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Dan McLaughlin - American Slavery in the Global Context - Dan McLaughlin and WIlfred Reilly Join Pete A Turner on the Break It Down Show to discuss the history of American slavery. The history of slavery involves all cultures from ancient times to today. Dan McLaughlin's essay in the most recent edition of the National Review leads the conversation amongst a series of articles discussing slavery, history and the place the US holds in the conversation. Check out the National Review's issues and Dan's essay at nationalreview.com/magazine/2022/01/24/american-slavery-in-the-global-context Joining the conversation is our friend Wil Reilly, who coincidentally has also penned a piece in the issue. Stemming from his work with 1776 Unites, Wil compares and contrasts the inaccurate history of the 1619 project with known academic grade work. Pete A Turner, hosts this intriguing episode of the Break It Down Show. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/2ZyWfdW All of the m

Robert Greenberg – Music, Tower of Power, Life - From the very beginning of the Break It Down Show, we've loved Robert Greenberg. Over the course of 1200+ episodes we've explored everything with Dr. Bob. When Pete A Turner's dad Bob died, they sorted out life and music. When Dr Bob's dad died, the fellas got together. Jon Leon Guerrero and Pete connected with Dissect podcasts Cole Kuchna they discovered that Cole was also a fan of Dr Bob--You know what happened next. They blew Cole's mind by sitting the two of them down for a great episode of BIDS. Your life will absolutely be enriched by heading to and subscribing to his patreon page: robertgreenbergmusic.com With the passing of Pete's brother Eric J Turner, it's time to once again, get together and examine life, music, history and the things that matter most. Get ready for a world class episode. Robert, Jon and Pete get into the best that is what life is about. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/2ZyWfdW

Jerome Preisler - Civil War Commando, The Story of William B Cushing - Jerome Preisler Returns to the Break It Down Show with his book Civil War Commando. Get this, William B Cushing was expelled from the Naval Academy on the eve of his graduation for being a crap student and a cut up. Then fate started twisting in the civil war winds. Pete says, "One of the best books I've read in 2022 is Civl War Commando" by Jerome Preisler https://amzn.to/3Kup4e6 He managed to get a few more seconds chances due to the Civil War and did he ever shine. The Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles said, "His heroism, good luck and coolness under fire were legendary" When you look up Cushing on the web, there will be some things that tell part of the story...but Jerome's book is incredible. Don Frazier cohosts this episode. WE love Don and you should check out his INCREDIBLE work at Schreiner University's Texas Center (schreiner.edu/the-texas-center) Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show

Shelley Klingerman – Project Never Broken/Stiletto Agency - Shelley Klingerman is the CEO of the Stiletto Agency. She's focused on training women how to be safe when they travel etc. She's been on the Break It Down Show a number of times and she's cohosted some of our most successful episodes. We even had a serial killer call in unexpectedly on the show during one of her cohosting sessions. Get Shelley's book Vigilance on Amazon at: bit.ly/3ipnqB6 Get more on Project Never Broken at: projectneverbroken.org Shelley, like Pete A Turner, lost her brother in 2021. Greg was murdered while Greg was on duty. In response to Greg's murder, Shelley has started the Project Never Broken. We're awfully glad Shelley chose BIDS as a place to talk about her brother's passing. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/2ZyWfdW All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/8bq8J8BgPME Haiku She's a CEO And a

Joe Posnanski - Baseball Hall of Fame – Celebrated sportswriter Joe Posnanski has been named Sportswriter of the year by 5 different organizations. He's widely recognized as the best sportswriter of his generation. Joe returns to the Break It Down Show to discuss the Baseball Hall of Fame, the 2022 class inductees and BBWAA ballot. Joe's Substack joeposnanski.substack.com is the best source for his thoughts on the hall of fame. We're sure Pete will find new caverns in the incredible mind of Joe. One of the things we learned in our episode featuring Rob Neyer and Dan McLaughlin was that there's some uncertainty on who might be a hall of famer now that Harold Baines is inducted. Pete A Turner is a huge fan of Harold...but we all agree the line is different following his induction. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/2ZyWfdW All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/8bq8J8BgPME Haiku

