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Jack is one of the most well-read people we’ve ever interviewed and has had tremendous success as a creator, SEAL, husband, father, and outdoorsman. I gravitated to Terminal List on Amazon because it so authentically depicts the emotions of a combat veteran and because it features a secondary character from Zimbabwe that elicits an amazing background that is so familiar to me from my upbringing in that part of the world (and that Jack and I speak about as we kick off the show).

Jack is releasing his sixth book “Only the Dead” on May 16th and, if it’s anything like the first five, is sure to be great. 

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Show Notes: 00:00 - Intro  00:56 - Guest Introduction (Jack Carr) 01:58 - Interview begins 04:23 - Zimbabwe 09:46 - Travel 15:33 - Becoming a writer 24:26 - 4Patriots 25:45 - Childhood 31:38 - Enlistment 37:56 - Experiences downrange 44:55 - Experiences that inspired writing 50:31 - Close calls   58:04 - Applying tactics in writing 01:04:47 - Most courageous act 01:06:55 - Sentimental items 01:08:56 - Do it all again 01:10:37 -  Listener comments and shout outs