Cleared Hot
560 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 10.5K ratingsIt is safe to say that I have wandered a bit. I served in the military, flew some jets, jumped out of most, climbed mountains (I jumped off of them too), taught fitness, owned a gym, and have spent the last few years speaking to organizations and leaders. It has been a journey, and in all honesty, I have no idea where it is going. I seek the things that make me uncomfortable. I move towards things that scare me. I think you should too
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Episode 243 - John Dudley
July 25, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 158 MBJohn Dudley is a world-class archer, projectile enthusiast, and one of the best bow hunters to walk the face of the earth. He founded Nock on Archery, and combined with his YouTube channel and School of Nock his platform is the one-stop shop for anyone in the archery world, or looking to enter the sport of archery.
Full Auto Friday - Round 115
July 22, 2022 11:00 - 41 minutes - 76.7 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. I feel like I need to leave my job, but I don't want to leave my boss or my students hanging 2. Family WWIII weeks before my wedding, what should I do 3. Domestic violence 4. Is it time for me to hang it up as a paramedic Enjoy
Episode 242 - Matthew Reed
July 18, 2022 11:00 - 2 hours - 279 MBMatthew Reed is a Veteran of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as a former member of the U.S. Military Intelligence Community who worked for five years in Afghanistan as an Intelligence Contractor/Analyst and six years as a Counter-Intelligence Analyst in the Balkans region of Europe. In the Balkans, his mission was to root out hostile penetrations of our HUMINT Source pool. Matthew is also an author who publishes independently through Amazon, you can find his author page as wel...
Full Auto Friday - Round 114
July 15, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutes - 66.4 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. As a teacher, how do I teach our youth about the history of our country, specifically issues like the treatment of Native Americans and slavery without them feeling disgraced and unwilling to engage in our political process 2. What is the best round and pistol for CCW, in your experience 3. Why in the hell would you get married more than once 4. What episodes have I enjoyed creating the most, which ones were the most difficult or frustrat...
Episode 241 - Nelson Grant
July 11, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 158 MBNelson Grant is a Sheriff's Deputy and Search and Rescue Team member in the Flathead Valley. In addition to his current duties, he has previous experience on the SWAT Team and Narcotics Task Force. When not on duty Nelson enjoys partaking in just about every activity that Northwestern Montana has to offer. Bowhunting, rifle hunting, river raft guiding, dual-sport motorcycle guiding, backcountry split boarding and skiing, touring, trekking, downhill mountain bike riding, jiu-jitsu, and prob...
Full Auto Friday - Round 113
July 08, 2022 11:00 - 25 minutes - 47.5 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. How the hell do I get over my divorce 2. Can a "Never Quit" mindset be taken to far 3. Are former SEALs better suited to be politicians 4. Can I get over my skydiving anxiety and grow to love the sport Enjoy
Episode 240 - Anthony Arismendi
July 04, 2022 11:00 - 2 hours - 311 MBAnthony Arismendi is a former FBI agent with a highly decorated and distinguished career spanning two decades of undercover and special operations against drug cartels, gangs, organized crime, violent criminals, and terrorist organizations. He has served as a member of the FBI’s SWAT team, as a supervisory agent in two field offices and FBI Headquarters, and as a unit chief in the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division. He is the recipient of the Hispanic American Police Command Officer’s Ass...
Full Auto Friday - round 112
July 01, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes - 65.4 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. I have been lying to my future wife about the actual demands and time requirements of my desired Army career....Should I tell her the truth or just stick with what I have said 2. How should a woman train for the BUD/s pipeline 3. My best friend passed ten years ago shortly after we had an argument, how do I move on and forgive myself. 4. Why do people think that it is so easy to become a police officer, as if departments will just hire an...
Episode 239 - Mike Sarraille
June 27, 2022 11:00 - 2 hours - 293 MBMike Sarraille is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer and a former enlisted Recon Marine and Scout-Sniper. A graduate of the University of Texas McCombs MBA Program, he is the founder and CEO of Talent War Group, a leading management consulting and executive search firm, which specializes in creating sustainable world-class leadership development programs within companies and sourcing executive talent to drive organizations to the next level. He is also the Founder and CEO of ATTA, a mindset ...
