TopPodcast.com
Menu
  • Home
  • Top Charts
  • Top Networks
  • Top Apps
  • Top Independents
  • Top Podfluencers
  • Top Picks
    • Top Business Podcasts
    • Top True Crime Podcasts
    • Top Finance Podcasts
    • Top Comedy Podcasts
    • Top Music Podcasts
    • Top Womens Podcasts
    • Top Kids Podcasts
    • Top Sports Podcasts
    • Top News Podcasts
    • Top Tech Podcasts
    • Top Crypto Podcasts
    • Top Entrepreneurial Podcasts
    • Top Fantasy Sports Podcasts
    • Top Political Podcasts
    • Top Science Podcasts
    • Top Self Help Podcasts
    • Top Sports Betting Podcasts
    • Top Stocks Podcasts
  • Podcast News
  • About Us
  • Podcast Advertising
  • Contact
Not in our directory?
Add Show Here
Podcast Equipment
Center

toppodcastlogoOur TOPPODCAST Picks

  • Comedy
  • Crypto
  • Sports
  • News
  • Politics
  • True Crime
  • Business
  • Finance

Follow Us

toppodcastlogoStay Connected

    View Top 200 Chart
    Back to Rankings Page
    Education

    The Jedburgh Podcast

    The Jedburgh Podcast empowers leaders to achieve success on their journey to transform themselves and their organizations. Creator, Host and Special Forces Green Beret Fran Racioppi interviews the world’s most prominent visionaries, drivers of change, and those dedicated to winning.

    Each episode is an in-depth discussion with trailblazers who’ve earned success through a dedication to talent development, preparation, introspection, and the drive to get things done. Our conversation will empower listeners to define success and operate at an elite level, regardless of the task at hand. 

    In May 1943 the Allied Forces determined a new type of leader was required to win World War II. Operation Jedburgh parachuted three-man teams deep behind enemy lines to win no matter the challenge. Jedburghs lived by the mantra “how you prepare today, determines success tomorrow.”  Today’s leaders are no different.

    Fran speaks with leaders in public service, business, athletics, and academics about their personal leadership stories of success, failure, and the road to continuous improvement. Our discussions focus on the character traits of elite performance used by Special Operations Forces to recruit, assess, select and retain elite performers. Through this lens, we show listeners that success in any field must be earned every day.

    We strive for each listener to take valuable lessons learned and concrete action steps to improve themselves, their teams, and their organizations. Although developed and used by US Special Operations Forces, these characteristics are inherently applicable to building resilient and successful organizations in any sector or industry, as well as in the betterment of our personal and professional lives. 

    The Nine Characteristics of Elite Performance:

    -Drive: Growth mindset, be better than yesterday, continuous self-improvement

    -Resiliency: Perseverance in the face of challenges

    -Adaptability: Adjust one’s behavior to the situation

    -Humility: Recognize that you do not have all the answers; a willing learner maintains accurate self-awareness

    -Integrity: Understand what is legal and correct and align actions and words to both

    -Effective Intelligence: apply one’s experience and knowledge to the situation

    -Team Ability: Prioritize organizational needs ahead of oneself, work as a cohesive unit

    -Curiosity: Exploring the unknown, questioning the status quo in pursuit of better

    -Emotional Strength: Emotional control in stressful situations brings calm to chaos

    Fran Racioppi is the Founder & CEO of FRsix where he leads operations in critical infrastructure projects. He served 13 years in the US Army Special Forces as a Green Beret. Fran is passionate about building the world’s best leaders and the impact our special operators have in service and beyond. He holds a BA from Boston University in Broadcast Journalism and an MBA from NYU Stern, as well as the security industry’s highest accreditation as a Certified Protection Professional.

    The Jedburgh Podcast is an official program of the Green Beret Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to supporting U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers and their families. The Foundation provides emergency and ongoing support across five pillars: Casualty Support, Health and Wellness, Transition, Family Support, and Gold Star and Surviving Families. Learn more at https://greenberetfoundation.org/the-jedburgh-podcast/.

    Join our Jedburgh Team to reach your dreams!

