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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 bit.ly/3pPkrjr All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/oTeQ7DM0kjA ​Haiku The last

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: amzn.to/3z24j3c 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 bit.ly/3pPkrjr All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this

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 seankanan.actor Get all of Sean's books on Amazon at amzn.to/3spLy6x 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 bit.ly/3pPkrjr All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to

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: youtu.be/C22rfT0rkt0 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 live version of this episode head to youtu.be/yXGY9Vy2_rU ​Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/3pPkrjr All of the money you invest goes directl

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: coursensecuritygroup.com 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: https://amzn.to/2Q6iqD1 Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/3pPkrjr All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/mHN3GSXmiuA ​Haiku Be safe, don't project Spencer Coursen here t

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: www.andrewnorelli.com 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 live version of this episode head to youtu.be/2b4IBriNEVc Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/3pPkrjr 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

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: www.heroesmediagroup.com 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 bit.ly/3pPkrjr All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/iDTd8YafhCo ​Haiku Podcast veteran How is he still doing this? Well, consistency! Similar episodes: Shauna "Doc" Springer - youtu.be/8rPkQ0LFWj4 Tracy

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: amzn.to/3yANtrW 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 bit.ly/3pPkrjr All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episod

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 amzn.to/3rHjSJD The website for his film is: noplaceindiefilm.com 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 bit.ly/3pPkrjr All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the liv

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 mooremomentum.com 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 bit.ly/3pPkrjr All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/GEDP04hBroI ​Haiku A dynamic guy Hence his momentum in lif

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 richardkaufman.net Listen to Richard Kaufman's podcast on Audible at adbl.co/3iMxXCb Get his book A heroes Journey here: amzn.to/3c5WJMo Get a SWEDE Shirt at pete-koch.myshopify.com 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 live version of this episode head to youtu.be/1k2vW7QqFek​ Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/3pPkrjr All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! ​Haiku A goal is a dream But then you add a deadline

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 sonyamortonfirth.com Check out her show's Youtube channel: bit.ly/3laH6YE 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 bit.ly/3pPkrjr All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/yiREHq8DVME ​Haiku Fellow podcaster But this one has abs - respect She talks the talk too! Similar episodes: Shauna "Doc" Springer - youtu.be/8rPkQ0LFWj4 Tracy Lalonde - youtu.be/J-DHV0m9Jnk Cat Connor - youtu.be/DLA8P4sxaW0 Join us in supporting Save the Brave as we bat

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 davidscochran.com Get David's books on Amazon at: amzn.to/3f1zi7x 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 live version of this episode head to youtu.be/vQvtZbFAYD0​ Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/3pPkrjr 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 Sim

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 joychiever.com Get Tracy's book on Amazon at: amzn.to/3l33fIl 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 bit.ly/3pPkrjr All of the money you

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: amzn.to/3nNEgGA Get more on Shauna at: docshaunaspringer.com 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 bit.ly/3pPkrjr All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/aqrZ0b-kD_w ​Haiku Instead of Dr. The veterans trust a "Doc" Her rightful prefi

John Bonzo Butler - Lasso the Moon and Madeleine Marsh - John "Bonzo" Butler is a multi-instrumentalist. He comes to us through our dear friend Wes Maebe. Among the many things Bonzo has done is co-found the Lasso The Moon project. As COVID locked down live music, folks in the London scene wanted to continue doing what they love. John Dunn is a fellow Lasso the Moon project member. John usually lays down the beginnings of the songs that eventually become the covers for the project's published covers. Thus, the Lasso the Moon isolation sessions were born. The crew has covered, Paul McCartney, Rush, Elvis Costello, the Black Crowes and more. Watch all of the LTM videos on Youtube here tinyurl.com/3acxtmmz This is a very relaxed episode between friends who all love music. The Johns (being one Jon short – our own Jon LG), Wes and OL Pedro as the catalyst for great conversation. For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/EAZP_TmHMGs Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription t

Frank Agin - AmSpirit Business Connections - Frank Agin is the founder and president of AmSpirit Business Connections, where he works to empower entrepreneurs, sales representatives and professionals around the country to become more successful through networking. In addition, he is a "sought after" speaker and consultant to companies and organizations on topics related to professional networking and business relationship development. Get more on Frank at: frankagin.com Get more on amspirit on amspirit.com Being a fellow podcaster himself, Frank talks about why he brings 5 business cards to a 100-person meeting, how he sorts out who's worthy of his time, where does he go next with his podcast and more. ​For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/_Y33l3aWBt4​ Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/3pPkrjr All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! ​Haiku Five cards to meetings Those are real connections That's the AmSpirit! Sim

Joe Posnanski - The Baseball 100 - Joe Posnanski has been named Sportswriter of the year by 5 different organizations. He's widely recognized as the best sportswriter of his generation. His latest book is a history called Baseball 100. Joe has worked on this project for years, slowly evolving it and crafting into it's current form. An 808 page opus of biographical baseball essays. Get Baseball 100 on Amazon amzn.to/3BhxBfI If you've got a baseball lover in the house, this book is an easy win...Joe is masterful in his lay down...thorough in his history and provocative in his numbering. Pete A Turner and Dan McLaughlin cohost this romp through 100 of the greatest players in history. For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/_5BpCKG_EO8 Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/3pPkrjr All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!​ ​​Haiku Baseball 100 Joe's History of the Game Oscar lurks at FIVE ​Similar episodes: Rob Neyer - youtu.

Aaron Casserly Stewart - The Sounds of Blackness - Aaron Casserly Stewart is a force! He's a singer, manager, professor, producer, board member, advisor--the list is long and impressive. Aaron is joined by our friend Singer/Songwriter Matt Hoy. Matt's day job is singing for UB40, With Ali and Astro. Aaron manages Matt's solo work. Check out Matt Hoy on Spotify: spoti.fi/3hA9l0w Matt's returning for his 3rd visit to the show to discuss his new project-as we get to know Aaron's work as well. This is a fantastic episode as we explore music, love and creating a better world. For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/tRoMDgUBBqE Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/3pPkrjr All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show!​ ​​Haiku Aaron and Matt Hoy Trying to bring back music We hope they suceed ​Similar episodes: Mandy Barnett - youtu.be/ADtm1TRBuqU Dilan Jay - youtu.be/YWgdnIFIdMM Michale Graves - youtu.be/9ZBDGLdGfS4 Join us in supp

Jay Bushman Novel Advice: Practical Wisdom for Your Favorite Literary Characters - Jay works at the intersection of traditional and emerging formats, reinterpreting and reimagining classic stories in new ways. He won an Emmy for his work as a writer and transmedia producer on the groundbreaking series 'The Lizzie Bennet Diaries," an interactive adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. He was the co-creator and co-showrunner of the sequel interactive series, "Welcome To Sanditon." As a writer and producer at Fourth Wall Studios, Jay helped to create the Emmy-winning series "Dirty Work," and wrote and created the show "Airship Dracula." For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/qSis9HbLHE0 Get Jay's book: Novel Advice: Practical Wisdom for Your Favorite Literary Characters at amzn.to/36nO1Vv Jay writes for many kinds of media, TV, BOOKS on and on…he's also a well-educated literature head who's ready to battle Pete A Turner character for character! Goethe's Werther...oh ya. We go there. Listen and maybe yo