The David Rutherford Show

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The David Rutherford Show represents the highest form of the emerging new media landscape. As a former Navy SEAL, CIA contractor, and world championship performance coach, David has been exploring the human condition for the past 30 years in his epic quest to understand how individuals and teams can defeat the negative insurgency. In his new show David will give experienced analysis to most pressing topics of our time. His mission is to consolidate the battlefield of information and provide unique context to most important issues of the day. Don’t miss this exciting show and allow David to be your flash bang of truth. 

  1. David Rutherford Show: Starting A Militia? Navy SEAL Explains Why You Will Lose

    5H AGO

    David Rutherford Show: Starting A Militia? Navy SEAL Explains Why You Will Lose

    Look, I'm seeing it everywhere — people calling for raising militias, starting a new revolution, fighting back. And I get it. The frustration is real. But as a former Navy SEAL and CIA officer who's actually been in rooms where these operations get planned, I've got some bad news for your militia fantasy. What you'll hear: — David reads from the Declaration of Independence and highlights the line nobody ever quotes the one where the founders tell you NOT to do this lightly. — The full American rebellion scorecard: 1 win, 7 losses, from Shays' Rebellion to Wounded Knee and why the pattern hasn't changed. — The government's legal toolkit to destroy you: the Patriot Act, FISA 702, RICO, asset forfeiture, and why your Signal chat isn't as private as you think. — Five things that actually work to push back legally and constitutionally including one David learned from the Amish. — Why getting your own house in order is the most important thing you can do before trying to change the country.✅ Sponsor: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee, use code froglogic20 for discount: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    48 min
  2. David Rutherford Show: Saving Lives Under Fire - Marine Recon Corpsman Tom Rader

    5D AGO

    David Rutherford Show: Saving Lives Under Fire - Marine Recon Corpsman Tom Rader

    Tom Rader spent 18 years in emergency medicine — from the streets of Dallas-Fort Worth to a Marine Reconnaissance Battalion in Iraq's Al Anbar Province. He's treated cardiac arrests in the Bronx, trained Marines to handle trauma before their first deployment, and watched his own mother revived in a non-viable state by a friend who didn't know when to stop. David and Tom break down what combat medicine actually teaches you about decision-making, why civilian EMS training is built around passing exams instead of saving lives, the psychological toll of watching people die on their worst day, and why most Americans have lost the basic ability to handle their own emergencies. Tom Rader is a former Navy Corpsman (E-6) who served with a Marine Reconnaissance Battalion in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He's a civilian paramedic, a Wilderness Medical Associates instructor, and currently teaches wilderness medicine to wildland firefighters and first responders. ✅ Sponsor: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee, use code froglogic20 for discount: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/ 📕 Get David's novel, The Poet Warrior: https://www.ballastbooks.com/ballast-bookstore/the-poet-warrior 📰 Sign up for David's newsletter for free coaching tips, updates, and more: https://davidrutherfordletter.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 9m
  3. David Rutherford Show: Ceasefire Insider Trading. Republican Surveillance Vote. Billionaire-Funded Primary. Navy SEAL Reacts.

    MAY 11

    David Rutherford Show: Ceasefire Insider Trading. Republican Surveillance Vote. Billionaire-Funded Primary. Navy SEAL Reacts.

    Someone placed a $920 million crude oil short at 3:40 a.m. Seventy minutes later, Axios reported an Iran ceasefire deal was imminent. Crude dropped. The short netted $125 million. And nobody's asking who placed the bet. Former Navy SEAL and CIA officer David Rutherford breaks down the four stories the system doesn't want you connecting: the FISA 702 renewal that 193 Republicans just voted for — authorizing the same surveillance machine that was used against Trump, journalists, and 19,000 congressional campaign donors. The Thomas Massie vs. Gallatin primary in Kentucky — now the most expensive congressional primary in American history, bankrolled by three billionaires. The Iran ceasefire that keeps collapsing on schedule — and the insider trading cycle that profits every time it does. And the government's largest-ever UFO document release, dropped in the middle of all of it. David connects the dots with the clarity of someone who's operated inside the intelligence community and seen how power actually works. ✅ Sponsor: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee, use code froglogic20 for discount: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/ 📕 Get David's novel, The Poet Warrior: https://www.ballastbooks.com/ballast-bookstore/the-poet-warrior 📰 Sign up for David's newsletter for free coaching tips, updates, and more: https://davidrutherfordletter.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1 hr
  4. David Rutherford Show: The Lie Travel Sports Is Telling Your Kid | Jason Collinsworth

    MAY 6

    David Rutherford Show: The Lie Travel Sports Is Telling Your Kid | Jason Collinsworth

