Best Mental Illness Quiz Podcasts (2024)

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Top Model, Mental Movies, & Celebrity Blogs 56:49

4M ago56:49

56:49

We're exploring all the things we got wrong about pop culture and what pop culture gets wrong about us! We begin by jumping on the JLo trash train. TikTok turned on Jenny from the Block, so now we are. The millions of dollars she spent on a bizarro vanity project pushed us over the edge. Team Ben Affleck? We discuss the nightmare that was America's…

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Olympic Mistakes, Tonya Harding, & Pickleball 58:45

5M ago58:45

58:45

We're talking about the Olympics and all the mistakes that have been made over the years. We revisit the Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan scandal, what we got wrong about that societally, and what the media made worse. We learn about some games that used to be in the Olympics that have since been eliminated, and we're rooting for some of them to co…

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90s Nostalgia, Y2K, & Low Fat Diets 1:03:22

6M ago1:03:22

1:03:22

We're getting nostalgic for the 80s and 90s today! We're looking back and seeing what we got wrong about the final decades of the millennium. Were parachute pants horrible or awesome? The Rachel haircut--is it timeless or was it a fashion no? We discuss the early days of reality tv that Susie misses. We hear why Kato Kaelin still has habits he crea…

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Abortion, Roe v Wade, & IVF 58:09

7M ago58:09

58:09

The theme of episode 64 of Brain Candy Podcast was abortion, and we had Jessica Semler on as our expert guest as she worked for Planned Parenthood. Today we revisited that conversation and invited Jessica back to discuss anything we got wrong 8 years ago. One thing Jessica did not get wrong is all the ways the Presidential election of 2016 would im…

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Weaves, Wes, and Washing Jeans 59:01

8M ago59:01

59:01

Today we're discussing Brain Candy episodes 61 and 62, which covered hair and a mid-season discussion of Rivals 3. First Sarah shares what she got wrong about weaves and her regrets about encouraging Devyn to wear her natural hair for the final because the weave would be an encumbrance to their victory. We discuss the stigma of hair plugs for men a…

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Sneezes, Mental Illness, & TJ's Quitters 56:23

8M ago56:23

56:23

Today we explore Brain Candy episodes 59 and 60 and all the wildness therein. We discuss whether Sarah has bipolar symptoms and why she thinks the DSM is a buncha malarkey. Susie explains why drunk driving and mental illness are similar. We reexamine a clip of TJ where he justified his condemnation of quitters, and whether we still disagree with hi…

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Haunted Challenge House, Ozempic Oprah, & Body Positivity 1:05:02

9M ago1:05:02

1:05:02

We're back with more things we got wrong! We discuss 2023 and whether we made any mistakes last year and what we learned. Sarah is preparing for her surgery and we talk about the madness of medicine and how it all feels like wizardry. We are looking back at an episode of Brain Candy with Adam Butler (Susie's husband) as a guest. We discuss how his …

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Golden Bachelor Lies, Zombie Apocalypse, & Killer Mistake 52:43

10M ago52:43

52:43

We revisit a story of a monk who raised his hand decades ago and never lowered it. Hear why we have some follow up questions for this fella, and why we question whether it was as painful as he says (even though there is plenty of evidence that it was very painful). Susie discusses her decision 8 years ago to write to criminals, and whether she regr…

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Forgotten OCD, Fox Mulder, & Pizza Hut Tragedy 49:29

11M ago49:29

49:29

We're revisiting Brain Candy episodes 53 & 54 about personality tests, childhood nostalgia, and listener mail. We hear why Sarah knew she had OCD way back in 2016 and then somehow forgot despite having literally even symptom. She retook a personality test and her results now are not the same as in 2016, so we hear how she's changed. We discuss how …

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Beyonce, Beauty, and Bathrooms 55:19

12M ago55:19

55:19

We're covering Brain Candy episodes 51 on beauty hacks and 52 on headlines and hot topics. Sarah said she seemed immature during those conversations, but we were impressed at her encyclopedic knowledge on dermatology. She shares what she learned since then about beauty and her relationship with her self. Susie talks about how much she's changed in …

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Polygraphs, Handwriting Analysis, & High School Reunions 1:01:57

12M ago1:01:57

1:01:57

Today's show covers Brain Candy episode 49 and 50; a Would You Rather bonanza, handwriting analysis, and another behind-the-scenes of the Challenge. We debate whether handwriting analysis is legit or nonsense and why Sarah is so darn good at it. We discuss Susie's fear of polygraphs and how she thinks the machine will frame her and cause her wrongf…

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Striptease, Vaginal Rejuvenation, & Ping Pong Patriarchy 49:33

1y ago49:33

49:33

Sarah is all up in her feelings in this episode because she has some regrets about a past Brain Candy episode about vaginas. She explains why her words in the episode didn't match her actual feelings and why things are different now. We revisit the discussion on the Thai ping-pong shows and why Sarah would never go to one now. We hear why Sarah use…

