web02.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:10:08 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Tango Alpha Lima Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Unemployment” https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/tags/unemployment Tue, 29 Jul 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 274: How to overcome the broken veteran narrative with Kevin Schmiegel - Tango Alpha Lima https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/274 bcac529e-0266-4fc7-98ed-1faab8b473e9 Tue, 29 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0400 The American Legion 274 How to overcome the broken veteran narrative with Kevin Schmiegel - 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. 1:22:24 no 250 years of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps THE INTERVIEW Retired Marine Lt. Col. Kevin Schmiegel is helping fellow veterans to thrive instead of falling to the broken veteran narrative. Schmiegel, who previously founded Hiring Our Heroes, is now leading ZeroMils. Schmiegel shares how ZeroMills is breaking the broken veteran narrative by creating a military thriving movement. SCUTTLEBUTT Coast Guardsman on his first mission helped save 165 Texas flash flood victims Not-so-hot pursuit! Charleston, S.C. police chase a burglary suspect going 3 mph on a tractor excavator Special Guest: Kevin Schmiegel. military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, history, revolutionary war, chaplain, spirituality, comfort, America 250, USA 250, USA 250 Challenge, fitness, wellness, community service, employment, military spouse, Marine Corps, military transition, Camp Pendleton, volunteering, service, called to serve, job, enlisted, unemployment, stigma, TAP, transition assistance, resumes, retention, healing, tribe, depression, non-profit, military-friendly, thriving, caregivers, military family, recruitment, mental health, mental wellness, VA research, storytelling, buddy check, accountability, meaningful employment, purpose, health, kit bag, mentorship, self-improvement, hiring fair, resources, Coast Guard, hero, Texas Flooding, rescue, Guadalupe, Camp Mystic, police chase, excavator, natural disaster, be prepared 250 years of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps

THE INTERVIEW
Retired Marine Lt. Col. Kevin Schmiegel is helping fellow veterans to thrive instead of falling to the broken veteran narrative. Schmiegel, who previously founded Hiring Our Heroes, is now leading ZeroMils. Schmiegel shares how ZeroMills is breaking the broken veteran narrative by creating a military thriving movement.

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Coast Guardsman on his first mission helped save 165 Texas flash flood victims

Not-so-hot pursuit! Charleston, S.C. police chase a burglary suspect going 3 mph on a tractor excavator

Special Guest: Kevin Schmiegel.

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THE INTERVIEW
Retired Marine Lt. Col. Kevin Schmiegel is helping fellow veterans to thrive instead of falling to the broken veteran narrative. Schmiegel, who previously founded Hiring Our Heroes, is now leading ZeroMils. Schmiegel shares how ZeroMills is breaking the broken veteran narrative by creating a military thriving movement.

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Coast Guardsman on his first mission helped save 165 Texas flash flood victims

Not-so-hot pursuit! Charleston, S.C. police chase a burglary suspect going 3 mph on a tractor excavator

Special Guest: Kevin Schmiegel.

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]]> Episode 243: How to help military families thrive https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/243 22fef8da-13c4-47ba-8400-0bf046e8c42d Tue, 10 Dec 2024 06:00:00 -0500 The American Legion 243 How to help military families thrive full 5 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 49:48 no THE INTERVIEW National Military Family Association CEO Besa Pinchotti talks about her family roots in Kosovo, and how her time as a journalist led to her advocacy for American military families. She also explains how NMFA helps meet the immediate needs for military spouses and children as well as advocate for legislation to make permanent changes to support military families. SCUTTLEBUTT Next year’s Congress will feature the most women vet members ever Bronze Statue of Tuskegee Airman Found After Theft from Detroit City Park Special Guest: Besa Pinchotti. military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, military family, military spouse, blue star, GWOT, journalist, survivor benefit, advocacy, resources, support, Operation Purple, camp, scholarship, military teens, Bloom, online community, mental wellness, financial security, military family quality of life, junior enlisted, food insecurity, unemployment, PCS, SNAP, TAPS, child care, health care, world leaders, Kosovo, refugee, NATO, Camp Bondsteel, congress, politician, public service, civil service, Tuskegee THE INTERVIEW
National Military Family Association CEO Besa Pinchotti talks about her family roots in Kosovo, and how her time as a journalist led to her advocacy for American military families. She also explains how NMFA helps meet the immediate needs for military spouses and children as well as advocate for legislation to make permanent changes to support military families.

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Next year’s Congress will feature the most women vet members ever

Bronze Statue of Tuskegee Airman Found After Theft from Detroit City Park

Special Guest: Besa Pinchotti.

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National Military Family Association CEO Besa Pinchotti talks about her family roots in Kosovo, and how her time as a journalist led to her advocacy for American military families. She also explains how NMFA helps meet the immediate needs for military spouses and children as well as advocate for legislation to make permanent changes to support military families.

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Next year’s Congress will feature the most women vet members ever

Bronze Statue of Tuskegee Airman Found After Theft from Detroit City Park

Special Guest: Besa Pinchotti.

