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ictoria Taft hosts a packed edition of The Adult in the Room, taking on military readiness, political thrillers, law enforcement warfare, and West Coast gubernatorial politics: Don Bentley on Double Tap & Military Realities: Former Army Apache helicopter pilot and FBI special agent Don Bentley returns to discuss his latest novel in the Vince Flynn universe, Double Tap. Bentley details the early-1990s prequel setting, hunting missing Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, and Scott Coleman's covert Navy SEAL backstory. He also announces his upcoming short story Flesh and Blood, set in Afghanistan's deadly Korengal Valley, and breaks down the evolution of drone warfare from early Israeli handoffs to CENTCOM's new Task Force Falcon Strike. Pete Hegseth vs. Hasan Piker (Warrior Ethos vs. Woke Absurdity): Victoria contrasts Twitch streamer Hasan Piker wearing cat paws on stream with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's declaration that social engineering, drag shows, diversity quotas, and PowerPoint trainings are officially purged from the military in favor of lethality. Gavin Newsom's Anti-ICE Legislation (Michael Letts): In-Vest USA founder and 30-year law enforcement veteran Michael Letts breaks down California Governor Gavin Newsom's move to ban law enforcement and ICE from using non-lethal conductive electrical shock gloves and flashbangs. Letts explains how shock gloves offer humane, 15-minute neuromuscular de-escalation without permanent injury, warning that banning non-lethal technology forces officers into lethal firearm confrontations. California Debate Explosion (Steve Hilton vs. Xavier Becerra): Victoria reviews the fiery California gubernatorial debate where Republican Steve Hilton dismantled former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. Hilton confronts Becerra on Susan Rice privately calling him an "idiot" and a "bitch ass," while holding him accountable for the 479,000 unaccompanied migrant children processed through HHS—over 100,000 of whom remain unaccounted for after being funneled into labor and sex trafficking networks. West Coast Political Shifts & Mobilizing the Pulpits: Analysis of the Oregon governor's race between Christine Drazan and Tina Kotek, Ron DeSantis's speech in Oregon, and a direct challenge to pastors to scrap Johnson Amendment fears and preach biblical truth regarding the sanctity of life and border protection

What is integrity? When you say yes, does your yes matter? Does it have validity? Todays guest Daniel Gonska talks about his experience in the Navy, and how important integrity was in his journey.  You can listen to today's episode at www.corymcarlson.com/podcast   In this episode, you'll discover…  Key trait to win at home and at work (1:28) The encouragement Daniel got from his "yes," meaning "yes" (4:25) How not feeling fulfilled led him to his faith journey (7:45)  When Daniel wasn't winning (18:25)   Daniel's Bio:  I created ESS to bring the confidence gained in my 20-year Navy SEAL career, to you as my client. I hope you never have to face the situations I did, but that I help you become more AWARE of your surroundings, develop the physical capability to respond to what you see, and effectively employ firearms OR other life-saving skills to reverse an otherwise hopeless situation. Learn more here   What's Next?  NEW!! Join the new RISE community. Check out my newest book, 'Rise and Go', HERE!

John Allen left college due to bad grades and repeated misconduct after just one semester. He needed direction and purpose. After speaking with two family friends who were high-ranking Navy SEALS, he decided that would be his goal. Allen finished college and then enlisted in the U.S. Navy to pursue the trident.In this edition of Veterans Chronicles, Allen takes us from a surprisingly tough Navy boot camp to Basic Underwater Demolition SEAL - or BUD/S - training. He explains what the SEAL instructors are really looking for during training, why passing pool comps is so tough, and why a top officer told Allen he would never want to serve with him.Then, Allen tells us about his time in Afghanistan, including his April 2014 mission on which he almost died. He details the fighting in a village, spending hours under heavy fire, and how he was badly wounded.Allen, who is widely known now as the podcaster and producer "Mr. Ballen," tells us what happened after he was evacuated and what his corpsman told him later about the day he was wounded.

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Jovon "Q" Quarles grew up on the northeast side of Washington, D.C., with a drug-addicted mother, no father, and a crack house across the street. His grandparents raised him: his grandfather, an Army veteran they called "The Bear," and his grandmother, an amputee who could never attend his games but kept newspaper clippings of every one. She moved him to rural North Carolina, held him to a standard, and when he had two kids before graduating high school, she forced him into the Navy.   Joe De Sena sits down with Jovon to trace the full arc from D.C. to BUD/S, including the Tuesday morning in Hell Week when Q rang the bell, felt instant regret, and had to rebuild his entire identity around ownership to earn a second attempt. He graduated top of his class. His grandmother never saw it.   Things You Will Learn: Why ringing the bell in Hell Week taught Q more about ownership than any mission he ran afterward. The specific mindset shift that turned a kid with no parents and a terrible GPA into a top-of-class SEAL graduate. What the victim mentality costs you, and the exact moment Q stopped using it. Tools & Frameworks Covered: Finish What You Start: Q's grandparents drilled one rule: if you begin something, you complete it. That principle carried him from high school sports through BUD/S and a full SEAL career. Ownership Over Victimhood: After getting kicked from his first Navy program, Q blamed the Navy. That victim response almost ended his trajectory. The shift to personal ownership unlocked everything that followed. Hunger as an Edge: Growing up without parents, money, or stability built a drive that kids from comfortable backgrounds rarely develop. Q treats that hunger as a competitive advantage, not a disadvantage. Chapters:0:00 Intro: Who is Jovon "Q" Quarles?2:42 Growing up on the northeast side of Washington, D.C.8:54 Moving to rural North Carolina and starting over11:15 The edge that comes from growing up with nothing13:20 Why the military was not seen as an opportunity in Black families in the 80s and 90s15:23 How his grandmother got him into the Navy19:07 Two kids before graduating high school24:54 What it actually takes to commit to becoming a Navy SEAL31:08 Tuesday morning: Q rings the bell, instant regret34:13 Getting cast on Special Forces: World's Toughest Test41:02 The book: Why Not Me Jovon "Q" Quarles was born in 1980 on the northeast side of Washington, D.C. His mother was a drug addict in and out of prison. He never knew his father. His grandparents raised him: his grandfather, an Army veteran they called "The Bear," and his grandmother, a diabetic amputee who moved him to rural North Carolina and held him to a standard that shaped the rest of his life. He had two kids before graduating high school. His grandmother forced him into the Navy in 1999. He was kicked out of his first program for lack of discipline, embraced ownership, found the SEAL teams after the Iraq War started, rang the bell in Hell Week, came back, and graduated at the top of his BUD/S class. His grandmother passed before she could see it. Jovon served a full career in the SEAL teams and now appears as Directing Staff on Special Forces: World's Toughest Test (Fox/Hulu, Season 5 premieres September 24). His book, "Why Not Me?", is forthcoming.   Connect to Jovon: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jovonquarles/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/jovonquarles Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jovonpquarles Elite Seal Fit: https://elite-self.com/

