Episode #97 - Hoangmai Pham

Hoangmai H. Pham, Vietnamese American refugee, physician, health policy leader, and author of Bridge from Saigon, talks about her family’s escape from Vietnam, the personal and psychological aftermath of displacement, and the path that took her to the highest levels of American health care leadership. She also discusses the story behind Bridge from Saigon, her work in medicine and policy, and the deeper questions of identity, trauma, healing, and resilience that shaped her life.#Memoir #Resilience #FamilyHistory #VietnameseAmerican#Leadership #HoangmaiPham #BridgeFromSaigon

Retired B-52 pilot, ALO, and ASOS commander, Steve Call, talks about the story behind the writing of his book, Danger Close.Danger Close: Tactical Air Controllers in Afghanistan and Iraq https://a.co/d/4flojAU#AirForceSpecialWarfare#AFSW #TACP #Leadership #warstories#combat #closeairsupport #CAS #JTAC #USAF #veterans #veteran #usmilitary #etac #alo#MilitaryAuthor #VeteranAuthor #DangerClose #military #history #MilitaryHistory#MilitaryScholar #b52 #tacpfoundation

Miles Spencer, former co-host of PBS’s MoneyHunt, multi-exit entrepreneur, author, and founder of Reflekta, talks about Reflekta, the company he co-founded to help preserve voices, memories, and personal legacy through interactive digital storytelling.https://reflekta.ai/#Reflekta #Storytelling #Heritage #FamilyHistory #Ancestry#Genealogy #Legacy #PreserveYourStory #FamilyLegacy #OralHistory#PersonalHistory #RootsAndHeritage #KnowYourRoots #CulturalHeritage#SharedStories #FamilyMemories #LifeStories #GenerationalWisdom#VoicesOfThePast #LeaveALegacy #RememberYourRoots #DocumentYourLife#StoryOfMyFamily #LegacyProject #FamilyArchive #HeritageMatters #PassItOn#OurStory #Memoir

Miles Spencer, former co-host of PBS’s MoneyHunt, multi-exit entrepreneur, author, and founder of Reflekta, talks about his adventures, his kayaking experiences with Kayak for a Cause, and the long desert journeys that shaped his view of risk, teamwork, and resilience. He also breaks down Reflekta, the company he co-founded to help preserve voices, memories, and personal legacy through interactive digital storytelling.https://reflekta.ai/#Reflekta #Storytelling #Heritage #FamilyHistory #Ancestry#Genealogy #Legacy #PreserveYourStory #FamilyLegacy #OralHistory#PersonalHistory #RootsAndHeritage #KnowYourRoots #CulturalHeritage#SharedStories #FamilyMemories #LifeStories #GenerationalWisdom#VoicesOfThePast #LeaveALegacy #RememberYourRoots #DocumentYourLife#StoryOfMyFamily #LegacyProject #FamilyArchive #HeritageMatters #PassItOn#OurStory #Memoir

Frank Haidusek Jr., retired TACP, talks about the time he had to make a life changing combat decision.#TACP #JTAC #CAS #AirSupport #Veterans #VAClaims #MedBoard#IraqWar #AfghanistanWar #FishingLife #military #airforce #usaf #combat #war#veteran #specialoperations #militaryaviation #tacp#airforcespecialwarfare #warstories #warstory #history #veterans #warrior#BreastCancer #AmericanHeartAssociation #hearttransplant #clearedhotfishing

Frank Haidusek Jr., retired TACP, talks about combat CAS decision-making in Iraq, the realities of the VA/MEDBOARD process and how service members can protect themselves, and life after service building a fishing guide business while giving back to veterans. https://www.clearedhotfishing.com/#TACP #JTAC #CAS #AirSupport #Veterans #VAClaims #MedBoard #IraqWar #AfghanistanWar #FishingLife #military #airforce #usaf #combat #war #veteran #specialoperations #militaryaviation #tacp #airforcespecialwarfare #warstories #warstory #history #veterans #warrior#BreastCancer #AmericanHeartAssociation #hearttransplant #clearedhotfishing

Zolal Habibi is an Iranian human rights activist and a leading voice for justice, democracy, and women’s rights in Iran. This conversation is an update to our interview from a month ago, focusing on the worsening conditions faced by Iran’s citizens, including arrests, executions, repression of women, and the ongoing struggle of families, protesters, and political prisoners. A member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, she has spent more than two decades advocating for the rights and dignity of ordinary Iranians. Deeply shaped by the loss of her father, a writer and dissident killed in the 1988 massacre, Zolal has dedicated her life to making sure the voices of the oppressed inside Iran are heard around the world.#ZolalHabibi #FreeIranNow #WomanLifeFreedom #VoicesForIran#StandWithIran #IranianWomen #JusticeForIran #BeTheirVoice #HumanRightsNow#IranUprising #FreedomForIran #HearIran #StopTheRegime #IranianResistance#DemocracyForIran #WomenOfCourage #VoiceOfTheVoiceless #StopExecutionsInIran#IranRevolution #FightForFreedom #NoMoreSilence #IranHumanRights #RiseForIran#SpeakUpForIran #BraveWomenOfIran #EndTheOppression #JusticeForTheFallen#HopeForIran #ChangeForIran

Zolal Habibi is an Iranian human rights activist and a prominent voice for justice, democracy, and women's rights in Iran. She serves on the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), where she advocates globally for a free, secular, and democratic Iran. With over two decades of dedicated activism, she has become a fierce advocate on behalf of the voiceless inside Iran, regularly appearing in international forums, human rights conferences, and live broadcasts across major media platforms.Zolal's activism began in her teens, profoundly shaped by the loss of her father—a respected Iranian writer and political dissident—who was killed by the regime during the 1988 massacre. This personal tragedy ignited a lifelong commitment to ensuring that no other family suffers such loss, and that the voices of Iran's political prisoners, dissidents, and freedom-seekers are heard on the world stage.Her work has directly contributed to securing international recognition of the 1988 massacre as a crime against humanity and the safe relocation of 3,000 at-risk dissidents from Iraq, demonstrating her ability to translate advocacy into tangible, life-saving outcomes.#ZolalHabibi #FreeIranNow #WomanLifeFreedom #VoicesForIran#StandWithIran #IranianWomen #JusticeForIran #BeTheirVoice #HumanRightsNow#IranUprising #FreedomForIran #HearIran #StopTheRegime #IranianResistance#DemocracyForIran #WomenOfCourage #VoiceOfTheVoiceless #StopExecutionsInIran#IranRevolution #FightForFreedom #NoMoreSilence #IranHumanRights #RiseForIran#SpeakUpForIran #BraveWomenOfIran #EndTheOppression #JusticeForTheFallen#HopeForIran #ChangeForIran

Retired TACP, Greg Shaffer, talks about his first deployment in the GWOT.#airforcespecialwarfare #tacp #airforce #usaf #usmilitary#War #warstories #warstory #combat #etac #jtac #veteran #veterans #leadership #warriors#history #military #militaryhistory OEF OIF Somalia

Greg Shaffer, Retired TACP, talks about, meeting me in Panama, his time in Somalia, and working in Canada after leaving the Air Force.#airforcespecialwarfare #tacp #airforce #usaf #usmilitary#War #warstories #warstory #combat #etac #jtac #veteran #veterans #leadership #warriors#history #military #militaryhistory OEF OIF Somalia