The National Defense

The National Defense presents Ginger Fields -- Farmers Insurance Head of Talent -- to discuss veterans interviewing for jobs in the civilian sector.
Later, Director, Actor & Producer Rob Reiner discussing his new film "Shock and Awe".

The National Defense welcomes Jeffrey Earnhardt along with Nine Line Apparel CEO Army CPT (ret.) Tyler Merritt to talk about the storied Earnhardt name, and the work that Jeffrey is doing along with Nine Line Apparel to combat veterans' homelessness. 
Randy crosses off a bucket-list item by speaking with world famous singer and songwriter, Larry Gatlin.  Larry addresses current events as well as discussing his past and present efforts to support our servicemen and women in uniform.

The National Defense welcomes actress Sharon Stone to discuss her career, her work in great films over the years and what’s ahead for her. Sharon also sends out a special message to all the members of our Armed Forces serving around the world.
Ken Harbaugh, President of Team Rubicon Global, joins the program to discuss the vital work being done by Team Rubicon, as well as his own military service. Ken also discusses what is on the horizon for him to continue serving veterans on Capitol Hill.

This week on The National Defense, actor/producer/entrepreneur Ashton Kutcher joins the show to speak with Randy about his career, his background, and his involvement with our Nation’s active duty military members and veterans.
The President of the Paralyzed Veterans of American, David Zurfluh, then joins the program straight from the 2018 Paralyzed Veterans Golf Open from hot and steamy Virginia.

This week The National Defense welcomes a new partner to the show: The Wounded Warrior Project. Wounded Warrior Project’s VP of Independence Services and Mental Health, Michael Richardson, joins the show to discuss PTSD and mental health issues of those who have served in our military. Then, Randy and Jerry welcome singer Ryan Weaver to the program to discuss his military career, and his transition to an up and coming country music superstar. It’s another great week on The National Defense!

The National Defense welcomes weatherman and TV Personality Al Roker, to discuss his career, his projects, and his efforts to support our men and women in uniform all around the globe.
Randy and Jerry speak with Michael Reagan, son of President Ronald Reagan and President of The Reagan Legacy Foundation, about the anniversary of D-Day and the dedication of the new Walkway to Victory in Normandy.

This week, Randy and Jerry speak with Robert Misseri, co-founder of Paws of War, about his group’s work to reunite “Mimi” with Army Specialist Zachery McEntire.  Then, we welcome back the Semper Fi Fund to the program and their Co-Founder and Vice President of Community Outreach, Wendy Lethin, to discuss their 14th anniversary and all the great work they are doing to support wounded veterans from all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.  That’s all this week on The National Defense.

Randy and Jerry welcome back SEAL Team 5 veteran and founder of Carry the Load, Stephen Holley.  Stephen updates us on Carry the Load’s mission to honor fallen soldiers with rallies and relays around the country.  Jerry and Randy then welcome US Navy veteran and memory expert, Ron White, to the show to talk about his incredible ability to recall the names of every fallen soldier from the war in Afghanistan in the order of their death.  Ron uses his extraordinary memory skills to relay a message of “You are not forgotten.”

It’s another exciting week on The National Defense as we welcome esteemed actor and founder of the Tribeca Film Festival, Robert De Niro, to the show!  Mr. De Niro speaks about his career, the 17th year of his famous film festival, and gives a special greeting to all our active duty military members serving around the world.  Randy and Jerry also talk with Melissa Comeau, Director at the American Red Cross’ Military Veteran Caregiver Network.  Melissa is a caregiver to a veteran as well and speaks about the daily challenges that go into being a caregiver for the wounded, ill, and injured.  That’s all this week on The National Defense!

This week The National Defense is happy to welcome comedian Jay Leno to the show to discuss his career, his cars, and his work to help thank America’s troops, particularly ones who have suffered injuries while serving the United States of America.  A great interview with Jay!  Then, with National Teachers Appreciation Day coming up on May 8th (mark your calendar!) we welcome Tu-Han Phan, manager of Farmers Insurance’s Thank America’s Teachers to talk about the annual program run by Farmers to salute and support the best of America’s educators.  It’s another fantastic week on The National Defense!