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Black Hawk Down Veteran Brad Thomas Reflects On Carnage Of Somalia
Feb 6, 2025
1h 54m 17s
The Never Before Told Truth Of The BLM Riots
Dec 18, 2024
1h 55m 25s
SAS Operator Lindsay Bruce Talks Training Injury, War, Liars And Much More!
Dec 4, 2024
2h 11m 40s
The Truth About Submarine Warfare And America’s Nuclear Deterrent
Oct 23, 2024
1h 44m 42s
Kidnapped In Syria By The Assad Dictatorship, And The Terror That Followed
Sep 25, 2024
1h 26m 09s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 2/6/25 |  Black Hawk Down Veteran Brad Thomas Reflects On Carnage Of Somalia | Former Army Ranger and Delta Force operator Brad Thomas reflects on the Battle of Mogadishu more than 30 years later. The battle is featured in a new Netflix documentary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 54m 17s | ||||||
| 12/18/24 | The Never Before Told Truth Of The BLM Riots | Author and journalist Richie McGinniss joins David Hookstead on American Joyride to discuss covering the 2020 BLM riots and the Kyle Rittenhouse shooting in Kenosha. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 55m 25s | ||||||
| 12/4/24 | SAS Operator Lindsay Bruce Talks Training Injury, War, Liars And Much More! | Former 22 SAS operator Lindsay Bruce returns to the show to talk about a serious injury suffered in training, war, people who lie about their service and much more on American Joyride with David Hookstead Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 2h 11m 40s | ||||||
| 10/23/24 | The Truth About Submarine Warfare And America’s Nuclear Deterrent | Rob Peters joins David Hookstead on American Joyride to discuss his time as a submarine commander, nuclear weapons, strategic deterrence and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 44m 42s | ||||||
| 9/25/24 | Kidnapped In Syria By The Assad Dictatorship, And The Terror That Followed | Sam Goodwin joins David Hookstead on American Joyride to discuss being taken hostage in Syria and held for two months by the Assad regime and the insane operation to secure his release. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 26m 09s | ||||||
| 8/14/24 | The Secret Army Rangers Unit That Terrifies America's Enemies | Mike Edwards | Former Army Ranger and Regimental Reconnaissance Company (RRC) member Mike Edwards speaks with David Hookstead about experiencing brutal combat, killing the enemy, earning the Silver Star, getting injured and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 2h 07m 12s | ||||||
| 7/24/24 | American Joyride, Secret World Of The 24th STS And Combat Controllers | Mike Lamonica | Former Air Force CCT Mike Lamonica speaks with David Hookstead about his career in the military as a Combat Controller, his time at war, what CCTs do and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 2h 09m 26s | ||||||
| 7/10/24 | Unseen Scars Of War, Combat And Death | Army SMU Operator Jeremy Morton | Former Army Special Operations (SMU) operator Jeremy Morton speaks with David Hookstead about his time at war, combat, killing terrorists, TBI, PTSD, the unseen scars of war and the process of healing that comes afterwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 28m 25s | ||||||
| 6/20/24 | Fighter Jet Weapons Officer Pulls Back Curtain On Air Force's Insane Capabilities | Paul "Roscoe" White speaks with David Hookstead about his time flying in an F-15, the war in Afghanistan, America's capabilities and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 2h 06m 32s | ||||||
| 6/5/24 | Fighter Jet Pilot Jason Cooper Gets Honest About America's Insane Air Power, Combat Experiences | Former Air Force fighter jet pilot Jason Cooper speaks with David Hookstead about his time at war and the reality of America's capabilities in the air. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 45m 39s | ||||||
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| 5/15/24 | British SAS In Bosnia And Iraq Invasion | Melvyn Downes | Former SAS operator Melvyn Downes speaks with David Hookstead about his time in Northern Ireland, Bosnia, Iraq and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 56m 29s | ||||||
| 4/24/24 | Delta Force And Brutal Reality Of War And Death | David Nielsen | Former Delta Force operator David Nielsen speaks with David Hookstead about the reality of war, combat, religion and much more on his second appearance on the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 2h 02m 54s | ||||||
