Introducing Season Three

What turns an ordinary person into a legend? Host and Army veteran J.R. Martinez returns with stories of split-second decisions that changed the course of history.

Hear about harrowing escapes from prisoner-of-war-camps, daring flights to the farthest reaches of the globe, miraculous rescues, and acts of self sacrifice that will never be forgotten. These stories are about what it takes to become a hero and what happens after.

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This season, you’ll hear the stories of:

James Fleming: the Vietnam pilot who flew a helicopter into a death trap to save his men
Edouard Izac: the WWI sailor who escaped a U-boat and a moving train to deliver enemy secrets
George Sakato: the Japanese-American soldier who turned grief into a one-man army for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
Richard Byrd: the world’s most famous explorer who might’ve faked his flight to the North Pole
Florent Groberg: the man who tackled a suicide bomber to save his team in Afghanistan
Richard Pittman: the one-eyed Marine who tricked his way into Vietnam to hold a jungle trail alone
Joseph Rodriguez: the Korean War soldier whose bravery was fueled by his love for a girl back home
Clarence Sasser: the combat medic who crawled through a flooded rice paddy trying to help as many soldiers as he could
Joshua Chamberlain: the college professor whose bayonet charge saved the Union at Gettysburg
The Four Chaplains: four men of different faiths who sacrificed themselves to save their fellow soldiers

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Episoder(42)

Inside the Octagon: How AI Brings UFC’s Fastest Moments into Focus from Smart Talks with IBM

Most of what happens inside the UFC Octagon is too fast for the human eye to follow. Enter Alon Cohen, Executive Vice President of Innovation for TKO, who has spent 15 years building the data and AI s...

26 Aug 47min

Jennifer Deluca: The Woman Making Sure No Veteran Heals Alone

When a veteran needs medical treatment far from home, where does their family stay? For 15 years, Jennifer Deluca has helped answer that question through Fisher House Boston. JR Martinez sits down wit...

5 Aug 32min

Faith on a Sinking Ship: The Immortal Four Chaplains

In the early hours of February 3, 1943, the USS Dorchester was hit by a German torpedo in the icy waters off Greenland. As soon as they realized there weren’t enough life jackets to go around, four Ar...

29 Jul 34min

Bayonets! Joshua Chamberlain’s Famous Stand at Gettysburg

Joshua Chamberlain had never planned to be a soldier; he wanted to be a minister or a teacher. And yet, when the Civil War began, he felt it was his duty to enlist. He soon became a commander. And in ...

22 Jul 31min

The Medic Who Gave Everything: Clarence Sasser’s Longest Night

In 1968, Clarence Sasser was a young combat medic thrust into a nightmare. During a reconnaissance mission in Vietnam, his company was ambushed in a rice paddy. Despite being shot in the leg and unabl...

15 Jul 31min

A Helmet Lined with Letters: Joseph Rodriguez’s Love Story

In 1951, Joseph Rodriguez and his unit were on a ridge in Korea, pinned down by gunfire. There was seemingly no way out. But Rodriguez had something to steady him. Tucked inside his helmet were letter...

8 Jul 26min

A Helmet Lined with Letters: Joseph Rodriguez’s Love Story

8 Jul 25min

Sneaking into the Corps: Richard Pittman, The One-Eyed Marine

Richard Pittman was legally blind in his right eye—a condition that should have kept him away from the front lines of the Vietnam War. But Pittman wasn't a man who took "no" for an answer. After sneak...

1 Jul 33min