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The SOF/Heyman BookshelfEleanor Johnson's Waste and the WastersIn episode one of the 2024 season of the SOF/Heyman Bookshelf, host highlights Eleanor Johnson's Waste and the Wasters: Poetry and Ecosystemic Thought in Medieval England. The latest from the new SOF/Heyman board member is a groundbreaking examination of ecological thought in medieval England.2024-08-0531 min
SOFspotSOF & Leadership with ADM (Ret) McRavenWe are honored to feature ADM (Ret) William H. McRaven in SOFspot Episode #70. He pulls from his legendary SOF career to share his views of leadership, the future of SOF, and the importance of international partnerships. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from one of the greats!ADM (Ret) William H. McRaven's Books:https://www.amazon.com/stores/William-H.-McRaven/author/B000APSSE0?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=trueUpcoming GSOF Events:https://gsof.org/global-sof-events-listing/2023-12-1946 min
SOFspotWhat We've Been Up ToThe Global SOF Team is BACK in your pod-feed! After a year-long hiatus from SOFspot, we're returning with all new episodes. A lot has happened for Global SOF since Summer '22, so Stu, Meaghan, Chelsea, and Jenn got together to discuss just what HAS happened over the course of the past year. From SOF Week to growing the team to policy education, we hit on everything you should know as members of the Global SOF community.As always, you can learn more about the Foundation at www.gsof.org.Support t...2023-10-1946 min
The SOF/Heyman BookshelfAnnie Pfeifer's To The Collector Belong The SpoilsIn episode seven of the new season of the SOF/Heyman Bookshelf, host highlights To the Collector Belong the Spoils: Modernism and the Art of Appropriation by Annie Pfeifer. Positing a shadow history of modernism rooted in collection, citation, and paraphrase, To the Collector Belong the Spoils traces the movement's artistic innovation to its preoccupation with appropriating and rewriting the past.2023-08-2832 min
The SOF/Heyman BookshelfMichele M Moody-Adams's Making Space For JusticeMichele M Moody-Adams's Making Space For Justice
In episode six of the new season of the SOF/Heyman Bookshelf, host highlights Making Space for Justice: Social Movements, Collective Imagination, and Political Hope by Michele M Moody-Adams. With this work, Dr. Moody-Adams contends that the insights arising from social movements are critical to bridging the gap between discerning theory and effective practice—and should be transformative for political thought as well as for political activism.2023-08-2129 min
The SOF/Heyman BookshelfLauren Robertson's Entertaining Uncertainty In The Early Modern TheatreIn episode five of the new season of the SOF/Heyman Bookshelf, host highlights Entertaining Uncertainty in the Early Modern Theater: Stage Spectacle and Audience Response by Lauren Robertson. This original study shows that the theater of Shakespeare and his contemporaries responded to the crises of knowledge that roiled through early modern England by rendering them spectacular.2023-08-1429 min
The SOF/Heyman BookshelfBruce Robbins's Criticism and PoliticsIn episode four of the new season of the SOF/Heyman Bookshelf, host highlights Bruce Robbins's Criticism and Politics: A Polemical Introduction. This accessible introduction to cultural theory asks, "What is criticism for?" and presents an answer in the form of an original polemic about the purpose of criticism.2023-08-0731 min
The SOF/Heyman BookshelfAndreas Huyssen's Memory Art in the Contemporary WorldIn episode three of the new season of the SOF/Heyman Bookshelf, host highlights Andreas Huyssen's Memory Art in the Contemporary World: Confronting Violence in the Global South. Andreas Huyssen deals with the ever-expanding field of transnational memory art, which has emerged from a political need to come to terms with traumatic historical pasts, from the Holocaust to apartheid, colonialism, state terror, and civil war.2023-07-3130 min
