Jocko Underground Episodes
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Oct. 6, 2025
Jocko Underground: "Up Before The Enemy". Disciplined? Foolish? Or Not That Serious?
>Join Jocko Underground< Up before the enemy. Disciplined vs. Crazy Balancing it all. Training as a Specialized Officer Discovering a family member's Infidelity Homeschool vs. Public School Debate Friendship Destroyed by Politics. What to do. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Sept. 22, 2025
Jocko Underground: How to Honor Your Commitments When It Gets Hard
>Join Jocko Underground< How to honor your commitment when it gets hard. Physical confrontations and how to handle them. Doing well in life on paper, but deeply unhappy--What to do. How to handle a toxic romantic relationship. Developing Jiu Jitsu techniques to deal with good wrestlers. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Sept. 15, 2025
Jocko Underground: How to Finally Get Your Kids To do What You Want Them To.
>Join Jocko Underground< Leading at Home Without Anger (How to earn respect, guide your kids, and avoid becoming a tyrant parent.) When a Neighbor Crosses the Line (Handling heartless comments after the Charlie Kirk tragedy while keeping peace next door.) Finding Peace After a Father’s Failings (Moving forward when your dad wasn’t the hero you needed.) Bipolar Disorder and the Fight for Balance (Using sports, discipline, and creativity to manage the highs and lows.) Set Up to Fail at Work? ...
Sept. 8, 2025
Jocko Underground: Would You Have What it Takes to be in SOF?
>Join Jocko Underground< How to Survive a Shaky Company Do You Have What It Takes for Special Forces? Drowning in Debt While Chasing a Dream Is Your Past Blocking Your Future in Law Enforcement? Escaping the Grip of a Toxic Relationship Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Sept. 1, 2025
Jocko Underground: Is Taking Weight-Loss Drugs "Cheating"?
>Join Jocko Underground< Weight loss drug and discipline “Am I cheating myself by using a weight-loss drug?” Belt test fees in jiu jitsu “My new BJJ school charges $70 for a belt test—should I see this as a red flag?” Discipline cycles vs. laziness “How can I tell if I’m slipping into laziness when discipline wanes, and how do I stay truly on the path instead of lying to myself?” Working at a nonprofit with doubts “Is it moral or ethical to keep working for a nonprofit whose mission or pract...
Aug. 25, 2025
Jocko Underground: The Way to Turn Your Rival Into Your Ally
>Join Jocko Underground< How to turn your rival into an ally? Acceptance vs Desire – How do you move forward without giving up hope? Toxic Family – When is it time to cut someone off? Discipline vs Motivation – How do you stay consistent when life gets hard? Love and Timing – What do you do when feelings don’t align? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Aug. 18, 2025
Jocko Underground: When You Give, Should You Really Not Expect Anything In Return?
>Join Jocko Underground< Should you always give with no expectation? How to make your daughters mentally tough. Getting my wife on the path of discipline. Ex-Con is a new member at my non-profit. Should I get over my new girls sexual past? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Aug. 11, 2025
Jocko Underground: My Career Choice is Haunting Me
>Join Jocko Underground< My Career Choice is Haunting Me. A Woman may be holding you back from your dreams. Insulted by my hypocritical coworker. How to handle this situation. Family member is jamming up the family business. Didn't get the promotion and you really thought you were. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Aug. 4, 2025
Jocko Underground: Easy Fix for People Playing Games In a Relationship.
>Join Jocko Underground< Easy Fix for People Playing Games In a Relationship. How do I carry on knowing how life is for me.. Pull-ups. Is There value when you get older? My kid's new Jiu Jitsu instructor is causing it not to be fun anymore. Good resume, but struggling to get a job. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
July 28, 2025
Jocko Underground: Is Your Job Security Joyless? | What Changes after Marriage?
>Join Jocko Underground< Should you leave a secure job that you don't like? Staying on the path when your family depends on you. What actually changes after you get married. Getting called out for an email, or something you wanted to be private. Higher ups treating the front line workers poorly because of race. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
July 21, 2025
Jocko Underground: Training VS Preparation for The Worst | What Non-drinkers Have in Common.
>Join Jocko Underground< How should I train to prepare for the worst conditions? How to react to others bad-mouthing someone you are close to. How to handle suspicious business partner behavior. Moderating people who are feuding. What do Sober people have in common? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
July 14, 2025
Jocko Underground: Getting Over Tragedy | Get Out Of Your Slump and Crush It.
