#86 Triple Threat Vets-Ty Cobb, Matt Johnson & Al Herro | Beyond the Uniform

What happens when the uniform comes off—but the mission doesn’t?

On this episode of BBQ Therapy, Tavis Bryant sits down with Ty Cobb, Matt Johnson, and Al Herro, the three veterans behind the Triple Threat Vets Podcast, for a conversation about military transition, purpose, service, resilience, and the power of listening to other people's stories.

Triple Threat Vets has built a platform around long-form conversations with veterans, active-duty service members, first responders, entrepreneurs, authors, leaders, and people from all walks of life.

With more than 150 episodes behind them, these three veterans have heard hundreds of stories about service, sacrifice, transition, success, failure, and finding purpose after the uniform.

In this conversation, we go beyond simply asking what it means to leave the military.

We talk about what happens to your identity when the structure and mission you've known for years suddenly change. We discuss the challenges of civilian life, finding purpose, building trust with guests, and what three veterans have learned by sitting across the microphone from so many different people.

We also talk about the craft of interviewing—how you get someone to open up, the difference between asking questions and actually listening, and the moments when an interview becomes something completely different than you expected.

And the conversation takes on an even deeper meaning when we discuss the Danny Dietz World Championship, the importance of competing in an event that honors a fellow service member, and what it means to carry Danny's name into the BBQ world.

🔥 IN THIS EPISODE:
• Life after the military
• The challenges of transitioning to civilian life
• Finding purpose after service
• The origins of Triple Threat Vets
• Building a podcast around authentic conversations
• What more than 150 interviews have taught them
• The difference between interviewing and listening
• Building trust with difficult or guarded guests
• Lessons they've learned from veterans and first responders
• The challenges of running a podcast behind the scenes
• Their most memorable conversations
• Resilience and the common threads between people's stories
• The Danny Dietz World Championship
• Honoring a fellow service member through BBQ competition
• Service, sacrifice, purpose, and what comes next

This episode steps outside the traditional BBQ conversation, but the connection is still there.

Because whether you're standing behind a smoker, serving in the military, building a business, competing, or simply trying to figure out what's next, the same questions come up:

What is your next mission?

What have you learned from the people around you?

And what are you going to do with the next chapter?

Join us for a conversation with Ty Cobb, Matt Johnson, and Al Herro of Triple Threat Vets.

This is BBQ Therapy.

Listen. Learn. Get Inspired.

🎙️ Hosted by Tavis Bryant
🔥 BBQ Therapy Podcast
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