Battleline Podcast

Edsel Dope is the executive producer of Static-X and the founder of his own band Dope. He was last on with us for Episode 156, and it's great to have him back. Also joining us this time around is original Static-X member Tony Campos, who is also the current bassist for Fear Factory. The guys are about to embark on another leg of the Machine Killer tour also featuring Sevendust & Lines of Loyalty....

Nick Slatten is an Army Airborne veteran who is most widely known as one of the Blackwater contractors part of the Nisour Square incident of 2007. For his involvement, Nick was sentenced to life in prison. Prior to leaving office, President Trump pardoned Nick in December of 2020 along with the other contractors imprisoned. This is his story. Nick and the other men involved are working on a book t...

We begin this episode covering the passing away of Kris's dad James Paronto. If you'd like to show your support, please make a donation to an organization he supported as an athlete and veteran advocate, Wounded Warrior Umpire Academy, in his name over at https://www.woundedwarriorua.org/ - KG "Tadpole" Spradley is our in-studio guest this episode who served as a Force Recon Marine and combat avia...

Thomas Alibrando is a law enforcement officer who has served in SWAT and as a sniper. He was also a security contractor for Blackwater which is his connection to Kris Paronto. Currently he is a firearms instructor with IWI (Israel Weapon Industries.) You can learn more about IWI Academy at http://iwiacademy.us and you can follow Thomas on Instagram @ThomasAlibrando Follow us: http://instagram.com/...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from us at Battleline Podcast. We have another great nearly 2 hour long interview for you this week. Curtis Albers served as an Army Ranger with 3rd Battallion. He is a combat veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan. He now lives in Germany with his wife and kids. Growing up as a foster child, Curtis suffered a great deal of physical and mental abuse with his sister, whi...

Dan Gordon is best known as the screenwriter behind major films like "The Hurricane," "Wyatt Earp," and "Rambo: Last Blood." He has also served as a sniper and IDF Captain in Israel. Dan was last on with us for a short segment on Episode 209, but this time we get him on for nearly 2 hours of amazing content. His latest film is "Miracle in East Texas" starring Kevin Sorbo, and he is working on a wi...

Amber Smith served as an Army combat helicopter pilot flying the Kiowa Warrior in both Afghanistan & Iraq. She then went on to serve as a Senior Pentagon Official during the Trump Administration. She wrote the memoir "Danger Close" about her time in war, and is releasing another book early next year titled "Unfit to Fight: How Woke Policies are Destroying Our Military." That book is available for...

Gregory Gadson is a combat veteran of the Gulf War, Bosnia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. He achieved the rank of Colonel during his long military career. Gadson is a double amputee, losing both of his legs as a result of a roadside bomb in Baghdad in 2007. You may have later seen him in the 2012 film "Battleship." He is the author of "Finding Waypoints: A Warrior's Journey Toward Peace and Purpose" whic...

Jack Stewart is a fighter pilot, naval academy graduate, and TOPGUN graduate. He is a combat veteran with deployments being a part of Air Force Tactical Control and JSOC. He is currently an airline pilot and has made his debut as a thriller author with "Unknown Rider," the first of his Battle Born series which is available now! Pick it up, this interview will give you some great insight into his w...

Miles Lagoze is a retired Marine Corps combat cameraman, and the director of the documentary "Combat Obscura." He is a vocal critic of the U.S. military and U.S. foreign policy. His latest book which expands on his experience entitled "Whistles from the Graveyard" is out now. Follow us: http://instagram.com/battlelinepodcast http://twitter.com/battlelinepod Check out The Battleline Podcast Vault f...

Jade Struck is a firearms competitor, influencer, and an instructor for her own company Struck Society. You may also know her as the model the Call of Duty character Iskra was based off of. She was last on with us for Episode 95, and it's great to have her back on a couple of years later. You can follow Jade on Instagram @JadeStruck and follow her company @StruckSociety. We are also celebrating Ve...

Yes, this episode title is a play on the "peace through superior firepower" saying. But there's actually some truth to the statement as you'll learn with America's enemies now able to utilize what was left behind in the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan. Photonis Defense has been dedicated to making sure America keeps that advantage in creating a superior product with their latest technology. In...

Jim Shockey is an avid hunter who has been seen on the Outdoor Channel & Sportsman Channel. He has hunted in six continents and 50 countries, and Outdoor Life Magazine has called him "the most accomplished big-game hunter of the modern era." Additionally he served later on in life with the Canadian Armed Forces in the 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group. He has a new novel out now called "Call Me Hun...

