Today’s guest is internationally acclaimed investigative journalist, Pulitzer Prize finalist, and New York Times bestselling author Annie Jacobsen.
Her works include Area 51, Operation Paperclip, The Pentagon’s Brain, Phenomena, Surprise, Kill, Vanish, and First Platoon.
Her writing credits also include work on Amazon Prime Video’s Jack Ryan and Clarice ... Show More
Nov 12
Secrets, Spies, and The Persian: Inside the Mind of CIA Veteran David McCloskey
Today’s guest is David McCloskey — former CIA analyst, bestselling author, and co-host of the hit podcast The Rest is Classified. Before becoming a novelist, David served at the Central Intelligence Agency where he wrote for the President’s Daily Brief, testified before Congressi ... Show More
1h 13m
Nov 5
Semper Fi – Battles in Iraq and Beyond
Today’s guest is Billy Birdzell, founder of Horatius Group, an independent investment bank focused on creating exceptional outcomes for founder-led and family-owned businesses, and Horatius Impact, a non-profit dedicated to training and equipping scouts to defend endangered speci ... Show More
1h 53m
Oct 2019
Episode 483: Hunting pirates with Big Phil Campion, Crate Club Academy debrief
Hosting this show is Phil Campion, a veteran of military operations in just about every conflict-prone corner of the world. He served with the Royal Hampshires, passed through Commando and Parachute Regiment selection, before being badged with 22 SAS. He left the British Army in ... Show More
24m 2s
Feb 2021
0311 | Federal & Tribal Lands
We take a look at the final three Washington State Doe cases and possible missing persons matches. The investigations take us back to Fort Lewis, trailheads, Mormon churches, abandoned houses, the NAMUS-44, and the Washington-Oregon state line; setting us up for a very fast-paced ... Show More
44m 1s
Dec 2020
Author Connor Towne O’Neill On the Battle to Shape History
<p>On today’s episode, Ryan talks to a fellow Southern transplant, writer Conor Towne O’Neill. They nerd out over their mutual fascination with the ghosts of American history that linger in the South, and how their presence looms in the Confederate monuments that even now, uncons ... Show More
1h 12m
Feb 2024
Episode 462 || New Release Rundown: February
<p>This week on From the Front Porch, it’s another New Release Rundown! Annie, Olivia, and Erin are sharing the February releases they’re excited about to help you build your TBR. When you purchase or preorder any of the books they talk about, enter the code NEWRELEASEPLEASE at c ... Show More
47m 56s
Nov 2023
TOWS Special: How the Gift of Fear Can Save Our Life
<p>Original Air Date: January 29th, 2008</p><p>Author and world-renowned security specialist Gavin de Becker is widely regarded as America's leading expert on protecting public figures, including former Presidents. Today he talks about his book, The Gift of Fear, discussing the s ... Show More
38m 20s