The SOF/Heyman BookshelfNadia Abu El-Haj's Combat TraumaIn episode two of the new season of the SOF/Heyman Bookshelf, host highlights Nadia Abu El-Haj's Combat Trauma. Nadia Abu El-Haj argues that in the American public’s imagination, the traumatized soldier stands in for destructive wars abroad, with decisive ramifications in the post-9/11 era.2023-07-2429 min
The SOF/Heyman BookshelfIsabel Huacuja Alonso's Radio For The MillionsIn episode one of the new season of the SOF/Heyman Bookshelf, host highlights Isabel Huacuja Alonso's Radio For The Millions. This stunning debut examines the history of Hindi-Urdu radio during the height of its popularity from the 1930s to the 1980s2023-07-2427 min
The SOF/Heyman BookshelfMae Ngai's The Chinese QuestionIn episode seven of the SOF/Heyman Bookshelf, host highlights The Chinese Question: The Gold Rushes and Global Politics by Mae M. Ngai. The Chinese Question chronicles how Chinese migration to the world’s goldfields upended global power and economics and forged modern conceptions of race.2023-02-0627 min
The SOF/Heyman BookshelfNicholas Bartlett's Recovering HistoriesIn episode six of the SOF/Heyman Bookshelf, host highlights Recovering Histories: Life and Labor after Heroin in Reform-Era China
by: Nicholas Bartlett. Drawing on more than 18 months of fieldwork, Nicholas Bartlett explores how individuals’ varying experiences of heroin recovery highlight shared challenges of inhabiting China’s contested present.2023-01-2320 min
The SOF/Heyman BookshelfJeremy Dauber's American ComicsIn episode five of the SOF/Heyman Bookshelf, host highlights American Comics: A History by Jeremy Dauber. American Comics is a rich chronicle of the last 150 years of American history through the lens of its comic strips, political cartoons, superheroes, graphic novels, and more.2023-01-1725 min
The SOF/Heyman BookshelfArden Hegele's Romantic AutopsyIn episode four of the SOF/Heyman Bookshelf, host highlights Romantic Autopsy: Literary Form and Medical Reading by Arden Hegele. Romantic Autopsy considers how the poetry and prose of British Romanticism was written in conversation with the field of medicine in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.2023-01-0930 min
The SOF/Heyman BookshelfRoosevelt Montás's Rescuing SocratesIn episode three of the SOF/Heyman Bookshelf, host highlights Roosevelt Montás's Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation. Weaving together memoir and literary reflection, Rescuing Socrates describes Columbia University’s renowned Core Curriculum and how four authors had a profound impact on Montás’s life.2023-01-0227 min
The SOF/Heyman BookshelfDavid Freedberg's IconoclasmIn episode two of the new season of the SOF/Heyman Bookshelf, host highlights David Freedberg's Iconoclasm. Freedberg combines fresh thinking with deep expertise to address the renewed significance of iconoclasm, its ideologies, and its impact.2022-12-2625 min
The SOF/Heyman BookshelfSusan Bernofsky's Clairvoyant of the SmallIn episode one of the new season of the SOF/Heyman Bookshelf, host highlights Susan Bernofsky's Clairvoyant of the Small. In an immaculately researched and beautifully written biography, Susan Bernofsky sets Robert Walser in the context of early twentieth-century European history, establishing him as one of the most important modernist writers.2022-12-1925 min
SOFspotProject TadpoleIn this episode, we discuss military family building and fertility issues. While we DO talk about freezing sperm samples, more importantly we discuss the breadth of the family planning issue in the SOF community, how it's impacting retention, and what policy changes Congress needs to make to support our Special Ops families. Our experts today come from the Military Family Building Coalition and Legacy:Ellen Gustafson, MFBC Co-FounderKaty Bell Hendrickson, MFBC Co-FounderJohn Crowley, Legacy Military AffairsListen to hear from these three experts about this issue and why it's so important that we support their e...2022-06-1047 min
