Course of Action

By Jeff Clark

From Fact to Fiction. Behind the headlines, stories, and current events of today. Join host Jeff Clark and his guests as they talk books, politics, headlines, preparation, and more.

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January 10, 2025 Green Beret Darrell Utt - Grit to Glory
Retired Army Green Beret Darrell Utt joins the first livestream of 2025. Darrell is also the author of Grit to Glory: A Green Beret’s Journey from West Virginia to the Streets of Baghdad.
Darrel is a decorated Green Beret with a Bronze Star with a V for Valor, and his ODA unit was recognized as the top Special Forces Unit by the Larry Thorne Award. He’s worked as a security analyst, and most recently with the National Medal of Honor Foundation.
Raised in Huntington, West Virginia, Utt joined the elite Green Berets and led high-stakes missions in hostile environments worldwide. Known for his tactical acumen and strategic thinking, Utt’s leadership combines humility, discipline, and dedication, inspiring his team and fostering unity. He also mentors aspiring soldiers and Green Berets, sharing his knowledge and instilling values of courage, selfless service, duty, and loyalty.
Utt’s awards include five Bronze Star Medals, one with valor for heroism in Baghdad (2006), and the Larry Thorne Award for best operational detachment in the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne). He also received the Robert T. Frederick Award for military excellence in 2007. Utt retired from the US Army in January 2017 and now resides with his wife in Denton County, Texas.
Bookmarks:
0:00 - Intro
20:00 - Joining the Military
25:00 - PIFWICS
28:00 - Honey Pots and High Value Targets
35:00 - Operation Ugly Baby
41:00 - Writing a Book
47:00 - Pentagon Review Board
1:00:00 - 2025 Events and Imposter Syndrome
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1h 7min
January 01, 2025 Bobby Chacon - Criminal Minds and Shark Addictions
Bobby Chacon, FBI Special Agent and the team lead who developed the FBI's very first dive team joins me to talk crazy stories from the dive team, working mob cases in NYC, and how much sharks love the nosey white powder. Plus, his consulting in Hollywood to include CRIMINAL MINDS, and much more.
It's true, sharks love the white powder nose goodness (can't say the real word), just like bears do. Bobby retells the story of how they pulled bags of white powder out of the ocean from a drug running operation, and how the sharks acted after they swam through a busted bag.
Bookmarks:
0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Cocaine Sharks
6:00 - Italian Mob Cases
14:40 - FBI Dive Team
19:00 - Diving in Alaska
23:00 - Going Under the Ice
47:00 - Little Bar in Iraq
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52min
December 09, 2024 Andrews & Wilson: The Goat Locker
For those who know what the "Goat Locker" is, you'll also find it in the pages of Brian Andrews and Jeff Wilson's latest TOM CLANCY book, DEFENSE PROTOCOL.
Brian and Jeff, Navy Veterans and NY Times Bestselling Authors, are back to talk their latest Tom Clancy book, plus their busy 2024, even busier 2025, and some great movie news including a tease at a new project with Amazon Studios. Those details, however, are still classified so you'll have to stay tuned to Brian and Jeff's social media accounts to find those details!
Bookmarls:
0:00 - Intro
0:30 - World Events Recap
27:30 - 2025 Projects
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42min
December 02, 2024 David List - What Are the Odds?
Our guest today for episode #119 is Hollywood producer turned Author, David List.
A native New Yorker, David List began his career in the mailroom of the New York office of the William Morris Agency, quickly rising to become an agent in their exclusive TV Packaging division.
Subsequently, he moved to Los Angeles and segued into film and television production, first as Sr. Vice President of Development and Production, for Dodi Fayed, who later lost his life in an automobile crash with Princess Diana, and then for Albert S. Ruddy, legendary film producer of Oscar-winning films such as The Godfather and Million Dollar Baby.
He later founded his own company, RoadDog Industries, Inc., and in late 2022 was the Executive Producer of Miramax’s new Fletch film, Confess, Fletch, starring Jon Hamm.
He resides in Los Angeles. What Are the Odds, his first novel, is due out on October 22, 2024, from one of America’s most respected publishing houses, Blackstone Publishing. He is currently working on his second novel, The Whale Hunter.
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1h 5min
November 18, 2024 Jack Stewart - Swim Calls, New Books, and Carrier Life
Navy fighter pilot (Top Gun) and author Jack Stewart returns in this episode to talk about Navy swim calls, his next book BOGEY SPADES, new projects, and life on aircraft carriers.
Polish those aviator sunglasses and get ready for another thriller!
