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Matthew FitzSimmons – Constance
May 31, 2022 14:14 - 1 hour - 151 MBMatthew FitzSimmons – Constance - Matthew FitzSimmons, an American boy from Illinois, grew up in London in the 1970s under the baleful eye of the Kings Road punks. His otherwise idyllic childhood was shattered by the traumatic experience of seeing Star Wars on December 27, 1977 in Leicester Square, listening to his father sleep through what was clearly the greatest cinematic achievement of all time, and fearing he was adopted. Here's the best way to check out Matthew's work head to Get Const...
Lisa Jackson - The Great Resignation
May 25, 2022 12:53 - 1 hour - 153 MBLisa Jackson - The Great Resignation - Lisa Jackson is an expert on corporate culture. One of the emerging trends, as we battle through multiple challenges borne out of the COIVD virus, is the growing challenge of hiring and retaining talent in corporate America. A fascinating aspect of this is the "Great Resignation" phenomenon. Get more about Lisa's work at Lisa Jackson has been on the Break It Down Show previously. She and Pete A Turner discuss this emerging trend to avoid tradition work ...
Janeshia Adams-Ginyard - Emmy Nominated Stuntwoman and Actor
May 20, 2022 09:23 - 56 minutes - 130 MBJaneshia Adams-Ginyard - Emmy Nominated Stuntwoman and Actor - Janeshia Adams-Ginyard is an award winning stunt woman, actress, wrestler, writer, and motivational speaker. Born on Valentine's Day and raised in Southern California, Janeshia graduated from Gahr High School in Cerritos and completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics from the University of California, Berkeley. Check out Janeshia's sizzle reel at She has had major roles on commercial, television, and film projects, exec...
John Green - The Counselor of Afghanistan
May 18, 2022 08:52 - 59 minutes - 137 MBJohn Green - The Counselor of Afghanistan - John Green returns to the Break It Down Show to talk about his experiences in Afghanistan. Pete A Turner and John go back about 15 years...they've both found incredible things throughout their time. Most importantly, John's experience is rooted in the Ground Truth...his tales will reveal why the US lost in both Afghanistan and Iraq. John has worked for bosses of all ranks and services. Be sure to check out the other 2 episodes that John has joined...
Charles Arthur – Social Warming, Social Media’s Dangerous Effects
May 12, 2022 08:05 - 1 hour - 140 MBCharles Arthur – Social Warming, Social Media’s Dangerous Effects - Charles Arthur is a journalist, author and speaker, writing on science and technology for over thirty years. He was technology editor of the Guardian from 2005–2014, and afterward carried out research into social division at Cambridge University. He is the author of two specialist books, Digital Wars and Cyber Wars. Get SOCIAL WARMING: THE DANGEROUS & POLARISING EFFECTS OF SOCIAL MEDIA on Amazon at In SOCIAL WARMING: THE DAN...
Ripley Rawlings – The Kill Box
May 09, 2022 11:58 - 1 hour - 139 MBRipley Rawlings – The Kill Box - Lt Col Hunter "Rip" Rawlings, IV (Ret.) is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tyce Asher series and co-author of RED METAL with Mark Greaney. With over twenty-three years of active duty service as a Marine Corps infantry and Reconnaissance Officer, he completed ten combat and peacekeeping deployments to Afghanistan (OEF), Iraq (OIF), Saudi Arabia, and Northern Africa (OEF), among others. Get all of Rip’s work on his website at: Pete and Ripley talk ...
Gina Wilkinson - When the Apricots Bloom
May 04, 2022 13:49 - 1 hour - 139 MBGina Wilkinson - When the Apricots Bloom - Gina Wilkinson writes, "I've been a nomad from the age of six-months, when my parents packed me and our Siamese cat into an old Renault and set off for a remote gold-mining town in Australia's Nullarbor desert. Since then I've circumnavigated the globe many times. As a foreign correspondent, I reported from some of the globe's most intriguing and dangerous places for renowned broadcasters such as the BBC, NPR, and the ABC." Get Gina's Iraqi-based thr...
