2 Listener listener-submitted questions, and two current events topics for today:

-Tim Kennedy and Stolen Valor

-Dealing with bitterness and hopelessness

-The missing Epstein Client list

-What is scarier, marriage or divorce?

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Taylor Cavanaugh is a former Navy SEAL turned French Foreign Legionnaire.

Taylor is the only person to hold this unique distinction. His journey has taken him from jail cells to homelessness and even suicidal thoughts, only to find salvation through discipline and a clear sense of purpose.

To say that Taylor had a turbulent path would be an understatement. After earning his Trident and becoming a Navy SEAL to being kicked out of the U.S. military; How a spiral of pleasure-chasing and lack of purpose led to hitting rock bottom; The life-changing moment of clarity that led him to France and the French Foreign Legion; The rigorous discipline and mental fortification that helped him rebuild his life, and practical insights on how to unlearn self-sabotaging behaviors, cultivate inner peace, and align daily habits with your long-term vision.

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You asked for it, we made it happen.

Three generations tackling the most pressing issues of our times.

Michael picked the questions, and there was certainly some diversity. I can't remember everything we covered, but here are a few of the wave tops:

-The Best advice ever received about marriage and life in general

-The Big Beautiful Bill -Paralyzing family members with weed brownies at New Year's Eve Parties

-Living through the 60's and 70's

-Is there hope left for our society

-Can men actually become women

And much more, enjoy.

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Ryan Zinke is a fifth generation Montanan who serves as Representative for Montana’s First Congressional District covering 16 counties in western Montana including the cities of Bozeman, Butte, Missoula, Kalispell. First elected to Congress in 2014, and serving as U.S. Secretary of the Interior between noncontiguous terms, Zinke has built a track record of accomplishments in energy, conservation, tribal and military issues. Now in his third term, Zinke is a member of the House Committee on Appropriations, focusing his legislative agenda on restoring accountability to federal spending, restoring American energy dominance, and bolstering national security at our borders and beyond.

Ryan began public service in 1985 when he joined the U.S. Navy and graduated from Officer Candidate School. He was recruited to join the U.S. Navy SEALs where he went on dozens of deployments targeting terrorist cells in Asia, war criminals in Bosnia, and combatting the rise of radical Islamic terrorists in the middle east. During his military career he held a number of leadership positions including as Ground Forces and Task Force commander at SEAL Teams SIX oversaw the U.S. Navy SEAL BUD/S training after 9/11, and was Deputy/Acting Commander of Joint Special Forces during the Iraq war. In 2006 he was awarded the Bronze Star for his service. Commander Zinke retired from active duty in 2008 after serving for 23 years.

Following his military service, Ryan was elected to the Montana State Senate and was twice elected as Montana’s sole member of the U.S. House of Representatives. During his first two terms as Congressman, Zinke served on the House Armed Services Committee and Natural Resources Committee. As a leading member of the Natural Resources Committee, Ryan challenged the Obama Administration on their policies that locked Montanans out of public lands and introduced legislation to strengthen public access and conservation.

In December 2016, Congressman Zinke was nominated to be the United States Secretary of the Interior by President Donald J. Trump and later confirmed by a bipartisan vote in the Senate.

Robert Stark is the author of Warflower and Just Like a Soldier. He is a lifelong Alaskan who has triumphed over adversity and risen above life's challenges.

Robert is an Army Veteran who served as an airborne infantryman in the United States Army, deploying in Iraq with the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the 101st Airborne Division.

His story is one of resilience and of a man who has faced the harsh realities of war and persevered to build a beautiful, off-grid life for his family on their farm, Secret Garden Alaska.

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Traditional Q and A to round out the week, answering only the most demanding questions facing our society. I'm not sure they were actually that serious, but it sounds good. I did actually cover:

-CrossFit Workout strategies for home gyms

-What I have learned from 400 Episodes of the Podcast

-How to become a protector for your family

-How do I help my girlfriend find her purpose in life

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Nick Bare founded Bare Performance Nutrition in 2012 out of his small college apartment in Western Pennsylvania at the Indiana University of PA. During this time, Nick was studying nutrition and on the path to joining the military upon graduation. The company was built upon the values of transparency and service from its early stages of launch, and today remain instilled in the brand's primary mission.

After graduating from college, Nick commissioned into the US Army as an Infantry Officer, where he spent the next four years completing various military training schools, such as Ranger School and Airborne School, before taking his position as an Infantry Platoon Leader stationed out of Texas. During his time in the military, Nick learned the values of leadership, integrity, and team building, which have been directly applied to Bare Performance Nutrition.

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Traditional Q and A to round out the week, answering only the most demanding questions facing our society. Please let me know what you think of the slightly changed format in the comments.

Here is what I covered:

-Is it a good idea to bang a married man with kids?

-How do you deal with a lack of fulfillment and wanting to do more

-How to determine whether or not you are being a pussy

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