Danger Close with Jack Carr

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 know Ray Porter as the voice of the Terminal List series.  An acclaimed actor and narrator, Ray has provided the voice for hundreds of audiobooks, including the entire The Terminal List series. Ray has a decades-long career as an actor, spending nearly 20 years in Shakespearean productions. He has appeared in TV shows and movies including Modern Family, Sons of Anarchy, Argo, ER, Almost Famous, and recently in Zack Snyder's Justice League, starring as the villain Darkseid.  You can learn more about Ray by following him on Instagram @the.ray.porter or on Twitter @Ray_Porter  About Scott Brick: Scott Brick is an actor, writer, and award-winning audiobook narrator.  He has won over 60 Earphone Awards, five Audie Awards, and five SOVAS Awards for voiceover. In the first five years of his career, he recorded 250 titles. Now, over 20 years in, Scott has narrated more than 900 audiobooks, including Jurassic Park, the Jack Reacher series, the Hunt for Red October, and Narrator.  You can learn more about Scott at scottbrick.com  About Landon Beach: Landon Beach is an author, former Naval Officer, and teacher.   He is an award-winning novelist known for The Great Lakes Saga and Sunrise-Side Mystery series. The Great Lakes Saga consists of five novels: The Wreck, The Sail, The Cabin, The Hike, and The Bay, which is scheduled to release in July 2024.   His private investigator series, Sunrise-Side Mystery, currently has two titles: Huron Breeze and Huron Nights. The next two novels in the series, The Blue Hour Sanction and Huron Sunrise, will be available later this year.  Landon’s critically acclaimed standalone psychological thriller, Narrator, was released last summer. Scott Brick narrated the audiobook. Before becoming a full-time author, Landon graduated from the United States Naval Academy and served as a Surface Warfare Officer. Following his service, Landon spent 15 years as an educator.  You can learn more about Landon at landonbeachbooks.com  SPONSORS: Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order! Danger Close Apparel: Check out the new Danger Close apparel.  Protekt: Visit protekt.com/dangerclose to get 25% off while supplies last. Aimpoint: Visit  https://aimpoint.us/promotions/2022/jackcarr/ and use code JACKCARR and receive a free signed hardcover of The Devil’s Hand, the latest in the Terminal List Series. Featured Gear SIG: Today’s featured gear segment is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here. Badass Work Bench  Skippers Custom Leather Black Rifle Coffee Company Darn Tough Socks Official Jack Carr Merchandise Protekt Immunity  SIG Sauer MPX

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: Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford. The defining moment of his career came when he jumped onto the back of the presidential limousine in an effort to protect President Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy during the President’s assassination. Lisa McCubbin Hill is an award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author. In 2009, while working with Gerard Blaine on The Kennedy Detail: JFK's Secret Service Agents Break Their Silence, Lisa met Clint Hill, convincing him to share the memories he buried for 50 years. Today, Clint credits Lisa with helping him “find a reason to live, not just exist.” Together, Lisa and Clint have co-authored several New York Times bestselling books including  Mrs. Kennedy and Me, a memoir of the four years Clint spent with Jacqueline Kennedy, Five Days in November, an account of the Kennedy assassination, and Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Ford, covering the period from 1958 to 1975. Their latest My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy is available now. You can learn more about Clint and Lisa by visiting clinthillsecretservice.com and lisamccubbin.com You can follow them on Instagram @lisamccubin and @clinthill_ss SPONSORS: Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle Coffee Company. Check out the latest here. SIG: This episode is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here. Protekt: Get 25% off at https://www.protekt.com/dangerclose Aimpoint: Visit  https://aimpoint.us/promotions/2022/jackcarr/ and use code JACKCARR and receive a free signed hardcover of The Devil’s Hand, the latest in the Terminal List Series. Danger Close is an IRONCLAD Original.