    Advertise

    Copyright: © Copyright 2026 Jedburgh Podcast, LLC. | All Rights Reserved | jedburghpodcast.com

    • Apple Podcasts
    • Google Play
    • Spotify
    Latest Episodes:
    #089: Clarity In Crisis: Leadership Lessons From The CIA - Marc Polymeropoulos Feb 01, 2023
    Show notes

    The CIA, and any organization for that matter, needs dynamic and impactful leaders that drive results, take care of people and accomplish the mission, when failure is never an option.


    Fran Racioppi is joined by one of the CIA's most impactful leaders. Marc Polymeropoulos served 26 years in the CIA leading operations across Europe, Eurasia, Afghanistan, Iraq and many of the world's most dangerous places. Marc recently released his book Clarity In Crisis: Leadership Lessons From The CIA in which he lays out what it takes to inspire and get the best from others; even when asked to do the seemingly impossible.


    Fran challenges Marc to show us how to implement his nine strategies for leading when we don't always have all the answers but we have to take action.


    Today Marc also fights the biggest challenge of his life after he was attacked by Pulsed Electromagnetic Energy in a Russian hotel in 2017. Known as Havana Syndrome, these attacks have been reported all over the world against American diplomatic personnel, with years of investigation but no consensus as to the reason for the onset of victims' medical conditions.


    Learn more aboutMarc Polymeropoulos at marcpolymeropoulos.com and on Twitter @mpolymer.


    Read the full episode transcription here and learn more on The Jedburgh Podcast Website. Subscribe to us and follow @jedburghpodcast on all social media. Watch the full video version on YouTube.



    Highlights:

    • 0:00 The CIA, Jedburghs, Boston Red Sox and the mission of the CIA
    • 10:58 Marc decides to join the CIA and defines leadership
    • 15:50 Developing a values system is the start of leadership
    • 18:10 The Glue Guys
    • 21:45 The difference between failure, mistakes and quitting
    • 26:24 The Process Monkey
    • 31:37 Humility is best served warm
    • 35:05 Why leaders have to win an Oscar
    • 39:00 Leaders create a family within their teams
    • 42:23 Leaders are teachers first
    • 47:55 Employ the Dagger to recognize others
    • 50:12 Bringing Clarity to Crisis
    • 52:24 Havana Syndrome
    • 1:00:24 Marc’s Three Daily Foundations to Success



    Quotes:

    • “When we talk about the mission it’s providing information to policymakers, but you do it in such a way where honesty and integrity is the foundation.” (10:24)
    • “There is a huge distinction between failing, that’s gonna happen; but failure is quitting.” (22:45)
    • “People remember three things. They can’t remember nine.” (26:49)
    • “If you think too highly of yourself, I think you’re gonna make mistakes.” (34:02)
    • “I was crapping my pants. I thought I was going to die that day. I was terrified.” (36:17)
    • “I woke up in the middle of the night with the room spinning, splitting migraine, tinnitus, which is ringing in my ears, Vertigo…" (53:48)



    Marc’s Three Daily Foundations to Success: The Combat Leadership Chassis-focus on what you can control

    • Coffee
    • Hydrate
    • Nutrition
    • Sleep
    • Exercise


    This episode is brought to you by Jersey Mike’s, 18A Fitness & Compass Workforce Solutions

    #088: Hostage US: Rescued Hostage Jessica Buchanan & Executive Director Liz Cathcart Jan 25, 2023
    Show notes

    About 200 Americans are taken hostage or wrongfully detained each year across the globe. Fran Racioppi traveled to Old Town Alexandria for a conversation on keeping America's promise to its citizens with former hostage Jessica Buchanan and Hostage US Executive Director Liz Cathcart.


    Jessica shares her story of being kidnapped by some of the very children she went to Somalia to educate. She explains how she coped with detention and complete loss of control over her life, including her last night in captivity that went from a surreal quiet, to gunfire, to rescue by Navy SEAL Team 6.


    Liz shares the four pillars of support Hostage US provides. She describes the difficulty reintegration brings and how Hostage US supplies the necessary resources to help all involved cope with redefining their lives after captivity.


