Not Special: A Liberty Speaks Show

The Angel of Death: Who Is Allison Black?

Send us Fan Mail They called her the “Angel of Death.” Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Allison Black spent more than 32 years serving her country, but her path to becomi

The Americana Series: Montana | Official Trailer | Not Special

Send us Fan Mail We came to Montana to share five great stories. We ended up getting a lot more. The Americana Series: Montana takes Not Special on the road for five co

He Left NFL Coaching to Help Veterans Find Purpose | Harrison Bernstein

Send us Fan Mail Harrison Bernstein left a path in the NFL to build Soldiers To Sidelines, a nonprofit helping veterans, service members, military spouses, and Gold Star

His Pentagon Office Was Hit on 9/11 | Vic Minella

Send us Fan Mail Vic Minella was a Navy intelligence officer assigned to the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. His office, the Navy Command Center, was directly hit in the

She Reenlisted Because of a Car Payment, Then Made Air Force History | JoAnne Bass

Send us Fan Mail JoAnne Bass, the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force and the first woman to serve as the U.S. Air Force’s highest-ranking enlisted leader, never

Inside the U.S. Army’s $200 Billion Budget | Marc Andersen Interview

Send us Fan Mail Marc Andersen, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management and Comptroller, helps oversee roughly $200 billion in U.S. Army resources with

Gold Star Parents Share the Untold Story of Their Navy SEAL Son | Feeks Interview

Send us Fan Mail What does it mean to become a Gold Star Family? How do you move forward after losing a Navy SEAL son in combat?  In this powerful episode of The Not Sp

Kicked Out of College. Became a Green Beret. | Prescott Engle

Send us Fan Mail How does a Green Beret become a private equity executive, business leader, and president of a multimillion-dollar company?  In this episode of The Not

He Was an Elite Army Pilot. Then Everything Changed | Josh Martin

Send us Fan Mail Josh Martin seemed to be living the dream. A West Point graduate, 160th SOAR (Night Stalkers) helicopter pilot, and one of the Army's elite aviato

The Hardest Part Wasn't Becoming a Navy SEAL | Dan Luna

Send us Fan Mail Former Navy SEAL operator, leadership coach, and Doctor of Education Dan Luna joins The Not Special Show for a conversation about resilience, leadership

The Teacher Who Changed My Life | Rob Hughes

Send us Fan Mail The best teachers don't just teach subjects, they change lives. In this episode of The Not Special Show, we sit down with Rob Hughes, Herb’s high

The Hardest Part of Being a Green Beret Was Coming Home | Magnus Johnson

Send us Fan Mail Green Beret Magnus Johnson shares his experiences in Ramadi, Army Special Forces, Mission 22, veteran mental health, military transition, purpose after

Kicked Out of Delta Force And It Saved His Life | Gary Harrington

Send us Fan Mail After reaching the pinnacle of military service, former Delta Force operator Gary Harrington was unexpectedly removed from the unit he had worked his en

Green Beret & Cop Share the Reality of PTSD | Chris & Marsha Lessard

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a former Green Beret and a former police officer stop surviving and start healing? In this powerful episode we sit down with Chris an

Former PsyOps Operator Explains Modern Warfare, Cancer & Veteran Health | Stuart and Jamie Gallagher

Send us Fan Mail Former Special Operations PsyOps expert Stuart Gallagher and women’s health clinician Jamie Gallagher join the Not Special Podcast with Green Beret Herb

She Ran CIA Operations. He Led Navy SEALs. Their Story Is Unreal | Karen Schaefer and John Burnham Interview

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Not Special, Karen and John share what it was really like inside the CIA, SEAL Team 6, Afghanistan, and the mission environment that

Navy EOD Operator Tells the Truth About War, Fear & Brotherhood | Pat McKenna Interview

Send us Fan Mail Pat McKenna joins the Not Special Show with Herb and Corrie Thompson for a raw, unfiltered conversation about Navy EOD, war stories, overcoming adversit

From Immigrant Kid to 48-Hour Jiu-Jitsu World Record Attempt 🇺🇸 | Charles Gomes Interview

Send us Fan Mail What kind of person pushes their body to the edge for 48 straight hours with no sleep and no quitting? Meet the inspirational Charles Gomes — Navy vete

The “Broken Veteran” Lie Needs to End (What They’re Not Telling You) | Kevin Schmiegel Interview

Send us Fan Mail The idea that veterans come home “broken” is everywhere but it’s not the full story. In this episode, Marine veteran and nonprofit leader Kevin Schmieg

The Story of a Soldier Who Saved His Team in Ramadi | Dan Pinion Interview

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Not Special, we sit down with a retired Command Sergeant Major to unpack one of the most powerful and overlooked stories from the war