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Bootleg Bananas and a Bag of Dicks 55:14

1y ago55:14

55:14

After an amusing Amazon anecdote, Susie is off to the races defending herself against an accusation and a 1-star review. We discuss episode 45 of Brain Candy wherein we psychoanalyze Johnny, and ask ourselves whether it's ethical to psychoanalyze psychos. Susie says yes, and we think she convinced Sarah, so we're in the clear. We listen back on the…

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Back in Business, Black Lives, & Bananas 50:19

1y ago50:19

50:19

We're back after our summer hiatus, and hopefully feeling refreshed because we have a lot of wrongs to right. We reflect a bit on our approach to fixing our mistakes, but Susie is wondering why no one is apologizing to her for their mistakes. We discuss Brain Candy episodes 43 on Trolls and episode 44 on Race in America. We hear why Sarah was engag…

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This is Your Brain on Drugs & Marriage 59:34

1+ y ago59:34

59:34

We cover Brain Candy episodes 40 and 41 today, which includes discussions on mental health, drugs, and marriage. We start with a reflection on mental health and why there is a "stigma" sometimes about mental health, and the ways our brains can sabotage us. We learn which addictions are the most corrosive to our brains and we express our frustration…

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Sociopath Susie, Challenge Food, & Sarah's Pee Pants 37:10

1+ y ago37:10

37:10

Today we look back at more behind-the-scenes Challenge episodes and how so much of what we shared is now common knowledge. We discuss how the meals on the Challenge can be triggering, sporadic, and less than delicious. We talk about a cold call we did with Wes where he explained why he and Susie never got along, and his answer was extremely offensi…

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Dressing Your Age, Secrets & Lies, ChatGPT Bios 1:03:33

1+ y ago1:03:33

1:03:33

We're covering a lot of ground today! First, Sarah wants to clarify on a psychology concept on early childhood trauma, and it's real good news! We were shocked to hear about an old sponsor who turned out to be a fraud, and we were both still using the product until now! Susie gives an amazing hack about money you might not even realize is owed to y…

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Friends Forever, Big Boobs, & Sarah's White Whale 56:27

1+ y ago56:27

56:27

We're covering Brain Candy episodes on DIY hacks, friendship, and boobs. We hear why Sarah is still a DIY-ing fool and can't stop taking on these big tasks even when they don't save her time or money. Susie revisits a lost friendship and gives a surprising update about the state of that friendship today. In fact, there is an update on the story tha…

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Sexy Socks, Prude-y Susie, & Snake Bites 44:33

1+ y ago44:33

44:33

We're revisiting the Brain Candy episode all about sex, and hearing why Sarah was cringing when she listened back. We learn why she is much more vocal now about her wants and needs, and why she grew apart from her husband. Susie was cringing at the episode too, but for a different reason. She says she has become much more private, modest, and censo…

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Forgiveness, Reality TV Nepo Babies, and What Is Love? 55:47

1+ y ago55:47

55:47

Today's episode revisits Brain Candy episodes 25 and 26 about love and where are Challengers now. Sarah said on the love episode that she was clearly trying to avoid upsetting her husband at the time by downplaying her attraction to women. She also feels she knows a lot more about what love is and now we can't quit singing "What Is Love." Susie sla…

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Childish Things, Comedy, and Cancel Culture 52:03

1+ y ago52:03

52:03

We revisit the Brain Candy episode about animals, and Susie wants Sarah to admit that dogs in clothes are the best thing ever. Sarah thinks dogs only need garments for warmth or saftey. Susie says they need overalls. We discuss why it's silly to be mad about reality tv moments from fifteen years ago, and how the rage is about the accuser not the ac…

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Reality Regrets, Lost Proposal, & Challenge Predictions 53:11

1+ y ago53:11

53:11

We revisit the first episode of Brain Candy where we covered behind-the-scenes of the Challenge. We discuss the way our views have changed since then, and why we have a different perspective now. Sarah explains why we've become viewers of the show again rather than cast members of the show, and why that changes how we watch the show. We explore som…

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Cults, Confidence, & the Kardashians 53:49

1+ y ago53:49

53:49

We are disucssing our Cults episode and the 2015 Year in Review episode of Brain Candy. We revisit the reasons people are drawn to cults, and perhaps more importantly, why they don't leave. Sarah cringes at our flippancy toward celebrity deaths, and she theorizes that our exposure to death during the pandemic has made her more sensitive to and empa…

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Conspiracy Theories, Beyonce's Baby, & Lizard People 54:10

