Tactical Talk With Allison Barrie

Black mambas. Giant Soldier Ants. Bee swarms. This week’s episode is taking you inside jungle warfare in ways you’ve never seen before. Loads of unforgettable adventures in this hour. Hailing from Special Forces, Brian Hueske is a phenomenal storyteller so you will feel completely immersed alongside him on missions. Find out the sorts of missions that Special Forces bravely and nobly undertake in foreign jungles. The SF guys have to survive not just bullets, but dangerous animals seemingly around every corner. Learn how they were saving children from lives as child soldier slaves to stone cold, brutal warlords. Along the way, you hunters and outdoorsmen + women will particularly enjoy hearing about the interesting tracking techniques in the jungle that Brian learned from the exceptional native trackers. Find out about the mysterious church they found in the middle of the jungle without a human for miles. Shifting gears, Allison makes sure to ask Brian some of your questions and hook you up with in

Hulk Smashing in real life. Mega Chainsaws. Winter Warfare. This episode covers a whole lot of ground taking you all around the world. You also get to dig deep into the art of blowing things up -Commando style - with guest Ed Priest. In fact, one of Ed’s expertise is in blowing things up on a level that is mind-boggling. Ed served as a CCT in an elite military unit. On the ground, he would work with fighter jets and helicopters armed with the world’s most powerful weapons. In dangerous firefights, Ed would direct the aircraft where to drop their bombs on the enemy. He takes you inside how it plays out while in the midst of a battle. Back by popular demand, Ed also answers some of your questions for you! He hooks you up with the ultimate gear lists for everyday survival, the 3 things to survive anywhere + more. On a serious note, this week is the 25th anniversary of events made famous in the “Black Hawk Down” movie. We have been deeply honored to have two perspectives –

Stronger. Faster. More Powerful. More Agile. Endless Endurance...what’s the secret formula to forging the absolute best warriors? The best athletes? The best version of your fitness self? Today’s episode reveals the secrets that take any regular human and transforms them into the extraordinary. Today we’re hanging out with Navy SEAL Jeff Nichols who served more than 10 years in the SEAL teams with many deployments around the world. He’s an expert in Human Performance – literally how to make the human body perform beyond what others think is possible. At a Naval Special Warfare Command, he was Human Performance Department and the operator delegate to Special Operations Command (SOCOM) for Human Performance. Jeff’s going to reveal the solutions he figured out to ensure Navy SEALs outperform in missions – and not just SEALs but ALL the Special Operations guys…(Rangers, Special Forces, Raiders, PJs, CCTs and more). These are solutions anyone can use to achieve thei

NASCAR. Today's guest is Sean Matson who served as a Navy SEAL for many years. He's now a very successful entrepreneur. We join Sean in his truck en route to a NASCAR race with a team in the truck who will be a surprise.  You're going to hear about a rattlesnake incident worthy of Indiana Jones. Find out why Sean was drinking tea from gold-plated tea cups and the reason you won't see coming. Today you also get to go inside dangerous missions, astonishingly brave moments on the battlefield and what it is truly like inside assault helicopters. Sean will have you laughing out loud when he takes you through the pitfalls of night vision goggles...when they can cause the most unexpected of things to happen. Its a shocker. Strike Force is an amazing energy drink - far better than Red Bull and Monster. Sean teamed up with his partner Bruce and they now help ensure that special operations guys around the world have the energy they need during their relentless training, deployment and missions tempos. Aw

Arriving in the United States without any English within a few short years Guido Filippone had enlisted in the US Marine Corps. Have you seen Rocky? Guido will remind you a lot of that incredible Rocky spirit. As an infantryman, he served combat tours in Fallujah and Ramadi at times when fighting was ultra-intense – and before he was old enough to vote. In today’s show they dig into some tough topics – courage, bravery, fear and being smart about leveraging help. Find out what it is like being in a battle for the first time. Hear how combat is similar for WW2 veterans and the how it is different in ways that might surprise you. He still continues to serve in ways that are truly inspiring. His grandfather served in WWII and was a prisoner of war – but he passed away before Guido had a chance to learn from him…so Guido created a project to capture the voices and experiences of veterans from WWII and Vietnam to save them for generations to come. Find out the remarkable story behind

