Douglas Laux

In April 2016, Laux published his memoir, Left of Boom: How A Young CIA Case Officer Penetrated the Taliban and Al-Qaeda.[10][11] A year later, Laux appeared in six episodes of the Discovery Channel series Finding Escobar's Millions, which debuted on November 3, 2017.[12] He is also credited as the executive producer and creator of the series. In September 2017, Laux's photography was featured in a Playboy Magazine article entitled, "In The Path of the Totality: Notes of a Veteran Chasing the Eclipse." [13] Debuting on January 20, 2020, Laux appeared in eight episodes of the Bravo Channel series Spy Games.[14] Laux's role was as an "Assessor" responsible for building challenges for contestants and then critiquing them on their performance.

Laux is an accomplished DJ and manages an international radio station and podcast titled Markhor Radio.[15] His music is largely focused on Electronica, Progressive house, and Downtempo genres. As of October 2020, Markhor Radio had broadcast one hundred four episodes worldwide.[16] Laux's music first gained notoriety in August 2018 when he remixed Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus with Tears For Fears' Shout.[17]

In the fall of 2019, Laux founded the non-profit organization CVLSRVNT to better support active duty Ohioans deployed overseas.[18][19] Laux has been publicly recognized for his heroism and dedication to the United States by Senator Sherrod Brown, Representative Warren Davidson, Representative Jim Banks, Representative Debbie Mucarsel-Powell,[20] and Governor Ron DeSantis.[21][22][23][24] In his downtime, Laux serves as a substitute teacher for grades K-12 in Mercer and Auglaize counties.[25][26]