Jocko Podcast

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Retired Navy SEAL, Jocko Willink and Director, Echo Charles discuss discipline and leadership in business, war, relationships and everyday life.

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Episodes

Jocko Underground: The Reason You Can't Make Things Happen is Learned Helplessness. Fear Of Home Invasions. Enforcing Covid19 Mask-wearing Rules.. or Not?

Learned Helplessness. Getting over an irrational fear of home invasion. Any value in Fundamentals program in BJJ? How hard should you enforce the mask-wearing rules at work as a leader. Keeping Doctors and people in power accountable for misconduct. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

May 07, 2021•9 min

280: BURN. DEMOLISH. KILL. The Horrors of The Armenian Genocide

0:00:00 - Opening. 0:07:30 - Armenian Golgotha 2:22:49 - Final thoughts. 2:26:19 - How to stay on THE PATH. 2:47:40 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

May 05, 2021•2 hr 49 min

Jocko Podcast 13: Chechens VS Russians, UFC 196 Review, Supplements

0:00:00 - Combined Arms Operations In Urban Terrain - Manual about Chechens vs. Russians 1:23:30 - Thoughts on UFC 196 / Holly Holm vs Meisha Tate and Connor McGreggor Vs. Nat Diaz 1:36:40 - BUDS Training stories get people FIRED UP. 1:43:49 - Is Jocko Too INTENSE? 2:01:40 - Jocko's thoughts on MARSOC 2:05:55 - Is Shooting a martial art? 2:14:37 - What Supplements do Jocko and Echo take? 2:24:39 - Leading others to a STRONG finish. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/ex...

May 02, 2021•2 hr 28 min

Jocko Underground: The Trickery and Power of Group Influence. Moving Out of California? Telling White Lies. Helping Others Through Burnout

The Asch Experiment. Measuring conformity in groups. Moving out of California for better a better business situation? 56 y/o starting Jiu Jitsu tips. Helping a friend through burnout. Telling white lies on an application to join the Marines. Should I pursue football if I already got cut from the team in college? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content...

Apr 30, 2021•9 min

279: Don't Stay in The Same Place. The Art of Exploration w/ Levison Wood, Former British Army Officer

0:00:00 - Opening 0:06:07 - Levison Wood 2:46:49 - How to stay on THE PATH 3:07:04 - Closing gratitude Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Apr 28, 2021•3 hr 9 min

Jocko Underground: Your Life Is Here To Live... Don't Fk It Up. Opportunity, Attitude, and Gratitude. Don't Fk It Up.

Simple Message: Don't fuck it up. Making the best of it. Is it your business? Family member's way of raising his kids. Leading a team with no objective. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Apr 23, 2021•11 min

278: The Wins Don't Always Come Easy and You Don't Always Win. With Bow Hunter, John Dudley

0:00:00 - Opening 0:03:40 - John Dudley. Bow Hunting and Life. 1:54:49 - Final thoughts. 2:51:44 - How to stay on THE PATH. 3:19:28 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Apr 21, 2021•3 hr 22 min

Jocko Underground: I Wish For Peace. BUT...! Finding a BADASS Purpose. Jiu Jitsu.,

Jocko wishes for peace for his son.. BUT... Finding a purpose in life that is BADASS. Jiu Jitsu. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Apr 15, 2021•7 min

277: The War Continues at Home. Fighting Demons and Finding Peace. with Dakota Meyer.

0:00:00 - Opening 0:17:53 - Dakota Meyer 2:57:22 - How to stay on THE PATH. 3:27:35 - Closing Gratitude Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Apr 14, 2021•3 hr 30 min

The Debrief w/ Jocko and Dave Berke #16: We All Have to Know WHY We Are Doing What We Are Doing

How to effectively communicate to the team WHY they are doing what they are doing to accomplish the big picture goals. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Apr 12, 2021•41 min

Jocko Underground: If Something Stinks, FIX IT. Get People to Trust you. New Police Training Procedures.

