Flatlining on the field of battle, Major Ed Pulido lives to tell his story

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News, Society & Culture, Politics

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🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Informed Dissent with Dr. Jeff Barke and Dr. Mark McDonald – Jeff interviews Major Ed Pulido, who shares a powerful journey of service, sacrifice, and resilience after a life-changing combat injury. He advocates for better veteran care, mental health support, and streamlined systems, urging practical reforms to ensure wounded service members receive the dignity, guidance, and resources they deserve upon returning home...

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0:00.0	Informed dissent, the intersection of healthcare and politics, with Dr. Jeff
0:06.2	Marky, board-certified primary care physician, and Dr. Mark McDonald, board-certified
0:12.4	child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist.
0:15.5	All right, we are rolling.
0:17.2	Welcome to another great episode of informed dissent. Although this episode, I'm going solo because Mark is off on some tropical beach with a Mai Tai and a little umbrella.
0:31.6	And so it's just me going here and I've got a great guest for you.
0:38.7	And that is Major Ed.
0:41.0	Major Ed, welcome to informed dissent.
0:43.4	So great to have you.
0:45.5	Well, hey, what a great day to be an American.
0:47.7	And what a great day to celebrate freedom and be on your show here on Central Standard Time coming high and hot from Oklahoma.
0:56.5	Oklahoma, huh?
0:58.4	Yeah, that's where I'm at.
1:00.3	It was 92 degrees today.
1:01.9	That's messed up.
1:03.6	Oh, my goodness.
1:04.6	Well, it's beautiful here in Southern Cal like it always is.
1:07.7	Somewhere 70, 75, blue sky.
1:10.4	We're here in the coast, so it's a nice place to be.
1:15.3	Well, outstanding. Well, it's great to be on your show, and thank you for setting this up,
1:20.1	and I look forward to great conversation. Yeah, so a little information to share with my audience.
1:26.0	You are currently the commercial
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