This week, Tammy sits down with renowned Annapolis-based attorney Samuel J. Brown for the second part of a two-part interview.

Samuel J. Brown is a highly respected attorney in Annapolis, Maryland, with over 50 years of legal practice in Anne Arundel County.

Brown is widely recognized as one of the leading divorce attorneys in the area, having tried over 500 divorce, custody, support, and visitation cases, with his longest trial lasting 23 days.

Brown has received many accolades and awards in his 50 years of practice in Anne Arundel County including:
Leading Lawyer by What’s Up Magazine
Reader’s Choice Award from the Capital Newspaper
Super Lawyer in the State of Maryland
Top Lawyer by Baltimore Smart CEO magazine

This week, Tammy sits down with renowned Annapolis-based attorney Samuel J. Brown for the second part of a two-part interview.Samuel J. Brown is a highly respected attorney in Annapolis, Maryland, with over 50 years of legal practice in Anne Arundel County.Brown is widely recognized as one of the leading divorce attorneys in the area, having tried over 500 divorce, custody, support, and visitation cases, with his longest trial lasting 23 days.Brown has received many accolades and awards in his 50 years of practice in Anne Arundel County including:<ul><li>Leading Lawyer by What’s Up Magazine</li><li>Reader’s Choice Award from the Capital Newspaper</li><li>Super Lawyer in the State of Maryland</li><li>Top Lawyer by Baltimore Smart CEO magazine</li></ul>

The Tammy Alvarez Show brings thoughtful, values‑driven conversations to the forefront — exploring leadership, resiliency, service, and the character it takes to navigate life’s defining moments. With warmth, clarity, and conviction, Tammy sits down with leaders, veterans, and everyday Americans to examine what it means to lead with purpose, strengthen our communities, and live a life grounded in principle. Informed by her own experiences in public service, advocacy, and faith — and her life alongside her husband, decorated Navy veteran and former POW Everett Alvarez, Jr. — the show offers lis

The Tammy Alvarez Show

The Tammy Alvarez Show brings thoughtful, values‑driven conversations to the forefront — exploring leadership, resiliency, service, and the character it takes to navigate life’s defining moments. With warmth, clarity, and conviction, Tammy sits down with leaders, veterans, and everyday Americans to examine what it means to lead with purpose, strengthen our communities, and live a life grounded in principle. Informed by her own experiences in public service, advocacy, and faith — and her life alongside her husband, decorated Navy veteran and former POW Everett Alvarez, Jr. — the show offers listeners perspective, inspiration, and a renewed appreciation for the ideals that unite us.

The Tammy Alvarez Show brings thoughtful, values‑driven conversations to the forefront &mdash; exploring leadership, resiliency, service, and the character it takes to navigate life&rsquo;s defining moments. With warmth, clarity, and conviction, Tammy sits down with leaders, veterans, and everyday Americans to examine what it means to lead with purpose, strengthen our communities, and live a life grounded in principle. Informed by her own experiences in public service, advocacy, and faith &mdash; and her life alongside her husband, decorated Navy veteran and former POW Everett Alvarez, Jr. &mdash; the show offers listeners perspective, inspiration, and a renewed appreciation for the ideals that unite us.

Samuel J. Brown (PART 2)

This week, Tammy sits down with Major General Michael R. Regner and his wife Mary Regner for the first part of a two-part interview.

Major General Michael R. Regner has had a distinguished 40-year career in the U.S. Marine Corps, beginning in 1976 when he was commissioned after graduating from The Citadel. Over the decades, he has held numerous high-level positions, including Staff Director at the Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., and Commanding Officer of 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines.

Major General Regner is recognized for his leadership, dedication to Marine Corps values, and service to both the Marine Corps and the Department of Defense. He has mentored Marines and their families, and his career reflects a deep commitment to the Corps’ mission.

Mary Regner is a passionate advocate for military families. She has served on boards and volunteered for many military family organizations.

As a Marine Corps mom and spouse, she understands the questions and concerns that arise for a parent when their child decides to join the Marines.

She and her husband, Major General Mike Regner, USMC (Ret), have supported their son and his family through two decades of service, multiple combat tours and deployments, and many moves.

Her book, Semper Parents: Supporting Your Marine and Sharing the Journey, is currently available for purchase.

