Celebrity Salute

We welcome Green Beret and NFL vet Nate Boyer to the program to discuss his new reality series on Discovery, "Survive the Raft," based on a 1960s human thought experiment. Nine candidates sail for twenty-one days on the Acali II to test if personal interest will jeopardize the team's chance to win a fortune; they must complete mental and physical obstacles intended to splinter and split the team.

Randy welcomes the founder of America On-Line, Steve Case, to the show to discuss his new book “The Rise of the Rest: How Entrepreneurs in Surprising Places are Building the New American Dream.” Steve’s book shows how entrepreneurs nationwide build groundbreaking companies, renew communities, and create new jobs—reimagining the American landscape and bringing people together around a shared future. Randy and Steve talk about the role that veterans can play in taking part in building their futures.

Following the horrific fires that ravaged Hawaii, Matthew McConaughey has stepped up to help assist survivors who have lost everything on the islands. This week, we take a look back at Matthew's appearance on Celebrity Salute, and urge you to do what you can to support our fellow Americans who lost loved ones and homes in Hawaii.

“Tacoma FD” is back on the air with its FOURTH season, and here to talk about it are two stars of the show, founders of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe: Steve Lemme and Kevin Heffernan. Steve and Kevin talk with Randy about how they settled on playing firefighters, their history playing men in uniform, and the never-ending saga of people getting their penises stuck in odd places.

Randy welcomes the legend Dave Ramsey to the Celebrity Salute podcast for a conversation about his journey to become a radio icon and personal finance guru to the masses. Later, Ramsey offers specific insight and advice for those serving in our nation's military.

The National Defense welcomes long-time comedian, actor, and voice actor Dave Coulier to the show. Dave is launching a brand new podcast, and he joins the show to talk about his podcast, his time touring 24 U.S. Air Force bases, his turn as Uncle Joey on the hit series “Full House” and much more.

We welcome back a longtime friend of the podcast and the U.S. Armed Forces, celebrity chef Robert Irvine. Randy and Robert talk about other famous foodies and his new line of products. Then we pivot to a unique opportunity for a selected group of veteran entrepreneurs to ask Robert questions as part of a cooking roundtable.

We welcome back artillery gunner vet Kelsi Sheren to the program to discuss her Brass & Unity line of accessories and her sensational new book “Brass & Unity: One Woman’s Journey Through the Hell of Afghanistan and Back.” Randy and Kelsi talk about a wide range of topics in this great interview, including her new book, podcast, the state of veteran care in Canada and the United States, and much more. We thank Kelsi for her service in Afghanistan, and her continued fire to advocate for those who have worn the uniform of the Armed Forces.

We welcome Colonel John Flynn to the podcast, Senior Vice President of Administration and Aviation for MGM Resorts International, to talk about his work in the Air Force Reserves, and how it shades the work he currently undertakes for MGM Resorts International. Randy and John talk about how a career from the Air Force Academy to the White House, to the private sector machinations of MGM Resorts in Las Vegas, NV.

We welcome Air Force veteran and CEO of United Through Reading, Tom Farrell, to the podcast. United Through Reading helps military families read together every day, no matter the distance. Tim talks about how this program has helped military families flourish as well as the men and women who use the 300+ recording stations across the globe.