This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed human. Ready to change your life for just $2 a day? Orange Theory Fitness delivers one-hour workouts that combine strength and cardio to help you burn fat, build muscle, and feel unstoppable. Right now, get a full month of unlimited classes for just $62.
Don't wait, this offer ends soon. Visit orangetheory.com or your local studio and start your transformation today. Offer ends January 31st, 2026. New members only, premier membership, performance monitor, and monthly billing required. Discount applies to first month only.
Other terms apply. See Studio for details.
Well, the holidays have come and gone once again. But if you've forgotten to get that special someone in your life a gift, well, Mint Mobile is extending their holiday offer of half-off unlimited wireless.
So here's the idea: you get it now, you call it an early present for next year. What do you have to lose? Give it a try at mintmobile.com/slash switch. Limited time, 50% off regular price, new customers, upfront payment required: $45 for three months, $90 for six months, or $180 for a 12-month plan. Taxes and fees extra.
Speeds may slow after 50 gigabytes per month when network is busy. See terms. This is Richard Sherman from the Richard Sherman Podcast. Ready or not is on sale now for the holidays, a breakout hit with over 13 million global players. Ready or not is the tactical first-person shooter where you take the role of a SWAT commander and feel the weight of the badge.
I reunited with my Legion of Boom teammates, Cam Chancellor, Cliff Averill, Mike Bennett, and Walter Thurman to go through real SWAT training and experience firsthand what makes this game special. You can watch the full video now at the Richard Sherman Podcast YouTube channel. Here's what we discovered: this isn't just mindless run and gun like other shooters, just like the Legion of Boom operated as an elite defensive unit where everyone had to think strategically and work together. Ready or not demands the same mentality. You're commanding a SWAT team.
Clearing rooms, protecting civilians, making split-second tactical calls with 18 high-stakes missions, endless loadout customization. You need discipline and coordination to succeed. On sale now across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC with full cross-play support. Go solo or lead up to five teammates through operations where strategy matters. Don't miss the holiday sale on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC.
After training with my brothers, I can tell you this game gets it right. Are you looking for entertainment that lifts you up? Then check out Upt Faith and Family, the leading streaming service for inspiring, hope-filled shows and movies. This season streams soul-stirring favorites like Southern Gospel, plus four full seasons of Jesus Calling, and the uplifting new faith series These Stones. Or settle in with 19 seasons of the beloved family series Heartland, a family favorite ranch drama fans can't get enough of.
It's commercial free. Stream anywhere. Get free trial today. Go to upfaithandfamily.com slash iHeart. I don't know.
This is Lee Habib, and this is our American Stories. And we tell stories about everything here on this show. And some of our favorite stories are about the men and women who serve our nation in uniform. Throughout its nearly 24-year career, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane remained the world's fastest and highest flying operational aircraft. From 80,000 feet, it could survey 100,000 square miles of Earth's surface.
in a mere hour. SR-71 pilot Brian Schul recalls in his book, Sled Driver, Flying the World's Fastest Jet, There were a lot of things we couldn't do in an SR-71, but we were the fastest guys on the block. and loved reminding our fellow aviators of this fact. Here's Major Schul with his legendary story known today as the LA Speed Check. It's called the LA Speed Story.
And it was just a story about one day it was really cool. Being being SR-71 pilot. Walter and I were doing a training mission around the United States. We just were building up hours and time. And we take off out of Beale, hit a tanker in Idaho, rip on up to Montana, zip across Denver, hang a right turn in Albuquerque, out over Los Angeles, up to Seattle, back into Sacramento, two hours, twenty-one minutes.
And you just do that for, and then you do it backwards, and you hit a tanker. It was just to gain crew coordination, build your hours. We're on our last training mission. We're over Tucson. I can see downtown LA from Tucson.
We're at 89,000 feet. I can see the whole western United States bathed in a warm October fall glow. I can see the chain of Rocky Mountains from Canada to New Mexico. I could just see the most beautiful picture laid at my feet in this air as smooth as glass. Not a gauge moving in the cockpit.
It was perfect.
Now I'm thinking We bad. Yeah. And I feel sorry for Walter because he has to monitor five radios in the back seat.
So I flipped the switch up just to listen. And LA Center is controlling, they control all when you fly southwest airline, the guy's controlling everybody. But we're above controlled airspace.
So they they have us on their scope, but they're not talking to us.
Now there's controllers all over the country, Jacksonville Center, Chicago Center, Seattle Center. You know. It's the same guy. They all talk the same. And it's really cool the way they talk because they make you feel important as a pilot.
They don't just say, yeah, okay, here's your thing. They make you feel really cool.
So sure enough, there this was pre-GPS day.
Some Cessna guy has to know his ground speed. Uh LA Center Cessna in November Tangaloff, have you got a ground speed readout for us?
Now Center would like to say, who cares? Get off free. But no, he'll talk to him like he's John Glenn. Sets in November Affairs. We show you 90 knots, 9-0 knots on the ground.
And they do that sing-song voice, that's how they talk. And it makes you feel kind of cool. Right after that, a twin bonanza came up to pimp the guy for speed, I guess. And LA Center, Twin Beach, whatever. You got a ground speed radar for us?
And Senator Lexica, it's Friday. Why me, God, please just get off freak. But he's going to talk to him like he's Air Force One. Twin Beach, if we show you 1212, zero knots on the ground. And right after that A Navy F-18 out of Lemore.
