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Liberty Risk
Hosted by Ryan Williams, Kevin Kent, Nick Betts · EN
Mostly true tales of barroom brawls, bad decisions, and near misses. From former Navy SEALs to your average badass, every story walks the line between chaos and comedy. It's the stuff that happens when the uniform comes off and the liberty clock starts ticking. Some made it out clean. Some barely made it out at all. Either way, it's one hell of a ride.
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Ep. 60 • Todd Sharbutt • A Warrior Finds His Way: From Desert Storm To DevGru, To Life Beyond The Teams
1w ago03:24:31Tap to summarizeOn this episode of the Liberty Risk Podcast, the crew sit down with Todd Sharbutt - retired Navy SEAL Master Chief, DEVGRU veteran, BUD/S instructor, and one of the true OGs of Naval Special Warfare. Todd's career spans the full evolution of the Teams. From punk rock clubs in Los Angeles and silk-screening shirts for bands like the Dead Kennedys… to Desert Storm… the early days of DEVGRU… 9/11… Afghanistan… Iraq… Hollywood… and ultimately veteran advocacy. And somehow, the stories are every bit as wild as you'd expect. Todd brings a rare firsthand look into old-school SEAL culture, Green Team in the 90s, BUD/S leadership, and life inside the command before and after the Global War on Terror. Along the way, there's no shortage of side quests - from sneaking into Kuwait City post-Desert Storm to behind-the-scenes film industry chaos on projects like Iron Man and The Last Ship. This one is loaded with: SEAL Team 3, DEVGRU, and BUD/S leadership Desert Storm, Afghanistan, Iraq, and early GWOT operations Old-school Naval Special Warfare culture and legendary Team stories Hollywood military advising, filmmaking, and industry absurdity Punk rock roots, outrageous stories, and decades of perspective But beneath all the humor, chaos, and incredible stories, this episode goes deeper. After decades of war, loss, and the invisible weight so many veterans carry, Todd opens up about ibogaine treatment, psychedelic therapy, PTSD, TBI, and why he's become a passionate advocate for helping veterans find real healing outside the broken conventional system. Like every Liberty Risk episode, it's hilarious, brutally honest, and completely unfiltered - but at its core, this is a powerful conversation about service, sacrifice, reinvention, and continuing the mission long after combat ends. From punk rock kid… to SEAL Team legend… to healing advocate. Todd's story covers it all. Get to know more about Todd at the link below! ✖️ Todd's IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8700312/?ref_=fn_t_1 Liberty Risk Hosts: ✖️ Ryan Williams - https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326 ✖️ Kevin Kent - https://www.instagram.com/therealkevinkent ✖️ Nick Betts - https://www.instagram.com/n_betts Liberty Risk Podcast Sponsored by: ✖️ Liberty Risk Merch - https://www.liberty-risk.com/collections/shop-all ✖️ Industry Threadworks (screen printing apparel) - https://www.industrythreadworks.com ✖️ Archive 3PL (fulfillment for E-com brands) - https://archive3pl.com ✖️ Krupto Strategic Media - https://kruptostrategicmedia.com ✖️ K-Squared Advising - https://www.k-squared.cc
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Ep. 59 • Moe Jeudy-Lamour • Morocco Adventures, Movies, & Hollywood Shenanigans
2w ago02:50:17Tap to summarizeOn this episode of the Liberty Risk Podcast, the guys sit down with Moe Jeudy-Lamour - actor, writer, former football player, and Kevin's previous co-star on Jack Ryan - for a conversation packed with Hollywood stories, personal transformation, and enough behind-the-scenes chaos to make this one unforgettable. Moe's path is anything but typical. From growing up in Montreal as a chronically sick kid, to completely rebuilding himself after becoming obsessed with Terrell Owens, to eventually sharing the screen with some of the biggest names in film and television - including a surreal full-circle moment where T.O. himself looked straight into camera and reminded Moe, "I'm the real T.O." 😂 Along the way, it gets ridiculous. Kevin unexpectedly showing up at Moe's hotel in Morocco just as he's heading for poolside drinks - only to drag him straight into desert combat training. A cast member pulling a 24-hour vodka marathon through Ramadan before wandering a belly dancing restaurant in Marrakesh introducing himself to strangers. Real Navy SEALs dropping the Hollywood act mid-scene when things went sideways during filming. Kevin accidentally losing his son in the Louvre. And somehow… that's just scratching the surface. Beyond the humor, this episode dives deep into: Jack Ryan behind-the-scenes stories and military tech advising Ted Lasso, acting, and surviving Hollywood Football, discipline, and total personal reinvention Stress response, high-performance training, and mindset AI, entertainment, and the future of storytelling Like every Liberty Risk episode, it's hilarious, unfiltered, and loaded with side quests - but underneath all the laughs is a real conversation about resilience, adaptation, and what it takes to evolve when life keeps changing the mission. From football fields… to film sets… to Moroccan deserts. This one's got it all. 