Break It Down Show

Being a HUMINT intelligence collector requires many overlapping but distinct skill sets. In the case of our guest Roman Roberts, he was an interrogator. What you see in movies, it's never like that. Interrogations are deliberate, planned and team efforts. That shouldn't surprise anyone; further, the person across the table from an interrogator, they're shaking, hungry, scared, and untrusting. People that master interrogation don't seek to baffle, fool or use their genius-it's much more subtle and crafted.

Here's another fantastic conversation with Jeremy McKane. This is Jeremy's second visit as a guest, but he's also produced several episodes including ones with Fabien Cousteau and Terrance Long. 

The thing about caring for the ocean it's part of an enormously complex multi-system which includes humans, the atmosphere, thousands of biospheres, and the ocean itself.  Let's continue to explore how we improve our stewardship with Pete A Turner and Jeremy McKane.

Paul Stewart can TALK. He's an NHL referee who's been inducted in the US Hockey Hall of Fame. In a sport full of tough guys, Paul's book is called Wanna Go? which tells you quite a lot about how Paul played the game. 

Buy Ya Wanna Go https://amzn.to/33vAR73 to support the show and Paul. 

Here's the thing, Pete A Turner is actually in this episode, but Paul does all the work. What a fascinating storyteller.

Cuz we love having Hall of Famers on the Break It Down Show, we've got Andrew Bernstein back with us. If you've seen a picture of NBA game action, Kobe, MJ, LeBron anyone in the past few decades, it's Andrew's work. 

Andrew's podcast is Legends of Sport, On the Legends Of Sport Podcast, Hall of Fame Photographer Andrew sits down with various Legends of Sport to talk about their careers, lives away from the game, and everything else in between. Andrew is recording from the NBA's Bubble during the playoffs.

Despite COVID-19 Howard Burd and Mark Allen have movies teed up ready for release. In this episode, we dive into Ballbuster, which is a bit autobiographical. Howard played professional basketball for the Washington Generals, you know, the team that loses to the Globetrotters-anyhow, Howard and Mark took the experiences and hilarity from the road and made a movie out of it. Jerry O'Connell stars.

Chad Wright gets it. He's been hired by some of the most successful acts in music history. He's toured with Jennifer Lopez and is currently the drummer for Bruce Hornsby and the Jacksons.  Good grief is that a list of employers. 

Jon Leon Guerrero grabbed Chad and got into his upbringing, his twin brother, who is also an elite musician, AND his music education at Berklee. Damn the Break It Down Show collection of drummers is world-class.

Lisa is a speaker, author & consultant who trains corporations and leaders on how to leverage gratitude and culture. Here's the thing about culture, it's omnipresent, which means if you don't constantly account for it in business, life etc, it's running amok in your organization. Pete & Lisa Ryan are each experts on culture. Lisa focuses on gratitude, Pete's work is centered on trust. What we get is an incredible conversation, back and forth as these two provide lessons that aren't available in most places

Comedian Aries Spears who's acted in classic movies like Jerry McGuire, has been on MadTV and dozens of other appearances. Aries, like us, has deep roots with Jay Mohr. 

Pete and Aries dive into a variety of topics, the main thing to bring up, comedy clubs are opening up again. Aries is working to fill his calendar, and we're the better for it. It's great to start to get back out and enjoy our artists. See Aries Spears LIVE at the Helium Comedy Club in Indiana 11SEP

One of our favorite things to do on BIDS is to feature some of our mentors from the past. We've heard from Pete's former commander Erik Kleinsmith and his team boss Gina Smith. This episode features Gunny Q. First, You do NOT mess with Gunny Q, he's retired and will still whup your ass. Second, he was the drill who helped shape Scott into a Marine officer. Actually Gunny Q was Scott's first salute as an officer. It's a sign of respect and we know you'll love hearing how the Marines shape heroes into leaders

Pauline Shanks Kaurin, is a professor at the US Naval War College. That's a mouthful, so we'll say this. Pauline helps teach students, primarily military officers, about ethics in conflict. 

However, that's just the beginning. Host Pete A Turner, who's published on aspects of military ethics while deployed has the unique insight as a scholar, practitioner and multi-tour warrior to ask the questions, to find the gray areas that other shows cannot.