{"id":5072,"date":"2023-11-09T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/250-sebastian-junger-little-boys-are-wild-animals-assessing-the-health-of-america-now-why-putin-will-never-beat-ukraine-the-big-challenge-for-israel-republicans-collapse-into-tribalism-election\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T09:55:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T09:55:05","slug":"250-sebastian-junger-little-boys-are-wild-animals-assessing-the-health-of-america-now-why-putin-will-never-beat-ukraine-the-big-challenge-for-israel-republicans-collapse-into-tribalism-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/250-sebastian-junger-little-boys-are-wild-animals-assessing-the-health-of-america-now-why-putin-will-never-beat-ukraine-the-big-challenge-for-israel-republicans-collapse-into-tribalism-election\/","title":{"rendered":"250. Sebastian Junger. Little Boys are Wild Animals. Assessing the Health of America Now. Why Putin Will Never Beat Ukraine. The Big Challenge for Israel. Republicans Collapse Into Tribalism. Election Day Hope. Don\u2019t Forget Veterans Day. Nature is Good."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IA-250-mail.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"573\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5074\" \/><br \/>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive  embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/enXpRBGA6n8\" 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=ANA3253875963\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Sebastian Junger (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sebastianjunger\">@SebastianJunger<\/a>) is one of the most important authors, thinkers and public intellectuals in America. And one of the most interesting guys you\u2019ll ever hear. He joined us in <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/207-sebastian-junger-what-is-freedom-whats-it-like-to-die-and-come-back-is-ukraine-more-american-than-america-the-freedom-of-a-flip-phone-vets-town-hall-more-mass-shootings-zelenskyy\/\">Episode 207 &#8211; Jan 25, 2023<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/116-sebastian-junger-freedom-the-iconic-author-on-his-must-read-new-book-memorial-day-losing-his-close-friend-in-combat-walking-across-america-almost-dying-president-biden-the-soul-of-america\/\">Episode 116 &#8211; May 27, 2021<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/100-sebastian-junger-the-bestselling-author-and-award-winning-filmmaker-dissects-our-country-in-crisis-exploring-the-tortured-and-fighting-spirit-of-america-redefining-patriotism-leadership-and-f\/\">Episode 100 &#8211; February 4, 2021<\/a> and he\u2019s back again with more of the ongoing conversation about the state of America and what it means to be a true patriot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a special conversation, just in time for your Veterans Day weekend. Yeah, it\u2019s this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Every episode of <em>Independent Americans<\/em> breaks down the most important news stories\u2013and offers light to contrast the heat of other politics and news shows. It\u2019s independent content for independent Americans. Always with a unique focus on national security, foreign affairs and military and veterans issues. In these trying times especially, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/\">Independent Americans<\/a> is your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope. Stay vigilant, America.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Get extra content, connect with guests, attend exclusive events, get merch discounts and support this critical show that speaks truth to power by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\"> joining our IA community on Patreon<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/enXpRBGA6n8\">&#8211; Watch video of Paul and Sebastian\u2019s conversation here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sebastianjunger.com\/\">Check out Sebastian\u2019s website<\/a> with more info about <em>Freedom<\/em>\u2013and all his other outstanding books. And more about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sebastianjunger.com\/vets2021\">Vets Town Halls<\/a> happening across America.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Find us <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/independentamericansus\">on social media<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\">http:\/\/www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a>. Where you can also get IA merch for Veterans Day. .\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Wanna advertise on the pod? <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/allies\/\">Hit us up<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>-Also check out new episodes of other Righteous Media podcasts including the <a href=\"https:\/\/bdorm.us\/\">B Dorm Podcast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefirefighters.us\/\">The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/unclemontel.us\/\">Uncle Montel &#8211; The OG of Weed<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Independent Americans is powered by <a href=\"https:\/\/righteous.us\/\">Righteous Media<\/a>. Righteous is an independent, American, Veteran-owned and led content company.\u00a0<\/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; Sebastian Junger (@SebastianJunger) is one of the most important authors, thinkers and public intellectuals in America. And one of the most interesting guys you\u2019ll ever hear. He joined us in Episode 207 &#8211; Jan 25, 2023, Episode 116 &#8211; May 27, 2021 and Episode 100 &#8211; February 4, 2021 and he\u2019s back again with&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/250-sebastian-junger-little-boys-are-wild-animals-assessing-the-health-of-america-now-why-putin-will-never-beat-ukraine-the-big-challenge-for-israel-republicans-collapse-into-tribalism-election\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">250. Sebastian Junger. Little Boys are Wild Animals. Assessing the Health of America Now. Why Putin Will Never Beat Ukraine. The Big Challenge for Israel. Republicans Collapse Into Tribalism. Election Day Hope. Don\u2019t Forget Veterans Day. Nature is Good.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5073,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5072","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\/11\/785cef.jpg",800,800,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/785cef.jpg",800,800,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/785cef.jpg",800,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/785cef-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/785cef-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/785cef.jpg",750,750,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/785cef.jpg",800,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/785cef.jpg",800,800,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/785cef.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; Sebastian Junger (@SebastianJunger) is one of the most important authors, thinkers and public intellectuals in America. And one of the most interesting guys you\u2019ll ever hear. He joined us in Episode 207 &#8211; Jan 25, 2023, Episode 116 &#8211; May 27, 2021 and Episode 100 &#8211; February 4, 2021 and he\u2019s back again with&hellip;&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5072"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5075,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5072\/revisions\/5075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}