Liberty Risk

Ryan Williams, Kevin Kent, Nick Betts

Mostly true tales of barroom brawls, bad decisions, and near misses. From former Navy SEALs to your average badass, every story walks the line between chaos and comedy. It's the stuff that happens when the uniform comes off and the liberty clock starts ticking. Some made it out clean. Some barely made it out at all. Either way, it's one hell of a ride. Pull up a stool. This is Liberty Risk.

  1. 3 days ago

    Ep. 76 • Freddie Joe Farnsworth • From Desert Storm to Hollywood: War Stories, Stunts & Movie Stars 🇺🇸🎥🍿

    🏴‍☠️ Want to hang LIVE with Kevin, Nick & Ryan? Join the Liberty Risk Patreon crew: https://www.patreon.com/cw/LibertyRisk  This week on Liberty Risk: Brad Pitt. Band of Brothers. Desert Storm. Horse stunts. 13 Hours. World War Z. And somehow, Vietnam War dinosaurs. Freddie Joe Farnsworth has spent the last 30+ years making Hollywood's wars look real, and unlike most people on a movie set telling actors how to be soldiers, Freddie learned it the old-fashioned way. Before Hollywood, he was a Marine infantryman who fought in Desert Storm under James Mattis, crossed into Kuwait the day after his daughter was born, operated around the burning oil fields, took POWs, and somehow even crossed paths with General Norman Schwarzkopf. Then he got out of the Marines and stumbled into an entirely different kind of chaos. A background role on Starship Troopers put him in front of legendary military advisor Dale Dye, which eventually turned into actor training, horse wrangling, stunt work, stunt coordinating, second-unit directing, and a career spanning some of the biggest war movies and TV shows ever made. Freddie takes us behind the scenes of Band of Brothers, The Pacific, 13 Hours, World War Z, Spy Game, 12 Strong, Jack Ryan, Overlord, Deadwood, Captain America and more, with stories involving Brad Pitt, John Krasinski, Colin Farrell, Jared Leto, Martin Scorsese, Tony Scott and J.J. Abrams. We get into the tricks Hollywood uses to build massive battlefields, putting actors through real military-style boot camps, horse stunts gone sideways, fighting with productions over authenticity, and the tiny details veterans notice immediately when a movie gets them wrong. There are also some great lessons on leadership, stunt work, Hollywood egos, taking care of the lowest guy on the call sheet, and why Freddie treats a $3 million movie with the same intensity as a $300 million blockbuster. And then there's Primitive War, his latest project, which is essentially American troops fighting dinosaurs in Vietnam. Because apparently regular war movies weren't dangerous enough. Three-plus hours of Marine Corps stories, Hollywood insanity, stunt work, war movies, behind-the-scenes secrets, legendary actors and directors, and one hell of a career spent making fake combat look real. Happy Friday fellas, pull up a stool and hang with us! 🍻🏴‍☠️ 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️ WANT TO GO DEEPER WITH LIBERTY RISK? Join the Liberty Risk Patreon Community for the stuff that doesn't make it into the episodes: behind-the-scenes footage, conversations between breaks, private community chats, merch & partner discounts, and plenty more. 🥃 Black Site members also get invited to our monthly Virtual Cigar Night where you can grab a drink, light one up, and hang LIVE on Zoom with Kevin, Nick & Ryan. No livestream. No audience. Real two-way conversations with the guys, other members of the LR crew, and occasionally a special guest or two. 🤫 If you enjoy the show and want to be more than just a viewer, come join the crew: 👉 https://www.patreon.com/cw/LibertyRisk     Get to know Freddie better here: ✖️ Freddie's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/devildogltd    Liberty Risk Hosts: ✖️ Ryan Williams - https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326 ✖️ Kevin Kent - https://www.instagram.com/therealkevinkent ✖️ Nick Betts - https://www.instagram.com/n_betts   Liberty Risk Podcast Sponsored by: ✖️ Black Rifle Coffee - https://www.blackriflecoffee.com  ✖️ Bulkhead Energy Drink - https://www.bulkheadenergy.com  ✖️ Liberty Risk Merch - https://www.liberty-risk.com/collections/shop-all ✖️ Industry Threadworks (screen printing apparel) - https://www.industrythreadworks.com ✖️ Archive 3PL (fulfillment for E-com brands) - https://archive3pl.com ✖️ Krupto Strategic Media - https://kruptostrategicmedia.com ✖️ K-Squared Advising - https://www.k-squared.cc

