wrapped all of the production--asked many of our friends to join us in celebrating...what do Jon Leon Guerrero and Pete A Turner think? They go back to the first few episodes talking about how they envisioned the show. Then they move through the people they've met along the way. Pete asks Jon which guest would ...
Episode 500 Damn The Break It Down Show is Huge
July 06, 2019 19:07 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBBreaking Down 500 By Brian Theis I'm not going to lie. Despite my reputation as a Break It Down Show Superfan I haven't actually listened to all 500 episodes. I can say that I have listened to the last 317 because Episode 184 was Stewart Copeland. I had stumbled upon the show while looking for more information about The Rose Drive Podcast and found the conversation with that podcast's creator Raul Vega (episode 156, second visit at 291-292). The conversation entertained me, wei...
Larry Sanger – The Digital Declaration of Independence and Social Media Strike
July 03, 2019 23:15 - 55 minutes - 42.6 MBThe Digital Declaration of Independence and Social Media Strike - Today Larry Sanger comes back to discuss his Digital Declaration of Independence. (you can read and sign the declaration here) Like many of us, Larry is fed up with social media and tech companies taking advantage of their users. Vague terms and condition agreements with secretive arbitration practices, embarrassingly contradictory definitions of "hate speech" and "violence"...exploitive use of our content, and privacy......
Jay Mohr – Wrestling, Recovery, Laughs and Our Godfather
July 02, 2019 16:07 - 55 minutes - 44.4 MBWrestling, Recovery, Laughs and Our Godfather - Jay Mohr has been with us since day 1. Jon Leon Guerrero and Pete A Turner, as they worked handyman jobs, listened to Jay's Mohr Stories podcast and worked through what their, THIS! show would become. Now as we get to 498 episodes Jay is a mentor for sure, but also a good friend. Pete and Jay sat down got caught up...and sort through life, with the wisdom of the years behind them. Sit back and enjoy these guys chatting about life and making...
Andrea Vitz - The YOU You've Never Met
July 01, 2019 15:06 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBThe YOU You've Never Met - Our guest today is Andrea Vitz. Andrea is a re-builder of lives. Andrea and Jon sit down and discuss her comeback from a debilitating injury. Along the way, she found a passion for helping others to get better, and even live well. Today, Andrea is a chiropractor, a life-coach, a fitness icon and our hero. Jon Leon Guerrero hosts this conversation with Andrea. they discuss her forthcoming The You You’ve Never Met. More than just a show guest, Andrea is helpin...
Donald Robertson - Stoicism and Thinking Like a Roman Emperor
June 28, 2019 17:02 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBStoicism and Thinking Like a Roman Emperor - Donald Robertson is a modern master in the philosophy of Stoicism. His latest book is called How To Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophies of Marcus Aurelius. Donald and Pete A Turner sit down and talk about how classic Stoicism relates to today. Also, they consider how the masters from the classical era would relate to today's works. How would Seneca, Marcus Aurelius and Abraham Lincoln see our progress? Jon Leon Guerrero drop...
Dr John Sullivan and MAJ John Spencer - The Complexity of Modern Urban War
June 27, 2019 18:27 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBThe Complexity of Modern Urban War - Today's episode features the incredible minds of Dr. John Sullivan and Maj John Spencer. Spencer has been on the show a few times and continues to provide thought leadership in urban combat. Dr John Sullivan's career with the LA County Sheriff's office is impressive. As we look ahead at what it takes to operate in mega-cities as a fighting force. The complexities instantly demand that we scrap our planned conversation and just cover the basics. Ya, fut...
Peter Van Buren – Making Sense of Mueller, Candidates and Trump
June 25, 2019 18:05 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBMaking Sense of Mueller, Candidates and Trump - Today's guest is Peter Van Buren. Peter is a purveyor of facts, critical thought and common sense. This, of course, makes him stand out when he talks about politics. In his 3rd visit to the Break it down show, Peter chats with Pete A Turner, they served together in Baghdad, about presidential candidates, Vietnam draft dodging, making sense of the Mueller report...and trying to understand rationally what is what in the realm of politics. Fo...
Dr. Richard Ledet & Pete A Turner - Action Research Reflections On Nation Building
June 24, 2019 19:30 - 57 minutes - 45.1 MBAction Research Reflections On Nation Building - Today's episode features Dr. Ledet and host Pete A Turner's academic work on modern war. The fella's paper suggests that Action Research is a viable means of performing at a higher level when partnering in conflict zones. Their paper expands the beachhead established by Will Hardy and Joseph Rodman in their paper Action Research A Systematic Approach to the Social Component of the Human Dimension. Since we know Will, we were able to persua...
Shelley Klingerman - Vigilance, Safer Travel for Women
June 21, 2019 16:38 - 53 minutes - 32.1 MBVigilance, Safer Travel for Women - Shelley Klingerman is the author of Vigilance. Her book assembles the expertise of police, warriors, even the BTK killer on how women can stay safe when traveling abroad. Shelley and Pete A Turner talk at a high level on how culture, good posture and situational awareness skills help keep anyone safe while traveling. The tactics Shelley discusses keeps her busy with clients from Fortune 50 to small service companies with employees that travel for work...