| 4/3/24 | Delta Force Operator Bob Poras Remembers Hunting War Criminals, Chaos Of War On Terror With CIA | Former Delta Force operator Bob Poras joins David Hookstead on American Joyride to discuss the war in Panama, his time hunting war criminals with Delta Force and working for CIA during the War on Terror Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 2h 11m 02s | ||||||
| 3/6/24 | Brutal Reality Of War And Death As An Army Ranger | Mike Burke | Former Army Ranger Mike Burke speaks with David Hookstead about the brutal reality of war, intense combat in Iraq, rescuing Jessica Lynch, Delta Force legend Josh Wheeler and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 52m 47s | ||||||
| 2/21/24 | Former SAS Operator Shares Intense War Stories, Shines Light On Crazy Selection Process | Former SAS operator Lindsay Bruce speaks with David Hookstead about the crazy selection to get into the secretive unit and also speaks about his deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 34m 00s | ||||||
| 2/7/24 | Army Ranger Remembers Brutal Training, Combat In Afghanistan | James Witkowski | Former Army Ranger James Witkowski speaks with David Hookstead about his time at war in Afghanistan and the tough training he had to go through. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 04m 44s | ||||||
| 1/24/24 | SEAL Team 6 Veteran Marcus Capone Remembers A Life At War | Former SEAL Team 6 member Marcus Capone speaks with David Hookstead about his incredible military career and now fighting to help other veterans through non-traditional means. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 25m 03s | ||||||
| 1/10/24 | From Fighting Terrorists In Delta Force To Protecting Children From Predators | Former Delta Force operator Jeff Tiegs joins David Hookstead to discuss his career in The Unit and his mission now to protect children from predators. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 2h 10m 27s | ||||||
| 12/27/23 | Army Paratrooper Nick Armendariz Does Three BRUTAL Tours By 25 | Former Army Paratrooper Nick Armendariz speaks with David Hookstead on American Joyride about his three tours in Afghanistan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 52m 19s | ||||||
| 12/6/23 | SEAL Team 6 Operator Chris Fettes Exposes Hypocritical Code Of Silence, Urges Brotherhood | Former SEAL Team 6 operator Chris Fettes speaks with David Hookstead about the code of silence pressured onto people at the Tier One level. Chris spent several years as a member of DEVGRU and has been on a journey forward in life since leaving the Navy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 40m 20s | ||||||
| 11/22/23 | Michele Tafoya Reveals Truth Of NBC Exit | Michele Tafoya joins David Hookstead on “American Joyride” to discuss her new football movie, her exit from NBC, Americans supporting terrorism and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 51m 41s | ||||||
| 10/24/23 | Kelsi Sheren Experienced Unimaginable Horror And Death In War | Former Canadian soldier Kelsi Sheren speaks with David Hookstead about her time in the Canadian military, her awful experiences in war and surviving a horrific IED explosion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 18m 15s | ||||||
| 10/11/23 | Getting Shot Down In Iraq And Killing Terrorists | Army Pilot Gregory Coker | Former 160th SOAR AH-6 Little Bird pilot Gregory Coker speaks with David Hookstead on American Joyride about the invasion of Afghanistan, the battle for Haditha Dam, getting shot down and killing terrorists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 17m 47s | ||||||
| 9/27/23 | Delta Force Operator Brent Tucker Sleeps 'Like A Baby' After Killing ISIS Terrorists | Former Delta Force operator Brent Tucker speaks with David Hookstead about fighting terrorists in Afghanistan, battling ISIS, getting shot, dealing with trauma and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 21m 00s | ||||||
| 9/12/23 | Leaving The SEALs With Serious Injuries To Fighting In Afghanistan As An FBI Agent | Errol Doebler | Former Navy SEAL and FBI agent Errol Doebler speaks with David Hookstead on American Joyride about his time as a Navy SEAL, joining the FBI, going to Afghanistan as an FBI agent attached to the Army Rangers, his serious injuries and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 16m 42s | ||||||
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