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ Our Patreon page is LIVE! 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ Here you can get exclusive access to the behind the scenes action, the hidden conversations between breaks, a private community chat, and LOTS more, including discounts on Liberty Risk merch as well as some of our partner brands. Come check it out and join the conversation! https://www.patreon.com/LibertyRisk Get to know more about Moe at the links below! ✖️ Moe Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/moethursdaylove ✖️ Moe's IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3907801 Liberty Risk Hosts: ✖️ Ryan Williams - https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326 ✖️ Kevin Kent - https://www.instagram.com/therealkevinkent ✖️ Nick Betts - https://www.instagram.com/n_betts Liberty Risk Podcast Sponsored by: ✖️ Liberty Risk Merch - https://www.liberty-risk.com/collections/shop-all ✖️ Industry Threadworks (screen printing apparel) - https://www.industrythreadworks.com ✖️ Archive 3PL (fulfillment for E-com brands) - https://archive3pl.com ✖️ Krupto Strategic Media - https://kruptostrategicmedia.com ✖️ K-Squared Advising - https://www.k-squared.cc
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Ep. 58 • Jon Wechter Returns! • Blackwater, Bachelor Parties & Ranger Battalion 🇺🇸🏴☠️
3w ago03:41:21Tap to summarizeOn this episode of the Liberty Risk Podcast, former Army Ranger Jon Wechter returns for round two - and if you thought his first appearance was wild, this one somehow goes even further. After one of our most talked-about episodes covering everything from Ranger Battalion, spirituality, psychedelics, and the search for truth, Jon is back - a little older, sharper, and with even more chaos, perspective, and hard-earned lessons. As always, nothing stays in one lane. From absurd Coronado mushroom-fueled adventures, Ranger Regiment stories, and military culture deep dives… to Blackwater, Afghanistan, healing, mentorship, and the deeper realities of life after years spent chasing intensity. Jon breaks down lessons from his time in 2nd Ranger Battalion, the brutal standards of Regiment, leadership, identity, and what happens when you finally step back and start asking bigger questions about purpose, growth, and who you actually are beyond the mission. This episode is packed with exactly what you'd expect: Ranger Battalion culture, RASP, and life inside Regiment Blackwater and Afghanistan withdrawal stories Wild military side quests, bachelor party disasters, and Coronado chaos Special Operations mentorship and preparing the next generation Psychedelics, healing, spirituality, and long-term transformation Like every Liberty Risk episode, it's hilarious, profane, completely unfiltered, and loaded with enough side quests to make your head spin - but underneath it all is a deeper conversation about brotherhood, self-discovery, and the constant evolution of identity after service. Jon's story has always been about growth, perspective shifts, and pushing boundaries. This time, we go even deeper, come hang with us! 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ Our Patreon page is LIVE! 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ Here you can get exclusive access to the behind the scenes action, the hidden conversations between breaks, a private community chat, and LOTS more, including discounts on Liberty Risk merch as well as some of our partner brands. Come check it out and join the conversation! https://www.patreon.com/LibertyRisk Get to know more about Jon & his adventures at the links below! ✖️ Jon's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bebadfitness ✖️ Jon's Website - https://bebadfitness.fit Liberty Risk Hosts: ✖️ Ryan Williams - https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326 ✖️ Kevin Kent - https://www.instagram.com/therealkevinkent ✖️ Nick Betts - https://www.instagram.com/n_betts Liberty Risk Podcast Sponsored by: ✖️ Liberty Risk Merch - https://www.liberty-risk.com/collections/shop-all ✖️ Industry Threadworks (screen printing apparel) - https://www.industrythreadworks.com ✖️ Archive 3PL (fulfillment for E-com brands) - https://archive3pl.com ✖️ Krupto Strategic Media - https://kruptostrategicmedia.com ✖️ K-Squared Advising - https://www.k-squared.cc
