Daniel J O’Connor on McBride & Brennan - 17 June 2023

GUEST OVERVIEW: Dan O'Connor spent twenty-six years in the CIA, and as an Executive Senior Intelligence Service Officer, was the Chief of Security for five CIA Directors of Intelligence (DCI) and their Deputy Directors (DDCI). He served both at home and overseas ensuring that the Directors were protected while they were in office. Dan had the distinct honor of working with outstanding DCI/DDCI team members and was responsible for their safety and security as well. Separately, he served abroad for many years in multiple U.S. Embassies in Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America and received two medals with distinction from the CIA upon his federal retirement. He's also author of his debut spy thriller: A True American Patriot: On Your Six O’Clock.

Igor Lopatonok & Lt. Col. Sargis Sangari on McBride & Brennan - 10 June 2023

GUEST 1 OVERVIEW: Igor Lopatonok is a film producer and movie director who has done several projects in collaboration with Oliver Stone including Ukraine on Fire’, and ‘Revealing Ukraine’. His latest film is - QAZAQ History Of The Golden Man. Igor is also well known for his game-changing film colorization and 3D film conversion work in the United States and Europe.
GUEST 2 OVERVIEW: US Army Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) Sargis Sangari is CEO of The Near East Center for Strategic Engagement LLC and the host of the program NEW PARADIGMS show. He was born and raised in Iran While serving in the US Army, Sargis had six years of continuous combat deployment in the Mid East-conducted 144 combat patrols, 22 Special Forces missions and survived 7 IED attacks. During his time in the Army he held a diplomatic post as US Director of Host Nation Affairs/Kuwait. Col. Sargis Sangari has a deep skill set in Mid east languages and cultures and understands the plight of Assyrian and other Christians in the Mid East and now uses his 20 year military experience to help CHRISTIANS IN THEIR STRUGGLE AGAINST ISIS.

Major Stuart McCarthy on McBride & Brennan - 03 June 2023

On today's show we discuss the Ben Roberts Smith verdict in terms of command responsibility.
GUEST OVERVIEW: Stuart McCarthy is a retired Australian Army officer whose 28 year military career included operational deployments to Bougainville (Papua New Guinea), Ethiopia & Eritrea, Indonesia, Iraq and Afghanistan. Since leaving the Army in 2017 he has been a vocal advocate for injured and disabled military veterans and their families, including the establishment of the ongoing Defence & Veteran Suicide Royal Commission. In 2021 he was a lead advocate for the repatriation of local Afghan interpreters who had worked for the Australian Defence Force, prior to the Taliban takeover. He has also been published in medical journals on the ethics of military drug trials and the adverse effects of quinoline antimalarial drugs. His more recent advocacy efforts have focused on high level command responsibility for alleged Australian war crimes in Afghanistan.

Alysha Rose on McBride & Brennan - 27 May 2023

GUEST OVERVIEW: Tasmanian youth detention psychologist ‘Alysha Rose’ appeared on a recent 60 Minutes programme exposing systemic abuse of kids in the detention centre she worked in for many years in Tasmania. Despite repeated calls for its closure due to systematic abuse, there are still 18 children there and little effort has been made by the Tasmanian government to resolve the issues.

John Kiriakou on McBride & Brennan - 20 May 2023

GUEST OVERVIEW: John Chris Kiriakou is an American author, journalist and former intelligence officer. Kiriakou is a columnist with Reader Supported News and co-host of Political Misfits on Sputnik Radio. He was formerly an analyst and case officer for the Central Intelligence Agency, senior investigator for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, counterterrorism and a consultant for ABC News. He was the first U.S. government official to confirm in December 2007 that waterboarding was used to interrogate al-Qaeda prisoners, which he described as torture.

The Aussie Cossack on McBride & Brennan - 13 May 2023

GUEST OVERVIEW: Australian born Aussie Cossack rose to prominence during the NSW lockdowns as an outspoken media personality notorious for his hilarious interactions with the NSW police and numerous large scale campaigns against corrupt politicians. Boikov left Australia at the age of 18 to study at the Moscow Sretensky Seminary. It was here that he he had his first posting as a journalist Whilst in Russia Boikov became heavily involved in the Russian Cossack movement. Upon returning to Australia Boikov was elected the Ataman of the Australian Cossack chapter and founded a pro-Russian political newspaper called Russian Frontier. In December 2022 the Aussie Cossack defected to the Russian Consulate in Sydney where he was granted diplomatic asylum. From his studio within the Consulate building he now broadcasts weekly on TNT Radio.

Michael West on McBride & Brennan - 06 May 2023

GUEST OVERVIEW: Michael West spent two decades working as a journalist, stockbroker, editor and finance commentator before striking out on his own in July 2016. After eight years as a commentator with The Australian and another eight years with the Sydney Morning Herald as a journalist and editor, Michael founded Michael West Media to focus on journalism of high public interest. particularly the rising power of corporations over democracy. West is a Walkley-award winner and Adjunct Professor at the University of Sydney’s School of Social and Political Sciences.

The Aussie Cossack on McBride & Brennan - 29 April 2023

GUEST OVERVIEW: Australian born Aussie Cossack rose to prominence during the NSW lockdowns as an outspoken media personality notorious for his hilarious interactions with the NSW police and numerous large scale campaigns against corrupt politicians. Boikov left Australia at the age of 18 to study at the Moscow Sretensky Seminary. It was here that he he had his first posting as a journalist Whilst in Russia Boikov became heavily involved in the Russian Cossack movement. Upon returning to Australia Boikov was elected the Ataman of the Australian Cossack chapter and founded a pro-Russian political newspaper called Russian Frontier. In May of 2022 the Aussie Cossack was jailed for 10 months for breaching a suppression and non-publication order for content posted to his YouTube channel. After successfully winning an appeal against the severity of the sentence Aussie Cossack left prison. In December 2022 the Aussie Cossack defected to the Russian Consulate in Sydney where he was granted diplomatic asylum. From his studio within the Consulate building he now broadcasts daily on TNT Radio.

Senator David Shoebridge on McBride & Brennan - 22 April 2023

GUEST OVERVIEW: Senator David Shoebridge is an Australian politician and former barrister. He is a member of the Australian Greens and was elected to the Senate as the party's lead candidate in New South Wales at the 2022 federal election, to a term beginning on 1 July 2022. He previously served in the New South Wales Legislative Council from 2010 to 2022 and on the Woollahra Municipal Council from 2004 to 2012.

Cameron Leckie on McBride & Brennan - 15 April 2023

GUEST OVERVIEW: Cameron Leckie served in the Australian Army for 24 years, retiring with the rank of Major. By the end of his military career he had come to the conclusion that the mission of the Australian Defence Force was no longer to ‘defend Australia and its national interests’ but rather to support the imperialism of the United States. He now advocates for an independent Australian defence and foreign policy.