Episodes 214
Avg. Duration 1h 6m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (151)
Since Jan 2022
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
91%
Hosting
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About This Podcast

Heroes Behind the Headlines: a new podcast featuring an explosive new story every episode. First-hand accounts of adventures and events which have shaped our world . The real stories behind the headlines you know, told by the heroes you don’t. Hosted by NYT and international bestselling author Ralph Pezzullo.

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S5E24 At Ground Zero In Nagasaki

Jun 08, 2026 35m

Right after the U.S. dropped the bomb on Nagasaki, Victoria Kelly’s grandfather was sent there as part of the U.S. forces sent to occupy the city after its destruction. Victoria grew up curious about…

S5E23 Born From War: A Father’s Legacy To His Son

Jun 01, 2026 47m

Patrick Naughton’s father served in Vietnam when he was a child, and shared accounts of his experiences and adventures – from infantry to serving in Special Forces as part of the MACV-SOG teams doing…

S5E22 REPRISE: SOG Green Beret legend in "The Secret War" in Vietnam: Part II

May 26, 2026 50m

The second half of this two-part interview from 2023 with one of our favorite Americans, in celebration of Memorial Day:A living legend of MACV-SOG and the Green Berets, John "Tilt" Stryker Meyer…

S5E21 REPRISE: SOG Green Beret Legend in "The Secret War" in Vietnam: Part I

May 25, 2026 52m

We're re-airing this two-part interview from 2023 with one of our favorite Americans, in celebration of Memorial Day:A living legend of MACV-SOG and the Green Berets, John "Tilt" Stryker Meyer shares…

S5E20 Daughter Of A Scoundrel: Karen Holt On CIA Cutout Dad Chauncey Marvin Holt

May 18, 2026 1h 24m

Karen Holt didn’t realize her childhood was anything other than normal--whether it was her father’s absence every Monday to Friday; their odd moves from town to town without any warning;  the FBI…

S5E19 Friend’s Death Reveals Web Of Arms Deals And Money Laundering

May 11, 2026 1h 4m

Born on a U.S. airbase in London of American parents, Geoffrey Gilson began his career writing  speeches for Margaret Thatcher, leveraging his dual British-US citizenship to navigate elite political…

S5E18 Attacked Outside A Bar; Arrested For Attempted Murder

May 04, 2026 45m

Former U.S. Army Ranger, Barry Todd, was out celebrating a professional milestone with his wife and several friends at a local watering hole in Yuma, Arizona, when he was attacked by a drunken patron…

S5E17 Murder Of State Assemblyman’s Father

Apr 27, 2026 37m

California State Assemblyman Mike Gatto was a rising star in the California Democratic Party when on November 12th, 2013, his retired father Joseph Gatto was found murdered in their family home in…

S5E16 One Writer's Trudeau Nightmare

Apr 20, 2026 1h 7m

Proud Canadian and innovative thinker and author, Jeff Brown was flattered beyond  when Sophie Trudeau, (his country’s “first lady” at the time.) reached out to compliment his writing and aphorisms,…

S5E15 Marine Recon Sniper’s Gritty Account Of Time In Iraq

Apr 13, 2026 1h 17m

Growing up in the New Hampshire mountains, country boy Brennan Morton couldn’t wait to join the military, and when 9/11 occurred, it provided the final push for enlistment. Brennan loved every minute…

S5E14 Linking The JFK & RFK Shootings With Help From Expert Mark Shaw

Apr 06, 2026 1h 1m

Mark Shaw shares his recent discoveries linking the JFK and RFK assassinations, and also the mysterious and dreadful death of famed journalist Dorothy Kilgallen who was hot on the trail to solve the…

S5E13 Risks and Challenges of Cult Deprogramming

Mar 30, 2026 59m

Whether you call it brainwashing, programming, indoctrination, or something else, cult members have been taught to think, feel, and act in certain ways. The goal of the cult deprogrammer is to…

S5E12 FBI Special Agent Discovers Shocking New Evidence About JFK Assassination

Mar 23, 2026 1h 18m

Retired FBI Agent Stewart Fillmore was trained to break down evidence to solve crimes and build cases. Here, he focuses on the forensics of the JFK assassination and the likelihood that the hole in…

S5E11 Beirut Bombing 1983: Start Of The War On Terror

Mar 16, 2026 54m

Early in the morning of October 23, 1983 two truck bombs were detonated at buildings in Beirut Lebanon housing members of the US and French Multinational Force in Lebanon – a military peace mission…

S5E10 Surviving Epstein

Mar 09, 2026 1h 4m

Writer and editor Sarah McCarthy set out to write a book about her friend of 15 years and Jeffrey Epstein survivor Juliette Bryant. She reveals details about how Epstein and his powerful friends…

S5E9 The Legendary First Special Service Force of WWII

Mar 02, 2026 1h

In 1942, on the heels of the Pearl Harbor attack as the US entered the war, Canada and the U.S. agreed to form a special top-secret military commando unit – nicknamed by the Nazis as “The Black…

S5E8 “Real 21 Jump Street” Undercover Cop & Crime-Stopper (Part 3 Of 3)

Feb 23, 2026 50m

This three part-interview takes us through the amazing career and true-crime adventures of Texas native Zeke Flatten, who grew up knowing he wanted a career in law enforcement, got himself hired as a…

S5E7 “Real 21 Jump Street” Undercover Cop & Crime-Stopper (Part 2 Of 3)

Feb 16, 2026 50m

This three part-interview takes us through the amazing career and true-crime adventures of Texas native Zeke Flatten, who grew up knowing he wanted a career in law enforcement, got himself hired as a…

S5E6 “Real 21 Jump Street” Undercover Cop & Crime-Stopper (Part 1 Of 3)

Feb 09, 2026 48m

This three part-interview takes us through the amazing career and true-crime adventures of Texas native Zeke Flatten, who grew up knowing he wanted a career in law enforcement, got himself hired as a…

S5E5 U.S. Govt. Whistleblower Reveals Election Fraud By World's Greatest Criminal Cartel!

Feb 02, 2026 1h 8m

U.S. Government whistleblower Martin Rodil breaks down the Venezuelan efforts to steal elections in the U.S. and also explains how that country's Cartel de los Soles–the largest criminal organization…

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Heroes Behind Headlines has published 214 episodes since January 2022, covering topics in Documentary, News.

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Heroes Behind Headlines is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 6m.

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