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Ep. 57 • Tyler Hoover • Controversy, Cop Stories, And Building A Life Behind The Mic 🎙️🏴☠️
4w ago03:28:02Tap to summarizeOn this episode of the Liberty Risk, the guys sit down with Tyler Hoover - Army veteran, former Florida cop, and you probably know him best as the founding member of the Anti-Hero Podcast - we dive into a raw conversation that goes way deeper than war stories and police calls. Tyler breaks down how his show took off - viral clips, controversial takes, and calling people out - and why that kind of growth comes with a cost most people don't see until it's too late. Because the audience you build on negativity isn't there for you. They're there for the next target. The conversation turns into a deeper look at audience psychology, long-term brand building, and why shifting direction isn't failure - it's part of figuring out what you're really trying to create. Of course we dive into some crazy stories along the way! Why Mortarmen are always the weird ones. 😂 Getting your house raided at gunpoint by cops on the 4th of July. Crazy stories from 82nd Airborne and Iraq. Humping mortars 12 clicks into the mountains only to fire exactly zero of them. The WILD things you see as a cop in Florida for 9 years. The homeless woman eating something that made a cop puke on scene. Why beat cops don't arrest the hookers and the open container guys - and why that's actually genius The reality behind "Florida Man," crazy mental health calls, and the moments that stick with you long after the shift ends. Like every Liberty Risk episode, it's unfiltered, full of side quests, funny anecdotes, and all the shenanigans you'd expect - but underneath it is a real conversation about growth, course correction, and building something with staying power. Thanks for hanging with us, enjoy! 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ Our Patreon page is LIVE! 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ Here you can get exclusive access to the behind the scenes action, the hidden conversations between breaks, a private community chat, and LOTS more, including discounts on Liberty Risk merch as well as some of our partner brands. Come check it out and join the conversation! https://www.patreon.com/LibertyRisk Get to know more about Tyler & his brands at the links below! ✖️ Tyler's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sucka_free_sundae ✖️ Anti Hero Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_antihero_broadcast ✖️ Counter Culture Website - https://countercultureincthreads.com Liberty Risk Hosts: ✖️ Ryan Williams - https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326 ✖️ Kevin Kent - https://www.instagram.com/therealkevinkent ✖️ Nick Betts - https://www.instagram.com/n_betts Liberty Risk Podcast Sponsored by: ✖️ Liberty Risk Merch - https://www.liberty-risk.com/collections/shop-all ✖️ Industry Threadworks (screen printing apparel) - https://www.industrythreadworks.com ✖️ Archive 3PL (fulfillment for E-com brands) - https://archive3pl.com ✖️ Krupto Strategic Media - https://kruptostrategicmedia.com ✖️ K-Squared Advising - https://www.k-squared.cc
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Ep. 56 • Tim Speer • The Dark Side of Military Justice: From The Battlefield To The Brig 🔱⚖️🏴
Apr 1404:14:37Tap to summarizeOn this episode of the Liberty Risk Podcast, Tim Speer is back - and this time we go way past how he got to the Teams. If you heard his first episode (way back on number 6!), you already know the origin story. High school chaos, figuring it out the hard way, and forcing his way into the SEAL pipeline when the odds said otherwise. This one picks up after that. We get into Tim's time in BUD/S Class 288 and SEAL Team Five, deployments to Iraq during the height of ISIS, and what it was like operating in Mosul as the fight tightened block by block. The conversation dives into the realities of combat, the unpredictability of deployments, and the guys who didn't make it home. But where this episode really hits home is diving into everything that came after. Tim opens up about his connection to the Eddie Gallagher case, time spent inside the brig, and firsthand experience with the UCMJ - what it is, how it works, and how badly it can go sideways. Pretrial confinement, illegal command influence, and a system that doesn't play by the same rules as the civilian world. From there, it gets personal. We get into a toxic marriage that spiraled, the moment everything broke, and the decisions that led to Tim facing serious charges