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Jason Belcher

Host of VFRL's An Accountable America

About Jason Belcher

Jason hosts the VRFL podcast and is the Executive Director of the Big Sandy Heritage Center Museum, which preserves and promotes Appalachian history and heritage.  He is the consumer representative on the Kentucky State Board of Pharmacy, which protects the public health of 4.5 million people in Kentucky. He is a regular guest on WVLK 590 AM talk radio.

He served in the U.S. Air Force for nine and a half years, holding the rank of Captain. Jason deployed to Balad, Iraq in 2006 and served with the 552nd Air Control Wing at Tinker Air Force Base.   He holds a B.A. in History from the University of Kentucky and a Master of Science in International Relations from Troy State University. He is the author of several books, including Invasion Z: Russia’s Onslaught, Ukraine’s Heroic Resistance, and the Brink of WWIII. He lives with his wife and two children in Kentucky. 

Latest
Why US Politics Went From Local To Nationalized, With Steve Kornacki
An Accountable America Podcast

VFRL's An Accountable America Podcast

Former Navy SEAL and VFRL President Dr. Dan Barkhuff and Iraq veteran Jason Belcher are joined by Steve Kornacki, MSNBC host, political correspondent, and author who discusses the implications of the shift in American politics from all politics being local to every election being national.
October 19, 2023
An Accountable America Podcast
Making Sense Of The Wartime Experience, With Elliot Ackerman
An Accountable America Podcast

VFRL's An Accountable America Podcast

Journalist, National Book Award finalist, and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Elliot Ackerman joins former Navy SEAL and VFRL President Dr. Dan Barkhuff along with Iraq veteran and historian Jason Belcher to talk about making sense of the wartime experience in Iraq and Afghanistan.
August 24, 2023
An Accountable America Podcast
Explaining the New Anarchy, with Adrienne LaFrance
An Accountable America Podcast

VFRL's An Accountable America Podcast

Executive Editor of the Atlantic Adrienne LaFrance joins former Navy SEAL and VFRL President Dan Barkhuff along with Iraq veteran and historian Jason Belcher to explain what’s behind the rise of political violence in the United States and what it means for the future.
August 15, 2023
An Accountable America Podcast
The Vacation From History Is Over With James Stavridis
An Accountable America Podcast

VFRL's An Accountable America Podcast

Retired Admiral James Stavridis, the former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, joins former Navy SEAL and VFRL President Dan Barkhuff along with Iraq veteran and historian Jason Belcher to share leadership lessons, a strategic assessment of the war in Ukraine, and thoughts on the future of warfare.”
July 20, 2023
Interview With A Nazi Hunter
An Accountable America Podcast

VFRL's An Accountable America Podcast

Kris Goldsmith, Army veteran and modern-day Neo-Nazi hunter joins former Navy SEAL and VFRL President Dan Barkhuff along with Iraq veteran and historian Jason Belcher to recount the horrors he experienced in Iraq and why he founded Task Force Butler to counter the rise of violent extremism in the United States.
July 11, 2023