web02.fireside.fm Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:13:21 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Tango Alpha Lima Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Addiction” https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/tags/addiction Tue, 10 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0400 Three Global War on Terrorism veterans interview military veterans and other influencers in the military community who share stories related to transitioning, valor and heroism, mental wellness and overcoming PTSD, accessing VA benefits and much more. Join us each week for vibrant camaraderie, playful joking and hot takes on current events, interesting trends and quirky stories of interest to the military and veteran community. This weekly podcast is produced by The American Legion. For more stories and videos please visit www.legion.org/tangoalphalima en-us episodic A podcast for and by military veterans and service members, brought to you by The American Legion The American Legion Three Global War on Terrorism veterans interview military veterans and other influencers in the military community who share stories related to transitioning, valor and heroism, mental wellness and overcoming PTSD, accessing VA benefits and much more. Join us each week for vibrant camaraderie, playful joking and hot takes on current events, interesting trends and quirky stories of interest to the military and veteran community. This weekly podcast is produced by The American Legion. For more stories and videos please visit www.legion.org/tangoalphalima no veterans, military service, The American Legion, community, transition, PTSD, service members, careers, military life, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Space Force National Guard, Reserves, DoD, defense, national security, veterans service organizations, VA benefits The American Legion hsoria@legion.org Episode 267: How to heal through mind-body wellness with Dr. Aletha Williams - Tango Alpha Lima https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/267 8f840559-dff3-4317-885c-c60ce348ab57 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0400 The American Legion 267 How to heal through mind-body wellness with Dr. Aletha Williams - Tango Alpha Lima full 6 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 49:06 no Navy combat veteran, cancer survivor and mental wellness expert Aletha Williams shares how meditation and mind-body wellness has helped her learn how to let go of things that no longer serve her. As the founder of Inner Starr Compass Healing, she now helps individuals heal through inner wisdom, creativity and intuition. Learn more about how she helps others overcome PTSD and other mental health issues through a mind-body connection. SCUTTLEBUTT 90 years of Alcoholics Anonymous - founded by World War I veteran Bill Wilson Woman charged after pet raccoon found with meth pipe Special Guest: Dr. Aletha Williams. military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, AA, Alcoholics Anonymous, alcoholism, therapy, addiction, substance abuse, meth, wildlife, Navy, social connection, tribe, mind-body medicine, military transition, coaching, mental wellness, cancer survivor, female veteran, art therapy, muralist, public art, vibration, forest bathing, post-traumatic growth, Jamaica, cultural, community Navy combat veteran, cancer survivor and mental wellness expert Aletha Williams shares how meditation and mind-body wellness has helped her learn how to let go of things that no longer serve her. As the founder of Inner Starr Compass Healing, she now helps individuals heal through inner wisdom, creativity and intuition. Learn more about how she helps others overcome PTSD and other mental health issues through a mind-body connection.

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90 years of Alcoholics Anonymous - founded by World War I veteran Bill Wilson

Woman charged after pet raccoon found with meth pipe

Special Guest: Dr. Aletha Williams.

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90 years of Alcoholics Anonymous - founded by World War I veteran Bill Wilson

Woman charged after pet raccoon found with meth pipe

Special Guest: Dr. Aletha Williams.

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]]> Episode 252: Guide to a healthy heart for military veterans https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/252 6707ed7e-411b-4d27-bf0f-904ba4655943 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 06:00:00 -0500 The American Legion 252 Guide to a healthy heart for military veterans full 6 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 1:24:40 no What's on the menu for “Let’s All Eat Right” day THE INTERVIEW Dr. Columbus Batiste honed his skills as a cardiologist while working for the VA. He is working to reduce the number of deaths from heart disease, which surpassed 702,000 in 2022. In celebration of Heart Health Month, he joins the Tango Alpha Lima podcast to share how veterans can protect their hearts to live longer, healthier lives. SCUTTLEBUTT Army officers had to write haikus about Pacific theater of World War II during a leadership course Remebering Hal Sperlich, Navy Seabee and Engineering Pioneer of the Mustang and Minivan We were soldiers once...and dipped. Special Guest: Dr. Columbus D. Batiste. military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, nutrition, Titanic, Mythbusters, Back to the Future, haiku, military studies, poetry, Ford Mustang, minivan, k-car, Lee Iacoca, automobiles, cars, Ford Fiesta, Seebees, nicotine, zyn, smoking, spitter, GWOT, cardiology, healthy heart, VA Cardiac Rehab, LA VAMC, mentorship, caregivers, high blood pressure, heart disease, stress, service, volunteer, sleep, movement, isolation, Korean War, addiction, comfort food, small steps, lifestyle medicine, holistic care, spiritual, meditation, forgiveness What's on the menu for “Let’s All Eat Right” day

