Ryan speaks with Lieutenant David Carey in the first of a two-part interview about his incredible experiences serving in Vietnam as a fighter pilot and being shot down and captured by North Vietnamese forces, how 2,022 days in captivity led to him embracing the teachings of Epictetus, why the community that he and his fellow POWs formed in prison saved them ... Show More
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We Are All Trying This | Train To Let Go Of What's Not Yours
<p>Seneca wasn’t perfect. He struggled, as all humans do, with inconsistencies between his philosophy and his actions. So, why should we listen to him?</p><p><br></p><p>👉 Support the podcast and go deeper into Stoicism by subscribing to<a href="https://dailystoic.supercast.com/" ... Show More
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Making National Security Meaningful with David Van Bennekum - 286
When I met David Van Bennekum on Linked In and he told me he’d written a self-help book on National Security, I thought ‘That’s a bit unusual, followed by blimey he’s got some guts … that’s a challenging topic’. My curiosity was well and truly piqued though, so I had a look at h ... Show More
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David Harewood: The Chilling Story Of How A Hollywood Star Lost His Mind
David Harewood is an award-winning actor, star of Supergirl and Homeland, and best-selling author behind Maybe I Don’t Belong Here, one of the best-reviewed and best-selling books of 2021. One of the best actors of his generation, with honours from Queen Elizabeth to prove it, Da ... Show More
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EP305: Survivor from Brigade 2506, Hometown Hero and The Best-Selling Book of All Time
<p>On this episode of <em>Our American Stories</em>, Cuban exile, <strong>Ray Montalvo</strong> joined Brigade 2506 to fight back against Castro, leading to his imprisonment in the country he once loved. Now, he is a proud U.S. citizen and business owner. Vermont historian and jo ... Show More
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EP81: How My Dad's Cancer Saved Our Relationship, Rediscovering What I Lost in the Military and A Boy Waits for His POW Father
On this episode of Our American Stories, Scientist and university administrator Willy Lensch shares how his father's cancer diagnosis blessed their and one other unsuspecting relationship; Brent Evanoff discovers a secret he’d been unaware of for over 25 years. Through that proce ... Show More
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EP235: The Union Loss That Saved Washington, D.C. and A Downed, Vietnam War Fighter Pilot Teaches His Son Gratitude
On this episode of Our American Stories, Marc Leepson tells us how on July 9, 1864, the Union army suffered a loss... that just so happened to save the United States and help solidify Lincoln's re-election. Retired US Navy Captain Mike McDaniel takes us back to when he was just a ... Show More
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After 50 Years of Silence, Korean War Pilot Shares His Top-Secret Mission
<p>On this episode of <em>Our American Stories</em>, between the Korean and the Vietnam Wars, U.S. Navy Captain Royce Williams flew over 220 missions. The following story was classified as Top Secret, and for more than 50 years Captain Williams didn’t tell a soul—not even his wif ... Show More
27m 27s
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103-Year-Old WWII Veteran John Defoore's Story
<p>On this episode of <em>Our American Stories</em>, <strong>John Defoore</strong> went to war at nineteen years old. He earned …Today, at 103 years old, he shares some of his stories from war and how they still affect him today. </p> <p><a href="https://www.ouramericanstories.co ... Show More
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