If it stinks, fix it. How to build trust up the chain of command. Putting up with shit, and checking your ego. Implementing new Police training procedures. Cover and move with your spouse. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Apr 08, 2021•13 min

276: DRAGO. Rebelling Against Communist Poland, to Patriotic Navy SEAL

0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:44 - Drago. 3:04:15 - Final thoughts. 3:09:29 - Hot to stay on THE PATH. 3:27:41 - Closing gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Apr 07, 2021•3 hr 29 min

Jocko Underground: The Ways That You Are Technically Insane, Delusional, and Compulsive. Covid Vaccine?

Close to home discussion about insanity. Covid Vaccine Building Relationships at work from long distance Jiu Jitsu for kids. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Apr 01, 2021•10 min

275: The Relentless Danger From The Air in Vietnam w/ Huey Pilot, Col. Matt Jackson

0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:03 - Col. Matt Jackson - "Undaunted Valor" 3:31:37 - Final thoughts 3:37:02 - How to stay on THE PATH. 3:53:03 - Closing Gratitude Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Mar 31, 2021•3 hr 55 min

The Debrief w/ Jocko and Dave Berke #15: Bridging the Gap Between The Front Lines and The Top Leaders

Effectively communicate up the chain and down the chain. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Mar 26, 2021•28 min

274: Being the Best. Can You Handle The Cost of Going Against The Grain? Is it Worth It? Tony Herbert, "Soldier"

0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:20 - Tony Herbert, "Soldier" 2:31:09 - Final thoughts. 2:48:27 - How to stay on THE PATH. 2:59:12 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Mar 24, 2021•3 hr 1 min

Jocko Underground: Your Life Is Here To Live... Don't Fk It Up. Opportunity, Attitude, and Gratitude. Don't Fk It Up.

Simple Message: Don't fuck it up. Making the best of it. Is it your business? Family member's way of raising his kids. Leading a team with no objective Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Mar 23, 2021•11 min

Jocko Underground: How to "Create" Time in Your 24hrs. How to Salvage a Relationship. Jocko's Music. Echo's Workout Program.

Echo's workout program. Where are the music rebels? Salvaging a marriage. Creating more time for yourself. How to "Create" Time in Your 24hrs. How to Salvage a Relationship. Jocko's Music. Echo's Workout Program. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Mar 23, 2021•8 min

273: Controversial Lessons from Being Put Through The Ringer. The Making Of A Soldier, by Col. Tony Herbert

0:00:00 - Opening 0:08:00 - Soldier, and The Making of a Soldier, by Anthony Herbert 2:42:10 - How to stay on THE PATH. 2:59:00 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Mar 17, 2021•3 hr

Jocko Underground: Can You Be Politically Neutral? The Path Is Lonely. How to Talk to Different Types of People.

It's lonely on the path. Can you behave politically neutral? How to modulate your communication style for different types of people. Jiu Jitsu in a life or death situation. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Mar 15, 2021•12 min

272: We Are Stronger Together. America and Aloha with Tulsi Gabbard.

0:00:00 - Opening 0:05:32 - Tulsi Gabbard 3:43:112 - Final Thoughts 3:59:48 - How to stay on THE PATH. 4:58:33 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Mar 10, 2021•5 hr 1 min

Jocko Underground: The Surprising Reasons Predators Will Select You For Their Prey. We Don't Want to be The Victim.