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Dr. Columbus Batiste honed his skills as a cardiologist while working for the VA. He is working to reduce the number of deaths from heart disease, which surpassed 702,000 in 2022. In celebration of Heart Health Month, he joins the Tango Alpha Lima podcast to share how veterans can protect their hearts to live longer, healthier lives.

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Army officers had to write haikus about Pacific theater of World War II during a leadership course

Remebering Hal Sperlich, Navy Seabee and Engineering Pioneer of the Mustang and Minivan

We were soldiers once...and dipped.

Special Guest: Dr. Columbus D. Batiste.

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THE INTERVIEW
Dr. Columbus Batiste honed his skills as a cardiologist while working for the VA. He is working to reduce the number of deaths from heart disease, which surpassed 702,000 in 2022. In celebration of Heart Health Month, he joins the Tango Alpha Lima podcast to share how veterans can protect their hearts to live longer, healthier lives.

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Army officers had to write haikus about Pacific theater of World War II during a leadership course

Remebering Hal Sperlich, Navy Seabee and Engineering Pioneer of the Mustang and Minivan

We were soldiers once...and dipped.

Special Guest: Dr. Columbus D. Batiste.

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]]> Episode 247: Folk musician helps veterans through songwriting https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/247 1104fb92-3c35-4411-b9c7-338791aebbae Tue, 21 Jan 2025 06:45:00 -0500 The American Legion 247 Folk musician helps veterans through songwriting full 6 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 1:06:22 no American Folk singer-songwriter and author Mary Gauthier talks about her addiction recovery, mental health journey and how she uses songwriting to help veterans with PTSD. She works with veterans on their healing through songwriting with SongwritingWith:Soldiers. “What I try to emphasize is that this can be of service to other people — a lifeline actually, which it often is.” SCUTTLEBUTT VA awards $1.5 million to study using psychedelics for PTSD treatment The Army built a giant concrete pyramid in North Dakota and only used it for six months Vets can opt for ‘green’ burials at VA cemeteries through new pilot Special Guest: Mary Gauthier. military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, folk music, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, singer, songwriter, chef, DUI, alcohol abuse, open mic night, humanity, love, vulnerability, surrender, service, poetry, lyrics, sad songs, artist, purpose, meaning, passion, storyteller, alchemy, VA, study, MDMA, mental health, be the one, treatment, TBI, PTSD, addiction, depression, psilocybin, ibogaine, North Dakota, Mennonite, Amish, pyramid, missile defense, national cemetery, green burial, environmental, Viking funeral American Folk singer-songwriter and author Mary Gauthier talks about her addiction recovery, mental health journey and how she uses songwriting to help veterans with PTSD.

She works with veterans on their healing through songwriting with SongwritingWith:Soldiers.

“What I try to emphasize is that this can be of service to other people — a lifeline actually, which it often is.”

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VA awards $1.5 million to study using psychedelics for PTSD treatment

The Army built a giant concrete pyramid in North Dakota and only used it for six months

Vets can opt for ‘green’ burials at VA cemeteries through new pilot

Special Guest: Mary Gauthier.

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She works with veterans on their healing through songwriting with SongwritingWith:Soldiers.

“What I try to emphasize is that this can be of service to other people — a lifeline actually, which it often is.”

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VA awards $1.5 million to study using psychedelics for PTSD treatment

The Army built a giant concrete pyramid in North Dakota and only used it for six months

Vets can opt for ‘green’ burials at VA cemeteries through new pilot

Special Guest: Mary Gauthier.