    Jason Collinsworth — host of the I Hate Soccer podcast and 11-year youth soccer trainer — joins David to break down what's actually happening inside the multi-billion-dollar youth sports machine. You'll learn why 17 coaches in eight years can produce zero real development, why the leagues your kid is fighting to join are run as gatekeeping cartels, and why most coaches at the youth level can't even articulate a coaching philosophy when asked. David explains why what Jason is describing isn't a soccer problem — it's the same failure pattern you see when any system replaces meticulous individual development with marketing, recruiting, and pay-to-play optics. We break down two-footed training as a confidence-building doctrine, why parents become the threat instead of the support, and what to look for in a coach who's actually going to develop your kid versus one who's going to use them. Jason Collinsworth has spent over a decade running his own training company and is one of the most-watched independent voices in U.S. youth soccer. ✅ Sponsor: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee, use code froglogic20 for discount: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/ 📕 Get David's novel, The Poet Warrior: https://www.ballastbooks.com/ballast-bookstore/the-poet-warrior 📰 Sign up for David's newsletter for free coaching tips, updates, and more: https://davidrutherfordletter.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    48 min
  5. David Rutherford Show: Navy SEAL Spent 31 Years in Prison for a Murder He Didn't Commit

    MAY 4

    David Rutherford Show: Navy SEAL Spent 31 Years in Prison for a Murder He Didn't Commit

    Navy SEAL Dusty Turner spent 31 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit. The man who actually committed it confessed in 2008. Dusty stayed locked up another 17 years anyway. He was finally released on March 5, 2026 — and 24 hours after sitting down for this interview, his parole officer had him arrested again on a vague "significant relationship" clause that a federal appeals court already ruled unconstitutionally vague. David Rutherford opens this episode with what happened after the cameras stopped, then hands off to a conversation Dusty has not been able to have until now: a fellow Navy SEAL asking him about the night his life ended, the swim buddy who killed Jennifer Evans, the JAG officer who told him to talk, and the 31 years that followed. Dusty Turner is a former Navy SEAL (Class 196, Team 4) who became the first person in Virginia history to be granted a Writ of Actual Innocence on non-biological evidence — a ruling the Attorney General appealed and overturned. He has been incarcerated since November 1995.   ✅ Sponsor: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/ 📕 Get David's novel, The Poet Warrior: https://www.ballastbooks.com/ballast-bookstore/the-poet-warrior 📰 Sign up for David's newsletter for free coaching tips, updates, and more: https://davidrutherfordletter.substack.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 20m
  6. David Rutherford Show: Trump Legalizes Ibogaine - Navy SEAL Tommy Aceto On Why This Changes Everything

    APR 29

    David Rutherford Show: Trump Legalizes Ibogaine - Navy SEAL Tommy Aceto On Why This Changes Everything

    On April 18, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order that opened the federal door to psychedelic therapy for American veterans — and the man who's been fighting for that breach for seven years sits down with David today. Tommy Aceto is a former Navy SEAL medic of 16 years who lost his trident, his marriage, and access to his children in the same window — and rebuilt his life through ibogaine therapy. In this episode, you'll learn how one dose can erase opioid withdrawal in hours, why the vagus nerve is the missing link in PTSD treatment, and how Tommy, Marcus Capone, Morgan and Marcus Luttrell, Shawn Ryan, and Bobby Kennedy Jr. quietly built the coalition that just changed federal policy. David and Tommy break down the legislative fight in Tennessee and Kentucky, why Big Pharma is racing to shut this down, and what every veteran, first responder, and family member needs to do right now to push their state to act. Tommy Aceto is a former Navy SEAL medic, founder of Hope Project, and one of the lead advocates behind the America for Ibogaine coalition. ✅ Sponsor: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/ 📕 Get David's novel, The Poet Warrior: https://www.ballastbooks.com/ballast-bookstore/the-poet-warrior 📰 Sign up for David's newsletter for free coaching tips, updates, and more: https://davidrutherfordletter.substack.com/   00:00 – Trump's Executive Order Changes Everything03:00 – Tommy Loses His SEAL Trident, His Marriage, and His Kids07:30 – What Ibogaine Actually Is and Where It Comes From13:00 – Why This Is Different From Every Other Psychedelic17:00 – The Vagus Nerve: Why Thinking Can't Fix a Feeling Problem25:30 – ⚡ "One Dose. Seven Years Sober."30:00 – The Mission Within and the SEAL Healing Pipeline38:00 – Brian Hubbard, Rick Perry, and the State-by-State Fight46:00 – Big Pharma's Game: Why They Want This Locked Behind FDA Doors52:00 – Shawn Ryan's Testimony in Tennessee57:30 – What You Can Do This Week1:03:00 – Tommy's Final Word🇺🇸 Hope Project / Tommy Aceto: [LINK] This conversation breaks down ibogaine therapy for veterans, the Trump psychedelic executive order, the Tennessee Hope Treatment Act, and the SEAL community's seven-year fight to open this medicine to American warriors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 7m
  7. David Rutherford Show: Seth Keshel On The 2026 Midterm Disaster Republicans Aren't Ready For