    Ep. 76 • Freddie Joe Farnsworth • From Desert Storm to Hollywood: War Stories, Stunts & Movie Stars 🇺🇸🎥🍿

  2. 26 Aug

    Ep. 75 • Marc Oliver Gould • Backstage Chaos & The Wild Days of Warped Tour With Sk8er Boi 🎵🎙️🏴‍☠️

    🏴‍☠️ Want to hang LIVE with Kevin, Nick & Ryan? Join the Liberty Risk Patreon crew: https://www.patreon.com/cw/LibertyRisk  This week on Liberty Risk: Marc Oliver Gould went from a San Diego skater kid to the middle of the early-2000s pop-punk explosion, touring the country, crossing paths with some of the biggest names in music, dating Avril Lavigne during the Sk8er Boi era... and then walking away from all of it. Marc joins us to tell the story of getting signed as a band straight out of high school, life on the Warped Tour, watching the record industry implode during the Napster era, and what it was like suddenly becoming known more as Avril Lavigne's boyfriend than for his own music. And naturally, things get weird. There's a run-in with Adam Levine and Maroon 5, a legendary musician allegedly trying to kiss him, Jared Leto being Jared Leto, an Australian tour involving a man fighting a tree because he thought it was a kangaroo, and a fight with Sum 41's lead singer over Paris Hilton's car that somehow keeps coming back throughout the episode. But Marc's story gets a lot more interesting after the music stops. He talks about deliberately walking away at the height of his career, building a new life in San Diego real estate, surviving three near-death experiences, raising daughters, entrepreneurship, failure, money, masculinity, and why he's spent most of his life operating without a Plan B. We also get into record deals and music royalties, 1031 exchanges, building apartments in North Park, launching Tiger's Blood beverage, and the mindset that took him from touring musician to serial entrepreneur. Rock & Roll stories, bad decisions, business, fatherhood, fame, failure, and Kenny G making things uncomfortable. Pretty standard Liberty Risk episode, happy Friday, gents! 🍻🏴‍☠️ 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️ WANT TO GO DEEPER WITH LIBERTY RISK? Join the Liberty Risk Patreon Community for the stuff that doesn't make it into the episodes: behind-the-scenes footage, conversations between breaks, private community chats, merch & partner discounts, and plenty more. 🥃 Black Site members also get invited to our monthly Virtual Cigar Night where you can grab a drink, light one up, and hang LIVE on Zoom with Kevin, Nick & Ryan. No livestream. No audience. Real two-way conversations with the guys, other members of the LR crew, and occasionally a special guest or two. 🤫 If you enjoy the show and want to be more than just a viewer, come join the crew: 👉 https://www.patreon.com/cw/LibertyRisk     Get to know Marc better here: ✖️ Marc's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/iammarcoliver    Liberty Risk Hosts: ✖️ Ryan Williams - https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326 ✖️ Kevin Kent - https://www.instagram.com/therealkevinkent ✖️ Nick Betts - https://www.instagram.com/n_betts   Liberty Risk Podcast Sponsored by: ✖️ Black Rifle Coffee - https://www.blackriflecoffee.com  ✖️ Bulkhead Energy Drink - https://www.bulkheadenergy.com  ✖️ Liberty Risk Merch - https://www.liberty-risk.com/collections/shop-all ✖️ Industry Threadworks (screen printing apparel) - https://www.industrythreadworks.com ✖️ Archive 3PL (fulfillment for E-com brands) - https://archive3pl.com ✖️ Krupto Strategic Media - https://kruptostrategicmedia.com ✖️ K-Squared Advising - https://www.k-squared.cc

  3. 24 Aug

    Ep. 74.5 • Mark Mason Part 2 • The Wild West Years of the SEAL Teams: 30 years in the breach.

