Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Max Peck is a Marine Corps veteran who served in many places in the world, including Afghanistan. In this episode, Max walks us through his childhood adventures and how that led him to join the military. He talks about his journey through boot camp, going on his first deployment, and eventually getting deployed to Afghanistan. In the last section of the conversation, we discuss stoicism.

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*OUTLINE:*
0:00 Intro
2:43 Childhood Adventures
12:41 Family Dynamics & Fatherhood
34:47 High School & 9/11
46:50 Joining The Marines
57:22 Boot Camp
01:16:31 Security Forces
01:31:33 Afghanistan
02:02:57 Transitioning Back to Civilian Life
02:06:55 Stoicism
02:30:54 Closing Thoughts & Outro

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This episode has been co-produced by Kate van Leeuwen.