Steve Pieters - The Eyes of Tammy Faye
April 27, 2022 13:40 - 50 minutes - 116 MBSteve Pieters - The Eyes of Tammy Faye - Steve Pieters has lived with AIDS since, ready? - 1982. Not only did Steve acquire AIDS early, before many of us were even alive, he also had to survive through the various epochs since then. In the past 40 years, things have changed wildly...and we'd suggest for the better. Steve is a central figure in that growth. His appearance in 1985 with Tammy Faye's on the Praise the Lord Network was seminal in changing EVERYTHING. Watch Steve's appearance with ...
Dee C Lee – Soul, Rhythm and Blues
April 26, 2022 12:02 - 53 minutes - 123 MBDee C Lee – Soul, Rhythm and Blues - Dee C Lee is a highly successful recording artist who has been at the heart of the British Soul and R & B music scene for more than thirty years. With her distinctive and entrancing vocal tone, she has performed with chart-topping acts, including Wham!, Animal Nightlife, The Style Council, Guru and Mother Earth. As well as writing her own hits, such as the acclaimed ballad See The Day (revived in a cover by Girls Aloud). You can visit Dee C Lee's website ...
Anna Simons - Sovereignty as a Solution
April 20, 2022 13:36 - 1 hour - 151 MBAnna Simons - Sovereignty as a Solution - Anna Simons is the author of The Sovereignty Solution. Her book describes a path, rarely taken by the US when they look to partner overseas. Time timely topic gives us another lens through which we can examine the Afghanistan failure. Get The Sovereignty Solution on Amazon at Her book offers a number of ways in which the United States might mature the American vision of war. Which we desperately need to consider as a fighting force. Army Special For...
Brian Mullins - The Cold Stares, Heavy Shoes
April 13, 2022 08:11 - 57 minutes - 131 MBBrian Mullins - The Cold Stares, Heavy Shoes - On his recent road trip, Pete A Turner stopped in at @The Cold Stares studio with Drummer Brian Mullins. If you love all-American Blues based rock and roll...it's the Cold Stares. The band's new album is called Heavy Shoes. Pete and Brian get into topics that get beyond what sticks does he use, and the challenges of running a small band. Instead, Brian and Pete get deep and reveal things about that band you won't hear anywhere else. Chris Tapp...
John Langellier - Southwest History and Scouting with Buffalo Soldiers
April 07, 2022 08:51 - 45 minutes - 104 MBJohn Langellier - Southwest History and Scouting with Buffalo Soldiers - John P. Langellier is a historian from Tucson. John is a prolific author who's written a LOT of books. His latest covers one of the Buffalo Soldier units from Southern Arizona. It's an interesting note that Buffalo Soldier is not a very descriptive term. US units throughout the west employed black soldiers in a variety of capacities...but damn did they do it well in the Ft. Bowie/Huachuca region. You will LOVE his latest...
Bryan Fuller - Rowing Around the World
April 01, 2022 07:10 - 1 hour - 141 MBBryan Fuller - Rowing Around the World - If you've been around for a while, you know our friend Bryan Fuller. Fuller founded Power Rowing in Brookline Mass. Bryan's gym is a hit and he's been creating a community of health-minded folks with powerful charitable charters. How'd Bryan get into rowing? Pete recalls, "Bryan wanted a big task...and suggests to me that he was going to row across the Atlantic on a team...despite never really being a rower. In true Fuller fashion, got the job done an...
Ferose V R - Specialisterne and Neurodiversity
March 24, 2022 08:11 - 56 minutes - 129 MBFerose V R - Specialisterne and Neurodiversity - Ferose V R is the spearhead for a concept called Neurodiversity. He works from several angles on creating work opportunities for people on the Autism spectrum. How do we as a society, flatten barriers between the dignity of work and earning a living and our perception of what's possible for folks on the spectrum? Feroes is working to answer that question. Get more on Ferose and his work at: Ferose has co-authored a best-seller book on people ...
