For Spear Talk #46, we had the privilege to speak with decorated Army veteran, survivalist, and multi-time winner of the hit television show, Naked & Afraid on Discovery! This was a very enlightening conversation learning about his career and what it takes to survive! In our discussion, we covered his his 25 year military career,...
For Spear Talk 45, we had the honor to speak with Marine Corp veteran, and 26-year FBI Agent, a majority spent undercover, Bob Hamer! Bob is also an accomplished author, speaker, and has worked as a technical advisor on Law & Order: SVU! In our discussion, we cover his undercover work with the FBI, to...
For Spear Talk 44, we had the honor to speak with the incredible Raoul Trujillo who came by to talk about his career, to include his life in the U.S. Army, the importance of preserving the history of the indigenous peoples, and jumping into the world of Mayans M.C. as “Che ‘Taza’ Romero”! Fans of...
For Spear Talk 43, we sat down with the quintessential action movie villain, Matthias Hues! If you grew up in the 80’s and 90’s, then Matthias most likely fought your hero as the main henchman! One of those iconic roles was in I Come In Peace, opposite Dolph Lungren. He has fought them all: Loren...
For Spear Talk 44, we had the honor to spend time with U.S. Army veteran, Jason Piccolo! On top of being a Army Captain, Jason was also a U.S. Border Patrol Agent, an author of two books, the host of The Protector’s Podcast, and has a doctorate in strategic security! Our discussion focused on burn...
For Spear Talk 41, we sat down with Thomas G. Waites, whose roles as “Windows” in John Carpenter’s The Thing and as “Fox” in Walter Hill’s, “The Warriors” are part of pop culture lore! Thomas also own and operates a highly successful acting school in NYC! In our discussion, we talked about the mental and...
For Spear Talk 40, we had the privilege to speak with one of the premier tactical instructors in the industry, Rick Hogg, who is also the founder of War Hogg Tactical, Inc, based in North Carolina! Rick is 29-year United States Army Special Operation combat veteran, with 13 combat deployments between Iraq and Afghanistan, as...
For Spear Talk 39, we had the honor to talk with Sam J. Jones, who most will recognize as the iconic ‘Flash Gordon” from the 1980 cult film! But did you know that Sam was a United States Marine or has spent close to 20 years as an executive protection agent, working in Mexico? This...
For Spear Talk 38, we had the honor to speak with actor, Marshall R. Teague. Marshall is known for his iconic villain character “Jimmy Reno” in Roadhouse and his work as “Ta’Lon” from Babylon 5, among other projects, however, did you know that Marshall is also an United States Navy veteran, champion Kick-boxer, martial artist,...
For Spear Talk 37, we had the pleasure of sitting down with the amazing, Robert Clotworthy. Most people will recognize Robert’s voice from the hit shows on History Channel which he narrates, The Curse Of Oak Island, Beyond Oak Island, and Ancient Aliens, as well as the voice of the iconic “Jim Raynor” from the...
For Spear Talk 36, we had the distinct honor of sitting down with the legendary martial artist Bob Wall! You will recognize Mr. Wall as the main henchmen “O’Hara” in the iconic Bruce Lee film, Enter The Dragon! Mr. Wall has numerous black belts, to include Tang So Do (9th degree) and Kyokushin Budokai (8th...
For Spear Talk 35, we sat down with actor, Vernon Wells, who you will recognize from his memorable roles as “Bennett” from Commando, ‘Wez” from Mad Max 2, “Mr. Igoe” from Inner Space, and “Lord General” in Weird Science! Vernon was a blast to speak with as he shared some incredible stories! In our discussion,...
For Spear Talk 24, I had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with retired Special Agent and veteran undercover operative with the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Jay Dobyns! Jay is also a motivational speaker, and a New York Times Best-Selling author! In this inspirational discussion, we covered it all: his...
For Spear Talk #33, we had the honor to speak with Ryan Tate, who is a former U.S. Marine and President of VETPAW (Veterans Empowered To Protect African Wildlife). This organization is unique in the fact that it deploys former and retired veterans to Africa, to help in the protection of wildlife, most of which...
For Spear Talk 32, we were able to catch up with Captain Sig Hansen, who many of you will recognize from the hit television show on the Discovery Channel, Deadliest Catch! Cpt. Hansen is the captain of the F/V Northwestern, one of the top crab fishing boats in the industry and a New York Times...
For Spear Talk #31, we had to honor to talk with James C. Burns, who voiced and portrayed the iconic “Frank Woods” from the acclaimed Black Ops I, Black Ops II, and Black Ops IV games in the Call of Duty series! James is one of a kind individual who shared some amazing stories! We...
For Spear Talk #30, we finally got to speak with our friend, actor, motivator, and martial artist, Chris Casamassa! You will know Chris from his role as one of the most iconic video game characters, “Scorpion”, from the Mortal Kombat series, in the movie and television show! Chris is also a 9th degree black belt...
We are fortunate to kick off 2021 with Erik Stolhanske for Spear Talk #29! Erik is a great friend, so it was great to finally have him sit down with us! We all know and love Erik through some of his hilarious characters in Beer Fest, Club Dread, and his role as ‘Rabbit” from Super...
For Spear Talk #28, we had the honor of having Eric Bass (bass player, Shinedown) and Dr. Steven Greer (UFologist, Founder of The Disclosure Project). Last Summer, Dr. Greer came out to a Shinedown show to meet the band, and talk about his work, as both Eric and Barry (Kerch) were familiar with his various...
Our 27th talk brought together two previous guests: Barry Kerch, who is the drummer for platinum selling rock band, Shinedown, and Keith Cooke, who is a five-time World martial arts grand champion, member of the Black Belt Hall of Fame, and actor! You would be familiar with Keith’s role as “Reptile” in the Mortal Kombat...
For our 26th talk, we had a blast with Michael Kroeger (Nickelback, bass player) and Patrick Miletich (UFC Hall of Fame, First UFC Welterweight Champion)! We found lots of common ground between the music industry and MMA world, and dug in deep for a fun, thought-provoking conversation. We spent the hour covering it all: fitness,...
For our 25th talk, we had the honor of welcoming back Lt. John Nores, who is a retired California game warden, and first time guest Barry Kerch, who is the drummer for platinum selling rock band, Shinedown. This was an incredible discussion that covered a wide range of topics. We broke down the importance of...
For Spear Talk #24, we once again sat down with Marcus Torgerson (Krav Maga expert and leader in club security), and also brought along first time guest, Jason Johnson (World renown knife thrower and edged weapons expert) for an explosive discussion that covered everything that is going on in the world today! We touched on...
It was an honor to speak with James DeMeo for our 23rd Spear Talk! James has over 27 years in the security industry and is considered a subject matter expert in event security by several leading international and domestic magazines; Security Magazine, Security Management Magazine, and Pan Stadia! We covered a wide range of topics,...
For our latest talk, we were fortunate to welcome our friend, Steve Carlson to the show! You SHOULD recognize Steve as one of the “Hanson Brothers” from the iconic sports film, Slaphot! This was a lot of fun! We went on a deep dive with Steve and covered everything from his hockey career and playing...
For our 21st talk, I had the honor to speak with Jason Kuhl. Jason is a leader in the security industry, and one of my favorite people to see at a festival or cross paths backstage at a show! At the onset of Covid, Jason was one of the people that I was privileged to...
For our 20th talk, we had the honor of doing a deep dive into the world of animal conservation and the trafficking of animals with our friend, Andrea Crosta! Andrea is the executive Director of Earth League International and the creator of Wildleaks! You can see his team work in two documentaries: The Ivory Game...
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