and a year behind bars. What it's like to go from operating overseas to sitting in a cell, and how fast everything you built can disappear. And then the rebuild. Tim talks through the custody battle for his kids, navigating the system that's stacked against you, and what it took to go from losing control of everything to becoming a full-time single father. The reality of showing up every day, breaking cycles, and figuring out who you are without the Teams. We also get into: Life inside the brig and the characters you meet along the way. The flaws in the military justice system and why so many guys get steamrolled by it. Post-military identity and the struggle to find direction after service. The mental shift from operator to father, and what actually matters when everything else is stripped away. Current work with veteran-focused projects and building something new outside the military. Same Liberty Risk format - long, raw, unfiltered, and exactly how these conversations happen when nothing's off limits. This one isn't about how you make it. It's about what happens when it all falls apart - and how you build it back anyway. 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ Our Patreon page is LIVE! 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ Here you can get exclusive access to the behind the scenes action, the hidden conversations between breaks, a private community chat, and LOTS more, including discounts on Liberty Risk merch as well as some of our partner brands. Come check it out and join the conversation! https://www.patreon.com/LibertyRisk Get to know more about Tim at the links below! ✖️ Tim's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tim.g.speer ✖️ Veteran Ink - https://www.instagram.com/veteranink ✖️ Veteran Ink Website - https://veteranink.com Liberty Risk Hosts: ✖️ Ryan Williams - https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326 ✖️ Kevin Kent - https://www.instagram.com/therealkevinkent ✖️ Nick Betts - https://www.instagram.com/n_betts Liberty Risk Podcast Sponsored by: ✖️ Liberty Risk Merch - https://www.liberty-risk.com/collections/shop-all ✖️ Industry Threadworks (screen printing apparel) - https://www.industrythreadworks.com ✖️ Archive 3PL (fulfillment for E-com brands) - https://archive3pl.com ✖️ Krupto Strategic Media - https://kruptostrategicmedia.com ✖️ K-Squared Advising - https://www.k-squared.cc
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Ep. 55 • Jett Cruzz Lanoha • Frogman Toasts, Bar Brawls & Building Brotherhood After the Teams 🔱🏴☠️
Apr 803:59:13Tap to summarizeThis one opens the way every great Liberty Risk episode should - with a shirtless man standing on a table, reciting the Frogman Toast from memory. Jett Cruzz Lanoha, former SEAL Team 3 operator, does the thing right, and what follows is a nearly-lost piece of SEAL culture that the old guys had to physically threaten him into learning. From there it only gets better. Cruz's path to the Teams isn't your typical recruiting poster story. Tucson kid, Catholic school K–12, bouncing between working at Fleming's Steakhouse, Home Depot, and FedEx well into his late twenties - until a buddy turned him on to the Army and a recruiter mentioned the SEALs. He failed the ASVAB three times, got tutored by a girlfriend, earned his PST score, and made it through BUD/S at 28. His dad builds custom choppers and runs in biker circles. The apple doesn't fall far. We get into the culture shift - the pirate era Teamguys vs. the new school, what gets lost when you clean up an organization that ran on controlled chaos, and why you actually need both the pirates and the choir boys for a functional team. Cruz came up in the later era and felt every bit of the shift. The hosts came up in the era that needed three DUIs to make chief. Neither side is entirely right. Neither side is entirely wrong. Hotel Platoon at Team Three gets its full due. A crew Cruz calls the best years of his life - Steadfast, elite, and exactly the kind of guys you want next to you when a Hell's Angels affiliate decides the bar belongs to him. Full brawl in Temecula. OIC in flip flops. New guys straight out of BUD/S jumping in without being asked. Everyone escaping in a van ("let's go, Marines!" 