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Chris Irwin travels to Dodger Stadium to sit down with Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, a four-time World Series champion who won three titles as a manager and one as a player with the 2004 Boston Red Sox. Walking past decades of Dodger history, Roberts reflects on his upbringing in Okinawa as the son of a Japanese mother and a career Marine, the legacy of Jackie Robinson he strives to honor, and the stolen base that sparked one of the greatest comebacks in baseball history. He also opens up about beating Hodgkin's lymphoma, the role of faith and mental health in his leadership, and how Shohei Ohtani and Japan's rising stars are reshaping the game. Chapters: (00:00) Intro (02:44) Born in Okinawa: A Marine Family (05:59) Air Force Academy or Baseball (09:11) Living Up to Jackie Robinson (10:22) The Steal: 2004 ALCS (15:11) Changing a Losing Culture (18:16) Managing the Favorite: Being a Thermostat (29:33) Ohtani and the Rise of Japanese Baseball (34:19) What's Next and Playing vs. Managing (40:01) His Father's Sacrifice (44:36) Faith and Beating Cancer More about The Navy SEAL Foundation: https://www.navysealfoundation.org/ Text ONTHEX to 60104 to sign up to receive updates from the Navy SEAL Foundation (NSF). By participating, you agree to our Mobile Terms and Conditions (60104-info.com) for recurring autodialed donation messages from NSF to the phone number you provide. Text STOP to end. Msg & data rates may apply. On the X is presented by Luminox Watches https://luminox.com/ -Use code: onthex20 -20% off Luminox watches (excludes outlet items) -Valid only in the US -One use per customer On the X is an IRONCLAD Original Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/navysealfoundation/ https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-x/id1759222083 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3itWUNECnae8hkJKG7NMvV?si=0cfb5d256c1144cc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a PREVIEW of Chris' interview with Dave Roberts Chris travels to Dodger Stadium to sit down with Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, a four-time World Series champion who won three titles as a manager and one as a player with the 2004 Boston Red Sox. Walking past decades of Dodger history, Roberts reflects on his upbringing in Okinawa as the son of a Japanese mother and a career Marine, the legacy of Jackie Robinson he strives to honor, and the stolen base that sparked one of the greatest comebacks in baseball history. He also opens up about beating Hodgkin's lymphoma, the role of faith and mental health in his leadership, and how Shohei Ohtani and Japan's rising stars are reshaping the game. More about The Navy SEAL Foundation: https://www.navysealfoundation.org/ Text ONTHEX to 60104 to sign up to receive updates from the Navy SEAL Foundation (NSF). By participating, you agree to our Mobile Terms and Conditions (60104-info.com) for recurring autodialed donation messages from NSF to the phone number you provide. Text STOP to end. Msg & data rates may apply. On the X is presented by Luminox Watches https://luminox.com/ -Use code: onthex20 -20% off Luminox watches (excludes outlet items) -Valid only in the US -One use per customer On the X is an IRONCLAD Original Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/navysealfoundation/ https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-x/id1759222083 Subscribe on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3itWUNECnae8hkJKG7NMvV?si=0cfb5d256c1144cc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Watch the Full Episode here: https://youtu.be/eCVmuyWAhT4 In today’s Best Of clip, Chris sits down with Dave Berke, a retired Marine Corps pilot and renowned leadership instructor. The conversation covers his experiences at Top Gun, and his transition from military service to training leaders in business and life. Dave also discusses lessons from his upcoming book, The Need to Lead, offering insights into leadership, humility, and the importance of preparing for the future. More about The Navy SEAL Foundation: https://www.navysealfoundation.org/⁠⁠⁠ Text ONTHEX to 60104 to sign up to receive updates from the Navy SEAL Foundation (NSF). By participating, you agree to our ⁠Mobile Terms and Conditions⁠ (⁠60104-info.com⁠) for recurring autodialed donation messages from NSF to the phone number you provide. Text STOP to end. Msg & data rates may apply. On the X is present by Luminox Watches https://luminox.com/ -Use code: onthex20 -20% off Luminox watches (excludes outlet items) -Valid only in the US -One use per customer On the X is an IRONCLAD Original  Instagram:  ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/navysealfoundation/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of On The X, Chris Irwin sits down with former pro volleyball player, model, and wellness entrepreneur Gabby Reece. She reflects on how an unconventional childhood split between Long Island and St. Thomas, and being 6'3" at 15 taught her self-acceptance early. They discuss how resilience is often built through adversity, and moving your body can be one of the most effective ways to process it. Gabby discusses the pressures young athletes