Best greenberet Podcasts (2024)

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059 - Michael Easter - Best-Selling Author of The Comfort Crisis & Scarcity Brain 1:03:07

5M ago1:03:07

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Michael Easter recently visited GORUCK HQ for a book signing and Heavy Rucking Mile party. Before the big ruck, Jason and Emily talked with Michael about the search for happiness and his new book, Scarcity Brain. Michael is an author and journalist who wrote The Comfort Crisis and Scarcity Brain. Writing books takes him around the world to wild pla…

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058 - Pete Blaber - Author & Former Delta Force Commander 1:30:36

1+ y ago1:30:36

1:30:36

Jason and Rich discuss risk and leadership with Pete Blaber, former Delta Force Commander and author of the books The Mission, The Men and Me and The Common Sense Way. Pete Blaber commanded at every level of one of the most elite counter-terrorist organizations in the world during most of recent history’s most significant military and political eve…

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057 - William Ostan - Wounded Warrior Advocate & Founder of Arc of Justice 47:14

2y ago47:14

47:14

For this Memorial Day episode of Glorious Professionals, Jason & Emily are joined by Will Ostan to discuss his work as a wounded warrior advocate, the problem with the term “disabled veteran,” and how you can get involved to help better the current veteran benefits system. William J. Ostan is a medically retired U.S. Army Major and combat veteran o…

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056 - The GORUCK Games with Cadre DS & Mocha Mike 48:09

2y ago48:09

48:09

Jason and Emily are joined by Cadre DS and Mocha Mike to discuss the first-annual GORUCK Games that took place at the recent Sandlot JAX Fitness Festival. The GORUCK Games are a competition of grit worth $50K in prize money. Special Forces training tests athletes across a broad array of activities to ensure well-rounded strength, agility, and endur…

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055 - Sandlot JAX Fitness Festival 37:31

2y ago37:31

37:31

Jason and Emily are joined by Cadre DS and Mocha Mike to discuss the first-annual GORUCK Games that took place at the recent Sandlot JAX Fitness Festival. The GORUCK Games are a competition of grit worth $50K in prize money. Special Forces training tests athletes across a broad array of activities to ensure well-rounded strength, agility, and endur…

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054 - Dr. Mike Roussell, PhD - Nutritionist and Author 1:16:49

2+ y ago1:16:49

1:16:49

“My advice is to always find a way to take a good step forward.” To kick off 2022, Dr. Mike Roussell joins Jason for Episode 054 focusing on nutrition. Dr. Mike consults on health, nutrition, and performance for a range of clientele from professional athletes, to celebrities, to Fortune 500 executives. “With a passion for nutrition rooted in sport,…

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053 - GORUCK Cadre Dan Plants on 10 years of Challenges 1:12:44

2+ y ago1:12:44

1:12:44

“The lessons you learn at GORUCK events, they’re applicable to everything in life.” Cadre Dan Plants returns to the podcast for episode 053 to talk with Jason about 10 years of building better Americans through GORUCK Events. Dan uses his experience as an Army Sergeant Major and multiple deployments as a Green Beret to teach servant leadership, tea…

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052 - Sara Wilkinson and CHAD 1000x - Founder of the Step Up Project and Gold Star wife of Navy SEAL Chad Wilkinson 53:46

2+ y ago53:46

53:46

“Everyone wants someone to care about them right? And that is what we are trying to do.” Sara Wilkinson is back with Jason and Emily for Episode 052 to focus on her work raising awareness of the struggles which lead to veteran suicide and the CHAD 1000x workout and events. In Episode 047, Sara told her and Chad’s story of love and life and the even…

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051 - Malaika Underwood - USA National Team Baseball Player and Senior VP of Licensing at OneTeam Partners 1:18:19

2+ y ago1:18:19

1:18:19

“Every time I thought this might be the end, it showed up again.” Malaika Underwood joins Jason and Emily for a very friendly Episode 051 to talk about her athletic career and the future she hopes to see in youth and professional sports. Born and raised in San Diego, playing freely with a gaggle of neighborhood kids, Malaika says baseball -- not so…

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050 - Jaala Shaw - Teacher, Trainer, and Humanitarian, English Language Fellow in Afghanistan 1:00:46

2+ y ago1:00:46

1:00:46

“I want my Afghan friends to know you’re not forgotten and you never were.” Episode 050 is a conversation Jason and Emily had with Jaala Shaw about Afghanistan, recorded on Friday August 20th (important context given recent events). Jaala lived outside the green zone as a State Department Fellow and Specialist teaching at Kabul Education University…

