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It 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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Full Auto Friday - 10/17/2025
Nothing fancy today, just some traditional Q and A to round out the week. Of course, I only picked controversial and divisive topics, oh wait, not even close…
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Episode 411 - Bill Thompson - Special Mission Units and Human Targeting
Bill Thompson served 21 years in the U.S. Army, retiring as a Chief Warrant Officer Four, specializing in Special Missions and technology development for the…
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Full Auto Friday - 10/10/2025
Nothing fancy today, just some traditional Q and A to round out the week. Of course, I only picked controversial and divisive topics, oh wait, not even close…
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Episode 410 - Brigham Buhler - Redefining Healthcare and Treatment
Brigham Buhler is a healthcare entrepreneur transforming America's broken system. As founder of Ways2Well, owner of Revive Rx Pharmacy, and an investor in…
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Full Auto Friday - 10/03/2025
Traditional Q and A to round out the week, answering only the most demanding questions facing our society, world, and likely species. I did actually cover…
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Episode 409 - Austin Von Letkemann - Exposing the truth of military service through humor
Austin Von Letkemann, known as "MandatoryFunDay," 1st Lt. is currently a platoon leader assigned to Alpha Company, 303rd Intelligence and Electronic Warfare…
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Negligent Discharge Friday with Michael - 9/26/2025
I never know where these episodes will lead us, mostly because young Michael is in charge, and half of the time, he shows up unprepared. I would love to say…
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Episode 408 - Josh Tomeoni - Life, Divorce, Rebuilding, Financial Security
Josh Tomeoni is a men's coach, financial expert, and host of The Derelict Podcast. With 18 years of experience building financial planning businesses—and…
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The State of The Union
Some days, I don't have the words to describe how I am feeling. This past week, it has been tough to wrap my head around what happened, let alone to parse…
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Episode 407 - Jay Wadsworth - Effective Policing Through Enhanced Training
Jay Wadsworth is a seasoned professional in both law enforcement and martial arts. A retired officer with over 22 years of service, including 14 years in SWAT…
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Full Auto Friday - 9/12/2025
Traditional Q and A to round out the week, answering only the most demanding questions facing our society, world, and likely species. I'm pretty sure they were…
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Episode 406 - Brandon Young - Army Ranger, Afghanistan, Divinity, Author, Entrepreneur, Leader
Brandon Young is a former US Army Ranger with four combat rotations to Afghanistan. He has spent more than 25 years building and leading teams in the military…
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Full Auto Friday - 9/5/2025
Today was supposed to be a solo Full Auto Friday, but young Michael decided to throw a wrench into my plans. I forced him to stay late and ask questions as his…
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Episode 405 - Eric Tansey - Police Officer and Author of Pig Latin
Eric Tansey, a former Army scout and Special Operations military veteran, joined the police force with a ton of unrealistic expectations. The reality of the…
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Full Auto Friday - 8/29/2025
Traditional Q and A to round out the week, answering only the most demanding questions facing our society. I'm not sure they were actually that serious, but it…
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Episode 404 - Matt Graham - Air Marshals, the CIA, and the Worlds best mission timers
Matt Graham is a former police officer and U.S. Air Marshal. He then spent 12 years working with the CIA. When Matt finished his service, he ventured on to…
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Negligent Discharge Friday - 8/22/25
-The new series continues! Michael and I sat down today and discussed a few topics through the lens of experience in different decades of life. For those of…
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Episode 403 - Steve Holland - SWAT, Faith, and the emotional toll of law enforcement
Born at Fort Benning, Georgia, Steve brings nearly 18 years of law enforcement experience to the table and a remarkable 11 years dedicated to serving as a dog…
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Full Auto Friday - 8/15/2025
Traditional Q and A to round out the week, answering only the most demanding questions facing our society. I'm not sure they were actually that serious, but it…
