There Will Be Bourbon

Rick shares his unique experience as a multiple tour combat veteran as an Enlisted Calvary Scout and as the Public Affairs Officer for the 3rd Special Forces Group. His candor discussing his time in Iraq as well as other stops around the globe courtesy of the US Army shed insight on America's role and involvement around the world since 9/11. He also shares in my sad fandom of the Chicago Bears which has caused us great grief over the years, but much like deployments, it's shared suffering. And we love it. Grab a glass.

Walt has such a full and wide personal story. He's served his country during the Cold War and in Desert Storm. He was an Army Ranger. He picked tobacco growing up as a kid. He pretty much aced the SAT. He didn't have the money to maximize that academic potential immediately after high school, so he joined the Army. He would go on to graduate from the University of Michigan with a degree in Industrial Engineering. After leaving the Army he would go on to positions within Ford becoming the man responsible for that kind, audible reminder to fasten your seatbelts. Later he would design power scooters and motor coaches before starting his own venture capitalist and private equity company focused on developing small businesses. Throughout all of these steps along the way, Walt has demonstrated his calling to serve, be it is his country, his Soldiers, or his fellow man. We need more men and women like Walt. Grab a glass. There Will Be Bourbon.

The gun toting liberal, Veronika Lopez, the Australian eye candy, Ben Bridge, and America's decent civilian reporter, Kristina Wong, return with me, the bourbon snob, Eric Bandazewski, to discuss the do as I say, not as I do politicians and the return back into lockdown in many parts of the country due to the coronavirus. You may not think like us, but you probably think like one of us. There Will Be Banter.

In 2015, West Point graduate Lieutenant Colonel Lisa Jaster became the first female reserve Soldier to graduate the iconic US Army Ranger School and was among the first 3 women to do so. There is just a bit more to her than that however. From a small town in Wisconsin, she had a call to serve early on as her father was also a West Point attendee and served 3 tours as an Officer in Vietnam. Fresh off a first place finish in her age group in her first ultra trail marathon, Lisa describes a few other moments in her career along the way. Hear her unique story about 9/11, the early years in Afghanistan and Iraq, the types of men and women America needs in combat today, and just how she found herself in the US Army's Ranger school. Delete the adjective, not the bourbon. Grab a glass.

"Brink" tells his personal story of surviving serious physical abuse as a child, his eventual adoption, kidnapping, and boarding school, before finding himself in the Army. Behind the mask of humor is a sterling example of never giving in to your circumstances and fighting back when life inevitably beats you down. Brink also describes how he came to find his one true love through the power of MySpace. Grab a glass. There Will Be Bourbon.

America's favorite riot reporter, Julio Rosas, joins America's favorite bourbon snob. That's me. Also, the Australian eye candy, Ben Bridge, returns along with America's favorite civilian reporter, Kristina Wong to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer and Moderna. Are YOU ready to take it? Will you? There Will Be Banter.

I grab a glass with Eddie as he discusses with true honesty what it takes to become an actor in Hollywood, overcoming his addiction with drugs and alcohol, and just what it takes to be successful. You listen to this story and you can pick up on the driving points to success. We all have them. You just have to listen to them when they speak to you. Eddie is a great, American story. Listen to it. Grab a glass. There Will Be Bourbon.

The lovable, gun-toting liberal Veronika Lopez, the average civilian reporter Kristina Wong, and the Australian eye candy Ben Bridge join me, the bourbon snob Eric Bandazewski to discuss what continues to persist in several battleground states from the US election. Hear an "inside outsider" opinion from Ben, as well as some purple drank fueled gems from Kristina while Veronika reminds us all that she drinks and she knows things. Remember, you may not think like us, but you probably think like one of us. There Will Be Banter!

The retired CIA spook Ron Moeller, the lovable, gun-toting liberal Veronika Lopez, and the decent civilian reporter Kristina Wong join me the bourbon snob, Eric Bandazewski to discuss the elephant in the room this week; the US election. There is a lot of passion behind the views and feelings expressed on this episode which I feel is a microcosm of what many in this beautiful nation are experiencing right now. You may not think like us, but you probably think like one of us. There Will Be Banter!

Clay Martin is a retired Green Beret and author of multiple books including Concrete Jungle: A Green Berets Guide to Urban Survival. This is a no holds barred interview discussing a wealth of topics including the Global War on Terrorism, what to do when the worst scenario you can imagine plays out in your neighborhood, what gun you should own and know how to use, what Clay thinks of Krav Maga (as well as other Martial Arts), and how to build your personal network to rely on in a crisis. This is brutal honesty from a man who has lived and done things the rest of us have only read about or watched some actor do poorly. Grab a glass and his new book Prairie Fire: Guidebook for Surviving Civil War 2. There Will Be Bourbon.