DorkFest On Location: Pacific Surfliner to San Diego, 9/11 Reflections, and a Guam DetourLara and Tyler record from DorkFest in Los Angeles with guests Dave and longtime listener DJ, discussing meeting fellow spotters, Hyatt Globalist perks, and their day trip riding Amtrak's state-supported Pacific Surfliner to San Diego for lunch at the Top Gun–filming Kansas City Barbecue and a Navy SEAL museum visit with friends from across the U.S. DJ shares his lifelong train and plane-spotting background, upcoming New York plans mixing commuter rail and food stops, and bucket-list routes. The group reflects on September 11, including Laura and Dave's experiences as flight attendants, early post-9/11 flying conditions, and DJ's interest in the Flight 11 crew's heroism. Tyler recounts a Guam trip with his son via Tokyo, highlighting United's Guam hub, resort stay, and travel logistics, and notes his transfer from Phoenix to Salt Lake.00:00 Spotter Small Talk00:55 Live From DorkFest01:43 Hyatt Status Perks02:53 Meet DJ and Dave04:43 Surfliner Day Trip06:07 How Surfliner Works08:28 Top Gun Bar Stop10:21 Coastal Views and Erosion12:34 DJ Train Plane Origin14:21 Bucket List Rail Routes15:28 Cousin Devin Travels18:12 Secret NYC Train Plan20:09 Remembering 9 1121:30 Missionary During 9 1124:02 Flight Attendant Story33:07 Mission Sendoff Cut Short34:00 Flying After 9/1134:20 Empty Planes And Furloughs36:20 Come From Away Memories37:44 Honoring Flight 11 Crew39:56 How America Healed41:52 Why Guam Happened45:09 Getting There Via Tokyo47:00 United's Guam Hub Explained51:33 Guam Highlights And Hyatt Stay53:41 Tokyo Airports And Tips57:17 Security And Standby Seat Stress01:00:49 Dreamliner Window Drama01:03:45 Beach Stories With Chris01:04:54 Leaving Phoenix For Salt Lake01:09:48 Wrap Up And SponsorStaffTraveler is offering a 10% discount code for any of our listeners who buy their eSIM.Use the Promo code ST10NONREVLOUNGE  https://share.stafftraveler.com/nrl-esim✈StaffTraveler is a great app that can assist with your non-rev travels! Use it to find loads for your non-rev travel! Use this to sign up:https://stafftraveler.com/nonrevlounge

Show SummaryOn today's episode, we're having a conversation with Elizabeth Musselman, an Elizabeth Dole Caregiver Fellow, about the unrecognized evolution of veteran caregiving and the hidden burdens placed on military children.Provide FeedbackAs a dedicated member of the audience, we would like to hear from you. If you PsychArmor has helped you learn, grow, and support those who've served and those who care for them, we would appreciate hearing your story. Please follow this link to share how PsychArmor has helped you in your service journey Share PsychArmor StoriesAbout Today's GuestElizabeth Musselman is a military caregiver and a 2026 Elizabeth Dole Foundation Caregiver Fellow. In this role, she works with policymakers, Special Operations families, and veteran-serving organizations on the mental health needs of children living in veteran caregiver homes, a population largely absent from current policy and program design. Her advocacy focuses on the intergenerational effects of combat injury, including how a veteran parent's symptoms shape a child's development, attachment, and role in the family. She is a member of the Hidden Helpers Coalition and delivered the keynote address at the 2025 Elizabeth Dole Foundation National Convening in Washington, D.C. Elizabeth previously built a career in finance and technology and earned her J.D. before becoming the full-time caregiver for her husband, a retired U.S. Army Special Forces veteran, and raising their three children in the home his service shaped. Links Mentioned in this Episode Elizabeth Dole Foundation WebsiteMCON Health SummitElizabeth on LinkedInPsychArmor Resource of the WeekThis week's resource of the week is the PsychArmor course, Supporting Youth Who Support Veterans. Caregiving youth often make sacrifices to provide care for family members who are ill, injured, elderly, or disabled. This course acknowledges the contributions of these youth caregivers, goes into the scope of the problem, and offers some solutions.You can find the resource here:  https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/supporting-youth-who-support-veterans Episode Partner: Are you an organization that engages with or supports the military affiliated community? Would you like to partner with an engaged and dynamic audience of like-minded professionals? Reach out to Inquire about Partnership Opportunities Contact Us and Join Us on Social Media Email PsychArmorPsychArmor on TwitterPsychArmor on FacebookPsychArmor on YouTubePsychArmor on LinkedInPsychArmor on InstagramTheme MusicOur theme music Don't Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families.  You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com  

Ancient Israel was a composite nation of 12 tribes, each having a unique tribal anointing. The Tribe of Judah was the leader where a lineage of kings came from (including Jesus Himself). But there was another tribe known for their special skills in warfare, and they were the Spartans of ancient Israel. To stand before a man from this warlike tribe 100 feet away meant certain death. They were so skilled in warfare that they were greatly feared. Discover who the Navy Seals of Israel was, and why it matters to us today.

Ancient Israel was a composite nation of 12 tribes, each having a unique tribal anointing. The Tribe of Judah was the leader where a lineage of kings came from (including Jesus Himself). But there was another tribe known for their special skills in warfare, and they were the Spartans of ancient Israel. To stand before a man from this warlike tribe 100 feet away meant certain death. They were so skilled in warfare that they were greatly feared. Discover who the Navy Seals of Israel was, and why it matters to us today.

Jimmy Watson is a former Marine, Blackwater contractor, Navy SEAL, and former head of security, CEO, and close confidant to John McAfee. He joined McAfee's inner circle in 2017 and experienced firsthand the legal turmoil, paranoia, and instability surrounding him. After leaving that world and battling addiction and personal loss, Watson returned to his Christian faith and now speaks about faith, purpose, and helping others out of destructive cycles. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: Privacy Isn't Paranoia. It's Protection. Download Glacier - https://srs.site/glacierapp Ready to upgrade your life? Head to bubsnaturals.com/srs and use code SHAWN for 20% off Get $10 off your first order at https://ponchooutdoors.com/shawnryan when you enter your email. One thing to pack, five ways to power! Get 10% Off @Ridge with code SRS at https://www.Ridge.com/SRS #Ridgepod Jimmy Watson Links: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/MightyWarrior282 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@MightyWarrior282/videos Book - https://a.co/d/0jgr1NJP Mighty Warrior Performance - https://mightywarriorperformance.com Linktree - https://linktr.ee/Mightywarrior282 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's show is PACKED. Daisy and fill in co-host Corinne react to the suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford in the UK, where five men were arrested near the U.S.-used military base and President Trump praised the response. They also break down a British TV host's fiery on-air rant and the growing debate over immigration and security.Then it's on to the latest political insanity: Bill Nye jumps into the Texas Senate race, James Talarico talks about a pathway to citizenship, Greg Abbott resurfaces in the governor's race, and the Chicks discuss why Republicans need a stronger message heading into the midterms.Plus, Hasan Piker faces backlash over comments mocking Navy SEALs, Tim Pool weighs in on the political divide, Mike Johnson talks freedom versus “free stuff,” and the RNC gets called out over its messaging.Later, the Chicks cover a migrant caravan heading north, Floyd Mayweather praising Trump, disturbing stories out of Seattle, Bill Maher's take on falling crime, Abdul El-Sayed, a transgender-care court ruling, Naomi Watts' child appearing at a Gucci event, and Hope Walz responding to online criticism. And somehow we still find time for Madonna, Dolly Parton, Kacey Musgraves, supermodel nostalgia, Tom Holland and plenty more. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS TO SUPPORT OUR SHOW!Get a FREE full-size $49 bottle of Fresh-Pressed Olive Oil for just pay $1 shipping—no commitment. Go to https://ChicksLoveOliveOil.com Take the Ruff Greens 90-Day Challenge and get 50% off your first 90 days, backed by a full 90- day money-back guarantee. Head to https://RuffChicks.com code CHICKS to get started.Ready to give MASA a try? Stock Up as some flavors sell quickly. Get 25% off your first order by going to https://MasaChips.com/CHICKS and using code CHICKS. Don't wait until everyone else suddenly decides they need it. Prepare now with Ready Wise and do it on your terms. Start now at https://ReadyWise.Com and Save 10% with code CHICKS10Subscribe and stay tuned for new episodes every weekday!Follow us here for more daily clips, updates, and commentary:YoutubeFacebookInstagramTikTokXLocalsMore InfoWebsite

Today's show is PACKED. Daisy and fill in co-host Corinne react to the suspected terror plot near RAF Fairford in the UK, where five men were arrested near the U.S.-used military base and President Trump praised the response. They also break down a British TV host's fiery on-air rant and the growing debate over immigration […]

Joey Jones torched Hasan Piker for mocking two Navy SEALs who died during a nighttime raid near Somalia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jake Harriman—Naval Academy grad, Force Recon Marine, Bronze Star, founder of Nuru International and The Brickyard (formerly More Perfect Union)—joins the MTNTOUGH Podcast on a simple fear: you can live a good life and still waste it. After years off-grid fighting extremism through livelihoods, he came home and didn't recognize the country he'd fought for. Now he's building higher ground, not just common ground—40,000 Americans swinging hammers together, Civic Valor in schools, and five steps from his book Rescuing the Idea of America: believe, serve, connect, lead, restore. Also: loneliness, agency vs. the algorithm, and why one life changed is enough.Join Dustin Diefenderfer, Founder of MTNTOUGH Fitness Lab and creator of the MTNTOUGH+ Fitness App in the top podcast for Mental Toughness and Mindset. (P.S.

