Welcome to another episode of Can You Survive This Podcast?

Thanks for sticking with me.

I have a lot of guests coming up in the next couple weeks.

I still have psychic Barbara Bandell.

And I also have a few people who I've met along the way, people who have survived crazy things and have crazy stories,

rock climbing accidents, getting shot, getting bitten by snakes.

I've found some really cool people, so I'm working on scheduling those.

So stick with me.

In the meantime, I have a hypothetical survival scenario with New York Times best-selling author, Mark Graney.

This is from an episode from a couple months ago.

I did a custom hypothetical survival scenario from Mark Graney, who is a long-time Tom Clancy collaborator. So check that out. Also, before you do,

I want to take a moment to acknowledge and recognize yesterday was Memorial Day. Let's all please

take a moment to recognize all the men and women who have served in the military and passed away.

Let's please just take a moment to reflect on that.

With a lot of gratitude for all those who have served.

And check out this hypothetical survival scenario with Mark Graney.

For this hypothetical scenario, you are a covert operative caught in a high-stakes international espionage mission.

As you prepare for your mission, you receive intel that the target is a high-ranking government official in a foreign country.

Do you, A, gather intelligence and create a detailed plan of action, or B, trust your instincts and proceed with

minimal planning for maximum flexibility? I am a planner. I get past anxiety by over-preparing for

things. So I would want as much information

as I could about the target, the target location, you know, the known associates of the target,

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