The Protectors® with Jason Piccolo

Jason Piccolo

Booking Overview

Interview show focused on resilience, reinvention, post-service transition, personal transformation, and second-career stories, with recurring external guests including veterans, intelligence professionals, authors, filmmakers, entrepreneurs, and other accomplished professionals. Agencies could credibly pitch authors, veteran and intelligence leaders, entrepreneurs with compelling reinvention stories, and experts in resilience or career transition; booking difficulty is medium because the show welcomes credible independent professionals but also features bestselling authors and established industry figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 534

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Instagram: 6.4k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

piccolo.jason@gmail.com

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Host

Jason Piccolo - Retired federal agent, U.S. Army veteran who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, author, and interviewer focused on resilience, reinvention, transition, and personal transformation.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Authors with published books, especially bestselling or independently successful writers; veterans and intelligence professionals with substantial service experience; and established filmmakers, entrepreneurs, or other professionals with compelling career transitions and practical expertise.

Required Achievements:

New York Times bestselling books, Long-term military or intelligence service, Published independent books, Directing and producing feature films, Successful transition into a new career or venture

Recent Guest Discussions

Alma Katsu - Her Novel Incarnate, Artificial Intelligence, Identity, Digital Culture, Her Intelligence Career, And The Transition To Writing.

Jack Stewart - The Transition From Military Aviation To Thriller Writing, High-output Authorship, And Writing In The Tom Clancy Universe.

Eric Bishop - Independent Publishing, Building A Writing Career While Working Full Time, Writing Routines, And His Novel Downfall.

Garrett Melich - The Realities Of CIA Work, Post-retirement Transition, Intelligence Tradecraft, Business Intelligence, Networking, And Travel Security.

William Kaufman - Action Filmmaking, Tactical Authenticity, Character Development, Independent Film Production, And His Film Man Of War.

Recent Topics

Veterans, Military, Publishing, Resilience, Reinvention

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Protectors® with Jason Piccolo

549 | Jason Allison | Award-Winning Author | THE KILLING YARDS

September 16, 2026

Jason Allison is a writer and former detective who spent twenty years with the NYPD. His award-winning fiction has appeared in journals and anthologies. THE KILLING YARDS is his first novel. Support the showMake sure to check out Jason on IG @drjasonpiccolo

548 | Alma Katsu | NY Times Best Selling Author | INCARNATE

September 11, 2026

We catch up with New York Times bestselling author Alma Katsu on her new novel, Incarnate, a modern reimagining of The Picture of Dorian Gray that explores AI, identity, beauty, and the darker side of our digital lives. We also talk about her path from a 30+ year career in intelligence at the CIA and NSA to becoming an award-winning author, and how that experience shapes the stories she tells. Support the showMake sure to check out Jason on IG @drjasonpiccolo

547 | Jack Stewart | NY Times Best Selling Author | PRESSURE DEPTH

September 02, 2026

We catch up with Jack Stewart on the leap from Navy fighter pilot to high-output thriller author and what it takes to earn a seat in the Tom Clancy universe. Support the showMake sure to check out Jason on IG @drjasonpiccolo

Publicly listed emails

piccolo.jason@gmail.com

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