Book Insights Episodes
Jocko explores significant topics and books, extracting valuable lessons that help listeners lead more effective and fulfilling lives.
June 4, 2019
180: Covert Lessons Learned From "Across The Fence" in Vietnam, with John Stryker Meyer
0:00:00 – Opening 0:05:05 – Green Beret, John Stryker Meyer: Life, Lessons, and Vietnam 2:11:28 – Final thoughts and take-aways. 2:16:42 – Support: How to stay on THE PATH. 2:43:48 – Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
May 21, 2019
178: The Power and Cost of Extreme Obedience. The Code of The Kamikaze Pilot.
0:00:00 - Opening: Letters from Kamikaze pilots / The Code. 1:05:45 - Final thoughts and take-aways. 1:27:56 - Support: How to stay on THE PATH. 1:48:18 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
April 10, 2019
172: Man is The Fundamental Instrument of War, and That Remains Constant. Army Field Manual 10-22
0:00:00 - Opening 0:03:56 - 1951 US Army Leadership Field Manual: FM 10-22 2:08:03 - Final Thoughts and Take-aways. 2:09:53 - Support: How to Stay on THE PATH. 2:45:05 - Closing Gratitude Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
March 6, 2019
168: More Important Lessons on War, Leadership, and Life, w/ SEAL Master Chief, Jason Gardner, Pt.2
0:00:00 - Opening 0:02:14 - Jason Gardner, cont. 2:33:13 - Support: How to stay on THE PATH. 2:59:32 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
March 5, 2019
167: Lessons on War, Leadership, and Life, w/ SEAL Master Chief, Jason Gardner, Pt.1
0:00:00 - Opening 0:02:50 - Master Chief, Jason Gardner. War, Life, and Leadership. 2:12:00 - Support: How to stay on THE PATH. 2:47:46 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Feb. 26, 2019
166: Trust and Be Wise. Psychology for the Fighting Man. Part Three.
0:00:00 - Opening 0:00:28 - 3rd Part: Psychology for the Fighting Man. 2:39:08 - Final thoughts and take-aways. 2:42:000 - Support: How to stay on THE PATH. 3:03:24 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Feb. 20, 2019
165: Govern Your Emotions But Know Your Nature. Psychology For The Fighting Man (Pt.2)
0:00:00 - Opening 0:12:08 - Psychology Of The Fighting Man Pt. 2 2:17:09 - Final Thoughts and Take-aways. 2:28:18 - How to stay on THE PATH: Support. 2:58:37 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Feb. 13, 2019
164: Psychological Attributes For Winning. "Psychology For The Fighting Man"
0:00:00 - Opening: "And We Go On" 0:11:00 - "Psychology For The Fighting Man" 2:19:08 - Final thoughts and take-aways. 2:25:00 - Support: How to stay on THE PATH. 2:47:01 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Jan. 29, 2019
162: Seconds Count: Urban Combat Lessons Learned From Hue City to Ramadi.
0:00:00 - Opening: A Letter from General Kelly to Gold Star families. 0:24:44 - Interview with John Olson, Combat Photographer. 0:27:33 - Lessons Learned, Charlie 1/5, Operation Hue City, 31 January, 1968 to 5 March 1968 1:50:00 - Support: How to Stay on THE PATH. 2:21:48 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Jan. 23, 2019
161: Machiavellian Leadership: Myth VS Reality, with “The Prince”
0:00:00 – Opening: Richard III 0:09:04 – The Prince, by Niccolo Machiavelli 2:07:05 – Final thoughts and take-aways. 2:14:24 – Support: How to stay on THE PATH. 2:40:46 – Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Jan. 8, 2019
159: Machiavellian Rules for Warfare, and Life."The Art of War", Niccolo Machiavelli.
0:00:00 - Opening. 0:16:00 - "The Art of War", Niccolo Machiavelli. 1:23:15 - Final thoughts and take-aways. 1:32:00 - Support: How to stay on THE PATH. 2:03:44 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Jan. 1, 2019
158: Mass Murder. Evil DOES Exist. But Why? "Panzram"
0:00:00 - Opening: Evil today. 0:09:21 - "Panzram: A Journal of Murder" : https://amzn.to/2RmyShu 1:43:56 - Final thoughts and take-aways. 1:51:55 - Support: How to Stay On THE PATH. 2:16:29 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Dec. 18, 2018
156: How NOT to Lead. Fall in Line or Face The Supreme Measure. Monitor Your Hope. "The Gulag Archipelago", by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
0:00:00 – Opening: The Gulag Achipelago-Aleksandr Soltzhenitsyn (Unabridged) Get Your Copies> https://amzn.to/2EDF7r3 1:33:58 – Support: How to stay on THE PATH. 1:22:55 – Final thoughts and take-aways. 1:56:11 – Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Dec. 11, 2018
155: Jordan Peterson and Jocko VS Evil. Cannibal Island. The Gulag.
