Fragout Podcast

Amazing podcast with my friend Zack Zdroik. Zach is a Marine Corps Veteran/Afghanistan Veteran. Father and Relentless Veteran Advocate. Zach was the Executive Director of Veteran Outreach Of Wisconsin. He has worked for the VFW, Racine County (accredited by the VA), VOW, Cameron firm, and now ceo/co-founder- VetmedQRF Zach and I talked indepth about veteran advocacy and what we've seen and experie...

Greg Russo is a 2x Iraq War veteran and former Linebacker for the Wisconsin Badgers. Greg was a walk on for the Badgers after his second deployment. He shared his incredible story and the genesis of why football and why he joined the Wisconsin Army National Guard. His path from Warzones to the Rose Ball is rare, inspiring, and empowering for everyone. We also talk about high preforming athletes an...

Greg Brittnacher is a proud Air Force Veteran and served in North Dakota, England and a tour in Iraq. He's highly educated with VA Appeals and disability benefits and is the former CVSO of Calumet County. He's now owner of Freedom Claims Agency as a Registered Claims Agent. He's registered through the VA system so he's verified and not a claims Shark.. he's legit! Greg is also currently in Law Sch...

Travis J. Soletske was Army Combat Medic and currently owner of Zero Dark Thirty Outfitters LLC. Travis and I talked about why he joined the military and then he reenlisted after 9/11. He is an avid outdoorsman and strives to help veteran with the outdoors and hunting. We had a great time together sharing stories and laughs.

Cory served 12 years in the Army. 4 combat deployments 1 to Iraq 3 to Afghanistan as a MEDEVAC Crew Chief on Blackhawks. He has over 2,000 flight hours and 1,000 missions between Iraq and Afghanistan. Cory served with the 101st Airborne out of Fort Campbell. Cory shared his story and why the military saved his life and helped him become a better person. He was in some serious legal troubles and th...

Ben Killoy has been on 2 previous times. He's a proud Marine Corps veteran, father of 4, life coach and leadership consultant. Always great to have him share his journeys and valuable insight.

Phenomenal podcast with my friend Felicia Marie. We talked in depth about women in the outdoors and hunting. Overcoming egos, sexisim, and male dominated community. Women have an equal part in hunting. You're either part of the solution or part of the problem. She spoke about her company Women of the Wild. She does so much for women and the hunting community.

Wayne Hartlich- Navy/Vietnam Veteran served on the last WW2 Submarine 1965-1970 USS Baya 318. Diesel Subs Forever! Wayne shared his humble beginnings, native of Manitowoc, WI. His wife and himself make Fidget Mats for people with dementia and Alzheimer's. He is very active volunteer at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. Talked about his passion to serve on a sub and how he got to fulfill his dream! Th...

Long overdue Podcast with my friend Jim Darling. Jim served proud in the Marine Corps for 6 years, and 1 tour to Iraq in 2008. He's a native of California and is best friends with the creator of Baywatch. He's also a lifeguard for Los Angeles County. Jim lives in the Fox valley with his 2 kids. Jim came to me and ask to help him get into hunting. Our first hunting trip was to Wyoming for Antelope...

Our great friend Tom Farley was back for a quick podcast. He shared his new job with Recovery.com. He also talked about the Bio-pic movie about Chris Farley. We caught up and shared some laughs and jokes. Great to see you my friend!

2 months away from podcasting and I called my friend Jesse Cuff. Hes been on many times before and we just talked about everything under the sun. I share some amazing things that happend in my personal life. This was a great time with my friend.

Incredible virtual podcast tonight with Michael Connor Humphreys. You may recognize him from the movie Forest Gump. He is an Iraq War Veteran served 4 years in the Army and was in Iraq in 2005-2006. Michael shared his journey about being Forest Gump and the military and all the transitioning from both. Michael is passionate about helping veterans and is a great ambassador/advocate for the veteran...

Entertaining and educational podcast with my friends Victor Bohm and Eric Jansen from Balanced Veterans Network. Over the pass year they've grown and hammered lobbying for psychedelics and cannabis therapy for veterans on Capitol Hill. BVN wants veterans to find balance in their lives doesn't have to be with cannabis or other psychedelics but with heath, fitness, community, mentally, etc. I consid...

Todd Smits and I met 7 years ago in Appleton. He was one of the many Homeless Veterans I've helped over the last 17+ years. Todd served 7 Years in the NAVY. He was in the Fleet for 2 years, and did 5 years in Naval Special Warfare as a SWCC Boat Operator. Todd shared his incredible life story loosing both parents at a young age, going to jail, deployments, transitioning, and so much more. Todd rec...

Jessica Lynch OG Iraq War Veteran, Prisoner Of War, Purple Heart recipient. She is the first POW rescue since WW2 and the first ever Female POW rescue. We covered so much ground and many topics. She is a wonderful woman veteran and great ambassador to our veteran community.

Phenomenal Podcast with my new friend Lindsey Lundgaard. Lindsey is the widow of Mitch Lundgaard. Mitch was a firefighter/EMT that was killed in the line of duty May 15, 2019. Lindsey came on to talk about Mitch, children, overcoming grief, moving forward, and giving back. We spoke about how people handle grief is many different ways, she handled a very tragic and complex situation with grace and...

I spoke to some good friends and my aunt Erin on my birthday. We just had some great topics and laughed a lot. My birthday was a lot of fun. I got to talk to an old friend Marty, who I served with in my first infantry unit. That was a great part of my day. We will get him on for a full podcast.

Great podcast with Andy VanHandel, Army Veteran and SkyDiving Instructor. He's been skydiving for 25 years and has 3700 jumps, 2000 are tandems. We had a great conversation about skydiving, his service, and Freedom Freefall coming up for veterans!

Great podcast with Jon Winker founder of Resilience Racing. Jon was on the podcast 4.5 years ago. His organization has seen some great growth. They take amputee veterans and put them in custom race cars, specifically Ford Mustangs. They have special hand controls and other technology. They have great partnership with Road America. We will be working on getting veterans to Road America this summer...

I called my friend Ben Killoy and completely surprised him. It was nice to catch up with Ben and hearing what he has going on in his life, including a new baby. Ben is a life coach for Fathers and teaches leadership. He is an excellent podcast host. Proud of him and his achievements.

Called Dean owner of Tailgate Foodie, one of our sponsors. They make amazing Rubs and seasonings right here in Wisconsin. Dean is an Iraq Veteran. They've seen huge growth since we had Dean on the show. Wanted to follow up and chat with Dean. Please check out Tailgate Foodie.

I called my friend Danny Z to check in on him and see how his business is doing and dove into his story. He was previously on the podcast but this was before he left Corporate America. He posted a picture on LinkedIn and it went viral. I am beyond proud of Danny and is hardwork.

Tim La Sage is back!! After 4+ years and 200 episodes he came back on and was the most honest and vulnerable I've ever seen him. We went 3.5 hours. He now holds the record for longest podcast. Tim spent most of his life preparing for war and fighting in combat, but now he's trying to find his peace. This podcast was beautiful, honest, vulnerable, pure, and fun. The conversation we had today is wha...

I called my friends Curt and Jeff on this 3rd installment of the SITREP. Jeff and I talked about turkey hunting and how he is motivated to go out and try to get a Tom this year. I gave him some pointers on turkey hunting. Curt and I have an event on Feb 29th in Madison, WI. So we talked about that and his various other events he has going on.

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