<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/18178813" data-resource="episode_id=18178813" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" data-hide-download="false" >Listen to "David Ricciardi Releases Rogue Srike" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
Last year, David Ricciardi’s hair-raising, gasp-inducing debut, Warning Light (Berkley Hardcover, April 2018), was a break-out first novel that took the book world by storm. #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child says Warning Light “starts with a bang, and then gets better and better….” The Washington Times called Warning Light “a standout from other thrillers”, Kirkus Reviews dubbed the book “A Ulysses-like odyssey.”
After the harrowing events of Warning Light, CIA analyst Zac Miller takes on an all-new role, and a brand new identity (SPOILER ALERT!) as a field agent known as Jake Keller in his next adventure, ROGUE STRIKE (Berkley Hardcover; On Sale June 4, 2019).
In Mecca, a U.S. drone is captured on camera dropping attack missiles on innocent pilgrims. Thousands of lives are destroyed, and it appears that a U.S. revenge mission is to blame. All cards are off the table as nations around the world peg the American government for a blatant crime against humanity, and top leaders are scrambling for anyone to blame… including new CIA operative Jake Keller, who was meant to use the drone in Yemen to take down a top al Qaeda leader.
In China, a careful plot is underway to build alliances―and it wouldn’t be so hard to point the finger at a powerful rival for atrocities it’s not responsible for. It’s not so long before things begin to take a turn at home in America. Are terrorist attacks against civilians a retaliation for U.S. actions in the Middle East? Or is a terrible, sinister plot to blame?
On the run for his life from the Middle Eastern governments who have placed a bounty on his head, and from the American forces who refuse to defend him, Jake must prove his innocence in yet another chase scene to the finish. Ricciardi brings the action―and the heart-thumping, edge-of-your-seat adventure―to a sequel that will rival his break-out debut.
With a daring protagonist reminiscent of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, ROGUE STRIKE is part two of one man’s journey of survival as the whole world puts a target on his chest.
About the author
A keen outdoorsman, David Ricciardi is a certified scuba rescue diver and a former ski instructor. He has backpacked through the mountains of the western United States and Alaska, and once woke up for a 2 AM watch aboard a sailboat only to discover that it was headed the wrong way through the Atlantic sea lanes in heavy weather, with one of the crew suffering from hypothermia. ROGUE STRIKE is his second novel.
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Vincent D'onofrio
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/18178667" data-resource="episode_id=18178667" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" data-hide-download="false" >Listen to "Vincent D'onofrio From The Kid" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
Vincent D'Onofrio's stepped behind the camera with his directorial debut of The Kid. In 2017, Vincent starred in SyFy's paranormal series "Ghost Wars." Prior to that, Vincent starred in El Camino Christmas opposite Jessica Alba and Tim Allen, as well as Eli Roth's Death Wish opposite Bruce Willis.
On the small screen, Vincent most portrayed the complex role of The Wizard in NBC's reimagining of The Wizard of Oz, Emerald City. The 10-episode mini-series was directed by Tarsem Singh who Vincent worked with years earlier on The Cell opposite Jennifer Lopez. In 2016, Vincent starred in MGM's The Magnificent Seven, playing one of the seven gun slinging outlaws alongside Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke in additional to In Dubious Battle, based on John Steinbeck's novel, directed by James Franco and featuring Bryan Cranston, Ed Harris and Selena Gomez.
2015 was also a busy year for D'Onofrio with the blockbuster success of Jurassic World and the critically acclaimed role he played of Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin in the Netflix series Daredevil, opposite Charlie Cox. Prior to that, he also starred in Run All Night opposite Liam Neeson and The Judge, opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall.
D'Onofrio was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Hawaii, Colorado and Florida. He eventually returned to New York to study acting at the American Stanislavsky Theatre with Sharon Chatten of the Actors Studio. While honing his craft, he appeared in several films at New York University and worked as a bouncer at dance clubs in the city. In 1984, he became a full-fledged member of the American Stanislavsky Theatre, appearing in "The Petrified Forest," "Of Mice and Men," "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" and "The Indian Wants the Bronx." That same year, he made his Broadway debut in "Open Admissions." He recently starred off-Broadway in Sam Shepard's "Tooth of Crime (Second Dance)."