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, demographics, and geography to better understand economic, cultural, political, and military developments to predict future trends. His firm Zeihan on Geopolitics provides custom analytical products to an array of clients including energy companies, financial institutions, agricultural interests, and the U.S. military. Zeihan is the New York Times bestselling author: The Accidental Superpower, The Absent Superpower, Disunited Nations, and The End of the World Is Just the Beginning. Find out more at Zeihan.com You can also follow Peter on Twitter @PeterZeihan SPONSORS: Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at www.navyfederal.org Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order! Danger Close Apparel: Check out the new Danger Close apparel. Protekt: Visit https://www.protekt.com/dangerclose to get 25% off while supplies last. Featured Gear SIG: Today’s featured gear segment is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here. Badass Work Bench Petzl Headlamps Black Rifle Coffee Company 300 Triple Shot  SIG SAUER P210 Official Jack Carr Merchandise  Protekt Hydration and Energy Liquid Formula  Headhunter Blades Aimpoint ACRO Red Dot Sight Bubba Gear Ropes  Magpul DAKA GRID Organizer

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 Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. After leaving active duty, he joined the Army Reserves as Sergeant First Class. In 2009, he became a Federal Agent with the Department of Homeland Security, where he worked extensively on the United States-Mexico border, serving as a medic with the Special Operations Group. In an effort to help other veterans, Vincent founded Beteran, an apparel company where 50% of all proceeds go toward helping veterans seek treatment for trauma and transition back to civilian life. As an actor, Vincent is known for his role as “Gilly” on Mayans MC, as well as in films including Range 15, Lucy Shimmers and the Prince of Peace, and Dark of Light. Today, Vincent is the Head of Marketing at the security services firm The North Group. His new book, Borderline: Defending the Home Front, will be released in November. Danger Close is an IRONCLAD original. Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org Protekt: Get 25% off at protekt.com/dangerclose Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order! SIG: This episode is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here. Aimpoint: Visit  https://aimpoint.us/promotions/2022/jackcarr/ and use code JACKCARR and receive a free signed hardcover of The Devil’s Hand, the latest in the Terminal List Series. Featured Gear: SIG SAUER P365 Montana Knife Company Black Rifle Coffee Exclusive Coffee Club Subscription Park City Gun Club Code of the West Naked Infusion  Vertx GLG Knifeworks Official Jack Carr Merchandise

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-terrorism and special/clandestine operations. Escaping Cuba as a child amidst the violence of Castro’s Cuban Revolution, he would go on to retire as the CIA equivalent of a two-star general after serving for twenty-four years in the nation’s premier intelligence service which included 36 months as the first CIA officer to live in the anti-Sandinista “Contra” camps and later as Deputy Chief of Station of the original Bin Laden Task Force. His new New York Times bestselling memoir Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Officer takes a deep dive into a truly exceptional career filled with assassins, terrorists, spies and revolutionaries. Prado’s memoir highlights not only the complexities of America’s shadow wars, but the extreme courage, creativity and perseverance it takes to execute such missions inside the most demanding and hostile environments. You can learn more about Ric Prado at ricprado.com Sponsors: Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org Protekt: Visit protekt.com/dangerclose to get 25% off while supplies last. Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order! SIG: This episode is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here. FEATURED GEAR Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Warrior SIG P210 Carry Danger Close is an IRONCLAD Original.

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 severe depression from his time in combat and the death of his brother, Nick sought help that did not involve antidepressants. He found help from Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS), a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide resources, research, and advocacy for U.S. military veterans seeking psychedelic-assisted therapies. Nick is now on the Board of Directors for the organization. Nick is also the co-founder of the company Protekt with Navy veteran Tim Duba and waterman Mark Healey. Protekt is a wellness company that offers supplements to help improve hydration, immunity, sleep, performance, and brain function. They also offer sun protection and skin care products as well as apparel. Learn more about Protekt on their website protekt.com. You can follow them on Instagram @protektproducts  You can find more about VETS on their website vetsolutions.org and follow them on Instagram @veteransolutions. You can follow Nick on Instagram @nick_norris1981  SPONSORS: Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order! Danger Close Apparel: Check out the new Danger Close apparel. Protekt: Visit protekt.com/dangerclose to get 25% off while supplies last. Featured Gear SIG: Today’s featured gear segment is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here. Badass Work Bench Delta Gatorz Sunglasses  Vickers Guide AR-15 A Dangerous Game Winkler Knives  TH Holsters RISE Armament Hoyt Eclipse Bow  MAXTRAX Mini Boards  Factor 55 Danger Close is an IRONCLAD Original.

