Course of Action

Juan Perez, a US Marine Corp Veteran, Scout Sniper, and a 10-year Chicago Police Officer knows what it takes to overcome adversity and rebuild a life of purpose. After transitioning out of the military, JP faced personal struggles including PTSD, career misalignment, and multiple failed relationships. Determined to rise above his circumstances, he transformed life through fitness, nutrition, and m...

Ryan is a twelve-year veteran Navy helicopter pilot and mission commander who was part of a joint interagency special operations task force during Operation MARTILLO. He deployed numerous times throughout Central and South America combating drug cartels and criminal organizations. He was medically separated after sustaining injuries during an emergency landing. While recovering, he worked as an in...

Jenna is a US Navy Veteran and founder of The Millennial Veterans Group. Jenna has amassed a big following on social media with her advocacy for veteran transition and connecting “millennial” veterans (and others) to transition resources. As a veteran herself, Jenna started the “Millennial Veterans Group” on Facebook and started using her voice to help her fellow veterans build a community, and ha...

Retired Army Green Beret Darrell Utt joins the first livestream of 2025. Darrell is also the author of Grit to Glory: A Green Beret’s Journey from West Virginia to the Streets of Baghdad. Darrel is a decorated Green Beret with a Bronze Star with a V for Valor, and his ODA unit was recognized as the top Special Forces Unit by the Larry Thorne Award. He’s worked as a security analyst, and most recen...

Bobby Chacon, FBI Special Agent and the team lead who developed the FBI's very first dive team joins me to talk crazy stories from the dive team, working mob cases in NYC, and how much sharks love the nosey white powder. Plus, his consulting in Hollywood to include CRIMINAL MINDS, and much more. It's true, sharks love the white powder nose goodness (can't say the real word), just like bears do. Bo...

For those who know what the "Goat Locker" is, you'll also find it in the pages of Brian Andrews and Jeff Wilson's latest TOM CLANCY book, DEFENSE PROTOCOL. Brian and Jeff, Navy Veterans and NY Times Bestselling Authors, are back to talk their latest Tom Clancy book, plus their busy 2024, even busier 2025, and some great movie news including a tease at a new project with Amazon Studios. Those detai...

Our guest today for episode #119 is Hollywood producer turned Author, David List. A native New Yorker, David List began his career in the mailroom of the New York office of the William Morris Agency, quickly rising to become an agent in their exclusive TV Packaging division. Subsequently, he moved to Los Angeles and segued into film and television production, first as Sr. Vice President of Develop...

Navy fighter pilot (Top Gun) and author Jack Stewart returns in this episode to talk about Navy swim calls, his next book BOGEY SPADES, new projects, and life on aircraft carriers. Polish those aviator sunglasses and get ready for another thriller! Jack has published three books in the Battle Born Series (Unknown Rider, Outlaw, Bogey Spades), and is just getting warmed up. In 2025 he'll publish tw...

Steve Urszenyi returns in this episode to celebrate the release of his second book, Out in the Cold. Steve served in Toronto for over thirty years as a tactical medic (think SWAT, CBRNE, and Public Order), and is an expert in chemical, biological, radiological, a nuclear incident response. Steve was also the commander of Ontario's Emergency Medical Assistance Team (EMAT). When not writing gripping...

Robin Dreeke, best-selling author, professional speaker, and retired FBI Special Agent and Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program joins episode 116. Robin's new book, Unbreakable Alliances: A Spy Recruiter's Authoritative Guide to Cultivating Powerful and Lasting Connections releases October 2024 and is a powerful and knowledge-filled book from a man who spent his career recr...

In episode 115 we welcome back AM Adair, former Navy Chief Warrant Officer, Intelligence professional, and master thriller author who is celebrating the release of her next book ORIGIN STORY.Origin Story is a short novella that will have you absolutely captivated! A woman wakes up from her coma to find herself in prison with no memory of who, or what, she is. The vicious attack that almost killed...

American Historian and bestselling author H.W. Brands joins this 114th episode to discuss his new book AMERICA FIRST. He's the senior chair of History at the University of Texas, and has authored almost twenty books on American history. Brands is also a Pulitzer Prize finalist. AMERICA FIRST, is a book that narrates the fierce debate over America’s role in the world in the runup to World War II th...

On this 113th Episode of Course of Action, former Navy SEAL and #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Jack Carr joins me to talk about his newest book, Targeted: Beirut. Jack has penned a riveting nonfiction book that recounts the 1983 Marine Corp barracks bombing in Beirut, and navigates the path of the storied beginning to the war on terror. And let me tell you, only someone like Jack can make nonficti...

