Marriage Retreat: Recent Episodes
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The guys talk about the recent uptick in “UFO” sightings or weather balloons, then finish the talk off with leadership and financial advice.
The power of musician therapy and is the future of music falling the hands of artificial intelligence? Some topics for todays episodes.
We talked about so much… Tyson was our guest. He served 4 years in the Marine Corps has contracted for 8 did 3 tours down range with 2/8 Marines.
Joe and Adam discuss tribes and communities in todays episode. Remember to check us out on Facebook at the Marriage Retreat official page!
Justin was in the Marine Corps from Sept 03- Jan 08 with the 3rd Battalion 1st MarinesInfantry. Justin’s 1st tour- Fallujah Nov 04 Operation Phantom Fury (2nd battle of fallujah.) His 2nd tour- Haditha 05, Battle of Haditha. 3rd tour- 13th MEU back to Iraq.
Justin is the founder of Operation 22 Til Freedom. A Veteran Suicide Prevention nonprofit – that fundraises throughout the year to help veterans in need. Their goal is to raise money to help lower the veteran suicide rate to zero.
https://operation22tilfreedom.com
Current events, human trafficking in Dubai, what your skills mean in the real world. Check it out in this weeks episode!
Does evil exist? Is that just a lack of understanding circumstance? We will discuss this topic in todays episode. As always check out our Marriage Retreat facebook page to keep up on news. Thank you again to all our listeners!
Running your own farm is a lot of work and takes a very well organized and pro active mindset. Adam walks us through his life running a pig/turkey and chicken farm. If you’re interested in running your own outfit then all of the specific questions get answered.
Is college really worth all of the debt that comes with it? Or does it make more sense to learn a trade? We dive into leadership and should it be taught in schools. We dive into a few different topics on this weeks episode!
The gang discusses the world of participation trophies, and the entitled youth of today. This stems from the possibility of increased social media influence and softening of society. Check it out, you won’t be disappointed.
Start out talking exclusively about a possible stoned ape theory, once the topic of Sebastian Junger gets dropped we break into tribalism. This was a great episode discussing our time in service and how it brings a massive amount of people together with one common goal. We dive into how that plays out in our lives post military and during.
Joe was an Army medic for 6 years. He has worked as a paramedic on an ambulance crew, and Is currently a flight medic. We had many questions about tactical medicine vs. civilian medicine. We also discussed the importance of basic medicine being taught in schools or civilians to help with mass casualty situations. Enjoy!
The unexplained building of the pyramids…what will humans look like in the future on mars? All questions answered today…then we talk about Afghanistan…again.
This is the second part of the interview with Adam Horr. Adam will be regular on the show after this episode.
After spending a few years in the Marines, Adam turned to the civilian contractor sector initially signing on with Blackwater. Adam has spent multiple years in both Iraq and as of recent Afghanistan. Adam was one of the last few still in Afghanistan as the U.S. closed its doors. Check it out!
Ahmad Naweed Azizi was born in Kabul Afghanistan in 1985. He is a husband and father to one daughter. He spent the civil war in Pakistan and came back in 2004. He started working for Blackwater as an interpreter for the U.S. with the Indians. Then he worked for the Brit’s and then went back to work with the United States again with IDS/Triple Canopy as an interpreter on a High threat low profile diplomatic security mobile team.
He was finally able to leave Afghanistan last year when the Taliban took over and currently resides in Aurora, IL.
Dave retired from the military after 21 years. He was a sniper during the 1993 battle of Mogadishu then onto Iraq and many other deployments overseas. He currently is a contractor working in Africa and shares his stories from his time overseas. This was a great episode and guest. Check it out!
Max Kutch is a marine corps veteran who did multiple tours overseas as a sniper. Max has a powerful story involving bouncing back from a motorcycle accident that left him unable to walk. Max after a month in the hospital regained his ability to walk. He left his military service shortly after and his journey began towards becoming a doctor, which he is currently pursuing at Dartmouth university
In 2021 Max was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer Ocular MALT lymphoma, papillary thyroid carcinoma, and cryoglobulinemia that left him once again unable to walk and he nearly lost both of his legs. He was once again able to bounce back one step at a time Max tells it better in the episode. Check it out!
Truck stop bathrooms are the worst…or are they the best? Hmm will we solve this? who knows..but lets find out.
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