Ian Scotto
SOFREP Radio
Mineola, NY, United States
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Episode 392: Examining cybersecurity and privacy in the modern age with a former MARSOC operator
Our guest this episode is Justin Carroll, a former MARSOC operator with an impressive background in privacy and security operations with USSOCOM. In the → Read More
Episode 391: Chief Master Sergeant Mike Lampe discusses the origins of Air Force Special Operations
We are honored to be joined this episode by Air Force Chief Master Sergeant Mike Lampe, a man whom Jack Murphy describes as the grandfather of Air Force → Read More
Episode 377: Brandon Webb is back to talk 'Mastering Fear' and discuss recent controversies
CEO of Hurricane Group Brandon Webb has been long overdue for an appearance on the show. Now that's he's wrapped up The Power of Thought podcast, and is → Read More
Episode 376: CJ Woodruff tells his transition from The Marine Corps to the fitness industry
CJ Woodruff is best known as a fitness content creator, and he has some impressive credentials at that. Between creating The Fitness Trainer Academy, Between creating The Fitness Trainer Academy, being a personal trainer himself, competing as a bodybuilder, and most recently becoming a spokesman for supplement company Primeval Labs, he knows the industry well. → Read More
Episode 375: Talking heavy metal with Shawn the Butcher from Sirius XM and Pat McNamara
The last time Pat McNamara was on the show, he gave the most passionate review of his experience seeing Judas Priest play NYCB Live/Nassau Coliseum. Ever → Read More
Episode 374: Inside the Team Room: Intel preview
If you heard the last episode with Sam Faddis then you know we've started rolling out the Intelligence field edition of "Inside the Team Room" on The Spec → Read More
Episode 372: Revisiting Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-370
Back in March of 2014, Sean Spoonts wrote an excellent article for SOFREP that gained a great deal of traction titled, "Alright, Goodnight - Does Malaysia → Read More
Episode 371: Scott McEwen releases an innovative best-selling thriller for young adults
In this current age of political correctness, there are not a lot of novels out there for young adults with pro-American and pro-military values. As a → Read More
Episode 370: Navy SEAL Jack Carr pens his first thriller
We always keep a versatile list of spec ops guests, but we actually haven't had a Navy SEAL on the program in quite a few months -- it was a treat to have → Read More
Episode 368: Army Ranger Luke Ryan on the future of US military involvement in Afghanistan, and corruption at the VA
SOFREP writer and editor Luke Ryan makes his second appearance on the podcast as we dive into some very important topics. Luke's been speaking with an → Read More
Episode 367: Talking the Middle East and the world at large with Kurt Troter
SOFREP writer Kurt Troter is truly an all-around great dude, and we had a lot of fun recording this episode. For the uninitiated, Kurt's a former Marine For the uninitiated, Kurt's a former Marine who spent some time in Kurdistan volunteering with the Peshmerga. → Read More
Episode 366: Brad Thor drops by to celebrate Independence Day and the release of his 18th novel
There is no disputing that the top dog of the military thriller genre today is Brad Thor, and it's an honor to have him back on the show. Brad comes by to There is no disputing that the top dog of the military thriller genre today is Brad Thor, and it's an honor to have him back on the show. → Read More
The mind-muscle connection (unplugging and escaping through exercise)
Now, I'd be lying to you if I said I practice mindfulness in all of these daily tasks in this way, I am not exactly a Buddhist Monk. → Read More
Episode 363: Jack Murphy exposes the #WokeVets of Task & Purpose
SOFREP Radio is normally a spotlight interview show highlighting some amazing things happening with individuals in the veteran community, and telling → Read More
Episode 362: Special Missions Unit operator Rob Trivino talks lessons in leadership
Rob Trivino has had a highly decorated military career from serving in the Special Missions Unit under the Army's Special Operations Command, serving in → Read More
Episode 358: Marine Corps officer turned fiction novelist Matthew Betley on what inspires him to write
Matthew Betley served ten years in the Marine Corps as an officer, and is now a military thriller writer. → Read More
Episode 357: Military thriller writers Brad Thor, A.J. Tata and Anderson Harp
2017-2018 thus far has marked some excellent in-studio appearances on SOFREP Radio by some of America's best known military thriller writers, so we figured we'd spotlight some of these on this special episode. Clips on here include: Brad Thor telling us the inspiration behind Scott Harvath, the protagonist of his → Read More
Episode 355: Leo Jenkins embarks on The Verses and Curses Tour with fellow combat veteran authors
From serving as an Army Ranger medic, participating and sometimes competing in a wide array of athletics, and travelling around the country and even internationally in a van, to say Leo Jenkins stays active would be a massive understatement. → Read More
Episode 354: Dan Gordon, back from Gaza, tells us what really went down there
An appearance from the IDF Captain and Hollywood screenwriter was long overdue, but most especially because he's still active in working with the IDF, and just got back from Gaza. → Read More
Episode 353: Eeben Barlow reflects on African security, past to present, and failures of foreign intervention there
As a former South African Defense Force Lieutenant-Colonel, co-founder of private military company Executive Outcomes, and an expert author, Eeben Barlow has been there and done that. → Read More