In this episode, Rob Reynolds (CIO, Orange County, North Carolina) talks about coming from a big Navy family. His dad served in Underwater Demolition Teams (UDTs), the unit Rob calls the first Navy SEALs, and in the '60s his team was first out to the space capsules to get the astronauts out. Rob followed his dad into the Navy, then spent about 30 years in IT, including 2 turns as a CISO.Rob shares what happens when you give people the tools, from the AI sandbox behind a staffer's tax calculator idea, to users trained to flag the message that looks like it came from Rob, to a $10M ARPA broadband buildout that has people calling Rob to say thank you.Orange County also placed #8 in its population category (150,000–249,999) in the 2026 Digital Counties Survey from the Center for Digital Government and NACo, recognition Rob credits to his team's work modernizing county services.Timestamps0:00 A Commodore VIC-20 at age 12, then 2x CISO, now county CIO1:24 His dad's UDT team got astronauts out of Gemini-era capsules11:36 An OpenAI Teams subscription, branded as the county's AI Innovation Lab13:44 Copilot Chat for every county user, and learning circles next17:04 The AI tax calculator: a former tax staffer's idea, live in 1 day25:33 When "Rob" asks for gift cards, users know to raise their hand26:36 An annual cyber survey, timed to October, sets the quarterly training28:19 Even when AI is battling AI, it all goes back to people31:31 Short training, no jargon, and CISA lunch-and-learns for staff32:29 The $10M ARPA broadband buildout reaching about 6,000 unserved homes33:52 The calls Rob gets from families whose kids can now do classes online36:52 Why Rob still remembers the names of people who pulled him upConnect with the Guests

Send us Fan MailWelcome back to the Joint Dynamics Podcast! In this episode, JD podcast host Andrew Cox | Joint Dynamics sits down with licensed clinical and performance psychologist, certified Somatic Experiencing practitioner, and author Dr. Richard Oelberger PhD.Dr. Oelberger brings an extraordinary, eclectic background to human performance - spanning from training alongside a Navy SEAL and Shaolin monks in China, to working in high-pressure environments like LA's Skid Row, maximum-security prisons, and the SMART crisis team, to advising elite MMA fighters and professional athletes. In this deep dive, Andrew and Richard explore how deep somatic trauma release, subtraction, and mental conditioning translate into practical execution skills under pressure.In this episode, we explore:Somatic Experiencing & Crisis Burnout: How physical tension and trauma are stored in the body (referencing Peter Levine's SIBAM model), and how somatic release helps practitioner and patient step out of chronic "crisis mode."Lessons from Skid Row & Maximum Security Prisons: The power of subtraction for breakthroughs, meeting mistrust with care (including a story about negotiating over four bananas), and why rehabilitation and connection trump punishment.The Origin of The Zero Method: How Richard's PhD research, spiritual psychology, his father's health decline, and his own back surgery shaped his book The Zero Method: Awaken the Hero Within.Identity & "Aging into the Body": Parallels between MMA fighters and everyday life recovery, learning self-compassion, and shifting from raw competitive intensity to longevity-focused movement like swimming, yoga, and dancing.Tough Love, Legacy & Community: Insights from Shaolin monks and Navy SEALs on complete commitment, transitioning from personal success to legacy, and the critical role of connection and men's groups in emotional healing.

Send us Fan MailGuest: Pastor Travis Allen, Grace Church (Greeley, CO)It was a beautiful fall evening at Stone House Farm in Jordan, MN for our recent Speaker Series event featuring Travis Allen, pastor of Grace Church in Greeley, CO and former Managing Director of Grace to You and member of the U.S. Navy Seal teams.135 attendees gathered at the farm for a time of fellowship and dinner on the lawn beside the stone farmhouse, followed by dessert and coffee. Then, as the sun made its downward arc over the rural landscape, we all gathered outside the North Barn for an interview with Travis about current events and issues of the faith. It was a blessed time.We weren't able to fit the entire interview with Travis into today's program but you will hear most of it. So let's get out to Stone House Farm for this interview with Travis Allen at our recent Speaker Series event.

Brian Bloom has spent his career in front of and behind the camera as an actor, voice actor, and screenwriter. Mitch Hall served as a Navy SEAL with the Naval Special Warfare Development Group and later worked as a technical advisor and producer in film and television. For more than five years they have run the Ground Truth investigation into what happened on Roberts Ridge. In this last installment, they explain what it took to get back on top of Takur Ghar. They wrote to the Taliban, got permission, and spent a day on the summit testing sight lines and lighting. They also sat with men from the villages below who fought in the battle. From there we worked through the footage, the red-on-red question, and the documents behind the Medal of Honor upgrade. They laid out years of outreach to the Air Force and others who chose not to participate. They also addressed an upcoming feature film based on a version of events they say their findings contradict. The conversation ends on heroism, blame, and why the truth still matters after 25 years. Ground Truth Documentary: https://www.groundtruthdoc.com/ Today's Sponsors:  Ridge: One thing to pack, five ways to power! You can find Ridge's Power Bank at Best Buy or our listeners can get 10% off at https://www.Ridge.com by using code "clearedhot" at checkout. Spartan Forge: https:www.spartanforge.ai

JP Dinnell answers tough questions about how to lead in the midst of morale issues and failed objectives.  Relive Health: https://link.relivehealth.com/widget/booking/hRIiQQVgZ4OfOAPiaOWb?am_id=jpdinnell2478 Get your free training from First In Nutrition: https://www.firstinnutrition.com/jppod More from JP Dinnell: https://www.jpdinnell.com/ Therapeutic Recreation Group: https://www.therapeuticrg.org Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therapeutic_rec_group/ Echelon Front Leadership Assessment: https://tinyurl.com/y3v22car Join the conversation on instagram JP Dinnell: http://instagram.com/jpdinnell/ Lucas Pinckard: https://www.instagram.com/lucaspinckard Bruiser Arms: https://www.instagram.com/bruiserarms Echelon Front: https://echelonfront.com/ Little Cattle Co: http://littlecattle.co On The Path Printing: https://www.instagram.com/onthepathprinting JP Dinnell is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and now a Leadership Instructor, Speaker and Strategic Advisor with Echelon Front, where he serves as Director of Experiential Leadership Training Programs. J.P. is also a pro team athlete and spokesperson for Origin Maine and Jocko Fuel, an American clothing and supplement company. J.P. has a signature Energy Drink flavor "Sour Apple Sniper" with Jocko Fuel. Jeremiah spent nearly a decade in the SEAL Teams with three combat deployments. Sent to the violent terrorist stronghold of Ar Ramadi, Iraq in 2006 with SEAL Team Three's Task Unit Bruiser, J.P. served as point man, machine gunner, and lead sniper for Delta Platoon opposite the American Sniper, Chris Kyle, who was in Charlie Platoon. For his leadership and courage under fire, JP was awarded a Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars with Valor and the Army Commendation Medal with Valor helping Task Unit Bruiser to become the most highly decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War. He worked closely with SEAL Officers Jocko Willink, his Task Unit Commander, and Leif Babin, and was the driving force on many of the daring combat operations Jocko and Leif wrote about in Extreme Ownership. Upon his return, J.P. again worked directly for Jocko as a training instructor at Naval Special Warfare Group One Training Detachment, where he orchestrated realistic and challenging training scenarios for Special Operations Urban Combat training and Close Quarters Combat training to better prepare SEAL units for the real-world battlefield. He also served as a Combatives Instructor, Marksmanship Instructor and earned his Master Trainer Specialist qualification while helping Jocko rebuild and enhance these training programs into the highly effective platforms they are today. J.P. brings exceptional experience and frontline leadership perspective from the winning mindset and culture of Task Unit Bruiser.

