Episodes

Larry Loftis: The Watchmaker’s Daughter

March 29, 2023

Today’s guest is award-winning author Larry Loftis. In addition to being a two-time Florida Books Awards winner, Larry is also the New York Times bestselling author of The Princess Spy: The True Story of World War II Spy Ali…

Landon Beach, Scott Brick, and Ray Porter: Narrator

March 22, 2023

On today’s episode of Danger Close, Jack is joined by Landon Beach, Scott Brick, and Ray Porter for a discussion on Beach’s latest thriller, Narrator , and the art of audiobook narration. About Ray Porter: Listeners will kno…

Clint and Lisa Hill: Five Days in November

March 15, 2023

On today’s episode, Jack is joined by Clint Hill and Lisa McCubbin Hill. Clint is a retired United States Secret Service Special Agent and Assistant Director who served five presidential administrations from 1958 to 1975: Ei…

Peter Zeihan Returns: China, Ukraine, and What Comes Next

March 8, 2023

Today’s guest is an expert on geopolitics with unique insights into global conflicts. Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical strategist, renowned author, speaker, and consultant. His work includes analyses of global politics, demogr…

Vincent Vargas: Borderline

March 1, 2023

Vincent “Rocco” Vargas is a special operations combat veteran, former Homeland Security Federal Agent, actor, writer, and producer. During his 12 years of service, Vincent went on three combat deployments with the 2nd Ranger…

Ric Prado: Black Ops [Rebroadcast]

Feb. 22, 2023

Note: This episode originally aired in April 2022. Today’s guest is legendary CIA paramilitary and operations officer Enrique “Ric” Prado. Ric is a retired CIA operations officer who specialized in paramilitary, counter-terr…

Nick Norris: Combat Veteran, Protekt Co-Founder, and Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Advocate

Feb. 15, 2023

Today’s guest is Nick Norris. Nick is a Navy SEAL combat veteran, entrepreneur, and mental health advocate. During his ten years with the Teams, Nick made several combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. After suffering s…

Doug Patteson: Spy Game

Feb. 8, 2023

Today’s guest is former CIA case officer Doug Patteson. Doug retired from the CIA after serving multiple overseas tours where he specialized in human intelligence and counterterrorism. He is currently a professor at the Univ…

Craig ‘Chili’ Palmer: Army Special Mission Unit Operator and Hollywood Military Technical Advisor

Feb. 1, 2023

Title: Craig ‘Chili’ Palmer: Army Special Mission Unit Operator and Hollywood Military Technical Advisor Description: Today’s guest is former Army Special Mission Unit Operator and combat veteran Craig “Chili” Palmer. Chili …

Kevin Owens: Irish Army Tier One Counter-Terrorist Force Soldier and U.S. Special Operations Combat Veteran

Jan. 25, 2023

Kevin Owens is a special operations combat veteran and is currently the Training Manager at FieldCraft Survival. Kevin served in the Irish Army’s Tier One Counter-Terrorist Unit before immigrating to the United States where…

Chad Robichaux: Saving Aziz

Jan. 18, 2023

Today’s guest is Chad Robichaux. Chad is a United States Force Recon Marine veteran, author, MMA champion, keynote speaker, podcast host, founder of the Mighty Oaks Foundation , and co-founder of Save Our Allies . After his …

First Look: ‘Only the Dead’

Jan. 11, 2023

As the release date for ONLY THE DEAD quickly approaches, Danger Close listeners get exclusive access to the Audiobook prologue read by Ray Porter. From the publisher: Navy SEAL James Reece faces a devastating global conspir…

Mike Glover Returns

Jan. 4, 2023

Today’s guest is entrepreneur and U.S. Army special operations veteran Mike Glover. Mike spent 18 years in the Army, followed by time as a contractor for the CIA. He served as a SGM in the Special Forces and was deployed to …

Trailer: Danger Close Season 3 Is Coming ...

Dec. 28, 2022

This January, Danger Close with Jack Carr, presented by Navy Federal Credit Union, is back with all new episodes. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and follow Jack on YouTube and social channels @JackCarrUSA to never …

Best of Danger Close: The Afghanistan Files

Dec. 23, 2022

Description: NOTE: In recent weeks, Jack has released a series of “best of” collections from the Danger Close archives. Each episode contains portions of past interviews, all centered around a theme or topic. Today’s episod…

Holiday Gear, Reading, and Movie Guides–Plus Jack Answers More Listener Questions and Responds to Negative Reviews

Dec. 21, 2022

On this special holiday edition of Danger Close, Jack shares his holiday reading list, his holiday movie list, answers listener questions, and responds to more negative reviews of the Terminal List series. He also breaks dow…

Best of Danger Close: Surviving Terror

Dec. 16, 2022

NOTE: In recent weeks, Jack has released a series of “best of” collections from the Danger Close archives. Each episode contains portions of past interviews, all centered around a theme or topic. Today’s episode features con…

Steven Pressfield: Government Cheese

Dec. 14, 2022

Steven Pressfield is an author, Hollywood screenwriter, and Marine Corps veteran. He has penned several bestselling novels including The Legend of Bagger Vance , Gates of Fire , Tides of War, The Virtues of War , The Afghan …

Best of Danger Close: War Correspondents and Journalists

Dec. 9, 2022

NOTE: In the coming weeks, Jack is releasing a series of “best of” collections from the Danger Close archives. Each episode contains portions of past interviews, all centered around a theme or topic. Today’s episode features…

Special Operations Veteran Kevin Holland and Master Bladesmith Daniel Winkler

Dec. 8, 2022

On today’s episode, Jack is joined by Master Bladesmith Daniel Winkler and special operations veteran Kevin Holland. Kevin is a special operations veteran who has the distinction of serving in both the Navy’s and Army’s Spec…

Best of Danger Close: Authors and Storytelling

Dec. 2, 2022

NOTE: In the coming weeks, Jack is releasing a series of “best of” collections from the Danger Close archives. Each episode contains portions of past interviews, all centered around a theme or topic. Today’s episode features…

Eric Frohardt: Defy

Nov. 30, 2022

Eric Frohardt is an entrepreneur, speaker , and former Navy SEAL. Following his time in the military, Eric served as the CEO of the global strength training company StrongFirst . He also worked as the Director of Education a…

Jack Answers Listener Questions and Responds to Negative Viewer Reviews of ‘The Terminal List' - Nov. 2022

Nov. 25, 2022

On this episode of Danger Close, Jack takes a break from interviewing the world’s most interesting people to address the online critics of his hit Amazon Prime Video series, The Terminal List starring Chris Pratt. Jack also …

Tony Blauer: Know Fear

Nov. 23, 2022

Today’s guest is Tony Blauer. Tony is the founder of Blauer Tactical Systems, the creator of HIGH GEAR Scenario Training Equipment, and the developer of the SPEAR (Spontaneous Protection Enabling Accelerated Response) System.