Profiles in Havok

Angelo T. Robinson is an interdisciplinary artist and photographer who lives and works out of Senoia, GA. A self-taught artist, he joined the US Navy in 1992, where he served ten years active duty and four years in the Naval Reserves as a Seabee. Traveling to locales such as Italy, Spain, Turkey, Greece, Africa, France, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Egypt, the Virgin Islands, Israel, and the United Arab Emir...

Steve Callahan is a writer, a poet and a former Marine infantryman. Bursting with creative efforts, Steve runs a poetry site, podcast , and is heavily involved in PB Abbate . As someone who separated from the Corps this past February, Steve’s writing about the Marines, his deployment to Helmand and the psychological peaks and valleys of an infantryman’s life feels very fresh and relevant. In...

The year-end wrap up with Havok Journal owner Charlie Faint, Editor-in-Chief Mike Warnock, and Marketing Manager Alyssa Sudermann.

Army combat veteran Christopher Soucy is an actor, puppeteer, director, screenwriter, and playwright living in Savannah, Georgia. He has been writing for stage and screen for over 20 years. Read some of Chris' poetry on the Savage Wonder literary blog here . Chris tweets here . Follow Chris here .

It is important for veterans' experiential wisdom to, well, not die with them. Passing on the lessons learned - the best practices, the frank admissions, the abject failures - is crucial for both a civilian population that may not otherwise relate AND for the veteran population that does. So it would be a shame not to pick the brain of a man who has operated at the highest levels of the DoD, the m...

Chris Sparks is an Army veteran who could speak Arabic, a former police officer and current stand-up comic. More than that, he's an incredibly affable, humble, intelligent and ambitious guy. His documentary Thank Me for My Service: A Veteran’s Cry for Help is a tough watch. It is tough technically – intentionally – and it is tough because of its subject matter – which is Chris himself. The film ca...

Nicholas Efstathiou is a US Army veteran. He writes horror, paranormal, and strange fiction. He has worked as a bookmobile driver, a librarian, a trashman, a bookseller, and now as a teacher. He has also ghostwritten dozens of popular books. His writing @ crossmassachusetts is not for the faint of heart.

No - you're not crazy, it's a shared episode with the Savage Wonder podcast. Kris is just that interesting. Kristopher Battles is a contemporary fine artist creating artworks in a variety of media which honor the highest traditions of representational art. Battles graduated with a BFA in Painting from Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman State University) in December 1991, and earn...

Lori Butierries is a full-time caregiver to two children with special needs, one child being terminally ill and physically disabled. Lori uses her life experiences and the medical knowledge she gained while serving as a Hospital Corpsman in the United States Navy to help others facing similar hardships. Lori focuses primarily on advocating for and educating others about the special needs, mental h...

A quick note to keep you all plugged in as we revamp and reload the show. Back next week with Lori Buttieries!

Tyler Heisey is on his way to certification as a mental health professional and is the founder of Back Azimuth Solutions , dedicated to helping veterans with their individual goals. A former Marine Corps infantryman and combat veteran, Tyler is dedicated to helping guide individuals down a proper “azimuth,” ensuring they identify their true potential in this life and how to truly take charge of th...

I talk to myself. It's that time of year. Jim Gerghaty on COVID origins .

Nate Gladdin is the host of the Inheriting Manhood podcast and is an active-duty Air Force NCO with 21 years under his belt.

Paul Alkoby is a Photographer & Filmmaker currently based in Orlando, FL. "Much of my work is primarily based in the fitness and tactical realms however, I truly believe in creating outside of my comfort zone. Starting as a street photographer, I rapidly realized my passion for using a camera to create images whether still or video. My work has taken me internationally shooting for a wide vari...

Lee Keith has been a success in everything he has done. From competitive soccer to a stint in the Army to the financial services sector to launching the multi-million dollar clothing brand B.elieve L.ove R.espect and now the cider brand B.elieve L.ove R.elax, Lee has approached each venture with a big heart, a love of his community and an appreciation for the morals and ethics that he was raised w...

We're back. Sorry for the hiatus. I hate it when podcasts do that, and I became the thing I hated go figure. There are reasons of course, but we've put some plans in place to make sure we never disappear from the face of the earth again. There is a happy accident in all this, however. Our last episode was with Paul Harrington and our first episode back just so happens to feature Paul again as well...

Air Force veteran Paul Harrington is the author of the soon to be released Justice or Not: My Experiences as a State Corrections Officer in New York's Prisons . Paul was injured on the job due to workplace violence - violence committed by another officer. Paul and I discuss the toxicity of working in the prison system, the psychology of working in such an environment for so long and why you never...

Scott Faith covers down for me and interviews "Miggy", a Ukrainian still in country about what he is seeing and hearing and feeling while under attack from the Russians.

Tom Schueman is an active duty Marine infantry officer with deployments to Afghanistan, Australia and a former English instructor at the Naval Academy. He has accumulated a large following through his Instagram account @kill.z0n3 where he touches on the philosophy, psychology, and intellectual framework of the modern day warfighter and the powers that govern him. In addition, Tom is the founder of...

Geoff Dardia couldn’t have been a better guest to have on this week. I realized, after the episode, that we had recorded it on the one-year anniversary of the show. Sure, we had a lot to talk about – Ukraine, the Afghan withdrawl, the state of military readiness in the event of war in Europe…or the South China Sea, the intersection of our kids and military service, but it was great to have Geoff o...

Ben Buehler-Garcia never served in the military – which is why he supports those who do. For over 25 years he has volunteered with various initiatives to support military families including the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee, Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve, USS Tucson 770 Club, the Tucson Community Cares Foundation and as the Honorary Commander for...

A long time coming. Finally was able to sit down with JC Glick and Zoom to Zoom with one of the great thinkers and writers at Havok Journal . What a blast. We have more laughs than you would think as we cover everything from the origins of his suicidal ideations to the policy failures in Afghanistan. JC Glick served in two Ranger Battalions as well as Regimental Headquarters and has over 7 years i...

Havok Journal writer Neville Johnson has lived a life of high adventure. And he has the scars to prove it. Always an articulate, humble, insightful and soulful interview, we start at his childhood in South Africa as the son of a police officer and follow him into the British Army, deployments to Northern Ireland, Iraq and Afghanistan and then into the realm of private military contracting in Iraq....

Wesley Morgan is a military affairs reporter who covered the Pentagon for two and a half years at  Politico . He previously worked as a freelance journalist in Washington, D.C., Iraq, and Afghanistan, contributing stories to  The Washington Post ,  The New York Times ,  The Atlantic  and other publications. He is an alumnus of Princeton University. In the wake of our withd...

Command Sgt. Major (ret.) Tom Satterly served in the Army for 25 years, 20 of those years were spent in the military’s most secretive and elite Special Operations unit, Delta Force. As an Operator and CSM, Tom fought in and lead countless high profile military missions including Operation Red Dawn (Saddam Hussein’s capture) and the Battle of Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down). Although the physical, ment...