    A murder case that's suddenly back in the spotlight. A man calling himself a "Navy SEAL" who never earned his Trident. An Afghan donkey that wanted absolutely nothing to do with the war. And somehow, we still had hours of stories and life lessons with Mark Mason left. Part 2 picks up right where we left off. Early in this second half, we get into the Dusty Turner case, which has been getting renewed attention since Turner's release from prison and appearances on several podcasts. But Mark has a perspective on the story that's a little different: he personally knew Turner and Brown from BUD/S (2 guys on the east coast who ⚰️ a 23 year old girl at a bar and then hid her body). Mark tells the story of encountering both men during training, the immediate gut feeling he had about them, and what guys who had previously trained alongside them were already saying at the time. The crew also explain an important distinction between graduating BUD/S, being assigned to a Team during the old probationary period, and actually earning the Trident. From there, because this is still a Mark Mason episode, we're right back off the rails. Mark takes us deeper into his 27 years in the Teams, with more deployments, ridiculous personalities, battlefield improvisation, overloaded desert vehicles, equipment drops that go spectacularly wrong, bureaucracy getting worked around in increasingly creative ways, and an Afghan pack donkey that repeatedly decides it has better things to do than participate in the war. There are stories about plans going sideways, making do with whatever you've got, and the kind of problem-solving that probably looks insane everywhere except a SEAL platoon halfway around the world. And somewhere between all the shit talking and side quests, Mark keeps sneaking decades' worth of experience into the conversation: leadership, recognizing character, trusting your people to think for themselves, learning from the guys who came before you, and what changes when you go from being one of the new guys to being responsible for everyone else in the room. It's another three hours of old-school SEAL stories, war stories, questionable solutions to legitimate problems, great leadership lessons, and friends remembering an era when figuring it out yourself was apparently part of the job description. We thought Mark Mason was going to be one episode. Six hours later, we learned our lesson. This is Part 2.   🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️ If you're wanting to dive deeper into Liberty Risk lore & hear exclusive behind the scenes stories, come check out our Patreon channel and join the conversation! https://www.patreon.com/LibertyRisk    Liberty Risk Hosts for this episode: ✖️ Ryan Williams - https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326 ✖️ Kevin Kent - https://www.instagram.com/therealkevinkent ✖️ Kris Groves - https://www.instagram.com/krisgroves_    Liberty Risk Podcast Sponsored by: ✖️ Black Rifle Coffee - https://www.blackriflecoffee.com  ✖️ Bulkhead Energy Drink - https://www.bulkheadenergy.com  ✖️ Liberty Risk Merch - https://www.liberty-risk.com/collections/shop-all ✖️ Industry Threadworks (screen printing apparel) - https://www.industrythreadworks.com ✖️ Archive 3PL (fulfillment for E-com brands) - https://archive3pl.com ✖️ Krupto Strategic Media - https://kruptostrategicmedia.com ✖️ K-Squared Advising - https://www.k-squared.cc

    Ep. 74.5 • Mark Mason Part 2 • The Wild West Years of the SEAL Teams: 30 years in the breach.

  4. 19 Aug

    Ep. 74 • Mark Mason Part 1 • The Wild West Years of the SEAL Teams: 30 years in the breach.

