SDP Episode 13: Fake News and Fan Mail
Mind Of The Warrior
Dr Mike Simpson
4.8 • 900 Ratings
🗓️ 28 May 2017
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Doc talks about how to approach the way you get your news, and answers fan questions.
Tim Kennedy’s legend began at his local Army recruiter’s office on September 12th, 2001. His training to earn his Green Beret was featured in the book “Chosen Soldier.” Kennedy is now a Ranger qualified Special Forces Sniper with deployments in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and multiple other deployments around the world. He is the only soldier to win the grueling 3 day All Army Combatives Tournament three times. Kennedy has a black belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Modern Army Combatives. He is also one of the top ranked mixed martial arts fighters in the world, a position he achieved while simultaneously serving his country at the highest levels of special operations. He is currently ranked among the top Middleweights in the UFC. Tim has been featured on many television shows, most recently “Hunting Hitler” on the History Channel
Mike Simpson has served over three decades in the military as an Airborne Ranger, a Special Forces Operator, and finally as a Doctor of Emergency Medicine assigned to the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). Throughout his career, Mike has deployed to 17 different countries, from counter-narcotics operations in the jungles of South America, to the Global War on Terror (GWOT) in Southwest Asia and North Africa.
Along the way, Mike has been trained as a demolitions expert, SWAT Sniper, High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) parachutist, civilian paramedic, Special Forces Medic, Operations and intelligence Sergeant, and finally, a board certified Emergency Medicine Physician.
Mike is also a martial arts enthusiast, who trains in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai. His passion for martial arts motivated him to become a practicing fight doctor. As one of the foremost experts in both tactical trauma medicine and combat sports medicine, Mike is highly sought after as a lecturer and instructor, working extensively with Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters, law enforcement, and military organizations providing medical care and training. He co-stars with Tim Kennedy on Hunting Hitler on the History Channel.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to the Sheepdog Project everybody. Doc Solo again this week. |
| 0:17.0 | Don't fret. I will be linked up with Tim again here shortly and he'll have some more episodes with the two of us. |
| 0:24.7 | A couple things I want to talk about right off the bat. |
| 0:28.1 | Memorial Day weekend right now. |
| 0:31.2 | Not doing an episode specifically revolving around Memorial Day. |
| 0:35.0 | There's so many Memorial Day tributes already out there on television, on |
| 0:40.2 | podcast, on radio, on print. |
| 0:45.0 | I reflect on Memorial Day in my own way as a veteran and as someone who has lost some brothers who are very close to me. |
| 0:57.0 | And I encourage everyone to reflect on it in their own way, |
| 1:01.0 | whether you've lost family members, members comrades whatever it might be. |
| 1:04.3 | I didn't feel like it was something I wanted to jump into |
| 1:10.1 | maybe in a future episode but I think right now there's so much inundation out |
| 1:16.2 | there a lot of it already very well spoken and I didn't feel like I could add to that by doing a specific |
| 1:25.6 | episode reflecting on Memorial Day and what it means. So didn't want it to go by |
| 1:31.5 | without acknowledging it though it is a very special day. |
| 1:35.0 | It's a day that we do need to look back on those who gave the ultimate sacrifice and honor that sacrifice. |
| 1:41.0 | Remember why they did, what they did, and try to live a life that reflects well on the sacrifice that they made. |
| 1:50.0 | In that light, last night I was very fortunate my wife and I attended the |
| 1:57.2 | veteran outdoors gala. Toby Nunn was nice enough to invite us and had an amazing time. |
| 2:07.0 | Fellowship with other veterans, just a great organization. |
| 2:12.0 | If you're not familiar with veteran outdoors, I'm going to put a link in the show notes. |
| 2:15.0 | You know, I talk a lot about a lot of really good charities on the show, the SF Charitable Trust and Greenberry Foundation, of course, our own Sheep Dog Survival Fund. |
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