1 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: Ah beat Force. If it doesn't work, you're just not 2 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: using enough. You're listening to soft a Gradio, special operations, 3 00:00:24,920 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: military news and straight talk with the guys and the community. Hey, everybody, 4 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 1: welcome to SOFTWAREP Radio. Apologize for the delay, but I'm 5 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: back Brandon Webb. Those of you probably noticed a few 6 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: changes lately. Jack's gone. Without getting into too many details, 7 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: I will say like, you know, we're sorry to see jacko. 8 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: He's been a part of the show for over five 9 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: years now. Yeah, I would just say, you know, sometimes 10 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:35,959 Speaker 1: change is good, and part of the things I want 11 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: to do with this show is really give you guys 12 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: an update on kind of the state of affairs with 13 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 1: with the company. You know, we've just been through a 14 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 1: lot of changes. We you know, launched our e commerce 15 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: division a couple of years ago. We did those of 16 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: you guys know the Craig Club. That business took off 17 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 1: and we got really kind of grew too fast. One 18 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: of the lessons I learned was, once you're experiencing that 19 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: that rapid growth, everything seems fine. But when it kind 20 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: of starts to to taper off, um, you start realizing 21 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: potential or not potential. You start realizing the problems, like 22 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: real problems, right, And I think, just to be honest 23 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: with you guys, what one of the things that happened 24 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,799 Speaker 1: to us as a business that we we just got 25 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: behind our our supply chain. We we didn't have a 26 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 1: good forecasting in place, and I had you know, just 27 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: the team was was junior and good people, but none 28 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 1: of us had really experienced with with really the kind 29 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: of growth that we experience with the e commerce product 30 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:36,920 Speaker 1: the Great Club. So you know that said, you know, 31 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: now we're at a point where I brought on new 32 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:44,079 Speaker 1: president Ryan. Ryan's a great guy, comes from eight years 33 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: at Way Watchers Awarden n b A. And we're really 34 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: you know, focused on getting the business back in good shape. 35 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 1: Part of that is investing back into the content side 36 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: of the side of the business. And and over the years, 37 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: like we started with the original website software up you 38 00:02:59,560 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: know to cut or kind of special operations, news and 39 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 1: in history, and that's like kind of morphed into a 40 00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: news site and then morphed again and then we we 41 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: started all these other websites and it's kind of you know, 42 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 1: tried to bring it in under one house. But what 43 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:18,399 Speaker 1: we realized, you know, I would say the last six 44 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:22,359 Speaker 1: months is we really need one site to house everything. 45 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 1: So that's you know, all of our content, podcasts, our store, 46 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:30,119 Speaker 1: and so you know that the update is now we're 47 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 1: we're building kind of supersite. Domain name will be a 48 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: surprise for you guys, but it's coming probably by September latest, 49 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 1: and we're gonna house everything under one house. So I 50 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: think a lot of the fans of this show, if 51 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: you're fans of the old site softwarep dot com, a 52 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: lot of the changes I think you guys will be 53 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:52,440 Speaker 1: be happy with. So we're bringing bringing back a lot 54 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: of popular features that you guys probably miss I mean, 55 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,119 Speaker 1: I know most of you most of you have missed 56 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: because you right in. But anyway, that's a lot of 57 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:04,320 Speaker 1: changes going on there, and you know that I think, 58 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: you know, without getting into any drama, you know, Jack, 59 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: Jack and I just you know, agreed to part ways 60 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: and and we wish him to Beth. He's a great writer. 61 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: I told Jack he's always welcome back any time, but 62 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 1: you know, he has to go his own way. So anyway, 63 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: I'll be standing in as the host. I think the 64 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 1: format will be a little bit different now that Jack's gone. 65 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: I think, you know, we're covering a lot of author 66 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: material politics. I kind of want to get back into 67 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: the storytelling. I know that this this show first started, 68 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 1: and you know what, one thing we're big on is 69 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: kind of telling and sharing different experiences that the guys had, 70 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: whether they served overseas in Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan. So kind 71 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,600 Speaker 1: of bringing some of those those interesting stories back and 72 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:56,840 Speaker 1: letting these guys share the experiences. Um. And also you 73 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:58,719 Speaker 1: know we're not going to shy away from the entertainment 74 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: as well. I've I've act. My guest for the next 75 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: show is going to be Todd Robinson, who's a film 76 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: director in Hollywood. Todd just finished a movie called The 77 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: Last Full Measure. The Last Full Measure is about a 78 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: Air Force pair of rescue operator that I think it 79 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 1: was twenty or thirty years later, got awarded the Medal 80 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 1: of Honor. Todd just finished that movie. The movie's out October. 