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Episode 402 - Michael Montoya - Don't Kick Land Mines in Ukraine
Michael Montoya is a veteran with over 15 years of experience in the military and security sectors, specializing in EOD/IEDD/CIED/HMA operations. Michael's…
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Full Auto Friday - 8/8/2025
Traditional Q and A to round out the week, answering only the most demanding questions facing our society. I'm not sure they were actually that serious, but it…
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Episode 401 - David Dahlin - Seattle Firefighters Fired for COVID Mandate
David was a career fireman for the City of Seattle. In the fall of 2021, he and approximately 70 of his colleagues were suspended from duty and ultimately…
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Episode 400 - Katarina Szulc - Cartels Infiltrating Canada and The Wide Open Northern Border
Katarina Szulc is an investigative journalist and the host of Borderland: Dispatches, a show delivering raw, on-the-ground reporting from the front lines of…
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Episode 399 - Ryan Duey - Cold Water and The Power of Confronting Hardship
Ryan Duey was born and raised in Northern California. He attended Cal Poly University, where he spent a semester abroad in Barcelona. The experience was so…
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Episode 398 - Beau Simmons - Bear Attacks, The 20 Year War, Photography of the Great American West
Beau Simmons has been a professional photographer since 2009. Initially known for his work as a fashion photographer, collaborating with renowned brands like…
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Episode 397 - Josh Smith - Manufacturing, Tariffs, and Bringing Jobs back to the United States
As Montana Knife Company's Founder and Owner, Josh Smith is the Master Bladesmith behind creating and designing working knives for working people that are…
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Episode 396 - James Hatch - Navy Seal, Author, Yale Graduate and Lecturer
Jimmy Hatch grew up in the mountains of Utah and joined the service on his seventeenth birthday. After serving four years in the US fleet, Hatch completed SEAL…
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Negligent Discharge Friday - 7/18/25
-The new series continues! Michael and I sat down today and discussed a few topics through the lens of experience in different decades of life. For those of…
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Episode 395 - Greg Cooper - Criminal Profiling and the Mind of Human Predators
Greg Cooper has worked as an FBI Profiler, Law Enforcement Administrator, Police Training/Instructor, University/College Professor, and an International and…
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Full Auto Friday - 7/11/2025
2 Listener listener-submitted questions, and two current events topics for today: -Tim Kennedy and Stolen Valor -Dealing with bitterness and hopelessness -The…
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Episode 395 - Taylor Cavanaugh - Navy SEAL and the French Foreign Legion
Taylor Cavanaugh is a former Navy SEAL turned French Foreign Legionnaire. Taylor is the only person to hold this unique distinction. His journey has taken him…
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Flintlock Friday with Vaughn Stumpf - 7/4/2025
You asked for it, we made it happen. Three generations tackling the most pressing issues of our times. Michael picked the questions, and there was certainly…
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Representative Ryan Zinke - Big Beautiful Bills and Public Land Sales
Ryan Zinke is a fifth generation Montanan who serves as Representative for Montana's First Congressional District covering 16 counties in western Montana…
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Episode 393 - Robert Stark - Army Veteran, Author, Alaskan
Robert Stark is the author of Warflower and Just Like a Soldier. He is a lifelong Alaskan who has triumphed over adversity and risen above life's challenges…
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Full Auto Friday - 6/27/2025
Traditional Q and A to round out the week, answering only the most demanding questions facing our society. I'm not sure they were actually that serious, but it…
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Episode 392 - Nick Bare - Army, Fitness, Nutrition, Entrepreneur
Nick Bare founded Bare Performance Nutrition in 2012 out of his small college apartment in Western Pennsylvania at the Indiana University of PA. During this…
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Full Auto Friday - 6/20/2025
Traditional Q and A to round out the week, answering only the most demanding questions facing our society. Please let me know what you think of the slightly…
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Episode 391 - Chris Hamilton
Chris Hamilton is a finance expert with 15 years of experience, on a mission to expose how the healthcare system is stealing from the middle class. Chris…
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Full Auto Friday - 6/13/2025