We are putting this episode up early for a very important reason. On this date, October 12th of 2000, was the bombing of the USS Cole. Kirk Lippold was the Commanding Naval Officer aboard the Cole, and he joins us for an in-depth look at what happened on that day. Kirk is also a public speaker with Keppler, the author of "Front Burner: Al Qaeda's Attack on the USS Cole," and you can find him on X...

Legendary frontman of Dokken, Don Dokken, joins the podcast to discuss his history in the music industry, what the future has in store for the band, along with his feelings on the state of America and the world at large. The next album from Dokken, "Heaven Comes Down," releases on October 27th and is now available for pre-order. They have several upcoming dates on the road as well. Visit Dokken.ne...

Anthony Bryant is best known as Hair Metal Guru on Youtube which you can find over at https://www.youtube.com/@HairMetalGuru419 talking all things 80s rock. Before starting a Youtube channel, Anthony served in the North Dakota Army National Guard for 22 years, retiring as a Captain. He was a combat medic in Iraq and also deployed to Kosovo. We talk our love of the hair metal scene, Anthony conquer...

Bobby Myers is a retired police officer with many years of experience in the Miami area which we get into during this podcast. After a near death experience saving a boy from drowning and retiring from the department, he started restoring headstones of military veterans as a form of therapy for post-traumatic stress. This is what started his social media and Youtube accounts which have since gaine...

Back on with us from The Sawmill Traning Complex in South Carolina is Chris "Dutch" Moyer. Dutch was last on with us for Episode 129, and has had a decorated career as a JSOC operator, Army Ranger, and combat veteran. He is currently a shooting instructor and we get into a lot of the happenings sorrounding that for him this episode, along with some major news stories in the 2A world. Be sure to fo...

Former CIA Targeter and co-author of "Benghazi: Know Thy Enemy," Sarah Adams joins us for her third appearance on the show. Her previous appearances on Episodes 151 & 152 respectively, were homeruns, and we are honored to have her back on. We get never before heard info on the Benghazi attacks and the whereabouts of the surviving terrorists. We dedicate this episode to the heroes and those we lost...

It's another Q&A episode answering everything you sent to battlelinepodcast@gmail.com. Also some news to get into regarding the arrest of Navy SEAL Rob O'Neill, as well as Ukraine now being supplied by the U.S. with F-16s. Follow us: http://instagram.com/battlelinepodcast http://twitter.com/battlelinepod Check out The Battleline Podcast Vault for limited edition gear from the show: http://battleli...

Scott Ian Lewis, vocalist and co-founding member of Carnifex joins us on this show. Carnifex is an extreme metal band, and their 9th studio album "Necromanteum" will be released on October 6th. The video for the title track is out now. They will also be on a headlining tour this fall in the U.S. On this episode we get into Scott's upbringing, his desire to be a police officer at one time, the hist...

Chris Whittemore is a retired Marine Scout Sniper with 18 years of service to this country. He served in Ramadi, Iraq in 2005 and Fallujah, Iraq in 2007 among other deployments. He was last on with us for Episode 136, and he returns to discuss his new book "Terror to Triumph 2: Darkness to Light." It is a poetry book that follows up his memoir. We discuss veterans overcoming addiction following th...

You see the title, and if you've been with us since our inception you already know that we had Andrei "The Pitbull" Arlovski on Episode 1, and he has returned for Episode 200.     We start off the show with some news however, including the death of two military legends: WWII Paratrooper Vincent Speranza who joined us not too far back on Episode 179, and General James Lindsay. We then cover an arti...

We start off this episode covering recent news regarding the freeing of terrorist Ziad Balaam, one of the men responsible for the 2012 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi, Libya. We ask that you follow Sarah Adams @askarimediagroup on Instagram to stay on top of the whereabouts of these attackers.   Our guest, New York Times best-selling author Brad Thor joins us in studio for his third appeara...

Brandon Webb is a retired Navy SEAL sniper instructor, author, and the CEO of SOFREP.com. On this episode we discuss several topics including the run SOFREP has had over the past decade, the war in Ukraine, and Brandon's friendship with fellow SEAL and hero killed in Benghazi, Glen "Bub" Doherty. After several successful non-fiction books, Brandon has teamed up with his longtime writing partner Jo...