Jocko DEFCOR Network

Jocko Podcast

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Retired Navy SEAL, Jocko Willink and Director, Echo Charles discuss discipline and leadership in business, war, relationships and everyday life.

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Jocko DEFCOR Network

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Jul 8, 2026

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76: Knowing Darkness, 6 Years a POW at The Hanoi Hilton, to See The Light and Good in Life. With Capt. Charlie Plumb 24.05.2017

0:00:00 - Opening. 0:03:59 - Intro to Capt. Charlie Plumb. "I'm No Hero" (book) 0:16:43 - Vietnam War and Flight Training. 0:29:15 - Deployment to Vietnam. 0:44:14 - Shot Down. 0:59:07 - The Hanoi Hilton. 2:26:35 - Release from The Hanoi Hilton. 2:30:44 - Life after Imprisonment. 2:38:40 - Reflections and Lessons Learned. 3:01:06 - Support, Cool Onnit , Amazon , JockoStore stuff, with...

75: Guidelines for Leadership are Honesty, Dependability, Discipline and Fairness. "Conversations w/ Dick Winters" 17.05.2017

0:00:00 - Opening 0:03:19 - "Conversations With Dick Winters", by Dick Winters. 0:06:26 - Dick Winters's take on detaching the situation for a beneficial and accurate overview. 0:13:12 - Leadership: Discipline. 0:23:16 - Leadership: Honesty, Dependability, Fairness, and Presence.  1:443:49 - Understanding Others. 1:52:05 - Take-aways from Dick Winters. 2:00:47 - Closing: Life can be ha...

74: Hard Times, Violence, Death, Darkness, The Cro-Mags, & Redemption. Hardcore Life w/ Harley Flanagan. 09.05.2017

0:00:00 - Opening  0:12:06 - Crazy from the start. 0:17:39 - Introduction to Music. 0:30:17 - New York Life. 0:40:54 - The Hard Core Scene. 0:48:09 - Skin Heads and Drugs. 0:57:51 - More trouble in New York. 1:12:16 - The Cro-Mags. 1:34:23 - Sinking deep into Darkness. 1:45:43 - Bouncing back.  Jiu Jitsu, etc. 1:55:36 - The Break Up. 2:06:11 - Focusing on Family. 2:16:45 - Another Violent Incident...

73: Confronting Abuse of Authority, Overcome Over-reacting, Tips for a New Leader, Alternatives to Firing Someone. 27.04.2017

0:00:00 - Opening 0:00:44 - How to never over react to situations. 0:08:41 - How to handle being a NEW leader standing in front of your NEW team.  0:13:57 - How long to get the (BJJ) Blue Belt? 0:28:56 - Managing people who out-perform you--Best Approach. 0:34:32 - Effectively lead a team who's members' goal is only to be "THE BOSS." 0:45:59 - Lessons learned from 70+ episodes of J...

72: Losing a Son To War, True Honor and Leadership That Applies to Real Life, w/ Col. Tom Manion 20.04.2017

0:00:00 - Opening 0:09:04 - Col. Tom Manion. 0:09:46 - About Travis Manion. Early Years/Naval Academy/etc. 0:32:04 - Travis After Graduation and Military Service. 0:45:36 - Fallujah. 1:25:01 - Travis's Final Fire Fight. 1:52:54 - Aftermath and Brendan Looney's Journey. 2:09:11 - Brendan's Last Operation. 2:12:02 - Aftermath.  What We Can Learn.  What We Can Do. TravisManion.org 2:23:52...

71: Heroes are Not Perfect. Never Judge. The Will to Overcome REAL Hardship: "A Helmet for my Pillow" by Robert Leckie 18.04.2017

0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:14 - "A Helmet for my Pillow" by Robert Leckie   0:07:49 - Stripped Down to Nothing in Boot Camp.  Surrender and Discipline. 0:18:53 - Advanced Training. 0:28:48 - Guadalcanal: Time to Fight. 1:07:38 - After the Battle: R&R, Partying, and Getting in Trouble. 1:23:05 - Assault on New Britain. 1:39:46 - Physical Complications and Conditions. 1:52:03 - Medical treat...

70: Overcoming Unspeakable Darkness. Protecting Children. How to Support a Military Spouse. Living a GOOD Life. With Iris Gardner 11.04.2017

0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:32 - Intro to Iris Gardner. 0:23:40 - Sexual Assault--First incident as a child. 0:39:59 - Tips to prevent abuse.  Why it's hard to come forward. 0:51:16 - Iris growing up with her abuser. 1:01:24 - Resulting relationships, the wrong path, and more Darkness. 1:13:11 - Bouncing back.  The beginning. 1:26:50 - Being a Military Wife - Emotional Independence, and tips to be...