1+ y ago54:10

54:10

We're revisiting our first Brain Candy episode on conspiracy theories, and it was a doozy. We brought Sarah's brother on the show to talk about some of his favorite conspiracies, and he had quite a few. We explain why conspiracy theories often include anti-semitic elements and the people who subscribe to them don't even realize they're promoting th…

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Body Image, Balenciaga, & Boob Jobs 52:17

2y ago52:17

52:17

This is probably our most personal episode yet. We continue to realize how we've grown since we started the show, but not in a regretful way, but in a way that makes us thankful for all the lessons we've learned. We talk about how we shouldn't be tricked into thinking a company supports our values if they make a choice we like because their only in…

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Online Dating and Susie's (Sometimes) Judgment 47:16

2y ago47:16

47:16

Today we cover episode 11 of Brain Candy, which was about online dating. We realize how different Sarah was when she was married to her ex and how wrong we were about his "bromance" with Susie's husband Adam. We cover the science behind online dating, and why the apps offer an imperfect solution to a complex problem. Despite their flaws, Sarah keep…

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Apologies, Divorce, & Musical Interludes 55:15

2y ago55:15

55:15

Sarah is NOT tone deaf, ok? Despite what her brother said and what she believed for 30 years, she actually can hold a tune. But bad news is her ukulele might have caused her divorce. Hear why some people think music is awful and some people think it's heavenly. Susie asks whether she should apologize for her behavior on The Challenge and whether a …

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Cannibal Condiments and Egyptian Good Vibes 44:20

2y ago44:20

44:20

Happy (late) Halloween! We should've started with how Susie was wrong about fun size candy bars, but we didn't. Just know, she was wrong, and she admits it. Sarah was wrong about Jeffrey Dahmer--both his personality and his eating habits. But she was right about the pyramids holding an electromagnetic secret. We discuss social media, e-books, and t…

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Astrology, Spiritual Women, & Transgender Journey 52:40

2y ago52:40

52:40

Today we're exploring Brain Candy Episode 7 where we discuss crime and punishment. In the BCP episode, Susie finds out that Sarah is into astrology, and Susie is pretty judge-y about it. Today we find out if she thinks she was wrong about it or not. Her conclusion comes after Sarah insists on reading her "rising sign," "moon" something or other, an…

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Food Fails & Fatphobia 55:28

2y ago55:28

55:28

This was the episode we were dreading. We knew we had an episode of Brain Candy that was so bad we had to delete it entirely, but we didn't realize how bad it was until we unearthed this "lost" episode and listened to it again seven years later. Oy. It's bad. We were offensive, small-minded, ignorant, and fatphobic. And we had no idea we were even …

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Objectiphilia, Victorian Hypocrites, & AC/DC 44:31

2y ago44:31

44:31

Today we have describe why Brain Candy's fourth episode is still missing, making it officially our "lost" episode, and we try to recall what we said in it that was specifically so offensive. It was probably Susie's fault, let's face facts. We revisit our discussion of objectiphilia and discover a study that shows the type of people who are more lik…

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The Great Debate--Feminism Revisited 53:25

2y ago53:25

53:25

Episode 5 of Brain Candy featured a debate with a woman named Cassie who does not share our feminist worldview. On today's show, we revisit the episode and talk about whether we should've even had her on the show in the first place. We discuss what we got wrong in approaching the debate and consider whether we were even effective or convincing in s…

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Married Sarah, Foot Fetish Brain, & Illegal Suicide 55:03

2y ago55:03

55:03

Hooray! Brain Candy's spinoff is finally here! In our very first episode of Things We Got Wrong we explain why we're doing this show, what our intentions are, and what people can expect. We begin with a discussion about how cringey it is to listen back to our first episodes (from seven years ago!) and how we've changed since the beginning. Sarah ex…

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HST003 Summary - Matthew Green 8:04

5y ago8:04

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SUMMARY: Author Matt Green shares his unique perspective as an embedded reporter with U.S. troops in Iraq, as well as his observations from working with returning British veterans. He has spent the past 14 years working as a correspondent for the Financial Times and Reuters and has reported from more than 30 countries, most recently Afghanistan and…

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HST150 Summary - Maureen Elias 8:45

5y ago8:45

8:45

About Today’s Guest: Maureen joined the Army in 2001. During her military career she served in Darmstadt, Germany and Monterey, California. She was promoted to corporal in June 2004 and sergeant in February 2005. Maureen was awarded the Army Achievement Medal and the Army Commendation Medal. Maureen currently lives in Bowie, Maryland and serves as …

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HST150 - Maureen Elias - Advocacy for Suicide Prevention 57:00

5y ago57:00

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Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today’s Guest: Maureen joined the Army in 2001. During her military career she served in Darmstadt, Germany and Monterey, California. She was promoted to corporal in June 2004 and …

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HST149 Summary - Bobby Herrera 16:11