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 University of New Hampshire. Doug has worked extensively in Hollywood as both a technical consultant and a producer for television and film. Notably, he can be seen lending his insights in the documentary The Lost Leonardo, which looks into the controversial $450 million “Salvator Mundi” painting. As a published author, his work has focused on security, travel safety, and intelligence, including pieces for SpotterUp.com and three chapters of the book More Stories from Langley: Another Glimpse Inside the CIA. Doug Patteson is President of the Board of Directors of the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, focused on global press freedoms and advocacy work on behalf of hostages. Follow Doug on Instagram at @texasspydad or on Twitter @GrayManActual You can check out Doug’s line of authentic intel community related products @ingloriousamateurs on Instagram. Sponsors: Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order! Danger Close Apparel: Check out the new Danger Close apparel. Protekt: Visit protekt.com/dangerclose to get 25% off while supplies last. Featured Gear Badass Work Bench  Hoyt Archery Interceptors by Matthew Thomas Headhunter Blade’s Rat Blade SIG Sauer Custom Works Concierge Service Fortitude Coffee Company  Protekt Sunscreen  OFFICIAL Jack Carr Collection Crossed Hawks Necktie   SIG: Today’s featured gear segment is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here. Danger Close is an IRONCLAD Original

Today’s guest is former Army Special Mission Unit Operator and combat veteran Craig “Chili” Palmer. Chili served in the 75th Ranger Regiment in both 1st Battalion and the Regimental Reconnaissance Company. A week after reporting to 1st Battalion he made his first combat jump into Panama for Operation Just Cause.  After two years as a Military Free Fall Instructor, he was selected for the U.S. Army’s top tier special mission unit where he served for another 17 years, making 13 combat deployments during the Global War on Terror. He retired as Sergeant Major. Post-military, he has worked in research-and-development on military technologies that benefit special operations forces. He is also a firearms instructor for SIG Sauer and Viking Tactics. His extensive combat and weapons experience has made him a highly sought-after expert in Hollywood as a military technical advisor. Chili’s film credits include How It Ends, Extraction, The Gray Man, and Extraction 2, set for release in 2023. Follow him on Instagram at @chilipalmershooting Sponsors: Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order! Danger Close Apparel: Check out the new Danger Close apparel. SIG: This episode is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here. Protekt: Visit protekt.com/dangerclose to get 25% off while supplies last. FEATURED GEAR  Badass Workbench  SIG P226 XFIVE Classic  Land Cruiser Cutting Broad from Juan’s Woodshop  Hooten Young 15 Year Barrel Proof American Whiskey Jack Carr Coasters Dynamis Allaince Combat Flathead  Protekt Clarity Danger Close is an IRONCLAD original.