    APR 27

    David Rutherford Show: Seth Keshel On The 2026 Midterm Disaster Republicans Aren't Ready For

    The mail-in ballot machine that decided Virginia is loaded and pointed at the 2026 midterms — and the Republican Party has almost no margin to absorb the hit. Captain Seth Keshel joins David to break down what really happened in Virginia's redistricting referendum, why the Save Act is dead in the Senate, and the four symptoms of "electoral dysfunction" that have turned American elections into a multi-week guessing game. You'll learn why voter registration — not polling — is the only intelligence signal that actually predicts elections, why 28 of 30 party-registration states are bleeding Democrats, and why Seth is still giving the GOP a 25% chance of holding the House. David and Seth also break down the Texas Senate primary, the Cornyn–Paxton fight, the redistricting wars, and what Trump should be doing right now to "buy the midterms" — psychologically, not illegally. Captain Seth Keshel is a former Army intelligence officer, election analyst, and author of The American War on Election Corruption (foreword by Newt Gingrich). ✅ Sponsor: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/ 📕 Get David's novel, The Poet Warrior: https://www.ballastbooks.com/ballast-bookstore/the-poet-warrior 📰 Sign up for David's newsletter for free coaching tips, updates, and more: https://davidrutherfordletter.substack.com/Follow Seth on X: https://x.com/RealSKeshel Get Seth's book: https://www.amazon.com/American-War-Election-Corruption-Crusade/dp/B0GQM7XW15   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    45 min
  8. DRS Special: Should Young People Fight In Iran? - Navy SEAL, A-10 Pilot & Green Beret Fireside Discussion

    APR 24

    DRS Special: Should Young People Fight In Iran? - Navy SEAL, A-10 Pilot & Green Beret Fireside Discussion

    David sits down around a fire in Idaho to answer this question with A-10 Pilot Dale Stark, and Green Beret Clay Martin. This is the question nobody on cable news will answer honestly.  The answers are not what you'd expect. Both men love the military. Both men would serve again in a heartbeat if they could go back to 20. Both men are getting messages every day from young people asking whether they should sign up right now — and both men are struggling with how to answer. This is the third and final episode of the Idaho series, recorded the night before David flew home. It's the conversation that can only happen once the cameras have been rolling all weekend and the men trust each other enough to say what they actually think. They talk about the letter Joe Kent wrote. The 20 years they each spent wondering if the mission they were on was the mission they were told. The moment Dale walked back onto Bagram in 2014 and realized something was deeply wrong. Clay's read on what the Iraq War actually cost, spoken as a 45-year-old man looking at the 20-year-old he used to be. The question of whether Iran is a country America is prepared to fight — and whether our kids should be the ones sent to find out. They do not tell young people not to serve. What they do is give them the full picture — the cost, the mission, the moral weight — and trust them to make the choice themselves. If you're on the fence about serving, or you know someone who is, this is the conversation you need to hear. ✅ Sponsor: ☕️ Black Rifle Coffee: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/➡️ Dale's Ranch, Belt Business & More: https://dalestark.com/➡️ Follow Dale on X: https://x.com/DaleStarkA10➡️ Find Clay's books, programs, and resources: https://www.barbarianspirit.com/ 🏫 Get coaching by David Rutherford: https://www.froglogicinstitute.com/ 📕 Get David's novel, The Poet Warrior: https://www.ballastbooks.com/ballast-bookstore/the-poet-warrior 📰 Sign up for David's newsletter for free coaching tips, updates, and more: https://davidrutherfordletter.substack.com/ Timestamps:00:00 - The Question No One Is Answering Honestly01:52 - Questions They're Getting Asked By Young People Right Now08:46 - Is This The Same War Over And Over Again?18:02 - Questions About The Iran War26:16 - Vet Community Is Split On Iran30:16 - Boots On The Ground & Arguments Around Iran Conflict36:59 - The Insanity & Devastation of A Ground Invasion of Iran43:43 - What Will Trump Do? And Changing Red Lines47:59 - Final Message To Young People See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The David Rutherford Show represents the highest form of the emerging new media landscape. As a former Navy SEAL, CIA contractor, and world championship performance coach, David has been exploring the human condition for the past 30 years in his epic quest to understand how individuals and teams can defeat the negative insurgency. In his new show David will give experienced analysis to most pressing topics of our time. His mission is to consolidate the battlefield of information and provide unique context to most important issues of the day. Don’t miss this exciting show and allow David to be your flash bang of truth. 

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    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    141
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