Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie joins us to talk about how the department is evolving to address PTSD and mental health.
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Meet The Women Who Fought The Taliban
Journalist Eileen Rivers — a veteran herself — introduces us to women who served on Female Engagement Teams.
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The Wars We Couldn’t Win
C.J. Chivers joins us to tell the stories of war in Afghanistan and Iraq through the eyes of the U.S. military members fighting them.
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Homeless Vets Are Women, Too
Jas Boothe joins us to talk about how female veterans are not cared for as well as their male counterparts.
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The Human Toll Of America’s Endless Wars
Phil Klay served in Iraq as a Marine, and he joins us to talk about how unclear missions are leading to a crisis of morale in our military.
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The Changing Battlefield
Retired Admiral Patrick Walsh joins us to talk about how our armed forces are preparing for 21st Century-style warfare.
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The Spy Who Couldn’t Spell
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee joins us tell the story of how Special Agent Steven Carr identified a U.S. government agent who was close to selling a cache of military secrets to Libya.
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The Necessity of Military Force
Johns Hopkins University professor of strategic studies Eliot A. Cohen joins us to talk about why traditional boots on the ground are still vital for keeping the peace.
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Twilight Warriors
This hour, we’ll talk about how the CIA, FBI and military special forces share information and increasingly work together to fight terrorism with James Kitfield, senior fellow at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress.
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How War Became Everything
This hour, we’ll talk about how our modern concept of war has changed from a temporary to never-ending state with Rosa Brooks, author of “How Everything Became War and the Military Became Everything: Tales from the Pentagon.”
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Best Of Think: Elaine Lowry Brye
Elaine Lowry Brye grew up in a military family, married a service member, and they produced four future officers – one each in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. This hour, we’ll listen back to her April conversation with Krys.
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A Marine’s Secret
This hour, we’ll talk with Greg Cope White about his experience as a closeted member of the armed forces, which he writes about in his memoir “The Pink Marine: One Boy’s Boot Camp Journey to Manhood.”
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