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 he served for six years in the Infantry and 18 years as a Special Forces Soldier. During his time in the U.S. Army, Kevin participated in multiple combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. He ran the Special Forces Sniper Course, and was in charge of all Force Modernization for Army Special Forces. Kevin also has the distinction of winning the 2020 NDIA Hatchcock Award for his significant contributions to the U.S. Military Sniper Community. Today, Kevin is the Training Manager at FieldCraft Survival’s North Carolina Headquarters in Aberdeen, NC. Kevin’s new podcast,  The Kevin Owens Podcast, is about resilience, training, and mindset told through lessons he learned from his time as a Green Beret. You can find more about FieldCraft Survival at fieldcraftsurvival.com , follow them on Instagram @fieldcraftsurvival , and subscribe to their YouTube Channel. You can follow Kevin on Instagram @kevin.p.owens SPONSORS: Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order! Protekt: Visit protekt.com/dangerclose to get 25% off while supplies last. Danger Close Apparel: Check out the new Danger Close apparel. Featured Gear SIG: Today’s featured gear segment is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here. Kobalt Youth Bow by Hoyt Custom built by Stick Sniper Hidden War: 2nd Edition by John Nores Combat Flathead w/ Sheath by Dynamis Alliance/CRUSH EVERYTHING:  Fieldcraft Everyday Water Black Rifle Coffee Sticker Club and Coffee Subscription Club Protekt

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 military service, Chad founded the Mighty Oaks Foundation, a non-profit organization geared toward helping active duty, military veterans, and first responders combat PTSD through faith-based combat trauma and resiliency programs.  Chad is also the co-founder of Save Our Allies, a non-profit organization focused on the evacuation of Americans and American allies trapped in Afghanistan. The organization has helped evacuate more than 17,000 people from Afghanistan. His new book, Saving Aziz, details that experience. Chad has authored numerous books including The Truth About PTSD, Fight For Us, Path To Resiliency, Behind The Lines, his memoir An Unfair Advantage, Redeployed and Marriage Advance: Love Never Gives Up. A former Mixed Martials Arts Champion, Chad has a professional record of 15-2.  You can find out more about Chad at chadrobichaux.com. You can follow him on Instagram @chadrobo_official SPONSORS: Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at https://www.navyfederal.org/ Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order! Danger Close Apparel: Check out the new Danger Close apparel. Protekt: Visit protekt.com/dangerclose to get 25% off while supplies last. Featured Gear SIG: Today’s featured gear segment is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here. Badass Workbench  Boot Campaign 5.11 Tactical SIG P210 Carry Amtac Blades: Northman X Protekt  Eberlestock

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 conspiracy in this high-adrenaline thriller that is ripped from the headlines—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr. In 1980, a freshman congressman was gunned down in Rhode Island, sending shockwaves through Washington that are still reverberating over four decades later. Now, with the world on the brink of war and a weakened United States facing rampant inflation, political division, and shocking assassinations, a secret cabal of global elites is ready to assume control. And with the world’s most dangerous man locked in solitary confinement, the conspirators believe the final obstacle to complete domination has been eliminated. They’re wrong. From the firms of Wall Street to the corridors of power in Washington, DC, and Moscow, secrets from the past have the uncanny ability to rise to the surface in the present. With the odds stacked against him, James Reece is on a mission generations in the making. Unfortunately for his enemies, the former SEAL is not concerned with odds. He is on the warpath. And when James Reece picks up his tomahawk and sniper rifle, no one is out of range. From “a master novelist” (Ballistic Magazine), Jack Carr brings his signature authenticity to “create an incredibly vivid, emotional, action-packed tapestry of carnage and death” (Coffee or Die Magazine) in a plot that just might predict the headlines of tomorrow. Pre-order Only the Dead Pre-order the audiobook Audio excerpt courtesy of Simon & Schuster Audio from ONLY THE DEAD by Jack Carr, read by Ray Porter. Copyright © 2023 by Jack Carr, LLC. Used with permission of Simon & Schuster, Inc. SPONSORS: Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order! Danger Close Apparel: Check out the new Danger Close apparel. Featured Gear SIG: Today’s featured gear segment is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here. Danger Close is an IRONCLAD original.