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]]> Episode 230: Marine veteran's mission across Antarctica https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/230 f728bbdc-3a6d-4426-b946-8048c34fab38 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 06:00:00 -0400 The American Legion 230 Marine veteran's mission across Antarctica full 5 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 1:29:26 no How we continue to remember September 11 THE INTERVIEW Marine Corps veteran, endurance athlete, adventurer and author Akshay Nanavati has a picture of a friend he lost in war on his wall and under it he wrote, “This should have been you. Earn this life." This was the fuel to write his book, "Fearvana: The Revolutionary Science of How to Turn Fear into Health, Wealth and Happiness" in order to help others navigate their own suffering and turn it into nirvana, turn it into bliss. It is also fuel for his own extreme adventuring. In November, Nanavati will begin a 110-day, 1,700-mile solo trek across Antarctica, wher he'll ski for 10 to 12 hours a day hauling a 400-pound sled full of supplies and become the single most isolated being on the planet. He shares how he has been preparing for the grueling physical and mental challenges he will face along the way. SCUTTLEBUTT VA worker errors when reviewing claims for full disability cost $100M, auditors say Post 58 in Oklahoma using gaming to provide veterans camaraderie and support. Special Guest: Akshay Nanavati . military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, /11, Antarctica, South Pole, addiction, drugs, alcohol, Blackhawk Down, Medal of Honor, valor, Marine Corps, PTSD, suicide, Be the One, expedition, adventuring, nature, duality, ego, support, keto, VA, disability claim, claims processors, gaming, e-sports, regiment gaming, Oklahoma, peer-to-peer, community, camaraderie How we continue to remember September 11

THE INTERVIEW
Marine Corps veteran, endurance athlete, adventurer and author Akshay Nanavati has a picture of a friend he lost in war on his wall and under it he wrote, “This should have been you. Earn this life."

This was the fuel to write his book, "Fearvana: The Revolutionary Science of How to Turn Fear into Health, Wealth and Happiness" in order to help others navigate their own suffering and turn it into nirvana, turn it into bliss.

It is also fuel for his own extreme adventuring.

In November, Nanavati will begin a 110-day, 1,700-mile solo trek across Antarctica, wher he'll ski for 10 to 12 hours a day hauling a 400-pound sled full of supplies and become the single most isolated being on the planet. He shares how he has been preparing for the grueling physical and mental challenges he will face along the way.

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VA worker errors when reviewing claims for full disability cost $100M, auditors say

Post 58 in Oklahoma using gaming to provide veterans camaraderie and support.

Special Guest: Akshay Nanavati .

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THE INTERVIEW
Marine Corps veteran, endurance athlete, adventurer and author Akshay Nanavati has a picture of a friend he lost in war on his wall and under it he wrote, “This should have been you. Earn this life."

This was the fuel to write his book, "Fearvana: The Revolutionary Science of How to Turn Fear into Health, Wealth and Happiness" in order to help others navigate their own suffering and turn it into nirvana, turn it into bliss.

It is also fuel for his own extreme adventuring.

In November, Nanavati will begin a 110-day, 1,700-mile solo trek across Antarctica, wher he'll ski for 10 to 12 hours a day hauling a 400-pound sled full of supplies and become the single most isolated being on the planet. He shares how he has been preparing for the grueling physical and mental challenges he will face along the way.

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VA worker errors when reviewing claims for full disability cost $100M, auditors say

Post 58 in Oklahoma using gaming to provide veterans camaraderie and support.

Special Guest: Akshay Nanavati .

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]]> Episode 198: Tango Alpha Lima: Lead the Way Recovery founder Dr. Marshall Bahr https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/198 7c1d787a-7690-4b21-935b-90f34bb884d3 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 06:00:00 -0500 The American Legion 198 Tango Alpha Lima: Lead the Way Recovery founder Dr. Marshall Bahr full 5 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 39:46 no TROLL PATROL Stacy and Ashley shed light on another social media mistruth and reveal that foreign-born veterans who served in the U.S. military are indeed eligible for membership in The American Legion. O CHAT THIRTY Former Army Ranger medic Marshall Bahr is a physician is the founder of Lead The Way Recovery, an Ohio-based addiction treatment program for veterans. Bahr shares the story of his own struggles with addiction and PTSD, which makes his endeavor to provide hope to fellow veterans a deeply personal mission. SCUTTLEBUTT Art Imitates Life: CIA secret Stargate program is the subject of David Morehouse's new book, “Psychic Warrior” ⁠ Life Imitates Art: Air Force Times shares a list of Hollywood movie tech that DoD should consider developing Bob Ross and the pros and cons of a signature hairstyle Special Guest: Dr. Marshall Bahr. military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, government cheese, addiction, self-medication, substance abuse, combat medic, Army Ranger, PTSD, vulnerability, isolation, coping mechanism, intervention, mental health, sublimation, recovery, psychic warrior, star gate, Bob Ross, psychic spy TROLL PATROL
Stacy and Ashley shed light on another social media mistruth and reveal that foreign-born veterans who served in the U.S. military are indeed eligible for membership in The American Legion.