Full Auto Friday - Round 111
June 24, 2022 11:00 - 38 minutes - 71.2 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. All I wanted to do was some "harmless window shopping," and now my girlfriend is pissed 2. How do I get my friend back on the "path" 3. I am struggling with motivation, should I stay at my current job or move on 4. Money, divorce, kids, and happiness Enjoy
Episode 238 - Coffee time with Evan Hafer and Mike Glover
June 20, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 179 MBMike Glover spent 18 years in the US Army and as a government contractor for OGA (Other Government Agency). He served as a SGM (Sergeant Major) in Special Forces in various positions and deployed multiple times to combat theaters. He is an expert in Counter-Terrorism, security, and crisis management operations and is the host of the Fieldcraft Survival Podcast on iTunes and Soundcloud. Mike is an avid outdoorsman, overland, traveler, and hunter. He has a bachelor's degree in Homeland Sec...
Full Auto Friday - Round 110
June 17, 2022 11:00 - 26 minutes - 50.2 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. Apprehension about enlisting in the military 2. Why bother upholding a standard when leadership above you will not support the decision 3. I was selected for a position of leadership amongst my peers, how do I explain to them why I was selected over them 4. Am I too old to pursue a career in SOF Enjoy
Episode 237 - Mickey Schuch
June 13, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 199 MBMickey Schuch is the owner and an instructor at Carry Trainer, an organization designed to provide a holistic approach to self-defense and firearms training. Mickey is a firearm instructor for Pistol, Rifle, Shotguns, Personal Protection Inside the Home and Personal Protection Outside the Home, a Range Safety Officer, and a member of the Illinois Tactical Officers Association. Carry Trainer provides real solutions for real problems. It is incumbent upon individuals, businesses, and organizat...
Full Auto Friday - Round 109
June 10, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes - 63.7 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. A variety of questions about SEAL training, those that make it and those that don't 2. Parenting, and how to set healthy boundaries with grandparents 3. Is the military to blame for the "obsession" with the AR-15 platform Enjoy
Episode 236 - Thomas Nybo
June 06, 2022 11:00 - 2 hours - 237 MBThomas Nybo lives a double life. Half the year, he lives in the mountains of Utah, snowboarding most days, and homeschooling his kids. Half the year, as a photographer and filmmaker, he spends in some of the world's most dangerous places -- Haiti, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen. For the past three years, that place has been the Congo. Last year he reported on children miners, digging for the cobalt in our phones, electric cars and laptops. He also sent deep into the jungle with Dian Fossey Gorilla...
Full Auto Friday - Round 108 - The Jiu Jitsu roundtable with Henry Akins and Dan Hart
June 03, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 122 MBFull Auto Friday with a Jiu Jitsu focus. Training, how to find a gym, when to start, how to train, and much more, with two high level practitioners. Henry Akins is a Rickson Gracie blackbelt, and has been a blackbelt for 19 years. Dan Hart is a Henry Akins blackbelt, and is the owner of Alpha BJJ in Woodstock, IL. Enjoy
Cleared Hot Episode 235 - Fred Galvin
May 30, 2022 11:00 - 3 hours - 357 MBFred Galvin served for over 26 years as an enlisted and Marine Corps officer including assignments in the infantry, reconnaissance, force reconnaissance and Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC/Marine Raiders). He led hundreds of combat missions including raids, deep reconnaissance, ship seizures, and ambush operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and in the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Gulf of Aden. The Marine Corps selected Galvin to command the first Marine Special Operations Task Force ...
Full Auto Friday - Round 107
May 27, 2022 11:00 - 43 minutes - 80.8 MBTraditionally, Fridays are for rapid-fire Q and A... Today there are only two topics, both relatively heavy.... The school shooting in Texas... Alcoholism...
Episode 234 - Lindsay Moran
May 23, 2022 11:00 - 2 hours - 296 MBLindsay Moran is a former clandestine officer for the Central Intelligence Agency. She is a freelance writer whose articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and USA Today. In 2005, she published her memoir Blowing My Cover, My Life As A Spy, in which she wrote about her experiences as a case officer from 1998 to 2003. After graduating from Harvard and submitting an application that included her language skills and her time living in Eastern Europe as a Fulbright sc...
Full Auto Friday - Round 106
May 20, 2022 11:00 - 37 minutes - 71 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. Quitting, and performance-enhancing drugs at BUD/s 2. What have I learned in answering questions for 2 years on Full Auto Friday 3. A wild walk in the park with my girlfriend and cousin Enjoy
Episode 233 - Mike Glover and Evan Hafer
May 16, 2022 11:00 - 2 hours - 253 MBMike Glover spent 18 years in the US Army and as a government contractor for OGA (Other Government Agency). He served as a SGM (Sergeant Major) in Special Forces in various positions and deployed multiple times to combat theaters. He is an expert in Counter-Terrorism, security, and crisis management operations and is the host of the Fieldcraft Survival Podcast on iTunes and Soundcloud. Mike is an avid outdoorsman, overland, traveler, and hunter. He has a bachelor's degree in Homeland Sec...
