by Travis Partington | Jul 7, 2023 | Podcast
I had a different direction in mind for number 351. I was going to do a Fourth of July special with me repping Adam Semonick’s 016 Oscar Mike Radio Car. That was the plan until I saw a Facebook post from Air Force Veteran and fellow military podcaster Brandi Pett....
by Travis Partington | Jun 30, 2023 | Podcast
I would like to start off by saying thank you to David Danforth and John Kennedy and the rest of the Veterans Brotherhood Veterans Motorcycle Club for connecting me with Ben Hendricks and Luke Young, the founders of The Garrison Speed Shop. Luke, U.S. Army, and Ben,...
by Travis Partington | Jun 23, 2023 | Podcast
I got connected to Mike Utschig through Stephen Russell who came on in March of this year to talk about his work with “Tales of Nihilism”. Mike and Stephen served together in the Army, so it is cool that we got connected in this way. Even before we talked Mike...
by Travis Partington | Jun 16, 2023 | Podcast
I would like to tell you that all of these are easy, and I have this down to science. However, my systems were acting up and I had a limited window to talk with him. There were people around me making sure my internet was up and I was apprehensive because I wanted to...
by Travis Partington | Jun 9, 2023 | Podcast
There is a lot about the end of life that I didn’t know anything about. Carlos and I got connected because he serves Veterans with the hospice program he runs for Frederick Health Hospice. I was very interested to learn more. Carlos joined the Army where he was a...
by Travis Partington | Jun 2, 2023 | Podcast
I was in a thread about family advocacy for Veterans when someone asked about the Columbia University Family Flex Study. A family study about Veterans’ families? I had to find out more. I reached out to the Family Flex Study and was introduced to Rohini...
by Travis Partington | May 26, 2023 | Podcast
get an email about a book written about a story during the Vietnam War. What is different about this book is it was written by someone who never served in the Vietnam War or the military. Dr. Reaves wrote about her father, U.S. Navy Corpsman Larry Goss who lost his...
by Travis Partington | May 22, 2023 | Podcast
Gina Alderman has come on Oscar Mike Radio as an author. She wrote in Veterans Unchained Anthology and put together Veterans Unchained 2.0. This time she is talking with me about her Rugged Warrior Healing Coalition Retreat. Gina talked about how the retreat went from...
by Travis Partington | May 22, 2023 | Podcast
“I have never done anything like this on Oscar Mike Radio.” This thought was going through my mind as I started talking with U.S. Army Veteran Inez Moutarde. Except we weren’t talking, we were breathing, but not just any kind of breathing. We were doing Quantum Flow,...
by Travis Partington | May 18, 2023 | Podcast
Anthologies, Gina Alderman asked Stephanie to lead a jewelry-making session. Making jewelry has helped Stephanie heal from past trauma. Stephanie served in the Army Reserves. She separated due to MST (Military Sexual Trauma) and after separation found that working...
by Travis Partington | May 17, 2023 | Podcast
One part of the retreat that Gina Alderman wanted to focus on is the mind and body working together. To do that, Gina connected with Juanita Terry who participated in the “Veterans” Unchained Anthology. The anthology is how Gina and Juanita got connected, and their...
by Travis Partington | May 17, 2023 | Podcast
The first thing one notices is the smile. It is genuine, yet inquisitive. The kind of smile that puts you at ease. Unusual for me, but I was a bit uneasy. Dr. Ki Magee was one of Gina Alderman’s long-time military friends. I wanted to be sure everything went well as...
by Travis Partington | May 15, 2023 | Podcast
Curtis Rutledge served in the Army for 12 years and was medically retired. He tried different things and then got into welding and metalwork because he loves cars. Out of his love for cars, Curtis started Project Shft 6. Project Shift 6 is located in Bakersfield, CA....
by Travis Partington | May 5, 2023 | Podcast
April 26th, 2016 is when Travis met Keith Hayes of Sinista 1 Productions and committed to Oscar Mike Radio. I am having as much fun doing Oscar Mike Radio now as when I first started. I have met some amazing people. Go to Spotify and look for Oscar Mike Radio and...
by Travis Partington | May 5, 2023 | Podcast
I want to give a big shout-out to Keith Hayes of Sinista1 Productions for getting me connected with Cedric Jeffries. Cedric Jeffries was an 11 Bravo (Infantry) in the U.S. Army. From the time Cedric was six, he was doing performing, art, and poetry. His Army...
by Travis Partington | Apr 21, 2023 | Podcast
I met Anna at Tennessee VFW State Commander Brian Walker’s event at the Collierville, TN Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5066. She came on Oscar Mike Radio for number 294 (https://oscarmikeradio.com/294-anna-lynn-ferris/). Anna Lynn Ferris lives in Tennessee and has...