69: The Real Top Gun. Battlefield, Work, and Life are Identical. With Elite Marine Fighter Pilot, David Berke. 05.04.2017

0:00:00 - Opening. 0:09:45 - Intro to Dave Berke. 0:21:11 - Officer Candidate School. 0:27:39 - Southern Watch. 0:31:01 - Top Gun selection. 0:38:49 - September 11th 0:45:08 - Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda. 0:47:33 - Training Officer at Top Gun. 1:08:27 - Forward Air Controller (FAC) Tour. 1:26:43 - Ramadi. 2:14:41 - Home Coming.  Relationship. Pentagon. F-22 and F-35. 2:40:56 - Echelon Front tr...

68: Inauthentic Extreme Ownership, Excessive Self-Blaming, The Grammar Nazi, Loyalty in Marriage and Service, Jiu Jitsu VS Boxing for 7 y/o, Artificial Intelligence Soldiers. 26.03.2017

0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:56 - Working out EVERY DAY? 0:27:31 - What's better for a 7 y/o boy?  Boxing, or Jiu Jitsu?  And Why? 0:37:12 - How to prepare for Podcasts.  Focus for Max Benefit.  0:46:30 - Inauthentic Extreme Ownership and Excessive Self-Blaming. 0:54:04 - Why Literature is good degree to pursue, and the importance of Language.  1:07:00 - Future Robots Soldiers in the Future.  The Th...

67: "Company Commander": Important Lessons Directly from WW2 21.03.2017

0:00:00 - Opening 0:09:45 - Lessons from Charles MacDonald, "Company Commander"   2:02:18 - Support, Cool Onnit , Amazon , JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes) . Extreme Ownership (book) , (Jocko's Kids' Book) Way of the Warrior Kid , and The Muster002   2:41:31 - Closing Gratitude Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast...

66: Gen. HR McMaster's Tactical/Strategic Lessons Learned from his War Fighting Experience. Liars, Defending Bad Leaders, Jiu Jitsu Strength, & Dealing w/ The Grind 15.03.2017

0:00:00 - Opening/Gen. HR McMaster's account in the First Gulf War.  The Battle of 73 Easting.  Tactical & Strategic lessons learned. 0:57:23 - The 4 Fallacies of Warfare. 1:24:50 - QUESTIONS and ANSWERS from the interwebs. 1:24:56 - Should you defend bad leaders to your men? 1:40:05 - How to avoid taking things too personally. 1:51:51 - Using too much strength in Jiu Jitsu.  Training for...

65: What to Carry to Be Prepared for Battle and Life: With Leif Babin 07.03.2017

0:00:00 - Opening "The Things They Carried", by Tim O'Brien . 0:05:30 - Weapons & Equipment we carried in Ramadi. 0:1230 - A hard lesson with Over-packing Equipment for Patrol. 0:28:04 - Training for adversity. 0:39:57 - How Adversity Training Payed off in Ramadi. 0:47:12 - Heat, Stink, and Moon Dust in Ramadi. 1:03:16 - The Strain of Being in Battle: Physical and Mental. 1:23:57 -...

64: The Value and Cost of Real Freedom. "A Debt That Cannot Be Repaid", With Andy Stumpf 01.03.2017

0:00:00 - Opening: "A Debt That Cannot Be Repaid" 0:08:48 - Intro to Andy Stumpf 0:18:04 - New Guy at the SEAL Teams 0:22:18 - Deployments 0:26:38 - September 11th / Learning through experience. 0:40:49 - Iraq, Afghanistan, and Getting shot. 1:00:12 - Recovered and Getting Back After it. 1:23:02 - Andy's Retirement and Life after the Teams.  SEAL Foundation, Base Jumping.  1:40:13 - Su...

63: Through The Valley: My Captivity in Vietnam, with Colonel William Reeder, US Army Pilot, Vietnam POW 22.02.2017

0:00:00 - Opening 0:05:46 - Intro to Bill Reeder 0:09:35 - First Tour in Vietnam 0:15:23 - Second Tour in Vietnam  0:35:23 - The Crash 0:49:55 - The Capture 2:10:10 - Freedom from Capture 2:19:04 - Aftermath and the Take-Away 2:33:14 - Support, Cool Onnit , Amazon , JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes) . Extreme Ownership (book) and The Muster002   2:39:09 -...

62: Battle Studies: Applying Ancient Combat Knowledge of Human Nature to Modern Leadership and Life 15.02.2017

0:00:00 - Opening  0:09:35 - "Battle Studies", a work by Ardand Du Picq. Discipline, preparedness, stress.  Comparisons with Ancient Battle tactics.  2:09:21 - Closing and Final Take-aways. 2:15:50 - Support, Workout stuff. Cool Onnit , Amazon , JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes) . Extreme Ownership (book) and The Muster002   2:51:09 - Closing Grat...

61: Confronting People Who've Been Talking Behind Your Back. How to Deal with Anger Management Issues. Be Careful With Praise. 07.02.2017

0:00:00 - Opening 0:01:35 - How to Deal With Anger Management Issues. 0:10:35 - Is it possible to exhibit too much Extreme Ownership? 0:17:57 - Jocko Spars Jiu Jitsu with Rickson Gracie 0:39:02 - In a NEW Leadership role, When to use Firmness right away VS. When NOT to. 0:45:10 - How Praise can hurt performance VS How it can help performance. 0:53:42 - How to Detach without Seeming Completely Cold...

