The Global Show with Dave Benson

Cyberwarfare, AI & the Future of Global Security | Israel Reyes

This week on The Global Show, Dave Benson is joined by Israel Reyes, an international cybersecurity and national security expert whose work spans cyber risk, cyber intelligence, critical infrastructure, operational technology, cyber resilience, data sovereignty and national security. Israel has worked across Mexico, the United States, Russia, China, Australia and New Zealand, and brings a truly global perspective to one of the most important subjects of our time: the rise of cyberwarfare and the way technology is reshaping national security. In this episode, Dave and Israel explore why the modern battlefield is no longer limited to land, sea or air. Today, the cyber domain connects everything from power grids and financial systems to military capability, communications, satellites, supply chains and civilian infrastructure. They discuss how countries are using cyber operations, why critical infrastructure has become a major target, how AI is accelerating cyber threats, and why social engineering, phishing, deepfakes and misinformation are becoming harder for ordinary people and businesses to detect. Israel also shares practical advice for individuals, families and businesses, including the importance of verification, education, call-backs, awareness training and building a stronger digital culture. This is a conversation about cybercrime, national security, AI, human behaviour, global conflict and the uncomfortable reality that the next major crisis may not begin with bombs or tanks. It may begin with a click. Cyberwarfare and fifth-generation conflict Artificial intelligence in modern cyber operations Deepfakes, fake voices and digital impersonation Social engineering and phishing attacks Cyber risks facing small and medium businesses Critical infrastructure and national resilience The difference between real and fake information online Why human behaviour remains the biggest security weakness How families and businesses can better protect themselves Israel Reyes International Cybersecurity & National Security Expert Follow Israel: X: @IsraelGReyes LinkedIn: Israel Reyes Gomez Dave Benson The Global Show Please like, comment and subscribe for more conversations with extraordinary people from around the world. #Cybersecurity #Cyberwarfare #NationalSecurity #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Deepfakes #CyberCrime #CriticalInfrastructure #Phishing #SocialEngineering #TheGlobalShow #DaveBenson #IsraelReyes

The Most Dangerous Question in History

This week on The Global Show with Dave Benson, Dave is joined by author Erik Foge, a writer whose love of history, intelligence work, and moral dilemmas has shaped a series of novels where the past is never as simple as it looks. Erik shares how a childhood trip to Washington, D.C. sparked a lifelong fascination with government, history, and the Central Intelligence Agency. From calling the CIA as a teenager to being approached while at college, Erik’s story feels like the opening chapter of one of his own books. The conversation explores the real inspiration behind his Project Pegasus stories, including the uncomfortable question at the heart of One Way Roads: what if killing Hitler did not fix history, but made everything worse? Dave and Erik also discuss World War II, the butterfly effect, JFK, the Battle of Britain, rejected manuscripts, literary agents, turning novels into scripts, and why history is not just something trapped in old books. It is alive, dangerous, and full of consequences. Erik also talks about his upcoming book Deceptive Protocol, the prequel to We Know Your Name, and his new story about soulmates, reincarnation, and love across history. This is a conversation for anyone who loves alternate history, spy fiction, time travel, World War II, the CIA, and stories that ask one very dangerous question: What if changing the past is the worst thing we could do? Find Erik Foge online: Website: erikfoge.com Books available on Amazon LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook: Erik Foge Subscribe for more conversations with authors, creatives, performers, filmmakers, and people with stories worth hearing.

