Stories from the Center of the Universe

Our conversation continues with FBI Spycatcher Dimitry Droujinsky as he recalls his memories of Kuwait, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Berlin Wall, his upbringings in Palestine, and his experiences in fatherhood.

Dimitry N. Droujinsky, aka 'Good Old Dimitry,' is a Palestinian-born Russian, U.S. Marine, retired FBI agent, and subject of a 2016 Smithsonian Magazine article on undercover counterintelligence investigations. Over his 30-year FBI tenure from the 60s to the 90s, Droujinsky posed as a KGB agent or other foreign national in order to lure and catch spies and terrorists. He is a speaker of nine langu...

Tom Greco is a masterful Italian-American storyteller and former debate champion. In our conversation, Tom recounts the story of his grandfather, nicknamed "Granite", who defected from Mussolini's Army during the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union, and found his way to New York City to start a new life.

COL Bryan Coleman is a 30-year Virginia Army National Guard veteran. In this episode, we discuss Bryan's life and career, including his beginnings in Upstate New York, his deployment to Bosnia just before 9/11, and his reflections on leading and being led.

Our conversation with Mike Stockhausen continues as we discuss his work in the Cyber guard, take a detour on football, and learn more about his life and family.

Command Sergeant Major Mike Stockhausen is a decorated US Army and Virginia Army National Guard combat veteran of Operation Just Cause (Panama), Operation Desert Storm/Desert Shield (Kuwait/Iraq), and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan). Over his thirty-year career, he served in the 75th Ranger Regiment of the US Army and several units in the Virginia Army National Guard with distinction. He...