Top Game Podcast
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Top Game Podcast
Your host, Sammy Castro, interviews guests on lessons learned in the military and elsewhere in order to better understand finding a balance in life.
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Top Game Episode 35 - MSgt Jeff Averette
In this episode of Top Game Podcast, we sit down with MSgt Jeff Averette, the Senior Enlisted Leader at the Marine Corps Software Factory, to explore...
Top Game Episode 34 - MSgt Quinn Le
Discover the intricate dance of leadership and camaraderie within the Marine Corps as we sit down with Top Le, the senior enlisted leader from Company...
Top Game Episode 33 - MGySgt Jeff Rooke
In episode 33 of Top Game, I had the distinct honor of sitting down with my brother in arms, Master Gunnery Sergeant Jeff Rooke. Over the past 24 year...
Top Game Episode 32 - CWO Trebor Whitehead
In this insightful episode of Top Game, host Sammy Castro sits down with Chief Warrant Officer Trebor Whitehead to explore the multifaceted world of m...
Top Game Episode 31 - CWO4 Nate Cherubini
Nate & I sat down at my basement bar in Virginia to connect. We never had the opportunity to serve together in the same unit, so we took advantage of...
Top Game Episode 30 - MSgt Nate Bailey
Episode 30 has been a long time coming. Top Bailey & I first "met" on Reddit when he reached out to say thanks for creating a forum for us to discuss...
Top Game Episode 29 - Marshall Troy - BJJ Black Belt
Marshall Troy is a close personal friend and Jiu Jitsu Black Belt. He is a stalwart ambassador for jiu jitsu as therapy, particularly for veterans bat...
Top Game Episode 28 - SSgt Antuan Martin
Episode 28 brings us to SSgt Antuan Martin. We first met in Hawaii when I was visiting as an evaluator for a 3d Radio Bn field exercise in 2017. He wa...
Top Game Episode 27 - MSgt Samuel Castro - 2020 SITREP
Following a hectic PCS move from Okinawa to the Pentagon, we're finally back up and running with plenty of high value targets in the vicinity to link...
Top Game Episode 26 - MSgt Tom Dean (Ret.)
Episode 26 is one of the first episodes I ever recorded during a trip to San Angelo for an OCCFLD working group. The delay was primarily technical and...
Top Game Episode 25 - MGySgt Rich Deuto
In Episode 25, I finally sit down with the outgoing Operations Chief of III MEF Information Group, MGySgt Rich Deuto. As he heads back to familiar ter...
Top Game Episode 24 - MGySgt Leon Ransom, Jr.
Episode 24 highlights Marine Cryptologic Support Battalion’s Senior Enlisted, MGySgt Leon Ransom, Jr., a single father currently preparing his family...
Top Game Episode 23 - MSgt Saul Barajas (Ret.)
Episode 23 brings us to Saul and Claudia Barajas. Saul was my Military Language Instructor back in 2000 as I was going through the Spanish Course at D...
Top Game Episode 22 - MGySgt John Tiffany (Ret.)
In Episode 22, I sit down with MGySgt John Tiffany to dive into the wave tops of his 26 year career. We met in passing at Ft. Meade back in 2015, regr...
Top Game Episode 21 - MGySgt Vince Quinteros
In Episode 21, I interview one of my closest friends in the Marine Corps, MGySgt Vince Quinteros. In the exchange, we cover a timespan from the beginn...
Top Game Episode 20 - MGySgt John Stancel
In Episode 20, I sit down for the first time one on one with MGySgt John Stancel, one of our 2659s currently serving on the staff of the Deputy Comman...
Top Game Episode 19 - CWO3 Jenn Cocco
In Episode 19, I sit down with Jenn Cocco as she explains to the audience what this podcast has meant to her. She details some of her personal medical...
Top Game Episode 18 - MSgt Conor Mahoney
In Episode 18, we host our first 0261, MSgt Conor Mahoney. Currently serving as the Data Strategist for the Marine Corps, we get into topics ranging f...
Top Game Episode 17 - MGySgt Sara Clark
In episode 17, I sit down with one of my favorite Marines, Sara Clark. In only the way she can, she highlights some of the battles and issues she's st...
Top Game Episode 16 - Mrs. Elizabeth Castro
In Episode 16, I sit down with my wife to discuss some key issues facing military families, to include overseas assignments, family readiness, spousal...
Top Game Episode 15 - SgtMaj Mario Marquez
In Episode 15, SgtMaj Marquez & I sit down at his dinner table and shoot straight on a range of topics from his approach to leadership, his brush with...
Top Game Episode 14 - CWO5 Jim Musch
Long overdue, Episode 14 finally brings the CWO community front and center with none other than CWO5 Jim Musch. As the senior SIGINT Marine in the Occ...
Top Game Episode 13 - MGySgt Kyle Cornett
Episode 13 of Top Game finds us in San Angelo, Texas with the Marine Corps Detachment Goodfellow’s Senior Enlisted Advisor, MGySgt Kyle Cornett. A MAR...
Top Game Episode 12 - MGySgt Scott Daubert
Episode 12 of Top Game brings us to 1st Radio Battalion's Operations Chief, Master Guns Scott Daubert. A dedicated teacher and mentor, he highlights s...
Top Game Episode 11 - MGySgt Sean Nakao
Episode 11 of Top Game drops today with the highly anticipated MGySgt Sean Nakao, MARSOC veteran and current Operations Chief of America’s Radio Batta...
Top Game Episode 10 - MSgt Sam Jerome
Episode 10 brings one of the hardest working SNCOs in our OccFld into the spotlight and outside of his comfort zone. A former grunt and lat mover, Top...
Top Game Episode 9 - MSgt Samuel Carter
In Episode 9 of Top Game, your host sits down with none other than MSgt Samuel Octavius Carter, the 2651 OccFld Specialist. In the conversation, the t...
Top Game Episode 8 - MSgt John Scoggins
In episode 8, MSgt Scoggins, the 2600 OccFld Specialist, sits down with your host to highlight the complexity behind balancing the needs of the occupa...
Top Game Episode 7 - Sgt Eric Moreno
At the request of many, Sgt Eric Moreno is our first NCO guest. Initially nervous and understandably so, he sits down with your host to discuss some o...
Top Game Episode 6 - SgtMaj George Garcia III
SgtMaj George Garcia III sits down with your host to discuss the challenges of the 8999 community to "keep the promise," his decision to walk away fro...
Top Game Episode 5 - MGySgt Orlando Reyes
Episode 5 with MGySgt Orlando Reyes is our first step outside of the 26XX field. A logistician by trade, he sits down with your host to discuss the ob...
Top Game Episode 0 - MSgt Samuel Castro
Your host takes you through some of the motivation behind the Top Game podcast and lines out a snapshot of things to come.
Top Game Episode 4 - MSgt Chris Thomason
MSgt Chris Thomason sits down with your host to discuss the unique perspective of the "re-tread," life outside the Marine Corps and what ultimately br...
Top Game Episode 2 - Joyce and MSgt Darry Cross
MSgt Darry Cross and his wife, Joyce, sit down with your host and reflect upon a life shared in the Marine Corps.
Top Game Episode 1 - GySgt Chris Sonnabend
Radio reconnaissance and MARSOC veteran, GySgt Chris Sonnabend sits down with your host to reflect on lessons learned in the Marine Corps.