Danger Close with Jack Carr IRONCLAD

On today’s episode of Danger Close, Jack is joined by Landon Beach, Scott Brick, and Ray Porter for a discussion on Beach’s latest thriller, Narrator, and the art of audiobook narration. 

About Ray Porter:

Listeners will know Ray Porter as the voice of the Terminal List series. 

An acclaimed actor and narrator, Ray has provided the voice for hundreds of audiobooks, including the entire The Terminal List series.

Ray has a decades-long career as an actor, spending nearly 20 years in Shakespearean productions. He has appeared in TV shows and movies including Modern Family, Sons of Anarchy, Argo, ER, Almost Famous, and recently in Zack Snyder's Justice League, starring as the villain Darkseid. 

You can learn more about Ray by following him on Instagram @the.ray.porter or on Twitter @Ray_Porter 

About Scott Brick:

Scott Brick is an actor, writer, and award-winning audiobook narrator. 

He has won over 60 Earphone Awards, five Audie Awards, and five SOVAS Awards for voiceover. In the first five years of his career, he recorded 250 titles. Now, over 20 years in, Scott has narrated more than 900 audiobooks, including Jurassic Park, the Jack Reacher series, the Hunt for Red October, and Narrator. 

You can learn more about Scott at scottbrick.com 

About Landon Beach:

Landon Beach is an author, former Naval Officer, and teacher.  

He is an award-winning novelist known for The Great Lakes Saga and Sunrise-Side Mystery series. The Great Lakes Saga consists of five novels: The Wreck, The Sail, The Cabin, The Hike, and The Bay, which is scheduled to release in July 2024.  

His private investigator series, Sunrise-Side Mystery, currently has two titles: Huron Breeze and Huron Nights. The next two novels in the series, The Blue Hour Sanction and Huron Sunrise, will be available later this year.  Landon’s critically acclaimed standalone psychological thriller, Narrator, was released last summer. Scott Brick narrated the audiobook.

Before becoming a full-time author, Landon graduated from the United States Naval Academy and served as a Surface Warfare Officer. Following his service, Landon spent 15 years as an educator. 

You can learn more about Landon at landonbeachbooks.com 

SPONSORS:

Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org

Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order!

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On today’s episode, Jack is joined by Clint Hill and Lisa McCubbin Hill.

Clint is a retired United States Secret Service Special Agent and Assistant Director who served five presidential administrations from 1958 to 1975: Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford.

The defining moment of his career came when he jumped onto the back of the presidential limousine in an effort to protect President Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy during the President’s assassination.

Lisa McCubbin Hill is an award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author.

In 2009, while working with Gerard Blaine on The Kennedy Detail: JFK's Secret Service Agents Break Their Silence, Lisa met Clint Hill, convincing him to share the memories he buried for 50 years. Today, Clint credits Lisa with helping him “find a reason to live, not just exist.”

Together, Lisa and Clint have co-authored several New York Times bestselling books including  Mrs. Kennedy and Me, a memoir of the four years Clint spent with Jacqueline Kennedy, Five Days in November, an account of the Kennedy assassination, and Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Ford, covering the period from 1958 to 1975.

Their latest My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy is available now.

You can learn more about Clint and Lisa by visiting clinthillsecretservice.com and lisamccubbin.com

You can follow them on Instagram @lisamccubin and @clinthill_ss

SPONSORS:

Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org

Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle Coffee Company. Check out the latest here.

SIG: This episode is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here.

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Aimpoint: Visit  https://aimpoint.us/promotions/2022/jackcarr/ and use code JACKCARR and receive a free signed hardcover of The Devil’s Hand, the latest in the Terminal List Series.



Danger Close is an IRONCLAD Original. 

Today’s guest is an expert on geopolitics with unique insights into global conflicts.

Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical strategist, renowned author, speaker, and consultant. His work includes analyses of global politics, demographics, and geography to better understand economic, cultural, political, and military developments to predict future trends. His firm Zeihan on Geopolitics provides custom analytical products to an array of clients including energy companies, financial institutions, agricultural interests, and the U.S. military.

Zeihan is the New York Times bestselling author: The Accidental Superpower, The Absent Superpower, Disunited Nations, and The End of the World Is Just the Beginning.

Find out more at Zeihan.com

You can also follow Peter on Twitter @PeterZeihan

SPONSORS:

Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at www.navyfederal.org

Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order!

Danger Close Apparel: Check out the new Danger Close apparel.

