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Special Forces Episodes

Nov. 9, 2022

Author Tom Clavin, The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger Battalio…

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Tom Clavin. Tom has worked as a newspaper editor, magazine writer, TV and radio commentator, and a reporter for The New York Times . He has received awards from the Society of …

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Nov. 2, 2022

Author Damien Lewis, SAS Brothers in Arms: Churchill's Desperadoes: B…

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Damien Lewis. Damien is a former war correspondent and one of the Britain’s "twenty favorite authors" as declared by World Book Day. He’s an acclaimed and award-winning author ...

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Oct. 19, 2022

Author Andrew Dubbins, Into Enemy Waters: A World War II Story of the…

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Andrew Dubbins. Andrew is an award-winning journalist and author, based in Los Angeles. His work has appeared in Alta, Los Angeles magazine, The Daily Beast, Slate, and other p...

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Sept. 7, 2022

Navy SEAL Veteran and Author Ben Milligan, By Water Beneath the Walls

Join Robert Child for a follow-up conversation with author and Navy SEAL veteran Ben Milligan. Ben became a US Navy SEAL in 2001 and served until 2009. He is the recipient of the Bronze Star and other awards. He received …

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Aug. 24, 2022

Former CIA Counter Terrorist Chief of Operations and Author Ric Prado…

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author and former CIA Counter Terrorist Chief of Operations Ric Prado. Ric is a retired CIA operations officer specializing in paramilitary, counter-terrorism, and covert operations. ...

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Aug. 17, 2022

British Special Forces Veteran Des Powell, SAS Bravo Three Zero

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author and British Special Forces veteran Des Powell. After serving in the Parachute Regiment, Sergeant Major Des Powell spent twenty years in the SAS at the heart of the Counter Terr...

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July 27, 2022

U.S. Marine Corps Major Fred Galvin (ret.), A Few Bad Men, Part Two

Join Robert Child for the conclusion of his conversation with author and retired U.S. Marine Major Fred Galvin. Fred served twenty-seven years in the U.S. Marine Corps, beginning as a seventeen-year-old who rose from the enli...

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July 20, 2022

U.S. Marine Corps Major Fred Galvin (ret.), A Few Bad Men, Part One

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author and retired U.S. Marine Major Fred Galvin. Fred served twenty-seven years in the U.S. Marine Corps, beginning as a seventeen-year-old who rose from the enlisted ranks to become...

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July 13, 2022

Author Benjamin Sledge, Where Cowards Go to Die

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Benjamin Sledge. Ben is a wounded Special Operations combat veteran with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is the recipient of the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and two Army Comme...

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May 25, 2022

Author Toby Harnden, First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Miss…

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Toby Harnden. Toby is a recipient of the Orwell Prize for Books and a former foreign correspondent for the Sunday Times of London and the Daily Telegraph reporting from more th...

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May 4, 2022

Author Martin Dugard, Killing the Killers: The Secret War Against Ter…

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Martin Dugard. Martin Is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and co-author of the Mega-million selling “Killing” series. He’s also launched a solo series the “Taking” series...

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Feb. 19, 2022

Author Carole Engle Avriett, Marine Raiders: The True Story of the Le…

Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Carole Engle Avriett about her book Marine Raiders: The True Story of the Legendary WWII Battalions . Carole grew up in a military family. She graduated from the University of ...

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Aug. 18, 2021

Former Army Ranger and Author Dr. Tony Brooks, Leave No Man Behind

Join Robert Child for a conversation with former Army Ranger Dr. Tony Brooks, author of Leave No Man Behind: The Untold Story of the Rangers’ Unrelenting Search for Marcus Luttrell, the Navy SEAL Lone Survivor in Afghanistan....

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Aug. 11, 2021

Former Navy SEAL and Author Ben Milligan, By Water Beneath the Walls:…

Join Robert Child for a conversation with former Navy SEAL, Bronze Star recipient, and author Ben Milligan. Ben has written By Water Beneath the Walls: The Rise of the Navy SEALs , which chronicles the rise of the Navy SEALs …

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