# joined protectors (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover joined protectors. Page: Feed: --- ## 545 | William Kaufman | Director | MAN OF WAR _2026-06-10 · The Protectors® with Jason Piccolo_ We catch up with director William Kaufman on how he keeps his action films grounded in real tactics while still making audiences care about the people on screen. We talk New Orleans as a home base, Man Of War as his latest swing, and the teams and habits that make lower budget filmmaking hit like a bigger box office movie. Support the show Make sure to check out Jason on IG @drjasonpiccolo [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/255144/episodes/19327621-545-william-kaufman-director-man-of-war.mp3) ## 544 | Garrett Melich | Retired CIA _2026-06-10 · The Protectors® with Jason Piccolo_ We sit down with our friend Garrett to talk through a real 24-year CIA career and why it looks nothing like the movie version people expect. We also unpack what happens after retirement and how intelligence tradecraft can translate into business intelligence, networking, and travel security. Support the show Make sure to check out Jason on IG @drjasonpiccolo [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/255144/episodes/19327605-544-garrett-melich-retired-cia.mp3) ## 543 | Ward Larsen | NYT Best Selling Author | TOM CLANCY RULES OF ENGAGEMENT _2026-05-20 · The Protectors® with Jason Piccolo_ We talk with Ward about moving from A-10 fighter pilot life to airline flying and then into a full-time career as a thriller author. We dig into what it takes to write authentic military fiction and how he handles the pressure of writing in the Tom Clancy Jack Ryan universe. Support the show Make sure to check out Jason on IG @drjasonpiccolo [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/255144/episodes/19206735-543-ward-larsen-nyt-best-selling-author-tom-clancy-rules-of-engagement.mp3) ## 542 | Douglas Brunt | NYT Best Selling Author | THE LOST EMPIRE OF EMANUEL NOBEL _2026-05-18 · The Protectors® with Jason Piccolo_ We catch up with Doug Brunt on the leap from cybersecurity CEO to full-time author and the surprising pressures that come with building a second-act career. We also dig into his research-driven storytelling on Emmanuel Nobel and how power can erase people from history. Support the show Make sure to check out Jason on IG @drjasonpiccolo [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/255144/episodes/19194885-542-douglas-brunt-nyt-best-selling-author-the-lost-empire-of-emanuel-nobel.mp3) ## 541 | Brad Taylor | NYT Best Selling Author | SHADOW STRIKE _2026-05-12 · The Protectors® with Jason Piccolo_ The ticking clock. The pressure to keep sprinting like you're 30. The moment you realize your resume isn't your identity. Brad and I get into all of it — legacy as parents, discipline that shifts from external rules to internal standards, and what it actually means to build a creative career that depends on self-direction. We also get honest about fitness after 50: staying consistent, adapting,… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/255144/episodes/19163796-541-brad-taylor-nyt-best-selling-author-shadow-strike.mp3) ## 540 | Jack MacTavish | Indie Author | ROYAL DIAMONDS _2026-05-12 · The Protectors® with Jason Piccolo_ We dig into Royal Diamonds , the real mechanics of self-publishing, and what it takes to build a writing career from scratch. Jack's a retired Army colonel who treats writing like discipline — wide reading (Clancy, Griffin, Cussler, Carr, Taylor), professional editing, repeatable process. Then we open the hood on indie publishing as a business: LLCs, cover design, Amazon, marketing. Writing the… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/255144/episodes/19161759-540-jack-mactavish-indie-author-royal-diamonds.mp3) ## 539 | The Protectors® Is Back! The Pivot _2026-05-12 · The Protectors® with Jason Piccolo_ After 536 conversations on Protectors, one thing keeps showing up: every guest has a moment where life demands a pivot. Not always a catastrophe, not always a dramatic turning point — but a real shift where career, identity, or purpose has to change direction. We're still bringing incredible guests, still keeping it human, but we're done glossing over the most meaningful part of the story. We dig… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/255144/episodes/19161610-539-the-protectors-is-back-the-pivot.mp3) ## Epilogue _2025-08-27 · The Protectors® with Jason Piccolo_ Support the show Make sure to check out Jason on IG @drjasonpiccolo [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/255144/episodes/17743842-epilogue.mp3) ## 538 | Frank Voce & Nick Ricciotti _2025-08-13 · The Protectors® with Jason Piccolo_ • The powerful impact of peer pressure in drinking culture, especially among first responders • How alcohol addiction can become intertwined with personal identity and social connection • The physiological effects of alcohol consumption including weight gain, poor sleep, and depression • Nick's journey from losing his police career due to drinking to becoming a licensed mental health professional… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/255144/episodes/17662815-538-frank-voce-nick-ricciotti.mp3) ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/9DMSk7tmkvJU) _2025-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## 537 | Thomas Young | BOOK DISCUSSION: "The Mapmaker" _2025-07-24 · The Protectors® with Jason Piccolo_ Tom Young joins the Protectors podcast to discuss his ninth novel and third World War II standalone work, "The Mapmaker," which explores the dangerous operations of the French Resistance. • The novel follows Charlotte Deneau, a French-American woman who uses her artistic skills to create maps of German positions for the Resistance • Charlotte becomes hunted by the Gestapo for her exceptional… [Listen](https://www.buzzsprout.com/255144/episodes/17559609-537-thomas-young-book-discussion-the-mapmaker.mp3)