D'Onofrio gained attention for his intense and compelling talent on the screen in 1987 with a haunting portrayal of an unstable Vietnam War recruit in Stanley Kubrick's gritty Full Metal Jacket. His other early film appearances include Mystic Pizza and Adventures in Babysitting. He also executive produced & portrayed 1960s counterculture icon Abbie Hoffman in the film Steal This Movie, opposite Janeane Garofalo, and starred opposite Jennifer Lopez and Vince Vaughn in the science-fiction noir film The Cell.
His other film credits include The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, opposite Jodie Foster; The Salton Sea, opposite Val Kilmer; Imposter, with Gary Sinise; Chelsea Walls, directed by Ethan Hawke; Happy Accidents, co-starring Marisa Tomei; Robert Altman's The Player; Joel Schumacher's Dying Young; Tim Burton's Ed Wood; Kathryn Bigelow's Strange Days, opposite Ralph Fiennes and Angela Bassett; Harold Ramis' Stuart Saves His Family; Barry Sonnenfeld's Men In Black, opposite Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones; The Thirteenth Floor, opposite Craig Bierko; The Whole Wide World, which he produced and starred in, opposite Renée Zellweger; and Oliver Stone's JFK.
More recently, D'Onofrio appeared in the sci-fi thriller The Tomb, featuring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Fire with Fire opposite Bruce Willis and Josh Duhamel. He also appeared in the independent feature Chained, from writer-director Jennifer Chambers Lynch.
D'Onofrio starred as Detective Robert Goren in over 100 episodes of the series Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He received an Emmy® Award nomination in 1998 for his riveting guest appearance in the Homicide: Life on the Street episode "The Subway." D'Onofrio directed, produced and starred in the short film, Five Minutes, Mr. Welles, and recently appeared in the Academy Award®-winning short The New Tenants.
Vincent D'Onofrio's stepped behind the camera with his directorial debut of The Kid. In 2017, Vincent starred in SyFy's paranormal series "Ghost Wars." Prior to that, Vincent starred in El Camino Christmas opposite Jessica Alba and Tim Allen, as well as Eli Roth's Death Wish opposite Bruce Willis.
On the small screen, Vincent most portrayed the complex role of The Wizard in NBC's reimagining of The Wizard of Oz, Emerald City. The 10-episode mini-series was directed by Tarsem Singh who Vincent worked with years earlier on The Cell opposite Jennifer Lopez. In 2016, Vincent starred in MGM's The Magnificent Seven, playing one of the seven gun slinging outlaws alongside Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke in additional to In Dubious Battle, based on John Steinbeck's novel, directed by James Franco and featuring Bryan Cranston, Ed Harris and Selena Gomez.
2015 was also a busy year for D'Onofrio with the blockbuster success of Jurassic World and the critically acclaimed role he played of Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin in the Netflix series Daredevil, opposite Charlie Cox. Prior to that, he also starred in Run All Night opposite Liam Neeson and The Judge, opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall.
D'Onofrio was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Hawaii, Colorado and Florida. He eventually returned to New York to study acting at the American Stanislavsky Theatre with Sharon Chatten of the Actors Studio. While honing his craft, he appeared in several films at New York University and worked as a bouncer at dance clubs in the city. In 1984, he became a full-fledged member of the American Stanislavsky Theatre, appearing in "The Petrified Forest," "Of Mice and Men," "Sexual Perversity in Chicago" and "The Indian Wants the Bronx." That same year, he made his Broadway debut in "Open Admissions." He recently starred off-Broadway in Sam Shepard's "Tooth of Crime (Second Dance)."
D'Onofrio gained attention for his intense and compelling talent on the screen in 1987 with a haunting portrayal of an unstable Vietnam War recruit in Stanley Kubrick's gritty Full Metal Jacket. His other early film appearances include Mystic Pizza and Adventures in Babysitting. He also executive produced & portrayed 1960s counterculture icon Abbie Hoffman in the film Steal This Movie, opposite Janeane Garofalo, and starred opposite Jennifer Lopez and Vince Vaughn in the science-fiction noir film The Cell.