Popped up on frequency. And you knew it was a Navy guy 'cause he talked really slick on the radio. Center Dusty 52 speed check. And I'm thinking, wait a minute. Dusty52 has a ground speed indicator and that million-dollar F-18 cockpits right there in the heads-up display.
Why is he calling center to broadcast his speed? I get it. We have just the meanest, baddest, fastest military jet in the valley today. We're taking our little hornet jet over Mount Whitney and ripping across Death Valley. We want everyone from Fresno to the coast to know what real speed is.
And you can almost hear a little glee in the controller's voice, like, we have put an end to this. Testify to we show you 620, 62, zero knots across the ground. And it was that across the ground. See, that little knife, like, I hope nobody else has the nerve to get on frequency now. And there wasn't an airliner from Seattle to San Diego that wanted to be next on freak.
It's sort of an etiquette thing amongst flyers. And a twelve-year-old was reaching for the mic button. And I thought, oh no, wait, Walter's in charge of the radios. I flew single seat all those years, but I'm in the family model now, and I. I want it no, it's the Navy that must die and must die now.
And I thought, no, but if I do, I will upset Walter, and I want us to be a good crew. And at that moment, I heard a click of the mic button in the back seat. Ladies and gentlemen, Walter and I became a crew at that moment. His best innocent voice, LA Center Aspen 30. Have you got a ground speed readout for us?
You could almost hear a collective gasp on Freak, like, oh, the poor fools didn't hear the previous transmissions. Oh, they got crushed like a grape. It's just a pilot thing. But senator had to give you that same voice. Aspen 3-0, we show you 1,992 knots.
Across the ground. When I knew I was going to like Walter a lot is when he came back and said, Center, we're showing a little closer to 2,000. Ladies and gentlemen, we did not hear another transmission on that frequency. All the way to the coast. The king of speed lived, the navy had been flamed, and a crew had been formed.
For just a moment, it was absolutely fun being the fastest guys on the block. And you've been listening to Major Brian Schull, his story of the SR-71 Blackbird doing a little speed check to show off just a little bit. By the way, little about Shul. He flew 212 combat missions and was shot down near the end of the Vietnam War. Unable to eject?
He was forced to ride the plane into the jungle. He was rescued by Army Special Forces and was so badly burned that he was given next to no chance to live. Ryan spent a full year in the military hospital where he underwent 15 medical procedures and was told he would never fly again. Bryant miraculously returned. to full flight status.
Flying the A7. Then the A10. and went on to be an instructor at the Air Force's Top Gun School. By the way, these are real life people, folks. Real life people.
His career culminated in flying the SR-71 Blackbird. Brian was the pilot who provided President Ronald Reagan with detailed photos of the Libyan terrorist camps. In nineteen eighty-six. Major Brian Schules SR seventy one Blackbird Story The LA Speed Check. Here on our American stories.
Lee Habib here, and I'd like to encourage you to subscribe to Our American Stories on Apple Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, Spotify, or wherever you get our podcasts. Any story you missed or want to hear again can be found there daily. Again, Please subscribe to the Our American Stories podcast on Apple Podcasts, the iHeartRadio app, or anywhere you get your podcasts. It helps us keep these great American stories coming. This is Julian Edelman from Dudes on Dudes with Gronk and Jules.
Sunday mornings, I've got my game day ritual. Coffee. Lucky socks. And now, new morning uncrustable sandwiches. It's all about that 12-gram protein boost with the new uncrustables, bright-eyed berry, or up and apple flavors.
Bright-eyed berries got a feisty. Receiver energy up in Apple. Your classic do-it-all tight end.
Soft, pillowy-packed with protein, and easy enough. for Gronk to grab from the freezer. Whether you're on the couch, driving to the tailgate or heading to the locker room. New morning uncruscible sandwiches. Are the MVP of snacks?
Your new Sunday kickoff ritual starts here. with new morning uncrustable sandwiches packed with 12 grams of protein. Janice Torres here. And I'm Austin Hankwitz. We host the podcast, Mind the Business Small Business Success Stories, produced by Ruby Studio in partnership with Intuit QuickBooks.
We're back for season four to talk to some incredible small business owners. The big thing about working at tech is that it's ever-evolving, ever-changing. Everyone's a rookie. That's how fast the industry is changing.
So, what I'm really excited about is to be part of that change.
So, listen on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Running a business is hard enough. Don't make it harder with a dozen apps that don't talk to each other. One for sales, another for inventory, a separate one for accounting. That's software overload.
Odoo is the all-in-one platform that replaces them all. CRM, accounting, inventory, e-commerce, HR, fully integrated, easy to use, and built to grow with your business. Thousands have already made the switch. Why not you? Try Odoo for free at ODOO.com.
That's odoo.com. This is Richard Sherman from the Richard Sherman Podcast. Ready or Not is on sale now for the holidays. A breakout hit with over thirteen million global players. Ready or not is the tactical first person shooter where you take command of the SWAT team and feel the weight of the badge.
I reunited with the Legion of Boom for real SWAT training. You can watch it now at the Richard Sherman Podcast YouTube channel. This isn't mindless running gun. Like the Legion of Boom's elite defense, ready or not demands strategic thinking and coordination. Command 18 intense missions now on sale across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
Don't miss this limited-time holiday sale. This is an iHeartPodcast. Guaranteed human. Mm-hmm.