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]]> Episode 173: Tango Alpha Lima: Second Service Foundation Executive Director Lauren Hope https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/173 481652cf-0b39-497b-bea9-672ffdc88274 Tue, 22 Aug 2023 06:00:00 -0400 The American Legion 173 Tango Alpha Lima: Second Service Foundation Executive Director Lauren Hope full 4 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 59:16 no IN THE NEWS Debating the Bonkers Billionaire Battle Royale between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg THIS WEEK'S GUEST Lauren Hope is a serial entrepreneur, an active-duty Army spouse and the Executive Director of Second Service Foundation. Where she and her team help make the American dream a reality for military businesses. RAPID FIRE Musk and Mark Zuckerberg Meet Sage the Working Dog Assigned to the USS Gerald R. Ford “My life has been on pause”: surviving spouses of service members fight to retain benefits after they remarry Leland N.C. Post 68 starts September campaign for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Special Guest: Lauren Hope. military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, military spouse, pcs, entrepreneur, unemployment, underemployment, gi bill, advocacy, speed coaching, sage the service dog, mental health,  uss gerald r ford, PsychArmor, Be The One, veteran suicide, team red white and blue, RWB Eagle, free t-shirt IN THE NEWS
Debating the Bonkers Billionaire Battle Royale between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg

THIS WEEK'S GUEST
Lauren Hope is a serial entrepreneur, an active-duty Army spouse and the Executive Director of Second Service Foundation. Where she and her team help make the American dream a reality for military businesses.

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Musk and Mark Zuckerberg

Meet Sage the Working Dog Assigned to the USS Gerald R. Ford

“My life has been on pause”: surviving spouses of service members fight to retain benefits after they remarry

Leland N.C. Post 68 starts September campaign for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

Special Guest: Lauren Hope.

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Debating the Bonkers Billionaire Battle Royale between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg

THIS WEEK'S GUEST
Lauren Hope is a serial entrepreneur, an active-duty Army spouse and the Executive Director of Second Service Foundation. Where she and her team help make the American dream a reality for military businesses.

RAPID FIRE
Musk and Mark Zuckerberg

Meet Sage the Working Dog Assigned to the USS Gerald R. Ford

“My life has been on pause”: surviving spouses of service members fight to retain benefits after they remarry

Leland N.C. Post 68 starts September campaign for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

Special Guest: Lauren Hope.

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]]> Episode 169: Tango Alpha Lima: Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Professional Networks Fellow Lydiah Owiti https://tangoalphalima.fireside.fm/169 2d48251f-7451-42d4-b3a3-f300cdf5b945 Tue, 25 Jul 2023 06:00:00 -0400 The American Legion 169 Tango Alpha Lima: Hiring Our Heroes Military Spouse Professional Networks Fellow Lydiah Owiti full 4 The American Legion Tango Alpha Lima is a podcast from The American Legion. Learn more at www.legion.org/tangoalphalima. 1:10:16 no IN THE NEWS Why Hipsters Are Invading American Legion Posts THIS WEEK'S GUEST Lydiah Owiti is a foreign-trained and certified attorney with master’s degrees in international development management and project management, and a foreign-born military spouse. Lydiah shares the unique challenges she has faced and how she now advocates for other foreign-born military spouses and helps raise awareness of issues facing military families of color. RAPID FIRE America Celebrates 50 Years of Volunteer Force, But Faces Tough Recruiting Environment The New Yorker makes a joke of the Army's tactical bra. It's not S.A.V.E training at Post 904 impresses department commander Special Guest: Lydiah Owiti . military, veteran, post-9/11, GWOT, American Legion, service, community, hipsters, PBR, comedy, goals, military spouse, unemployment, underemployment, law degree, Kenya, professional credentials, CDL, networking, hiring our heroes, fellowship, MSP Networks, citizenship, military community, military spouse employment, foreign born military spouses, military spouse career accelerator pilot, immigration, selective service, draft, army innovation, S.A.V.E Training, Be The One, mental health, mental wellness, suicide prevention, suicide awareness IN THE NEWS
Why Hipsters Are Invading American Legion Posts

THIS WEEK'S GUEST
Lydiah Owiti is a foreign-trained and certified attorney with master’s degrees in international development management and project management, and a foreign-born military spouse.

Lydiah shares the unique challenges she has faced and how she now advocates for other foreign-born military spouses and helps raise awareness of issues facing military families of color.

RAPID FIRE
America Celebrates 50 Years of Volunteer Force, But Faces Tough Recruiting Environment
The New Yorker makes a joke of the Army's tactical bra. It's not
S.A.V.E training at Post 904 impresses department commander

Special Guest: Lydiah Owiti .

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Why Hipsters Are Invading American Legion Posts

THIS WEEK'S GUEST
Lydiah Owiti is a foreign-trained and certified attorney with master’s degrees in international development management and project management, and a foreign-born military spouse.

Lydiah shares the unique challenges she has faced and how she now advocates for other foreign-born military spouses and helps raise awareness of issues facing military families of color.

RAPID FIRE
America Celebrates 50 Years of Volunteer Force, But Faces Tough Recruiting Environment
The New Yorker makes a joke of the Army's tactical bra. It's not
S.A.V.E training at Post 904 impresses department commander

Special Guest: Lydiah Owiti .

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