Steven Greenhut - Winning the Water Wars in California
March 18, 2022 08:37 - 58 minutes - 134 MBSteven Greenhut - Winning the Water Wars in California - Steven Greenhut is an investigative reporter who's looked into a variety of topics in his career. He's written for over a dozen papers, testified as an expert in court and is generally a badass writer speaking truth to power. Steven's book talks about a pathway for California that leans on abundance rather than a shortage of water. Check out our episode with Megan Konar, it's an excellent companion episode for this one. Greenhut's late...
Nate Nelson - Stacking Air Support and Living
March 15, 2022 11:44 - 59 minutes - 135 MBNate Nelson - Stacking Air Support and Living - United States Air Force Captain Nathan Nelson suffered a spinal cord injury from a rocket blast in Afghanistan. He has no movement below his chest and limited use of his hands. Captain Nelson was part of a special operations team that took heavy fire in September of 2013 during his third tour in Afghanistan. Luckily, none of his fellow soldiers were injured in the attack. He was immediately flown back to Walter Reed National Military Medical Cen...
Eddie Gore – Playing for Keeps
March 11, 2022 14:47 - 1 hour - 153 MBEddie Gore – Playing for Keeps - Eddie Gore, a Nashville native, is one of the few producers in the record business possessing the great ears of a player/arranger with the ability to engineer the most demanding recording in any musical style. Check out Eddie's work at or at When Steve Cropper, Legendary Memphis guitarist and songwriter, decided to step away from the day-to-day madness and magic of Music Row, he entrusted Eddie to design and construct a studio in a building Cropper owned on ...
The DOC - No Longer Carrying the Pain
March 09, 2022 08:27 - 46 minutes - 106 MBThe DOC - No Longer Carrying the Pain - Growing up in the 80's means that Pete A Turner and his age peers witnessed the birth of Rap and Hip Hop. One of the most influential bands of all time was born in that era. NWA, exploded on the scene with raps that wound founded in Dr Dre's sample-centric beats and the magic of Ice Cube and The DOC's raps. Part of the evolution of DOC is re-acquiring Tracy Curry. As an adult, over time, growing evolving, AND recognizing the impact women have played on...
Don Frazier - History of the Old West
March 03, 2022 13:38 - 1 hour - 142 MBDon Frazier - History of the Old West – Donald S. Frazier is the Director of The Texas Center at Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas and a veteran of several decades in the college classroom. He is the award-winning author of books on the American Civil War, Texas History, Military History, and the US-Mexican Borderlands. Get Don’s book Blood and Treasure on Amazon: Don Frazier is back on the Break It Down Show discussing the fascinating nature of Old West history. The characters and ta...
David Eubank - Free Burma Rangers
March 02, 2022 08:17 - 1 hour - 165 MBDavid Eubank - Free Burma Rangers - The Free Burma Rangers (FBR) is a multi-ethnic humanitarian service movement working to bring help, hope and love to people in the conflict zones of Burma, Iraq, and Sudan. Working in conjunction with local ethnic pro-democracy groups, FBR trains, supplies, and later coordinates with what become highly mobile multipurpose relief teams. After training these teams provide critical emergency medical care, shelter, food, clothing and human rights documentation ...
John Murray – Counterintelligence Agent Abroad
February 25, 2022 14:24 - 1 hour - 177 MBJohn Murray – Counterintelligence Agent Abroad - John Murray and Pete A Turner were both Counterintelligence Agents in the 165th Military Intelligence Battalion. During their tour in Germany, the Dayton Peace Accords attempted to border peace in the crumbling and lethal Balkans. As members of the IFOR forces deployed to ensure that peace, the 165th deployed and scattered around the region. Deployed as the initial force, folks like John and Pete had to venture off the camp daily to figure out ...