    Fake Shore Patrol. Prank & hazing warfare. Glitter bombs. An Afghan donkey with absolutely no interest in the mission. And 30 years of Team Guy stories that only get better with time. We sat down with retired Navy SEAL Chief Warrant Officer Mark Mason for what was supposed to be one episode. Six hours of laughs and crazy stories later, we had to cut it in half. In Part 1, Mark takes us from growing up in a Pittsburgh steel town he describes as "The Sandlot directed by Tarantino" through BUD/S and into the wild world of the old-school SEAL Teams in the '90s. Elaborate prank wars. Impersonating Shore Patrol to spring a buddy from the cops. A stolen-lunch investigation where the criminals somehow became the investigators. The Brady Bunch used as an alibi. Tuna juice deployed as a weapon. Glitter-based psychological warfare. And one particularly impressive revenge package that spent six weeks traveling home from Guam. Eventually we make our way to Iraq and Afghanistan, where the stories somehow don't get any more normal. There are overloaded desert patrol vehicles, exploding equipment drops, an unfortunate misunderstanding involving the code word "avalanche," questionable battlefield improvisation, bureaucracy getting worked around in increasingly creative ways, and an Afghan pack donkey that repeatedly decided it had better things to do. Somewhere between all the shit talking and side quests, Mark also drops decades' worth of genuinely great lessons about leadership, ownership, dealing with problem people, letting your guys think for themselves, and why sometimes the best leaders aren't the ones who look the best on paper. It's three hours of old-school SEAL stories, war stories, pranks, terrible ideas, great leadership lessons, and friends remembering an era when apparently nobody was supervising anybody. And somehow... this is only Part 1. Part 2 will be released on Monday. 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️ If you're wanting to dive deeper into Liberty Risk lore & hear exclusive behind the scenes stories, come check out our Patreon channel and join the conversation! https://www.patreon.com/LibertyRisk    Liberty Risk Hosts for this episode: ✖️ Ryan Williams - https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326 ✖️ Kevin Kent - https://www.instagram.com/therealkevinkent ✖️ Kris Groves - https://www.instagram.com/krisgroves_    Liberty Risk Podcast Sponsored by: ✖️ Black Rifle Coffee - https://www.blackriflecoffee.com  ✖️ Bulkhead Energy Drink - https://www.bulkheadenergy.com  ✖️ Liberty Risk Merch - https://www.liberty-risk.com/collections/shop-all ✖️ Industry Threadworks (screen printing apparel) - https://www.industrythreadworks.com ✖️ Archive 3PL (fulfillment for E-com brands) - https://archive3pl.com ✖️ Krupto Strategic Media - https://kruptostrategicmedia.com ✖️ K-Squared Advising - https://www.k-squared.cc

    Ep. 74 • Mark Mason Part 1 • The Wild West Years of the SEAL Teams: 30 years in the breach.

  5. 13 Aug

    Ep. 73 • Michelle "Bombshell" McGee • Behind The Scenes of Tabloid Fame, Celebrity Chaos, & Navy SEAL Bars

