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There Will Be Bourbon
by Eric Bandazewski
I take interesting people and make them more interesting with bourbon.
Episodes
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Tom Sauer
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...
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Randy Warren - Whiskey Shenanigans
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...
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The Last Homely House
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...
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Jennifer Van Laar
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…
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Adam Swart - CEO of Crowds on Demand
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.
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Eric Schwalm
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...
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Joe Kent
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.
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Rob Haspels - Iraq War Veteran
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.
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Joe Kent
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…
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Clay Martin
Clay Martin returns to discuss the war in Iran and his thoughts on our friend Joe Kent resigning as the Director of the National Counter Terrorism Center. We then get into his church and its treatment for veterans with suicidal ideations. Clay served as a Marine and in the Army Special Forces...
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John Konrad
Captain John A. Konrad V is a proud alumnus of the New York Maritime College, a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and a US Merchant Marine officer. In 2006, he founded gCaptain and has been serving as its CEO ever since, helping it become the world's most popular maritime news website with a...
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Larry Teakell
Larry Teakell, an Army veteran and recipient of the Soldier's Medal, returns to talk about his new book "From Fire to Forge" about his time spent as a combat medic in Iraq, his heroic efforts to save the life at the time of SPC Heredia, and how forging steel became his therapy for the PTSD that...
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"Blood Memory" with Voodoo and Mark Sibley
Author Mark Sibley’s Mongol Moon explores how a global war ignites — and what follows when the world goes dark. In this in-depth expansion, Voodoo turns his focus to the African continent, showing how the conflict unfolds on the ground and in the lives of those forced to survive it. Drawing on…
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King Mac on The 2025 Chicago Bears
King Mac of X at @Mac74King joins me to discuss Caleb Williams, Ben Johnson, and the state of the Chicago Bears heading into the bye week, as well as gives his predictions for the World Series and Super Bowl.
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Javier Mackey - Retired Green Beret
Javier Mackey is a retired US Army Green Beret. He is a long time friend of mine and that's exactly how our conversation unfolds; like two normal, American dudes talking about life, the assassination of Charlie Kirk, being a father, AI bot farms fomenting anger online, the good that's come forth...
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Anthony Dyer - US Air Force Special Missions Aviator
Born in the rugged Appalachian town of Sylva, North Carolina, Anthony Dyer was raised in a world of untamed adventure, where resilience was a way of life. That same fearless spirit propelled him into the elite realm of Special Operations Aviation, where he spent over a decade as a USAF Combat...
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Bobby Burack - Outkick Writer
Bobby Burack of Outkick stops by the virtual bar to talk, well, just about everything. We get into the NFL North, Geo-politics, Sydney Sweeney's ad breaking the left, how Trump broke everyone, Michael Wilbon, Shannon Sharpe, and just why baseball is still the greatest game in America, among other...
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COL (Retired) Mike Bennett - Author and Former Green Beret
Former Green Beret and Author Mike Bennett drops by the virtual bar to discuss his latest book, Memoirs From The Druze. Prior to picking up the pen and authoring this along with the Warlock series, Mike did some really cool things every day Americans should learn and know more about. Mike,...
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Pasture Peaks Farms
Braxton McCoy and "Lawrence of Iowarabia" drop by the virtual bar to discuss their new business venture into the beef industry with Pasture Peaks Farms. We discussed processing, the marketing gimmicks you see on packaging, origins of big box store beef, grading of beef, barriers to entry into the...
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"Lafayette Lee" RETVRNS
Lafayette Lee is a contributing editor at IM 1776, delivers excellent written works on his Substack, and also can be found on X @ Partisan_O. Lee dips into the virtual bar this time discussing the assassination attempts on President Trump, why Congress, no matter who is in charge, is the way that...
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Ken Ramos - US Army WTF Moments
Retired Sergeant Major and the man behind US Army WTF Moments along with other military pages collecting the most absurd true stories, as well as breaking some of the most poignant news impacting the force returns to the virtual bar. We are talking all things DoD including the new SecDef Pete...