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 combat theaters of operation around the globe. Following his time in the military, Mike founded FieldCraft Survival, a training company offering courses in firearms, survival, mobility, medicine, and preparedness. He also hosts the podcasts Mike Force and Fieldcraft Survival. You can check out all that Fieldcraft Survival has to offer by visiting fieldcraftsurvival.com and stop by wolf21.com to shop their extensive line of supplements. His book Prepared: A Manual for Surviving Worst-Case Scenarios is available for pre-order now. Follow Mike on Instagram @mike.a.glover Sponsors: Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order! Danger Close Apparel: Check out the new Danger Close apparel. SIG: Today’s featured gear segment is brought to you by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here. Featured Gear True Precision SIG P320 Montana Knife Company X Fieldcraft Survival Black Rifle Coffee Club Vicker’s Guide Half Face Blades Danger Close is an IRONCLAD original

This January, Danger Close with Jack Carr, an IRONCLAD original presented by Navy Federal Credit Union, is back with all new episodes. Subscribe now. Danger Close is an IRONCLAD original.  https://thisisironclad.com/  https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad/

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 episode features portions of interviews with combat veterans, journalists, and political leaders on the war in Afghanistan and America’s withdrawal. FEATURED INTERVIEWS: TOBY HARNDEN  Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toby-harnden-avenging-9-11/id1557814875?i=1000543592112 PETER BERGEN Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/peter-bergen-the-rise-and-fall-of-osama-bin-laden/id1557814875?i=1000542185873 CRAIG WHITLOCK Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/tt/podcast/craig-whitlock-the-afghanistan-papers/id1557814875?i=1000537701852 SEAN PARNELL Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sean-parnell-ground-truth-from-afghanistan/id1557814875?i=1000532358627 MIKE WALTZ Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rep-mike-waltz-returns-the-afghanistan-withdrawal-one/id1557814875?i=1000577933963 SCOTT NEIL AND MARK NUTSCH Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scott-neil-and-mark-nutsch-horse-soldiers/id1557814875?i=1000575147372 Sponsors: Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order! SIG: This episode is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here. Danger Close Apparel: Check out the new Danger Close apparel. Danger Close is an IRONCLAD original.  https://thisisironclad.com/  https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad/

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 down some of his favorite new gear. Check out Jack’s holiday reading list here. Check out Jack’s holiday movie list here. Check out Jack’s 2022 holiday gear guide here. SPONSORS: Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order! SIG: This episode is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here. Featured Gear Hoyt Bows New West Knifeworks Throwing Tomahawk Matrix Targets Danny Sabra Portrait Ballistic Magazine Wood Cabin Candle Company War Hogg Tactical Schenk Knives Goodbye Iran by John Doolittle The Dog Tag Watches of Espionage Resco SIG 10mm GLG Knifeworks Toyotas of War Snakestaff Systems Rawson Motorsports Neo Mag Jack Carr X KC Cattle Co. Z.A. Strap Company Señor Lechuga Hot Sauce Relentless by Dean Stott Brass and Unity Origin Boots Danger Close is an IRONCLAD original. https://thisisironclad.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad/

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 conversations with terrorist attack survivors and terrorism experts. FEATURED INTERVIEWS: MEYLI CHAPIN  Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/mt/podcast/meyli-chapin-terrorist-attack-girl/id1557814875?i=1000559591936 AYAAN HIRSI ALI Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ayaan-hirsi-ali-human-rights-activist/id1557814875?i=1000533063264 GAVY FRIEDSON Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gavy-friedson-israeli-medic-and-rescue-expert/id1557814875?i=1000535804137 MARCUS TORGERSON Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marcus-torgerson-nightmare-for-bad-guys/id1557814875?i=1000569798170 TONY BLAUER Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tony-blauer-know-fear/id1557814875?i=1000587279453 ELI KFOURY Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eli-kfoury-veteran-combat-medic-entrepreneur/id1557814875?i=1000565174749 SPONSORS Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order! SIG: This episode is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here. Danger Close Apparel: Check out the new Danger Close apparel. Danger Close is an IRONCLAD original. https://thisisironclad.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad/

