There Will Be Bourbon

Jesse Kelly - Host of the Jesse Kelly show returns! We had a slight disagreement on the Junior Caminero homerun celebration in the American League Championship Series leading to this appearance. So we give you the most American happy hour chat ever - Baseball and politics, just in time for Election Day. You're welcome, America!

Tom is a CEO, former Marine Infantryman and retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander. We talk about his circuitous route to the Naval Academy and how he almost didn't graduate, twice, before discussing his time as a Surface Warfare Officer and eventual shift into Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD). We talk candidly about the war in Iran, what may come next, and why the midterms are no time to wave a white flag and sit home. 

Randy Warren is a former hedge fund manager and chief investment officer who used to break down markets on national financial television. He now hosts the Whiskey Shenanigans podcast and just published Whiskey Rule-Breakers, built on sit-downs with 29 distillers, founders, and innovators who ignored the accepted rules of American whiskey and built something anyway.

Joel runs The Last Homely House account on X which you can follow @AHomelyHouse. He is a father of ten, teacher, bookbinder, calligrapher, radical subsidiarist, and builder of playhouses in the woods. He is also SOF veteran having spent time in the Navy and the Army as a Ranger.

We discuss his homeschool background, time in the Navy SEALs pipeline, shift over to the Army Rangers, as well as his time post military doing personal protection in Iraq and South Sudan before returning home to teach and start his own home school and business. 

You can find all of his work at www.tamburnmanor.com

Jennifer Van Laar is the managing editor for RedState, an apologetic California conservative, sports fanatic, a mother and grandmother. She worked as court reporter for 20 years in the criminal and civil courts of North Carolina before entering journalism in 2014. Her investigative work is credited with the resignations of former Congressional Rep. Katie Hill and former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel. You can find her writing on RedState as well as on X @jenvalaar.

Adam Swart is the founder and CEO of Crowds on Demand; a paid protesting firm. With protest tensions rising nationwide, he offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at how modern demonstrations are mobilized and why some escalate while others don’t.

Eric Schwalm is a retired Green Beret with over 34 years in the US Army Special Forces. He is a living history book on some of the most pivotal moments in our military history having served at the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union, saw time in the first Gulf War, and was one of the first into Afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks on America. Throughout everything he lived and experienced, a light came on like it has for so many veterans of the GWOT. Eric has a very unique experience to share and is someone worth hearing out on everything from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the intelligence used to justify them. 

Happy hour with Joe Kent! We are discussing the Iran deal and the end to the war, the shift in the messaging coming from the President and the Vice President, and what we should do in the Middle East moving forward.

Rob is a 29 year veteran of the US Army and the Iraq War. Hear Rob's unique take on music, servant leadership, and of course the pain that is being a Minnesota Vikings fan and his thoughts on the NFC North.

Former Director of the National Counter-Terrorism Center Joe Kent returns! We talk about what went into his decision to resign, the pushback and the positive attention it received, the power of influence that the Israelis have, thoughts on the current ceasefire, and what an alliance with Iran might look like. We wrap things up with a chat about the men of Gen Z and just how bright their future is.