91 episodes

Heroes Behind the Headlines: a new podcast featuring an explosive new story every episode. First-hand accounts of adventures and events which have shaped our world . The real stories behind the headlines you know, told by the heroes you don’t. Hosted by NYT and international bestselling author Ralph Pezzullo.

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    • Society & Culture
    • 4.9 • 170 Ratings

Heroes Behind the Headlines: a new podcast featuring an explosive new story every episode. First-hand accounts of adventures and events which have shaped our world . The real stories behind the headlines you know, told by the heroes you don’t. Hosted by NYT and international bestselling author Ralph Pezzullo.

    MACV-SOG Warrior Lives a LIfe of Adventure and Service! Part II

    MACV-SOG Warrior Lives a LIfe of Adventure and Service! Part II

    Jim “Wild Carrot” Shorten-Jones served as a team leader (One-Zero) in MACV-SOG during the height of Vietnam War, and ultimately in the Army, Navy and Air Force. In another exciting chapter in America's "secret war" in Laos and Cambodia, Jim shares his adrenaline-fueled war stories  as team leader of RT-Delaware, and also recounts the non-stop life of adventure he has led since--including his work as a  U.S. Air Force Pararescueman (PJ) saving people stranded far out at sea. 






    Heroes Behind Headlines
    Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
    Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
    Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com

    • 1 hr 21 min
    MACV-SOG Warrior Lives a LIfe of Adventure and Service! Part I

    MACV-SOG Warrior Lives a LIfe of Adventure and Service! Part I

    Jim “Wild Carrot” Shorten-Jones served as a team leader (One-Zero) in MACV-SOG during the height of Vietnam War, and ultimately in the Army, Navy and Air Force. In another exciting chapter in America's "secret war" in Laos and Cambodia, Jim shares his adrenaline-fueled war stories  as team leader of RT-Delaware, and also recounts the non-stop life of adventure he has led since--including his work as a  U.S. Air Force Pararescueman (PJ) saving people stranded far out at sea. 





    Heroes Behind Headlines
    Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
    Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
    Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Catching Predators with the FBI's Crimes Against Children Squad

    Catching Predators with the FBI's Crimes Against Children Squad

    When FBI Special Agent Nikki Badolato arranged a live meetup with a man looking to 'rent' her infant daughter as part of a sting, she was shocked to see how presentable and 'normal' this 30-something man was. Now, after a two-decade career, Nikki  and Rolling Stone journalist Alex Morris lay out the state of domestic human trafficking, how pedophile rings work, and what we should all know about the fight to save hundreds of thousands of children trafficked in the U.S. every year.


    Heroes Behind Headlines
    Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
    Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
    Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com

    • 1 hr 9 min
    The Heroics of U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers

    The Heroics of U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers

    U.S. Coast Guard Veteran Martha La Guardia-Kotite shares inspiring stories of bravery from her book, “So Others May Live—Coast Guard’s Rescue Swimmers: Saving Lives, Defying Death.” These brave men and women put their lives at risk to rescue people in the greatest peril. Among the stories is that of a baby rescued from a boat in the middle of a hurricane.
     

    Heroes Behind Headlines
    Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
    Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
    Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com

    • 1 hr 9 min
    The Mind-Blowing Near-Death Experience of Gary Wimmer

    The Mind-Blowing Near-Death Experience of Gary Wimmer

    One dark night in Austin, Texas, onlookers watched in horror as musician Gary Wimmer was struck head-on by a speeding car, ramming his head into the front grill and hurtling him into the air until he landed on the pavement. When he stood up minutes later, seemingly unharmed, people were confused and unbelieving at his lack of injury. So were the emergency room doctors.
    While unconscious, Gary experienced a near-death experience, or NDE. What Gary experienced in that minute or two changed his life forever, sending him on a voyage beyond space and time, giving him a glimpse of the secrets of the universe and bringing back a message of hope and positivity.




    Heroes Behind Headlines
    Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
    Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
    Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com

    • 54 min
    Saving SOG Souls with the 101st Airborne: Part II

    Saving SOG Souls with the 101st Airborne: Part II

    In part two of this interview, Roger Lockshier lays out his dramatic experiences as a helicopter pilot serving in Vietnam. In 1968, at the height of the war, he was routinely sent in on his Huey gunship to support or rescue MACV-SOG Green Beret soldiers secretly operating in Laos and Cambodia. Roger shares his 'birdseye' perspective on several missions—including the most dramatic helicopter rescue you’ve ever heard. He also expresses his admiration of the incredible bravery of his “Huey” crew and his comrades-in-arms, including the Montagnards, Brus, and Vietnamese he befriended. 
     
    Like many of those who served in these operations, Roger was sworn to silence for decades. We're honored to share his story.


    Heroes Behind Headlines
    Executive Producer Ralph Pezzullo
    Produced & Engineered by Mike Dawson
    Music provided by ExtremeMusic.com

    • 1 hr 15 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
170 Ratings

170 Ratings

House of Grit ,

Top Rate

Ralph is a top-rate-salt-of-the-earth guy, he knows his guests and research’s who they are, where they’ve been and what they’ve done. And it shows in every episode of his podcast.

Alan ppww ,

Great show but hard to listen

I enjoy the theme of the show but the interviewer constantly interrupts the interview with loud bassy “yeah”s and “mhm”s. Some times he will say “yeah” , “mhm” ten times before the person can even finish a sentence 🤦🏻‍♂️making the show borderline unlistenable.

cmcquietman ,

Fascinating!!

Just listened to Black Dahlia. Wow!

And great to hear Mike Dawson’s voice and that he is producing the podcast. Nice!!

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