When I'm writing the book I know I'm giving it my 100% my all I take it all very

seriously I have to to turn out a book a year and have them be, you know, ones that people

can't wait to read the next one. This is Mark Devine, a video of my podcast. Welcome back.

Thanks for joining me today.

Superstoped you found time in your busy day to listen to the I'm

you'll be able my podcast.

We have some wide variety of guests, and today's guest is a little different and going to be really,

really interesting to talk to. It's Brad Thor, who's written 18 novels. He's known as the master of thrillers and his protagonist is a Navy SEAL who

saves the world again and again.

Anyways, I'll introduce Brad a little bit more in a bit.

Before we get started, as many of you know I am really

trying very hard to raise awareness and money and to directly help veterans who are

suffering from post-traumatic stress and

particular who are suicidal. It is a big problem and we know suicide has been in the

news quite a bit. It's an epidemic. It's a real problem. We got to do something to help.

What I can do is raise money and awareness.

I've committed to do 100,000 burpees this year.

I've asked a team, I've challenged a team to join me to do 22 million burpees in that number is because it's ridiculous,

it's an outsized challenge, it's scary, and it's motivating, and it's going to suck.

However, I've got about 140 people who have joined me already.

We've already got close to 10 million of those burpees in the bag fully committed we've

already raised a hundred and twenty five thousand dollars so we're practically

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