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Jack Devine - SPYMASTER'S PRISM - Spy vs Spy - Jack Devine is the president of the Arkin Group, an international risk consulting and intelligence firm. He formerly served as acting director and associate director of operation at the CIA and was in charge of the CIA’s largest and most successful covert action operation which drove the Russians out of Afghanistan. He is the author of Good Hunting: An American Spymaster’s Story. He also has a new book SPYMASTER'S PRISM: The Fight against Russian Aggression.  For more info on Jack head to Get Spymaster's Prism on Amazon at As our guest, Jack explains some terms in his book and the book in general, he and our Pete talk about intelligence, finding opportunities, and being a spy in general. Well you didn’t expect two ex-spies to talk about knitting techniques, did you? Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!   For the  of this episode head to Haiku I spy w

John McKay - How Do We Get Better at This - John McKay, a retired USMC COL and master of international relations comes back to discuss with Pete our international entanglements. He has been on the Break It Down Show multiple times. Pete's question, hard to ask and germane is simple. "How do we get better at this?"  This answer, while complex, also reveals the nature of international work. How does one or a country, "Get better at this?" There must be complexity because we see the results of a simplistic approach. Both Pete and John would like us to get better at the day-to-day tasks.  Let's see what these two have to say. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!   For the  of this episode head to Haiku Simplistic approach Cool when you design a home Not that good for states   ​Similar episodes: Xander Bullock  John Green  Pete A Turner  Join us in supporting Save the Brave as we battle PTSD.  Executiv

Pete A Turner - Losing in Afghanistan or Roberts Gates’ Folly - Sometimes, Pete A Turner is the guest, in this case, he's written an OpEd responding to Secretary Robert Gates' recent article published in the NY Times. Pete A Turner delivers fast and clear critique on this episode of the Break It Down Show. Where Gates' laments the US leaving Afghanistan...Pete rebukes Gates for his failure. In his candid, but a truthful response. Pete discusses just some of the reasons why the US failed in Afghanistan. We don't get enough of this part of Pete's work, and we're interested to see what Guest Host Brad Hutchings has in store for us. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!   For the  of this episode head to   Haiku A folly, that is! You bet Pete's gonna address This is his two cents   ​Similar episodes: Xander Bullock  John Green  Pete A Turner Join us in supporting Save the Brave as we battle PTSD.  Ex

Grant Martin - Afghanistan, What Were We Doing? Can We Get Better? - Grant Martin is a COL and a Green Beret in the US Army. Grant and Pete discuss Afghanistan at a variety of levels. The main thing they discuss is the strategy, the training and the mindset of the US Military.   Grant and Pete push the established narrative and challenge one another and the system. The thing that we love about this episode is Grant and Pete are able to volley back and forth at a level that we don't see anywhere else. Are we truly interested in winning?  It doesn't seem like we were. BTW Check out Pete right around Min 29:00  Damn kid... Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!   For the  of this episode head to    Haiku Preparing for what? Stop the conventional threat? Or building a state   ​Similar episodes: Xander Bullock John Green David Eubank - Join us in supporting Save the Brave as we battle PTSD.  Executive

Pete A Turner - The Afghan Constant - Pete A Turner continues to provide thought leadership on Afghanistan. As the situation evolves, we're left to wonder, what happened. However, Pete, powered by the Ground Truth understands the reasons for the collapse of the US installed Afghan government.   As a means of illustrating the flaws in the US system,Pete has authored a monograph describing the tools, mindsets and axioms he developed while deployed. The US and her allies failure to adapt to the unique problem set posed by Afghanistan is the first problem. Therefore, the US owns the burden, costs and atrocities.   Brad Hutchings hosts this episode which ought to be insightful and illustrative.   Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!   For the  of this episode head to   Haiku Hard to get Ground Truth But luckily we have Pete He knows, he was there   ​Similar episodes: Pete A Turner Eddie Wri