81 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:29,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get some special pre screening codes for the 82 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: software listeners audience, So so stay tuned for that next show. 83 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: I'll give you guys some some special access. Potentially maybe 84 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: even be able to convince Todd to give us, uh 85 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: maybe a red carpet ticket or two to give away 86 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: to you guys. But the movie looks great. You can 87 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: go see the trailer online right now. Again it's the 88 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 1: last full Measure and Todd will be joining us next 89 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 1: episode of Software Radio. Todd and I go way back. 90 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:59,119 Speaker 1: Todd and I worked on my first book and sold 91 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: it to CBS, which we ended up they bought it. 92 00:06:02,960 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 1: We we end up getting it back when Nina, one 93 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: of the executives there left, they scrapped all our projects. 94 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: So we end up getting the Red Circle back and 95 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 1: and Todd and I are talking about working on another 96 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: project together. But Todd and I also are part of 97 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: the same flying group. Those of you that follow me 98 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:23,159 Speaker 1: on Instagram now, I'm a huge aviation nut and I 99 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 1: fly planes in my Instagram handle for those of you 100 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: that don't know, is at Brandon t Web. But Todd 101 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: and I are part of a former military group that 102 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:37,479 Speaker 1: fly twice a year, and we fly Yak fifties Nan Chang's. 103 00:06:37,520 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: It's some crazy former military trainers when we get together 104 00:06:41,040 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: kind of twice a year for this kind of fight 105 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 1: club of airplanes, and it's at some undisclosed location in 106 00:06:48,720 --> 00:06:52,919 Speaker 1: southern California. And that's actually how I initially met Todd. 107 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: He's one of the only non former military guys that 108 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 1: is allowed to fly with the group. He's he's a 109 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:02,599 Speaker 1: great pilot. He was recently out promoting the movie on 110 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: the East Coast and him and I got to to 111 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 1: fly together. He actually flew his marquetting out here. He 112 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: has a Italian marquetty s F two of six. So 113 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: we did some form I did a couple of couple 114 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 1: of days. We flew to Block Island for the lunch run, 115 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: and then over the last weekend we we ended up 116 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 1: flying to Oxford in Connecticut. What's a little airport with 117 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: a nice restaurant. So, you know, Todd and I had 118 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: a chance to catch up on on the movies. He said, 119 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: he's excited to get on the show and talk to 120 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: you guys more about kind of what it was like 121 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 1: to make that movie. I know he spent a lot 122 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: of time with the Active Duty Air Force Special Ops 123 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:43,960 Speaker 1: community has some great, great technical advisors on there. And 124 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 1: one of the things that I know that having worked 125 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: in a little bit of production, and you can have 126 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: the best military technical advisors in the world, but if 127 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: the producers and directors aren't gonna listen you still end 128 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: up with with kind of some cheesy product. Those you 129 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 1: guys know my friend is Kyle, whose book American Sniper 130 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 1: was made into a film. My initial reaction to that 131 00:08:05,120 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: movie wasn't very positive in the sense from a military 132 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:11,240 Speaker 1: technical point of view, because I just thought they did 133 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:15,240 Speaker 1: they didn't do the sniper scenes justice. But I kind 134 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 1: of came around when I noticed, like the main message 135 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: of that movie, which I thought Clinics Would did a 136 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 1: really brilliant job delivering on, was the kind of toll 137 00:08:24,360 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: that the military service takes on the family life. And 138 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: I think the movie really showed that that human toll 139 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 1: or it's not just the guys going overseas and operating 140 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: that that are affected. It's like the wives, the brothers, 141 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: the sisters and and the kids back home that that 142 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 1: also sacrificed quite a bit. And I thought Clinics Would 143 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:47,600 Speaker 1: did a great job on that. But the technical side 144 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: of that movie was pretty pretty bad. But anyway, I'm 145 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: excited to get Todd back on the show. I'm gonna 146 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: try and probably take a little bit different direction now 147 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: that that I'm I'm back in the in the host seat. 148 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: We're also interviewing potential candidates to to kind of help 149 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 1: me host the show again because I do have a 150 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 1: day job running the running the main business. We've got 151 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 1: some guys that are from the Air Force Special ops community. 