Modern Wisdom

#644 - Jack Carr - What Has Happened To The Love For America?

Jun 22, 2023

01:28:37

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The Benefits of Having Efficient Systems in Life

01:17

Military vs. Intelligence Services and Patriotism in the US

00:58

The Certainty of Peter Zion

01:39

The Best Protein Powder for Workouts and Delicious Supplements

01:01

Introduction

4min

How to Dispose of Bad Guys With Ingeniousness

4min

The Closest Mortal Danger You've Been In

5min

How to Survive a High Velocity Kinetic Firefight

2min

The Reality of Emotions and the Feeling of Being Someone

2min

The Relief of Not Knowing You Can Do the Job

2min

The Importance of Faith

4min

The Misunderstood Role of a Sniper

4min

The Pressure of Being a Sniper

3min

10.

How to Write a Snipers Centric Novel Without That Scene

2min

11.

The Terminal List and the Rise of Vigilantism

5min

12.

The Disemboweling Scene

4min

13.

The Daily Routine

4min

14.

The Importance of Authenticity in Publishing

2min

15.

How to Stay Motivated and Disciplined When Writing

5min

16.

How to Be a Successful Boxing Promoter

5min

17.

The Importance of Research in a Novel

3min

18.

How to Talk to People in Mozambique

3min

19.

The Importance of National Security in Writing

5min

20.

The CIA Black Site in Morocco

2min

21.

The Positive Impact of the Three Letter Agencies on the Military

4min

22.

The State of American Patriotism

4min

23.

The Pervasive Culture of Cynicism

3min

24.

The Chinese Threat to Western Anti Westernism

4min

25.

The Most Certain Man I've Ever Met

2min

26.

What Is the Message That You Hope People Take Away From the Book?

2min

27.

The Importance of Being a Student

3min

Jack Carr is a former United States Navy SEAL, outdoor adventurer and author of The Terminal List series.

The lives of Navy SEALs have been romanticised on screen and in books for decades. But what is life behind-the-scenes actually like? Just accurate are the dramatisations? And why does no one love the military any more?

Expect to learn the details of Jack's narrowest escape from death, what are the biggest myths and misconceptions surrounding military snipers, the parallels between warfare and the struggle against cancel culture, what Jack’s daily writing routine is, why it's dangerous for younng people to forget the sacrifices made by past generations, the credibility of potential future threats from China and much more...

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