What you are doing and not doing that makes you look like the prey. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Mar 09, 2021•9 min

271: There Is Evil In The World. Stories of the Horrors of War. "Only Cry for the Living", with Hollie McKay

0:00:00 - Opening 0:10:24 - Hollie McKay, Only Cry for the Living 2:49:56 - Final Thoughts 3:06:29 - How to stay on THE PATH. 3:27:00 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Mar 03, 2021•3 hr 29 min

The Debrief w/ Jocko and Dave Berke #14: How to Consistently Control Your Ego

One of the biggest challenges in Leadership is checking one's ego. Up and down the chain of command. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Mar 02, 2021•33 min

270: Are You Who You Are Capable of Being? The Relentless Pursuit of Excellence w/ British Special Forces Soldier Frogman, Dean Stott

0:00:00 - Opening 0:06:00 - Dean Stott, British SBS 3:21:42 - How to stay on THE PATH. 3:37:00 - Closing Gratitude Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content

Feb 24, 2021•3 hr 39 min

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Episodes

Jocko Underground: The Reason You Can't Make Things Happen is Learned Helplessness. Fear Of Home Invasions. Enforcing Covid19 Mask-wearing Rules.. or Not?

280: BURN. DEMOLISH. KILL. The Horrors of The Armenian Genocide

Jocko Podcast 13: Chechens VS Russians, UFC 196 Review, Supplements

Jocko Underground: The Trickery and Power of Group Influence. Moving Out of California? Telling White Lies. Helping Others Through Burnout

279: Don't Stay in The Same Place. The Art of Exploration w/ Levison Wood, Former British Army Officer

Jocko Underground: Your Life Is Here To Live... Don't Fk It Up. Opportunity, Attitude, and Gratitude. Don't Fk It Up.

278: The Wins Don't Always Come Easy and You Don't Always Win. With Bow Hunter, John Dudley

Jocko Underground: I Wish For Peace. BUT...! Finding a BADASS Purpose. Jiu Jitsu.,

277: The War Continues at Home. Fighting Demons and Finding Peace. with Dakota Meyer.

The Debrief w/ Jocko and Dave Berke #16: We All Have to Know WHY We Are Doing What We Are Doing

Jocko Underground: If Something Stinks, FIX IT. Get People to Trust you. New Police Training Procedures.

276: DRAGO. Rebelling Against Communist Poland, to Patriotic Navy SEAL

Jocko Underground: The Ways That You Are Technically Insane, Delusional, and Compulsive. Covid Vaccine?

275: The Relentless Danger From The Air in Vietnam w/ Huey Pilot, Col. Matt Jackson

The Debrief w/ Jocko and Dave Berke #15: Bridging the Gap Between The Front Lines and The Top Leaders

274: Being the Best. Can You Handle The Cost of Going Against The Grain? Is it Worth It? Tony Herbert, "Soldier"

Jocko Underground: Your Life Is Here To Live... Don't Fk It Up. Opportunity, Attitude, and Gratitude. Don't Fk It Up.

Jocko Underground: How to "Create" Time in Your 24hrs. How to Salvage a Relationship. Jocko's Music. Echo's Workout Program.

273: Controversial Lessons from Being Put Through The Ringer. The Making Of A Soldier, by Col. Tony Herbert

Jocko Underground: Can You Be Politically Neutral? The Path Is Lonely. How to Talk to Different Types of People.

272: We Are Stronger Together. America and Aloha with Tulsi Gabbard.

Jocko Underground: The Surprising Reasons Predators Will Select You For Their Prey. We Don't Want to be The Victim.

271: There Is Evil In The World. Stories of the Horrors of War. "Only Cry for the Living", with Hollie McKay

The Debrief w/ Jocko and Dave Berke #14: How to Consistently Control Your Ego

270: Are You Who You Are Capable of Being? The Relentless Pursuit of Excellence w/ British Special Forces Soldier Frogman, Dean Stott

Jocko Underground: How You Can Read Someone's Body Language to See What They're Really Thinking

269: Don't Just Go With The Flow. Take Action Because It Makes a Difference

Jocko Underground: Can You Take a Good Razzing? Insults VS Jokes, and How to Handle Both.

The Debrief w/ Jocko and Dave Berke #13: When To Put Your Foot Down to Get Your Subordinates On Board with The Plan

268: You Make a Difference... But Only if You MAKE A DIFFERENCE. With Leif Babin.