O CHAT THIRTY
Former Army Ranger medic Marshall Bahr is a physician is the founder of Lead The Way Recovery, an Ohio-based addiction treatment program for veterans. Bahr shares the story of his own struggles with addiction and PTSD, which makes his endeavor to provide hope to fellow veterans a deeply personal mission.

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Art Imitates Life: CIA secret Stargate program is the subject of David Morehouse's new book, “Psychic Warrior” ⁠
Life Imitates Art: Air Force Times shares a list of Hollywood movie tech that DoD should consider developing
Bob Ross and the pros and cons of a signature hairstyle

Special Guest: Dr. Marshall Bahr.

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Stacy and Ashley shed light on another social media mistruth and reveal that foreign-born veterans who served in the U.S. military are indeed eligible for membership in The American Legion.

O CHAT THIRTY
Former Army Ranger medic Marshall Bahr is a physician is the founder of Lead The Way Recovery, an Ohio-based addiction treatment program for veterans. Bahr shares the story of his own struggles with addiction and PTSD, which makes his endeavor to provide hope to fellow veterans a deeply personal mission.

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Art Imitates Life: CIA secret Stargate program is the subject of David Morehouse's new book, “Psychic Warrior” ⁠
Life Imitates Art: Air Force Times shares a list of Hollywood movie tech that DoD should consider developing
Bob Ross and the pros and cons of a signature hairstyle

Special Guest: Dr. Marshall Bahr.

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]]> Episode 183: Tango Alpha Lima: “Small Town Strong” Executive Producers Chase Millsap and Dale King https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/183 fedc24eb-b4b4-4e6a-869c-a8ecc6008abf Tue, 03 Oct 2023 06:15:00 -0400 The American Legion 183 Tango Alpha Lima: “Small Town Strong” Executive Producers Chase Millsap and Dale King full 4 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 56:53 no IN THE NEWS How the US Army made the world’s toughest sandwich THIS WEEK'S GUEST Executive Producer and Director Chase Millsap and Executive Producer Dale King, join us to talk about their documentary, “Small Town Strong.” Filmed over four years in Portsmouth, Ohio, the one-time pill mill capital of America, “Small Town Strong” follows Dale, a former Army Intelligence Officer, who returns to his hometown after two tours in Iraq, to find it in shambles amid the growing opioid epidemic. With no one coming to save them, King starts PSKC Crossfit gym and offers job opportunities to those in recovery. Their unorthodox strategy takes on fentanyl with fitness – resulting in one of the biggest comebacks in small-town America history. RAPID FIRE Women in Army SOF resorted to buying their own armor, study finds Share your Buddy Check Week plans with us How rucking can give your walking routine a boost Special Guests: Chase Millsap and Dale King. military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, MRE, shelf-stable sandwich, storytelling, documentary film, movie, filmmaker, opioid, fentanyl, addiction, overdose, CrossFit, therapy, physical fitness, mental wellness, endorphins, pain clinic, pill mill, Portsmouth, Ohio, community, camaraderie, peer-to-peer, counseling, COVID-19 pandemic, resiliency, kettle bell, special operations, military women, buddy check, S.A.V.E., Be The One, rucking IN THE NEWS
How the US Army made the world’s toughest sandwich

THIS WEEK'S GUEST
Executive Producer and Director Chase Millsap and Executive Producer Dale King, join us to talk about their documentary, “Small Town Strong.”

Filmed over four years in Portsmouth, Ohio, the one-time pill mill capital of America, “Small Town Strong” follows Dale, a former Army Intelligence Officer, who returns to his hometown after two tours in Iraq, to find it in shambles amid the growing opioid epidemic. With no one coming to save them, King starts PSKC Crossfit gym and offers job opportunities to those in recovery. Their unorthodox strategy takes on fentanyl with fitness – resulting in one of the biggest comebacks in small-town America history.

RAPID FIRE
Women in Army SOF resorted to buying their own armor, study finds

Share your Buddy Check Week plans with us

How rucking can give your walking routine a boost

Special Guests: Chase Millsap and Dale King.

