Today's episode welcomes Dr. Andrew Friedman. Dr Andy is a cosmologist with the UCSD Cosmology research team. Pete A Turner is joined by Paul Dimech from Paul's Paella. There's a marvelous documentary Dr. Andy's work available on Nova, about how Andy solves Albert Einstein's Riddle, and spooky action at a distance

Here's the thing with quantum theories...they connect to everything. So when the conversation starts moving, the guys end up discussing quite a few concepts and it all starts to come together.

Our 500th episode celebration continues with Part 2. This show has Jon Leon Guerrero and Pete A Turner recording their own reflections on what 500 means...and what they think the future holds for the show. Thanks to everyone who made this ride possible. We're gonna keep on going...join us for the next 500?

Here's what 500 episodes means for the Break It Down Show. It means over 1/2 of our episodes are not available on iTunes. WOW, this isn't meant as an insult to iTunes, but it does illustrate how successful the fellas have been in putting together an industry-leading show. As we celebrate 500, we've got a series of short clips from people we've met along the way..James Earley, Jay Mohr, Wes Maebe, Hilliard Guess, Dave Agent, Cat Connor, Phil Green, Pete Koch, Scott Huesing, and Brian Theis all contriubte.

The Digital Declaration of Independence and Social Media Strike -Today Larry Sanger comes back to discuss his Digital Declaration of Independence. Like many of us, Larry is fed up with social media and tech companies taking advantage of their users. The declaration describes the abuses, callous behavior and ethically corrupt behavior in the style of Jefferson over 2 hundred and 2 score years ago. Pete A Turner and Larry talk about the declaration, free speech and the social media strike he's asking us join

Wrestling, Recovery, Laughs and Our Godfather - Jay Mohr has been with us since day 1. Jon Leon Guerrero and Pete A Turner, as they worked handyman jobs, listened to Jay's Mohr Stories podcast and worked through what their, THIS! show would become. 

Now as we get to 498 episodes Jay is a mentor for sure, but also a good friend. Pete and Jay sat down got caught up...and sort through life, with the wisdom of the years behind them.  Sit back and enjoy these guys chatting about life and making it sweeter.

The YOU You've Never Met - Our guest today is Andrea Vitz.  Andrea is a re-builder of lives. Andrea and Jon sit down and discuss her comeback from a debilitating injury. Along the way, she found a passion for helping others to get better, and even live well. Today, Andrea is a chiropractor, a life-coach, a fitness icon and our hero. 

Jon Leon Guerrero hosts this conversation with Andrea. they discuss her forthcoming The You You’ve Never Met.

Stoicism and Thinking Like a Roman Emperor - Donald Robertson is a modern master in the philosophy of Stoicism.  His latest book is called How To Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophies of Marcus Aurelius. 

Donald and Pete A Turner sit down and talk about how classic Stoicism relates to today. Also, they consider how the masters from the classical era would relate to today's works. How would Seneca, Marcus Aurelius and Abraham Lincoln see our progress?

The Complexity of Modern Urban War - Today's ep features the incredible minds of Dr. John Sullivan and Maj John Spencer. Spencer has been on the show a few times and continues to provide thought leadership in urban combat. Dr John Sullivan's career with the LA County Sheriff's office is impressive. As we look ahead at what it takes to operate in mega-cities as a fighting force. The complexities instantly demand that we scrap our planned conversation and just cover the basics. Ya, future war is that complex

Making Sense of Mueller, Candidates and Trump - Today's guest is Peter Van Buren. Peter is a purveyor of facts, critical thought and common sense. This, of course, makes him stand out when he talks about politics.

In his 3rd visit to the Break it down show, Peter chats with Pete A Turner, they served together in Baghdad, about presidential candidates, Vietnam draft dodging, making sense of the Mueller report...and trying to understand rationally what is what in the realm of politics.

Action Research Reflections On Nation Building -Today's episode features Dr. Ledet and host Pete A Turner's academic work on modern war. The fella's paper states Action Research is a viable means of performing at a higher level when partnering in conflict zones

Their paper expands the beachhead established by Will Hardy & Joseph Rodman in their paper Action Research A Systematic Approach. Since we know Will, we were able to persuade him to host today's episode giving us 3 published authorities on the topic