😂). Chief handling the fallout. It's a masterclass in what leadership actually looks like when the textbook is on fire. Then as a speciala guest, Cruzz's wife Marissa joins the pod. The one he married during BUD/S, sent divorce papers to while she was ill, and didn't see for eight years. The one he ran into by accident at an LA Fitness during Navy's Week in Phoenix, completely out of nowhere, and eventually remarried. She tells her side and pulls nu pucnhes. It's worth hearing. So is the conversation that follows about what it actually takes to build a partnership when one of you is wired to solve problems and the other one just needs you to shut up and listen. He's also got a brand - Brother Apparel, launched after separating in 2025. Not operator merch. Lifestyle gear with an emphasis on living LIFE with STYLE. If you know, you know. The crew (who run an apparel company) go deep with him on how to actually build it right. And the deployment stories. Dubai. Abu Dhabi. The Maldives - not on purpose. A $4,000 bar tab at Zuma that he didn't pay for. A porta-potty. A kind cab driver. An out-of-body experience at a beach concert that he did not sign up for. Here are a few highlights from this one: Cruzz performs the Frogman Toast - shirtless, on a table, as it was meant to be The ASVAB fail trilogy and the girlfriend who saved his Navy career Temecula bar brawl: Hell's Angels, flip flops, and a van getaway Chief Kyle and the chess move that changed how Cruzz sees leadership The divorce papers. The eight-year gap. LA Fitness. The reunion. Marissa on what it was like to be on the other side of all of it Getting dosed in a porta-potty in Abu Dhabi and the cab driver who saved him The Maldives emergency landing - two days in paradise, completely by accident Brother Apparel: the origin, the wrong partners, the relaunch, and where it's going The nightly debrief walk - the relationship tip that actually works 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ Our Patreon page is LIVE! 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ Here you can get exclusive access to the behind the scenes action, the hidden conversations between breaks, a private community chat, and LOTS more, including discounts on Liberty Risk merch as well as some of our partner brands. Come check it out and join the conversation! https://www.patreon.com/LibertyRisk Get to know more about Jett at the links below! ✖️ Brother Apparel Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brotherapparelofficial ✖️ Brother Apparel Website - https://www.brotherapparel.com Liberty Risk Hosts: ✖️ Ryan Williams - https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326 ✖️ Kevin Kent - https://www.instagram.com/therealkevinkent ✖️ Nick Betts - https://www.instagram.com/n_betts Liberty Risk Podcast Sponsored by: ✖️ Liberty Risk Merch - https://www.liberty-risk.com/collections/shop-all ✖️ Industry Threadworks (screen printing apparel) - https://www.industrythreadworks.com ✖️ Archive 3PL (fulfillment for E-com brands) - https://archive3pl.com ✖️ Krupto Strategic Media - https://kruptostrategicmedia.com ✖️ K-Squared Advising - https://www.k-squared.cc
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Ep. 54 • Kris Groves • WILD EOD Stories Like You've Never Heard! 🦀🏴☠️🇺🇸
Apr 204:13:44Tap to summarizeYou've heard EOD stories before - but NOT like this. In this episode the Liberty Risk crew sits down with Kris Groves - former Navy EOD tech attached to the SEAL Teams - pull up a chair as we start unpacking a life that doesn't follow a normal script. Before the military, he was already making multiple six figures in his early twenties, traveling the world in the weapons industry, working arms shows like SHOT and IWA, living out of a 10,000-square-foot mansion… and walked away from all of it to enlist. No regrets. What follows is a deep dive into a side of the military most people don't understand - and a pipeline that makes even seasoned guys stop and pay attention. From EOD prep to dive school to nine months of blowing things up on land and underwater, Chris breaks down what the pipeline is actually like - and why it's designed to make people quit early. And yeah… the stories get out of control. A guy convincing an instructor that a crab pinching his nuts should cancel 1,500 burpees - and somehow winning that argument. Another guy drinking a full bottle of his own p!ss for a reduction in burpees… while the rest of the class tries not to throw up watching it. And that's just training. Once he hits the Teams, it only gets better. Working alongside SEAL Team Two, Kris gives a rare outsider-insider perspective on the Teams - close enough to see everything, far enough to call it like it is. Then come the deployments and range stories. A French EOD tech in Djibouti smashing a live mortar with a shovel like it's nothing. A rattlesnake coiled inside a soup can… and an Australian EOD tech casually blowing its head off with a blank round. Accidentally turning a training scenario into homemade napalm - melting burning plastic onto a truck with teammates inside. A Hollywood pyro repeatedly hitting a dead switch… then looking directly down the barrel right before it detonates in his face (thought he