    Pick up a copy of Jessica's book, Impossible Odds and her new book Deserts to Mountaintops. Follow her on social media @jessicabuchanan and on the web at jessicabuchanan.com.


    Go to hostageus.org to support American hostages, detainees, and their families, as they cope with captivity and reintegration.


    Read the full episode transcription here and learn more on The Jedburgh Podcast Website. Subscribe to us and follow @jedburghpodcast on all social media. Watch the full video version on YouTube.



    Highlights:

    • 0:00 Welcome to Old Town Alexandria
    • 4:44 The mission of Hostage US
    • 8:55 Africa Jess
    • 13:20 The first hours of captivity
    • 21:50 What gave captives and families strength
    • 28:28 Rescued by SEAL Team 6
    • 37:19 The challenges of reintegration
    • 44:04 Hostage US 2023 goals
    • 45:27 Deserts to Mountaintops
    • 47:11 Liz and Jess share their three daily foundations



    Quotes:

    • “Hostage US is a NGO. We support families of Americans taken hostage abroad or wrongfully detained by state actors.” (5:50)
    • “The cases that are particularly impactful and challenging to manage are those terrorist and wrongful detention cases that last for a long time.” (8:08)
    • “Our car was overtaken by armed men…and that moment, it changed the rest of my life.” (13:13)
    • “Somewhere I remembered that if I lived through the first 48 hours then they probably weren’t going to kill me. (15:06)
    • “I knew I needed IV’s. I needed antibiotics. I needed a doctor.” (30:39)
    • “For many of us we feel like we have to come back and we have to start all over.” (39:44)
    • “I’m really committed to supporting and empowering women to reclaim their voices.” (46:20)



    Jessica’s Three Daily Foundations to Success

    • Maintain a Sacred Start
    • Prayer, journal and visualize
    • Display gratitude


    Liz’s Three Daily Foundations to Success

    • Hydrate
    • Know your limitations and bring in experts
    • Over-communicate



    This episode is brought to you by Jersey Mike’s, 18A Fitness & Compass Workforce Solutions

    #087: Warrior Diplomat - Florida Congressman Mike Waltz Jan 18, 2023
    Show notes

    Leadership requires the perfect balance of strength, compassion and unity. For this episode Fran Racioppi traveled to Capitol Hill to sit down with Congressman Mike Waltz; the first Green Beret ever elected to Congress. He represents Florida's 6th District and is the author of Warrior Diplomat: A Green Beret's Battles From Washington To Afghanistan.


    The Congressman and Fran define the term Warrior Diplomat and what it means to balance raw power with statesmanship. They break down the division surrounding the 2022 election cycle and provide a first look into America's 188th Congress; a Congress which will contain over 90 Veterans - the most since the post-Vietnam era.


    Learn more about Congressman Mike Waltz at waltz.house.gov and on social media @repmichaelgwaltz.


    Read the full episode transcription here and learn more on The Jedburgh Podcast Website. Subscribe to us and follow @jedburghpodcast on all social media. Watch the full video version on YouTube.



    Highlights:

    • 0:00 Welcome to Capitol Hill
    • 5:27 Defining Warrior Diplomat and building coalitions
    • 9:51 Building a long term national defense strategy to win
    • 15:36 The strategic impact of Green Berets in business
    • 22:32 Becoming the first Green Beret in Congress
    • 25:56 How we reduce hostility in Congress and between parties
    • 28:36 The top priorities of the new Congress and the threat of China
    • 36:17 Lightning Round on domestic policy



    Quotes:

    • “It’s about building coalitions. It’s about having a high emotional IQ. It’s about influencing others. It's about aligning your interests.” (9:14)
    • “In societies where women are accepted and thriving in businesses and politics, in civil society, you don’t tend to have an overwhelming extremism problem. (12:19)
    • “We like to find our friends who take care of our enemies for us.” (15:28)
    • “In the 1970’s…3/4 of the Congress had all served. The number has gone from 75% to 15% today.” (23:05)
    • “It is a record low number of Veterans in Congress and I think that explains a lot of the record amount of disfunction.” (23:21)
    • “Being a politician isn’t the most important thing we’ve ever done. Taking men and women to combat, leading, is. And bringing them home.” (26:37)
    • “If you were willing to sacrifice yourself at 18 years old I think you’d be able to sacrifice some grief for taking a vote that may be controversial or may move the country in the right direction.” (28:25)
    • "The thing with the CCP is they have the ability to defeat us economically way before it comes to any kind of military conflict.” (35:45)
    • “You cannot have a sovereign nation without borders.” (38:07)



    Congressman Waltz’s Three Daily Foundations to Success

    • Read to be proficient on the issues
    • Display humility
    • Be worthy of those who have sacrificed
    • And…always look cool!



