Life After Deployment (with Jason Kander)

Our America with Julián Castro

Lemonada Media

Society & Culture

4.6 • 884 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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After nearly a decade in the military, Jason Kander had grown accustomed to the demands of deployment in Afghanistan -- but it was his return to civilian life that presented the biggest challenges for him and his family. Today, Kander talks about life during and after service, the career shift into politics that led him to seek treatment for his PTSD, and the dangers of thinking of trauma as “unearned.” Resources from this episode: If you or a veteran you know are struggling, dial 1-800-273-8255 and press 1 to reach the Veterans Crisis Line. You can also text 838255 or chat online at www.veteranscrisisline.net. Keep up with the Veterans Community Project to learn about progress within the homeless veteran population. Learn more about voter suppression and what you can do about it at Let America Vote. Listen to Jason’s weekly podcast, Majority 54, to learn about combating political misinformation and winning progressive campaigns in red states. Keep up with Julián on twitter @JulianCastro and Instagram @JulianCastroTX Support the show by checking out our sponsors You can digitally purchase life insurance from Haven Life Insurance Agency at havenlife.com/ouramerica. Haven Term is a Term Life Insurance Policy (ICC17DTC) issued by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), Springfield, MA 01111 and offered exclusively through Haven Life Insurance Agency, LLC. Policy and rider form numbers and features may vary by state and not be available in all states. Our Agency license number in California is 0K71922 and in Arkansas, 100139527. The Marguerite Casey Foundation, creating greater freedom for changemakers to create a truly representative economy. Learn more at caseygrants.org, and connect with the Foundation on Twitter and Facebook. To follow along with a transcript and/or take notes for friends and family, go to https://www.lemonadamedia.com/show/our-america shortly after the air date. Stay up to date with us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi, it's me Ricky Lake. You probably know me for my hit 90s talk show, but if I'm being totally
0:05.8	honest, I was juggling so much and didn't have time to stop and think about what truly went
0:10.5	into living a full and vibrant life.
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0:16.7	and I am happier than ever.
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0:37.0	The select. The Selective Service ended the draft for the Vietnam War in 1973, which means that for
0:51.1	almost 50 years, hundreds of thousands of Americans have made the choice
0:56.2	to risk everything to serve our country.
0:59.8	For some, it can be one of the toughest choices they ever make.
1:04.4	But Jason Kander told me that for him, it was different.
1:08.3	The military was in the maybe one day category in my mind.
1:11.6	It was like, I really admired service and I was like maybe one day I'm
1:15.2	going to do that and then 9-11 happened. This Justin you were looking at
1:18.9	obviously a very disturbing life shot there that is the world trade center and we have
1:23.4	unconfirmed reports this morning that a plane has crashed into one of the towers of the
1:29.1	world trade center and to me it was just real simple you know I was about to turn 21 and I just thought of it is no different than
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