Veteran Made with Carey Kight

The Creative Brotherhood: How The Terminal List Helped Christian Brunetti Build a Filmmaking Family of his Own

Christian Brunetti is back on episode 184. Christian is an Army special operations veteran, stunt performer, military advisor, and filmmaker who's worked on projects lik

Aerial Perspective: How TJ Millard Went from Flying Apaches in Combat to Drones in Hollywood

TJ Millard flew Apache helicopters in the Army. Now he flies camera-mounted drones for some of the biggest shows on television. On this episode of Veteran Made, TJ join

Battlefield Promotion: How One Unexpected Moment on a Hit Show Kickstarted Michael Broderick's Career

On episode 182, I’m joined by actor and Marine Corps veteran Michael Broderick. Michael has built the kind of career a lot of actors dream about but not overnight, not t

Ancient History, Modern Operator: How Alex Dekker Fuses History and Mystery with High Adventure in Desert Heist

Episode 181 features Army Special Forces veteran, Alex Dekker, debut author of Desert Heist, a high-adventure thriller in the vein of Indiana Jones and National Treasure.

Lights, Camera, Violence of Action: How Christian Brunetti Uses Tactics and Truth to Tell Stories

Christian Brunetti joins Carey Kight for a deep-dive conversation on military realism, Hollywood stunts, veteran storytelling, and the hard transition from special operat

The Punisher: How Nick Koumalatsos Breathed Humanity Back Into Jon Bernthal's Frank Castle

Do it right, or don’t do it at all. In episode 179, Nick Koumalatsos returns to Veteran Made to talk about his work as a consulting producer on The Punisher: One Last Ki

Dancing with Text: How Ray Porter Brings Jack Carr's Books to Life by Getting Out of the Way

Discipline, humility, resilience, and what it means to serve the story first. In episode 178, I sit down with acclaimed actor and audiobook narrator Ray Porter for a wid

Forward Thrust: How Douglas Brunt Uses Narrative to Draw Connections Historians Have Missed

Forgotten history, political complexity, storytelling, and the strange ways oil, empire, and ideology have shaped the modern world. In episode 177, I sit down with bests

The Fourth Option: How Jack Carr Navigated Collaboration and Control to Build a New Universe

Jack Carr is back on episode 176 to talk about The Fourth Option — his first thriller outside of the James Reece and Terminal List universe. This one still has all the f

No Heroic Measures: Jessica Danger on Telling the Truth About Grief, Addiction, and Shared Humanity

On episode 175, I’m joined by writer, educator, and friend Jessica Danger to talk about her memoir, No Heroic Measures. This conversation is about grief, addiction, care

Crafting Humanity: How Luke Tennie Worked with Shrinking's Writers to Create a Whole Character

Responsible storytelling + creative collaboration = veteran characters who have depth, purpose, and a future. In episode 174, I sit down with Luke Tennie to talk about h

Authenticity Isn't Optional: How Rudy Reyes Brings All of Himself to his Roles in Film, Television, and Advertising

We must be the ones telling these stories. Not just consulting. Not just advising. Leading. Creating. Producing. Representing ourselves with precision and truth across ev

Tell Your Own Story: How Mark Harper Built a Powerhouse Team of Veterans to Produce the VA's Most-Ever Viewed PSA Campaign

On episode 172, I sit down with my friend Mark Harper — Air Force veteran, executive producer, and founder of GigLine Media — to unpack how a group of military storytelle

Face Your Dragon: How Ryan Curtis Convinced the VA to Meet Veterans Where They Are

Does it matter who’s telling the story? In episode 171, I sit down with my friend, Ryan Curtis — an accomplished director, filmmaker, and producer — to unpack the creati

BattleLab: Where Modern Warfare Meets Modern Media with Ethan Nagel

Can we build a blueprint for how the right content can pressure institutions to evolve? In episode 170, I sat down with my buddy Ethan Nagel — veteran infantryman and le

Cold Zero: Brad Thor & Ward Larsen on Cinematic Storytelling Through Thriller Novels

What really makes great storytelling work in the modern thriller genre? In episode 169, I sit down with two powerhouse thriller authors — Brad Thor and Ward Larsen in a

Sheepdog: Matt Dallas on the Power and Importance of Independent Filmmaking

In episode 168 of Veteran Made, I sit down with actor and indie film producer Matt Dallas to dig into what it really means to commit more than a decade of your life to on

Sheepdog: Steven Grayhm on Telling the Truth and not Bending the Knee to Hollywood

In episode 167, I sit down with actor, writer, director, and producer Steven Grayhm to dig into the 14-year journey behind his new movie Sheepdog and why truthful storyte

Full Metal Jacket: Matthew Modine on Working with Stanley Kubrick to Tell a War Story

In episode 166, I sit down with Matthew Modine who played Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket, for a direct and powerful conversation about the intersect

Toad in a Glass Jar: Stan Lake on the Full Spectrum of the Warfighter's Experience

In episode 165, I sit down with my friend Stan Lake — author, poet, naturalist, filmmaker, and veteran — to dig into his new poetry collection, “Toad in a Glass Jar,” pub