Protekt: Visit https://www.protekt.com/dangerclose to get 25% off while supplies last.

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SIG: Today’s featured gear segment is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here.

Badass Work Bench

Petzl Headlamps

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SIG SAUER P210

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Headhunter Blades

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Vincent “Rocco” Vargas is a special operations combat veteran, former Homeland Security Federal Agent, actor, writer, and producer.

During his 12 years of service, Vincent went on three combat deployments with the 2nd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. After leaving active duty, he joined the Army Reserves as Sergeant First Class. In 2009, he became a Federal Agent with the Department of Homeland Security, where he worked extensively on the United States-Mexico border, serving as a medic with the Special Operations Group.

In an effort to help other veterans, Vincent founded Beteran, an apparel company where 50% of all proceeds go toward helping veterans seek treatment for trauma and transition back to civilian life.

As an actor, Vincent is known for his role as “Gilly” on Mayans MC, as well as in films including Range 15, Lucy Shimmers and the Prince of Peace, and Dark of Light. Today, Vincent is the Head of Marketing at the security services firm The North Group.

His new book, Borderline: Defending the Home Front, will be released in November.

Danger Close is an IRONCLAD original.

Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org

Protekt: Get 25% off at protekt.com/dangerclose

Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order!

SIG: This episode is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here.

Aimpoint: Visit  https://aimpoint.us/promotions/2022/jackcarr/ and use code JACKCARR and receive a free signed hardcover of The Devil’s Hand, the latest in the Terminal List Series.

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Note: This episode originally aired in April 2022.

Today’s guest is legendary CIA paramilitary and operations officer Enrique “Ric” Prado.

Ric is a retired CIA operations officer who specialized in paramilitary, counter-terrorism and special/clandestine operations. Escaping Cuba as a child amidst the violence of Castro’s Cuban Revolution, he would go on to retire as the CIA equivalent of a two-star general after serving for twenty-four years in the nation’s premier intelligence service which included 36 months as the first CIA officer to live in the anti-Sandinista “Contra” camps and later as Deputy Chief of Station of the original Bin Laden Task Force.

His new New York Times bestselling memoir Black Ops: The Life of a CIA Shadow Officer takes a deep dive into a truly exceptional career filled with assassins, terrorists, spies and revolutionaries. Prado’s memoir highlights not only the complexities of America’s shadow wars, but the extreme courage, creativity and perseverance it takes to execute such missions inside the most demanding and hostile environments.

You can learn more about Ric Prado at ricprado.com

Sponsors:

Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org

Protekt: Visit protekt.com/dangerclose to get 25% off while supplies last.

Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order!

SIG: This episode is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here.

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Danger Close is an IRONCLAD Original. 

Today’s guest is Nick Norris.

Nick is a Navy SEAL combat veteran, entrepreneur, and mental health advocate.

During his ten years with the Teams, Nick made several combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

After suffering severe depression from his time in combat and the death of his brother, Nick sought help that did not involve antidepressants. He found help from Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS), a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide resources, research, and advocacy for U.S. military veterans seeking psychedelic-assisted therapies. Nick is now on the Board of Directors for the organization.

Nick is also the co-founder of the company Protekt with Navy veteran Tim Duba and waterman Mark Healey.

Protekt is a wellness company that offers supplements to help improve hydration, immunity, sleep, performance, and brain function. They also offer sun protection and skin care products as well as apparel.

Learn more about Protekt on their website protekt.com. You can follow them on Instagram @protektproducts 

You can find more about VETS on their website vetsolutions.org and follow them on Instagram @veteransolutions.

You can follow Nick on Instagram @nick_norris1981 

SPONSORS:

Navy Federal Credit Union: Today’s episode is presented by Navy Federal Credit Union. Learn more about them at navyfederal.org

Black Rifle Coffee Company: Today’s episode is also brought to you by Black Rifle. Purchase at http://www.blackriflecoffee.com/dangerclose and use code: dangerclose20 at checkout for 20% off your purchase and your first coffee club order!

Danger Close Apparel: Check out the new Danger Close apparel.

Protekt: Visit protekt.com/dangerclose to get 25% off while supplies last.



Featured Gear

SIG: Today’s featured gear segment is sponsored by SIG Sauer. You can learn more about SIG here.

Badass Work Bench

Delta Gatorz Sunglasses 

Vickers Guide AR-15

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Winkler Knives 

TH Holsters

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MAXTRAX Mini Boards 

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Danger Close is an IRONCLAD Original.