On the campaign trail, President Trump promised to declassify the 9/11 files; on September 11, 2001, he told New York television the World Trade Center was an “unbelievably powerful” structure and said he could not imagine an aircraft alone penetrating its exterior steel, even questioning whether additional explosions had occurred. Twenty-five years later, Brad Wozny revisits the lives lost, the heroism he witnessed at Ground Zero, his extraordinary journey 18 stories beneath the Pentagon, the Patriot Act and War on Terror that followed, and the unanswered questions still driving Americans to demand full disclosure, truth and justice...on a day Brad also marks as Christ's birthday. .

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Get to know MTNTOUGH Coaches Dr. Nick Bechtold and Sarah Maschino as they open a new lab-side conversation: who they are, how they landed at MTNTOUGH, and how the programming actually gets built.They cover the path from elite sheep-hunt training to on-ramp, foundations, Always Ready 50+, and what's coming next (No Gear 10, SV20). Then they answer two of the most common support questions—how to pair MGDs with running, and what to do mid-season when on-ramp feels light but foundations feel like too much.Drop your questions in the comments. Stay dangerous.V I D E O S TO W A T C H N E X T

Joel runs The Last Homely House account on X which you can follow @AHomelyHouse. He is a father of ten, teacher, bookbinder, calligrapher, radical subsidiarist, and builder of playhouses in the woods. He is also SOF veteran having spent time in the Navy and the Army as a Ranger.We discuss his homeschool background, time in the Navy SEALs pipeline, shift over to the Army Rangers, as well as his time post military doing personal protection in Iraq and South Sudan before returning home to teach and start his own home school and business. You can find all of his work at www.tamburnmanor.com

What if quitting isn't a weakness — but a necessary part of moving forward?In this episode of Navy SEAL Mindset, William Branum explores the idea of evolving through subtraction: identifying the habits, relationships, commitments, and even business ideas that are slowing you down and having the courage to let them go.Drawing from his experience as a Navy SEAL, entrepreneur, and coach, William explains how holding onto outdated ways of doing things can sometimes be more dangerous than changing course.In this episode, you'll hear about:Why quitting the wrong things can help you succeedThe difference between giving up and letting goHow ego can prevent us from changing directionWhy the SEAL Teams had to abandon old tactics as the battlefield changedRemoving people, habits, and commitments that no longer serve youWhy simplifying your life can help you move fasterWhen “never quit” is good advice — and when it isn'tThe takeaway: Never quit what truly matters. Quit the things that are keeping you from it.Sometimes progress isn't about adding more.Sometimes it's about having the courage to subtract.--------------WANT TO THINK LIKE A NAVY SEAL AND UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL?Discover the 5 SEAL Secrets to SuccessA short read with powerful tactical lessons to change your lifehttps://www.5sealsecrets.com/

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You probably know the name Jack Carr as one of our most famous and talented novelists through The Terrninal List and other books in the James Reece series. Before his success as a writer, Carr spent two decades in the U.S. Navy, most of those as a U.S. Navy SEAL and he served in both Afghanistan and Iraq.In this edition of Veterans Chronicles, Carr explains how he wanted to become a Navy SEAL since he was seven years old and read about them in many different books. He also walks us through BUD/S training, why he never seriously thought of quitting, and the reason many candidates drop out long after Hell Week.Carr also reveals how he heard about the 9/11 terrorist attacks, why he became an officer, and finally being deployed to Afghanistan. Then he takes us through two tours in Iraq, including tough fighting in Najaf and a CIA-connected assignment focused on deconfliction.Finally, Carr details how he kept the mission and men front and center during his deployments.

In this episode of the Authority On Demand Podcast, hosted by Danielle Hutchinson, John Graham shares insights from his work as an author, professor, former Navy SEAL, and peacebuilder.John's career has taken him from military service and international business to teaching negotiation and working in peacebuilding. Over the years, he has written numerous books that explore conflict, relationships, creativity, and the ways people and countries can work together more effectively.During the conversation, John explains how his books are connected through the ideas of family, invention, and exchange. He discusses The Hidden Front Line, which explores how war affects military families, as well as Under One Roof, which looks at the challenges and opportunities of multigenerational households.He also introduces And: How to Build Relationships Through Inventive Negotiation, a book that focuses on using creativity and innovative thinking to solve negotiation problems. Unlike traditional negotiation methods that focus on dividing the available resources, inventive negotiation aims to create something better for everyone involved.John also shares how AI was used to explore possible solutions in Paths to Peace, a free resource available in multiple languages. He explains how AI can help identify overlooked perspectives, generate ideas, and approach difficult issues in a more balanced way, while still requiring human judgment.Another important topic is the connection between international trade and peace. John explains that trade can create interdependence, encourage cultural understanding, and lead to new ideas through collaboration between people from different countries.Key Takeaways:

Show SummaryOn today's episode, we're having a conversation with Brandy Dykhuizen and Joe Hudak, founders of Living Proof Stories, exploring how structured storytelling helps Veterans process lived experiences, build civilian connections, and move from raw isolation to processed post-military growth.Episode Partner:Are you an organization that engages with or supports the military affiliated community? Would you like to partner with an engaged and dynamic audience of like-minded professionals? Reach out to Inquire about Partnership Opportunities Provide FeedbackAs a dedicated member of the audience, we would like to hear from you. If you PsychArmor has helped you learn, grow, and support those who've served and those who care for them, we would appreciate hearing your story. Please follow this link to share how PsychArmor has helped you in your service journey Share PsychArmor StoriesAbout Today's GuestBrandy Dykhuizen is a San Diego-based writer, narrative artist, producer, and mentor who uses storytelling to bridge social divides and spark genuine, human-to-human connection. Over the past decade, she has designed, produced, and led storytelling programs, writing workshops, and live performance events for a wide range of organizations, spanning Veteran services to local arts and culture initiatives across San Diego County.As the co-founder of Living Proof Stories, Brandy works alongside community members, Veterans, military families, and emerging writers to help them shape their lived experiences into clear, impactful narratives. Rooted in the belief that personal storytelling is a vital component of mental wellness, community integration, and social cohesion, her work focuses on helping individuals find their voice, process complex personal journeys, and share their stories in ways that foster deep empathy and authentic connection.Joe Hudak is a retired Special Forces Veteran, storyteller, mentor, and therapist dedicated to helping others navigate adversity and transform their experiences into meaningful stories. He teaches storytelling as a performance art, coaching and mentoring amateur writers while producing monthly live storytelling shows that bring personal narratives to life.In retirement, Joe leads the mentor program for the San Diego Superior Court's Veteran Treatment Court, where he coordinates approximately 30 volunteer mentors and personally mentors three to four Veterans participating in the program. His commitment to service extends beyond the courtroom: for the past four years, Joe has worked as a therapist at a psychedelic-assisted therapy clinic in Mexico.Passionate about ameliorating human suffering, Joe focuses much of his work on Veterans and first responders, while also supporting people dealing with trauma and addiction. Across all his endeavors, Joe believes in the power of connection, compassion, and storytelling to foster healing and growth.Links Mentioned During the EpisodeLiving Proof Stories WebsiteLiving Proof Stories on InstagramPsychArmor Resource of the WeekThis week's PsychArmor Resource of the Week is the PsychArmor course Connecting with the Veteran In Your Life. This course provides information to help caregivers understand and address a lack of connection with the Veteran in their life. The new course incorporates a strengths-based approach to connections between a caregiver and a Veteran.You can find the resource here: https://learn.psycharmor.org/courses/connecting-with-the-veteran-in-your-lifeContact Us and Join Us on Social Media Email PsychArmorPsychArmor on XPsychArmor on FacebookPsychArmor on YouTubePsychArmor on LinkedInPsychArmor on InstagramTheme MusicOur theme music Don't Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat Veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, Veterans, and their families.  You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com  