was a gonner!) And somehow, it still escalates. Fleet Week in New York with zero curfew - six EOD ruffians running around Manhattan in dress whites until 4AM every night. A fast rope demo over a public crowd that ends with a guy vomiting out of a helicopter… and then again onto the rope itself. A near miss on a C-5 movement after an entire platoon gets obliterated at a strip club in Germany. This one doesn't slow down. Underneath all of it - real conversations about the EOD & SpecOps community, working alongside the SEAL teams, risk, stupidity, camaraderie, and the kind of humor that only exists in the veteran world and other small pockets of society. Then the transition. From blowing things up to building a company - Kris breaks down how he co-founded Pass Pass with his brother, scaling it into a massive platform with hundreds of thousands of users, millions of views, and a completely unconventional business model. No clean storyline. No polished version. Just four hours of stories that sound fake… but are crazy REAL. 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ Our Patreon page is LIVE! 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ Here you can get exclusive access to the behind the scenes action, the hidden conversations between breaks, a private community chat, and LOTS more, including discounts on Liberty Risk merch as well as some of our partner brands. Come check it out and join the conversation! https://www.patreon.com/LibertyRisk Get to know more about Kris at the links below! ✖️ Kris's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/krisgroves_ ✖️ PassPass Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/getpasspass ✖️ PassPass Website - https://passpass.ai Liberty Risk Hosts: ✖️ Ryan Williams - https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326 ✖️ Kevin Kent - https://www.instagram.com/therealkevinkent ✖️ Nick Betts - https://www.instagram.com/n_betts Liberty Risk Podcast Sponsored by: ✖️ Liberty Risk Merch - https://www.liberty-risk.com/collections/shop-all ✖️ Industry Threadworks (screen printing apparel) - https://www.industrythreadworks.com ✖️ Archive 3PL (fulfillment for E-com brands) - https://archive3pl.com ✖️ Krupto Strategic Media - https://kruptostrategicmedia.com ✖️ K-Squared Advising - https://www.k-squared.cc
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Ep. 53 • Sheriff Chad Bianco • Behind The Badge: The Race To Save California 🇺🇸
Mar 2702:03:35Tap to summarizeBehind the badge with Sheriff Chad Bianco. 30+ years in law enforcement. Current Sheriff of Riverside County. Now running for Governor of California. But this isn't a campaign speech - this is what it sounds like when you put a career cop who's seen everything across the table from guys who understand the intricacies of living a life on the line - and let it run. We start where most people wouldn't - standing guard over a murder scene, watching the sun come up while birds pick apart what's left behind… and the kind of stories that never leave you, even if you learn how to laugh about them later. From there it turns into something bigger. The similarities & the differences between what military and law enforcement deal with in their careers - short bursts of chaos vs. 30 years of accumulation… and what that actually does to people behind the badge, or the flag. The old-school era of policing - chain smoking, broken marriages, zero support - and how sometimes culture has to change the hard way. But also what happens when you try to fix it. Mandatory counseling. Anonymous mental health access. And why some guys never come back after certain experiences… and why that might be the right call. Then we get into the part no one avoids. California. Why the state might be disqualifying the exact people it needs most - pushing out military veterans in favor of candidates who look better on paper but freeze when it matters. What actually happens inside Sacramento. Why a supermajority only works until people start paying attention. And why he doesn't care about being liked - only about getting the job done. The Palisades fire and the moment wealthy California finally felt what everyone else already knew… when money stopped being a shield from bad policy. CEQA. The Coastal Commission. Environmental red tape that sounds good until you're the one stuck in it. Then energy. Shutting down nuclear. Importing oil from overseas. Letting water flow to the ocean while calling it a drought. And the question that keeps coming up - is any of this actually about the environment? Immigration & ICE. Where the line really is between federal and local enforcement. And what happens when the system is broken on both sides - for the people coming in, and the people already here. And also: Classic cars and smog laws. Cartels running black market marijuana operations. Sewage dumping into waters Navy SEALs train in. The gap between what leaders say… and how they actually live. No talking points. No script. No effort to clean it up. Just a conversation that goes exactly where you think it will… and then a few places you didn't expect. This is Liberty Risk, welcome to the show! 