Tim Kelley - Music Producer, A&R and Driving Into Town On Cables and a Prayer
June 19, 2019 15:48 - 57 minutes - 42.3 MBMusic Producer, A&R and Driving Into Town On Cables and a Prayer - Tim Kelley pulled into a party in Atlanta, on bald tires, with no job and the back seat for a hotel. However, he and Bob had a duffel bag full of songs, and dreams. Just wait for that story... Tim today is a GRAMMY-winning producer who's sold over, get this, 500 million albums. Tim has worked with everyone in the industry--Boys to Men, Beyonce the list is hella, hella, HELLA long. Jon Leon Guerrero and Pete A Turner sit ...
Bren Foster - The Last Ship’s CPO Wolf and A True Mixed Martial Artist
June 18, 2019 16:15 - 59 minutes - 37.2 MBThe Last Ship’s CPO Wolf and A True Mixed Martial Artist - Today's episode features actor and MMA hero Bren Foster. Bren appeared at CPO Wolf on the Last Ship a widely loved show that has more than fans...but relentlessly passionate fans. Bren met with Pete Koch and Pete A Turner at our favorite spot in Toluca Lake, Paty's!!! The guys talk about acting, but it's when we get into martial arts that Bren lights up and gets going; and we love that. Deep hat tip to Judy Arsenault for her ai...
Wilfred C Reilly - Hate Crime Hoax How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War
June 17, 2019 20:09 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBHate Crime Hoax How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War - Today our guest is Dr. Wilfred C Reilly from Kentucky State University and his book Hate Crime Hoax How the Left is Selling a Fake Race War Joining Pete A Turner to push Dr. Reilly's conversation academically is our own in-house policy expert Dr. Richard Ledet from Troy University. The Drs push each other with data and what our perception are about how the US deals with race, and the true cost of hoaxes. This show is likely to ...
John McKay - Cultural Master Talks Human Engagement with Pete A Turner
June 14, 2019 17:10 - 1 hour - 46.9 MBCultural Master Talks Human Engagement with Pete A Turner - Today's episode features the incredible COL John C McKay, John is a retired Marine who's served during the Cuban Missle Crisis, but also in a variety of other roles. He's a master of culture, language and partnering. John and Pete A Turner chat about working at the ground level. Partnering in a way that isn't taught in school or in the military. Thanks to Jon Leon Guerrero for the great intro. Also, hat tip to Scott Huesing for c...
Jeff Trager – Breaker of Bands, Curator of Shows, Music Man
June 12, 2019 17:09 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBBreaker of Bands, Curator of Shows, Music Man - Jeff Trager is a music man. Early in his career, he broke acts back when record companies employed guys like Jeff to work the stations and help them discover the next new thing. From the theme to Chariots of Fire to Ike and Tina Turner, Jeff has worked with and positively impacted these acts. Now Jeff Trager is promoting local music in the Bay Area. Jeff has booked acts like James Brown, the Isley Bros and dozens of others. Jeff is a prom...
Dave Aude - Producer, GRAMMY Winner, My Songs with Sting
June 11, 2019 19:10 - 48 minutes - 37.9 MBProducer, GRAMMY Winner, My Songs with Sting - When you want to freshen up your catalog, get back into popular music and make people in clubs dance you call one guy, Dave Aude. Dave has over 130 (we'd list the actual number but it seems to grow every month) #1 hits from the Dance Tracks list. Sting's newest album, My Songs, available on Spotify or better get the CD or Vinyl versions--Sting has liner notes that discuss his songwriting for each song--has 6 tracks that were updated by Dave...
Vincent “Rocco” Vargas – Mayans MC, Actor, Writer, Dad
June 10, 2019 15:58 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBMayans MC, Actor, Writer, Dad - Today's guest is Vincent "Rocco" Vargas. Vinny currently plays on Mayans MC, an FX spinoff series from the Sons of Anarchy. Rocco's character is Gilly-here's the thing. When Vinny first read for the producer, it was for a smaller part. Once they got a load of what Vargas delivered, they combined two parts into one bigger part. Vinny is many things beyond an actor. He's a writer, director, producer--but also a former Border Patrol Agent, and an Army Ranger. J...
Chef Otto Borsich – Gastrogasms and Metro Bus Dining
June 07, 2019 17:09 - 52 minutes - 40.5 MBGastrogasms and Metro Bus Dining - Today we feature two amazing chefs. Chef Otto is back on the Break It Down Show to talk about his new book, A Chef is Born. His book is part autobiographical as Otto describes his multi-ethnic upbringing in the mid-west. Each chapter concludes with a recipe, a quote and a musical pairing. Like a true chef, he's miles ahead of us, ensuring we have all the ingredients in place for a "Gastrogasm." Otto and Pete A Turner are joined by Chef Maddog Maggert. M...