We begin this informational seminar in the most responsible way possible: ghost nuts, fake conjoined-twin porn, and several questions nobody needed answered.From there, Chino and Homeboy somehow stumble into an actual conversation about AI, context, labels, prompt injection, and why changing how information is framed can change what an AI does with it.Then the veterans take over.We get into the phrase “you knew what you signed up for,” life aboard Navy ships, shitty living conditions, discipline, morale, boot camp, SEAL training, why different branches train differently, and why nobody truly understands military life until they've actually lived it.Eventually we escape the Navy and immediately enter the surveillance state.Flock cameras, automatic license-plate tracking, AI-assisted policing, corporate surveillance, Walmart and Target tracking customers, personal-data ownership, police accountability, bad arrests, body-camera footage, cops lying in reports, and what happens when the people enforcing the law aren't held accountable for getting it wrong.Then it's time to check the Deadpool.We catch up on everybody who shuffled off this mortal coil, talk Dolly Parton and intellectual-property money, and eventually hit Peter Cullen, Optimus Prime, and the Marine Corps officer who inspired one of the greatest voices in animation.We almost had feelings.Almost.The Adventures of Chino and Homeboy and the Military Chronicles are available on Amazon.00:00 Intro & Ghostbusting01:54 The Conjoined Twins Porn Hoax19:56 AI Context, Labels & Prompt Injection26:46 “You Knew What You Signed Up For”35:29 Navy SEALs, Boot Camp & Military Training1:24:55 Flock Cameras & the Surveillance State1:35:34 AI Policing, Bad Data & Accountability1:49:10 Corporate Surveillance & Your Personal Data1:58:53 Cops Behaving Badly2:15:12 The Deadpool2:40:10 Peter Cullen, Optimus Prime & His Marine Brother2:48:23 Outro#ChinoAndHomeboy #ComedyPodcast #LatinoPodcast #FilipinoPodcast #Looksmaxing #OnlyFans #PodcastClips #DarkComedy #InternetCulture #18PlusComedy #Drake #BadBunny #TaylorSwift #FilipinoCulture #SpiderFighting

Mike Sarraille—former special operations leader, Chief Talent Officer at a veteran-owned company, and the man behind Fox Nation's Final Flight: The Men of Extortion 17—joins the MTNTOUGH Podcast on what companies still get wrong about veteran talent, why eight guys from the same platoon now work under one roof, and why a soldier dies twice: once in the field, and again when his name is spoken last. He covers the seven-continent skydive with Andy Stumpf, building brotherhood after the DD-214, the harsh cost of high performance (divorce, empty tank, no “balance”), his forthcoming book Teams, and why telling other men's stories is the work he wants to do for a lifetime.Join Dustin Diefenderfer, Founder of MTNTOUGH Fitness Lab and creator of the MTNTOUGH+ Fitness App in the top podcast for Mental Toughness and Mindset. (P.S.