Exclusive look inside the brave response by Californian first responders to the horrific terrorist strike on a Christmas office party in San Bernadino. This week's very inspiring guest Ryan Starling, SWAT and firefighter, takes you with him as his team is practicing active shooter response's in the morning through to blow by blow of how the heroic response to the crisis went down. Hear chilling details of the evil plot and find out the techniques these office workers used to save themselves from the shooter. Do you know the 3  things you must absolutely do to have the best chance of survival in an active shooter situation? Do you know the tricks that terrorists will use to defeat your barricades? And how to stop them? In today's episode, you'll learn all this and much much more. Learn the simple techniques civilians used that day to instantly become heroes that you can easily use too. Ryan also immerses you in what life is truly like for our nation's bravest ready around the clock to respond to crisis an

SWAT. What do SWAT guys know that you don't about saving saving lives when danger strikes? How do firefighters stay so fit that they can carry a Jolly Green Giant sized grown man, unconscious from smoke, down 50 flights of stairs in severely intense heat while a fire is raging around them? Ryan Starling recently ranked as the fittest firefighter on the west coast of the USA. He is also ranked #5 in Crossfit and you get to hang out with him at the firehouse right before he heads out to the global Crossfit Games Championship. Ryan is a highly skilled medic who serves both in SWAT and as a firefighter. SWAT and firefighting are two very tough jobs - and out in San Bernadino they have been really put to the test recently with extreme challenges - horrible wildfires, train derailments and the December 2 terrorist strike in an office Christmas office party. In this first part of the Starling double-header, Ryan hooks you up with his expert top tips on how to SELF-RESCUE.You'll walk away from this episode with a men

Dangerous missions…What’s it like in the helicopter 2 minutes out, 90 seconds out, 1 minute out…30 seconds from charging into enemy territory on a mission? Evan graduated #1 In BUD/S (Class Honorman) and completed 10 combat deployments. In this part 2, Allison zeroes in on cracking the code of how Evan has been so unstoppable. Arm yourself with the ways Evan overcomes the seemingly impossible. Evan cracked his skull. Didn’t stop him. Evan broke his spine. Didn’t stop him. And by didn’t stop him…wait until you hear Evan explains what that means. He was determined to continue to serve and he astonishingly overcame staggering physical challenges time and again to do so in one of the most physically demanding jobs on Earth. When Evan retired, he moved out to the mountains. Within a mere 2 years, he learned to ski and mastered it enough to make the cut for the uber elite Sun Valley Ski Patrol in 2016. He is also a very successful vetrepreneuer and talented artist. His c

After hanging out with this remarkable 20 Year Navy SEAL, you’ll feel like you just emerged from Man Camp – battle-hardened and ready to crush. The best part is all you gotta do is open a cold one, kick back and hang out – all the ultimate man-ifying without having to get off the couch. We’ve divided this years’ Man Camp into 2 parts. Snow gunfights  desert gunfights, jungle gunfights…this week’s doubleheader is loaded with unforgettable war stories.  In the first part, our guest Sean “Evan” Evangelista graduated #1 In BUD/S (Class Honorman) and completed 10 combat deployments. Evangelista takes you inside life as a SEAL in ways you will never have heard before. What’s it really like in fire fights as a SEAL? Find out the surprising way that SEALs find gear and apparel to wear in their extreme missions. Hear how a cobra joined a SEAL team and what one of the mostly poisonous snakes in the world’s venom tastes like. How are cows the n

