Dustin Wright is a US Army Veteran with combat deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan. After the Army he has worked in Executive and close protection, shooting and tactics training, and working towards his Masters degree! In this episode we talk about his self evaluation and how he works towards always being better, leadership, and his transitioning from protection and security work to the next chapter of his life!

Savage Sunday is a short weekly episode with updates, book reviews, recommendations, and all things distinguished, all things savage!

Dr Dante Bryant is back for another incredible conversation! Dr Bryant is many things, professor, activist, thinker, and truly a distinguished savage! We talk religion, relationships, growth, and why one must be savage but have control of that to harness it for good!

David Bullock is a former British Army soldier who went in to Executive and Close Protection work after his time in the military. Most recently he has been in Ukraine where he met Alysia Rieg whose been on the show before. Alysia is many things, First Responder, firefighter, EMT, instructor, author, and aspiring politician. In this episode David and Alysia talk about their experiences in Ukraine and what they're planning next! You can find David on instagram @frontlinefaith_ and Alysia @ay_lee_see_yuh

Savage Sunday is a short weekly update episode to keep you abreast of upcoming guests, reviews, recommendations, and upcoming training. This week marks the marks the anniversary of the passing of my good friend and team mate, Cpt. Randy Trinkle. I've included a short homage to him and included his Last Call.

Another archive episode that didn't port over from my original RSS feed. The original air date for this episode was September 9, 2020. This was my first interview with my so far, one and only mystery guest, Bell. She is a money laundering, counter terror finance expert and an absolutely fascinating woman! Bell is one of those rare people who make you think, and inspire you to do more! She is fascinating, articulate, funny, wickedly sharp, and incredibly insightful! Many of the things she alludes to in this interview have since come to fruition. You'll be hearing more from her in the near future as soon as we can find a time to record!

Savage Sunday is a short episode with upcoming guests, updates, reviews, and training opportunities, along with all things distinguished, all things savage!

Savage Sunday is a short update episode for the Distinguished Savage Podcast. This week my guest was Dr. Dante Bryant Phd and I've included a short clip in this episode to get you fired up if you've not listened to that conversation yet! Also a book recommendation, a few shout outs, along with upcoming training opportunities!

Dr. Dante Bryant, is a professor, scholar, thinker, and truly a distinguished savage! In this episode we hit a myriad of topics but this conversation is profound on many levels! It's difficult to say here just how deep the conversation runs! We talk about dressing well, on being a man, critical thinking, philosophy, theology, and so much more! I would go so far as to say, if you don't ever listen to any other episodes of my show, you should absolutely listen to this one! You can find Dante on instagram @a_southernman Huge thank you to Dante for his time, his insights, and an incredibly profound conversation!

Originally airing in April 2020. Tony Blauer is a the creator and founder of Spear and Blauer Tactical. He has over 30 years of experience in the Self Defense industry and is a life long martial artist. Tony is a fascinating guy and was instrumental in helping me implement the current Defensive Tactics program at my department. You can find more on Tony and Spear at www.blauerspear.com.

Savage Sunday is a short episode with updates, upcoming guests, recommendations, book reviews and the ramblings of me on this, that and the other!

Brian Collins is a paramedic, EMS educator, Tactical Medic, Bjj purple belt, and is recently began training in Executive Protection. He also lectures on Human Trafficking, its effects and detection. In this episode we discuss EMS providers carrying a gun on duty along with many issues surrounding that possibility.

Savage Sunday is a short episode with upcoming guests, recommendations, and all things distinguished, all things savage!

Tommy Joe Moore is a well rounded martial artist, historian, author, teacher, trainer, and a fascinating guy! He's written two books on historical fighting techniques, Modern Bartitsu, Scientific Streetfighting for Ladies and Gentlemen, Shanghai School of Streetfighting, Defendu and other WW2 era Combatives. Beyond that Tommy is one hell of a nice guy! You can find more on him on his instagram @ginger_legion and his Youtube channel, Tommy Joe Moore, Bartitisu Lab, Boxing and Gutterfighting.

This was my first interview with my brother, Dustin Wright! This was recorded in July of 2020 and is in it's original form. It's also another one of the episodes that didn't port over from my old RSS feed. Dustin is an incredibly solid, and a phenomenal story teller! This episode is where it all started! Dustin has been on 4 times now and he never disappoints!

Savage Sunday is a short weekly update show for The Distinguished Savage Podcast! This week, upcoming guests, Teresa Wolf @roadhouserulz on instagram. and Tommy Joe Moore @ginger_legion! Book recommendations, Todd Fox @tourtraining on IG and his book, Protection For and From Humanity. And Spencer Coursen @s.coursen on IG and his book, The Safety Trap. I've recommended both books before but I've recently been referencing them again as a resource for a project working and both books are solid material! Upcoming training with KDI Security for their Basic Dignitary Protection Course in South Carolina, go to www.teamkdi.com. Also Patrick Odle @modern_civillian_combat and the upcoming MDS seminar in Austin, and the next Spear Instructor Course in Austin www.blauerspear.com

Michael and Seth Raymond are the founders of Medusa Edged Weapon System along with Jason Schultz they have created a fascinating approach to using an edged or other hand held tool system! The Medusa Edged Weapon System is quick, efficient, and methodical approach! Michael and Jason discuss the origin and methods of the system and we get in to how they vetted their system through some elder statesman of the combatives world like Kelly McCann! You can find more on Medusa on instagram @medusaedgedweaponsysytem and Jason is @benkei_sohei. Special thanks to Cache Haggard @revenantcorp for his help with this episode!

Erwin Ballarta has been described to me as "the most dangerous guy in the room" by people I consider to be dangerous themselves! Erwin is a life long long martial artist, DT instructor, Former Texas DPS officer, coffee entrepreneur, and one of the most soft spoken and fascinating men you'll ever meet! This interview took place at his office for the Texas Police Assoc in early June of 2020. This is the original version of the episode. You can certainly tell how rigid I still was back then! Erwin is class act and one of the most solid people I know! This episode is one of the original 50 that didn't port over from my old RSS feed. The original air date was 06/06/2020.

Savage Sunday is short episode with updates, upcoming guests, recommendations, and all thing distinguished, all things savage for The Distinguished Savage Podcast.

A rerelease of my interview with Scott Babb, Founder of The Libre Fighting Guild. Scott is an innovator, martial artist, thinker, and fascinating guy! His approach to fighting whether it be empty hand, edged weapon, or sap & blackjacks, his approach is unique to say the least! You can find more his work on his instagram @librefighting or his website www.librefighting.bigcartel.com.

Savage Sunday is episode with upcoming guests, recommendations, and all things distinguished, all things savage!

Rick Wilkinson is a Paramedic, EMS Instructor, and a fascinating guy! In this episode we talk about the growing problem of assaults on EMS providers, leadership in EMS, and some possible solutions to those issues. You can find more on Rick's courses at www.prioritymedicaltraining.com and on IG @prioritymedicaltraining.

Cliff Byerly is man many talents and an interesting past. He was a MARSOC Sniper, retired LAPD Swat Officer, BJJ Blackbelt and owner of Hill Country Combatives in Kerrville Tx. Cliff is also one of the Shiv Works Collective! More than that Cliff has a unique approach to close quarters fighting, especially in the weapons based environment as well as arrest and control methodology. You can find more on Cliff's training at www.hilcountrycombatives.com.

Karl de la Guerra is the founder and CEO of KDI Protection. He has 43 years of experience in the Protection and Security arena but more than that Karl is a visionary! This conversation is a masterclass on innovation and finding solutions to difficult issues with security and threat assessment. You can can find more on Karl and the services as well as training his company offers at www.teamkdi.com.

Aaron Banks of Keep Firing llc is a US Army vet, entrepreneur, avid outdoorsman, firearms instructor and probably one of the most amazing guys you've likely not heard of! You can find more on Aaron and his course work on his facebook page Keep Firing llc and his instagram @keepfiringllc

Savage Sunday is a short episode with upcoming guests, training, recommendations, reviews, and ramblings of me, the host Walt Settlemyre! It's a little morsel of arcane goodness to top off your Sunday!

Craig Douglas is the consummate gentleman with a lethal skillset and personal style! He's a former US Army Ranger and LEO and now teaches his close quarters combatives courses to government agencies, military, and civilians! This is a rerelease of our conversation from 2 years ago and it's packed with actionable content! You can find more about his coursework at www.shivworks.com

Brian Marren and Greg Williams are human behavior experts! Their company Arcadia Cognerati provides training to anyone who wants to better understand human behavior pattern recognition and analysis. They also have an incredible podcast, The Left of Greg Podcast, available on all podcast platforms. Brian and Greg are THE Gold Standard for human behavior training! You can find out more on them from their website www.arcadiacognerati.com

Savage Sunday is a short episode of upcoming guests, recommendations, and training opportunities along with all things distinguished, all things savage!

Cecil Burch of Immediate Action Combatives is a BJJ Black Belt under Megaton Dias, has trained in Kempo, TKD, JKD, Muay Thai, Boxing, Greco Roman Wrestling, and Silat, as well as being an accomplished shooter! He is also a part of the ShivWorks Collective. Cecil is first and foremost a true Coach! His knowledge and ability to teach concepts and methodology over simple technique allows him to give his students a map of where they're going rather than teaching step by step without ever seeing the whole picture! In this episode we talk about his recent visit to Austin to teach his course work!

Savage Sunday is a weekly short episode with upcoming guests, reviews, recommendations, and training opportunities! Along with all things distinguished, all things savage!

