All Quiet on the Second Front

If Between Two Ferns and C-SPAN had a child, it would be All Quiet on the Second Front. Blending the very best (and the worst) of government gravitas with technical expertise, Second Front’s Chief Executive Officer, Tyler Sweatt, cuts through the noise and the bureaucratic BS surrounding all things defense tech, national security, and government markets. Be warned: this is not your typical military or government podcast. As host, Tyler has an uncanny ability to get people to talk honestly, making candid conversations that are equally informative and entertaining. All Quiet on the Second Front is the much-needed integrator connecting listeners to experts across fields in an approachable format that offers a fun experience with real conversations, driving real change in the defense tech industry and U.S. national security. Learn more about Second Front at secondfront.com

All Quiet on the Second Front is a technology podcast hosted by Second Front, with 126 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #120

  120. What Gets Funded in Defense Tech with Paige Craig (Managing Founder & Partner at Outlander VC)

  May 26, 202643 minS0

  <p>At some point, every founder runs into reality.</p><p>Not just the pitch or the vision. But the part where it breaks, gets hard, and no one is coming to fix it for you.</p><p>This is where most companies are decided.</p><p>Paige Craig (Managing Founder & Partner at Outlander VC) joins guest host Sam Gray to break down how he evaluates founders in defense tech: how conviction is earned, what stands out early, and what separates the teams worth betting on.</p><p>What’s happening on the Second Front:</p>What earns a first ch...

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  Episode #119

  119. Building a Cyber Force That Can Keep Up with Katherine Sutton (Assistant Secretary of War for Cyber Policy, DoW)

  May 12, 202625 minS0

  <p>Cyber isn’t just a compliance problem anymore.</p><p>It’s operational. It’s persistent. And it’s moving faster than the systems built to manage it.</p><p>Katherine Sutton (Assistant Secretary of War for Cyber Policy and the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of War) joins Tyler Sweatt to talk about keeping pace across policy, technology, training, experimentation, and most importantly - the people.</p><p>What’s happening on the Second Front: </p>Why cyber can’t be treated as a compliance exercise anymoreThe real bottleneck to adopting new technology (and it’s not the tech)How to...

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  Episode #118

  118. Understanding Government Demand with John Price, Founder and CEO of Highground

  Apr 21, 202631 minS0

  <p>John Price, Founder and CEO of Highground, has worked across special operations, the Senate, and private markets. Now, he’s focused on helping investors and builders understand what the government actually wants and how it buys.</p><p>He joins Tyler Sweatt to break down how demand shows up, where teams misread it, and how to identify where real programs—and real money—actually sit.</p><p>What’s happening on the Second Front</p>How government demand actually shows up, and why it’s often misreadWhat separates real opportunities from noise in defense marketsHow investors and operators evaluate where to p...

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  Episode #117

  117. Infrastructure at the Edge of Everywhere with Armada, Microsoft, and DISA

  Apr 7, 202639 minS0

  <p>Today, Armada is opening its first Galleon Experience Center in Washington, DC.</p><p>A live environment showcasing what it actually takes to run AI at the edge—bringing together ruggedized infrastructure, cloud, and secure software deployment. With 2F Frontier as part of the stack, extending DevSecOps to disconnected, real-world environments.</p><p>And with Offset 2026 right around the corner, it felt like the right time to revisit a timely conversation from last year.</p><p>On the Offset stage, Tyler Sweatt, Pradeep Nair (Armada), Leigh Madden (Microsoft), and Korie Seville (DISA) got into:</p>The gap between data an...

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  Episode #116

  116. AI, Trust, and the Cognitive Battlefield with Igor Jablokov

  Mar 24, 202642 minS0

  <p>Are we even having an honest conversation about AI?</p><p>Right now the public discourse seems to bounce between two extremes: AI will save the world and AI will destroy the world.</p><p>Neither is particularly helpful. </p><p>The more interesting questions are things like: Why is there so much distrust of AI? How should governments actually think about adoption? And how can technology shorten the distance between knowledge and decision-making?</p><p>In this episode of All Quiet on the Second Front, Tyler Sweatt sits down with Igor Jablokov, Chairman & Founder of Pyron to unpack...

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