Lethal venomous viper. Flip Flops. Romantic sunsets….not three words you would expect to go together. In today’s episode, Army Ranger Matthew Griffin reveals exceptional insider secrets to adventures in remote, off the beaten path places and potentially dangerous places. You can drop Griffin anywhere in the world and he will crush it….on that subject, strap in for one of the most harrowing war stories shared in Tactical Talk so far involving a shocking, unusual threat to his Stryker. Today’s show will help you master exploring remote – and often dangerous – places in the world safely. Hook yourself up with his outstanding advice on how to access notoriously tough places. Learn what this expert carries in his bag that you should too – and what you should definitely not carry. Discover some amazing tips on how to learn about the location before you arrive. Find out the best way to decide where to stay. Uncover how the pros protect themselves against local threats.&nbs

Medusa. Overwhelming enemy numbers. Shocking setbacks. Facing extreme danger without fear. Victory in spite of the odds….just a few of the many tough topics you are getting ground truth on today. Operation Medusa was out in Afghanistan. Our guest this week, Green Beret Greg Stube, was there when the epic Battle of Sperwan Ghar went down. Imagine battling an enemy every second of every hour of every day…day after day after day for a week. Add into that the enemy doesn’t just outnumber you- they unleash overwhelming numbers at you. The Green Berets never yielded, they never gave up. They fought on. So much so, they ran out of ammo 4 times. Ammo had to be air dropped to them 4 times so this small number of Green Berets could carry on courageously stopping the Taliban. During this battle, Stube suffered wounds that are beyond imagining from a remotely detonated IED and enemy fire. The wounds were so serious, it could have been fatal. His leg was essentially entirely blown off and that is not a

Whatever your mission, whatever your battle, after today's show you will be armed with insider tactics to win - and win decisively. Our guest F-15 fighter pilot James Murphy has succeeded in bottling the warrior ethos. He's hooking you up with the formula for warrior style victory. His techniques work anywhere and everywhere...for example, he has worked closely with professional sports teams so Allison asks him to share what it was like working with the NFL team - New York Giants- on their path to winning the Super Bowl - using fighter pilot techniques. Lots of sports in this episode. Back in Kentucky, Murphy was a talented baseball player so you get to find out today what baseball and flying the world's most powerful jets have in common. He will blow your mind with his tales of life inside one of the world’s top fighter squadrons. Murphy takes you inside supersonic jet combat at 48,000 feet in a way that you will feel like you are there inside the cockpit. Find out the key to solving une

Baseball time of year. A sport as American as apple pie. Memorial Day always falls during baseball season and many Americans find themselves playing catch with the family, hitting some balls and maybe a game with extended family after a BBQ over the long weekend. Our guest this week, Cory McQuilkin is a major league bad ass. He served in Green Berets for 12 years all over the world and in highly dangerous engagements. But Cory started out as a dedicated, talented baseball player practicing whenever he could growing up in Illinois. At 18, he chose to selflessly join the Army instead of pursuing playing Major League Baseball. Cory made the rare selection for the 18X program that meant jumping straight into the deep end and joining the renowned Green Berets, (Army Special Forces). Before leaving service, he was chosen to work on honing the next generation of top snipers for the Green Berets. Upon leaving, Cory scored one of the most coveted jobs for veterans…he works at Sig Sauer one of the most coveted p

Master Army Aviator. Ranger, Airborne and Air Assault qualified. Jimmy Blackmon has selflessly served our nation for 30 years, leading high-risk missions all over the world. He was the air mission commander on the famous operation that bagged #2 and #3 most wanted bad guys in the famous Iraqi deck of cards. Today, you get the unique privilege of hearing firsthand all about the dangerous mission to take down Saddam Hussein’s sons. Jimmy also served as the aviation commander during battles in the very valleys where the attacks of 9-11 were planned and rehearsed - in which four Medals of Honor were earned in Afghanistan – and Jimmy generously takes you inside what that was like. A masterful storyteller, Jimmy’s style is rooted in the rich, deep-rooted tradition of Southern storytelling. His book PALE HORSE – Hunting Terrorists and Commanding Heroes with the 101st Airborne Division rapidly became a must read. And this week, you get the special opportunity to hear Jimmy’s own personal