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049 - Matthew “Griff” Griffin and Blayne Smith, Veterans on Afghanistan 47:44

3y ago47:44

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Episode 049 begins with a piece written by Matthew “Griff” Griffin through the voice of the Taliban watching the withdrawal of US forces in Afghanistan. This conversation was recorded August 19, 2021 -- important context given more recent events. Jason and Rich are joined by fellow veterans Griff and Blayne Smith to share their perspectives and rec…

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048 - Aaron Hand - Ranger Battalion Sniper turned Green Beret, veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom and Task Force Dagger 48:54

3y ago48:54

48:54

“As for me, after seeing what I’ve seen, I’m always gonna bet on freedom to win out in the end.” Episode 048 is the first in a series of episodes on Afghanistan. Former Green Beret and Ranger Battalion Sniper Aaron Hand joins Jason and Rich to talk about his late night FB post on his current feelings and outlook -- which Jason reads to start the po…

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047 - Sara Wilkinson - Gold Star wife of Navy SEAL Chad Wilkinson, inspiration for Chad1000x 2:00:40

3y ago2:00:40

2:00:40

“I don’t think anyone can live this life and not be affected.” Sara Wilkinson, gold star wife of Navy SEAL Chad Wilkinson, joins Emily and Jason in Jacksonville for Episode 047 in hard, honest conversation about growing up in a military family, her and Chad’s love story, the life of deployments as a military spouse, being a mom to Kinsley and Hudso…

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046 - Melissa Urban - Whole30 Co-Founder and CEO 1:31:48

3y ago1:31:48

1:31:48

“The more I use my voice, the more powerful I feel.” For Episode 046 Jason and Emily have a deep and far-ranging conversation with Melissa Urban: Whole30 Co-Founder and CEO, recovered addict, New York Times best-selling author, mother, podcast host, nature churchgoer, and rucker. From a “good kid” in New Hampshire through trauma, addiction, recover…

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045 - Normandy Retrospective with Sergeant Major Plants aka Cadre Dan 57:33

3y ago57:33

57:33

“It’s the ultimate symbol that freedom and liberty will always prevail. Always.” For episode 045, Jason, Emily, and Rich talked with Sergeant Major Dan Plants about D-Day and the GORUCK events he has led in Normandy to remember and honor the sacrifices of those who fought there. A history lesson combined with the personal remembrances of those who …

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044 - PFC Jim “Pee Wee” Martin - World War II Paratrooper, 101st Airborne Division, G Company 1:43:34

3y ago1:43:34

1:43:34

Jim “Pee Wee” Martin in Ohio, one of the “Toccoa Originals” and few surviving paratroopers of WWII sat down with Jason and Rich, along with a handful of GORUCK Cadre, for Episode 044 in Ohio. On June 6, 2014, the 70th anniversary of D-Day, Martin became the last WWII era American paratrooper to jump over Normandy at the age of 93, landing behind Ut…

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13 - Robb Wolf 1:03:37

3y ago1:03:37

1:03:37

Robb Wolf, is a former research biochemist and 2X New York Times/Wall Street Journal Best-selling author of The Paleo Solution and Wired To Eat. He and co-author Diana Rodgers recently released their book, Sacred Cow, which explains why well-raised meat is good for us and good for the planet. Robb has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands …

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043 - Ashley’s War - Remembering Army 1st Lieutenant Ashley White 1:18:15

3y ago1:18:15

1:18:15

“If you’re the best, nothing else matters.” Episode 043 remembers and honors 1st Lt Ashley White Stumpf with some of the people who knew her well: Brian Porter, Doug Baker and Molly Donahue. Ashley served as a member of a Cultural Support Team (CST) attached to a Joint Special Operations Task Force in Afghanistan. She was killed during combat opera…

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042 - Sebastian Junger - Author and Journalist 1:17:48

3y ago1:17:48

1:17:48

“I want to find out what’s true” Sebastian Junger -- war journalist, documentary filmmaker, and author of Tribe, The Perfect Storm, War and most recently Freedom -- joins Jason and Emily for Episode 042 about calculated risks, seeing the world as it is, the service of journalism, and doing hard physical things to feel differently about oneself. Jun…

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041 - Michael Easter - Author, Health Journalist and Professor 1:34:23

3y ago1:34:23

1:34:23

“What we were built to do can inform a lot of what we should do today.” Michael Easter joins Jason and Emily for Episode 041 on embracing discomfort through putting ourselves in extreme situations to appreciate what we have and find better health. Michael is known in Heath Journalism as the guy who interviews interesting people doing interesting th…