    Howard Stern. Navy SEALs. Mobsters. Celebrity boxing. A garbage bag full of cash. One of the biggest tabloid scandals of the 2000s. And somehow...a master's degree in engineering. This week, Michelle "Bombshell" McGee sits down with the Liberty Risk crew for one of those conversations that goes completely off the rails in the best possible way. Michelle became internationally infamous after being thrown into the middle of the Jesse James and Sandra Bullock scandal, but that's only one chapter of a life that's considerably crazier than the headlines. She takes us behind the scenes of her infamous Howard Stern appearance, partying with Charlie Sheen during the Tiger's Blood era, dating Dave Navarro, fighting Octomom and Amy Fisher in celebrity boxing, and getting flown to a mob-connected Long Island strip club where she walked out carrying a garbage bag full of cash. And that's before we get to the really weird 💩. Michelle spent years in San Diego's strip club scene while raising a son and eventually doing engineering homework between shifts. Today she has a master's in controls engineering, works in renewable energy, and still occasionally bartends at Danny's - the legendary Coronado watering hole that's been part of Navy SEAL culture for decades. That opens another rabbit hole entirely: fallen SEALs, the mysterious caller who's been haunting Danny's phone line for decades, old-school bar culture around the world, deployment strip clubs, Hollywood stunt work, Tom Cruise, Sturgis, psychedelics, bizarre fetishes, ghosts, and enough old San Diego lore to fill another episode. It's tastefully raunchy, nostalgic, occasionally serious, and completely unfiltered. Michelle McGee has lived about six different lives. We somehow tried to fit them into one episode. Thanks for hanging with us, pull up a stool and buckle up, this is Liberty Risk. 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️ If you're wanting to dive deeper into Liberty Risk lore & hang LIVE with the hosts and other cool people, check out our Patreon Community!  Here you can get exclusive access to the behind the scenes action, the hidden conversations between breaks, a private community chat, and LOTS more, including discounts on Liberty Risk merch as well as some of our partner brands. We also have a monthly virtual (Zoom) cigar meetup where you can interact and have REAL 2 way conversations with all Kevin, Nick & Ryan, as well as other cool people in our top tier Patreon group, and also some special guests. 🤫🤫 Come check it out and join the conversation! https://www.patreon.com/LibertyRisk     Get to know Michelle better here: ✖️ Michelle's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/omgmichellemcgee    Liberty Risk Hosts: ✖️ Ryan Williams - https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326 ✖️ Kevin Kent - https://www.instagram.com/therealkevinkent ✖️ Nick Betts - https://www.instagram.com/n_betts   Liberty Risk Podcast Sponsored by: ✖️ Black Rifle Coffee - https://www.blackriflecoffee.com  ✖️ Bulkhead Energy Drink - https://www.bulkheadenergy.com  ✖️ Liberty Risk Merch - https://www.liberty-risk.com/collections/shop-all ✖️ Industry Threadworks (screen printing apparel) - https://www.industrythreadworks.com ✖️ Archive 3PL (fulfillment for E-com brands) - https://archive3pl.com ✖️ Krupto Strategic Media - https://kruptostrategicmedia.com ✖️ K-Squared Advising - https://www.k-squared.cc

    Ep. 73 • Michelle "Bombshell" McGee • Behind The Scenes of Tabloid Fame, Celebrity Chaos, & Navy SEAL Bars

  6. 5 Aug

    Ep. 72 • Travis Warren • USCG Operator takes on Hurricane Katrina, Cartels & Billionaires

    This week we dive into the surprising world of the Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team (TACLET) unit and its unique role in many of the operations you've seen in the headlines around the world. We sit down with Travis Warren, former Coast Guard TACLET operator, executive protection specialist, photographer, and adventurer. When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the U.S. Coast Guard became one of the first military organizations on the ground, operating in conditions unlike anything they'd ever trained for. Travis shares firsthand stories from Katrina, including recovering bodies from the floodwaters, clearing the Superdome, navigating lawless streets, and the psychological toll of witnessing one of America's deadliest disasters. From there, we dive into the early days of Coast Guard tactical operations, maritime drug interdictions, the evolution of today's MSRT, and the often absurd world of executive protection, where Travis spent years protecting billionaires, celebrities, and ultra-high-net-worth clients. What starts as a look behind the curtain quickly turns into some of the funniest stories we've heard on the show, proving that sometimes the people you're protecting are more dangerous than the job itself. Some of the stories we get into: • The Coast Guard's surprising role during Hurricane Katrina. • Recovering bodies in the floodwaters. • Maritime drug interdictions and cartel smuggling tactics. • The origins of TACLET and today's MSRT. • Coast Guard training accidents and lessons learned. • Protecting billionaires and celebrity clients. • One of the most eccentric billionaire clients we've ever heard about. • Ferrari mishaps, Hollywood parties, and executive protection chaos.   🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️ If you're wanting to dive deeper into Liberty Risk lore & hang LIVE with the hosts and other cool people, check out our Patreon Community!  Here you can get exclusive access to the behind the scenes action, the hidden conversations between breaks, a private community chat, and LOTS more, including discounts on Liberty Risk merch as well as some of our partner brands. We also have a monthly virtual (Zoom) cigar meetup where you can interact and have REAL 2 way conversations with all Kevin, Nick & Ryan, as well as other cool people in our top tier Patreon group, and also some special guests. 🤫🤫 Come check it out and join the conversation! https://www.patreon.com/LibertyRisk     Get to know Travis better at the following links: ✖️ Travis's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sunburn_studios_llc  ✖️ Travis's Website - https://sunburnstudiosinc.com    Liberty Risk Hosts: ✖️ Ryan Williams - https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326 ✖️ Kevin Kent - https://www.instagram.com/therealkevinkent ✖️ Nick Betts - https://www.instagram.com/n_betts   Liberty Risk Podcast Sponsored by: ✖️ Black Rifle Coffee - https://www.blackriflecoffee.com  ✖️ Bulkhead Energy Drink - https://www.bulkheadenergy.com  ✖️ Liberty Risk Merch - https://www.liberty-risk.com/collections/shop-all ✖️ Industry Threadworks (screen printing apparel) - https://www.industrythreadworks.com ✖️ Archive 3PL (fulfillment for E-com brands) - https://archive3pl.com ✖️ Krupto Strategic Media - https://kruptostrategicmedia.com ✖️ K-Squared Advising - https://www.k-squared.cc

