Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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0:00 Teaser
0:51 Seth’s new NYT bestseller, The Fort Bragg Cartel
2:57 What is Delta Force?
8:23 The growth of Delta Force's covert ops and unaccountability
14:56 American "death squads"
19:12 Why cops and prosecutors cover up crimes by elite soldiers
26:54 The mysterious murder of Billy Lavigne
34:49 How invading Afghanistan fueled America's drug crisis
46:09 Heading to Overtime

Discussed in Overtime:
Seth’s risky reporting.
The murky, druggy underworld surrounding Fort Bragg.
US Army weapons in criminal hands.
Whatever happened to military discipline?

Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Seth Harp (Rolling Stone, New America, The Fort Bragg Cartel). Recorded August 26, 2025.

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