One of our most compelling guests to date. You've never heard Bill Mankins story and that's about to change.  Bill gets modern combat at a level that you cannot find anywhere else. Fox News, CNN, NPR have all had a chance to get Bill to sit with them and break down the most complex social, military, religious problems anyone can imagine, and they all passed. They didn't know a great story when it was right in front of them. Nobody but the Break It Down Show has this level of depth and quality...NOBODY

The show really breaks into 3 parts.  If you want, skip ahead to Minute 51:30 and get to what Bill is working on...then go back and see why he's the man for the job...AGAIN this level of clarity, this depth, you're in for a treat. 

Bring a bucket for when your brain explodes. 

Finally, Jon and Pete discuss a Mount Rushmore argument on a BIDS "Special" episode.  The deal is this...in these Rushmore arguments, the fellas in this case are trying to define then pick the 4 most important, wait, first, a nod to our friend Jason Mackenroth who's the rockingest motherfucker of them all!, and he's listening in and arguing in heaven...these lists are about opinion, discussion and setting the bar HIGH. It's not a GOAT discussion...it's about whatever you think the criteria might be...you think the Scorpions are the best hair metal band ever...great...we are stoked for you.  Plus, we love the Scorpions.  So here it is, Jon and Pete discussing the 4 hair metal bands that matter the most.

Today we post our 2nd episode with Producer Ron Miziker. In this episode, Ron discusses his time working with the Sultan of Oman celebrating Sultan Kabuz' 15 years of renaissance. Ron also shares stories form his Super Bowl halftime shows, Presidential, campaigns, inaugurations, and funerals. The show is a little long, but how can you stop Rom from being spectacular? 

Jon and Pete were together a few days ago at Jon's house. They got to talking and decided to hit the record button and thank some folks that mean a lot to them when it comes to the Break It Down Show. 

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Ron Miziker has produced spectacular sized shows for decades. He created and produced Disney's Main Street Electrical Parade, 4 Super Bowls, Presidential campaigns, inaugurations and funerals. His work has been seen throughout the world and the company he founded Miziker Entertainment Group continues to create the impossible.

We've checked and we're sure that Nile Rodgers ought to do the Break It Down Show...the question now is...when will it happen?  To that end; Jon and Pete are sending a love letter to Nile to let them know just how they feel...and how hard they are willing to work to have Nile on the show. 

Raul Vega is the Producer, Director, Writer and Composer of the soon to be hit Rose Dr Podcast. Raul talks with Jon and Pete about the town they come from, storytelling and sipping beers on Jay Mohr's back porch.

Few musicians have been around the world and seen the sights that Nathan East has enjoyed.  Whether playing for the president or the pope, the Queen Mum or Mandela, or two million people on the national mall, Nathan has a knack for finding himself in some unique spaces.  Providing the bottom for the biggest acts in the world (Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Phil Collins, Babyface, Daft Punk - the list is practically endless), Nate has seen it all.  It's not just his virtuosity on the instrument, Nathan is a true collaborator.  His ability to listen, understand, and give each artist the best sonic space to create has made him sought-after in every genre of music.  

John JR Robinson has had an indelible impact on a generation of artists, on the craft of drumming, and on popular music.  He has laid the foundation for the likes of Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, David Foster, Diana Ross, Barbra Streisand, Glen Frey, Madonna, Steve Winwood, Rufus ... the list goes on and on.  Now, as the host of Vinyl Night, JR is doing his part to preserve the tactile experience of consuming recorded music and the precious ears of listeners around the world.  Hear him talk about his progression as an artist and on what it takes to make it in the brave new creative world.

John Tures, professor at LaGarnge University in Ga, discuss terrorism. Pete met John at the 2017 Southern Political Science Conference in New Orleans.  John's work includes a recent paper that discusses the validity of the term "Lone Wolf" terror. 

Are we safe from the US? What should we do about terrorism? Is what we are doing working, is it enough?  Pete asks John all of these questions on this week's Break It Down Show.