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Buck Shamrock - 30 Year Law Enforcement Veteran
Buck Shamrock of X stops by the virtual bar to discuss his 30 year career in law enforcement from time in the jail to tactical teams on the street. We discuss the biggest changes and challenges he sees with the new hires joining the force, the "recipes" inmates cook in jail, the George Floyd…
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Sam Shoemate - Terminal CWO and Veteran Advocate
Retired Army Warrant Officer Sam Shoemate stopped by the virtual bar to discuss the inspiration behind the viral Instagram account TerminalCWO, his work exposing the abhorrent behavior at the 101st Airborne Division during the Covid lockdowns as well as elsewhere in the military, the unlawful...
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Jeff Young - Covering the San Francisco Giants
Jeff Young from Around The Foghorn returns to discuss the 2025 San Francisco Giants.
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CW5 Edward Cope - US Army Logistics Expert
Chief Cope stopped by the virtual bar to discuss in depth the logistics that went into supplying the Afghan National Army, the current state of the challenges facing the logistics chain, the struggle behind teaching the ANA, General Milley, and the potential for positive change throughout the DoD...
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Viking Rob - Iraq Veteran
"Viking Rob" joined me to discuss the early years of the Iraq War, including all of the maintenance and defensive innovation like the counter-EFP (Explosively Formed Penetrator), the current logistics and supply chain issues, the Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears, and the NFC North, and wrapping...
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Jesse Kelly - Host of The Jesse Kelly Show
Jesse Kelly returns to the virtual bar for a happy hour discussion about his recent book "The Anti-Communist Manifesto", the feeling of positivity in the air following the 2024 election, where we are culturally as a society, and just who is going to fight the next great war. Grab a glass!
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Steven Schultze - US Army Veteran and Author
Steve is a 23 year veteran of the United States Army and a newly published author. We talked about his "significant emotional event" that led him into the Army, growing up in a small town in Southern California, Iraq, Army recruiting, music, movies, and just what the hell happened to Metallica....
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Ron Miskin - The Buffalo Wool Co.
"@BuffaloRon" of X stops by the virtual bar to tell his unique story about how he went from a chef and owner of several restaurants to becoming a Bison farmer and making socks from their wool. Ron is a really sincere and genuine guy with a wonderful message on the need to just go for it and to...
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Terry Schappert - Actor and Retired Green Beret
A conversation with Terry Schappert on his involvement with Task Force Dagger and a dive recovery operation he recently participated off the coast of Portugal for a downed B-24 from 1943. From there we discuss his role in the upcoming play for Stephen King's "Misery", the type of men America has...
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Clay Martin - Retired Green Beret, Former Sniper, and Author
Clay Martin returns for his annual appearance at the virtual bar to discuss the multiple assassination attempts of former President Trump, the credibility lost by the Secret Service, where we are in societal decline, his prediction for the presidential election, and a reminder that you don't mess...
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"King Mac" - Chicago Bears Talk and More
King Mac from X stops by the virtual bar to talk all things Chicago Bears, Caleb Williams, moving on from Justin Fields, predictions for the upcoming season, Chicago White Sox and baseball, as well as my latest theory on which sport the best and the brightest athletes actually play. Grab a glass!
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"I Love You Enough to Talk Down to You" - Travis, Former Marine and US Army Veteran
Travis served honorably and valorously in the Marine Corps and the US Army in Afghanistan and multiple times in Iraq. He shares some vivid personal stories of combat as well as his thoughts on the candidates in the upcoming election, being a father, weightlifting, and more. Grab a glass!
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Rob Province Returns
Rob Province returns to offer his unique takes on assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, the current President dropping his reelection bid, Kamala Harris, Elon Musk, and the cultural shift taking place in the United States. Grab a glass!
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Brink - Former US Secret Service Special Agent
Brink; an Army veteran, co-founder of MvrderCvlt, and former US Secret Service Special Agent stops by the virtual bar to discuss the recent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump.
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Morgan Lerette - Former Blackwater Mercenary in Iraq
Former US Air Force Veteran and Blackwater contractor Morgan Lerette joins me to discuss his unusual path into the world of contracting for the legendary Blackwater organization in Iraq. After serving in the Air National Guard overseas immediately following 9/11, a friend convinced him to tryout...
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There Will Be Catholics Part 1 - Benjamin of Bircholm
Benjamin (@BenjaminPHLN23 on X) stopped by the virtual bar for a remarkably insightful discussion. He recalls his miraculous (my words, not his) recovery from a heart attack and a loss of a limb as a teenager before delving into his philosophical endeavors in college. Eventually when writing for...