Brian Curtice – Fossil Crates, Dinosaurs and Digging - Paleontologist Dr Brian Curtice was in the news recently discussing title of the longest dinosaur after analyzing Supersaurus bones in Colorado. Brian works the Arizona Natural History Museum and is currently focused on the Shellenberger Canyon Paleontological Project examining the only terrestrial community of organisms known from the early Cretaceous of Arizona. COVID created a neat idea for Brian. His business is called Fossil Crates. Since museums etc were closed during the height of the pandemic, he realized it was possible to bring the museum to the masses. Most of a collection is never, or rarely, seen; Fossil Crates seeks to change that. www.fossilcrates.com Brian is going to talk dinosaurs and join the ranks of David Norman and Thomas Demere as our Break It Down Show dudes that dig up the coolest things on earth...dinosaurs. Pete A Turner loves to talk with Paleontologists because they are fascinating. Please support the Break It Down Show by doi

Brad Hutchings - Hanging with Jon, Pete and the Break It Down Show Family – Sometimes here on the Break It Down Show, and in fact in life as well, we like to take things slow. This episode Is just that, a kind of laid-back ep about three friends talking as if they were getting coffee. So, enjoy the discussions of our OL Pedro, Brad Hutchings and Jon Leon Guerrero, pour yourself a cup of coffee, or other beverage of your choice, kick back and relax, and if you wanna take it up an extra notch, cross your legs on the table. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/2ZyWfdW All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/8bq8J8BgPME Haiku The experienced In life and different fields Kick back and converse ​Similar episodes: Erik Kleinsmith youtu.be/2BTLSL7sFhE Taylor Greiger youtu.be/inY3g3NAUe8 Mike Guardia youtu.be/33OR7ySeieM Join us in supporting Save the Brave as we battle PTSD. www.savetheb

Joshua Martin – Martin Shapes, Handcrafted Family - Joshua Martin makes things with his hands. His father also made things with his hands. Surfboards to be more precise. Terry Martin is a noted shaper in the surfing world, working for Hobie Alter. His application? a finished surfboard. Joshua learned at a variety of surf shops throughout the years, working with his dad, and eventually realizing an innate sense for the shapes of things. Joshua, with the lessons from his father he's created his own business, Martin Shapes, and boy does he make incredible things. From Chopsticks to surfboards, Joshua's creative mind is always working. This is Joshua's first appearance on the Break It Down Show. Pete A Turner is traveling a short distance to Joshua's world on the coast of California. For more on Joshua's work check out his Instagram @MartinShapes. If you are looking for unique and beautiful Christmas gifts, check out Martin's Etsy Shop etsy.com/shop/MartinsMakings Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a

Thomas Colbert - The Case Breakers, DB Cooper Update - Tomas' Case Breakers are changing how cold cases are being dealt with. If you want to learn more check out casebreakers.org Look for the documentaries from the Case Breakers on your local streaming platform. Previously, Thomas Colbert briefed us on the Zodiac case giving us more details about the evidence they've collected. Today, we're focused on DB Cooper as updates to that cold case. Check out CaseBreakers.org for more details We're joined by Erik Kleinsmith who is one of Tom's Case Breakers assets. Erik, as many of you know, was Pete A Turner's company commander in Bosnia. That company was chock full of counterintelligence agents...so their connection is now decades old. We want to thank Erik Kleinsmith and Colbert for their incredible work Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/2ZyWfdW All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to youtu.

Cornell Carter and Matt Hoy – Soul Together - Today we're getting our R&B Soul music groove on with our friends Matt Hoy, Cornell CC Carter. Matt and CC routinely chat on the UK's heritage charts. Matt is currently 25th!!! To get more on CC head to cornellcartermusic.com to get Sage's new song click hypeddit.com/j6osog To get more on Matt Hoy, join his FB group: facebook.com/groups/400312316773387 Matt Hoy and CC have appeared on the show previously. This however, and we're very, very proud to say this, is the WORLD debut of Sage Logan. Sage's single Contemplating Getting Over You has dropped. Look up Sage Malone!!! Jon and Pete are co-hosting this fun episode. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/2ZyWfdW All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/Iqk8n2N-0dg Haiku Music overload That's how we like it 'round here Hear our awesome folks ​Similar episodes: Vincent Darby youtu.be/2