This week, Tammy sits down with Major General Michael R. Regner and his wife Mary Regner for the first part of a two-part interview.Major General Michael R. Regner has had a distinguished 40-year career in the U.S. Marine Corps, beginning in 1976 when he was commissioned after graduating from The Citadel. Over the decades, he has held numerous high-level positions, including Staff Director at the Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., and Commanding Officer of 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines.Major General Regner is recognized for his leadership, dedication to Marine Corps values, and service to both the Marine Corps and the Department of Defense. He has mentored Marines and their families, and his career reflects a deep commitment to the Corps’ mission.Mary Regner is a passionate advocate for military families. She has served on boards and volunteered for many military family organizations.As a Marine Corps mom and spouse, she understands the questions and concerns that arise for a parent when their child decides to join the Marines.She and her husband, Major General Mike Regner, USMC (Ret), have supported their son and his family through two decades of service, multiple combat tours and deployments, and many moves.Her book, Semper Parents: Supporting Your Marine and Sharing the Journey, is currently available for purchase.

Major General Michael R. Regner & Mary Regner (PART 1)

This week, Tammy sits down with Major General Michael R. Regner and his wife Mary Regner for the first part of a two-part interview.
Major General Michael R. Regner has had a distinguished 40-year career in the U.S. Marine Corps, beginning in 1976 when he was commissioned after graduating from The Citadel. Over the decades, he has held numerous high-level positions, including Staff Director at the Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., and Commanding Officer of 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines.
Major General Regner is recognized for his leadership, dedication to Marine Corps values, and service to both the Marine Corps and the Department of Defense. He has mentored Marines and their families, and his career reflects a deep commitment to the Corps&rsquo; mission.
Mary Regner is a passionate advocate for military families. She has served on boards and volunteered for many military family organizations.
As a Marine Corps mom and spouse, she understands the questions and concerns that arise for a parent when their child decides to join the Marines.
She and her husband, Major General Mike Regner, USMC (Ret), have supported their son and his family through two decades of service, multiple combat tours and deployments, and many moves.
Her book, Semper Parents: Supporting Your Marine and Sharing the Journey,&nbsp;is currently available for purchase.

This week, Tammy sits down with acclaimed PBS TV producer Mike Wiser for the second part of a two-part interview.

From PBS.org:

Mike Wiser is an award-winning writer, producer, and interviewer who has worked on more than 70 FRONTLINE films over more than two decades. His reporting spans American politics, national security, foreign affairs, sports, criminal justice, and financial crises.

His work has earned 10 Emmy Awards, four Peabody Awards, two duPont-Columbia Awards, two George Polk Awards, and seven Writers Guild of America Awards.

He has interviewed dozens of leading figures in government and politics, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, and conducted Judge J. Michael Luttig’s first television interview.

Much of Mike’s work has focused on American politics, including the films The Rise of RFK Jr., The Choice 2024: Harris v. Trump, Democracy on Trial, Pelosi’s Power, McConnell, the GOP, and the Court, Lies, Politics and Democracy. The 2023 film Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court won a Peabody Award and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary.

In foreign affairs, Mike has covered the rise of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s war against Ukraine in films including Putin’s Revenge, Putin’s Road to War, and Putin and the Presidents. Netanyahu at War examined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s life, political rise, and conflicts with American presidents. The War Cabinet investigated President Trump’s top foreign-policy advisers and traced the administration’s increasingly aggressive use of military force in the Caribbean, Venezuela, and Iran during his second term.

Mike helped produce and write numerous other films examining Donald Trump and his presidency, including Trump’s Power and the Rule of Law,Trump’s American Carnage, Zero Tolerance, Trump’s Showdown, Trump’s Takeover, President Trump, Trump’s Road to the White House, Bannon’s War, and The Choice 2016.

His work on United States of Secrets, which examined National Security Agency surveillance, earned a Peabody Award, a duPont-Columbia Award, a Writers Guild of America Award, and two Emmy Awards—including one for Best Documentary. He also served as a producer and co-writer on League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis, a film that received a Peabody Award, a Writers Guild of America Award, and a George Polk Award. 

Mike received an Emmy Award for FRONTLINE’s investigation Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA. He also worked on numerous films about Wall Street and financial regulation, including the Emmy Award-winning film The Warning and the miniseries Money, Power and Wall Street, which earned an Emmy Award and a George Polk Award.

In addition, Mike helped produce nearly a dozen films about the government’s response to September 11 and the American occupation of Iraq, including America After 9/11, The Torture Question (Emmy Award), The Lost Year in Iraq (Emmy Award), The Dark Side, Cheney’s Law(Peabody Award), Bush’s War (Emmy Award), and Losing Iraq.

