Top Gun; Behind The Scenes: Segment 4 - Keeping It Real with Bio and Smegs

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I think you could probably go back and track the stages of grief, probably that is what I went through. But I think if you do it right, you end up at acceptance. And that's where I ended up. And that's not to say that I've fully accepted the idea that the golden toad is extinct. Personally, I do still hold out hope that it could still be out there in those forests." - Trevor Ritland This conversation is with Trevor Ritland, who—along with his twin brother Kyle—authored The Golden Toad . The book chronicles their remarkable journey into Costa Rica’s cloud forest, once home to hundreds of brilliant golden toads that would emerge for just a few weeks each year—until, one day, they vanished without a trace. What began as a search for a lost species soon became something much more profound: a confrontation with ecological grief, a meditation on hope, and a powerful call to protect the natural world while we still can. Links: SpeciesUnite.com Kyle and Trevor: https://kyleandtrevor.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adventureterm/ Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/222249677-the-golden-toad Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Toad-Ecological-Mystery-Species/dp/163576996…

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In this podcast we talk about one of Dave's books and here is the link to that book which is recommended reading https://www.amazon.com/Topgun-Days-Dogfighting-Cheating-Hollywood

And John mentions his incredible foundation which you can find at https://www.landofthefreefoundation.org Look out for a surprise appearance from a very special guest near the end of this session. It was a lot of fun doing this.

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Top Gun; Behind The Scenes: Segment 4 - Keeping It Real with Bio and Smegs

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In this podcast we talk about one of Dave's books and here is the link to that book which is recommended reading https://www.amazon.com/Topgun-Days-Dogfighting-Cheating-Hollywood

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Top Gun; Behind The Scenes: Segment 4 - Keeping It Real with Bio and Smegs 1:04:41

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In this session we go below the hard deck with Dave 'Bio' Baranek and John 'Smegs' Semcken who served in the US Navy at the time of the movie was made. Dave was a RIO and Topgun instructor who also flew in the infamous 'MiG-28' for the movie. It was him and Robert 'Rat' Willard who got flipped off during that 'inverted' scene in the movie. John was assigned as the lead liaison officer for Paramount and the Navy and was pivotal in coordinating between the two to ensure everything ran smoothly. In this podcast we talk about one of Dave's books and here is the link to that book which is recommended reading https://www.amazon.com/Topgun-Days-Dogfighting-Cheating-Hollywood And John mentions his incredible foundation which you can find at https://www.landofthefreefoundation.org Look out for a surprise appearance from a very special guest near the end of this session. It was a lot of fun doing this.…

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In this segment of the Top Gun: Behind the scenes event we go below the hard deck with Craig "Blitz" Steffen and Craig "Shoebo" Daniel who were RIO's in the US Navy when the movie Top Gun was being made. Both these guys appeared as extras in a number of scenes and in this session we'll get to hear their own behind the scenes stories during the making of Top Gun. If you love Top Gun, Topgun and military aviation then make sure you join the largest Top Gun Fan group online at https://TopGunFans.com where you'll find more 'behind the scenes' stories and information about Top Gun that isn't available from anywhere where else.…

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