152 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: We've got a Marstack guy, and plus the regular all 153 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 1: the writers from all the different websites will will be 154 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:24,559 Speaker 1: filling in in the meantime just to kind of pitch 155 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:27,680 Speaker 1: in until we can locate permanent host. We're also talking 156 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: to those of you guys know Phiel Campion the British 157 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 1: sas a friend of mine over over in London. He's 158 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 1: offered to pitch in as well, so the radio show 159 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: will continue. I know you guys are a couple of 160 00:09:41,000 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: guys are putting posts on my on my Instagram account 161 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:46,959 Speaker 1: saying bring back Soft Up Radio. I think we've only 162 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:49,680 Speaker 1: been down for just over a week. Um then we're 163 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:52,439 Speaker 1: back up. So I appreciate you guys staying with us. 164 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 1: The other thing I wanted to just finish up on 165 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: so you know, as a business owner and somebody that's 166 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: that's started the business us about six years ago, we're 167 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 1: kind of, you know at a point where we're you know, 168 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: building the supersite to house all of our content. We're 169 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:12,319 Speaker 1: potentially looking at you know, how do we what domain 170 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: name houses everything, so kind of one domain name to 171 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 1: rule them all. And then we're going out to do 172 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: some fundraising towards the end of this year to really 173 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: take the company to the next level and and go 174 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 1: kind of back all in into the content side of 175 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:32,959 Speaker 1: the business. So more video. We've got. You know, we've 176 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: got the team Room series which I know everyone really 177 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: really enjoys that currently lives on the Spec Ops channel, 178 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 1: which is our app, our video channel app. But that 179 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 1: series we've already got date picked out in October to 180 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:49,560 Speaker 1: kick off another series of the team Room Show, this 181 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 1: time with the Marine Corps Special Operations. Guys, we're going 182 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 1: to be having some great content up on the site 183 00:10:55,720 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 1: in early October from the Greig Club Academy that's going down. 184 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: We we actually we had a few we filled up 185 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 1: the academy pretty quick, but we had a few people 186 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 1: have to cancel because the schedule. So we do still 187 00:11:07,840 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: have some spots available if you guys are interested in 188 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 1: in that Create Club Academy weekend ind September. But we're 189 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: gonna we're gonna get some great video and trying to 190 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 1: try and provide that experience. For those of you that 191 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 1: can't make it for that weekend, you'll definitely be able 192 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:24,719 Speaker 1: to kind of see what the Create Club Academy is 193 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: all about. But really just you know, focused on going back, 194 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:31,559 Speaker 1: getting back to basics and what we do with the podcast, 195 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 1: the videos, the writing staff, and kind of going all 196 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 1: in on the content side of the business to to 197 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: really kind of grow the digital footprint. So that that's 198 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:43,560 Speaker 1: kind of our plan. And look, it's it's been a 199 00:11:44,080 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 1: up and down journey for me personally, and it and 200 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 1: it sucks, you know, one at one point we we 201 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 1: probably had you know, sixty people an hour, down under thirtyes. 202 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 1: So but hey, we're you know, we started the business 203 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: with no outside capital, and so we've just had to 204 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:01,719 Speaker 1: to kind of adjust, you know, thinking in sailing terms, 205 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 1: you kind of gonna adjust the sales to the to 206 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: the changing wind conditions. The digital environment was not what 207 00:12:08,320 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 1: it was like five six years ago when we started 208 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 1: the business. So that's that one of the things I 209 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:15,840 Speaker 1: wanted to talk about as well. I've been working on 210 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:20,120 Speaker 1: a novel now for over four years. I've been chipping 211 00:12:20,120 --> 00:12:22,440 Speaker 1: away at it at the side, and the novel is 212 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:26,319 Speaker 1: called Steel Fear is a working title, and that that 213 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: book is based off of of a true story. You know, 214 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: the book I wrote is about a serial killer on 215 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:36,840 Speaker 1: an aircraft carrier. What gave me the inspiration behind that 216 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:40,200 Speaker 1: idea was we we ended up having Before I was 217 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 1: a Navy seal, I was a search and rescue swimmer 218 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 1: on the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, and we had women 219 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,280 Speaker 1: on the ship. Was the first time they allowed to 220 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 1: integrate women on onto the ship. And on that deployment, 221 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 1: we had a sexual predator on the boat and this 222 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: guy assaulted like I think eight times he assaulted these women. 223 00:12:57,040 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 1: They never caught the guy, and so, you know, it 224 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:03,679 Speaker 1: just shows you like that environment is not when you're 225 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 1: working on an aircraft carrier with launching airplanes. You know, 226 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: there's five thousand people, it's a mini city, but there's 227 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: really like no police and FBI or investigatives, you know, 228 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:19,959 Speaker 1: unit on that ship. And so I remember when this 229 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: was happening that women were terrified on the boat. Because 230 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 1: you also know, like everybody knows each other's schedule. Usually 231 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 1: it's like twelve on, twelve off. Everyone knows where everybody 232 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:33,880 Speaker 1: lives and so, and there are like multiple female living quarters. 