John Green – The Last Plane Out of Kabul - John Green and Pete A Turner are two of the most experienced Afghanistan hands that exist. Truly, these guys understand why the US failed so badly during its time building up the country.  Now, as the US flees Afghanistan, we're all trying to make sense of what's happening.  There are opinions flying in every direction...Who is at fault, what went wrong, should we stay or go?    John Green is a long-time friend of Pete A Turner's. You can't find better minds on this topic. They have seen more of the Ground Truth than anyone you're likely to encounter. When the pundits and partisans talk...NONE of them have the knowledge and experience that John has. If you want to understand what's happened in Afghanistan...don't miss this episode. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!   For the  of this episode head to  ​Haiku The last plane is out Should we stay or shoul

Carolyn Hennesy - EMMY Winning Actress from General Hospital - From an Oscar winning Hollywood family to her own Emmy Gold, Carolyn Hennesy has created characters that fans love to hate, on both the big and small screen. One of the more recognizable is Diane Miller on General Hospital (GH). Just as she was approachng her 500th episode on the hit Daytime series, the Covid pandemic delayed the landmark moment. Now, with very strict covid restrictions in place at ABC, Carolyn returns to GH to hopefully soon celebrate the quingental episode of her character. Watch the multi EMMY nominated Studio City on Amazon at: The lovely Carolyn talks about getting over thinking she’s not a good actress, being exposed to filmmaking as early as 4 years old, of course General Hospital, how 50 is the new 20, her charity etc. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!   For the  of this episode head to   Haiku Since 4, she'

Sean Kanan - Cobra Kai, Way of the Cobra, Mike Barnes - With a lifetime of acting, Sean began as a child in New Castle, PA. He moved to Los Angeles and landed the iconic role of MIKE BARNES, karate's Bad Boy of cobra kai in KARATE KID III. Since then he's starred in over 10,000 hours of NETWORK TELEVISION, perform STAND-UP COMEDY, host SHOWS, written 2 BOOKS, and a hit TV show, Emmy® award winning STUDIO CITY now streaming on AMAZON prime. Get more on Sean at Get all of Sean's books on Amazon at Sean just shot a movie with Bruce Willis and is about to drop his latest book. Dude gets it done. We talk about that, his karate-chopping character Mike Barnes, how it’s better not getting into his bag of tricks… This episode’s special guest cohost and Benicia Boy is Ryan Hellquist! Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!   For the  of this episode head to   Haiku Way of the Cobra Mr. Miyagi, sorry But he's

Tim Abell - Fathers and Sons – a Terminal List Story - Tim Abell is an actor, host and producer, living in Los Angeles, Ca. An avid outdoorsman who host's Dorsey Pictures' outstanding television series, "Grateful Nation", honoring our returning wounded veterans on the Outdoor Channel. He starred as former US Marine Benny Ray Riddle, in producer Jerry Bruckheimers' TV series "Soldier of Fortune inc., and many other film and TV projects such as "We Were Soldiers....", "NCIS", "CSI:NY", "CSI:Miami","Sons of Anarchy" etc. Check out Fathers and Sons – a Terminal List Story: Tim and Pete converse about giving back to your community and putting your time into something bigger, being a US Army Ranger, what Tim learned as an actor, his short film Fathers and Sons – a Terminal List Story and plus. For the  of this episode head to Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! ​Haiku Tim Abell is cool The haircut is

Spencer Coursen - The Safety Trap - After a distinguished career spanning military, government, and private sector service, Mr. Coursen founded Coursen Security Group to provide his expert advice on how to return to normalcy after a breach of safety, and to advise on effective strategies to reduce risk, prevent violence, and ensure the certainty of safety for everyone involved. Find out more on: He shares how recording your own audiobook is not simple, projecting safety vs actual safety, the safety trap of being too polite and other safety-related issues from our everyday lives. Shelley Klingerman wins the supporting host award in this episode. Get Spencer's The Safety Trap at Amazon: Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!   For the  of this episode head to ​Haiku Be safe, don't project Spencer Coursen here to teach Don't allow no breach   Similar episodes:  -   -  -   Join us in supporting Save

