UFC, Fishing, Working Hard and Telling the Truth - Today's episode features UFC Hall of Fame inductee, Tito Ortiz. Tito is a force, he's got 5 businesses going, he's acting in movies, he's still fighting at the main event level he's working hard on accomplishing his goals.  One of the people Tito admires is President Donald Trump. The President advised Ortiz during his time on the "Apprentice" on how to become a billionaire--his advice "Start 15 successful businesses." Tito is doing his damndest to do th

REM vs Monkees – Life’s Rich Pageant vs More of the Monkees - Today's ep is an Album Fight between REM's and the Monkees. What makes #AlbumFights great is we can cross genres, time and themes...and come up with a great matchup...that amazing has dozens of previously unperceived similarities. 

Today's judges Corey Farley, Mike Lipari, and Todd Nemet. Phil Green provides our corner introduction and album cover artwork. Richard provides analysis. Pete is our host.

Pomplamoose, Single Ladies Cover Girl - Nataly Dawn crafts lyrics like a master wordsmith, sings like an angel and plays bass like a badass.  She's half of the duo Pomplamoose (with her husband, Jack Conte), but she sat down with us to promote her west coast tour with Lauren O'Connell (with whom she has previously worked as the duo, My Terrible Friend). See her in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, and Seattle to round out 2016, and buy her new solo album is out on iTunes. She's amazing and we love he

Rhythm Is the Family Business - Today's episode feat Juan Escovedo. Juan is a world-renowned percussionist from the 1st family of rhythm.

His father Pops is an iconic legend w musical brotherhood to the biggest names to ever appear on stage. His sister Sheila, well Sheila E requires no context.

Juan sat with Jon and gets into music, rhythm and how one thrives for 50 years in the industry. Juan's b'day celebration happens this Monday at Yoshi's in Oakland. If you're in the Bay, it's a must-attend event.

Vet Story, Telling the Stories of Our Heroes - Today's episode features Phil Briggs. Phil, a Navy veteran, tells the stories of veterans on his Vet Story podcast. Take a look at connecting vets website to see/listen to what they do. 

One of the most fun things about being in the service are the fun chow-hall conversations. This show is one of those types of chats. Phil, Scott and Pete get rolling immediately and it's obvious they're in a mood to laugh; makes sense to us.

Today's guest is Vietnam Veteran John Murphy. John was a spy in Vietnam and he worked to partner with the Vietnamese forces to help them develop capacity for collection operations. 

John is joined by Host Pete A Turner and co-host Bill Mankins (a former show guest). What makes this episode special is all three of these guys have worked in similar slots but at different times, eras and places. This is a conversation you can't hear anywhere else.

1 Year in, iTunes Best of 2018, The Jordan Harbinger Show - Today's episode features Jordan Harbinger of the Jordan Harbinger Show. Jordan's podcast is a smash hit with over 5 million listens each month with guests like-- Chris Voss, Jocko Willink, Dave Asprey, and Freeway Rick Ross. 

Jordan's show was selected as one of iTunes Best of 2018. His deep dives into topics is industry leading and making a difference. Jon Leon Guerrero and Pete A Turner sat with Jordan to catch up about his 1st year.

Duran Duran vs Motley Crue - Album Fight - Today's episode features Duran Duran taking on Motley Crue in an #AlbumFight episode. Album Fights are a Break It Down Show exclusive where we pit albums in a Song v Song format. Each song paring is a round of a fight which is then scored like a boxing match.

Today's Albums are Duran Duran's Rio vs Motley Crue's Too Fast For Love. Our judges are Eric, Tony & Mike! Phil does his usual double duty and Richard leaves the computers and comes up with a tie prediction

Psychoacoustician, Sounds, Vibrations and Emotions - Today its PhD Duncan Williams who studies psychoacoustics at York University. How does one go from being a metal-head struggling sound engineer to someone who studies how sound and vibrations affect the brain? Hard Work

Along the way we realized that his work directly impacts something important to us, helping those diagnosed with ALS. Jon Leon Guerrero and Pete A Turner met Duncan at NAMMShow, because of course, we did.

First Ladies Man Breaks Down Flotus w Jim DeFelice - What does it take to be FLOTUS. It's not a job that has a manual, nor can someone take courses in college to adequately prepare for the job. There's no pay...but the nation is constantly watching.  

Andrew Och is the US's preeminent expert on the history of the First Ladies. Joining Pete today is co-host, NYTimes #1 best-selling author and friend, Jim DeFelice. Andrew's publisher are our friends at Tactical 16. Get his books here.