Red Tide

The Jack Carr Channel

Jack Carr

Society & Culture

4.9 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Today’s guest is former Naval Intelligence Officer, global tech executive, and New York Times bestselling author M.P. Woodward. During his service with U.S. Pacific Command, Woodward developed strategic war games and deployed multiple times to the Persian Gulf and Far East, working alongside U.S. Special Operations Forces, the CIA, and NSA. After leaving the military, he earned his MBA and built a career in the tech sector, eventually leading international distribution marketing for Amazon Prime Video. His work at the intersection of media, geopolitics, and technology now informs his acclaimed espionage novels, including The Handler and Dead Drop, and his contributions to the Tom Clancy universe. In this episode, Jack and M.P. discuss his path from the Navy to the tech world, the lessons learned in uniform that translate to business, and how he approaches writing with both an operational and market-driven mindset. They dive into the research and process behind The Handler, the strategic vulnerabilities explored in his upcoming standalone thriller Red Tide, and the family and service themes woven into the novel. The conversation also touches on writing historical fiction, the art of a strong prologue, book cover design, and Tom Clancy’s legacy, along with a few detours into classic films, Dark Wolf, True Believer, and Land Cruisers. FOLLOW MP Woodward X: @MPWauthor Facebook:@MP_Woodward Website: http://mpwoodward.com FOLLOW JACK Instagram: @JackCarrUSA X: @JackCarrUSA Facebook: @JackCarr YouTube: @JackCarrUSA SPONSORS CRY HAVOC – A Tom Reece Thriller https://www.officialjackcarr.com/books/cry-havoc/ Bravo Company Manufacturing - https://bravocompanyusa.com/ and on Instagram @BravoCompanyUSA THE SIGs of Jack Carr: Visit https://www.sigsauer.com/ and on Instagram @sigsauerinc Jack Carr Gear: Explore the gear here https://jackcarr.co/gear

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0:00.0	This episode of the Danger Close podcast is brought to you by Cry Havoc, from New York Times
0:05.3	number one bestselling author Jack Carr.
0:08.2	Cry Havoc, a Tom Rees thriller, order now.
0:13.0	One of the stories I wanted to tell was the vulnerability of the American technology industry.
0:18.5	Semiconductor is the heart of it.
0:20.0	They're all designed with tools in the US.
0:21.6	But the manufacturing is a scale business.
0:24.6	60-70% are coming out of Taiwan.
0:26.6	We all know geopolitically how sensitive Taiwan is.
0:29.6	And so I wanted to play with this idea that,
0:31.6	well, what if the Chinese, rather than did an all-out invasion,
0:35.6	did just enough to capture this plant. What would we do?
0:39.9	Right? You sort of hold the world hostage economically, but it very quickly becomes a naval problem,
0:46.5	because as they do that, they start to blockade and keep the U.S. Navy from responding.
0:51.7	And then I wanted to play around with the idea of being a student of
0:54.3	World War II and having grown up with these movies. What would happen then if there is such
0:59.4	warfare in the skies and satellites and data communications that all of our fancy weapon systems
1:05.1	kind of get blinded and we turn to the tactics of old. So we end up with a dual of aircraft carriers on the Pacific,
1:12.6	and it's all about trying to get that chip center back
1:15.6	because that's what moves the world.
1:17.6	And that is, you know so much for being here.
1:33.8	This is awesome.
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