face, the value of play, and trusting the “whisper inside” alongside reason. She closes with lessons on brain health and Alzheimer’s risk, wellness fundamentals for women, and how HRT can transform your health. Video Chapters: (00:00) - Introduction (00:41) - An unconventional childhood in St. Thomas (11:16) - Self-acceptance and growing up tall (18:05) - Finding volleyball and falling in love with the game (28:43) - Life after sport and exercise as therapy (36:55) - Youth sports, pressure, and the value of play (47:49) - The “whisper inside”: trusting your instincts (59:57) - Partnership and business with Laird Hamilton (01:04:33) - Brain health lessons and wellness basics for women (01:09:03) - Hormones, HRT, and brain health More about The Navy SEAL Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.navysealfoundation.org/⁠⁠⁠ Text ONTHEX to 60104 to sign up to receive updates from the Navy SEAL Foundation (NSF). By participating, you agree to our ⁠Mobile Terms and Conditions⁠ (⁠60104-info.com⁠) for recurring autodialed donation messages from NSF to the phone number you provide. Text STOP to end. Msg & data rates may apply. On the X is present by Luminox Watches https://luminox.com/ -Use code: onthex20 -20% off Luminox watches (excludes outlet items) -Valid only in the US -One use per customer On the X is an IRONCLAD Original Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/navysealfoundation/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Watch the Full Episode here: https://youtu.be/ErrUwlLCCPo In today’s Best Of clip, Chris sits down with Spartan Race founder Joe De Sena to talk about Joe’s “fire, ready, aim” approach and his upside/downside decision-making as well as giving away $90M in entries during Covid, and why shared suffering makes people feel better and turns races into “church.” More about The Navy SEAL Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.navysealfoundation.org/⁠⁠⁠ Text ONTHEX to 60104 to sign up to receive updates from the Navy SEAL Foundation (NSF). By participating, you agree to our ⁠Mobile Terms and Conditions⁠ (⁠60104-info.com⁠) for recurring autodialed donation messages from NSF to the phone number you provide. Text STOP to end. Msg & data rates may apply. On the X is present by Luminox Watches https://luminox.com/ -Use code: onthex20 -20% off Luminox watches (excludes outlet items) -Valid only in the US -One use per customer On the X is an IRONCLAD Original Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/navysealfoundation/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of On The X, Chris sits down with Mark “Billy” Billingham, is a former British SAS operator, author, television personality, and security consultant. Billy shares how boxing and the Marine Cadets pulled him out of a violent childhood and into the Parachute Regiment and the SAS. He also covers his work after the military, including the Haiti earthquake relief effort that led to the charity Rebuild Globally. They cover the gamut of topics from mentorship, parenting, finding identity after service, and veteran mental health. Video Chapters: (00:00) - Growing Up Rough & the Mentor Who Changed Everything (06:47) - Marine Cadets & the Path to the Military (13:03) - Parenting, Communication & "18 Summers" (24:21) - Bending the Rules: The Special Ops Mindset (36:05) - Parachute Regiment, Belize & SAS Selection (46:41) - What He Can't Say, and Why He Wrote the Book (01:05:25) - Bodyguarding Hollywood & the Haiti Earthquake (01:19:03) - PTSD, Veteran Mental Health & the TV Show More about The Navy SEAL Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.navysealfoundation.org/⁠⁠⁠ Text ONTHEX to 60104 to sign up to receive updates from the Navy SEAL Foundation (NSF). By participating, you agree to our ⁠Mobile Terms and Conditions⁠ (⁠60104-info.com⁠) for recurring autodialed donation messages from NSF to the phone number you provide. Text STOP to end. Msg & data rates may apply. On the X is present by Luminox Watches https://luminox.com/ -Use code: onthex20 -20% off Luminox watches (excludes outlet items) -Valid only in the US -One use per customer On the X is an IRONCLAD Original Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/navysealfoundation/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s Best Of clip, Chris sits down with retired Navy Seal, Echelon Front co-founder and author of Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink to discuss about how we counter our natural instincts, why humility is the most important leadership trait, and why everyone is a leader. On the X is present by Luminox Watches https://luminox.com/ -Use code: onthex20 -20% off Luminox watches (excludes outlet items) -Valid only in the US -One use per customer On the X is an IRONCLAD Original  More about The Navy SEAL Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.navysealfoundation.org/⁠⁠⁠  Text ONTHEX to 60104 to sign up to receive updates from the Navy SEAL Foundation (NSF). By participating, you agree to our ⁠Mobile Terms and Conditions⁠ (⁠60104-info.com⁠) for recurring autodialed donation messages from NSF to the phone number you provide. Text STOP to end. Msg & data rates may apply.  