    This episode is brought to you by Jersey Mike’s, 18A Fitness & Compass Workforce Solutions

    Jumping In with Wounded Warrior Project & NYC Department of Veterans Services at the NYC Veterans Day Parade Dec 27, 2022
    Show notes

    Here we are in a world without a recognized American conflict. And there we were, on the red carpet of the NYC Veterans Day Parade in the back of the Dodge WC-51, when Fran Racioppi and Sarah Apgar and were joined by two of our nation’s most important organizations in the transition of our Veterans to civilian life.


    In this third of three episodes covering the NYC Veterans Day Parade, Fran and Sarah talk to Wounded Warrior Project CEO LTG Mike Linnington and Commissioner James Hendon who is leading NYC Department of Veterans Services.


    They cover the resources their respective organizations are bringing to our Veterans through programs focused on recruitment, entrepreneurship, mental health, and medical care. Both Wounded Warrior Project and NYC Department of Veterans’ Services set the example for how non-profits and our communities are embracing our Veteran population and the skills they bring to our civilian workforce.


    For more Veterans Day coverage find our two previous episodes with CBS’s SEAL Team lead actor David Boreanaz, Grand Marshall of the parade Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Vince Patton, and NYC’s most famous entertainer the Naked Cowboy!



    Highlights:

    -0:00 Welcome to the WC-51 LTG(R) Mike Linnington

    -4:00 Everyday is Veterans Day for Wounded Warrior Project

    -5:22 What our nation needs in it’s military leaders

    -7:44 Bringing Veterans together

    -8:55 Welcome Commissioner James Hendon

    -10:27 The priorities of NYC Department of Veterans Services

    -14:40 Creating opportunities for our Veterans

    -17:36 Infantalizing our Veterans



    Quotes:

    - “Everyday for us is Veterans Day.” (4:06)

    - ‘We have incredible technology but leadership at the end of the day is the force multiplier that others don’t have.” (6:30)

    - “Folks won’t show up for a mental health appointment but they will show up to regain that sense of cohesion and camaraderie they had in the military.” (7:49)

    - “New York City is the only city in the country with its own Veterans Services agency.” (10:54)

    - “Our women Veterans is the fastest growing demographic of Veterans.” (14:09)

    - “It’s important that we not infantalize our Veterans.” (17:36)


    This episode is brought to you by Jersey Mike’s, GORUCK, Retro Fitness, Just Ice Tea, Rhone, Compass Workforce Solutions, 18A Fitness, & Analytix Solutions

    Jumping In with Naked Cowboy at the NYC Veterans Day Parade Dec 21, 2022
    Show notes

    Here we are, or there we were, in the final few minutes of setting up the 1944 Dodge WC-51 before the start of the NYC Veterans Day Parade when the Naked Cowboy Jumped In for a quick chat with Fran Racioppi and Sarah Apgar. He’s been a staple of Times Square and NYC biggest events for decades. A true patriot at heart, he rocks his guitar playing your favorite tune to basically whatever comes to his mind.


    Naked Cowboy shared his story from modeling on the beach in LA to posing with tourists in Times Square rain, snow or shine; and always in nothing more than a clean set of tighty whities and a cowboy hat.


    Take a listen to our conversation on your favorite podcast platform, and check out the video version of this conversation and all our episodes on YouTube.


    This is the second of three episodes recorded live from the red carpet at the NYC Veterans Day Parade, so make sure you check out our others episodes with CBS’s SEAL Team lead actor David Boreanaz, Grand Marshall of the parade Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Vince Patton, Wounded Warrior Project CEO LTG Mike Linnington and Commissioner James Hendon who is leading NYC Department of Veterans Services.


