{"id":4852,"date":"2023-03-23T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/215-matt-gallagher-america-on-edge-the-iraq-war-at-20-the-trump-indictment-inside-ukraines-volunteers-tulsa-king-march-madness-the-world-baseball-classic-and-sports-as-a-prism-and-a-m\/"},"modified":"2023-03-23T13:25:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T13:25:38","slug":"215-matt-gallagher-america-on-edge-the-iraq-war-at-20-the-trump-indictment-inside-ukraines-volunteers-tulsa-king-march-madness-the-world-baseball-classic-and-sports-as-a-prism-and-a-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/215-matt-gallagher-america-on-edge-the-iraq-war-at-20-the-trump-indictment-inside-ukraines-volunteers-tulsa-king-march-madness-the-world-baseball-classic-and-sports-as-a-prism-and-a-m\/","title":{"rendered":"215. Matt Gallagher. America on Edge. The Iraq War at 20. The Trump Indictment. Inside Ukraine\u2019s Volunteers. Tulsa King. March Madness, the World Baseball Classic and Sports as a Prism and a Mirror. National Mr Rogers Day."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IA-215-mail.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"541\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4857\" \/><br \/>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive  embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TO5agafAhcY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\" embed-responsive-item\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA5672339918\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>America has had a hard few weeks. And definitely taken some Ls. And as one season ends, and another begins, we\u2019re calling a big time pitcher out of our bullpen to help us make sense of it all. From Trump\u2019s indictment, to Iraq at 20, to Ukraine\u2019s urgent needs, to March Madness and the WBC.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Gallagher (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattGallagher0\">@MattGallagher0<\/a>) is back. He joined us last after just leaving Ukraine for <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/161-ukraine-war-report-exclusive-matt-gallagher-the-american-veteran-and-author-went-to-ukraine-to-support-the-fight-why-did-he-go-what-did-he-see-what-do-ukraine-forces-need-now-whats\/\">Episode 161 in March of 2022<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One of the most important writers of our time, especially touching on issues of war and national security, Matt is the internationally-recognized author of the novels <a href=\"http:\/\/mattgallagherwriter.com\/empire-city\/\">Empire City<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mattgallagherwriter.com\/youngblood\/\">Youngblood<\/a>, the forthcoming Daybreak, the class Iraq war memoir <a href=\"http:\/\/mattgallagherwriter.com\/kaboom\/\">Kaboom<\/a>, and a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. His work has appeared in Esquire, ESPN, The New York Times, The Paris Review and Wired. He\u2019s also co-editor of the short fiction collection <a href=\"http:\/\/mattgallagherwriter.com\/fire-and-forget\/\">Fire &amp; Forget: Short Stories from the Long War<\/a>. He\u2019s a popular, funny and insightful voice\u2014including on Twitter\u2013on everything from politics and war to his beloved Cleveland Browns.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His new <em>Esquire<\/em> article digs into the Ukraine war in a way nobody else has before. And he\u2019s gonna talk about it. And much more.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Matt was featured in Vanity Fair as one of the voices of a new generation of American war literature. A graduate of Wake Forest and Columbia, Matt is a 2021-23 fellow with the Tulsa Artist Fellowship, based in Oklahoma. He lives with his wife and sons in Tulsa and works as a writing instructor for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyuvetsworkshop.org\/\">NYU\u2019s Words After War<\/a> program\u2013 devoted to bringing vets and civilians together to study conflict literature.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Every episode of Independent Americans hosted by Paul Rieckhoff is the truth beyond the headlines\u2013and light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s content for the 42% of Americans that proudly call themselves independent. And delivers the <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media<\/a> 5 Is: independence, integrity, information, inspiration and impact. Always with a unique focus on national security, foreign affairs and military and veterans issues. This is another pod to help you stay vigilant. Because vigilance is the price of democracy. In these trying times especially, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/\">Independent Americans<\/a> will continue to be your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Get extra content, connect with guests, attend events, get merch discounts and support this show that speaks truth to power by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\"> joining us on Patreon<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TO5agafAhcY\">&#8211; WATCH video of Paul and Matt\u2019s conversation here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Ready Matt\u2019s latest <em>Equire<\/em> piece: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esquire.com\/news-politics\/a42929480\/ukraine-secret-weapons\/\">\u201cThe Secret Weapons of Ukraine\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0-Check the hashtag #LookForTheHelpers on Twitter. And share yours.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Find us on social media or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\">www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Check out other Righteous podcasts like <a href=\"https:\/\/thefirefighters.us\/\">The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/unclemontel.us\/\">Uncle Montel &#8211; The OG of Weed<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bdorm.us\/\">B Dorm<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Independent Americans is powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media<\/a>. America\u2019s next great independent media company.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/megaphone.fm\/adchoices\">megaphone.fm\/adchoices<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; America has had a hard few weeks. And definitely taken some Ls. And as one season ends, and another begins, we\u2019re calling a big time pitcher out of our bullpen to help us make sense of it all. From Trump\u2019s indictment, to Iraq at 20, to Ukraine\u2019s urgent needs, to March Madness and the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/215-matt-gallagher-america-on-edge-the-iraq-war-at-20-the-trump-indictment-inside-ukraines-volunteers-tulsa-king-march-madness-the-world-baseball-classic-and-sports-as-a-prism-and-a-m\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">215. Matt Gallagher. America on Edge. The Iraq War at 20. The Trump Indictment. Inside Ukraine\u2019s Volunteers. Tulsa King. March Madness, the World Baseball Classic and Sports as a Prism and a Mirror. National Mr Rogers Day.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4853,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-episodes","entry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dfc87f.jpg",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dfc87f.jpg",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dfc87f.jpg",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dfc87f-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dfc87f-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dfc87f.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dfc87f.jpg",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dfc87f.jpg",800,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/dfc87f.jpg",800,800,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/author\/admin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/category\/episodes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Episodes<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"&nbsp; America has had a hard few weeks. 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