Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Only Black Woman to Fly the Legendary U-2 Spy Plane
Season 1 Episode 33
As the Cold War was taking shape in 1953, the United States accepted Lockheed Corporation’s proposal to build the U-2 spy plane, out of absolute nece…
3 years, 8 months ago
Rapid Fire: 9/11 and the Man the CIA Chose to Lead the Response
Season 1 Episode 32
Introducing ‘Rapid Fire’, new short-form episodes of Heroes Behind Headlines featuring our host Ralph Pezzullo himself, telling an amazing story abou…
3 years, 8 months ago
SEAL Team 6 Helicopter Crash and the Dire Rescue Mission
Season 1 Episode 31
August 6th, 2011. Wardak Province, Afghanistan. 15 SEAL Team 6 operators and 23 allied personnel traveled on board a helicopter with call sign “Extor…
3 years, 8 months ago
Battling Invisible Illness to Battling She-Hulk: Jameela Jamil
Season 1 Episode 30
Easily breaking bones and having to do “death math” to judge if an activity is safe enough for you on a daily basis creates countless challenges. But…
3 years, 9 months ago
Highlights of Heroes Behind Headlines
Season 1 Episode 29
In case you missed any of Heroes Behind Headlines, check out this special episode with some of our listeners' favorite moments to date.
Thank you to o…
3 years, 9 months ago
Exposing a Vicious Human Trafficking Operation
Season 1 Episode 28
Human trafficking is a $150 billion global industry, which remains severely underreported. One of the epicenters for this barbaric business is Wester…
3 years, 9 months ago
Rescuing a CNN Reporter from Behind ISIS Enemy Lines
Season 1 Episode 27
In November of 2016, Mosul was the epicenter of the intense battle to drive ISIS out of Iraq. CNN reporter Arwa Damon, her cameraman, and an Iraqi se…
3 years, 9 months ago
From Wall Street to Afghanistan with Special Forces in 2 Weeks
Season 1 Episode 26
Very few people have a lifestyle in which it is entirely possible to be working on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange, and then two wee…
3 years, 10 months ago
Destroying an Al-Qaeda Sleeper Cell Ready to Attack the US
Season 1 Episode 25
In 2012, an Al-Qaeda sleeper cell was planning 2 potentially devastating attacks in the United States and Canada - at the same time. To prevent catas…
3 years, 10 months ago
‘Black Hawk Down’ and the Battle That Never Ends with a Delta Force Legend
Season 1 Episode 24
On October 3, 1993, a US Army operation in Mogadishu, Somalia, which was supposed to take 45 minutes, lasted for more than 18 hours. Delta Force oper…
3 years, 10 months ago