Today’s guest is security consultant, combatives instructor, Manifesto Radio podcast host, and Mexican cartel expert, Ed Calderon.

For more than a decade, Ed worked in organized crime investigations, counternarcotics, and public safety in northern Mexico. He also worked security details for high-level government officials and visiting dignitaries. 

Ed's experience and knowledge have allowed him to advise and train some of the world's most elite law enforcement and special operations groups, including the FBI, BORTAC, Indonesian Kopaska, and Mexican and U.S. intelligence services. Today, he conducts seminars and private training on various security, protection, and combative topics. 

You can learn more about Ed at edsmanifesto.com and on Instagram @manifestoradiopodcast



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Ed Calderon: Combating Mexican Drug Cartels

Go beyond the books. Jack Carr spent 20 years as a Navy SEAL, where he served as a Team Leader, Platoon Commander, Troop Commander, Task Unit Commander and a sniper. Now, he’s a speaker and the author behind the bestselling Terminal List series. Inspired by actual experiences serving in conflict areas around the world, the novels follow James Reece, a Navy SEAL who becomes embroiled in the world of conspiracies, international espionage and revenge. Now, on his new podcast Danger Close, Jack takes fans beyond the books with conversations from real-life warriors, tactical experts and fellow writers about the world of the Terminal List, real conflicts, gear and a ton more. New episodes drop every Wednesday Presented, by Sig Sauer.

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This week on the Danger Close Podcast, Jack answers listener and viewer questions in a special Q&A session all about The Terminal List. 
Will there be spoilers? Absolutely.
Stay tuned for The Terminal List prologue, read by Ray Porter, at the end of the episode!
Buy the audiobook HERE. 
Order your copy of the New York Times bestselling novel, THE TERMINAL LIST, HERE.
To learn more about the adaptation of the novel to a Prime Video Blockbuster, visit Jack’s website or listen to the limited series Terminal List Podcast on Spotify, Apple, or YouTube.
Copyright: Audio excerpt courtesy of Simon & Schuster Audio from THE TERMINAL LIST by Jack Carr, read by Ray Porter. Copyright © 2018 by Jack Carr Enterprises, LLC. Used with permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

TIME STAMPS:
00:31-29:00 - Q&A with Jack Carr
29:00-31:12 - The Terminal List Book Trailer
31:12-49:03 - The Terminal List Prologue read by Ray Porter

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The Countdown to RED SKY MOURNING begins with THE TERMINAL LIST Q&A

An acclaimed actor and narrator, Ray has provided the voice for hundreds of audiobooks, including the entire Terminal List series and will soon be voicing its latest installment, Red Sky Mourning. 
Ray has a decades-long career as an actor, spending nearly 20 years in Shakespearean productions, and has appeared in TV shows and movies including Modern Family, Sons of Anarchy, Argo, ER, Almost Famous, Zack Snyder's Justice League, and most recently Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire.
Follow Ray on Instagram @the.ray.porter and on X @Ray__Porter.
NOTE: This segment has been extracted from the full-length episode, which originally aired on May 20, 2022. 

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Some Books are Meant to be Spoken with Ray Porter

Today’s guest is Hollywood superstar Chris Pratt.  
Chris plays Lieutenant Commander James Reece in the Amazon Prime Video adaptation of Jack Carr’s The Terminal List and resumes the role in upcoming series The Terminal List: Dark Wolf. 
Following the debut of The Terminal List in 2022, it became the No. 1 series on Prime Video. It was viewed for more than 1.6 billion minutes in its first week. Chris has also starred in Jurassic World, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers, and LEGO Movie franchises, along with Moneyball, Zero Dark Thirty, Passengers, The Magnificent Seven, Onward, The Tomorrow War, and many others. He also played Andy Dwyer on the hit sitcom Parks and Recreation.
Chris voiced the iconic characters of Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Movie in 2023 and Garfield in The Garfield Movie which hits screens May 2024!
NOTE: This segment has been extracted from the full-length episode, which originally aired on September 21, 2022. 

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Chris Pratt: Becoming James Reece

Dr. Jonathan Schanzer is a terrorism finance expert, a Senior Vice President for Research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and serves on the FDD’s Center on Economic and Financial Power leadership team. 
Along with hundreds of articles on terrorism and the Middle East, he is the author of Gaza Conflict 2021: Hamas, Israel and Eleven Days of War, State of Failure: Yasser Arafat, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Unmaking of the Palestinian State, Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine, and Al-Qaeda’s Armies: Middle East Affiliate Groups & the Next Generation of Terror.
Previously, Dr. Schanzer was a terrorism finance analyst in the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He also held think tank research positions at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and the Middle East Forum. 
You can follow him on X @JSchanzer and on Instagram @jonathan.schanzer 
NOTE: This segment has been extracted from the full-length episode, which originally aired on November 10, 2023. 

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Unraveling the Complex History of Hamas with Dr. Jonathan Schanzer

Tulsi Gabbard is a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserves, Iraq War veteran, former
Congresswoman, and 2020 presidential candidate.
Tulsi was elected the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from
2013 to 2021. During her time in office, she served on the Homeland Security
Committee, the Armed Services Committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee, and the
Financial Services Committee. From 2013-2016, Tulsi served as Vice Chair of the
Democratic National Committee. In 2019, she launched her 2020 presidential
campaign, becoming the first female combat veteran to run for president. In October of
2022, Tulsi announced her departure from the Democrat Party. 
In this episode, Jack and Tulsi discuss the significance of the Constitution, emphasizing
its relevance for elected officials, as well as students from primary school to college.
Tulsi enlisted in the Hawaii Army National Guard in 2003. In 2004, she deployed for a
year-long tour to Iraq where she served as a medical specialist. After being
commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, she was stationed in Kuwait from 2008 to 2009,
serving as a Military Police Officer. In July 2021, she was promoted to Lieutenant
Colonel. 
Tulsi is the host of The Tulsi Gabbard Show podcast and author of For Love of Country
- Leave the Democrat Party Behind. You can find out more about Tulsi at
www.tulsigabbard.com.
NOTE: This segment has been extracted from the full-length episode, which originally
aired on June 2, 2021. 

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Instagram @BravoCompanyUSA.com
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Ed Calderon: Combating Mexican Drug Cartels

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