If a grenade lands near you…is it like the movies? Should you throw it? Kick it? Run? Our guest this week reveals what really happens when a grenade gets chucked at you. Chris VanSant achieved selection for the legendary 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Delta Force) and served in US Special Operations for more than 20 years. Today, you’ve got the very special opportunity to go inside not just one fascinating DELTA adventure – but several. And Chris is one helluva skilled communicator and storyteller.  Find out what life is truly like inside such a covert, hidden world. Hear how calm these elite operators are in the most dangerous places – so calm and capable that they maintain a great sense of humor while facing the most dangerous threats. Why are sewing machines as important as rifles? What’s the worst thing to do when struck by one of the most poisonous scorpions? For veterans and serving military, Chris also shares hugely helpful advice on how to handle t

Guinness Book of World Records. Not something easy to get in - let alone for something involving superhuman feats. Today's guest Mike Mendoza has done just that. He has beat the world records....for most IRON MANs in one year. A super human feat he decided to do...just because. He had only run a couple before and didn't train for it. Par for course with our nation's bravest. Mike has been recognized for extraordinary courage many times. Today you're hanging out w/ a guy who was awarded a Navy Cross for extraordinary courage. We're going to hook you up with his 5 top tips for tapping into your bravery and making it a powerful force in your life and for others too. Brace for impact on some of the most powerful war stories you will ever hear. Mike takes you into the fight so much so you feel like you can taste the dirt and hear the .50 cal bullets whiz past.

Turning your home into a fortress, dangerous duck eggs, hunting as a way of life, best expert's weapons revealed and more...This is one fully loaded show today that kicks off with riveting war stories – the unexpected twists will wallop you. These are ground truth stories from inside the elite Marine Recon unseen world that you’ve got to hear and you’ll never forget. Told Southern-style by a talented storyteller, you’re gonna find yourself feeling like you’re there with them in extreme danger – and bet you won’t be able to resist laughing out loud at times too. Walt Hasser is so good at protecting things that he advises on how to protect military forces, installations and even critical national infrastructure (that’s stuff Americans can't live without like power grids and dams.)  Walt is a classic Southern gent.  He grew up hunting in Virginia and achieved selection to the ultra-elite Recon Marine and Marine Scouts for our country. A highly-regarded sn

Extreme. The US military works extremely hard in extreme environments, extreme weather – and often for extremely long times. A body’s ability to perform downrange can face extreme stakes. Warfighters need to be able to rely on their physical performance in life or death situations. And maximum performance requires maximum nutrition. Right now, warfighters downrange tend to eat MREs when they do not have the luxury of the big base KFCs and McDonalds. MREs have a shelf life of at least 3 years and the main operational food ration. Knowledge about food as fuel and nutrition has grown tremendously – yet MREs haven’t kept up and aren’t much better nutritionally than the rations back in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. Enter a Marine in Mozambique putting his life in harm’s way to ensure food aid gets to families in need. Marine Matthew DeMaio had an idea there that he brought all the way back home to New York. He turned that idea into a business that rapidly began crushing it. After muc

Walking Dead finale this season is upon us...ever wonder what you would do if a zombie apocalypse struck in real life? We've got you covered. This week Marine Recon Danny Domin shares his deep expertise to show you how to build a bag that will help you survive anything from zombies to hurricanes and terrorist attacks. Find out what you could face and what you need to survive. 

Warrior Monks…not something you see every day. Back in the heyday, knights fighting for their faith and to protect their fellow man were a lot more common. Today, we’re introducing you to a real life Warrior Monk. He served the US in the elite units of the Marine Corps and then became a Christian monk. When 9/11 kicked off, he left his monastery and picked up his K-Bar knife and his rifle and headed back into the fight alongside some of the nation’s most elite forces right out on the front lines again. With Easter around the bend, Allison thought it would be an ideal time for you to have the opportunity to spend time with this remarkable guy. Mike shares his unique personal story and reveals how he became a modern day warrior monk. Do today’s warrior monks follow the same code of chivalry as the knights of the round table? How does faith play a role in combat? The knights of yore were renowned for being quite the ladies men…how does it work these days? Are women drawn to these