    Ep. 72 • Travis Warren • USCG Operator takes on Hurricane Katrina, Cartels & Billionaires

  7. 31 Jul

    Ep. 71 • Mark "Oz" Geist • Beyond Benghazi: The Stories Behind 13 Hours 🇺🇸

    Benghazi survivor. Marine. Police officer. Bounty hunter. CIA security contractor. This week, we sit down with the legendary Mark "Oz" Geist, one of the real life heroes portrayed in 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. But this isn't just another interview about the events of that night. We dive deep into the Benghazi attack, surviving the mortar strike that killed Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, and Oz shares new perspectives on that night. But that's only part of the conversation. We also get into working with Michael Bay during the filming of the 13 Hours movie, and the lessons he's learned from a lifetime spent training, fighting, and surviving in some of the world's most dangerous places.   Of course, this is Liberty Risk, so it wouldn't be complete without a few unbelievable side quests along the way. We get into the homemade "Mad Max" coyote hunting car he built as a kid, the improvised pear hookah he made hours before the Benghazi attack, the time a Ukrainian pilot handed him the controls of a cargo plane over Iran so he could take a nap, and the prank that secretly landed Oz a cameo appearance during 13 Hours. Five hours of combat stories, hilarious side quests, behind-the-scenes Hollywood moments, and the kind of conversation that reminds you life is often stranger than fiction.   Topics include: The Benghazi attack: what really happened Surviving the mortar strike Marine Corps, law enforcement & CIA contracting Wild stories from Iraq, Libya & beyond Behind the scenes of 13 Hours with Michael Bay Life after combat & the Shadow Warriors Project 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️ If you're wanting to dive deeper into Liberty Risk lore & hang LIVE with the hosts and other cool people, check out our Patreon Community!  Here you can get exclusive access to the behind the scenes action, the hidden conversations between breaks, a private community chat, and LOTS more, including discounts on Liberty Risk merch as well as some of our partner brands. We also have a monthly virtual (Zoom) cigar meetup where you can interact and have REAL 2 way conversations with all Kevin, Nick & Ryan, as well as other cool people in our top tier Patreon group, and also some special guests. 🤫🤫 Come check it out and join the conversation! https://www.patreon.com/LibertyRisk     Get to know Mark better at the following links: ✖️ Mark's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mark.geist.505    Liberty Risk Hosts: ✖️ Ryan Williams - https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326 ✖️ Kevin Kent - https://www.instagram.com/therealkevinkent ✖️ Nick Betts - https://www.instagram.com/n_betts   Liberty Risk Podcast Sponsored by: ✖️ Black Rifle Coffee - https://www.blackriflecoffee.com  ✖️ Bulkhead Energy Drink - https://www.bulkheadenergy.com  ✖️ Liberty Risk Merch - https://www.liberty-risk.com/collections/shop-all ✖️ Industry Threadworks (screen printing apparel) - https://www.industrythreadworks.com ✖️ Archive 3PL (fulfillment for E-com brands) - https://archive3pl.com ✖️ Krupto Strategic Media - https://kruptostrategicmedia.com ✖️ K-Squared Advising - https://www.k-squared.cc