Traditional Q and A to round out the week, answering only the most demanding questions facing our society. I'm not sure they were actually that serious, but it…
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Episode 390 - Jim Prabhu
Jim is a Fire Captain for the LA City Fire Department and has been a firefighter for 25 years. During the Palisades Fire, Captain Prabhu played a crucial role…
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Full Auto Friday - 6/6/2025
Traditional Q and A to round out the week, answering only the most demanding questions facing our society. I'm not sure they were actually that serious, but it…
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Episode 389 - Anthony Rivera
Anthony Rivera is the CEO and Founder of Vetavize Inc., a highly decorated former Navy SEAL renowned for his exceptional ability to tackle complex challenges…
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Negligent Discharge Friday - 5/30/25
-The new series continues! Michael and I sat down today and discussed a few topics through the lens of experience in different decades of life. For those of…
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Episode 388 - Richard Ryan
Richard Ryan is a software developer and media executive with more than twenty years of experience in the tech industry. He has generated billions of views and…
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Full Auto Friday - 5/23/2025
Traditional Q and A to round out the week, answering only the most demanding questions facing our society. I'm not sure they were actually that serious, but it…
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Episode 387 - Rich Diviney
Rich Diviney is a retired Navy SEAL Commander. In a career spanning more than twenty years, he completed more than thirteen overseas deployments, eleven of…
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Full Auto Friday - 5/16/25
Traditional Q and A to round out the week, perhaps slightly heavier or darker topics than normal, but that is how it goes sometimes. Could an untrained man…
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Episode 386 - Richard Hy
Rich Hy is a 13-year veteran of the Buffalo Police Department, currently serving as a Detective as part of the Special Victims Unit. Rich has come forward as a…
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Negligent Discharge Friday - 5/9/25
The new series continues! Michael and I sat down today and discussed a few topics through the lens of experience in different decades of life. For those of you…
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Episode 385 - Mike Ritland
Mike Ritland served as a United States Navy SEAL for 12 years. During his service, he navigated the training ground and battlefield within the special…
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Full Auto Friday - 5/2/2025
It's been one hell of a week, so we are going to just ease into the weekend with some traditional Q&A to finish it out. Young women wearing nearly nothing in…
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Episode 384 - Josh Thurman
Josh is a former Navy SEAL and entrepreneur. After graduating from Wake Forest University, Josh passed on a scholarship to Yale University Divinity School to…
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Negligent Discharge Friday - 4/25/25
Both Michael and I forgot if I was going to ask him questions or he was going to ask me questions, so we did a little of both. As usual, we covered quite a…
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Episode 383 - Garrett Maxey
Garrett Maxey is a Special Victims Unit Detective with a local law enforcement agency in Idaho. In his 12 years in Law Enforcement he has worked in jails…
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Full Auto Friday - 4/18/2025
Traditional Q and A to round out the week, perhaps slightly heavier or darker topics than normal, but that is how it goes sometimes. Revoking visas on college…
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Episode 382 - Greg Anderson
Greg Anderson was a Law Enforcement Officer for the Port of Seattle Police Department. He posted an 8-minute video to his personal Instagram page in which he…
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Negligent Discharge Friday - With Michael Shelton
The new series continues! Michael and I sat down today and discussed a few topics through the lens of experience in different decades of life. For those of you…
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Episode 381 - Greg Putnam
Greg Putnam spent nine years of active duty as a US Navy SEAL stationed out of Hawaii before making the decision to return to the Rocky Mountains with his…
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Full Auto Friday - 4/4/2025
Traditional Q and A to round out the week, perhaps slightly heavier or darker topics than normal, but that is how it goes sometimes. What can you do when you…
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Episode 380 - Tom Hruby and James Pomerantz
After 9/11, Tom worked construction while he trained for the Navy and the grueling Navy SEAL program. Tom graduated from BUD/s, Airborne School and SQT…