Instagram:  ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/navysealfoundation/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of On The X, Chris sits down with journalist and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and the author of The Infinity Machine, Sebastian Mallaby. Having sat with the field’s biggest minds, from Hassabis to Geoffrey Hinton, Mallaby brings a rare mix of journalistic skepticism and genuine optimism to the AI debate. In this conversation, he takes us behind the scenes of his access to one of tech’s most private figures, and shares why, despite the doom-filled headlines, he wakes up every morning excited about what comes next. (00:00) - Why Mallaby wrote about AI (08:07) - Hassabis's origin story: chess prodigy to AGI pioneer (12:37) - The big ideas: information as reality and intelligence as pattern recognition (19:22) - Consciousness, machine rights, and morality (36:04) - Living with genius, the quest to understand reality, and whether we'll understand AI's discoveries (46:13) - A brief history of AI: 2012 breakthroughs, AlphaGo's Move 37, and the road to ChatGPT (54:48) - AI risk, regulation, the US-China problem, and why Mallaby stays optimistic Support the Mission: Become a $25/month recurring donor to the Navy SEAL Foundation and get our limited edition 250th U.S. Anniversary T-shirt. Join the mission at navysealfoundation.org/250  On the X is present by Luminox Watches https://luminox.com/ -Use code: onthex20 -20% off Luminox watches (excludes outlet items) -Valid only in the US -One use per customer On the X is an IRONCLAD Original  More about The Navy SEAL Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.navysealfoundation.org/⁠⁠⁠  Text ONTHEX to 60104 to sign up to receive updates from the Navy SEAL Foundation (NSF). By participating, you agree to our ⁠Mobile Terms and Conditions⁠ (⁠60104-info.com⁠) for recurring autodialed donation messages from NSF to the phone number you provide. Text STOP to end. Msg & data rates may apply.  Instagram:  ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/navysealfoundation/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s Best Of clip, Chris sits down with actor, producer, and author Zachary Levi, known for Chuck and Shazam! franchise. They explore Zachary’s work in mental health advocacy through his books Radical Love and Go Love Yourself. They talk about what we've lost as a society by drifting away from real community, and why so many veterans feel a void after leaving the bonds they built in service. This is a powerful conversation for veterans, first responders, and anyone on their own healing journey. Support the Mission: Become a $25/month recurring donor to the Navy SEAL Foundation and get our limited edition 250th U.S. Anniversary T-shirt. Join the mission at navysealfoundation.org/250 On the X is present by Luminox Watches https://luminox.com/ -Use code: onthex20 -20% off Luminox watches (excludes outlet items) -Valid only in the US -One use per customer On the X is an IRONCLAD Original More about The Navy SEAL Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.navysealfoundation.org/⁠⁠⁠ Text ONTHEX to 60104 to sign up to receive updates from the Navy SEAL Foundation (NSF). By participating, you agree to our ⁠Mobile Terms and Conditions⁠ (⁠60104-info.com⁠) for recurring autodialed donation messages from NSF to the phone number you provide. Text STOP to end. Msg & data rates may apply. Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/navysealfoundation/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode of On The X, Chris Irwin sits down with Annie Duke to explore how her career as a professional poker player shaped her expertise in decision making. They discuss the ethics of legalized gambling, Annie’s path from underground poker to advising Wall Street, and her concept of “resulting”, judging decisions by outcomes rather than the information available. Using the infamous Pete Carroll Super Bowl call, they unpack cognitive bias, sunk cost, and why knowing when to quit is an underrated skill. Chapters: (00:00:00) Gambling's rise: from Vegas back rooms to your phone (00:13:17) How Annie got her start in underground poker (00:27:04) From the poker table to Wall Street (00:32:33) The "resulting" problem, featuring Pete Carroll's Super Bowl call (00:50:55) Self-serving bias and tools for better decisions (01:10:28) Knowing when to quit (McRaven, sunk cost, and letting go) (01:26:00) Where to find Annie Duke + closing On the X is present by Luminox Watches https://luminox.com/ -Use code: onthex20 -20% off Luminox watches (excludes outlet items) -Valid only in the US -One use per customer More about The Navy SEAL Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.navysealfoundation.org/⁠⁠⁠  Text ONTHEX to 60104 to sign up to receive updates from the Navy SEAL Foundation (NSF). By participating, you agree to our ⁠Mobile Terms and Conditions⁠ (⁠60104-info.com⁠) for recurring autodialed donation messages from NSF to the phone number you provide. Text STOP to end. Msg & data rates may apply.  On the X is an IRONCLAD Original  Instagram:  ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/navysealfoundation/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/thisisironclad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices