GOLD SHIELDS

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Booking Overview

This is a weekly true-crime and heroism interview show featuring firsthand accounts from military veterans, law-enforcement professionals, forensic specialists, and other people directly involved in high-stakes investigations or missions. Suitable pitches include decorated veterans, former special-operations personnel, investigators, forensic experts, authors with relevant professional experience, and credible specialists in veteran transition or trauma; booking difficulty is high because guests typically bring rare firsthand experience and substantial credentials.

Metrics

Episodes: 174

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 4.3k subscribers

Instagram: 2.6k followers

Contact Information

tpsmith638@gmail.com

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Host

Tom Smith - Co-host of Gold Shields, presenting firsthand accounts of true crime, military operations, law-enforcement investigations, and real-life heroism.

Dan Murphy - Co-host of Gold Shields, presenting firsthand accounts of true crime, military operations, law-enforcement investigations, and real-life heroism.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Direct experience in military operations, law enforcement, criminal investigations, forensic science, veteran support, or related high-stakes public-service work; authors with substantial firsthand expertise are also a fit.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership or specialized service in major military operations, Career experience with federal law enforcement or criminal investigations, Specialized forensic or operational expertise, Published books based on professional experience, Combat service and continued work supporting veterans

Recent Guest Discussions

Alex West - The Bin Laden Raid, Special-operations Leadership, Mission Planning, Combat Decision-making, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, Moral Injury, And Veteran Treatment.

Lisa Bailey - Forensic Art, Facial Reconstruction, Unidentified Victims, Cold Cases, Criminal Investigations, Workplace Harassment, Organizational Culture, And Her Book.

Mary Howe - Ac-130 Gunship Operations, Aerial Combat Support, Military Service, Leadership, Deployment, Transition To Nursing, Veteran Support, And Resilience.

Recent Topics

Military, Law Enforcement, True Crime, Veterans, Heroism

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
GOLD SHIELDS
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GOLD SHIELDS EPISODE 171: CIA SPY REVEALS HOW THE CIA HUNTS TERRORISTS | BOB DOUGHERTY

July 24, 2026

We hope you enjoy this episode of Gold Shields, let us know how we did.The shadows are where wars are won... and where heroes are rarely recognized.For more than 25 years, CIA Operations Officer Bob Dougherty served on the front lines of America's hidden war, operating in some of the world's most dangerous countries. While the headlines focused on military operations, Bob was working deep inside the shadows, recruiting spies, developing high-value human intelligence (HUMINT) sources...

GOLD SHIELDS EPISODE 170: SEAL TEAM SIX TEAM LEADER REVEALS THE BIN LADEN RAID | ALEX WEST

July 17, 2026

We hope you enjoy this episode of Gold Shields, let us know how we did.OPERATION NEPTUNE SPEAR | The SEAL Team Six Raid That Killed Usama Bin LadenOn May 2, 2011, one of the most daring and historic military operations in modern history unfolded deep inside Abbottabad, Pakistan. Operation Neptune Spear ended the decade-long manhunt for the world's most wanted terrorist—the leader of Al-Qaeda, Usama Bin Laden.In this exclusive GOLD SHIELDS interview, former SEAL Team Six Team Leader Alex ...

GOLD SHIELDS EPISODE169: FACELESS: The Last Hope for the Unidentified

July 10, 2026

We hope you enjoy this episode of Gold Shields, let us know how we did.What happens when a victim has no name... no identity... and no one left searching?In this unforgettable episode of GOLD SHIELDS, we sit down with Lisa Bailey, former FBI Forensic Artist, forensic facial approximation specialist, and bestselling author of Clay & Bones. For decades, Lisa worked at the intersection of art, science, and criminal investigation, reconstructing the faces of unidentified victims from nothing ...

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