Chris Goulstone - Chapel of Rock
February 23, 2022 08:07 - 56 minutes - 129 MBChris Goulstone - Chapel of Rock - Producing TV and Film music for over twenty years with over 100 albums to his name, Chris Goulstone works from Sambourne House Studios, providing cutting edge tracks for shows around the globe. Chris Goulstone runs the Chapel of Rock. When Wes says, "You should have...on the show" Pete stops what he’s doing and books the guest. Chris is a wealth of music knowledge and a multi-decade pedigree as a multi-instrumentalist. He's worked with and for everyone...s...
Chris Bell - Chapel of Rock, Drummer
February 08, 2022 12:35 - 1 hour - 149 MBChris Bell - Chapel of Rock, Drummer - Chris Bell is known as a drummer. However, our buddy Wes Maebe says Chris can do it all. As a drummer, Chris' credits include Big Country (this band is a personal fav for those of us who grew up on the Quake in San Francisco) Thompson Twins, Donovan, Plant/Page, Gene Loves Jezebel and BIDS alum Raie. Check out the Chapel of Rock at Chris is part of the crew at the Chapel of Rock, a collection of badass musicians in England who are changing how the music...
Dave Matheny – The Silencer Shop
February 04, 2022 07:17 - 55 minutes - 126 MBDave Matheny – The Silencer Shop - Dave Matheny founded the Silencer Shop. It's interesting when we hear the word silencer for guns, we have images in our head that likely have no bearing in reality. For most people, the next time they see a silencer in real life, will be the first time. To learn more head to the SIlencer Shops website For most people, silencers are something from the movies, yet for many Americans, suppressors are a part of a normal range day. Dave joins Pete A Turner on th...
David Pietrusza - 1920: The Year of the Six Presidents
February 01, 2022 20:42 - 1 hour - 147 MBDavid Pietrusza - 1920: The Year of the Six Presidents - The presidential election of 1920 was one of the most dramatic ever. For the only time in the nation's history, six once-and-future presidents hoped to end up in the White House: Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, and Theodore Roosevelt. It was an election that saw unprecedented levels of publicity -- the Republicans outspent the Democrats by 4 to 1 -- and it was the first to g...
Nathan Gorenstein – The Guns of John Browning
January 27, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBNathan Gorenstein – The Guns of John Browning - Nathan Gorenstein offers the first major biography of John Moses Browning, “the Thomas Edison of guns,” brings to life a visionary inventor whose astonishing array of firearms have shaped American culture and armed the world’s militaries for more than a century. Get Nathan's book on Amazon at Visit Nathan's website Gorenstein joins Pete A Turner, on the Break It Down Show...and you're gonna love it. BTW in addition to Pete A Turner, Jim DeFeli...
Jack Hues - We Gotta Work Together
January 21, 2022 13:20 - 1 hour - 139 MBJack Hues - We Gotta Work Together - Jack Hues is the singer-songwriter and composer best known as the frontman for Wang Chung. In standard times Jack would have spent most of 2020 performing in the USA and Europe promoting his first solo album, PRIMITIF but as the pandemic shut the world down Jack set his living room up as a studio and began writing and recording ideas. Go to to learn more about Jack's tour dates and music, or you can visit Jack has announced the release of his second sol...
Pete A Turner – Customary Disregard for Religion
January 17, 2022 13:21 - 1 hour - 185 MBPete A Turner – Customary Disregard for Religion - Sometimes, Pete A Turner is the guest on the Break It Down Show. Our host for this episode is Dr Wilfred Reilly. Wil is covering Pete and Dr Rich Ledet's recent academic article discussing the impact of religion on operations in Conflict Zones. This article was published in The Challenge to NATO Global Security and the Atlantic Alliance get this book at Amazon at Here's an excerpt from the Abstract - Abstract This paper examines the relation...
Mike Guardia - Skybreak, the 58th Fighter Squadron
January 14, 2022 13:06 - 59 minutes - 136 MBMike Guardia - Skybreak, the 58th Fighter Squadron - Mike Guardia returns to the Break It Down Show to talk military history with Pete A Turner. Mike cranks out books at a pace that makes us shudder. We'll discuss the 58th Fighter Squadron, the top MiG Killers of Operation Desert Storm. To support Eric J Turner’s family, go to the donation link: or hit Pete on FB, DM etc. Get Mike’s book Skybreak on Amazon at: August 1990: Iraqi forces under the command of Saddam Hussein invaded the tiny em...