    Highlights:

    -0:00 Welcome to the parade Naked Cowboy

    -3:55 The Naked Cowboy’s family history of military service

    -4:53 Naked Cowboy’s advice to the kids

    -6:01 How Robert Burck became the Naked Cowboy

    -8:49 Arrested in 35 other cities before getting to NYC

    -9:19 Naked Cowboy’s Three Foundations to Success



    Quotes:

    - “I want to do the right thing at all time.” (4:15)

    - “Get a pair of underwear. Take the easy way out like me!.” (5:08)

    - “Two days ago was the 24th anniversary in Times Square. Every single day, winter, spring, summer, fall.” (5:37)

    - “I literally go out all day searching for an opportunity to make a big splash.” (6:42)

    -”My whole life is wrapped around being here every single day and it’s a 24-hour a day job.” (8:33)

    -”I was arrested in 35 other cities before I got here.” (8:49)



    Naked Cowboy’s Three Foundations to Success

    -Stay focused

    -Train

    -Live the experience and execute well


    This episode is brought to you by Jersey Mike’s, GORUCK, Retro Fitness, Just Ice Tea, Rhone, Compass Workforce Solutions, 18A Fitness, & Analytix Solutions

    #086: NYC Veterans Day Parade 2022 - SEAL Team's David Boreanaz & Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Vince Patton Dec 15, 2022
    Show notes

    Here We Are….or there we were…front and center of the NYC Veterans Day Parade. Fran Racioppi is joined by fellow Army Veteran, Founder of FitFighter and guest from Episode 51, Sarah Apgar in the back of our 1944 Dodge WC-51 to call it all live and spend some time with the parade’s most influential attendees.


    They kick off the parade with David Boreanaz, star of TV’s SEAL Team on CBS. David shares the respect he’s gained for our Special Operators, the training he’s gone through to accurately portray their mission, the mental health struggles our nation’s finest endure, and what he’s learned about himself through the process.


    Next they spoke to the Parade’s Grand Marshall Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Vince Patton. Vince served as the 8th senior-most enlisted leader of the Coast Guard and the first African American to hold the post. He shares the importance of the Coast Guard’s mission to protect $8.7 billion of trade daily, how the military teaches you to value change and his 3V’s for leading organizations.


    Take a listen to this episode on your favorite podcast platforms but take a minute to check out our YouTube version for full video coverage of the parade from the red carpet.


    Don’t miss our other parade episodes with Wounded Warrior Project CEO retired LTG Mike Linnington and the Commissioner of the NYC Department of Veterans’ Services James Hendon. Plus one of NYC’s most iconic entertainers, The Naked Cowboy!


    Special thanks to parade host United War Veterans Council for another great parade!


    Read the full episode transcription here and learn more on The Jedburgh Podcast Website. Subscribe to us and follow @jedburghpodcast on all social media.



    Highlights:

    - 0:00 Welcome to the red carpet David Boreanaz

    - 11:29 David talks CBS’s Seal Team

    - 16:22 The bravery of the first responders of FDNY and NYPD

    - 24:58 Welcome to the red carpet MCPO of the Coast Guard Vince Patton

    - 29:40 Why join the United States Coast Guard?

    -36:30 What exactly HOOAH means!

    -41:10 Vince’s defining leadership lessons

    -49:08 What we didn’t know about Vince

    -52:43 Here We Are!



    Quotes:

    - “As an actor you have to use what you’re also struggling on in your life. It's really not about chemistry. It’s about developing some sense of a connection.” (13:28)

    - “It’s not about the awards and the accolades. It’s when you have an episode and you get a message from somebody that says ‘Thank you for saving my life’.” (21:32)

    - “You think this happens in middle America. No, this is happening in our largest city in this country.” (29:08)

    - “On an average day the Coast Guard is responsible for the assurance that 8.7 billion dollars of goods are trainsitted through our country” (35:06)

    - “With change is the common word of adaptability.” (41:54)