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"Lafayette Lee" of Substack and IM 1776
Lafayette Lee is a contributing editor at IM 1776, delivers excellent written works on his Substack, and also can be found on X @ Partisan_O. Lee joins me this time to talk about the speed at which our cultural shifts have seemingly increased, the ongoing conflict with Israel and Hamas and...
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John Madden - All-American at Auburn and Former Professional Baseball Player
John stops by the virtual bar to talk about our time playing together at Poinciana High School; clearly a formative moment in his professional baseball development! We go on to discuss his time at Auburn, becoming an All-American and eventually getting drafted by the San Diego Padres and making…
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Mark Sibley - Author of "A Dance of Devils"
The sequel is real! And so is Mark Sibley's return trip to the virtual bar to discuss his new book "A Dance of Devils", the sequel to "Mongol Moon". Picking up where MM left off, WW3 is hot and underway with new storylines, characters, and remarkably well researched plot lines, scenarios, battle...
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"Gruntpa" Returns
"Gruntpa" returns to the virtual bar for a discussion on the mentality required to succeed in the worst possible scenario, and why most don't have it and never will. Having spent time in Iraq, we revisit some of our time there and the evolution into a more anti-war stance and why. We talk about...
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Happy Hour w/Michelle Vogt - @GOPFashionista and RareDiseaseWarrior
Michelle Vogt is one of the Twitter OG's and supplied her unique takes on everything from politics to fashion in the late 2000s and early 2010's. Diagnosed with a brain tumor and the incurable conditions Trigeminal Neuralgia, Anesthesia Dolorosa, and Occipital Neuralgia, she's set out to raise...
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Dale Stark - A-10 Pilot and Rancher
Dale Stark is a recently retired A-10 Pilot and veteran of over 20+ years. He flew combat missions during multiple deployments to Afghanistan and finished his service to country instructing for the Air Force in Tucson, Arizona before returning home and retiring to Oregon. Growing up in a small…
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Ross Kennedy - Logistics and Supply Chain Expert - Part 2
Picking up where part 1 leaves off, we continue discussing how current foreign policy goals are achieved while dealing with recruiting shortages and a newer, less willing to serve generation. There is still a road to victory against geopolitical rivals like China as Ross lays out. We then get…
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Ross Kennedy - Logistics and Supply Chain Expert - Part 1
Ross Kennedy identifies that logistics is a map of human intent, which will inevitably reveal the intent and needs of the stakeholders. In Part 1 we discuss how China became the manufacturing engine of the world, what a conventional war with China might look like, the motivation behind the...
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Jeff Young - FanSided Editor for the San Francisco Giants at Round the Fog Horn
My favorite member of the San Francisco Giants media, Jeff Young, stops by the virtual bar. Jeff shares his insight into the recent hiring of Bob Melvin as the Giants manager, the loss of Gabe Kapler, the potential for Shohei Ohtani, an update on Bryce Eldridge and Reggie Crawford in the Giants...
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Jessica Fenske - Candidate for Arvada City Council
Jessica Fenske stops by the virtual bar to tell us why she hates government and is seeking to be in government as the Libertarian candidate for Arvada City Council in Colorado. She also makes the case for Libertarianism and why your focus should be on the elections at your local level.
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Terry Schappert - Retired Green Beret and Actor
Terry Schappert returns to the virtual bar for a conversation about everything unfolding in the Middle East, Catholicism, and where does our loyalty lie; to government, religion or our neighbors. We also explore the current respect for institutions, or lack thereof, and ultimately what comes…
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"Demp" Returns - Off-Shore Oilman, SOLATAC Founder and New SM Manager for War Gate Books
Demp returns for his third appearance at the virtual bar. He tells us about his newest role as the social media manager for War Gate Books, plus some good, spirited conversations about dudes being dudes, fatherhood, protecting others, and wherever else the bourbon takes us. Grab a glass!
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Clay Martin - Happy Hour w/ Retired Green Beret, Author, and Weapons Expert
Clay Martin returns to the virtual bar to discuss the evolution of fighting styles in the UFC, whether the policies coming from our institutions are believed by those putting them out, thoughts behind renaming military bases and the dangers of looking back at history through the lens of today in...
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