We went to the bullpen and called in a Hall of Fame closer to the weekend pod palooza! Hollering James from Minneapolis joins Ben for a rambunctious edition of the Fifth Hour Mailbag. Legendary for his thunderous snoring and undying love of the Ben Maller Show, James is one of the great larger-than-life cartoon characters of the Maller Militia.The boys rip open the mailbag and tackle listener questions from around the globe, traveling down a winding road of looksmaxxing, Colombian Bam Bam, toddler fight club, J-Lo lookalikes, Navy SEAL training, robotoilets, hurricane records, bad hygiene, and plenty more.It’s chaos, comedy, and questionable life advice—exactly what you signed up for. Buckle up and enjoy the ride. You better listen, or the FOMO will kick in, and you’ll need an industrial-sized shipment of copium. All questions sent in by new listeners & P1's of the #MallerMilitia! Download, subscribe, and remember that sharing is caring (unless it's an STD.) Follow Ben on Twitter @BenMaller and listen to the original terrestrial radio edition of "Ben Maller Show," Monday-Friday on Fox Sports Radio, 2a-6a ET, 11p-3a PT!...Follow, rate & review "The Fifth Hour!" #BenMaller #FSRWeekendsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We went to the bullpen and called in a Hall of Fame closer to the weekend pod palooza! Hollering James from Minneapolis joins Ben for a rambunctious edition of the Fifth Hour Mailbag. Legendary for his thunderous snoring and undying love of the Ben Maller Show, James is one of the great larger-than-life cartoon characters of the Maller Militia.The boys rip open the mailbag and tackle listener questions from around the globe, traveling down a winding road of looksmaxxing, Colombian Bam Bam, toddler fight club, J-Lo lookalikes, Navy SEAL training, robotoilets, hurricane records, bad hygiene, and plenty more.It’s chaos, comedy, and questionable life advice—exactly what you signed up for. Buckle up and enjoy the ride. You better listen, or the FOMO will kick in, and you’ll need an industrial-sized shipment of copium. All questions sent in by new listeners & P1's of the #MallerMilitia! Download, subscribe, and remember that sharing is caring (unless it's an STD.) Follow Ben on Twitter @BenMaller and listen to the original terrestrial radio edition of "Ben Maller Show," Monday-Friday on Fox Sports Radio, 2a-6a ET, 11p-3a PT!...Follow, rate & review "The Fifth Hour!" #BenMaller #FSRWeekendsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As You Wish Talk Radio with James Gilliland Sumerian Prophecy, a Viral 'Great Awakening' Video, and Warnings About a Corrupted UFO Community Broadcasting solo from ECETI, James Gilliland reads ancient Sumerian extinction cycles, plays a viral video predicting a worldwide financial and political "Great Awakening," and warns that greed and ego inside the spiritual and UFO communities are what keep humanity from real contact with benevolent visitors. Inner Guidance Over Outer Timelines James Gilliland opens the broadcast answering a question he says he hears constantly: when will the great changes finally arrive. He tells listeners there is no fixed clock, only an event clock, where one shift triggers the next at whatever pace unfolds, and that the real timepiece is each person's own inner guidance rather than mainstream or alternative media. He warns that every channeled message carries only a percentage of accuracy, noting that even some of the best channels associated with the Tibetan Foundation land around seventy percent, so untrained sources fare far worse. He then reads a widely circulated astrological message describing a coming karmic reset tied to Chiron completing an eight-year cycle of identity healing, an Aries full moon, and Venus retrograde in Scorpio, which he says rings true for what humanity is moving through before anything from before October thirty-first carries into 2027. Sumerian Tablets and Cycles of Collapse Gilliland moves into what he calls his recent deep dive into ancient Sumerian tablets, describing an antediluvian king list stretching back forty-two thousand years and five extinction-level cycles that predate the Anunnaki: a great flood that raised sea levels four hundred feet and buried cities thousands of feet underwater, fire from the sky tied to meteor cycles, earthquakes that reshaped rivers and mountains, a darkness linked to a celestial event, and a drought he says humanity is living through right now. He connects a sixth cycle of plagues targeting reproduction to Enlil's ancient effort to thin humanity's numbers, drawing a direct line to modern gender-bender chemicals he believes are dismantling the family unit today. He describes more than forty-seven civilizations the Anunnaki encountered, some benevolent and ascended, others still trapped in lower dimensions, and recounts how Atlantis's misuse of technology and its beam-ship attack on Lemuria left glass sheets beneath the Gobi Desert, a pattern he says civilization keeps repeating. A Viral Video Promises Global Liberation Gilliland introduces a roughly four-minute video he says came from 'the Q boys,' describing a coordinated one-hundred-nation operation involving Navy SEALs, Delta Force, and the British SAS acting under a multinational alliance. The narrator claims an Emergency Broadcast System blackout is coming, one meant to silence a global 'cabal' rather than the public, during which unreleased documentary footage of ritual abuse, child trafficking, and financial crimes will air worldwide as a final wake-up call. It describes seized satellites, a new Starlink-powered quantum internet, and a Quantum Financial System already active behind the scenes, dismantling the IRS and Federal Reserve, freezing offshore accounts, and zeroing mortgages and student loans through an asset-backed system outside SWIFT and Rothschild banking channels. It also claims redemption centers tied to Reno, Nevada are already processing payments, and that a Fourth of July announcement was expected to restore the original American Republic. Gilliland tells listeners timing remains fluid but guesses the EBS could arrive within three to four weeks. Edgar Cayce's Golden Age and Failed Tribalism Turning to Edgar Cayce, Gilliland says the psychic specifically named 2026 as the year chaos gives way to a golden age, provided humanity makes the right choices, merging technology with spirituality into free energy, medical beds, and a society where disease becomes rare because consciousness heals the body. He credits Cayce with predicting both World Wars but notes his forecast of California sliding into the ocean was delayed, he believes, by prayer, though he still urges listeners to leave California, New York, and San Francisco, calling their decline a natural consequence of falling consciousness rather than divine punishment. He then criticizes tribalism across religions, arguing every war traces back to leaders wanting what others had rather than any holy cause, and singles out strands of Zionism and radical Islam for teaching that outsiders can be lied to, robbed, or killed. He frames all such division as antichrist consciousness, the opposite of the unity and God-spark awareness he says defines true Christ consciousness. The Rockefeller Initiative and a Corrupted UFO Community Gilliland alleges that Rockefeller money, funneled through what he calls the Rockefeller Initiative, took over UFO research decades ago, buying influence over major documentaries and conferences to sideline anyone discussing benevolent, spiritually advanced contact in favor of a strictly 'nuts and bolts' narrative. He claims benevolent extraterrestrials once offered world leaders free energy, anti-gravity technology, and planetary healing in exchange for abandoning nuclear weapons, while negative extraterrestrials instead offered technology in return for permission to experiment on humans, seeking what he calls the divine genome left in humanity by the god Enki over the objections of Enlil. He ties this ancient rivalry directly to today's chemtrails, vaccines he calls bioweapons loaded with nanoparticles, and a processed food supply he says is engineered with the same gender-bender materials, all aimed, he argues, at suppressing the 'divine masculine' and reducing global population. He urges listeners to grow food, source meat locally, and test their own water. Mount Adams Ships and a Call to Get Honest Closing the hour, Gilliland describes a cave high on Mount Adams where he says ships regularly emerge through what witnesses call a door opening in the mountainside, footage he says is archived on the ECETI website. He recounts a story of an unnamed colonel whose team attempted a forced landing near the site with helicopters, snowmobiles, and weapons, only to find nothing worked once they arrived, a failure he compares to the Assyrian army's overnight loss of one hundred eighty thousand soldiers in ancient scripture. He closes with a warning that ill-gotten gain will always be lost, urging listeners toward brutal self-honesty about their own motives, and acknowledges his own frustration with rumors circulating about him even as he clears earthquake and hurricane debris on his Hawaii property. He previews upcoming guests, including a Bigfoot researcher from Canada, David Clements, and Natalie Namaste, before signing off with a reminder to keep an open mind, a loving heart, and pure intent.

It's another Friday night in the studio, and we're back with the energy of two guys creeping toward 50 who have opinions. We kick things off with a surprise doctorate announcement, a real-life medical doctor who quit medicine to teach middle school, and the agreed-upon fact that med school is basically Navy SEAL training for academics.From there it's a full spiral. Cable went from $300 a month to a dozen streaming subscriptions that somehow cost the same, and now the football game is on Netflix. What is happening? Then: are GLP-1s a miracle or a future broken hip? (Do your squats, boys.) And the plan to live to 375 as a RoboCop with a well-preserved brain.Then the hood pops open. Why gas smells like childhood, why electric cars have to make noise (Tony's niece sounds like a UFO pulling up), dream rides from a 1970 Buick GSX to Marty McFly's Toyota truck, the slammed mini-truck magazines of our youth, and one mechanic who charged $300 to "program" a part by clicking a button. Calculus, it was not.Also, we're closing in on Episode 300, and Spotify may start deleting episode one at 301. Honestly? A public service.All this and more on another episode of your two favorite regular-ass dudes just talking about life.Cheers!m&t

What do you do when you are stuck working under poor leadership, facing overwhelming panic, or struggling to maintain personal discipline? In Episode 156 of the JP Dinnell Podcast, JP and Lucas break down tactical leadership strategies for leading up the chain of command, detaching when stress peaks, and applying the hardest leadership lessons where they matter most—at home. Whether you're dealing with workplace friction or looking to break out of complacency, this episode delivers practical, no-nonsense insights to help you take ownership and stay in control.

This weekend's parliamentary elections in Russia appear set to be even more predictable than usual. But that predictability hints at what is worrying the Kremlin, and how little it has to offer the public right now. Also: today's stories, including Mark Carney turning across the Atlantic to seek a partnership with the EU, a look at a Navy SEAL trying to reform FEMA, and what a University at risk of closing in Ecuador can teach us about social gains. Join the Monitor's Linda Feldman for today's news.

Send us Fan MailWhat does it really take to build peace?Many people think peace begins after conflict ends, but today's guest believes it starts much earlier—with communication, curiosity, cultural understanding, and relationships.In this episode, Jebeh welcomes Dr. John L. Graham, former U.S. Navy SEAL, Professor Emeritus, author, and internationally recognized expert on negotiation and peacebuilding.Together they explore how cultural differences influence communication, why negotiation is about much more than making deals, and how stronger relationships can transform classrooms, workplaces, communities, and even nations.Whether you're leading a classroom, an organization, or simply seeking better conversations in your own life, this episode offers practical wisdom on listening well, navigating differences, and building trust across cultures.Learn more about Dr. Graham's work at Author John Graham - J. Lawrence Graham Support the showCOME SAY Hey!!Instagram: @cultrallyjebeh_Facebook: @JebehCulturalConsultingPinterest: @Jebeh Cultural Consulting LinkedIn: @Jebeh Cultural ConsultingLeave a Review on our Podcast! We value your feedback!Buy My Book: The Orange Blossom  https://a.co/d/dRgzqgB 

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Should Wendy's be bringing back their classic yellow? Also, is being a YouTuber harder than being a Navy SEAL? We talk about a Florida man crashing after putting deodorant on while driving, what is the best donut, and lots more!