His other film credits include The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, opposite Jodie Foster; The Salton Sea, opposite Val Kilmer; Imposter, with Gary Sinise; Chelsea Walls, directed by Ethan Hawke; Happy Accidents, co-starring Marisa Tomei; Robert Altman's The Player; Joel Schumacher's Dying Young; Tim Burton's Ed Wood; Kathryn Bigelow's Strange Days, opposite Ralph Fiennes and Angela Bassett; Harold Ramis' Stuart Saves His Family; Barry Sonnenfeld's Men In Black, opposite Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones; The Thirteenth Floor, opposite Craig Bierko; The Whole Wide World, which he produced and starred in, opposite Renée Zellweger; and Oliver Stone's JFK.
More recently, D'Onofrio appeared in the sci-fi thriller The Tomb, featuring Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Fire with Fire opposite Bruce Willis and Josh Duhamel. He also appeared in the independent feature Chained, from writer-director Jennifer Chambers Lynch.
D'Onofrio starred as Detective Robert Goren in over 100 episodes of the series Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He received an Emmy® Award nomination in 1998 for his riveting guest appearance in the Homicide: Life on the Street episode "The Subway." D'Onofrio directed, produced and starred in the short film, Five Minutes, Mr. Welles, and recently appeared in the Academy Award®-winning short The New Tenants.
Luis Elizondo
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/18178300" data-resource="episode_id=18178300" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" data-hide-download="false" >Listen to "Luis Elizondo From Unidentified On History" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
Luis Elizondo is a former special agent in-charge and director of the Pentagon’s secret UFO program, the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP). Now, as a part of HISTORY’s limited non-fiction series “Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation™,” he is speaking out in depth for the first time alongside Tom DeLonge, (Co-founder and President of To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science) and other former high-ranking government officials to expose a series of startling encounters and embark on fascinating new investigations that are urging the public to ask questions and look for answers.
In December of 2017, The New York Times published a stunning front-page exposé about the Pentagon’s mysterious UFO program, AATIP. Featuring an interview with Elizondo, who confirmed the existence of the hidden government program, the controversial story was the focus of worldwide attention. Previously run by Elizondo, AATIP was created to research and investigate Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) including numerous videos of reported encounters, three of which were released to a shocked public in 2017. Elizondo resigned after expressing to the government that these UAPs could pose a major threat to our national security and not enough was being done to deal with them or address our potential vulnerabilities.
Through HISTORY’s groundbreaking new six-part, one-hour limited series “Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation™,” Elizondo and a trustworthy, connected team of investigators including individuals such as Christopher Mellon, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and Intelligence, will break boundaries and perceived government taboo by disclosing information about efforts being made to change government policy surrounding these phenomena, as well as produce tangible evidence to build the most indisputable case for the existence and threat of UFOs ever assembled. This is not a UFO hunting show, but a series that HISTORY hopes will provoke a cultural conversation about unexplained phenomena and allow viewers to ultimately draw their own conclusions.
After talking with Elizondo, you will certainly be intrigued to learn more!
Luis Elizondo is a former special agent in-charge and director of the Pentagon’s secret UFO program, the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP). Now, as a part of HISTORY’s limited non-fiction series “Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation™,” he is speaking out in depth for the first time alongside Tom DeLonge, (Co-founder and President of To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science) and other former high-ranking government officials to expose a series of startling encounters and embark on fascinating new investigations that are urging the public to ask questions and look for answers.
In December of 2017, The New York Times published a stunning front-page exposé about the Pentagon’s mysterious UFO program, AATIP. Featuring an interview with Elizondo, who confirmed the existence of the hidden government program, the controversial story was the focus of worldwide attention. Previously run by Elizondo, AATIP was created to research and investigate Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) including numerous videos of reported encounters, three of which were released to a shocked public in 2017. Elizondo resigned after expressing to the government that these UAPs could pose a major threat to our national security and not enough was being done to deal with them or address our potential vulnerabilities.
Through HISTORY’s groundbreaking new six-part, one-hour limited series “Unidentified: Inside America’s UFO Investigation™,” Elizondo and a trustworthy, connected team of investigators including individuals such as Christopher Mellon, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and Intelligence, will break boundaries and perceived government taboo by disclosing information about efforts being made to change government policy surrounding these phenomena, as well as produce tangible evidence to build the most indisputable case for the existence and threat of UFOs ever assembled. This is not a UFO hunting show, but a series that HISTORY hopes will provoke a cultural conversation about unexplained phenomena and allow viewers to ultimately draw their own conclusions.