233 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:36,080 Speaker 1: But this guy got away with it, and it just 234 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:39,720 Speaker 1: made me think, imagine if it was a serial killer 235 00:13:39,760 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: on the ship. Not to mention, you can't just pull 236 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:45,360 Speaker 1: an aircraft over to the side and just go okay, 237 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 1: let's let's have a time out here. You're in the 238 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 1: Persian Gulf, basically protecting the straits of Hore moves to 239 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:54,560 Speaker 1: make sure the oil world's oil supplies flowing in and 240 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:57,600 Speaker 1: out of the Persian Gulf and those straits um. As 241 00:13:57,640 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 1: those of you guys have seen in the news recently, 242 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:04,440 Speaker 1: things heating up with with Iran. It's mainly they're threatening 243 00:14:04,480 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 1: their potential straits of hore moves like ships getting in 244 00:14:07,800 --> 00:14:09,600 Speaker 1: and out of the out of the Persian Golf through 245 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: that that narrow straits um. And so I pretty excited 246 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 1: about the book. That the point is, you know, I 247 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: was working on for four years and then you know, 248 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 1: you guys that are familiar with my my first book, 249 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:24,360 Speaker 1: The Red Circle, John Man, you know, similar situation. I 250 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 1: had finished largely, you know, finished the bulk of the manuscript, 251 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: and then my agent brought in John to help me 252 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 1: finish the book, and he just made it much much better. 253 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 1: And so I've been working with John just about on 254 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: every every book project since then, aside from a few 255 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: few that I've done on my own. But I reached 256 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 1: out to John. I said, look, John, you gotta help me. 257 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 1: I've just been too busy. This is a great story. 258 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 1: Everybody I talked to about it in Hollywood thinks it's 259 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: a great screenplay. And so let's get this thing done. 260 00:14:57,000 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: So we're just wrapping that up and I probably will 261 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 1: start sharing some excerpts on the main site, so stay 262 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: tuned for that, and they'll just kind of like share 263 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 1: that whole experience with you guys. I'll keep you posted 264 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 1: even as we go out with with my agent and 265 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: sell the book. Hopefully my friend Mark Resident at St. 266 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: Martin's Press picks it up. St. Martin's Press is the 267 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: great company. Typically they don't pay big advances, and this 268 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: this has got to be a big book. I want 269 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: to make this make a big splash with this book. 270 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:29,440 Speaker 1: And the thing about selling books is it's not about 271 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: me wanting more money. I just know the more that 272 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: they offer for that book on the advance, the more 273 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 1: pot committed they are on making sure that book is 274 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 1: a success. Right, So as opposed to you know, first 275 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 1: time off author selling a book for fifty grand grand advance. 276 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: It's really kind of they just and they do a 277 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 1: lot of those deals, but the books, you know, don't 278 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:56,720 Speaker 1: get a ton of marketing support internally because they they're 279 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:59,520 Speaker 1: just they know they're going to make their money back 280 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: no matter or what. Given the distribution channels they have, 281 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 1: they know, at a minimum they're gonna make money on 282 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: that book. But when they when they have to put 283 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 1: in a pretty big advance, then they there's a little 284 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: bit of skin in the game. So that that's one 285 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: of the reasons why you know, John and I want 286 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 1: to shop this around and and get the best price 287 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:20,120 Speaker 1: we can because it just makes sure that the book 288 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 1: is is going to be get out there in the 289 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 1: world and and make some noise, so steal fear. I 290 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:27,960 Speaker 1: think it's a great title. Um, we're still looking at 291 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 1: a subtitle to go along with that, but based on 292 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: a true story. And I can't wait for you guys 293 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 1: to to kind of read a few a few excerpts 294 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 1: on the main site when we get done. But that's it, um. 295 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: I would say, please right in to radio at software 296 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 1: dot com with any questions. You can also hit me 297 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: up on my Instagram account. I know I was getting 298 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 1: harassed when the show was down for a week in 299 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: the comment section, but you know, go to at Brandon 300 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,480 Speaker 1: t Web on Instagram and feel free to drop me 301 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: a d M. I pretty much manage my Instagram myself. 302 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 1: You can't comment or message me, I think, unless you 303 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,840 Speaker 1: follow me. I just was getting too many weird spam 304 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:12,199 Speaker 1: and comments, so I really restricted the comments on the 305 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 1: Instagram site. But I'm happy to answer your questions on 306 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 1: the next show, So please please write in and I 307 00:17:18,520 --> 00:17:22,359 Speaker 1: appreciate you guys staying with us while we're down for 308 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:25,200 Speaker 1: for just over a week there, And make no mistake, 309 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:28,080 Speaker 1: the show will go on and as much as we'll 310 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:30,679 Speaker 1: miss Jack and wish him the best, we've got some 311 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:33,680 Speaker 1: great guests and great content lined up for you guys. 312 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:36,560 Speaker 1: So that's it, signing off. We'll see you next week. 313 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: You've been listening to Self Rep Radio. New episodes up 314 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:46,280 Speaker 1: every Wednesday and Friday. Follow the show on Instagram and 315 00:17:46,359 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 1: Twitter at self Rep Radio.