To Support The Show:  Patreon.com/islandsofcoherence Subscribe, Like, Comment, and Hit the Bell for Notifications on YouTube Follow us on Instagram (@islands.of.coherence) and Tik Tok (@islandsofcoherence) Joining us on the show this week is author and co-founder of the Flow Genome Project, Jamie Wheal. Many of you have likely heard of Jamie through his groundbreaking work writing about flow states in his book, ‘Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALS, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolution the Way We Live and Work' or his other more recent work, ‘Recapture the Rapture: Rethinking God, Sex, and Death in a World That's Lost It's Mind'. He's also the thinker behind the popular Substack, ‘Altered States of America' which has gone on to amass over 45k people. For this conversation, Jamie and I explore the confronting subject of collapse. Whether it's ecological, societal, or cultural, there are certain perspectives that we can adopt which will help us navigate the unavoidable changes that are going to challenge humans in the next century. We also explore ways to stay inspired, how to navigate the wellness industrial complex, and why thinking about death is good for us. If you want to stay plugged in with Jamie's work, head on over to his Substack at Jamiewheal.substack.com or consider checking out his online community over at skool.com/homegrownhumans. He's also got some books you can order wherever you get your books. Show Topics - Discovering Flow - Becoming Collapse Conscious - Death as Initiator - Exploring Narratives of the Future - We're Already in Collapse - How to Respond to Collapse - Denying the Pull of Influencer Culture - Antidotes for Disconnection - Creating More - Human's Place in Nature

"The minimum standard is excellence. If you have to ask me whether you should serve a burnt pizza, you've already answered the question." — Rick Rosenfield Rick Rosenfield didn't set out to build a restaurant empire. He was a federal prosecutor who put mob bosses in prison, then left the Department of Justice to open a pizza restaurant in Beverly Hills with his law partner — no restaurant experience, a mortgaged home, and a business plan written on a word processor that declared California-style pizza would become the third great pizza tradition in America. It happened. California Pizza Kitchen grew to 285 locations, over 14,000 employees, and pioneered what the industry came to call polished casual dining. But Rick's telling of that story is not about barbecue chicken pizza or real estate strategy. It's about a culture framework called ROCK — Respect, Opportunity, Communication, Kindness — and why the minimum standard for staying in the organization was excellence, not effort. In this conversation, Rick and Nicky dig into the specific mechanics of building a people-first business: how CPK set written standards before it was fashionable, why they required every server to pass a menu test before being hired, what Ray Kroc's autobiography taught two lawyers about letting the wrong people go, and the moment they fired their star chef one month into opening — and cried on the office floor — before empowering someone from the kitchen who stayed for 12 years. Rick also shares the expensive lesson of growing too fast when PepsiCo pushed them to open 50 to 100 restaurants a year, and why Navy SEAL sniper and bestselling author Jack Carr's advice — trust your instincts, slow is smooth, smooth is fast — turns out to apply just as well to building a business as it does to a combat mission. Learn more and connect: Find Rick Rosenfield on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-rosenfield-9185933a9/ Resources mentioned: The California Pizza Kitchen Story — Rick Rosenfield (available wherever books are sold) Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's — Ray Kroc Terminal List series (Amazon) — Jack Carr Chez Panisse — https://www.chezpanisse.com Spago Beverly Hills — https://www.wolfgangpuck.com/dining/spago Visit https://www.eCircleAcademy.com and book a success call with Nicky to take your practice to the next level. https://www.thethoughtleaderrevolution.com/episodes/816

In this uplifting episode of Reading with Your Kids, Jed welcomes author and literacy advocate Gina Casazza, whose journey from struggling student to children's book creator will resonate with kids and grownups alike. Gina shares how everything changed in eighth grade when she read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Seeing herself in Ponyboy's story turned her from a reluctant reader into a "Rory Gilmore–level" book lover who never went anywhere without a book. Years later, an unexpected experience in a Navy SEAL prep program led her to a powerful realization: belonging and fitting in are opposites. You don't have to blend in to belong—you just have to show up as your authentic self. That insight inspired her picture books You Really, Truly Do Belong and You Really, Truly Are Enough, starring Cosmo the Alien, the ultimate outsider kids everywhere can relate to. Gina explains how she uses Cosmo to help children challenge limiting beliefs like "I'm not good enough" and recognize they are not their negative thoughts—they're the observers who can choose kinder, truer words. Gina also introduces her nonprofit Empower Lit Literacy and Beyond, which brings free author visits and writing camps to under-resourced schools. Listeners will love hearing how kids who once hated reading and writing light up when they hold a hardcover book they've written themselves. Later in the episode, Jed is joined by Carrie Rich, co-author of Traveling with Mom: Making a Difference Around the World and at Home. Carrie shares how her work with the Global Good Fund and her family's visits to communities in Colombia, Uganda, Romania, and beyond inspired a picture book about real-world kindness, service, and listening to what communities actually need. Carrie and Jed swap stories about raising compassionate kids, choosing meaningful ways to give, and helping children understand that even small actions—at home or across the globe—can make a big difference. It's a heartwarming celebration of literacy, empathy, and raising global citizens.

Rich Graham spent years learning how to fight at the highest level. He earned his Trident at 20, served as a sniper with SEAL Team 10, trained in martial arts for decades, and eventually built a career teaching others how to protect themselves. But his biggest realization was that tactical skill alone doesn't make someone a complete warrior. In this episode, Rich joins Chad to take us inside his life with SEAL Teams and the experiences that shaped his Full Spectrum Warrior philosophy. They get into firearms, combatives, physical readiness, mindset, and preparedness — but also the personal cost of constantly chasing the next achievement. It's a raw and real conversation with someone who reached the summit most men dream about and discovered it still wasn't enough. KEY TOPICS: Why Rich originally joined the Navy to hunt drug cartels Hearing America was going to war while in SEALs training on 9/11 How the intensity and purpose of training changed overnight Earning the SEAL Trident at only 20 years old Deploying as a sniper with SEAL Team 10 The “broken dudes” hiding behind elite achievement Building the Full Spectrum Warrior philosophy Faith, family, service, and life beyond the SEAL TeamsLEARN MORE ABOUT RICH:His Full Spectrum Warrior Lifestyle book: fswlifestyle.com His Full Spectrum Warrior program: www.fullspectrumwarriors.comHis charity: www.homefrontk9.org ——Stay up-to-date with all things Resilient by subscribing to our Resilient Times Newsletter: https://resilienttimes.substack.comRESILIENT:Follow Us On Patreon: ⁠https://patreon.com/theresilientshowFollow Us On Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/resilientshowFollow Us On Twitter:⁠ ⁠https://twitter.com/resilientshowFollow Us On TikTok:⁠ ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@resilientshowLIVE RESILIENT STORE:https://shop.theresilientshow.comFollow Chad: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chadrobo_officialhttps://x.com/ChadRoboSPONSORS:Smith & Wesson: ⁠⁠https://www.smith-wesson.com⁠⁠Vortex Optics: ⁠https://vortexoptics.com⁠Gatorz Eyewear: ⁠⁠https://www.gatorz.com⁠⁠Allied Wealth: ⁠https://alliedwealth.com⁠BioPro+: ⁠⁠https://www.bioproteintech.com/CHAD30⁠⁠BioXCellerator: ⁠https://www.bioxcellerator.com⁠Core Medical: https://coremedicalgrp.com/chadpodcastcmg------The Resilient Show is a proud supporter of military and first responder communities in partnership with ⁠Mighty Oaks Foundation⁠.