Taylor Moore, former CIA Officer stops by to discuss his new book COLD TRAIL, as well as stories about his travels in South America, and more. Taylor traveled the world before joining the CIA and found himself in many different places and hairy situations, including being lost in the jungles of Bolivia, and on a Russian research vessel in the Arctic. His new book, COLD TRAIL, DEA Special Agent Gar...

Welcome to the Course of Action Podcast, episode 111. Today, author DJ Williams joins the show to talk his new book KING OF THE NIGHT. DJ is all around talent, having produced over 500 episodes of network television and traveled around the world. With the DNA of a world traveler, D.J. Williams was born and raised in Hong Kong, igniting an adventurous spirit as he ventured into the jungles of the A...

Don Bentley, former Army Apache Helicopter Pilot, FBI Special Agent, and SWAT Team member joins to talk his first book in the legendary Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp series with CAPTURE OR KILL. Don is the author of the Matt Drake Series that includes WITHOUT SANCTION, THE OUTSIDE MAN, HOSTILE INTENT, and THE FORGOTTEN WAR, as well as four titles in the legendary TOM CLANCY Jack Ryan Jr. Series, an...

For episode 109, USA Today Bestselling author Robert Swartwood returns to talk the highly anticipated follow-up to 2023's THE KILLING ROOM, with ENEMY OF THE STATE. Robert is a seasoned author who knows his stuff, from dramatics to action, and everything in between check it out as we talk future book projects, good thrillers, and he even drops some writing tips for aspiring authors. Bookmarks:...

M.P. Woodward, former Navy Intelligence turned techie, joined the Course of Action Podcast this week to celebrate the release of his first Tom Clancy book, SHADOW STATE. In this episode, we talk about M.P.'s time serving as Navy Intel in PACOM, how he was on the forefront of the tech revolution, including smartphones and streaming services, industrial espionage, his career at Amazon Prime vide...

In a first, Jeff takes to the mic and brings a big update the podcast and his busy schedule. Change is coming, and for the better. COURSE OF ACTION will feature more authors, but also diversify and try some new things. Take a listen as Jeff talks streaming, his writing work, his thoughts on the entertainment industry, and what he's already planning for 2025. 🔴 Follow the Blog: ⁠https://jeffclarko...

Today on Episode 107 of the Course of Action Podcast, Army veteran of the 82nd Airborne and USA Today Bestselling Author Joshua Hood joins to talk guns, tactics, becoming an author, and how he got into writing for video games. Josh is also a former SWAT Team Sniper and team leader with the 1-508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, and he doesn't mince words! As an author, Hood took over the Treadst...

Brad Thor returns to celebrate the release of his newest novel, SHADOW OF DOUBT, his 24th novel and 23rd in the Scot Harvath series. A son of a Marine, Brad is one hell of a patriot, and has been called in to assist in Homeland Security Red Cells, lecture at multiple conventions, and is often considered a geopolitical strategist and future thinker. In this episode we talk about Russia and Ukraine,...

Today on Episode 105 of the Course of Action Podcast, debut author Gregg Podolski arrives with his comedic genius to save the thriller genre forever. Will his new book, The Recruiter, a mix of Deadpool and John Wick save the thrillerverse? Gregg, a recruiter himself, authored a fantastic new book in, The Recruiter. It's funny, thrilling, full of twists, and a blockbuster in the making (Call us, Ry...

In this 104th episode of Course of Action, Jeff takes to the mic solo and unfiltered to answer all of your listener submitted questions and pulls back the curtain on his life, writing style, podcasting, archery, favorite coffee, book recommendations, and much more! Bookmarks: 0:00 - Intro 3:58 - Favorite Coffee 5:06 - Current Projects 6:58 - Writing Process 7:58 - Publishing Lessons and Branding 1...

Welcome to episode 103 of the Course of Action Podcast. Today we welcome #1 NY Times Bestselling author Mark Greaney, back to the show. That's right, we got him on a second time in six months! Mark is the author of several Tom Clancy novels, 13 Gray Man novels, and is now releasing Sentinel, the second book in the Armored Series featuring protagonist Josh Duffy. In this book, Duffy is in Africa pr...

Welcome to episode 102 of the Course of Action Podcast. Today we welcome author and Army Veteran Zac Topping to the show. Zac is releasing his second book, Rogue Sequence in June 2024 and joins to talk artificial intelligence, future warfare, and how he wrote a futuristic book that didn't stray too far from reality. In this episode Jeff and Zac talk military service, service transition, writing, w...