The Bright Podcast

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Listening to America, Season 10: “I thought we were going down because of engine trouble. It turns out they shot a couple of RPGs at the helicopter.”

Posted May 5, 202300:11:12

Sasha, Class of 2024, interviews a former Navy Seal while analyzing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, James Baldwin’s Sonny’s...

Listening to America, Season 10: “I knew it would be very physical. What I wasn’t really ready for was the psychological stress.”

Posted May 5, 202300:10:04

Phillip, Class of 2024, interviews his grandfather, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, while analyzing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The...

Listening to America, Season 10: “You want to do everything as a leader to make sure you are setting your guys up for success.”

Posted May 5, 202300:08:40

Lindsey, Class of 2024, interviews a former U.S. Army infantry officer while analyzing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, James Baldwin’s Sonny’s...

Listening to America, Season 10: “I think the biggest help for that transition was going to grad school immediately after I got out.”

Posted May 5, 202300:07:44

Mason, Class of 2024, interviews an Army veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars while analyzing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby,...

Listening to America, Season 10: “When I came in the air force in 1974, there weren’t that many women.”

Posted May 5, 202300:07:10

Kate, Class of 2024, interviews retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Terry Gabreski while analyzing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby,...