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ Our Patreon page is LIVE! 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ Here you can get exclusive access to the behind the scenes action, the hidden conversations between breaks, a private community chat, and LOTS more, including discounts on Liberty Risk merch as well as some of our partner brands. Come check it out and join the conversation! https://www.patreon.com/LibertyRisk Get to know more about Sheriff Bianco at the links below! ✖️ Sherif Bianco's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sheriffbianco ✖️ Sheriff Bianco's Website - https://biancoforgovernor.com Liberty Risk Hosts: ✖️ Ryan Williams - https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326 ✖️ Kevin Kent - https://www.instagram.com/therealkevinkent ✖️ Nick Betts - https://www.instagram.com/n_betts Liberty Risk Podcast Sponsored by: ✖️ Liberty Risk Merch - https://www.liberty-risk.com/collections/shop-all ✖️ Industry Threadworks (screen printing apparel) - https://www.industrythreadworks.com ✖️ Archive 3PL (fulfillment for E-com brands) - https://archive3pl.com ✖️ Krupto Strategic Media - https://kruptostrategicmedia.com ✖️ K-Squared Advising - https://www.k-squared.cc
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Ep. 52 • Andy Stumpf • Beyond The Trident: A Life of Curiosity. 🔱🏴☠️
Mar 2003:40:54Tap to summarizeYou've heard the stories, you know him: Former Navy SEAL. DEVGRU operator. Host of Cleared Hot Podcast. But this isn't the highlight reel. This is 3.5 hours of the stories behind everything you think you know. This is what it sounds like when he's sitting across from guys who actually know him - his former teammate from SEAL Team Five and Sniper school classmate - and the conversation plays out as you'd expect. In true Liberty Risk fashion we dive into the stories you don't usually hear, and the lessons learned from some adventures gone wrong. The night partying with his platoon in Tucson that almost cost him his Trident - bar fight (not his), running from cops, vaulting a razor-wire fence, climbing rooftops, and ending up in front of his command figuring out how to navigate one of the biggest lessons that would shape his future: the power of OWNING IT. We also talk about what BUD/S is really like behind the chaos - both as a student and later as an Instructor - and why most people misunderstand both sides of it. Of course we talk about Green Team, life at The Command, and what actually gets guys kicked off the Team, both in selection, and after. An unlikely twist of perspective that can only come from hindsight - one of the best things that ever happened to him was getting shot in Iraq. Catching a round to the hip, pinned under a car watching muzzle flash & getting pulled out by a friend - and the different path that event put him on. And then it keeps going. The unspoken rules inside the Teams. The realities and dualities of loyalty - it's a two way street, and how giving it to the wrong people can burn you - fast. After the Teams - business deals that go sideways, getting gaslit by people you trust, and learning the hard way that not everyone sees the world the same way you do, and also what to do about it. Stories about how half the things in his life weren't planned - skydiving, flying helicopters, jiu-jitsu - and the value of just following curiosity and letting life unfold as you go. We also talk about the hard realities of losing friends - why he walked away from wingsuit base jumping, & the stories behind the headlines. Figuring out when to push, when to pull, when to hold on, and when to simply (and gracefully) say "NO". We dive into his new book: Drownproof - and the context behind the stories hits a lot harder when you hear them told in real time among friends. No filters, no guard rails, no agenda, just the kind of conversation that feels like you probably shouldn't be listening to it… but here it is. 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ Our Patreon page is LIVE! 