    Ep. 71 • Mark "Oz" Geist • Beyond Benghazi: The Stories Behind 13 Hours 🇺🇸

  8. 22 Jul

    Ep. 70 • Lew Knopp • Navy SEAL on Cheating Death & International Prison 🔱🇺🇸🏴‍☠️

    On this episode of Liberty Risk, the guys sit down with former Navy SEAL Lew Knopp, whose life somehow reads more like an action movie than real life. After making it through BUD/S Class 161 and serving with SDV Team Two and SEAL Team Four, Lew's story was only getting started. Over the next three decades, he'd survive being clinically dead during a submarine accident, multiple overseas imprisonments, international contracting, 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, Hollywood, mistaken identity on an Interpol Red Notice, and enough unbelievable stories to make you question whether any one person could actually live through all of it. What makes this conversation special isn't just the stories. It's watching three veteran friends chase one side quest after another until the conversation somehow circles back to the moments that mattered most: faith, fatherhood, purpose, resilience, and learning from the mistakes that nearly cost everything. Of course, it wouldn't be Liberty Risk without a few detours along the way. The conversation wanders through wrestling alligators, running with the bulls in Spain, surviving foreign prisons, meeting Charlie Sheen in Hollywood, fighting camels, and enough dark military humor to keep everyone laughing for over four hours. Whether you're here for the military stories, the unbelievable adventures, or the lessons that only come from living through chaos, this is one of those conversations that reminds you truth is often stranger than fiction. Topics include: Navy SEAL BUD/S Class 161 and SDV Team Two Desert Storm and SEAL Team deployments A near-death experience after a submarine accident Life as a private security contractor overseas International imprisonment and an Interpol Red Notice 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and building Templar Titan Faith, fatherhood, resilience, and second chances Hollywood stories, side quests, and life after the Teams 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️ If you're wanting to dive deeper into Liberty Risk lore & hang LIVE with the hosts and other cool people, check out our Patreon Community!  Here you can get exclusive access to the behind the scenes action, the hidden conversations between breaks, a private community chat, and LOTS more, including discounts on Liberty Risk merch as well as some of our partner brands. We also have a monthly virtual (Zoom) cigar meetup where you can interact and have REAL 2 way conversations with all Kevin, Nick & Ryan, as well as other cool people in our top tier Patreon group, and also some special guests. 🤫🤫 Come check it out and join the conversation! https://www.patreon.com/LibertyRisk     Get to know Lew better at the following links: ✖️ Lew's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lewknopp  ✖️ Templar Titan Website - https://templartitan.com    Liberty Risk Hosts: ✖️ Ryan Williams - https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326 ✖️ Kevin Kent - https://www.instagram.com/therealkevinkent ✖️ Nick Betts - https://www.instagram.com/n_betts   Liberty Risk Podcast Sponsored by: ✖️ Black Rifle Coffee - https://www.blackriflecoffee.com  ✖️ Bulkhead Energy Drink - https://www.bulkheadenergy.com  ✖️ Liberty Risk Merch - https://www.liberty-risk.com/collections/shop-all ✖️ Industry Threadworks (screen printing apparel) - https://www.industrythreadworks.com ✖️ Archive 3PL (fulfillment for E-com brands) - https://archive3pl.com ✖️ Krupto Strategic Media - https://kruptostrategicmedia.com ✖️ K-Squared Advising - https://www.k-squared.cc

    Ep. 70 • Lew Knopp • Navy SEAL on Cheating Death & International Prison 🔱🇺🇸🏴‍☠️
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Mostly true tales of barroom brawls, bad decisions, and near misses. From former Navy SEALs to your average badass, every story walks the line between chaos and comedy. It's the stuff that happens when the uniform comes off and the liberty clock starts ticking. Some made it out clean. Some barely made it out at all. Either way, it's one hell of a ride. Pull up a stool. This is Liberty Risk.

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  • Creator
    Ryan Williams, Kevin Kent, Nick Betts
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    76
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025
  • Show Website
    Liberty Risk

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