Chucho Escoto – Petgas, Plastic Waste Becomes Fuel - Chucho Escoto is working to solve two problems at once. His company Petgas takes shredded waste plastic and converts into fuel. The process is called Pyrolysis and it's one of the many efforts to solve the plastic waste problem...with plastic waste having value as an up-cycled fuel, we can now work to further extend the value of the petrochemicals we extract. To learn about Petgas head to petgas.mx Maybe this view of lengthening the usefulness of petro-based products will get us over the hump and start working to not only make this a viable solution to waste, energy and the democratization of energy. Cohosting this episode is Sandra Ponce De Leon with Pete A Turner. Expect more shows from Chucho. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/2ZyWfdW All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/dz5lMyIw1-k Haiku Swat two flies at once That's

Chelsea Rustrum - Web 3.0, Blockchain and the Metaverse - We're welcoming Chelsea Rustrum, founder, author and futurist to tomorrow's Break It Down Show. This is Chelsea's first visit to BIDS, but she appeared on Popping the Bubbl previously. Chelsea is a crypto-insider who discusses things like the evolution to Web 3.0 from web 2.0, the sharing economy, and the early foundations of blockchain. Check out Chelsea on Popping the Bubbl at: lnkd.in/dnR8MtFa As we continue to explore crypto on BIDS, Pete A Turner always leans on Sandra Ponce DeLeon's network to bring us people who are well past wondering if blockchain is a thing. Instead, we deliver folks who are shaping the already existing future by leveraging distributed network solutions to our centralized world. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/2ZyWfdW All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/PMfkxsRZx4w Haiku Chelsea, guide u

Burt Whitlow - US Army Counterintelligence - Burt Whitlow is one of Pete's friends from their time at D Co, 165th MI Bn. They worked at the same field office in Hanau Germany. One of the things that's makes these shows so interesting is the era where these two counterintelligence agents were in the Army. The Cold War was over and getting further into the past. CI Agents were going more strategic. The US wasn't going to wars anymore. As the military sought to change CI the Dayton Peace Accords were authored. That means putting NATO troops on the ground in Bosnia-Herzegovina. In an instant, Burt and Pete's careers changed direct. Instead of civilian clothes and overseas strategic assignments, it was battle uniforms and the unknown of a NATO combat deployment. Whitlow joins Pete A Turner on the Break It Down Show. Two old spies sit down and talk about the work they did/do. We're looking around and it doesn't seem like anyone else is offering two actual field experience spies, talking shop. That's pretty cool! Pl

Rob Neyer – New Baseball Rules - Rob Neyer has written numerous books, millions of words on ESPN, and countless interviews about baseball. He's also serves as the commissioner of the West Coast League. MLB continues to evolve as teams work to find advantages in math, the gym and by improving the minor leagues. The league is working to improve the game to serve a modern audience. In between these two elements is the 100+ year legacy of a league that in many ways still resembles the game played in the 1800's. Get Rob's book Power Ball on Amazon at: bit.ly/3OmqGsG As MLB begins its next round of playoff baseball, we feature Commissioner, Rob Neyer on the Break It Down Show. Pete A Turner hosts Rob for the, gosh who knows? 20th time on the show? Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/2ZyWfdW All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/PMfkxsRZx4w Haiku 20th timer Breaks it down, never tire

Larry Strauss - Light Man - Considering that Larry Strauss' mother, Charlotte Rae, was arguably the quintessential TV educator, as Mrs. Garrett on the hit series "The Facts of Life," it should come as no surprise that he would follow a career in inner-city education and become an established author and journalist on the subject, becoming an award-winning 30-year veteran inner-city high school teacher who has worked with at-risk teenagers. Get Light Man on Amazon at: bit.ly/3AqEgVU In his latest book, Strauss delivers wild humor with relentless humanity, inspired by the struggles he shared with his parents on behalf of their own real-life broken son-his brother-and from three decades of teaching Kafka to inner-city students of color. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/2ZyWfdW All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/PMfkxsRZx4w Haiku Hey man, read Light Man From our dear guest La

