Sold out last year

Rob on the mic.
Joe riding the board.
Live from The Parker Cat House.

We’re sitting down with Stan Lake, author of A Toad in a Glass, published by our longtime friends at Dead Reckoning Collective.

We’ll talk about the book — but more importantly, we’re going to hit something most veterans quietly choke on after the uniform comes off:

👉 promoting yourself
👉 talking about your work
👉 and not feeling like a fraud while you do it

We were trained to shut up, do the job, and let the team take the credit.
Then the civilian world tells you to build a brand, sell your story, and post about your wins.

That whiplash is real.

If you’ve ever struggled to put your own work out there without feeling like an asshole…
this one’s for you.

📍 Live from The Parker Cat House
🎙️ From The Ashes Radio
📚 Stan Lake – A Toad in a Glass
🤝 Dead Reckoning Collective

#FromTheAshesRadio
#VeteranVoices
#DeadReckoningCollective
#VeteranAuthor
#GWOTVets
#LifeAfterService
#VeteranCreators
#ImpostorSyndromeIsReal
#ParkerCatHouse
#AboutFaceMedia
#TellYourStory
#StillServing

Ally’s dad joins us in studio.An OG Paratrooper from 1/509 Geronimo.Airborne before hashtags. Before chest candy chasing. Before “content.”This is a man who earned his place the hard way—boots on, mouth shut, standard high. We’ll talk lineage, brotherhood, and what it meant to wear the maroon beret when being a Paratrooper was a lifelong identity, not a phase.We’ll honor our fallen early with Never Forgotten, then hand the mic to someone who carried the torch long before most of us showed up to the fight.No politics. No noise.Just history, hard-earned wisdom, and respect for those who came before. 1800 MST About Face Media Geronimo#FromTheAshes #Airborne #Geronimo #Paratrooper #VeteranVoices #NeverForgotten #Brotherhood #EarnedNotGiven

We’re starting this one the right way—Never Forgotten early, because honor doesn’t belong at the end of the checklist.

Tonight we sit down with Malachias Rafal Gaskin—Veteran, accomplished recording artist, and author. We’re talking about the long fight after the uniform comes off, using music and writing to stay human, and finding purpose when nobody’s issuing orders anymore.

No motivational poster nonsense. Just real conversation, hard-earned perspective, and the kind of honesty you only get from people who’ve been there.

Alex is a local Veteran who took the lessons learned in service and built something real with them. No hype. No shortcuts. Just work, grit, and ownership — the kind of story this show was built for.This episode also marks a transition.After years behind the mic, One Shot will be moving on as we head into 2026. We’re grateful for the time, the laughs, the arguments, and the moments that mattered. Nothing but respect, and we’re fired up to see where his next chapter takes him.We’ll also take time for Never Forgotten, because before the year ends, we remember who didn’t get the chance to see another one.No fluff. No filters. Just real conversation, real Veterans, and one last send-off for 2025.

We’re bringing in Vinny, a hard-charging Navy Veteran and the owner of Vets To The Rescue Junk Removal—a veteran-owned business built on sweat equity, discipline, and getting rid of stuff that no longer serves the mission.Vinny took the work ethic he learned in the Navy and put it to work in the civilian world, helping people clear out clutter, chaos, and questionable life decisions—no questions asked. Now… is he Italian? Yes.
Does he remove junk? Also yes.
Is this basically The Sopranos, but instead of “waste management,” it’s actual waste management?
We’ll let Vinny answer that himself.We’ll talk:
 Navy life and the transition out
 Building a veteran-owned business from the ground up
 Why vets still show up and do the work when no one’s watching
 How supporting veteran businesses keeps the community strong 1800 MT
 From The Ashes Radio – About Face MediaTune in, support a vet, and remember—sometimes the best thing you can do is take out the trash.

These folks are building their business the same way we built our careers — grit, grind, and zero quit.

Combat Carl kicks things off, Ally’s back in the saddle at 1840, and we wrap it all with the Safety Brief and Never Forgotten.

Tune in live at 1800 MST and support the businesses carrying the torch.

#FromTheAshesRadio #VeteranOwned #RanchAndRifle #GWOTVet #AboutFaceMedia #SupportVeterans #RadioNight #ThighHuggers #CombatFlipFlops #StaySpicy

Tonight on From The Ashes, we linked up with Army Veteran and owner of Black Diamond Fitness, Brandon Osorio — a man who quite literally took the suck, crushed it into dust, and turned it into a training philosophy. We dive into his journey from uniform to entrepreneurship, how he built Black Diamond Fitness into a no-nonsense veteran-owned brand, and why pushing through controlled hardship still matters long after ETS.

Brandon breaks down fitness myths, talks discipline when no one’s watching, and shares how strength training became his own way of giving back to the veteran community. As always, expect the usual smoke, salt, and straight talk that makes this show feel like a late-night team room with an open mic.

Strap in, hydrate, and let’s get after it.

We’re back at 1800 Colorado time with another round of Veteran-owned business spotlights leading into the holidays — because if you’re gonna spend that hard-earned cash, it might as well go to someone who’s actually done a 3am guard shift in the freezing cold.First up, Leah Fitts, the badass owner of SMSI, joins us at 1815. She went from serving her country to saving your HVAC system from tapping out in December. If you like heat, airflow, or America — you’ll wanna hear this one.Ally is still out on her honeymoon living her best life, but we’ve got Katie from Love and Lettering jumping into the fight at 1840. Another Veteran making moves, building a business, and proving that creativity is absolutely a weapon.Plus: Combat Carl doing what Combat Carl does — questionable wisdom at high volume. Never Forgotten at 1855, honoring one of our own. Rollout at 1900.This holiday season: support Veteran-owned, lift up the community, and tune in to the only show that smells like gun oil, coffee, and poor life choices.

Tonight we’re back in the saddle with our long-time brother, Dan Horgan, owner of Arrow & Honor Co. — one of those veteran-owned shops that actually gets it.From the uniform to the woodshop, Dan’s been building with purpose and putting honor into every piece he makes.Tune in tonight at 1800 MST as we keep the Veteran Business Christmas Series rolling — no corporate fluff, just real vets doing real things.