>Join Jocko Underground< Staying strong and grieving to get over tragedy. In a slump after a big failure. Finding a new mission to crush life. Facing your traumatic past from family members. Why are pull-ups even important? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
July 7, 2025
Jocko Underground: Blast Past Old Mistakes and Get Respect at Work
>Join Jocko Underground< Getting past your past mistakes to get back on the track to excellence. My woman brings me stress and refuses to change. Lets talk about people who claim to be progressive, but disparage the troops. What to do if you ruined your reputation in a certain community. If you are anti-social media, listen to this last one. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
June 30, 2025
Jocko Underground 171: Does Jiu Jitsu Ruin More Lives Than It Saves??
>Join Jocko Underground< Does Jiu Jitsu ruin more lives than it saves? Does "Playing The Game" cause you to lose the edge? Is being a cheater in the past, a Red-Flag for the future? When superiors go off-script. How to recover from a damaging outburst. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
June 25, 2025
496: Toxic Leadership. This Is How You Spot It. This Is How You Know.
>Join Jocko Underground< Discussing the broad and often misunderstood term "toxic leadership," noting how frequently he’s asked about it. A detailed paper by Colonel Denise F. Williams from the Army War College that identifies toxic leadership traits and categorizes 18 types of toxic leaders. Though the paper focuses on the U.S. Army, Jocko emphasizes that toxic leadership exists in all organizations, not just the military. Explore how such leaders emerge, why they’re tolerated, and whether str...
June 9, 2025
Jocko Underground: The Challenges In Life Can Be Hard. Very Hard. How To Strategize.
>Join Jocko Underground< Strategizing life with a special needs child. Advice for how to handle a parent with Dementia and aggressive issues. Keeping an effective workout schedule with a new child. When your team grows, relationships may not be as strong? Where to draw the line between hard training and pointless risk of injury. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
June 2, 2025
Jocko Underground: Full Transparency is a Violation of Privacy.
>Join Jocko Underground< Full transparency vs. "need to know". How to capitalize on a negative person. How do you give ownership to someone who is not as good as you? Extreme Ownership with creative people??? How do you stay humble when you're a superior person in life? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
May 27, 2025
Jocko Underground: Are You Doing Too Much? How Do You Even Know?
>Join Jocko Underground< What is considered too much physical activity? Should I abandon my safe life to pursue my dream life? As as older person, what should your life's mission become? How to better retain information while learning Jiu Jitsu. How to easily deal with people with strong personalities. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
May 19, 2025
Jocko Underground: Getting Old and Hurt. The New Standard.
>Join Jocko Underground< For the FULL EPISODE. The new standard as we get old and injured. What to do when a loved one seems to be slowly giving up on life. Dealing with neighbors crossing social boundaries. How to deal with a gym rival. What to do when you hate your parent and can't forgive. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
May 12, 2025
Jocko Underground: When Someone is Gate-Keeping and Preventing your Success.
>Join Jocko Underground< What to do if a superior is gate-keeping. Relationship decisions based on a pessimistic future. People are saying I'm to blunt and abrasive. Managing negative external influences on your family. I have a good life, but I still want to join the military. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
April 30, 2025
488: If You Leap Into a Well Don't Count Anyone To Pull You Out. The Hunn-Beating Proverbs Pt. 2
> Join Jocko Underground < The Hunn-Beating Proverb book. Pt. 2. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
April 28, 2025
Jocko Underground: I'm Looking For Purpose In Life.
>Join Jocko Underground< What to do when you get promoted and you want to stay on good terms with your friends. How to know when someone is about to NOT take responsibility. Looking for purpose in life. I want to make a change, but I'm afraid to. The people you work with are slackers and too comfortable. How to capitalize on this. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
April 23, 2025
487: How Being a “New Guy” Can Help You in Life. W Bobby Holland
>Join Jocko Underground< Bobby Holland joins the pod to discuss what we can all learn from the guidelines of being a "New Guy" in the SEAL Teams. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
April 21, 2025
Jocko Underground: How Do You Measure Up Against You In Your Prime?
>Join Jocko Underground< How do you stack up to your self when you were in your prime? How to spread the principle of Extreme Ownership effectively. The results and benefits of hanging around Jocko for 10+ years. Get back on track with your spouse. Is there redemption for "bad" people? Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content