He Met Nirvana & Hulk Hogan Before Fame: Now He Runs a Studio With His Daughters

What happens when a military veteran, law enforcement officer, radio personality, voice actor and storyteller decides to build a production company with his daughters? In this episode, Dave sits down with Mak Taylor, Tania Taylor, Mellysa Taylor and Molly Taylor for a fascinating conversation that spans decades of entertainment, broadcasting and family collaboration. Mak shares stories from his early life growing up on a ranch in Eastern Washington, his time in the military and law enforcement, his unexpected journey into radio, and the remarkable people he met along the way, including Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Soundgarden and Nirvana before they became global icons. The family also reveals how they came together to create Two Crows Productions, develop original film and television projects, and tell stories that often go unheard. Along the way they discuss creativity, family dynamics, Indigenous voices, independent filmmaking and the future of entertainment in the age of AI. Plus, Mak and the team make an exclusive announcement about their new partnership with Pacific West Entertainment. This is a conversation about reinvention, resilience, family and the power of storytelling. 🔔 Subscribe to The Global Show with Dave Benson: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGlobalShowwithDaveBenson?sub_confirmation=1 📱 Follow The Global Show: TikTok: @theglobalshow2026 Instagram: @theglobalshowwithdavebenson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584258725761 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-benson-6a0146340/ #MakTaylor #TwoCrowsProductions #Podcast #Entertainment #Storytelling #VoiceActor #Radio #IndependentFilm #Filmmaking #Nirvana #HulkHogan #RandySavage #Hollywood #TheGlobalShow #DaveBenson #FamilyBusiness #CreativeWriting #Television #Movies #AIEntertainment

Her Husband Was Given Months to Live. What Happened Next Changed Everything

In this powerful and deeply moving episode, Dave Benson speaks with Amy Shaw, a John Maxwell certified speaker, modern impressionist artist, grief guide, end of life concierge, author of Navigating Goodbye, and founder of Walk the Red. Amy’s story is extraordinary. After building a large family of ten children, four biological and six adopted, she and her husband Brian received devastating news. He had terminal brain cancer and was initially given just 6 to 12 months to live. Instead of allowing that diagnosis to define the end of their story, Amy and Brian chose to live with purpose, faith, humour, honesty, and love. In this conversation, Amy opens up about the loss of children, adoption, raising a family through grief, the shock of terminal illness, the importance of speaking openly with children, and how her husband’s final 37 months became a lesson in dignity, courage, and choosing how to live when time is limited. This is a conversation about grief, but it is also about hope. It is about faith, family, resilience, and the quiet strength it takes to keep going when life changes forever. If you have ever loved someone, lost someone, cared for someone, or faced the impossible, Amy’s story will stay with you. Guest: Amy Shaw Book: Navigating Goodbye Platform: Walk the Red Follow The Global Show with Dave Benson: TikTok: @theglobalshow2026 Instagram: @theglobalshowwithdavebenson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584258725761 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-benson-6a0146340/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheGlobalShowwithDaveBenson?sub_confirmation=1 #TheGlobalShow #DaveBenson #AmyShaw #WalkTheRed #NavigatingGoodbye #GriefJourney #GriefSupport #WidowStory #FaithAndGrief #CancerJourney #TerminalIllness #EndOfLifeCare #AdoptionStory #FamilyStory #Resilience #HopeThroughGrief #PodcastInterview #LongFormInterview #HumanStories

True Crime, Ted Bundy and the Cost of Telling Real Stories

This week on The Global Show with Dave Benson, we revisit and upgrade Episode 29 with filmmaker, producer, podcast host and mental health coordinator Celine Beth Olsen. This conversation felt too important to leave behind in the old format. When it first came out, the show still carried more of the comedy led opening style. Since then, The Global Show has grown into a more serious podcast focused on honest, thoughtful and meaningful conversations. This rerelease gives the episode the space and tone it deserves. Celine Beth Olsen has worked across true crime storytelling, documentary production and major networks including Max, Investigation Discovery, Oxygen, ABC and CBS. In this conversation, she talks about her journey into true crime, her work around Ted Bundy, the ethics of documentary making, her podcast True Crime and Hollywood, and the emotional impact that these stories can have on survivors, families, actors, producers and crews. We also discuss the emerging role of mental health coordinators in film, television and documentary work, and why trauma informed care matters when telling stories based on real people’s pain. This is not just a conversation about true crime. It is a conversation about responsibility, storytelling, media narratives, survivors, mental health and what happens behind the scenes when entertainment is built around trauma. Find The Global Show with Dave Benson here: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@TheGlobalShowwithDaveBenson?sub_confirmation=1 TikTok @theglobalshow2026 Instagram @theglobalshowwithdavebenson Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584258725761 LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-benson-6a0146340/