John Sapiente never planned to become a charitable force in the veteran community, he just wanted to play golf with a celebrity at a charity gala. That single decision in 2013 led him to a life-changing weekend with military families, a friendship with Folds of Honor founder Lt. Col. Dan Rooney, and eventually the creation of Volition America, a lifestyle apparel brand that has raised over $2 million for veteran and first responder families by donating 13% of profits, a number tied to the 13 folds of the American flag. In this conversation with Larry, John shares the origin story behind brand partnerships with Puma, Cobra Golf, and Luminox, the moment he surprised a wounded Navy SEAL with a custom Jeep on July 4th, and his approach to raising four kids while running two manufacturing companies and a nonprofit-adjacent brand. He's candid about the tradeoffs of building a business empire, protecting Mother's Day as sacred family time, and 30 years of weekly date nights with his wife. If you've ever wondered what it looks like to turn a single meaningful moment into a lasting mission, this episode is a direct look at how that actually happens.   Timeline Summary [1:02] The 2013 charity golf event that sparked John's "patriotic awakening" [4:58] Meeting wounded veterans and hearing taps played during a tournament, and the impact it had [9:22] Becoming friends with Lt. Col. Dan Rooney, founder of Folds of Honor [10:07] The origin of "volition" as a word and a brand philosophy: the power of choice [12:31] A full introduction to John: founder of Volition America, raising over $2 million for veterans [14:32] Raising a confident, self-sufficient daughter, and the values he prioritized as a father [21:56] The family rule that sports never come before Mother's Day [25:43] Referencing Dr. John Delony's take on travel sports ruining the family dinner table [26:46] The mandatory Sunday family dinner tradition that started when the kids were young [28:34] The family rule that every kid needs "a battle," something they're passionate about, one at a time [29:19] A son's question about whether John was disappointed he chose band over sports [31:10] Supporting a daughter who hated soccer but lit up when she found dance [32:13] The father-son talent show plan built around a shared love of Michael Jackson [34:01] Thirty years of marriage and the weekly date nights that started when their kids were young [36:15] Why "if you have to think about your last date night, it's been too long" [43:40] Introducing Volition America and the $2 million raised for Folds of Honor [47:20] The story of surprising Navy SEAL Jeff Samuels with a custom Jeep on July 4th [50:25] How brand partnerships with Puma, Cobra Golf, and Luminox actually came together [53:21] Upcoming brand extensions: a cigar line with Gurkha and a new wine label [55:55] Where to find Volition America and support the mission   Five Key Takeaways A single moment of unexpected exposure, in John's case a charity golf outing, can become a life's mission if you stay open to what it reveals. He wasn't looking for a cause; the cause found him. Kids need something they're passionate about, one thing at a time, not necessarily a sport. Supporting a child's actual interest, whether it's marching band or dance, builds more confidence than pushing them toward what you expected. Protecting non-negotiable family time, like Mother's Day or a weekly date night, requires real boundaries. John's family skipped championship games that landed on Mother's Day because some things matter more than convenience. You cannot build a major business while being a 50/50 present parent every single day. Real tradeoffs exist, and the goal is being genuinely present in the time you do have rather than pretending you can do everything equally. Purpose-driven business partnerships can create value for everyone involved. Brand collaborations built around a genuine mission bring new audiences to both the cause and the partner brand, not just a marketing gimmick.   Links & Resources Volition America: https://volitionamerica.com Folds of Honor: https://foldsofhonor.org The Dad Edge Podcast: https://thedadedge.com/1529 Roommates to Soulmates: http://thedadedge.com/soulmates The Board Room Mastermind: Guest Session: http://thedadedge.com/guest    Closing What stays with me from this conversation is how one afternoon of golf, entered into for the wrong reasons, turned into a mission that's raised over $2 million for the families of fallen and disabled service members. John didn't set out to build a movement, he just stayed open to what that weekend showed him. Whether it's a cause, a kid's unexpected passion, or a weekly date night you've let slide, the same principle applies: show up for the thing in front of you, and let it become what it's going to become. Go out and live legendary.  

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In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:• New reporting reveals that U.S. Navy SEALs spent months conducting a covert mission to clear Iranian mines from the Strait of Hormuz as American and Iranian forces traded strikes above the waterway.• Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill 12 people as renewed fighting raises concerns about whether the ceasefire with Hezbollah can hold.• Haiti's armed self-defense brigades were created to protect communities from violent gangs, but some are now accused of becoming part of the country's growing security problem.• Russia closes Germany's consulate in St. Petersburg as the diplomatic fallout grows from a suspected Russian drone plot in Leipzig.To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting https://PDBPremium.com.Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybriefStopBox: Get firearm security redesigned and save 10% off @StopBoxUSA with code PDB10 at https://stopboxusa.com/PDB10#stopboxpodRidge Wallet: One thing to pack, five ways to power! Get 10% Off @Ridge with code PDB at https://www.Ridge.com/PDB #RidgepodMOD: For a free consultation and get 10% off your first order PLUS free shipping with promo code PDB at https://mod.com

We're coming up on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and it had us thinking about an episode we produced in 2014. It's the story of one sentence, written in the hours after September 11th, 2001, that has led to the longest war in U.S. history. We examine how just 60 words of legal language have blurred the line between war and peace. In the hours after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, a lawyer sat down in front of a computer and started writing a legal justification for taking action against those responsible. The language that he drafted and that President George W. Bush signed into law—called the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF)—has at its heart one single sentence, 60 words long. Over the last decade, those 60 words have become the legal foundation for the "war on terror." In this collaboration with BuzzFeed, reporter Gregory Johnsen tells us the story of how this has come to be one of the most important, confusing, troubling sentences of the last two decades. We go into the meetings that took place in the chaotic days just after 9/11, speak with Congresswoman Barbara Lee and former Congressman Ron Dellums about the vote on the AUMF. We hear from former White House and State Department lawyers John Bellinger & Harold Koh. We learn how this legal language unleashed Guantanamo, Navy Seal raids and drone strikes. And we speak with journalist Daniel Klaidman, legal expert Benjamin Wittes and Virginia Senator Tim Kaine about how these words came to be interpreted, and what they mean for the future of war and peace. LATERAL CUTS -Really anything from our sister show, More PerfectEPISODE CREDITS: Reported by - Kelsey Padgettwith help from - Matt KieltyProduced by - Matt Kieltywith help from - Kelsey PadgettSign up for our newsletter!! It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. Signup (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)!Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of The Lab (https://members.radiolab.org/) today.Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing radiolab@wnyc.org.Leadership support for Radiolab's science programming is provided by the Simons Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Andy Stumpf knows what it takes to operate when everything goes wrong. A former Navy SEAL who served with SEAL Team Six, Stumpf spent 17 years in the military, including a tour as a BUD/S instructor responsible for training hundreds of aspiring SEALs. He was also shot at close range by an Iraqi insurgent with an AK-47—and somehow came back to serve again. In this episode, Andy pulls back the curtain on the world of special operations and the psychology of becoming a SEAL. He reveals what he learned about the candidates who ring the bell, the methods he used as an instructor to get them to keep going—or make them quit—and what it really feels like when an AK-47 fragment shatters your sciatic nerve. It's a conversation about fear, pain, endurance, and the strange things that happen in your head when the stakes couldn't be higher. Andy is the host of Cleared Hot, one of the most popular podcasts devoted to military life, special operations, and the people who have lived it. Big thanks to our terrific sponsors American-Giant.com/Mike—American Giant makes clothes that last, and they make them 100% in America.Use code MIKE to get 20% off your order. American Giant—American Made. K12.com/Rowe—Find a K12-powered school near you and see what's possible for your child with K12's Career and College Prep. Digs.com/MIKE—Less rework. Less confusion. And a much smoother build experience for homeowners. Get 40% offyour first 3 months

Steven Rinella talks with MrBallen on: his Navy SEAL experience; the nature of evil; a career pivot into storytelling; aliens; and more. Find MrBallen's latest graphic novel at https://book.ballenstudios.com/ Presented by Can-Am, the leader in ATVs, SxS, and Utility Vehicles www.can-am.brp.com Find more of Lucia's work at https://jacobs.berkeley.edu Connect with Steve and The MeatEater Podcast Network Steve on Instagram and Twitter MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.