Danger Close with Jack Carr Ironclad

Today's guest on Danger Close is Brad Thor. Brad Thor is a number one New York Times bestselling author whose thrillers have received international critical acclaim. 

The author of 21 novels, his stories feature a character named Scot Harvath, an ex-Navy SEAL and Secret Service Agent who finds himself embroiled in the world of international espionage and counterterrorism.  

His latest book in the series, Black Ice, is available now everywhere books are sold. Brad regularly appears on national media platforms to discuss issues related to national security, intelligence and counterterrorism. He has also served on the Department of Homeland Security’s Analytic Red Cell Unit, has lectured numerous law enforcement organizations, and was also a keynote speaker for the National Tactical Officers Association annual conference.

You can follow him on Instagram @realbradthor, on Twitter @BradThor, on Facebook @BradThorOfficial and you can find all of his novels at BradThor.com

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Featured Gear 

Amtac Blades - Minuteman 

Half Face Blades

Black Ice by Brad Thor 

Today’s guest on Danger Close is a true outdoorsman and renaissance man. He is an award-winning outdoor writer, wildlife photographer, videographer, naturalist, wilderness guide and outfitter.

He is the host of Jim Shockey’s Hunting Adventures, The Professionals, Uncharted, and Shock Therapy on the Outdoor Channel.  

He owns several outfitting territories in Canada's wildlands, including the Pacific Rim Guide Territory on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and Rogue River Outfitting in the Yukon Territory.

His work documenting wildlife has been widely recognized, and his television productions have won 15 Golden Moose Awards. He’s also an accomplished marksman, an official Member International of the Explorer's Club in New York City, and a retired Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of 4 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (4CRPG) Canadian Armed Forces. In college, Jim was an all-American swimmer and member of the Canadian National Water Polo team.   

A noted expert in ethnocentric arts of Western Canada, Jim opened the Hand of Man Museum of Cultural Arts and Conservation on Vancouver Island in 2019.

You can follow him on Instagram @jimshockeyofficial / Facebook @JimShockey / Twitter @JimShockey_ and find out more at jimshockey.com.

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Performance Archery

Fred Bear Bow

Mathews Bow

G5 Prime

Hoyt Ruckus Bow

Hoyt RX-3 Bow

EVO NTN 33 Bow

Danny Trejo is a legend with over 380 acting credits to his name. He is the “most-killed” actor in Hollywood history with roles in Blood In Blood Out, From Dusk Til Dawn, Desperado, Heat, Con Air, Machete, Spy Kids, Breaking Bad, and Sons of Anarchy. He is one of the world’s most recognizable and adored character actors but before he wandered onto the set of Runaway Train attempting to help a young drug addict and was asked to step in as an extra on the film, Danny Trejo was a convicted felon who served time in some of the country’s most infamous prisons to include San Quentin, Folsom, and Soledad.  

In his brand-new book, Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood, which releases this week, Danny tells his personal story of drug addiction, violence, incarceration, sobriety, spirituality and eventual success at the pinnacle of the film industry. It is an honest and emotional memoir with lessons of hope and the transformative power of forgiveness for us all.    

On this episode of Danger Close, Jack and Danny discuss his journey from inmate to number one on the call sheet, his encounter with Charles Manson in prison, working with Charles Bronson and Robert DeNiro, being recognized as Machete by President Obama, his battle with cancer, his recovery from a subdural hemorrhage in his brain, Danny Trejo Day in LA, Trejos Tacos, and a lot more.

Featured Gear and Books :

This episode’s featured gear segment is brought to you by Schnees.com. For 10%, be sure to use offer code JACK21

Mission Ready Duffle 

Dynamis LOPRO Belt



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Ashley Horner is a fitness model, an endurance athlete, a Tactical Games competitor, entrepreneur, trainer and the host of the IRONCLAD podcast Reborn with Ashley Horner. She regularly uses her platform as a global influencer to raise money for important causes, including the Maison Fortune Orphanage in Haiti and Spike’s K9 Fund. 

Her endurance feats include rowing for 25-hours straight on a Concept 2 rowing machine, cycling more than 1,300 miles from Virginia Beach to Tulsa, running 230 miles in just 72 along the western border of Haiti, running the rim of the Grand Canyon in a single day, and more. 

Ashley is also passionate about tactical training and has worked with SWAT Teams, military units and personnel at the US Embassy in France. 

She is also the owner / operator of American Brew, a whiskey / coffee bar and restaurant in Virginia Beach, VA.  

On this episode of Danger Close, Jack and Ashley sit down for a conversation about her life, career, passion for tactical training and more.

You can follow her on Instagram @ashley.horner 

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Featured Gear:

Bose Bluetooth Audio Sunglasses

Sebastian Junger is a journalist, war correspondent, Oscar-nominated filmmaker, #1 New York Times bestselling author, and the founder of the nonprofit organization RISC, which is dedicated to training freelance journalists in battlefield medicine and security protocols.

Sebastian has covered conflicts around the globe and is the recipient of both the National Magazine Award and the Peabody Award. His debut film, Restrepo, documents the wartime experience of a platoon in Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley and was nominated for an Academy Award. 

He is the author of The Perfect Storm, Fire, A Death in Belmont, War, and Tribe. His latest book, Freedom, chronicles his year-long journey walking railroad lines down the east coast of the United States while exploring the tensions between personal freedom and community.

His work has been featured in Harper's Magazine, New York Times Magazine, National Geographic Adventure, Outside, Men's Journal and Vanity Fair, where he served as a contributing editor. 
 
You can follow him on Twitter @sebastianjunger and on Instagram @sebastianjungerofficial. Find out more at http://www.sebastianjunger.com 
 
On the latest Danger Close, Jack and Sebastian discuss conflict journalism, Afghanistan, the concept of freedom, and a recent near-death experience that has reshaped how Sebastian lives and reflects on life.
 
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Featured Gear:
 
Work by Sebastian Junger:
Freedom
Fire
Tribe 
The Perfect Storm
War
A Death in Belmont
Restrepo
 
Winkler Tomahawks:
RnD Full-Size Axe
RnD Compact Axe
RnD Sub-Compact Axe

David Kilcullen is one of the world’s foremost counterinsurgency experts and is the author of the books The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the West, The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One, Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla, Blood Year: The Unraveling of Western Counterterrorism, and Counterinsurgency. 

David Kilcullen served in the Australian military for more than 20 years before being recruited as the Chief Strategist in the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism for the U.S. State Department. He also served as the Senior Counterinsurgency Advisor to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and as an advisor to General David Petraeus. He was a counterinsurgency adviser to NATO and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.  

As the President and CEO of the research and development firm Cordillera Applications Group, he continues to advise private companies and governments around the globe.  

On this episode, Jack and David discuss writing, warfare, the realities of counterinsurgency, and more.

Presented by SIG Sauer.


Featured Gear and Books :

From David Kilcullen:
The Dragons and the Snakes
Counterinsurgency
Blood Year
Out of the Mountains 
The Accidental Guerrilla 


Rise and Kill First 
Counterinsurgency Field Manual 
Unrestricted Warfare 
Black Moleskin Notebook
Kelly Slaten Pen