North Carolina has a long history with Wicked Weather, but of all the landmark storms to befall the state, perhaps none is more infamous than Hazel. The first and only category four hurricane ever to make landfall in the state, Hazel came ashore in October of 1954 and caused levels of destruction still talked about today. In this episode, the WRAL Doc podcast looks back at the legendary superstorm, three incredible first-person survival stories, and the legacy the storm left

Clint Emerson is a former Navy SEAL, best-selling author, the owner of a clothing line called Violent Nomad as well as a his security solutions company Escape the Wolf, and an undisputed favorite guest on SOFREP Radio. It's been a while since he's been on, so what has Clint been up to? Well besides the aforementioned, he has a new Deadly Skills Puzzle and Activity Book that many of you are sure to dig. It's fun, challenging, stimulates the brain, and beyond that was designed to be helpful for those

The buzz: “Vertical AI uses AI to disrupt specific industries…data labor intensive where humans still participate in a significant part of data workflows.” (Yuval Ariav). The hype about intelligent technologies like AI has business leaders experiencing fear, wonder and hope about how it could revamp the enterprise. But on their ‘AI Nirvana’ transformation journey, they discover one-size-fits-all AI doesn't exist. Now the market is seeing a new software category: vertical-industry-specific AI-driven

The buzz: “Vertical AI uses AI to disrupt specific industries…data labor intensive where humans still participate in a significant part of data workflows.” (Yuval Ariav). The hype about intelligent technologies like AI has business leaders experiencing fear, wonder and hope about how it could revamp the enterprise. But on their ‘AI Nirvana’ transformation journey, they discover one-size-fits-all AI doesn't exist. Now the market is seeing a new software category: vertical-industry-specific AI-driven

CJ Woodruff is best known as a fitness content creator, and he has some impressive credentials at that. 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. Prior to that however, he served as a Marine in combat, and it was there that he discovered fitness as an outlet which kept him in a positive mind frame. He discusses all of this with me,

Christopher Lochhead hosts the Legends and Losers podcast and is co-author of Harper Collins’ “instant classic” "Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets" and "Niche Down: How to become legendary by being different". Christopher is a former three-time Silicon Valley public company CMO (Mercury Interactive, Scient, Vantive) and entrepreneur. He’s been an advisor/investor in over 50 Silicon Valley startups. Fast Company Magazine calls him a “Human Exclamation

You'd be hard pressed to find someone more well versed on African national security than Eeben Barlow. We've covered Barlow's history on this site for years, and now for the first time get the chance to speak with him on this two-hour episode. As a former South African Defense Force Lieutenant-Colonel, co-founder of private military company Executive Outcomes, and an expert author, Barlow has been there and done that. On this show with Barlow we cover the history of foreign intervention in the

Emerson Knives is a brand that's trusted by everyone from Navy SEALs to NASA astronauts, and that's why you've seen their products in the Crate Club and receiving rave reviews on The Loadout Room. The story of how the company's founder Ernest Emerson got into crafting these knives is fascinating, and you won't want to miss it. Ernie is also a skilled martial artist, and was there when mixed martial arts first got it's start in America. You'll hear all about this along with some emotional stories of

If you're a gear guy, you'll dig this one.  Jared Ross served as a Green Beret Weapons Sergeant, and currently runs Rockwell Tactical Group as the founder and head instructor, passing on his knowledge to those in the Central Pennsylvania region.  He started the company after his wife found herself in an emergency situation, and managed to not panic, utilizing the skills Jared taught her.  It made Jared realize that there was a high demand for this style of training from someone with his background.

Echo Company Commander, Marine Corps Major Scott Huesing has a new book that comes out early next year, and we hear all about what inspired it.  "Echo in Ramadi: The Firsthand Story of US Marines in Iraq's Deadliest City" comes out February 20th, and it details Scott's account of Ramadi from the period of 2006-2007.  Huesing, now retired, served for over 24 years with 10 deployments commanding special operations capable units.  He tells us the qualities he sees fit to make a great leader, and for

This week marked the annual meetings for Hurricane Group in NYC, discussing the future of the company, and our individual goals with what we do.  One big change I wanted to let you all know about, and that many of you will be happy to hear, we will continue to do two shows each week in their entirety with SOFREP Radio, as well as Brandon Webb's The Power of Thought podcast, but these will now be free to hear immediately on the SOFREP app as well as Apple Podcasts and elsewhere.  We decided on this

Public data is not always so accessible. It is nice when you can request data simply by making an API call, but that is the exception rather than the rule–especially when we are talking about data managed by the government. Oil and gas drilling data falls into this category. Oseberg is a company that is building a tool for analyzing oil and gas data. Oseberg is a rich dashboard for knowledge workers to query and visualize the data. Evan Anderson is the CEO of Oseberg, and he joins me to discuss

The Juno Awards had some big stories, but the biggest one had to be the winner of the Breakthrough Group of the Year: A Tribe Called Red. We wanted to look at what unique factors online and with radio set the group apart from the other four nominees, and what we found might just surprise you. Radio Dale is a podcast about music, musicians and the music industry from our unique perspective, specifically we offer advice, tips and tricks to independent musicians. THE EPISODE: THIS WEEK IN