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 Campaign, and A Man at Arms. Steven has also written numerous non-fiction books on creativity to include The War of Art, The Authentic Swing, The Artist’s Journey, and Do the Work. His recent book, Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be, serves as an antidote to being “defeated by a tendency to procrastination, self-doubt, fear, distraction, and perfectionism.” Steven’s memoir, GOVT CHEESE, hits shelves on December 30th. You can learn more about his work at stevenpressfield.com. Follow him on Instagram at @steven_pressfield , on Twitter @SPressfield , and @StevePressfield on Facebook. You can subscribe to his YouTube Channel @StevePressfield FEATURED GEAR: IRONCLAD X Danger Close Apparel Protekt Dynamis Alliance Gear  Gatorz Parker Mountain Machine Sponsors: Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order! SIG: This episode is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here. Danger Close is an IRONCLAD original. https://thisisironclad.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad/

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 conversations with war correspondents and journalists. FEATURED INTERVIEWS: SEBASTIAN JUNGER - Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sebastian-junger-war-correspondent-and-bestselling/id1557814875?i=1000526585635 JULIAN RADEMEYER - Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/gy/podcast/julian-rademeyer-killing-for-profit/id1557814875?i=1000545288275 JAKE ADELSTEIN - Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jake-adelstein-tokyo-vice/id1557814875?i=1000581694697 CHRIS WALLACE - Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/vu/podcast/chris-wallace-countdown-bin-laden/id1557814875?i=1000536973400 KATIE PAVLICH - Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/katie-pavlich-on-the-fast-and-furious-scandal/id1557814875?i=1000513410941 PETER ZEIHAN - Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/peter-zeihan-the-end-of-the-world-is-just-the-beginning/id1557814875?i=1000554213885 SPONSORS: Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order! SIG: This episode is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here. KC Cattle Company: Check out the new Jack Carr x KC Cattle Wagyu Bundles

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 Special Mission Units.  Between his time in the SEAL Teams and 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment - Delta, Kevin worked as a game warden in North Carolina.  Following his time in the military he operated with other government agencies and non-governmental organizations in conflict zones around the world. Daniel Winkler is a Master Bladesmith who started making knives in 1975.  Daniel created the tomahawks and knives for the 1992 film The Last of the Mohicans.  After seeing the film, Kevin tracked Daniel down to make the axe that was on his side for every deployment. The Winkler Knives RnD Hawk featured in Jack’s James Reece Terminal List series and used by Chris Pratt in the Amazon Prime Video adaptation of The Terminal List was designed by Daniel Winkler and Sayoc Kali master Rafael Kayanan. Today, Daniel operates Winkler Knives with his wife and sheath-maker Karen Shook in Boone, North Carolina, where this interview was recorded. They run Winkler Knives under the motto: The Tradition of the Past, A Legacy for the Future. Combining professional knowledge and experiences, Kevin and Daniel have worked together to develop multiple axes and knives used by special operations forces downrange. You can learn more about Winkler Knives at winklerknives.com and follow them on Instagram @winklerknives SPONSORS: Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order! SIG: This episode is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here. KC Cattle Company: Check out the new Jack Carr x KC Cattle Wagyu Bundles

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 conversations with novelists and storytellers. FEATURED INTERVIEWS: ROBERT McKEE - Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/robert-mckee-write-the-truth/id1557814875?i=1000578705091 STEVEN PRESSFIELD - Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/steven-pressfield-a-man-at-arms/id1557814875?i=1000524754381 BRAD THOR - Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brad-thor-thriller-master/id1557814875?i=1000529556874 MARK GREANEY - Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/mark-greaney-armored/id1557814875?i=1000577462327 DAVID MORRELL - Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/david-morrell-first-blood/id1557814875?i=1000563824597 MARC CAMERON - Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marc-cameron-cold-snap/id1557814875?i=1000564198853 STEPHEN HUNTER - Full Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/tt/podcast/stephen-hunter-targeted/id1557814875?i=1000548378257 Sponsors: Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org KC Cattle Company: Check out the new Jack Carr x KC Cattle Wagyu Bundles Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order! SIG: This episode is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here.