Full Auto Friday - Round 105 with Nelson Grant
May 13, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 129 MBNormally, Fridays are for rapid fire Q and A. Today I am joined by my good friend Nelson Grant, and we do in fact answer some Q and A, but we also discussed all things law enforcement (chasing naked people on meth) and life in general. 1. Divorce...Should I stay in it until my kids are grown, should I move on and prioritize my own health, how do I talk to my kids about this... 2. I want my husband to quit his job and let me be his sugar mama, please call him out for being a bitch ass abo...
Episode 232 - Jack Carr
May 09, 2022 11:00 - 2 hours - 266 MBJack Carr led special operations teams as a Team Leader, Platoon Commander, Troop Commander and Task Unit Commander. Over his 20 years in Naval Special Warfare he transitioned from an enlisted SEAL sniper to a junior officer leading assault and sniper teams in Iraq and Afghanistan, to a platoon commander practicing counterinsurgency in the southern Philippines, to commanding a Special Operations Task Unit in the most Iranian influenced section of southern Iraq throughout the tumultuous drawd...
Full Auto Friday - Round 104
May 06, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutes - 52.8 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. I'm 41 and living in my father's house, how can I find the motivation to get out of bed in the morning 2. Therapy and friends, how can you get one that you care about to seek help 3. I have been prescribed Adderall for weight loss, and now I am craving the energy it gives me. How do I get off of this shit 4. How do I talk to my father about wanting to join the military Enjoy
Episode 231 - Keelin Darby
May 02, 2022 11:00 - 2 hours - 294 MBKeelin Darby is an active law enforcement officer and the wife of Ben Darby. Officer Ben Darby responded to a suicide-by-cop scenario in 2018. After recognizing that his partners were not utilizing sound officer safety tactics by placing themselves in a potentially deadly situation without cover and concealment within a few feet of the armed subject, without their firearms drawn, Officer Darby placed himself in front of his partners and gave multiple warnings to the subject to put his gun ...
Full Auto Friday - Round 103
April 29, 2022 11:00 - 40 minutes - 75.1 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. My mom and dad have cancer, affairs, girlfriends, a toxic environment growing up, how to spend the remaining time I have with my dad.... 2. I have all the money I need to live, but I feel like I have no purpose and don't know who I am, or how to become what I could be 3. Is competing necessary in BJJ Enjoy
Episode 230 - Michelle Black
April 25, 2022 11:00 - 2 hours - 301 MBWhen Green Beret Bryan Black was killed in an ambush in Niger in 2017, his wife Michelle saw her worst nightmare become a reality. She was left alone with her grief and with two young sons to raise. But what followed Bryan's death was an even more difficult journey for the young widow. After receiving very few details about the attack that took her husband's life, it was up to Michelle to find answers. It became her mission to learn the truth about that day in Niger--and her book, Sacrifice,...
Full Auto Friday - Round 102
April 22, 2022 11:00 - 41 minutes - 78.4 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. I received a death threat based on something that I said 21 years ago 2. How can I shift gears more effectively between my work "world" and my home "world" 3. Advice for my teenage daughter who is the new girl in school/town 4. I'm struggling with the feeling I "have not done my part" Enjoy
Episode 229 - Kegan Gill
April 18, 2022 11:00 - 2 hours - 324 MBKegan Gill was a US Navy Fighter Pilot (F-18 Super Hornet) and was forced to eject into the sound barrier as his plane was going down during a training exercise over the Atlantic Ocean. In the process of ejecting, Kegan sustained catastrophic injuries that literally ripped his limbs apart along with a severe traumatic brain injury. His body landed in the ice-cold waters of the Atlantic with a protective wet suit that had been ripped to pieces. With his parachute still attached, and unable ...