60: The Importance of Standing Up Against Evil, and its Heavy Cost. "The Rape of Nanking" 01.02.2017

0:00:00 - Opening 0:14:06 - "The Rape of Nanking" (Unspeakable Darkness) 1:15:21 - "The Woman Who Could Not Forget" by, Dr. Ying Ying Chang   1:58:25 - Lessons from the books.  Your Reality VS. Actual Reality. 2:12:01 - How to Get in the GAME. Support Stuff. Onnit , Amazon , JockoStore stuff, with Jocko White Tea and Psychological Warfare (on iTunes) . Jocko's Kids Book-- Way o...

59: Valuable & Applicable Lessons from Battle that Apply Directly to Your Life, w/ Brian Stann 25.01.2017

Brian Stann,  3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines , awarded the Silver Star , the nation's third-highest award for valor in combat. Retired UFC Fighter. UFC Commentator. 0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:25 - Brian Stann Intro and Background 0:11:52 - Importance of Standards and Discipline 0:21:56 - The Leadership Factory: What makes a good leader vs bad leader. 0:38:45 - Brian Stann Enters the Marine Corps 0:48:...

58: Overcoming Regrets of a Wasted Life, How to Maximize Morale, Aligning Goals Up the Chain 16.01.2017

0:00:00 - Opening: "How to Tell a Mother Her Child is Dead", by Naomi Rosenberg 0:15:17 - John R.M. Byrnes Letter to his Daughter  0:49:49 - Overcoming regrets of wasted time/life. 0:57:51 - Maximizing Employee/Team morale after firing a popular supervisor.  1:03:59 - How to capitalize with a substandard supervisor. 1:12:57 - Step-by-step Learning VS Creative Learning, in Jiu Jitsu and Lif...

57: STRATEGIKON: How to Apply Timeless Combat Leadership Lessons to the Battlefield, Business and Life 10.01.2017

0:00:00 - Opening 0:01:33 - "Strategikon: Handbook of Byzantine Military Strategy", by Maurice 1:41:58 - Final Thoughts 1:49:13 - Interesting Internet stuff and support: Onnit , Amazon Click-thru , JockoStore , YouTube , Psychological Warfare(on iTunes), Jocko White Tea , Extreme Ownership (Book) , The Muster 002 . 2:18:51 - Closing Gratitude Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com...

56: Overcoming Stress, Sleep Deprivation, and The Darkness with Peter Attia 06.01.2017

0:00:00 - Opening - "The Corner" 0:08:55 - Peter Attia Intro 0:11:03 - Beginnings Of Peter Attia.  From Mechanical Engineering & Math to Medicine. 0:20:02 - Johns Hopkins Hospital and turmoil. 0:27:24 - Addiction to Pain-killers 0:39:53 - Sleep Deprivation 0:52:03 - Desensitized to the horrors of the Hospital VS Emotional attachments to patients. 1:09:01 - Surprising Negatives and Posi...

55: Dealing w/ Hostile Drunk Idiots, How to Eliminate Complacency with Age, Vets w/ Bad Behavior 06.01.2017

0:00:00 - Opening 0:01:00 - How Important is "Purpose", or your "Why"? 0:07:36 -  If you had to choose:  Jiu Jitsu Gym VS Regular Gym. 0:17:45 - Advice for An Encounter with a Hostile Drunk Idiot 0:35:19 - Leading the Command Staff to understand the Ground Troops 0:43:18 - More on How to Emotionally Detach from Heated Situations 0:49:28 - Dealing with Vets who use Vet Status to exc...

54: How to Lead and Command Ultimate Respect. With the "Armed Forces Officer Manual" 28.12.2016

0:00:00 - Opening "Uneasy Lies the head who wears the crown..." 0:09:27 - "The Armed Forces Officer" Military Manual  1950 Version (Limited) Critical Elements: Nobody's Perfect, Bragging Rights for Hard work, Unselfishness commands Loyalty, Write Well / Speak Well, Humility,  Physical Conditioning, Empower Others. 3:05:18 - The Take-away 3:07:18 - Cool Internet, Onnit, Amazon ,...

Christmas 1914 25.12.2016

The story of the Christmas Truce of 1914 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

53: WILL CONQUERS ALL, “Colder Than Hell”, Lessons Learned from A Marine Rifle Company at Chosin Reservoir. 14.12.2016

0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:40 - "Colder Than Hell", by Joseph R. Owen 2:48:08 - Lessons learned, and other thoughts. 2:52:34 - Helpful perspective.  Comparing our lives to REAL adversity. 2:57:35 - Onnit stuff, Support by using Amazon, Jocko Store stuff, Jocko White Tea, Mugs, Extreme Ownership Book and Muster,  PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE on iTunes, other support.   Support this podcast at — https:...

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