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ Here you can get exclusive access to the behind the scenes action, the hidden conversations between breaks, a private community chat, and LOTS more, including discounts on Liberty Risk merch as well as some of our partner brands. Come check it out and join the conversation! https://www.patreon.com/LibertyRisk Get to know more about Aaron & his ventures at the links below! ✖️ Andy Stumpf Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/andystumpf212 ✖️ Andy's Book Drownproof - https://www.clearedhotpodcast.com/book ✖️ Andy's Website - https://www.clearedhotpodcast.com Liberty Risk Hosts: ✖️ Ryan Williams - https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326 ✖️ Kevin Kent - https://www.instagram.com/therealkevinkent ✖️ Nick Betts - https://www.instagram.com/n_betts Liberty Risk Podcast Sponsored by: ✖️ Liberty Risk Merch - https://www.liberty-risk.com/collections/shop-all ✖️ Industry Threadworks (screen printing apparel) - https://www.industrythreadworks.com ✖️ Archive 3PL (fulfillment for E-com brands) - https://archive3pl.com ✖️ Krupto Strategic Media - https://kruptostrategicmedia.com ✖️ K-Squared Advising - https://www.k-squared.cc
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Ep. 51 • The Power of Tattoos: Pain, Purpose, & Self Discovery with Aaron Della Vedova of Guru Tattoo
Mar 503:29:53Tap to summarizeVeteran and icon of the West Coast tattoo world pulls up a chair, pours a bourbon, and starts unpacking one hell of a life story - 3.5 hours with Aaron Della Vedova of world-famous Guru Tattoo. Aaron's path from punk-rock kid in Boulder City, Nevada to Coast Guard veteran to one of the most respected tattoo artists in the country was anything but a straight line. Following his dream he ran into con men selling "tattoo apprenticeships" in Vegas, faced off with a 6'6" biker tattooer who threatened to cut his hands off, and worked under a heroin-addicted "mentor" who once showed up to the shop barefoot, in his underwear, holding a Rambo knife and demanding a "loan". None of it knocked him off course. Aaron stayed steady at the helm of his vision for creating a tattoo culture that was more inclusive, more professional, and built around respect for the craft. Eventually that winding road led him to San Diego, where he opened Guru Tattoo and built it into one of the most respected studios in the country - holding strong for over 25 years in a business where most shops come and go with the seasons. Along the way he's tattooed thousands of clients, including both arm sleeves on longtime friend Joe Rogan. But this episode goes far deeper than tattoo stories. Aaron and the crew break down why people really get tattooed - and why the tattoo chair can become a unique form of therapy. The pain forces you into the present moment, the artwork becomes a permanent record of the chapters of your life you've overcome, and for some people it's a way to reclaim parts of themselves they thought were gone. One client even broke down crying in the parking lot mid-session - not from pain, but from years of pent-up emotion finally letting go. From there the conversation moves through psychedelics, consciousness, the tattoo industry's rise over the last few decades, military hazing culture, parenting, and the importance of focusing on what you can control when everything around you feels like it's falling apart. And because this is Liberty Risk… of course we also get into wild stories, relationships, and why drunkenly tattooing your husband's 🍆 at a wedding might be the ultimate expression of "love forever." Wild stories, unexpected depth, and plenty of laughs along the way. 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ Our Patreon page is LIVE! 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️ Here you can get exclusive access to the behind the scenes action, the hidden conversations between breaks, a private community chat, and LOTS more, including discounts on Liberty Risk merch as well as some of our partner brands. Come check it out and join the conversation! https://www.patreon.com/LibertyRisk Get to know more about Aaron & his ventures at the links below! ✖️ Aaron Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/aarondellavedova ✖️ Guru Tattoo Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gurutattoo ✖️ Chats & Tatts Podcast - https://www.instagram.com/chatsandtatts Liberty Risk Hosts: ✖️ Ryan Williams - https://www.instagram.com/invictus5326 ✖️ Kevin Kent - https://www.instagram.com/therealkevinkent ✖️ Nick Betts - https://www.instagram.com/n_betts Liberty Risk Podcast Sponsored by: ✖️ Liberty Risk Merch - https://www.liberty-risk.com/collections/shop-all ✖️ Industry Threadworks (screen printing apparel) - https://www.industrythreadworks.com ✖️ Archive 3PL (fulfillment for E-com brands) - https://archive3pl.com ✖️ Krupto Strategic Media - https://kruptostrategicmedia.com ✖️ K-Squared Advising - https://www.k-squared.cc
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