{"podcast":{"title":"Former Action Guys Podcast","slug":"former-action-guys-podcast-518014","podcast_index_feed_id":518014,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/3632052/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://jcramergraphics.com/blogs/former-action-guys-podcast/main","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/97312ac74d10ff38945f28bf83785500.jpg","author":"Justin Cramer","episode_count":290,"summary":"Former Action Guys Podcast is a way for veterans, first responders and others to share their stories that the world has never heard in a casual, conversational format that allows a natural flow of information about their career and lives. Justin Cramer is a former Marine JTAC Evaluator that completed 5 deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and on the USS Makin Island. Justin served with 1st ANGLICO, 10th Marine Regiment, 3rd Battalion 6th Marine Regiment and others before leaving the military after 12 years in 2018. Some content is not appropriate for children or listeners because of the graphic description of combat and other traumatic events. Support the show https://patreon.com/formeractionguys https://jcramergraphics.com https://ANGLICOshop.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T00:19:10.994020+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/former-action-guys-podcast-518014"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 235 | Michael Pack | Last 600 Meters Director and Producer","slug":"ep-235-michael-pack-last-600-meters-director-and-producer","published_at":"2025-11-10T15:17:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/former-action-guys-podcast-518014/ep-235-michael-pack-last-600-meters-director-and-producer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/former-action-guys-podcast-518014","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-235-michael-pack-last-600-meters-director-and-producer--68497402","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68497402/michael_pack_documentary_fallujah_najaf.mp3","summary":"Michael Pack is an award-winning filmmaker and the producer/director of The Last 600 Meters, a documentary covering the 2004 battles of Najaf and Fallujah. He’s also known for Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words, which premiered in theaters and on PBS. Over his career, Michael has led major media organizations, including the U.S. Agency for Global Media and the Claremont Institute, and produced dozens of acclaimed documentaries through his company, Manifold Productions. Michael's Sites: https://manifoldproductions.com/ https://palladiumpictures.com/ Support the show https://patreon.com/formeractionguys https://jcramergraphics.com https://ANGLICOshop.com 00:00:00 Last 600 Meters Trailer 00:02:12 Intro | Becoming a Documentarian 00:07:55 Apprenticeship Resurgence 00:16:10 In His Own Words | Clarence Thomas Documentary 00:25:49 The Last 600 Meters | Battles of Fallujah and Najaf 00:32:44 Battle of Najaf | Mahdi Army 00:41:02 General Mattis 00:49:53 Adm Rickover | Nuclear Navy 00:55:17 Military Innovation 01:03:24 War in 4k 01:13:48 US Agency for Global Media | Voice of America","meta_description":"Michael Pack is an award-winning filmmaker and the producer/director of The Last 600 Meters, a documentary covering the 2004 battles of Najaf and Fallujah…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5069,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/former-action-guys-podcast-518014/episodes/ep-235-michael-pack-last-600-meters-director-and-producer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/former-action-guys-podcast-518014/ep-235-michael-pack-last-600-meters-director-and-producer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}