5y ago16:11

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About Today’s Guest: Bobby Herrera is the author of The Gift of Struggle, a book about leadership and the life-changing lessons we learn through our struggles. He is also the co-founder and president of Populus Group. With a passion for building strong culture and communities through trust and storytelling, his leadership style is about empowerment…

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HST149 - Bobby Herrera - The Gift of Struggle 55:50

5y ago55:50

55:50

Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today’s Guest: Bobby Herrera is the author of The Gift of Struggle, a book about leadership and the life-changing lessons we learn through our struggles. He is also the co-founder …

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HST148 - Dr. Caitlin Thompson - Suicide Prevention 54:11

5y ago54:11

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Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today’s Guest: As Vice President of Community Partnerships at Cohen Veterans Network, Dr. Caitlin Thompson is responsible for establishing and maintaining critical national and loc…

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HST148 Summary - Dr. Caitlin Thompson 8:34

5y ago8:34

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About Today’s Guest: As Vice President of Community Partnerships at Cohen Veterans Network, Dr. Caitlin Thompson is responsible for establishing and maintaining critical national and local collaborations between CVN and public-private partners. She was most recently Executive Director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Suicid…

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HST147 - Shaun Moore - Caregiver Support 1:01:07

5y ago1:01:07

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Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today's Guest: Shawn is a 14-year veteran with the Kansas City, Missouri Police department. She is a Missouri Dole Caregiver Fellow alumna for the Elizabeth Dole Foundation. Since …

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HST147 Summary - Shaun Moore 8:44

5y ago8:44

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About Today's Guest: Shawn is a 14-year veteran with the Kansas City, Missouri Police department. She is a Missouri Dole Caregiver Fellow alumna for the Elizabeth Dole Foundation. Since May of 2013 Shawn has been a caregiver for her husband who is a 23-year Army veteran. She has a passion for supporting and advocating for military and veteran famil…

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HST146 - Annette Whittenberger - Reducing Stigma 44:40

5y ago44:40

44:40

Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today's Guest: Annette M. Whittenberger, currently living in Fairfax, Virginia understands the challenge of veteran transition and development as she is a Retired Combat Veteran, a…

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HST146 Summary - Annette Whittenberger 7:07

5y ago7:07

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About Today's Guest: Annette M. Whittenberger, currently living in Fairfax, Virginia understands the challenge of veteran transition and development as she is a Retired Combat Veteran, an Army Spouse and mother to a college freshman and high school sophomore. She focuses on coaching others through PTSD, anxiety and depression and trauma. She is a m…

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HST145 Summary - Aaron Hale 12:00

5y ago12:00

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About Today's Guest: Aaron Hale was an EOD expert in the military for 6 years. Then, an unseen IED exploded in his face and changed his life forever. The accident stole his sight and just a short while later, his hearing. Yet with all this adversity, Aaron managed to pursue his passions and embrace a happy life. This is his story and the birth of E…

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HST145 - Aaron Hale - Strength After Trauma 57:40

5y ago57:40

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Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today's Guest: Aaron Hale was an EOD expert in the military for 6 years. Then, an unseen IED exploded in his face and changed his life forever. The accident stole his sight and jus…

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HST144 - Dr. Shauna Springer - Suicide Postvention 45:45

5y ago45:45

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Are you looking for more ways to learn about military and veteran mental health and wellness? Check out Duane's books by going to www.veteranmentalhealth.com/books About Today's Guest: Shauna Springer, Ph.D., is the TAPS Suicide Prevention & PostventionSenior Director. Known to many veterans as “doc Springer,” she has helped hundreds of warriors re…

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HST144 Summary - Dr. Shauna Springer 8:49

5y ago8:49

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About Today's Guest: Shauna Springer, Ph.D., is the TAPS Suicide Prevention & PostventionSenior Director. Known to many veterans as “doc Springer,” she has helped hundreds of warriors reconnect with their tribe, strengthen their most important relationships, and build lives that are driven by their deepest values. She has particular expertise in at…

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HST143 - Dr. Nick Cicchino - Strength After Adversity 53:37

5y ago53:37

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On episode 143 of the Head Space and Timing Podcast, Duane has a conversation with a fellow veteran, Dr. Nick C. Cicchino. Dr. Nick is a two-time veteran having served in both the US Air Force and the US Navy. Nick is the Chief Knowledge Facilitator (CKF) at Master Achievers Training and Consulting. He has an amazing story of adversity, hardship, a…

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HS&T Bonus - Rick Rescorla - Leadership Done Right 1:03:26

5y ago1:03:26

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A bonus episode of the Head Space and Timing podcast commemorating the events of 9/11/01. In this show, we share an episode of the Changing Hearts and Minds podcast where Duane and the CHM Host, Green Beret Jeff Adamec, talk about one of the many heroes of that dayBy Duane K. L. France, MA, MBA, LPC

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