Break It Down Show

Jason Kasper – Enemies of My Country - Jason Kasper enlisted in the US Army in June 2001. His first assignment was as a Ranger private, where he conducted operations in Afghanistan and Iraq before attending West Point. Jason then served as an Airborne Infantry and Special Forces officer, deploying multiple times to Afghanistan and Africa. His books are born from actual experience in faraway lands,...

Morgan Lerette – Welcome to Blackwater - Morgan Lerette worked for Blackwater for 18 months, from 2004 to 2005. Upon his return to the United States, he completed his undergraduate degree at Northern Arizona University and commissioned as a U.S. Army intelligence officer. From 2009 to 2010, Lerette deployed back to Iraq. He left the Army as a captain, moved to Boston, and attended The Fletcher Sch...

Fredrik deBoer - The Cult of Smart - Fredrik deBoer has contributed to the The Guardian, The Washington Post, LA Times, Foreign Policy, Current Affairs, Politico, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Vox, Salon, among other publications. His first book, The Cult of Smart, was published in 2020 by All Points Books and was named one of New York magazine's Top 10 Best Books of 2020. Get The Cult...

Bert Sarkkinen - The Art of Hybrid Timber Framing - Bert Sarkkinen, known for his knowledgeable advice and "Bert-isms", weaves his knowledge of human nature into everything he does. To help people uncover their true timber framing style, he developed a personality quiz for potential clients. Ultimately, when their wants and needs are properly analyzed, it results in a personalized Timber Framing e...

Martha Bolton - Dear Bob... - Martha Bolton was the first woman staff writer for Bob Hope, helping to write his television specials, personal appearances, and military shows for approximately fifteen years. She is an Emmy-nominated writer and author of eighty-eight books of humor and inspiration. She has received nominations for a Dove Award, WGA Award, and a Gold- en Scroll Merit Award for Fictio...

John Mosley - Last Chance U, Basketball - Head Coach John Mosley is featured on Season 1 of NetFlix Last Chance U. John's basketball program at East LA College focuses on highly talented but challenged basketball players. Often, these players have already lost chance at a Div I program with a full scholarship. Through love, faith and family, Coach Mosley manages to get his athletes back on track,...

Jack Devine - SPYMASTER'S PRISM - Spy vs Spy - Jack Devine is the president of the Arkin Group, an international risk consulting and intelligence firm. He formerly served as acting director and associate director of operation at the CIA and was in charge of the CIA's largest and most successful covert action operation which drove the Russians out of Afghanistan. He is the author of Good Hunting: A...

John McKay - How Do We Get Better at This - John McKay, a retired USMC COL and master of international relations comes back to discuss with Pete our international entanglements. He has been on the Break It Down Show multiple times. Pete's question, hard to ask and germane is simple. "How do we get better at this?" This answer, while complex, also reveals the nature of international work. How does...

Pete A Turner - Losing in Afghanistan or Roberts Gates' Folly - Sometimes, Pete A Turner is the guest, in this case, he's written an OpEd https://peteaturner.medium.com/losing... responding to Secretary Robert Gates' recent article published in the NY Times. Pete A Turner delivers fast and clear critique on this episode of the Break It Down Show. Where Gates' laments the US leaving Afghanistan...P...

Grant Martin - Afghanistan, What Were We Doing? Can We Get Better? - Grant Martin is a COL and a Green Beret in the US Army. Grant and Pete discuss Afghanistan at a variety of levels. The main thing they discuss is the strategy, the training and the mindset of the US Military. Grant and Pete push the established narrative and challenge one another and the system. The thing that we love about this...

Pete A Turner - The Afghan Constant - Pete A Turner continues to provide thought leadership on Afghanistan. As the situation evolves, we're left to wonder, what happened. However, Pete, powered by the Ground Truth understands the reasons for the collapse of the US installed Afghan government. As a means of illustrating the flaws in the US system,Pete has authored a monograph describing the tools,...

John Green – The Last Plane Out of Kabul - John Green and Pete A Turner are two of the most experienced Afghanistan hands that exist. Truly, these guys understand why the US failed so badly during its time building up the country. Now, as the US flees Afghanistan, we're all trying to make sense of what's happening. There are opinions flying in every direction...Who is at fault, what went wrong, sh...

Carolyn Hennesy - EMMY Winning Actress from General Hospital - From an Oscar winning Hollywood family to her own Emmy Gold, Carolyn Hennesy has created characters that fans love to hate, on both the big and small screen. One of the more recognizable is Diane Miller on General Hospital (GH). Just as she was approachng her 500th episode on the hit Daytime series, the Covid pandemic delayed the landm...

Sean Kanan - Cobra Kai, Way of the Cobra, Mike Barnes - With a lifetime of acting, Sean began as a child in New Castle, PA. He moved to Los Angeles and landed the iconic role of MIKE BARNES, karate's Bad Boy of cobra kai in KARATE KID III. Since then he's starred in over 10,000 hours of NETWORK TELEVISION, perform STAND-UP COMEDY, host SHOWS, written 2 BOOKS, and a hit TV show, Emmy® award winning...

Tim Abell - Fathers and Sons – a Terminal List Story - Tim Abell is an actor, host and producer, living in Los Angeles, Ca. An avid outdoorsman who host's Dorsey Pictures' outstanding television series, "Grateful Nation", honoring our returning wounded veterans on the Outdoor Channel. He starred as former US Marine Benny Ray Riddle, in producer Jerry Bruckheimers' TV series "Soldier of Fortune inc...

Spencer Coursen - The Safety Trap - After a distinguished career spanning military, government, and private sector service, Mr. Coursen founded Coursen Security Group to provide his expert advice on how to return to normalcy after a breach of safety, and to advise on effective strategies to reduce risk, prevent violence, and ensure the certainty of safety for everyone involved. Find out more on: c...

Andrew Norelli - Lebron is the GOAT, Analytics Can't Measure Giants - We continue our Save the Brave sponsored comedy episodes on BIDS. Soon Bastards Canteen in Temecula opens and we will have a comedy/live music venue. Our guest for this episode is Andrew Norelli. Andrew has had numerous late night appearances, including "The Late Show with David Letterman," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguso...

Adam Bird - Heroes Media Group and Veterans Podcasting - Heroes Media Group Founder and CEO Adam Bird is our featured Veteran Entrepreneur for this episode. Adam founded Heroes Media Group (A digital media branding and publishing company) to give a voice to our community heroes and those who support them. Check out Heroes Media Group at: www.heroesmediagroup.com Adam and talks about his podcast (b...

Michael Heller - Mine!: Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives - Michael Heller is the Lawrence A. Wien Professor of Real Estate Law at Columbia Law School. He is the author of The Gridlock Economy: How Too Much Ownership Wrecks Markets, Stops Innovation, and Costs Lives. Michael Heller is the co-author of Mine: Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives. Get Mine! on Amazon at: amzn.to/3yAN...

Peter Matsoukas - No Place Movie - Peter Matsoukas is a screenwriter, editor, producer & director born and raised in New York City. He's written, produced & directed narrative and documentary features and short films. He has also created behind the scenes documentaries for Douglas Buck's Sisters, Larry Fessenden's The Last Winter and Glenn McQuaid's I Sell The Dead. Watch No Place on Amazon at amz...