John George is an Air Force Combat Veteran, Fugitive Recovery Agent, and a BJJ Black Belt. Aaron Kahler is a an anti money laundering/ counter terror finance expert and Founder and CEO of the 503c Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Initiative ATII. John and Aaron have joined forces to not only combat human trafficking but also help trafficking victims! This conversation is very likely not what you might expect given the subject! We talk about John's background and current work as well as EDC and mindset as well as Aaron's background and his training under professor George and how they are working on empowering victims of abuse and trafficking! You can find more John at www.ravensguardacademy.com or on instagram @ravensguardacademy or @my.alpha.life and you can find Aaron at www.followmoneyfightslavery.com

Dr Florian Schmitzberger is an Emergency Physician Fellow with the Univ. of Michigan and has recently gotten back rom the Ukraine where he worked with an NGO, Global Response Management. Dr Schmitzberger is also former military. Originally from Vienna, Austria he served in the Austrian Army as a medic. in this episode I sit down with Florian and my special guest host, Eric Sitterle to discuss their recent work in the Ukraine. You can find Dr. Schmitzberger on twitter at @schmitzberger or email him at [email protected] And if you're interested in learning more about GRM you go to their site www.global-response.org

Eric Sitterle is a Critical Care Paramedic who worked the Ferguson Riots and more recently he worked in the Ukraine with an NGO. We talk about Ferguson, Ukraine, and we delve into EMS and depression, ptsd, suicide, and healing! This is a powerful conversation to say the least, and to date one of the most incredible conversations I've had! Not because of me but Eric's passion, conviction, and honesty all converge and this episode will move you not matter your occupation! You can find Eric on IG @ericsitterle and on facebook Eric Micheal Sitterle.

Savage Sunday is a short episode with upcoming guests, recommendations, reviews, and all things distinguished, all things savage!

Matthew Reed is a veteran of both Marine Corps and USArmy Intelligence. After his military service he worked in the intelligence community. He is an accomplished author, historian, and fascinating man! In this episode we talk about his books, history, geo politics, China, Russia, Ukraine, and generational issues and more! You can find Matthew's books on Amazon.

Savage Sunday is short podcast with upcoming guests, reviews, and upcoming training opportunities, along with all things distinguished, all things savage!

Matt Paul is a Command Master Chief with 29 years in the Navy. He has four Combat Deployments as a corpsman with MARSOC and he recently retired from EMS where he worked as a Special Operations Rescue Paramedic. In this episode we talk about his life, leadership, the profession of EMS, and his deployments!

Savage Sunday is a short episode with upcoming guests, review, recommendations, and all thing distinguished, all things savage!

Matthew Reed is a former intelligence officer and author. His background, training, and skillset along with knowledge of history make him not only an incredible author but a fascinating guy and one of the most interesting person you've likely never heard of! His books are available on Amazon and you can find more on Matt at https://www.amazon.com/Matthew-Reed

Alex Sansone also known as the The Suited Shootist is a blogger and content creator around the idea living and dressing for the armed lifestyle. he is the embodiment of the idea that dressing well is not about self importance. it is about self respect!

Savage Sunday is short weekly update for the Distinguished Savage Podcast with upcoming guests, reviews, and recommendations, along with all things Distinguished, all things Savage!

Vance McMurry of Autotelic Performance Solutions is back and we discuss my getting his System Reboot, his impressions of riding out with EMS, and a myriad of topics! This one goes down a few interesting rabbit holes and no intro could truly do it justice!

Savage Sunday is a short episode with upcoming guests, reviews, and recommendations, as well as all things Distinguished! All things Savage! 

Matt Estridge is former DHS Counter Terror Operator and Instructor. Now he runs his businesses Tier One Tactics and FitDiesel Strength. Today we talk about L.I.V.E Program that combays active shooters. We also talk abouthis new upcoming app for FitDieselStrength! Matt is a wealth of knowledge in both these arenas and his LIVE Program is second to none!

Travis Joyner is an LEO, Bjj Black Belt and an instructor for Sheep Dog. He joins me to talk about Jiu Jitsu, defensive tactics in law enforcement, seeing Austin change, and much more! You can find him on instagram @the_real_gray_man.

Savage Sunday is a short weekly episode about upcoming guests, reviews, recommendations, as well as upcoming training opportunities from the Distinguished Savage Podcast! This weeks review is on the Ocean Crawler Core Diver Fully Lumed V3 Dive Watch. Upcoming guests this week, Travis Joyner, LEO and Bjj Black Belt, and Matt Estridge of TierOne Tactics. 

Kegan Smurf Gill is a former USNavy Pilot and F18 Super Hornet driver. His story is remarkable! He was forced to eject from aircraft at nearly the speed of sound seconds before it crashed in to the Atlantic and that was only the beginning of the his story!