Matthew Dennison - The Queen
January 12, 2022 12:34 - 58 minutes - 133 MBMatthew Dennison - The Queen - Matthew Dennison is the author of eight critically acclaimed works of non-fiction, a journalist and broadcaster. He read English at Christ Church, Oxford, as Douglas Jerrold Scholar, and afterwards the History of Decorative Arts at the University of Glasgow. Get Matthew's last book on Amazon at The Queen: An elegant new biography of Her Majesty Elizabeth II Matthew is on the BIDS to talk about his new book. For millions of people, both in Britain and across the...
Adrian Goldsworthy – The Fort
January 10, 2022 14:23 - 1 hour - 157 MBAdrian Goldsworthy – The Fort - Adrian Goldsworthy is a British historian and novelist who specializes in ancient Roman history. Adrian Goldsworthy attended Westbourne School, Penarth. He then read Ancient and Modern History at St John's College, Oxford, completing a D.Phil. in ancient military history from the University of Oxford in 1994. That dissertation laid the foundation of his first book, The Roman Army at War 100 BC – AD 200. Get Adrian's latest book "The Fort" on Amazon at From Adr...
Jon Klein - Guitarist for Siouxsie, Specimen and Sinead O'Connor
December 31, 2021 09:04 - 1 hour - 146 MBJon Klein - Guitarist for Siouxsie, Specimen and Sinead O'Connor - Jon Klein is a producer and multi instrumentalist. His career started in the 70's playing with several seminal and influential bands in the Post Punk family of genres. Apparently, he also likes to play in bands with S's...Siouxsie, Sinead, Shriekback, Specimen, Space Tribe... Connect with Jon on FB Jon's found success all over the world, producing music for a wide variety of clients. He's charted in Spain with Fangoria, and am...
Randall Reeves - The Figure 8 Voyage
December 28, 2021 13:44 - 1 hour - 161 MBRandall Reeves - The Figure 8 Voyage - Born and raised in Northern California, Randall Reeves, 57, grew up reading and dreaming of the sea. He learned to sail on the rivers of central California and often “borrowed” the family sailboat for solo ventures to the San Francisco Bay. These turned out to be formative escapades. While in college, Randall interviewed world-famous solo sailor, Bernard Moitessier, for his campus radio station, a meeting that changed his life. Get the picture book from ...
Irina Skaya – Comedy LIVE on Stage
December 26, 2021 15:23 - 1 hour - 139 MBIrina Skaya – Comedy LIVE on Stage - Irina Skaya is a comedian who's taken over LA. Her windy road to the big league of comedy began in Ukraine, where she’s born. She grew up in Tucson Arizona. Then she traveled to London and studied theatre, film, and creative writing. Irina moved to Los Angeles a few years ago to pursue standup. She's worked all the big LA clubs and is ready to get back on stage again soon. These comedy episodes are brought to you by Save the Brave. Now, the NEW! Bastards C...
Aurora Winter - Turn Words Into Wealth
December 23, 2021 14:53 - 1 hour - 153 MBAurora Winter - Turn Words Into Wealth - Aurora Winter combines the best of Silicon Valley with the best of Hollywood. Using her expertise in film and neuroscience, she helps people tell memorable stories that build brands, books, and businesses. A leader who is a published author and a powerful public speaker has a huge advantage in marketing, sales, and advertising. Through her books, courses, and one-on-one coaching, Aurora trains people to create a clear, concise, compelling message. Get ...
Michael Julian – Active Shooter Survival
December 22, 2021 15:03 - 1 hour - 140 MBMichael Julian – Active Shooter Survival -. Michael trained under his father and founder of National Business Investigations, Ron Julian, becoming involved in the family business at a young age, assisting his father in many forms of investigations. He majored in Administration of Justice in college where he was inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa International Scholastic Order for academic achievement. Michael began working full time for NBI in 1990, specializing in surveillance operations. For...