    This episode is brought to you by Jersey Mike’s, GORUCK, Retro Fitness, Just Ice Tea, Rhone, Compass Workforce Solutions, 18A Fitness, and Analytix Solutions

    #085: Wreaths Across America - Executive Director Karen Worcester Dec 10, 2022
    Show notes

    Freedom isn’t free. This December 17th thousands of volunteers across all 50 states will lay over 2.65 million wreaths on the graves of our fallen soldiers. Remember. Honor. Teach. That's the mission of Wreaths Across America. It's a tradition that started in 1992 when Morrill Worcester looked for a meaningful way to distribute a few hundred excess holiday wreaths. Today convoys of wreaths leave northern Maine for a trek across the country to over 3600 cemeteries.


    Wreaths Across America's Executive Director Karen Worcester joins Fran Racioppi for a conversation on how a 2005 snow covered picture from a forgotten part of Arlington National Cemetery changed their lives. She shares the "stem to stone" process and why our generation must remember our fallen, honor those serving, and most importantly teach our children the value of freedom.


    The Wreaths Across America convoy will make its way from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC this week. Go to wreathsacrossamerica.org to see the route, get involved and meet the convoy along the way.


    Read the full episode transcription here and learn more on The Jedburgh Podcast Website. Subscribe to us and follow @jedburghpodcast on all social media.



    Highlights:

    -0:00 Welcome to The Jedburgh Podcast

    -4:10 Morrill Worcester’s childhood trip to Arlington National Cemetery

    -6:54 The 2005 picture

    -10:02 Stem-to-Stone for 2.65 million wreaths

    -14:54 Remember, Honor, Teach

    -23:46 Wreaths Across America Day 2022

    -24:40 The museum, bed and breakfast

    -27:28 The characteristics of a wreath

    -30:12 Karen’s three Foundations to Success



    Quotes:

    -”You couldn’t lay a wreath without reading the name and wondering.” (6:18)

    -”The Worcester family didn’t have this major plan. We were doing something that mattered to us .” (8:34)

    -”The North Pole…Santa’s workshop…got nothing on us.” (12:45)

    -“We weren’t just given a gift of freedom. We were entrusted with freedom. We are responsible for freedom.” (16:37)

    -”It’s life that they sacrificed so that we can be fat, dumb and happy.” (20:55)

    -”Patriotism begins at home and spreads to community and spreads to country.” (32:38)



    Karen’s Three Daily Foundations to Success:

    -Pray

    -Show gratitude

    -Don’t sweat the small stuff



    This episode is brought to you by Jersey Mike’s, Compass Workforce Solutions, 18A Fitness, and Analytix Solutions

    #084: At Home - Chef Gavin Kaysen Dec 01, 2022
    Show notes

    Do you cook At Home? What do you cook at home? How do you cook at home? Why do you cook at home? These are the questions Chef Gavin Kaysen gets asked. Chef Kaysen is the recipient of 2x James Beard Awards. He was named the Rising Star Chef of the Year 2008 and Best Chef in the Midwest 2018. He is the executive Culinary Producer for the reboot of Iron Chef on Netflix and the owner of Spoon and Stable & Demi - two award winning restaurants in Minneapolis; as well as Bellecour Bakery, Mara and Soca Cafe.


    For this episode Fran Racioppi sat down with Chef in one of the most iconic, and delicious, restaurants in NYC; Boulud Sud; owned and operated by legendary Chef Daniel Boulud.


    Chef Kaysen and Fran answered these questions in a conversation about his new book At Home. Chef talks about creating majestic moments in hospitality and in business; why we need recipes that are simple, yet authentic; why it’s important not to talk down to home chefs; and what essentials make an impact on your daily meals - or holiday feasts.


    Pick up a copy of At Home and learn more about Chef Kaysen at gavinkaysen.com and on social media @gavinkaysen.


    Special thanks to Chef Daniel Boulud and the entire Boulud Sud staff for hosting Chef Kaysen and our Jedburgh Team.


    Read the full episode transcription here and learn more on The Jedburgh Podcast Website. Subscribe to us and follow @jedburghpodcast on all social media.



    Highlights:

    -0:00 Welcome to Boulud Sud

    -6:39 Why do you cook at home?