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040 - Scott Campbell - Tattoo Artist 1:06:42

3y ago1:06:42

1:06:42

“The courage to say ‘yes,’ and let it change you.” Jason talks with Scott Campbell and Roger Sparks for Episode 040 about their chance meeting in 2010 in Afghanistan, how those experiences changed both their lives, and the overall power of tattooing. It is a raw and vulnerable conversation about grief, pain, memory and catharsis -- the role reversa…

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12 - Billy Wayne Davis 43:24

3y ago43:24

43:24

BW Davis is a comedian with a vast experience in observing people. We regularly talk on the Patreon part of his Grown Local podcast and have become great friends. He'll be back soon! Grown Local Pod BW on Conan This episode on YouTubeBy Justin Lascek

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039 - Chris Long - Super Bowl-winning NFL Defensive End and Founder of The Chris Long Foundation 1:01:51

3y ago1:01:51

1:01:51

“Service doesn’t require a great platform or require you to be the sole author of a solution. It is a humble task. And the only requirement is a love of people.” For Episode 39 of Glorious Professionals, Jason and Emily talk to Chris Long about the power and pressure of professional sports and using his platform in service to others. In an 11-year …

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11 - Miles Miller 1:44:06

3y ago1:44:06

1:44:06

Miles Miller is a Grammy award winning (and nominated) musician who has played drums with Sturgill Simpson most of his adult life. I got to know Miles while on two different Sturgill music tours. We excitedly talk about a variety of topics such as the art of music, being an artist, and creating music. If you are a fan of Sturgill or drumming, you'l…

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The Man In the Desert 7:47

3y ago7:47

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This is a short story I wrote in my early 20s. Looking back, it was the only way I knew how to express what I was feeling. Though I'm not identified as depressed, at times there is depression. This story is what it feels like. I don't need well wishes; I post this in order to normalize it. I tried to read it how it sounds in my head. And this "take…

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038 - Richard Rice on his piece of Operation Cyclone aka “Charlie Wilson’s War” 1:22:01

3y ago1:22:01

1:22:01

110 Days, 3 Missions over an 11,000 foot mountain, 45 “Sensitive Items,” and 10 rather small donkeys For Episode 038 Rich and Jason are alone in the SCIF at GORUCK HQ for an oral history of Rich’s experiences in Operation Cyclone, also known as “Charlie Wilson’s War.” Rich picks up his story a bit where Episode 003 left off, just after his two tour…

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037 - James Geering - Firefighter, Paramedic and host of “Behind the Shield” 1:03:22

3y ago1:03:22

1:03:22

“Absorb what is useful, discard what is useless and add what is specifically your own” — Bruce Lee Born in England on a farm, our guest for Episode 037 James Geering had always dreamed of becoming a Firefighter but was told because of color blindness he was unable to serve. James, now a podcast host, author and firefighter and paramedic of 15 years…

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036 - Dr. Doug Kechijian - Air Force Pararescueman (PJ), Physical Therapist & Performance Coach, Co-founder of Resilient Performance Systems 1:15:33

3+ y ago1:15:33

1:15:33

"These Things We Do, That Others May Live." Dr. Doug Kechijian (Dr. K) is a former Pararescueman, or PJ, in the US Air Force and now a Doctor of Physical Therapy and CEO / co-founder of Resilient Systems; he talks professionalism, procedure, self discipline, human performance and getting the call with Jason and Rich for Episode 036. In his senior y…

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10 - Popstar Nima 1:23:53

3+ y ago1:23:53

1:23:53

Popstar Nima is, first and foremost, a POPSTAR. This NSFW fella pays homage and satirizes the pop music genre with silly songs and high-quality music videos about being a gay popstar in southern California. The comedy is raunchy, but Nima is the sweetest guy. Our discussion is both silly and serious, and the second half is gold. We discuss the etio…

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035 - Roger Sparks - Reconnaissance Marine (Ret.), Air Force Special Warfare Pararescueman (PJ) (Ret.) and GORUCK Tribe Cadre 1:43:13

3+ y ago1:43:13

1:43:13

Silver Star Recipient Roger Sparks joins Jason in Jacksonville for a raw Episode 035 about resolve and intentions. From his wild upbringing and early struggles with his physical limits, through diverse experiences in the tip of the spear of two military branches pushing his body and mind to aid and train others, Roger’s life focus has been to “grow…

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9 - Speedy Brain 1:07:50

3+ y ago1:07:50

1:07:50

In this episode I explain the concept of Speedy Brain, the anxious mindset influenced by culture, society, and social media. I describe the continuum of Speedy Brain and how to use meditation to slow it down. I also describe the acute and chronic effects of meditation, give some acute strategies for anxiety, and read a brief essay on the topic. Spe…