After talking with Elizondo, you will certainly be intrigued to learn more!
Tuesday, June 4, 2019
George McCrae
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/18171182" data-resource="episode_id=18171182" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" data-hide-download="false" >Listen to "George McCrae Still Rockin Your Baby" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
There are few singers in soul music with a unique signature sound starting in the 60's and still going strong today. With his straight from the heart, rich in emotion and knee-deep singing delivering breathtaking vocal depth and range George McCrae is one of those artists. After an impressive career including a #1 in more than 40 countries, several golden records, a Grammy nomination as best male R&B singer in 1975 and having worked with legends such as Michael Jackson & the Jackson 5, James Brown, KC & The Sunshine Band, Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards as well Bill Wyman, George McCrae is now back with a new great classic and fresh sounding album called LOVE.
Born the second of nine in West Palm Beach, Florida, George started singing gospel in church. Later he formed his own singing group the Jivin' Jets and after his wife Gwen McCrae joined the line-up, they soon worked as a duo recording for Henry Stone's Alston record label. They continued singing in clubs in Palm Beach as well on sessions together with Betty Wright doing backing vocals for artists such as the Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman's first solo album "Monkey Grip". He was about to go back to college to study law enforcement when he heard from Casey and Finch who had written and recorded a song which was too high for KC to sing, George stepped in, and made history.
That song was "Rock Your Baby" and made George McCrae a star himself spearheading the Miami Soul sound. The song sold over 15 million copies peaking #1 in more than 40 countries including the eponymous album in the top of more than 10 countries. "Rock Your Baby" is one of the fewer than forty all-time singles to have sold 10 million (or more) copies worldwide and is still the #1 selling song ever to come out of the state of Florida. It proved to be a highly influential record and is widely considered to be one of the first smashes of the disco era. Rolling Stone named "Rock Your Baby" the #1 song of the year for 1974, and George was Grammy nominated for Best Male R&B Vocalist. John Lennon admired George McCrae and "Rock Your Baby" inspired him to write 'Whatever Gets You through the Night": "I still like black music, disco music. "Rock Your Baby", "I'd give my eyetooth to have written that. But I never could. I am too literal to write "Rock Your Baby". I wish I could".
It has been 40 years since and now George McCrae is back with a newly recorded album called LOVE; an authentic blend of soul, funk, pop and disco - Miami Soul at its best! George McCrae proves to be one of those true classic old school soul singers with lots of attitude, personality and a very unique own signature sound. Everything on this album has been recorded without sequencing in 70's style meeting the sound of today - a combination of vintage as well modern state of the art recording techniques. It's all about love, real music by real musicians and real emotions by a real singer. Together with his LOVE Band George McCrae is ready to spread his Super Love Soul to all of you all over the world!
Jacob Maxwell
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/18168087" data-resource="episode_id=18168087" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" data-hide-download="false" >Listen to "Jacob Maxwell From NBC's The Voice" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
Jacob grew up in a tight-knit family in the beautiful lake resort town of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. He comes from three generations of law enforcement and wanted to be a police officer until he picked up the guitar. At 13, he joined the worship team and started singing in church. He opted to skip college and started waiting tables while performing at local venues. Jacob plans to settle down in Coeur d'Alene one day, but right now he is eager to chase his dreams on "The Voice."
Rachel Renee Russell
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/18169575" data-resource="episode_id=18169575" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" data-hide-download="false" >Listen to "Rachel Renee Russell The Misadventures Of Max Crumbly" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
From #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries author Rachel Renee Russell comes the third book in the series about Max Crumbly—and his daily ups and downs in middle school.
When we last left our courageous hero, Max Crumbly, and his trusty sidekick Erin, they had just finished foiling the plans of some bumbling thieves. But Max and Erin were trapped in a smelly, dangerous dumpster of doom and about to be discovered by the last people they wanted to find them.