Deborah Stone – Counting, Numbers & Decisions
December 17, 2021 08:12 - 1 hour - 141 MBDeborah Stone – Counting, Numbers & Decisions - Deborah Stone has taught at Brandeis for decades. Her books have often become the standard for understanding policy and decision making. Dr. Stone has taught at Brandeis, MIT and a variety of other places… She's got roots in political science as well as other social sciences. Her latest book Counting explains the fallibility of numbers. Get Counting on Amazon at Joining us on this episode as co-host is Grant Martin who's working on his doctorat...
Mitch DeVore – Counterintelligence & Psy OPS
December 13, 2021 14:36 - 54 minutes - 126 MBMitch DeVore – Counterintelligence & Psy OPS - Pete has known Mitch De Vore for nearly 30 years. They met in the Army during Counterintelligence school. Because being a badass counterintelligence agent isn't enough, Mitch transitioned over to Psychological Operations. With Deployments to Kosovo and the Middle East. Of course, Mitch can't just be a badass PsyOps warrior...his day job has him doing CI work for the DoE. You won't hear Mitch on other shows, but you will love this episode. Mitch h...
Chase Hughes - Advanced Human Skills, Influence and Persuasion
December 12, 2021 16:13 - 1 hour - 144 MBChase Hughes - Advanced Human Skills, Influence and Persuasion - Chase Hughes is a leader in the intelligence and human dynamics space. Chase spent almost a decade deciphering the human matrix. In an effort to locate the farthest 'wall' where human influence ended, Chase discovered that it didn't. He began to develop a map for influence and behavior profiling to enable people in our agencies to read humans, and influence their behavior. Get Chase’s latest book Six-Minute X-Ray on Amazon at: ...
Mandy Barnett - Every Star Above
December 10, 2021 09:10 - 50 minutes - 116 MBMandy Barnett - Every Star Above - Mandy Barnett, one of Nashville’s enduring musical treasures who has showcased her mesmerizing voice on stages across the globe, started singing at five years-old. She has been singing since. Barnett’s style is rooted in the classic country and pop crooning of iconic singers and timeless sounds. She delves into a song with a keen interpretative sense, getting right down to its emotional core and rendering a powerhouse performance through her “pipes of stee...
Cork Graham - 5 Acres and a Moose
December 06, 2021 14:57 - 1 hour - 155 MBCork Graham - 5 Acres and a Moose - In 1983, long before Cork Graham became a team leader on Discovery Channel's hit series TREASURE QUEST, he burst onto the international scene, not as an author, but as a photojournalist. As a fresh out-of-high school, 18-year-old combat photographer, he cut his teeth on the Kampuchea/Vietnam War and Hmong resistance in Laos. Get more on Cork at Check out his other website: Cork Graham is a direct descendant of Mayflower passengers Edward Fuller and his so...
Carter Wilson – the Dead Husband
December 03, 2021 14:47 - 1 hour - 142 MBCarter Wilson – the Dead Husband - Carter Wilson is the USA Today and #1 Denver Post bestselling author of seven critically acclaimed, standalone psychological thrillers, as well as numerous short stories. He is an ITW Thriller Award finalist, a four-time winner of the Colorado Book Award, and his novels have received multiple starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Library Journal. Get Carter's latest book The Dead Husband at Amazon For more on Carter Wilson, head to his websi...
Margret Younis - Human Engineering & Behavior Training
December 02, 2021 10:35 - 57 minutes - 132 MBMargret Younis - Human Engineering & Behavior Training - Margret Younis is a law enforcement instructor, researcher, speaker, and the owner of Hybrid Academy of Behavioral Security - security, investigative, and behavioral risk mitigation training firm. She implements science-based training concepts designed to prevent suicide, eliminate workplace violence, and improve the mental health and resilience of law enforcement officers, first responders, and criminal justice professionals. Find out ...