    -11:25 From Subway to a chef

    -14:50 What do you cook at home: selecting the recipes for At Home

    -21:19 How do you cook at home: the essentials

    -28:08 Majestic Moments, Clean Slates, First & Last Impressions

    -33:34 Why do you cook at home?

    -36:20 Gavin’s Commandments for Shopping Lightning Round

    -45:59 Three Foundations to Success



    Quotes:

    -”I realized seven ingredients is what brought everyone together at a table.” (7:05)

    -”Food’s food. It’s to bring people together. If we burn something, throw it away and do it again.” (10:29)

    -”This business is not a business where you’re gonna work 30 or 40 hours a week and you’re gonna have nights and weekends off.” (14:03)

    -”I genuinely want people to use this book. I want to see it dirty. I want to see the pages ripped open.” (16:01)

    -”Why should I trust you, or anybody, with a $50 piece of steak if you can’t take care of arugula salad.” (27:26)

    -”If we tell you what the menu is ahead of time you will judge it prior to getting there and you will already create an expectation of what you will like and what you will dislike before you even see the food.” (30:19)

    -”When anybody critiques what you’re doing it feels very personal.” (32:35)




    Chef Kaysen’s Three Daily Foundations to Success:

    -Create a routine

    -Keep an open and curious mind

    -Spend some time in nature


    This episode is brought to you by Jersey Mike’s, Compass Workforce Solutions, 18A Fitness, and Analytix Solutions

    #083: US Army Special Operations Command & Green Beret Foundation - LTG(R) Ken Tovo Nov 23, 2022
    Show notes

    Fran Racioppi travels back to the home of US Army Special Operations, Fort Bragg, NC, to meet with retired LTG(R) Ken Tovo, former commander of US Army Special Operations Command. From the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School’s Special Forces Museum, Fran and Ken discuss how Special Operations has changed over the 80 years since its inception, the strategic importance of the Special Forces Regiment and what it means to be a Green Beret in the peer-to-peer competition we haven't seen since the Cold War.


    Today, General Tovo serves as the Chairman of the Green Beret Foundation where he continues his service to our special operators and their families. LTG(R) Tovo recently received a lifetime achievement award for his service.


    Learn more about LTG(R) Tovo on LinkedIn. Get involved with Green Beret Foundation and follow them on social media @greenberetfoundation. Become one of our nation’s most elite warriors at soc.mil.


    Read the full episode transcription here and learn more on The Jedburgh Podcast Website. Subscribe to us and follow @jedburghpodcast on all social media.



    Highlights:

    -0:00 Welcome home to Fort Bragg, NC

    -6:30 Starting in the 82nd Airborne

    -16:32 What is a Green Beret?

    -22:03 Psyops, Civil Affairs and the 160th SOAR

    -36:26 Commanding US Army Special Operations through Afghanistan & Iraq

    -51:46 GWOT: What we got right & what we got wrong

    -1:05:09 “The Why”

    -1:09:12 The character of a Green Beret

    -1:16:00 Peer-to-Peer conflict with Russia and China & the World Order

    -1:32:15 Green Beret Foundation

    -1:46:05 Three Daily Foundations



    Quotes:

    -”Green Berets are almost unique in that they are focused by and large on changing something in the human domain.” (17:55)

    -”A perfect Green Beret mission looks like going to a complex environment…developing some ways to solve it through an indigenous partner.” (21:34)

    -”The quiet work we do outside the combat zone pays as many or more dividends as what we do when we get employed.” (52:21)

    -”War is a national effort…not a military effort. It takes a nation to commit to a future.” (1:01:30)

    -”Being a Green Beret is to live a life of gravitas. You do things that make a real difference.” (1:07:35)

    -”We’re trying to assess and select a complex problem solver.” (1:10:28)

    -”We are really in an existential struggle with two powers, for sure, that want to order the world in a way that disadvantages us.” (1:15:46)

    -””All our power as a democracy springs from the people.” (1:29:40)

    -”Part of this mission of the Green Beret Foundation is to take care of Green Berets and their family past and present.” (1:35:21)



