The Two-Promises Podcast

What happens when four men step onto an austere, 62-mile mountain course carrying the weight of their own limits, three days of food, and the legacy of a fallen Navy SEAL? On this special  Full Send edition, host Brent Loyd brings back the team from No Zero Days —Matt, Sean, John, and Sam—for a raw, unvarnished debrief following the inaugural Ryan Larkin Invitational Adventure Race. Fresh off the...

  What happens when you strip away the chaotic noise of city life, step into the wilderness, and face a 62-mile course designed to test the absolute limits of human endurance? On this FullSend , host Brent Loyd sits down with former Navy SEAL, sleep scientist, and founder of Happy Canyon Ranch, Rob Sweetman . Fresh off orchestrating the grueling Ryan Larkin Invitational Adventure Race, Rob breaks...

How quickly can a modern, highly educated society devolve into unmitigated barbarism when caught in the fires of total war? On this  Full Send , host Brent Loyd sits down with Air Force veteran Brian Simcoe for an unvarnished exploration of military history, personal trauma, and family legacy. Brian recounts the harrowing story of his great uncle, a B-29 Superfortress gunner flying out of Guam's N...

"I do think that their sacrifice in the long run was worth it. I think that the world would be a lot different place if they had not done the things that they did and put themselves in that position day after day after day to stop the threat to the rest of us." In the fourth and final chapter of this 4-part series, Air Force veteran  Brian Simcoe joins host Brent Loyd to conclude the story of his...

"Bubbles, man. Bubbles. They're fragile. The more you look, the more you see." In Part 3 of this 4-part series, Air Force veteran  Brian Simcoe joins host Brent Loyd to share the tragic, harrowing conclusion of his great-uncle's final B-29 Superfortress mission over Japan in May 1945. Brian details the moments following the mid-air collision 15 miles off the Japanese coast, as the crew executed em...

🎬 Brian Simcoe (Part 2): Inside the B-29 Superfortress, the Cinco de Mayo Crash, and the Reality of Evasion Episode Summary "All those guys every day got on that plane and went and did the same thing day after day after day, knowing what could happen... Those are some brave or crazy sons of bitches." In Part 2 of this 4-part series, Air Force veteran Brian Simcoe joins host Brent Loyd to dive dee...

"He was in his mid-twenties. He was already married and his wife was pregnant when he left. So he ended up with a daughter that he never met... Super tragic story there." In the first installment of this 4-part series, Air Force veteran  Brian Simcoe joins host BD to share the story of his great-uncle's service as a B-29 Superfortress crew member during World War II. Brian recounts growing up in U...

"Without risk of death or total failure, a lot of things aren't even worth doing." In the final chapter of our 3-part series, retired Navy SEAL operator and sleep scientist  Rob Sweetman joins host BD to break down the philosophy of human resilience, the necessity of failure, and his upcoming calendar of events designed to fund veteran brain health. Rob discusses why half the field dropped out dur...

"All of us have wrong turns and bad stuff that happens in life, but not all of us take our lives." In Part 2 of this 3-part series, retired Navy SEAL operator and sleep scientist  Rob Sweetman joins us to dive into the uncomfortable truths surrounding veteran healthcare, systemic medical failures, and the root causes of the suicide epidemic among elite operators. Rob expands on the tragic downfall...

"They say SEAL training is the hardest training in the world... but the truth is, we're not robots." In the Season 3 premiere of this 3-part series, retired Navy SEAL Rob Sweetman joins host BD to debrief the inaugural Ryan Larkin Invitational Adventure Race (RLIAR) —a grueling 62-mile military simulation through the rugged Colorado Backcountry. Rob pulls back the curtain on the inspiration behind...

"You don't conquer the mountain—you conquer the next ten feet." In this final series of our 3-part debrief on the  Two Promises Podcast , Brent wraps up his roundtable with the No Zero Days race team ( Sam Piccolotti, Sean Pechon, Matthew Anderson, and Jon Habert ) following their performance in the Ryan Larkin Invitational Adventure Race (RLIAR) in the Colorado Backcountry. The crew gets brutally...

"If your only focus is to finish, be careful—you might just end up with a t-shirt. If you aren't open and aware during the process, you miss the whole journey." In Part 2 of our 3-part debrief with the  No Zero Days race team ( Sam Piccolotti, Sean Pechon, Matthew Anderson, and Jon Habert ), the crew offers an unfiltered, behind-the-scenes look at their experience during the Ryan Larkin Invitation...