Bill Mankins - Trapped in Afghanistan
November 29, 2021 09:52 - 1 hour - 182 MBBill Mankins - Trapped in Afghanistan - Bill has visited the show several times. Each time delivering incredible insight into Afghanistan. As the US and her coalition partners work to extract their citizens and Afghans, we must not lose sight of what it takes to succeed in overseas operations...and how quickly failed policy decisions can unravel any hope for success. Afghanistan experts Bill Mankins and Pete A Turner discuss elements of the latest phase of operations in Afghanistan. Currently...
Graham Hurley – Last Flight to Stalingrad
November 24, 2021 09:21 - 58 minutes - 134 MBGraham Hurley – Last Flight to Stalingrad - Graham Hurley joins us from the UK. His latest book is called The Last Flight to Stalingrad. Graham's writing has captured the imagination of readers throughout the world. In his Spoils of War series he's focused on a Georgian, there's not ours, general who works with Nazi propaganda master Goebbels. Pete's read the Last Flight to Stalingrad...and says for World War II readers, it's a must buy. Get the book on Amazon at We love having authors on ...
DW Wilber – Under Cover for the CIA
November 23, 2021 09:51 - 1 hour - 143 MBDW Wilber – Under Cover for the CIA - Del W. Wilber brings over thirty years of experience in Security and Counterterrorism as a former Intelligence Officer serving with the Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of Defense in Eastern and Western Europe, and the Middle East, and in law enforcement. His expertise took him to Iraq from 2004-2007 where he served as an advisor for counterterrorism and counter-IED operations to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Multi-National Corps – Iraq....
Mark Sullivan - The Last Green Valley
November 18, 2021 13:25 - 56 minutes - 128 MBMark Sullivan - The Last Green Valley - has authored lots and LOTS of books. He and Pete A Turner sit down and talk about his process, how growth and the latest book called, "". Get the last Green Valley on Amazon Mark's book tells the tale of the Martel's, a Ukrainian family who lives on the edge of survival in Stalinist Russia. Then things get worse and the Nazis stand between them and a new life. World War II books aren't just about tanks and paratroopers...this time it's about family....
Xander Bullock – The War Booty of the Taliban
November 17, 2021 09:27 - 1 hour - 155 MBXander Bullock – The War Booty of the Taliban - COL Xander Bullock is a US Army officer who has served with the 101st Airborne Division, the 1st Infantry Division, I Corps HQ plans, MNC-I Plans and CFC-A Plans. COL Xander Bullock is a veteran of Bosnia/Kosovo, Iraq, and Afghanistan and has been in service since 93. He is an active duty Colonel serving Brigade Command for the Corps of Engineers at the Seattle District. Xander Bullock joins us to discuss the process of determining what equip...
Erik Kleinsmith - DB Cooper, Hoffa, Zodiac, Cracking the Coldest Cases
November 11, 2021 13:57 - 1 hour - 141 MBErik Kleinsmith - DB Cooper, Hoffa, Zodiac, Cracking the Coldest Cases - Erik Kleinsmith Erik has authored books on intelligence analysis, found the 9/11 hijackers BEFORE 9/11, helped solve the DB Cooper case...and a lot more. Erik used to be Pete A Turner's commander in Bosnia when they were in the might 165th MI Bn. You'd imagine that commanding a company of spies would be the pinnacle of one's career, but that's just the beginning... Erik returns to the Break It Down Show. It's always a go...
Kate Linder - Young and the Restless
November 09, 2021 13:18 - 1 hour - 145 MBKate Linder - Young and the Restless - Kate Linder was cast as Esther Valentine on The Young and the Restless over 38 years ago. She remains a key member of the top-rated daytime drama's cast. In 2008, Linder received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Linder was elected to two terms as the Television Academy's Governor of Daytime Programming Peer Group and was elected to multiple terms as a SAG-AFTRA board member. Get more on Kate's like, work and charitable focus She enjoys the best of ...