Full Auto Friday - Round 101
April 15, 2022 11:00 - 30 minutes - 57.6 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. How do I write the vows for my upcoming wedding and not sound like a clown 2. Suicide, how do I move on 3. I am a giant of a man, can I still do jiu-jitsu 4. Why do I not feel afraid of death like other people 5. How do I keep my job from affecting my children Enjoy
Episode 228 - Scott DeFoe
April 11, 2022 11:00 - 2 hours - 302 MBScott DeFoe is a retired Los Angeles Police Department Officer who began his career as a Special Agent for USCS assigned to a DEA TF in San Francisco. His last assignment was as a Sergeant at Special Weapons and Tactics. Throughout his career, he worked in Patrol, Vice, Gangs, Narcotics, and K9. Post LEO service, Scott entered the world of executive protection/corporate security and eventually opened his own consulting company. Over the past 8 years, he has been retained on over 700 police...
Full Auto Friday - Round 100
April 08, 2022 11:00 - 29 minutes - 54.4 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. Military or LEO, I am at a career crossroads and don't know what choice to make 2. I am depressed and feel as if it is spiraling out of control 3. The joys of complex ambushes compared to linear ambushes 4. I just found out I am going to be a father, any advice 5. If you are about to be tortured, what is the move? Do you hold out, or give them all the "intel" Enjoy
Episode 227 - Matthew Cole
April 04, 2022 11:00 - 3 hours - 408 MBMatthew Cole is the author of Code Over Country: The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team 6. Matthew has covered national security since 2005 for U.S. television networks and print outlets. He has reported extensively on the CIA’s post-9/11 transformation, including identifying and locating a secret CIA prison in Lithuania used to interrogate Al Qaeda detainees. Since 2005, Cole has traveled extensively in Afghanistan and Pakistan to cover conflict and investigate U.S. intelligence operatio...
Full Auto Friday - Round 99
April 01, 2022 11:00 - 35 minutes - 65.5 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. What advice and action steps should someone take who has damaged their professional reputation 2. My husband claims he is a "game-time player" when it comes to violence, how can I get him to actually train 3. My wife does not love me anymore and we have 4 kids, what should I do 4. Officer or Enlisted in the SEAL Teams, which is better and why Enjoy
Episode 226 - Jim Miller
March 28, 2022 11:00 - 2 hours - 306 MBJim Miller is an American mixed martial artist, who currently competes in the UFC lightweight division. He currently holds the record of most bouts in UFC history, most wins in UFC history, and most wins in the UFC lightweight division. Prior to his career in mixed martial arts, Jim and his brother Dan worked in construction with their father. Since the spring of 2013 Miller has been suffering from Lyme disease, which doctors were slow to diagnose. However, since his diagnosis, Miller has ...
Full Auto Friday - Round 98 with Jim Miller
March 25, 2022 11:00 - 45 minutes - 85.2 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week with guest host and UFC fighter Jim Miller. We covered a variety of topics on this one, from professional fighting advice, favorite hunting snacks, what to look for in a BJJ gym, how to know when it is time to retire, favorite fights, favorite submissions, and much more. Enjoy
Episode 225 - Bill Anthes
March 21, 2022 11:00 - 2 hours - 304 MBBill Anthes is a Special Forces veteran continuing his service as a therapist with a unique approach of using physical fitness to improve mental health. Upon leaving the military to better serve his family, Bill founded BTWN The Ears, a coaching and experienced-based brand that provides training opportunities to build physical, mental, and emotional fitness for individuals and teams. Bill and his wife, Karianne operate both a brick and mortar training facility in New Jersey as well as re...
Full Auto Friday - Round 97
March 18, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 134 MBBack by popular demand, Q and A with my father, Vaughn Stumpf 1. Favorite authors, characters, and villains 2. Favorite places to visit while in Australia 3. How do you forgive and let go of the past 4. How would you keep a high school senior on track after graduation 5. What is the most rewarding thing that has happened to you in your life that you did not expect 6. What was your parenting model to raise a son that became a SEAL 7. How do you know when it is time to cut ties w...
Episode 224 - General Clay Hutmacher
March 14, 2022 11:00 - 2 hours - 227 MBGeneral Clay Hutmacher was a career United States Army Officer and retired in 2018 having served over 40 years in uniform. As an Army Special Operations Aviator, he commanded at every level during his three tours with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, where he served as the MH-60 Direct Action Penetrator platoon leader, company operations officer, executive officer, and commander of 1st Battalion, Regimental Commander, and the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Special Operati...
Episode 224 - Major Clay Hutmacher
March 14, 2022 11:00 - 2 hours - 227 MBGeneral Clay Hutmacher was a career United States Army Officer and retired in 2018 having served over 40 years in uniform. As an Army Special Operations Aviator, he commanded at every level during his three tours with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, where he served as the MH-60 Direct Action Penetrator platoon leader, company operations officer, executive officer, and commander of 1st Battalion, Regimental Commander, and the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Special Operati...