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How the US Army made the world’s toughest sandwich

THIS WEEK'S GUEST
Executive Producer and Director Chase Millsap and Executive Producer Dale King, join us to talk about their documentary, “Small Town Strong.”

Filmed over four years in Portsmouth, Ohio, the one-time pill mill capital of America, “Small Town Strong” follows Dale, a former Army Intelligence Officer, who returns to his hometown after two tours in Iraq, to find it in shambles amid the growing opioid epidemic. With no one coming to save them, King starts PSKC Crossfit gym and offers job opportunities to those in recovery. Their unorthodox strategy takes on fentanyl with fitness – resulting in one of the biggest comebacks in small-town America history.

RAPID FIRE
Women in Army SOF resorted to buying their own armor, study finds

Share your Buddy Check Week plans with us

How rucking can give your walking routine a boost

Special Guests: Chase Millsap and Dale King.

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]]> Episode 126: Tango Alpha Lima: Concussion Legacy Foundation w/ CEO Chris Nowinski and retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Daryl Adamson https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/126 9affc85c-ac79-44f8-8dfd-285350736886 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0400 The American Legion 126 Tango Alpha Lima: Concussion Legacy Foundation w/ CEO Chris Nowinski and retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Daryl Adamson full 3 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion hosted by post-9/11 veterans. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 1:03:43 no IN THE NEWS Share Sons of The American Legion Anniversary activities on Legiontown THIS WEEK'S GUEST This week we are joined by Concussion Legacy Foundation co-founder and CEO, Chris Nowinski, PhD. CLF is a non-profit organization that is leading the fight against concussions and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, a degenerative brain disease found in athletes, military veterans, and others with a history of repetitive brain trauma. We’ll also talk with retired U.S. Navy Commander Daryl Adamson about his experience as a suicide loss survivor and the legacy of his son, Cameron, a Marine, who died by suicide in 2021 at age 22. The Adamson family donated Cameron's brain for study of CTE, and are advocates for the Concussion Legacy Foundation Project Enlist. RAPID FIRE National Guard tapped to help in understaffed Florida prisons Former Managers at Military Housing Contractor Sentenced in Fraud Scheme Special Guests: Chris Nowinski PhD and Daryl Adamson. military, veteran, post-9/11, commentary, topical, American Legion, veterans service, community, community service, non-profit, Sons of The American Legion, anniversary, Legiontown, concussion, CTE, WWE, brain injury, NFL, TBI, suicide, mental health, anxiety, addiction, legacy, Be The One IN THE NEWS
Share Sons of The American Legion Anniversary activities on Legiontown

THIS WEEK'S GUEST
This week we are joined by Concussion Legacy Foundation co-founder and CEO, Chris Nowinski, PhD. CLF is a non-profit organization that is leading the fight against concussions and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, a degenerative brain disease found in athletes, military veterans, and others with a history of repetitive brain trauma.

We’ll also talk with retired U.S. Navy Commander Daryl Adamson about his experience as a suicide loss survivor and the legacy of his son, Cameron, a Marine, who died by suicide in 2021 at age 22. The Adamson family donated Cameron's brain for study of CTE, and are advocates for the Concussion Legacy Foundation Project Enlist.

RAPID FIRE
National Guard tapped to help in understaffed Florida prisons
Former Managers at Military Housing Contractor Sentenced in Fraud Scheme

Special Guests: Chris Nowinski PhD and Daryl Adamson.

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Share Sons of The American Legion Anniversary activities on Legiontown

THIS WEEK'S GUEST
This week we are joined by Concussion Legacy Foundation co-founder and CEO, Chris Nowinski, PhD. CLF is a non-profit organization that is leading the fight against concussions and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE, a degenerative brain disease found in athletes, military veterans, and others with a history of repetitive brain trauma.

We’ll also talk with retired U.S. Navy Commander Daryl Adamson about his experience as a suicide loss survivor and the legacy of his son, Cameron, a Marine, who died by suicide in 2021 at age 22. The Adamson family donated Cameron's brain for study of CTE, and are advocates for the Concussion Legacy Foundation Project Enlist.

RAPID FIRE
National Guard tapped to help in understaffed Florida prisons
Former Managers at Military Housing Contractor Sentenced in Fraud Scheme

Special Guests: Chris Nowinski PhD and Daryl Adamson.

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