Now in this latest installment of Max’s journals, Max and Erin face foes both new and old as their misadventures continue. Can the two friends avoid detection—and detention!—while keeping South Ridge Middle School safe from bullies and criminals? Read the book to find out!
From #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries author Rachel Renee Russell comes the third book in the series about Max Crumbly—and his daily ups and downs in middle school.
When we last left our courageous hero, Max Crumbly, and his trusty sidekick Erin, they had just finished foiling the plans of some bumbling thieves. But Max and Erin were trapped in a smelly, dangerous dumpster of doom and about to be discovered by the last people they wanted to find them.
Now in this latest installment of Max’s journals, Max and Erin face foes both new and old as their misadventures continue. Can the two friends avoid detection—and detention!—while keeping South Ridge Middle School safe from bullies and criminals? Read the book to find out!
Colby Donaldson
<a class="spreaker-player" href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/18167960" data-resource="episode_id=18167960" data-width="100%" data-height="350px" data-theme="dark" data-playlist="show" data-playlist-continuous="true" data-autoplay="false" data-live-autoplay="false" data-chapters-image="true" data-episode-image-position="right" data-hide-logo="true" data-hide-likes="false" data-hide-comments="false" data-hide-sharing="false" data-hide-download="false" >Listen to "Colby Donaldson From The Butcher On History" on Spreaker.</a><script async src="https://widget.spreaker.com/widgets.js"></script>
Throughout history, the skilled craft of the butcher has been essential to human survival. In early civilizations when foodborne diseases were claiming lives, it was the butcher with their precise tools and keen skills who warded off death. Today, there are thousands of people who continue this noble tradition but only a select few can be considered a “Master Butcher.” Now, for the first time comes an extreme, high-stakes competition where best-in-class butchers battle in a showdown designed to put their knowledge, strategy and technique to the ultimate test. With their sharp knives and even sharper skills, these butchers carve their way through painstaking challenges, navigate surprising “mystery meats” (Python? Ostrich? Alligator?) and use their expert talent to prove their mettle as the ultimate master butcher.
The Butcher host Colby Donaldson is best known as the fan-favorite contestant from Survivor: The Australian Outback (where he finished as runner-up); Survivor: All-Stars; and Survivor: Heroes & Villains. Colby previously hosted History’s popular series Top Shot, which pitted some of the country’s top marksmen against each other in head-to-head shooting challenges. Born and raised in rural West Texas, Colby is a life-long outdoorsman. Drawing from his elder generations’ knowledge of grilling and smoking meats and sharing the same passion for outdoor cooking, Colby has been living the “ranch-to-table” lifestyle since long before it became a hip new trend.
Colby Donaldson can discuss what viewers can expect from The Butcher, some of the incredible challenges and mystery meats contestants must face, and some of the fascinating secrets of the butcher’s world revealed by the show.
Throughout history, the skilled craft of the butcher has been essential to human survival. In early civilizations when foodborne diseases were claiming lives, it was the butcher with their precise tools and keen skills who warded off death. Today, there are thousands of people who continue this noble tradition but only a select few can be considered a “Master Butcher.” Now, for the first time comes an extreme, high-stakes competition where best-in-class butchers battle in a showdown designed to put their knowledge, strategy and technique to the ultimate test. With their sharp knives and even sharper skills, these butchers carve their way through painstaking challenges, navigate surprising “mystery meats” (Python? Ostrich? Alligator?) and use their expert talent to prove their mettle as the ultimate master butcher.
The Butcher host Colby Donaldson is best known as the fan-favorite contestant from Survivor: The Australian Outback (where he finished as runner-up); Survivor: All-Stars; and Survivor: Heroes & Villains. Colby previously hosted History’s popular series Top Shot, which pitted some of the country’s top marksmen against each other in head-to-head shooting challenges. Born and raised in rural West Texas, Colby is a life-long outdoorsman. Drawing from his elder generations’ knowledge of grilling and smoking meats and sharing the same passion for outdoor cooking, Colby has been living the “ranch-to-table” lifestyle since long before it became a hip new trend.
Colby Donaldson can discuss what viewers can expect from The Butcher, some of the incredible challenges and mystery meats contestants must face, and some of the fascinating secrets of the butcher’s world revealed by the show.
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