Mike graduated summa cum laude from Middlebury College, attended the London School of Economics as a General Course student, and received a Juris Doctor degree cum laude from Harvard Law School.

This week, Tammy sits down with acclaimed PBS TV producer Mike Wiser for the second part of a two-part interview.From PBS.org:Mike Wiser is an award-winning writer, producer, and interviewer who has worked on more than 70 FRONTLINE films over more than two decades. His reporting spans American politics, national security, foreign affairs, sports, criminal justice, and financial crises.His work has earned 10 Emmy Awards, four Peabody Awards, two duPont-Columbia Awards, two George Polk Awards, and seven Writers Guild of America Awards.He has interviewed dozens of leading figures in government and politics, including <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/interview/antony-blinken-3/">Secretary of State Antony Blinken</a> and former Trump adviser <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/interview/steve-bannon-5/">Steve Bannon</a>, and conducted <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/interview/j-michael-luttig/">Judge J. Michael Luttig’s</a> first television interview.Much of Mike’s work has focused on American politics, including the films <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/the-rise-of-rfk-jr/">The Rise of RFK Jr.</a>, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/the-choice-2024-harris-vs-trump/">The Choice 2024: Harris v. Trump</a>, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/democracy-on-trial/">Democracy on Trial</a>, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/pelosis-power/">Pelosi’s Power</a>, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/mcconnell-the-gop-the-court/">McConnell, the GOP, and the Court</a>, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/lies-politics-and-democracy/">Lies, Politics and Democracy</a>. The 2023 film <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/clarence-and-ginni-thomas/">Clarence and Ginni Thomas: Politics, Power and the Supreme Court</a> won a Peabody Award and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary.In foreign affairs, Mike has covered the rise of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s war against Ukraine in films including <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/putins-revenge/">Putin’s Revenge</a>, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/putins-road-to-war/">Putin’s Road to War</a>, and <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/putin-and-the-presidents/">Putin and the Presidents</a>. <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/netanyahu-at-war/">Netanyahu at War</a> examined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s life, political rise, and conflicts with American presidents. <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/the-war-cabinet/">The War Cabinet</a> investigated President Trump’s top foreign-policy advisers and traced the administration’s increasingly aggressive use of military force in the Caribbean, Venezuela, and Iran during his second term.Mike helped produce and write numerous other films examining Donald Trump and his presidency, including <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/trumps-power-the-rule-of-law/">Trump’s Power and the Rule of Law</a>, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/trumps-american-carnage/">Trump’s American Carnage</a>, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/zero-tolerance/">Zero Tolerance</a>, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/trumps-showdown/">Trump’s Showdown</a>, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/trumps-takeover/">Trump’s Takeover</a>, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/president-trump/">President Trump</a>, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/trumps-road-to-the-white-house/">Trump’s Road to the White House</a>, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/bannons-war/">Bannon’s War</a>, and <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/the-choice-2016/">The Choice 2016</a>.His work on <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/united-states-of-secrets/">United States of Secrets</a>, which examined National Security Agency surveillance, earned a Peabody Award, a duPont-Columbia Award, a Writers Guild of America Award, and two Emmy Awards—including one for Best Documentary. He also served as a producer and co-writer on <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/league-of-denial">League of Denial: The NFL’s Concussion Crisis</a>, a film that received a Peabody Award, a Writers Guild of America Award, and a George Polk Award. Mike received an Emmy Award for FRONTLINE’s investigation <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/gunned-down/">Gunned Down: The Power of the NRA</a>. He also worked on numerous films about Wall Street and financial regulation, including the Emmy Award-winning film <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/warning/">The Warning</a> and the miniseries <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/money-power-wall-street/">Money, Power and Wall Street</a>, which earned an Emmy Award and a George Polk Award.In addition, Mike helped produce nearly a dozen films about the government’s response to September 11 and the American occupation of Iraq, including <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/america-after-9-11/">America After 9/11</a>, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/torture/">The Torture Question</a> (Emmy Award), <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/yeariniraq/">The Lost Year in Iraq</a> (Emmy Award), <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/darkside/">The Dark Side</a>, <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/cheney/">Cheney’s Law</a> (Peabody Award), <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/bushswar/">Bush’s War</a> (Emmy Award), and <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/losing-iraq/">Losing Iraq</a>.Mike graduated summa cum laude from Middlebury College, attended the London School of Economics as a General Course student, and received a Juris Doctor degree cum laude from Harvard Law School.

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