The Protectors® Podcast
The Protectors® Podcast is where powerful stories ignite purpose. Hosted by Jason Piccolo—a retired federal agent, former U.S. Army Infantry Captain (Iraq 2006), and author—the show explores the human side of courage, resilience, and leadership.
More than a podcast about service, it’s a platform for storytelling that empowers. Each episode highlights personal journeys of adversity, sacrifice, redemption, and triumph—revealing the mindset, discipline, and heart behind extraordinary lives. From frontline professionals to bestselling authors and acclaimed actors, the conversations uncover how real experiences inspire the stories that move us—and how storytelling itself becomes a force for strength and transformation.
Past guests include Sean Patrick Flanery, Andrews & Wilson, Mark Greaney, Stephen Hunter, Remi Adeleke, Florent Groberg, Clint Emerson, and Travis Mills—voices that inspire listeners to lead with courage, live with purpose, and tell their own stories boldly.
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#288 | Ted Andre & Fred Burton | Assassinated | Part 3 | The 1980s
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Part III of a multi-part series with Fred Burton and Ted Andre. In this episode of The Protectors Podcast™ to further diver into the assassination of Israeli Colonel Joseph Alon on U.S. soil in 1973.
We open the books on the investigation and its relation to these two great guests as we move into the 1980s. You definitely do NOT want to miss this episode.
Make sure to check out the previous two episodes.
Guests:
Ted Andre is an award-winning Producer and Production Executive, who has successfully developed and produced cutting-edge, critically acclaimed independent content for theatrical, television, and web release. He is Managing Partner and co-founder of Blue Blood Films, and Black Market Entertainment (BME).
Fred Burton is a former police officer, special agent, and New York Times best-selling author. He's served on the front lines of high-profile investigations like the hunt for and arrest of Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind behind the first World Trade Center bombing; the 1988 plane crash of PAK-1 that killed U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel and Pakistani President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq; and the search for Americans kidnapped by Hezbollah in Beirut, Lebanon.
Make sure to pick up Fred’s book CHASING SHADOWS for the in-depth story of the hunt!
This episode supported by Big Tex Ordnance. www.bigtexordnance.com
Make sure to check out Jason on IG @drjasonpiccolo
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