Full Auto Friday - Round 96
March 11, 2022 12:00 - 37 minutes - 70.7 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. "Everyday questions you would ask a friend" 2. I am getting pushback for wearing BRCC apparel 3. Do you struggle to cope with the existence of evil 4. 2 Crazy Ex's Enjoy
Episode 223 - Angel Cortes
March 07, 2022 12:00 - 2 hours - 232 MBYou are not your mistakes.... Angel Cortes grew up in Orange County in what can only be described as very difficult and challenging circumstances. By the time he was in high school he was already a gang member, but he chose to pursue a desire to be an Army Ranger and changed the trajectory of his life. Angel successfully became and Ranger and completed deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan. After leaving the military Angel attends school full time with the goal of becoming a registe...
Full Auto Friday - Round 95
March 04, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes - 68.8 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. How to break the negative thought process/feedback loop 2. When should you let a coach handle a situation vs stepping in yourself 3. My body may not allow me to pursue my life goal, what would you do if you were in my shoes 4. Thoughts on Ukraine Enjoy
Episode 222 - Chase Cannon
February 28, 2022 12:00 - 2 hours - 308 MBChase Cannon is a 24-year-old triathlete and avid outdoorsman. In 2021 he completed a 70.3 Ironman and multiple sprint triathlons, winning his age bracket twice, earning a spot for the USA National Sprint Triathlon. In October 2021, three days after taking his second dose of the Pfizer vaccine he nearly fainted, beginning a five-month journey filled with high heart rates, debilitating chest and body pain, multiple emergency medical visits, procedures, and tests due to complications from th...
Full Auto Friday - Round 94
February 25, 2022 12:00 - 30 minutes - 57.5 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. How do you deal with significant loss of personal goals or motivation 2. How do I help my friend that has completely lost his way 3. Why do you wear headphones on Friday episodes when no one is in the studio with you 4. My dad is a stubborn son of a bitch, I am worried about his health and I want him to be around for his grandkids Enjoy
Cleared Hot Episode 221 - John Mattingly
February 21, 2022 12:00 - 2 hours - 297 MBSgt. John Mattingly is a retired 21-year veteran with the Louisville Metro Police Department in Kentucky. Sgt. Mattingly spent most of his career in narcotics and violent crime units trying to improve the quality of life for the citizens of the city he grew up in and loved. On March 13, 2021, Sgt. Mattingly was thrown into the national spotlight when he was shot while executing a search warrant at the residence of Breonna Taylor. The national and worldwide exposure and protests that stemmed ...
Full Auto Friday - Round 93
February 18, 2022 12:00 - 25 minutes - 47.7 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. Wingsuiting and plausible tricks/options from my local bridge 2. I just found out that I am shooting blanks, I want kids, but I am hung up on passing on my own DNA 3. Am I a fool to want to rid myself of a business that is thriving 4. My son wants to get a tattoo at the age of 17, how would you handle this as a parent Enjoy
Episode 220 - Mike Glover
February 14, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 205 MBMike spent 18 years in the US Army and as a government contractor for OGA (Other Government Agency). He served as a SGM (Sergeant Major) in Special Forces in various positions and deployed multiple times to combat theaters. He is an expert in Counter-Terrorism, security, and crisis management operations and is the host of the Fieldcraft Survival Podcast on iTunes, and Soundcloud. Mke is the CEO of Fieldcraft Survival, an avid outdoorsman, overland traveler, and hunter. He has a bachelor'...
Full Auto Friday - Round 92
February 11, 2022 12:00 - 41 minutes - 78 MBRapid Fire Q and A to finish off the week: 1. "Not everyone can do what you do" 2. I enjoy firearms, my new girlfriend is violently opposed to them. Is it possible to find a middle ground 3. Military training deaths 4. What would "Andy" do in this situation Enjoy
Episode 219 - Christina and Matthew Dages
February 07, 2022 12:00 - 2 hours - 289 MBMatthew Dages, formerly a La Mesa Police Officer, was involved in a minor use of force incident during an arrest in May of 2020. The use of force was determined to be justified and within department standards, but officer Dages was terminated, then criminally charged with falsifying a police report. In December of 2021, after a nearly two-week trial, the jury found Matthew not guilty. Matthew is now pursuing his legal options to return to duty as a police officer. Before the trial, Matthew...