0:00:00 - Opening: Cannibal Island, by Nicolas Werth 0:07:32 - Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and Jocko VS. Evil 1:36:35 - Support: How to Stay on the Path 1:57:09 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Oct. 24, 2018
148: When Life Laughs At You in Crappy Situations, Stand Up and Don't Let It. "Valleys Of Death", by Bill Richardson
0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:29 - "Valleys Of Death: Memoirs of The Korean War", by Bill Richardson 2:58:49 - Final Thoughts and take-aways. 3:13:32 - How to Stay on THE PATH. 3:42:58 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Oct. 9, 2018
146: Holistic Talent, Holistic Success, and What Game Are You Playing?
0:00:00 – Opening / Holistic Talent, Holistic Success, and What Game Are You Playing? 0:35:30 – UFC Striking VS Grappling. 1:01:18 – What can we learn? UFC 226 Post-Fight Antics. 1:31:11 – How to Stay on the Path. 2:04:37 – Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Oct. 2, 2018
145: What We Can Learn From The Principles of War From the US, Soviets, and Other Military Forces. FM FM 6-4.
0:00:00 - Opening 0:02:31 - Marine Rifle Company Manual: The Principles of War. 0:55:40 - Principles of War from The USSR and other countries. 1:33:15 - Jocko's NEW Book, "Mikey And The Dragons" 1:47:04 - How to Stay On THE PATH / Support. 2:22:27 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Sept. 18, 2018
143: Make the World Better. Even Just a Little Bit. Lessons from "A Vietnam Diary" from Peter Nash Swisher.
0:00:00 - Opening 0:04:24 - "A Vietnam Diary" Peter Nash Swisher. 1:23:30 - Final thoughts and take-aways. 1:35:46 - Support. 2:20:36 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Sept. 11, 2018
142: Face The Unforgiving World. "Men Against Fire", by S.L.A. Marshall
0:00:00 – Opening 0:27:36 - Men Against Fire, by SLA Marshall 2:50:47 – Final thoughts and take-aways. 2:54:09 – Support. 3:19:08 – Closing gratitude Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
Aug. 28, 2018
140: "If", by Rudyard Kipling: Analyzed. Not Liking to Fight. Personal Intelligence. Giving Tactful Feedback.
0:00:00 - Opening: "If", by Rudyard Kipling. 1:06:26 - Are you less of a man if you don't like to fight? 1:15:37 - Personal intelligence VS Physical Prowess. 1:19:33 - How to give tactful criticism. 1:28:06 - Best way to combine striking and grappling. 1:40:51 - How to deal when someone is fired and you disagree with that decision. 1:48:16 - Is it always bad to be a little unapproachable? 1:50:34 - What to do if you're ever BROKEN. 1:54:50 - Support. 2:27:18 - Closing Gratitude. Suppor...
Aug. 22, 2018
139: Whatever Darkness You Face, START WALKING. (The Bataan Death March)"A Soldier's Journal", James Bollich
0:00:00 - Opening 0:02:50 - 2:07:38 - Final Thoughts and Take-aways. 2:21:30 - Support. 2:49:58 - Closing Gratitude.
July 31, 2018
136: War and Madness. "He Was No Coward."
0:00:00 – Opening 0:16:54 - “He Was No Coward”, by Janet Booth and James White. 1:25:28 – Final Thoughts and Take-aways. 1:34:28 – Support. 2:09:59 – Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
July 10, 2018
133: Face History so You Can Learn From It. The Horrors of Unit 731.
0:00:00 - Opening: . 0:11:24 - . 1:40:33 - Final thoughts and take-aways. 1:44:39 - Support.
July 4, 2018
132: How to Win in Battle, Business, and Life with The 36 "Strategems." The Spirit of Wu.
0:00:00 - Opening 0:03:55 - The 36 Strategems. 1:13:43 - Final thoughts and take-aways 1:15:28 - Support 1:36:50 - Closing Gratitude. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content