Jack has published three books in the Battle Born Series (Unknown Rider, Outlaw, Bogey Spades), and is just getting warmed up. In 2025 he'll publish two books, including a co-authored book with Chad Robichaux title SILENT HORIZONS (which is incredible, trust me!).
Find out more here: jackstewartbooks.com
Bookmarks:
0:00 - Intro
9:40 - New book BOGEY SPADES
21:40 - Finding Support in Writing Espionage
24:00 - Life Aboard Aircraft Carriers
27:00 - Navy Swim Calls
35:00 - Next Project SILENT HORIZONS and Special Operations
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45min
November 12, 2024 Out in the Cold with Steve Urszenyi
Steve Urszenyi returns in this episode to celebrate the release of his second book, Out in the Cold.
Steve served in Toronto for over thirty years as a tactical medic (think SWAT, CBRNE, and Public Order), and is an expert in chemical, biological, radiological, a nuclear incident response. Steve was also the commander of Ontario's Emergency Medical Assistance Team (EMAT).
When not writing gripping thrillers, Steve is an avid outdoorsman and traveler. In this episode he talks about his recent trip around the US on his Harley Davidson motorcycle, driving through the Rocky Mountains, and more.
His next book, Out in the Cold, sees protagonist Alex Martel up against massive odds in a deadly world of deception when a series of attacks threatens World War 3.
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46min
October 28, 2024 Robin Dreeke - Spy Recruiter
Robin Dreeke, best-selling author, professional speaker, and retired FBI Special Agent and Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program joins episode 116.
Robin's new book, Unbreakable Alliances: A Spy Recruiter's Authoritative Guide to Cultivating Powerful and Lasting Connections releases October 2024 and is a powerful and knowledge-filled book from a man who spent his career recruiter spies all over the world. His expertise in behavioral analysis is top tier!
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49min
October 21, 2024 A.M. Adair - Origin Stories
In episode 115 we welcome back AM Adair, former Navy Chief Warrant Officer, Intelligence professional, and master thriller author who is celebrating the release of her next book ORIGIN STORY.Origin Story is a short novella that will have you absolutely captivated! A woman wakes up from her coma to find herself in prison with no memory of who, or what, she is. The vicious attack that almost killed her erased all that she was. But not what she did.Her name is Elyse Tyson.And she’s a serial killer.Or at least she was.Adair is also attending film school and we talk about her script development, taking the right shots, and her first gig as an actor!
Pick up the book on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/4dLwd72
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53min
September 30, 2024 HW Brands - America First
American Historian and bestselling author H.W. Brands joins this 114th episode to discuss his new book AMERICA FIRST. He's the senior chair of History at the University of Texas, and has authored almost twenty books on American history. Brands is also a Pulitzer Prize finalist.
AMERICA FIRST, is a book that narrates the fierce debate over America’s role in the world in the runup to World War II through its two most important figures: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who advocated intervention, and his isolationist nemesis, aviator and popular hero Charles Lindbergh.
We talk about the leadup to World War II, and how those events of the past are similar to the events of today. This is especially important as we recognize the 85th Anniversary of World War 2 in Sept 2024.
Are we headed to World War 3?
Will this 2024 election define history?
Watch and learn!
Bookmarks:
0:00 - Intro
10:00 - Politics Full Circle
20:00 - Politics is War
25:00 - World War 2
40:00 - Civil War
Pick up the book on Amazon: ⁠⁠https://amzn.to/4gL7lPx
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48min
September 23, 2024 Jack Carr: Targeted Beirut, Terminal List, and the Best Defense
On this 113th Episode of Course of Action, former Navy SEAL and #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Jack Carr joins me to talk about his newest book, Targeted: Beirut.
Jack has penned a riveting nonfiction book that recounts the 1983 Marine Corp barracks bombing in Beirut, and navigates the path of the storied beginning to the war on terror. And let me tell you, only someone like Jack can make nonfiction feel just like a James Reece thriller.
Speaking of James Reece, we also get a little bit of an update on James Reece #8, what's next for the Terminal List Amazon Series, and how the prequel, DARK WOLF, production is going. Plus, Jack gives us a little behind-the-scenes of how his business works, and what the Best Defense Foundation means to him, preserving history of America's heroes, and how passing it along to the next generation is critically important.
Bookmarks:
0:00 - Intro
3:00 - Business
11:15 - Beirut
32:00 - Dark Wolf/Terminal List Season 2
41:00 - Best Defense Foundation/Next Generation
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