Celebrity Salute

Randy Miller welcomes John Ondrasik, better known by his stage name Five for Fighting, to the podcast to discuss the highs and lows of his music career. Randy and John also discuss Five for Fighting's unique relationship with the U.S. Military. John will support the upcoming Snowball Express with the Gary Sinise Foundation.

We welcome the always patriotic and usually opinionated singer/songwriter Aaron Lewis to the show to talk about his new album “The Hill.” Randy and Aaron delve into many topics.

We welcome actor David Morse, star of “The Green Mile,” “St Elsewhere,” and many other great works from stage and screen, to talk about his new project: “Cabrini.” Randy and David talk about his work with Tom Hanks as well as the subject of his new movie: Francesca Cabrini, an Italian nun who came to the U.S. to care for poor and homeless immigrants in New York City, in the process, becoming an entrepreneur and a canonized saint.

We welcome retired Marine and current Admissions Director for Warriors Heart, Michael O'Dell, to the podcast. We talk about his difficult transition from military service to civilian life, which caused him to do time due to his substance abuse addiction. Randy and Michael talk about how his ability to take those two years to turn his life around led to serving with Warriors Heart.

We welcome 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh, the first active-duty military member to be crowned Miss America, to the podcast. Madison and Randy talk about her recent win, her whirlwind schedule, and how her military compadres have reacted to her historic crowning.

We welcome Hollywood legend Eric Roberts to the show to discuss his decades on screen, all of his great projects, his 600 acting credits, and his brand-new film, “The Private Eye.”

We welcome Dr. Phil back to the podcast to talk about his new book “We’ve Got Issues: How You Can Stand Strong For America’s Soul and Sanity.” Randy and Dr. Phil talk about just a couple of the chapters and topics covered in this book and what people can expect from the book that features Dr. Phil’s unique worldview.

We are so happy to welcome back Savannah Guthrie to the pod to talk about her new book: "Mostly What God Does: Reflections on Seeking and Finding His Love Everywhere." Randy and Savannah talk about the book, Valentine's Day, working on TV, and more.

Buckle up, folks; we’re talking to an international man of mystery, Counterintelligence expert Pete Turner, who will fill us all in on some of his past work around the world, as well as a look at the current state of geopolitical conflicts around the world. Pete also had a hand in establishing the International Institute for Nonproliferation Studies, and we thank him for his time and his career in counterintelligence.

We welcome back one of our favorite guests to the podcast, star of “New Girl” and “Minx” as well as the host of the new podcast “We’re Here to Help,” Jake Johnson to the show. Jake and Randy go over nearly every topic under the sun in this wide-ranging interview; one that you are sure to enjoy!

The Celebrity Salute podcast is happy to welcome actor Jon Cryer to the show to talk about his new show on NBC: “Extended Family.” The show centers on a family who goes through an amicable divorce and all of the tenderness and hilarity that can ensue.

We welcome the newly installed and first Executive Director of MilitaryConnected.org, Kevin Emore, to the program to talk about a wide range of topics, including his military service, his time playing on the West Point Hockey team, playing golf in Kenya, and most importantly, what MilitaryConnected.org does to help place our veterans into good paying and rewarding careers.

We welcome history buff, author, host, and self-professed nerd, Brad Meltzer to the show to discuss the most recent addition to his “I Am…” series with a program based on Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Randy talks with Brad about how the series started, his process of putting together these great biographies, and much more.

We welcome back Oscar-award winning actor Jon Voight to the show to talk about his life and career, and his new movie “The Painter.” Randy and Jon discuss the film, Presidents throwing out first pitches, and much more in this great segment.

We welcome one of our favorite writers, Dave Barry, to the podcast to talk about his career and life living in the great state of Florida. Dave has a new book “Swamp Story: A Novel” where he details various exploits of “Florida Man” stories and how his life has influenced his incredible writing style.

We welcome the unmistakable voice of actor Danny Trejo to Celebrity Salute to give his greeting to all of our servicemembers listening across the world. Randy and Danny talk about his upbringing through the prison system, and how he overcame his tribulations to become the Hollywood sensation he has become, including roles in the films “Heat” and “Machete.”

We welcome actor Neal McDonough to the show to talk about his role on the Paramount Network program “Yellowstone,” his villain role in “Justified,” his hero-turn in Tom Hanks' "Band of Brothers" and what goes into playing all of the roles he has dazzled us with over the years.

We welcome back the author of many of our favorite books, Mitch Albom, to discuss his new book “The Little Liar.” Randy and Mitch talk about the book, what led him to write a book set during the time of the holocaust, and how the device of using “The Truth” as a narrator is a satisfying method.