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034 - Dr. Ellen Glasser - Mayor of Atlantic Beach, FL and Former FBI Special Agent 1:18:12

3+ y ago1:18:12

1:18:12

Dr. Ellen Glasser joins Jason and Emily for Episode 034. Dr. Glasser was recently re-elected as Mayor of Atlantic Beach, FL and has a long history of public service. She was sworn in as an FBI Special agent in 1982, one of the first 500 women to do so, and through her 24 years as “Agent Mom” this glass-breaking-badass served with distinction on hig…

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033 - Kevin Flike - Green Beret (Ret) 1:31:08

3+ y ago1:31:08

1:31:08

Medically Retired Green Beret Kevin Flike joins Jason and Rich for Episode 033. Kevin tells the story of his life of service up to and after his second tour as a combat engineer in Afghanistan in September 2011 when during a 10+ hour firefight he was shot in the stomach. He suffered a fractured hip, damage to his femoral nerve and was paralyzed on …

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032 - GORUCK Tribe 35:58

3+ y ago35:58

35:58

“We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain Since the first GORUCK Challenge in 2010, GORUCK has been synonymous with the harder path. To push yourself, and …

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031 - Dr. Stuart McGill - Professor, Author and BackFitPro CEO 1:03:34

3+ y ago1:03:34

1:03:34

For Episode 031, Jason interviews Dr. Stuart McGill, CEO of BackFitPro and *the* expert when it comes to backs and dealing effectively with back injury and pain. Dr. McGill explains in simple, easily understood terms why proper adequate movement is foundational -- and rucking is so helpful -- to having a healthy back and spine. Dr. McGill was the P…

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8 - A Letter to SOF 9:06

3+ y ago9:06

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This is an essay I wrote directed at Special Operations Forces in the United States. The purpose is to initiate a conversation in order to influence progress. The full text with PDF can be found at www.JustinLascek.com.

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030 - Foster Huntington - Photographer, Author & Filmmaker 1:27:58

3+ y ago1:27:58

1:27:58

Foster Huntington is a photographer, filmmaker, and adventurer who talks to Jason and Emily about creating his life off the beaten path on his own terms. The focus is on creativity and overcoming obstacles to intentionally choose your course - along with finding your natural talents - for Episode 030. Foster recounts his struggles with in formal ed…

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029 - State of GORUCK 2020: Chaos is Opportunity 1:00:49

3+ y ago1:00:49

1:00:49

History is happening all around us, and it’s going to be OK. In the spirit of leading with transparency, since 2013 Jason has published a “State of GORUCK” blogpost for the community. He turns 2020’s post into Episode 029. You can read the full post, comment and ask questions HERE. The episode covers GORUCK’s evolution from 2019 to 2020 through COV…

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028 - Dave Castro - Former SEAL and BUD/S Instructor, Current Director of the CrossFit Games 1:15:19

3+ y ago1:15:19

1:15:19

Dave Castro rarely speaks of his service at the tip of the spear but the imprint of those years of training to excellence is apparent in everything he does -- especially at the CrossFit Games. “The past that I speak so little of is so foundational for who I am.” In Episode 028, with Jason and Rich, Dave discloses a few of the missing pieces of his …

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7 - Some Lessons 2:05:04

3+ y ago2:05:04

2:05:04

I dare say things are on the up and up. And it's due to consistent compassion and self care. I want to share what works because I feel in my soul it can help others. Backed up by evolution, physiology, and neuroscience, I explore the attention continuum, accumulated behavior acquisition, societal influence, the wellness model, deliberate introspect…

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027 - Team Roundup with Jason, Emily and Rich 58:49

4y ago58:49

58:49

Jason, Emily and Rich do a team check-in of sorts for Episode 027. They discuss COVID and learning from history about “unusual times” particularly with regards to schooling; adaptation and sacrifice; the tensions of community and personal responsibility; having self-discipline; and lessons of leadership. The team also gives a peek behind the curtai…

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026 - Kelly Starrett, DPT - Strength and Mobility Coach, Author, and Founder of The Ready State 1:21:04

4y ago1:21:04

1:21:04

Dr. Kelly Starrett distills his years of accumulated knowledge to lay out the basics for “playing the long game” of life to build better individuals who build better communities. In a far-ranging Episode 026, Jason and Rich cover a lot of ground with Kelly from his origins in the mountains of Germany to the origins of humans and back. In his new it…

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