Daniel Levin – Proof of Life - Daniel Levin spent his early years as the son of a diplomat in the Middle East and in Africa, which exposed him to many cultures, languages, and religions. Following his law studies and an initial academic career, he has spent the last twenty-five years working with governments and development institutions worldwide, focusing on economic development and political reform through financial literacy, political inclusion, and constitutional initiatives. He is also engaged in track 3 diplomacy and mediation efforts in war zones. Get Proof of Life on Amazon at amzn.to/3F4OCeo Daniel Levin isn't a spy, but he sure as hell went on a Bond like adventure. His book Proof of Life chronicles an incredible and impossible story of trying to find someone abducted in Syria during the height of the civil war. This story is true and it's CRAZY. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/2ZyWfdW All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting th

Dr. Hal Bradley – Crisis Victory - Dr. Bradley lost everything, went to prison and discovered his life purpose at the end of his sentence - which was to help those in need. Now, Dr. Bradley is an author, pastor, certified hospice nurse and guiding light to many. He was recruited by the Department of Justice and has served 17 years as a civilian contractor. He has a master's in pastoral counseling, serves as a minister to the homeless and runs a hospice chaplain. Get his book Crisis Victory on Amazon at: bit.ly/3E0hjdj Get more on Dr. Bradley at: drhalbradley.com Through his book, "Crisis Victory," he shares his personal and powerful story of his life as a drug lord who advanced from sinner to saint on a difficult journey to redemption. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/2ZyWfdW All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/PMfkxsRZx4w Haiku He's bearded and wise Through his book you'

Mike Guardia - Danger Forward: The Wars of General Paul F. Gorman - Mike Guardia is a former Army officer turned military historian. He writes several book a year on units or people who've done incredible things. Whether it's a tank company in Iraq during the Gulf War or the leadership of Hal Moore, Mike is the guy who captures these moments, skills and units. Get Danger Forward: The Wars of General Paul F. Gorman on Amazon at: bit.ly/3DVFYjd Mike's latest books features General Paul F Gorman - A 1950 West Point graduate, Paul Gorman entered the officer ranks during the inaugural years of the Cold War. Like many of his classmates, Gorman served on the frontlines of Korea. If we tickled your fancy, hit play on this good ep, and even if we didn't at first sight, why not give it few more chances. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/2ZyWfdW All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/PM

Dr Sujay Johnson Cook - My Fabulous Fifth Chapter: It's My Turn Now! - Dr Sujay Johnson Cook is a force. She's had a vast career with a LOT of success. She's released her 15th and 16th books, My Fabulous Fifth Chapter: It's My Turn Now! (Pub Date Oct 2021) Ambassador Sujay explains that there are Five Chapters in life. Get Dr. Johnson's new book My Fabulous Fifth Chapter: It's My Turn Now! On Amazon at: amzn.to/3DNsWFA Pete A Turner is proud to present Sujay and her incredible life and work here on the Break It Down Show. We try hard to always find intriguing guests, and Sujay Johnson is just that. Enjoy! Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/2ZyWfdW All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/PMfkxsRZx4w Haiku Sujay Johnson Cook A book machine in the flesh Ambassador's plus ​Similar episodes: Erik Kleinsmith youtu.be/2BTLSL7sFhE Taylor Greiger youtu.be/inY3g3NAUe8 Mike Guardia youtu.

Kevin McNamara – Raised in Detroit - Kevin McNamara was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. Kevin has been praised in articles by The Detroit News and Free Press for his characters and skit writing, as well as his energy on stage. In September of 2008 Kevin made the move from Detroit to Los Angeles in order to take the next step into television and film. Kevin is known for his role as series regular "Luther Montague" on the FOX Digital series "Suit Up" as well as roles on TV series Cold Case and Justified. This is Kevin's 1st appearance on the Break It Down Show. Pete A Turner is on the road in LA for this episode. Please support the Break It Down Show by doing a monthly subscription to the show bit.ly/2ZyWfdW All of the money you invest goes directly to supporting the show! For the live version of this episode head to youtu.be/8bq8J8BgPME Haiku Kevin's rich CV Brought him to Break it Down Show Tell us your story ​Similar episodes: Vincent Darby youtu.be/2BTLSL7sFhE Perttu Polonen youtu.be/inY3g3NAUe8 Janes