Andrew Norelli - Lebron is the GOAT, Analytics Can't Measure Giants - We continue our Save the Brave sponsored comedy episodes on BIDS. Soon Bastards Canteen in Temecula opens and we will have a comedy/live music venue. Our guest for this episode is Andrew Norelli. Andrew has had numerous late night appearances, including “The Late Show with David Letterman,” “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson,” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live." A Ted Talk was recently added to his resume where he hilariously lampooned the absurdity of computer error messages. Get more on Andrew at: This episode contains serious guy-talk. Baseball, Tom Brady, Lebron James and the inevitable GOAT debate of him vs MJ, comedy and more. For the  of this episode head to Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!​ ​Haiku A Stand-up comic That's pretty informed on sports A real guy-talk ep Similar episodes:  -   -   -  Join us in supporting Save t

Adam Bird - Heroes Media Group and Veterans Podcasting - Heroes Media Group Founder and CEO Adam Bird is our featured Veteran Entrepreneur for this episode.  Adam founded Heroes Media Group (A digital media branding and publishing company) to give a voice to our community heroes and those who support them. Check out Heroes Media Group at: Adam and talks about his podcast (being the one of the top veteran podcasters along with our Pedro), where does he think it is going and other aspects of the podcast game. Adam is still going strong even though some mornings he thinks – how am I still doing this?! Hey we’ve all been there. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!   For the  of this episode head to  ​Haiku Podcast veteran How is he still doing this? Well, consistency! Similar episodes:  -   -  - Join us in supporting Save the Brave as we battle PTSD.  Executive Producer/Host: Pete A Turner  Produc

Michael Heller - Mine!: Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives - Michael Heller is the Lawrence A. Wien Professor of Real Estate Law at Columbia Law School. He is the author of The Gridlock Economy: How Too Much Ownership Wrecks Markets, Stops Innovation, and Costs Lives. Michael Heller is the co-author of Mine: Hidden Rules of Ownership Control Our Lives. Get Mine! on Amazon at: MINE! blows out of the water everything we think we know about who owns what. Ownership seems natural, whether buying a cup of coffee or a house. But who controls the space behind your airplane seat: you reclining or the squished laptop user behind? Why is plagiarism wrong, but it’s okay to knock-off a recipe or a dress design? MINE! explains these puzzles and many more. Seriously, once you see it, you can’t unsee it. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!   For the  of this episode head to ​Haiku Who gets what and wh

Peter Matsoukas - No Place Movie - Peter Matsoukas is a screenwriter, editor, producer & director born and raised in New York City. He's written, produced & directed narrative and documentary features and short films. He has also created behind the scenes documentaries for Douglas Buck's Sisters, Larry Fessenden's The Last Winter and Glenn McQuaid's I Sell The Dead. Watch No Place on Amazon at The website for his film is: His latest movie is called No Place and stars Benjamin Madrid. We featured Benjamin on an earlier episode of BIDS and enjoyed the conversation so much, we asked Peter to join us for this episode. Our convo subjects move from how he characterizes the different versions of storytelling to finding actors who want to do something different, which movies deserved to be remade etc. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!   For the  of this episode head to   Haiku Born in NYC Mats

Will Moore - 5 Core Life, Tactics - Will Moore is a dynamic entrepreneur, speaker, life coach, and happiness expert. His #1 mission in life is to gamify the process of personal wellness so that people become addicted to becoming the happiest and best version of THEMselves – in turn paying it forward to help the world become the best version of ITself. Get all of Will’s concepts, podcast and speaking at Will More and Pete A Turner talk about blending and connecting your tactics to your strategic outcomes. Moore says, "Habits don't care...your brain is trying to save energy with habits" The majority of our actions are about our brain setting up auto-pilot...So we must evaluate what's preventing or contributing to momentum. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!   For the  of this episode head to ​Haiku A dynamic guy Hence his momentum in life Listen, maybe learn Similar episodes:  -   -   -    Join u