    LTG(R) Tovo’s Three Daily Foundations to Success:

    -Know your why

    -Stay focused on your goals

    -Be a lifetime learner


    This episode is brought to you by Jersey Mike’s, GORUCK, 18A Fitness, and Analytix Solutions

    #082: Disasterology - Dispatches From The Front Lines of The Climate Crisis, Dr. Samantha Montano Nov 16, 2022
    Show notes

    The world is seemingly ripe with disasters in every corner of the globe. They also seem to be getting worse. Fran Racioppi down with Dr. Samantha Montano; a self-proclaimed Disasterologist and the author of Disasterology: Dispatches From The Front Lines of The Climate Crisis. Samantha holds a PhD in Emergency Management and is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Management at Massachusetts Maritime Academy.


    Fran and Samantha break down the Hazard Event Scale explaining what takes an event from an emergency, to a disaster, to a catastrophe. They talk about the driving factors behind the increase in catastrophic events and the effects of our socio-economic policy, decaying infrastructure, lack of policy, and population movement.


    Samantha also defines preparedness and shares what it takes to be a successful emergency manager, which government organizations are getting it right, and where we need more leadership with the courage to take action.


    Learn more about Samantha at disaster-ology.com and on Twitter and Instagram @samLmontano.


    Read the full episode transcription here and learn more on The Jedburgh Podcast Website. Subscribe to us and follow @jedburghpodcast on all social media.



    Highlights:

    -0:00 Welcome to The Jedburgh Podcast

    -4:59 Becoming a Disterologist

    -6:50 The Hazard Event Scale

    -11:01 The impact of our decisions on climate change

    -17:21 Climate change as a threat multiplier

    -25:07 Preparedness and emergencies bring people together

    -30:48 Training Emergency Managers

    -33:53 The role of FEMA, the Red Cross and non-profits

    -42:26 Disaster Justice and the courage to act

    -48:00 Disaster Lightning Round

    -53:39 Samantha’s 3 Daily Foundations



    Quotes:

    -”A Disasterologist is anyone who studies disasters. I’m working within the discipline of emergency management.” (5:05)

    -”The way you plan for an emergency is going to look very different than the way you plan for a disaster, which is going to look different than the way you plan for catastrophes.” (9:12)

    -”We have for decades, and in some cases for centuries, made decisions, written policies and made decisions…without thinking about the future.” (13:33)

    -“When you have multiple parts of the country that are all simultaneously in need, resources are strained.” (19:20)

    -“I don’t need a survival kit because I have a purse.” (26:31.5)

    -”You need someone who has a vision and who isn’t just checking boxes.” (31:21)

    -”Respect is really at the core and the foundation of building trust with a community.” (32:17)

    -”That is Emergency Management 101…you want as little bureaucracy as possible between you and the resources that you need.” (35:43)

    -”We are creating an emergency management system that does not only distribute aid equally to everybody, but actually disperses aid in an equitable way.” (43:02)



    Samantha’s Three Daily Foundations to Success:

    -Start the day with coffee

    -Live by the ‘to do’ list

    -Be near the water to clear the soul


    This episode is brought to you by Jersey Mike’s, 18A Fitness, and Analytix Solutions

    Previous 1 13 14 15 16 17 25 Next

    Related Podcasts

    Making Sense with Sam Harris

    1

    Making Sense with Sam Harris Education
    Grammar Girl

    2

    Grammar Girl Education
    Good Life Project

    3

    Good Life Project Education
    Explain It to Me

    4

    Explain It to Me Education
    Team Never Quit

    5

    Team Never Quit Comedy
    Optimal Living Daily – Personal Development and Self-Improvement

    6

    Optimal Living Daily – Personal Development and Self-Improvement Alternative Health
    footer-logo

    Contact Us

    Toll Free: 844-670-7747

    Links

    • Home
    • Top Charts
    • Networks
    • Apps
    • Independents Podcasts
    • Podcast Advertising
    • Podcast News
    • Contact Us
    • About Us
    • Analytics & Insights

    Stay Connected

      Privacy, Terms of Use & Our Code of Ethics Protecting Content Creators Copyrights