
The Veteran Check-In
A panel style podcast for regular veterans to connect, reminisce, and talk about anything they have on their mind. As funny or as serious as it needs to be.
Episodes
30 episodes
Episode 40: Snappin' Necks and Cashin' Checks
Not really, that's just a fun title. I sat down with Mr. Lebo and had a chat about religion, politics, and which actors we still hate because of how well they played terrible people (looking at you Joffrey).
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Episode 40
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1:06:13

Episode 39: Requirements
Today we talked about Engineering, Movies, and which older ladies could still definitely get it. Monica Bellucci and Helen Mirren are the top of the list there.
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Episode 39
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1:29:59

The Veteran Check-In: Episode 38, Poop and Stuff
This episode is great. We don't talk about anything useful, we're just hanging out talking about honking out dirt snakes. You know, real classy things.
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Episode 38
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1:27:27

Episode 35: It was like a branch
This episode is all over the place. Mike talks acting, Matt talks about the biggest turd he's ever seen, and for some reason we light Brian up throughout. It was a good time.
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Episode 35
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1:37:48

Episode 34: Exes, Ohs, and Lizard People
Today Matt, Byron, Aaron, and Brian talk about crazy exes, social media post TikTok, and conspiracy theories. Byron left early to cook some carne asada and he didn't share any of it with us.
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Episode 34
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1:31:01

Episode 33: Krampus Edition
This episode Matt, Mike, Byron, Zack, Nate, Steve, and Regnar tackle some tough issues. Things like:1. How do babies have such a strong grip?2. How Gangster is Fetty Wap?3. Should I Rhino Line the whole exterior of my '92 F250?
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Episode 33
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1:26:03

Episode 32: What's up with those drones?
This week Mike, Bryan, Regnar, Nate, Zack, and Matt Talk sports, politics, and acting. We also solved the drones in NJ case. With zero evidence. We just thought real hard about it. It was pretty easy.
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Episode 32
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1:46:08

Episode 31: Helos, Nicotine, Edibles, and Operations
On this episode we have Byron, Bryan, Steve, Big Mike, Regnar, and Matt. They talk about shooting things out of military vehicles, how nicotine owned them, journeys with edibles, and various people and places they served in their military caree...
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Episode 31
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1:52:53

Episode 30: How to not be a fat old turd
In this episode Matt, Brian, Zack, and Nate talk about how aging has ruined their once beautiful bodies. They cover what they've done to combat it, will little to no success.
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Episode 30
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1:45:38

Episode 28: Trips, Ties, and Torsion
In this episode Matt, Mike, Byron, Nate, Regnar and Zack talk about psychedelics, how to deal with your crazy family, and spend a not insignificant amount of time devoted to how Zack's mom is out here trying to twist people's balls off.
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Episode 28
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1:56:01

Episode 27: The Prison Wallet
You ever wonder what kinds of things people try and sneak into SERE training? Mike and Chico cover that and the rest of us do our usual dance of foul jokes and army stories.
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Episode 27
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1:49:04

Episode 26: War and Movies
We spent a lot of time this episode talking about war stories and movies. Byron and Matt covered things they will never forget from combat and Bryan talked about what the breakfast club means to him.
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Episode 26
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1:27:46

Episode 25: They did what with a chair?
This episode we had some new faces and hit 10 people at one point. It was probably a few too many, but we had a good time. One of the new additions, Zackry Baldwin told us a lot of fairly detailed stories about what sailors get up to when they ...
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Episode 25
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2:06:05

Episode 24: Movies, Parenting, and Women in combat arms
Today we had Mike, Bryan, Regnar, Matt, and a newcomer Kevin (@kobiekev on socials) . We talked about movies, parenting, and how the military has changed over the last decade.
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Episode 24
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2:20:21

Episode 23: Change Unchained and Psychedelic Therapy with Troy Ulshoeffer
This episode we had a special guest, Troy Ulshoeffer. He and his wife founded Chain Unchained, an organization that has two important functions. The first is that they support law enforcement in their quest to bring justice to victims and to th...
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Episode 23
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1:58:23

Episode 22: High Octane Tomfoolery
Are you ready for an action packed thrill ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat!? A rollercoaster of emotions and feelings where left is right, up is down, and forward means nothing!? WELL STRAP IN JACK!! Cause this episode... we don...
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Episode 22
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1:33:43

Episode 21, Part 2. Regularly Scheduled Programming
After talking some heavy stuff in part 1 with Garret Biss, we immediately returned to dick jokes and dark humor. We had some (I think) pretty interesting points about who's weird if a drone flies into your yard and catches you naked.
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Episode 21
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Veteran's Mental Health with Garret Biss
Today we had a special guest, Garret Biss. He's a Retired Marine Corps Pilot, Addiction Recovery Expert, and a TEDx Speaker on Veteran Trauma. We talked about veteran mental health issues and went over some strategies and approaches to deal wit...
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Episode 21
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1:38:00

Episode 20: Tripping Balls, Training, and the Olympics
This episode Big Mike and Matt talk about why Mike should try Ayahuasca, how bad the Olympic opening ceremony was, and who is really out here dominating at trampoline
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Episode 20
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1:22:36

Episode 19: Dogs, self driving cars, and how to stack that cheddar
Today I think we reached critical mass with the panel. We had 6 total with Matt, Byron, Aaron (Regnar), Mike, Bryan, and Nate. We talked about dogs, cars, crowdstrike, the reliability of self-driving cars, stocks, and the VA. One of these days ...
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Episode 19
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2:01:27

Trump, Politics, Engineering and Social Media in the Military
Today we had Matt, Mike, Bryan, and Nate. We talked about the assassination attempt, that led to politics in general and some talk about how social media has changed military service. Matt talks about which engineers are cool guys and which one...
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Episode 18
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1:38:50

Whiskey, Motorcycles, and Military Shenanigans
Have you ever wondered what it takes to transition from the high-octane life of military service to the artful craft of whiskey making? Join us as we navigate the exhilarating yet perilous world of motorcycle riding, punctuated by personal tale...
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Episode 17
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1:41:46

Episode 16: Class II Download
You know how sometimes you get caught on a subject? That happened today. The crew was Nate, Mike, Aaron, and Matt and we shared stories around deuces. Sketchy deuces, dangerous deuces, objectively funny deuces. Not a lot of breadth here today, ...
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Episode 16
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2:02:30

The Veteran Check-In: Episode 15, Shellbacks, Orcas, Guns, and Sliding for Steve
We had a full crew this time and ran the gamut of topics. We spent a lot of time talking about hazing and rituals in the different services. We also went over how Orcas are dope and how it's on sight if we see a stingray.
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Episode 15
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1:18:35

Episode 14: Is America #1?
In this Father's Day episode Big Mike and I talk about a wide range of things. We cover food (because we are both hungry dudes), universal healthcare, the draft, mandatory service, gun control, food (again), and how to care for your skin and lo...
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Episode 14
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