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Season 2 features special guests Army Colonel and Massachusetts General Hospital Trauma Surgeon, David King , Red Sox Legend David "Big Papi" Ortiz , Airforce Veteran and TAPS Founder Bonnie Carroll , Green Beret Kevin Flike , Host of The Nocturnist podcast and physician Emily Silverman , Poet and George W. Bush Institute Veteran Scholar Seema Reza , and more very special guests to come.   Introdu...

This conversation was recorded on March 29th, 2020 MGH EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND: The Emergency Response Fund was established to support Massachusetts General Hospital’s immediate response to devastating events like the fast-moving global spread of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. Mass General’s Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) team, which has been active since late January, is continuing to...

OPERATION HEALTH AT HOME: The entire Home Base staff has launched a new virtual resource program - Operation Health At Home - which will feature our experts on the topics of nutrition, fitness, mindfulness and mental health. Fresh curated content will be released daily on this site and through Home Base social channels. During these extraordinary times, it is important that we all work together to...

             Warrior-Healer              Blair Morin and James House              11 September 2018   I remember seeing a lot of good in people Back when I was a younger man But I went to war looked into the face of evil Change forever who I am I did my duty, I was unapologetic Swore I’d be there when a brother in need That's whet you do when you’re a warrior medic Give comfort and aid no matter w...

Seven-time nominated and two-time GRAMMY winner Shaggy was born Orville Richard Burrell in Jamaica, and after moving to New York at 18, he would soon enlist in the Marines. Two years into service he deployed with the 10th Marine Regiment to the Persian Gulf, and he looks back at that time as one of the building blocks of discipline that helped launch him into superstardom into the world of Danceha...

What is a Military Traumatic Brain Injury? A TBI is caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head that disrupts the normal function of the brain. Regardless of severity, brain injuries cause symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, fatigue, weakened physical abilities, and impaired ability to concentrate. In addition, a brain injury may negatively affect memory, sleep, senses, and emotions, and may im...

That Love is a 2016 infectious song written and performed by our featured guest today, GRAMMY winner and Marine Veteran, Shaggy. It’s worth visiting the music video for this song, that paints a picture of our armed forces missing their loved ones while overseas. It does the job in giving the nod to all of our servicemen and women who keep love and connection alive… while fighting for our country....

Retired Army SSG Travis Mills is simply a leader. On the football or baseball field in his home town of Vassar, Michigan, on patrol with his squad in Afghanistan, or on the floors of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Travis is “that guy” no matter the situation. He’ll pull you up and show you what is possible, while at the same time will tell you the road is not without bumps and turns. He’s that g...

After you listen to a new podcast or episode, do you look forward to discussing it with someone? Different people will reflect on, or remember different comments or concepts. And I imagine these conversations happening at a local diner. I can also see civilians and military folks having a cup of coffee across from one other at a booth, not talking to each, but with each other. And you never know w...

Giving back to servicemembers and families comes in many ways, and for Lee and Bob Woodruff the opportunity surfaced in early 2006. Just weeks after his new job as co-anchor of ABC World News Tonight, Bob was critically injured by a roadside bomb outside of Taji, Iraq. The blast caused severe traumatic brain injury with need for craniectomy (emergent removal of the left side of his skull), and wee...

Whether we find role models at home, in our schools, hospitals or on the big screen, they have a lasting effect on us all. SGT Kirstie Ennis inspires everyone in her path, ever since finding her own inspiration to help others who can’t help themselves. This dates back to her enlistment in the Marine Corps at age 17, growing up with not one, but two Marine parents. During her second deployment to A...

Our high school history books highlight patriots like Paul Revere and Samuel Adams during the time of the American Revolution. However, a foundation was being built just before this time through the actions of a small group in Boston on March 5th, 1770. The evening’s events were later known as the Boston Massacre, and we remember eleven people shot, including the death of five men who led a call t...

As our military brothers and sisters make the transition home to a nation that may genuinely support them, one’s sense of purpose is not always easy to find. As a country, we see that depression, post-traumatic stress or anxiety challenge many service members. At the same time, we see that barriers to thriving at home are not necessarily due to mental illness, rather to transitioning back to daily...

Season 1 features conversations with award winning author / combat journalist Sebastian Junger , Academy Award-winning director Spike Lee , ABC News journalist Bob Woodruff and acclaimed author Lee Woodruff , U.S. Army Afghanistan Veteran / author / quadruple amputee Travis Mills , U.S. Marine Afghanistan Veteran / Paralympian Kirstie Ennis , U.S. Marine Veteran / GRAMMY-Award Winning Reggae Artis...