Richard Kaufman - The Comeback Coach - The Petes are back and bringing with them the incredible life of Richard Kaufman the Comeback Coach.  Looking at Richards's life today reveals a well-grounded gracious adult who's clearly in a good place.  His podcast is a success; he's lauded for his business.  Yet, it wasn't always that way.  Richard battled himself for years.  See Listen to Richard Kaufman's podcast on Audible at Get his book A heroes Journey here: Get a SWEDE Shirt at We'll find out all about it in this episode of the Break It Down Show, and among the other wisdom that you can learn from Richard, he says one hell of a motto. (Hint - it’s in the haiku). ​For the  of this episode head to Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! ​Haiku A goal is a dream But then you add a deadline Richard follows that Similar episodes: Andrews and Wilson  Jack Carr  Mick Betancourt    Join us in supporting

Sonya Morton-Firth – The Sonya Morton-Firth Show - We're all battling to sort out what's next. Along the way we meet some incredible people who have a back for lighting the path. Sonya Morton-Firth is one of those path lighters. She's battled adversity, pushed herself to the heights of several professions.  Check out Sonya on her website Check out her show’s Youtube channel:  A fellow podcaster, Sonya joins Pete A Turner on the Break It Down Show to talk about life, COVID and pivoting like a pro.   Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!   For the  of this episode head to ​Haiku Fellow podcaster But this one has abs - respect She talks the talk too! Similar episodes:  -  -  -    Join us in supporting Save the Brave as we battle PTSD.  Executive Producer/Host: Pete A Turner  Producer: Damjan Gjorgjiev  Writer: Dragan Petrovski  The Break It Down Show is your favorite best, new podcast, featu

David S Cochran - Deploying to Emergencies, Saving Lives - David S. Cochran is a Philadelphia native and a graduate from the University of South Carolina, class of ‘18. With hopes of pursuing a career in medicine, David is currently working as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) in the City of Brotherly Love. For more information head to Get David’s books on Amazon at: In his first time as a guest, David shares how he has recently returned from two five-week FEMA deployments to NYC and south Texas, where he found himself working as much as 16 hours every day for pandemic relief efforts. Though it has been exhausting, David utilized writing as an outlet to relieve his stress. For the  of this episode head to Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! ​Haiku EMT's his call Help people, you before me There's honor in that Similar episodes: David Daniels Dr. Tracy Gapin George Whitney   Join us in

Tracy LaLonde – The Joychiever Journey - Tracy LaLonde is an overachiever, business development coach, and professional speaker with 28 years of experience in professional public speaking and 20 years in the legal industry. At the peak of overachieving, Tracy traveled 40 weeks per year. Exhausted and conflicted, Tracy left her company to go on a Joy Journey. She founded Joychiever to help other overachievers discover their unique path, define their joy, and apply their ambition to achieve a balanced, happy life. Learn more about becoming a Joychiever at Get Tracy’s book on Amazon at: As our guest, Tracy talks about self-awareness in today’s young generation, what made her want to write the book, learning to find joy in every moment, how we can retrain our brain to find joy, and other ways of bringing joy in our lives. We say hitting “play episode” is one of them. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the sho

Doc Shauna Springer - Beyond The Military - Shauna “Doc” Springer is a best-selling author, frequently requested keynote speaker, and one of the world's leading experts on psychological trauma, military transition, suicide prevention, and close relationships. She is the author of WARRIOR: How to Support Those Who Protect Us and the co-author of BEYOND THE MILITARY: A Leader’s Handbook for Warrior Reintegration. Get Beyond the Military on Amazon at: Get more on Shauna at: 2020 was hard on everyone mentally. There's lots to be learned from Doc Springer as she helps us trim back the things that seek to bury us. Enjoy this therapeutic episode that anyone, not just veterans, can enjoy. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show  All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!   For the  of this episode head to ​Haiku Instead of Dr. The veterans trust a "Doc" Her rightful prefix Similar episodes:  -   -   -    Join us in supporting Save the Brave as we ba