"This is the first event where I've ever had a 'Did Not Finish'... but looking back, we learned more about each other in the suck than anywhere else." The No Zero Days race team—Sam Piccolotti, Sean Pechon, Matthew Anderson, and Jon Habert—returns to the show following their brutal experience in the inaugural Ryan Larkin Invitational Adventure Race (RLIAR) across the rugged Colorado Backcountry. I...

What does it mean to build a life of service that seamlessly bridges the gap between elite military execution and global corporate entrepreneurship? On this Full Send  we pull together the complete, uncut conversation with retired Navy SEAL, former Army Airborne medic, and founder of Eagle Eye Protection, Juan "Gonzo" Gonzalez . Gonzo walks us through his foundational upbringing as a diplomat's so...

"When you see us old guys out there doing the same thing the young guys are doing, just know we do it in a lot more pain." In this special roundtable episode, host BD sits down with the  No Zero Days race team— Sam Piccolotti, Sean Pechon, Matthew Anderson, and Jon Habert —who are currently leading the fundraising leaderboard for the upcoming Ryan Larkin Invitational Adventure Race (RLIAR) in the...

How do you find your footing and protect your peace when you grow up in an environment where safety simply doesn't exist? On this powerful Full Send , we feature author, advocate, and future mental health therapist Cheyenne Zoelle for a complete, raw conversation about survival, systemic failure, and the ultimate triumph of human resilience. Cheyenne opens up about the chilling realities documente...

What happens when your biggest enemy isn't the high-stress environment of a combat zone, but the reflection looking back at you in the mirror? On this special Full Send Episode , us and the crew bring you the complete, uncut conversation with active-duty military loadmaster, entrepreneur, and creator of Cosmic Absolute, Joshua Salgado . Fresh off a high-tempo deployment to the Horn of Africa, Josh...

"I think the supervillain attacking Joshua Salgado is Joshua Salgado." In the final chapter of our 3-part series, Air Force Loadmaster and creator Joshua Salgado gets raw about the internal battle of self-doubt and the high stakes of independent world-building. Fresh off his second deployment, Josh discusses the "Refining Fire" of military life and how it sharpened his business strategy from a bro...

How do you go from a kid born with bilateral club feet to an Air Force Loadmaster and independent comic book creator? In Part 2 of this series, Joshua Salgado , host of the Absolutely Cosmic Podcast , shares his journey of relentless persistence against administrative roadblocks and his strategic pivot from "machine gunner" to "sniper" in business. Josh discusses the origin story of his 256-page g...

"Taking time to sharpen the axe leads to more trees cut in the long run." In Part 1 of this 3-part series, Joshua Salgado , a C-130H Loadmaster and host of the Absolutely Cosmic Podcast , joins the show fresh off a high-op-tempo deployment to the Horn of Africa. Josh pulls back the curtain on the life of a Loadmaster—from flying medevacs in Somalia to supporting "snake eaters" (Special Forces) on...

What happens when an artist chooses conviction over the "system"? In this episode of FULLSEND, we sit down with award-winning director Christopher Martini. With over 30 years in the industry and 70+ awards, Chris has navigated the grueling climb from NYU film student to directing some of the most talked-about documentaries of the decade, including The Relentless Patriot and the Donald Trump docume...

"When you make a movie, it's like having a child... and the moment their livelihood is affected, you see another side of the parent." In the powerful conclusion of our 4-part series, director Christopher Martini reveals the fierce protectiveness required to lead a film set and the "30-year staircase" he climbed to reach the big screen. Christopher discusses the reality of the "disciplinarian leade...

"God is missing from the fabric of modern storytelling, and that's why so many movies leave you with an empty, rotten feeling." In Part 3 of our deep-dive series, director Christopher Martini shifts the focus from the technical to the transcendental. He explores the spiritual crisis in America and how the absence of faith has left a void in the arts. Christopher shares a powerful moment of witness...

"Everything is an ingredient in the soup to make it the most amazing soup that changes people's lives when they eat it." In Part 2 of our series, NYU-trained director Christopher Martini shares the "behind-the-lens" reality of filming global icons and the structural shifts dismantling the traditional film industry. Christopher discusses the incredible viral success of his documentary, The Man You...

What happens when the precision of a military operation meets the high-stakes world of independent cinema? In the Season 3 opener, host BD catches up with award-winning director Christopher Martini . From their first meeting on the set of the powerful veteran music video Dear Mom , to fast-forwarding into Martini's recent dive into national political documentaries, this episode explores the courag...