SOFspotFirst CasualtyIn this episode of SOFspot, GSOF President and CEO Stu Bradin talks to Toby Harnden, an author and journalist who was awarded the Orwell Prize for Books in 2012.He also wrote "First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11," which was published in Sept 2021 and tells the story of Team Alpha, an "eclectic band of linguists, tribal experts, and elite warriors who were the first Americans to operate inside Taliban territory after 9/11."Listen on to hear about what inspired Toby to write the book, how he got to know the team, and what it...2022-05-1448 min
SOFspotUKRAINE - Sasha IIIn this episode, we continue our series of interviews with experts in Ukraine. Oleksandr "Sasha" Danylyuk, who we also interviewed in Episode 61, is back to give more updates on the war in Ukraine, what he thinks it will take to end the war, and the extreme actions he expects the Russians to take against his nation.Learn more about our Sustaining Partner, Peraton:https://www.peraton.comSee our Global SOF Ukraine Hub:https://gsof.org/ukraine/Register for Upcoming Global SOF Events:http...2022-04-1842 min
SOFspotFrom Warsaw with LoveIn this episode, Stu chats with author John Pomfrets and COL (Ret) Fred Hart about the actions and inspiration behind "From Warsaw with Love," Pomfrets' latest book. COL (Ret) Hart was part of a daring mission in which Polish SOF rescued him and 5 other Americans from Iraq in 1990. Pomfrets tells the story, along with many more that set the scene on the relationship between the US and Poland.Listen on to hear some of the story, and get your copy of "From Warsaw With Love" to read the rest...Buy the Book:...2022-04-1249 min
SOFspotUKRAINE - RepassIn this interview, which we recorded on March 17th, we speak with MG (Ret) Mike Repass. He's the former commander of Special Operations Command - Europe, and he's also on our Global SOF Advisory Council.Our CEO and President Stu Bradin spoke with him to get details on some of the lesser-known stories behind the war in Ukraine. They discuss the high-value natural resources that exist in Ukraine, the humanitarian crisis that is building with Ukrainian refugees, and how he sees the war unfolding.Listen for our conversation with MG Retired Mike Repass.2022-03-2333 min
SOFspotUKRAINE - TerrasAs the war in Ukraine continues, our Global SOF team is adding interviews with regional experts to our podcast schedule, including today's guest: GEN Riho Terras.GEN Terras is the former Chief of Defense for Estonia and is currently a Member of European Parliament. He spoke to Chelsea about the current state of the war, why the Russian approach is failing, and what the US and other Partner Nations can do to provide the needed support to stop Vladmir Putin.Corporate Partner Highlight: Maxarhttp://maxar.comGlobal SOF...2022-03-1727 min
SOF SemprevivaJuntas y revueltas #4: Un mundo en transformación - la digitalización"Juntas y revueltas" es una serie de 4 podcasts sobre economía feminista. Cada lunes de febrero publicaremos un nuevo episodio, con versiones en español y en portugués. Los episodios tienen duración aproximada de media hora cada uno, y traen conversaciones y reflexiones sobre los temas de economía feminista trabajados en el libro del mismo nombre ("Juntas y revueltas: explorando territorios de la economía feminista"), publicado en 2021 por la SOF y la Colectiva XXK, de Euskal Herria. El libro se ha publicado en portugués, español, inglés y alemán, y puede descargarse gratuitamente aquí: https://www.so2022-02-2830 min
SOF SemprevivaJuntas e misturadas #4: Um mundo em transformação: digitalização"Juntas e misturadas" é uma série de 4 podcasts sobre economia feminista. Toda segunda-feira de fevereiro, lançaremos episódios novos: um em espanhol e um em português! Os episódios têm cerca de meia hora cada um e trazem conversas e reflexões sobre os temas da economia feminista trabalhados no livro de mesmo nome ("Juntas e misturadas: explorando territórios da economia feminista"), publicado em 2021 pela SOF e pela Colectiva XXK, do País Basco. O livro foi publicado em português, espanhol, inglês e alemão, e pode ser baixado gratuitamente aqui: https://www.sof.org.br/juntas-e-mis2022-02-2832 min
SOF SemprevivaJuntas y Revueltas #3: Entre los hogares y el Estado... ¿La comunidad?"Juntas y revueltas" es una serie de 4 podcasts sobre economía feminista. Cada lunes de febrero publicaremos un nuevo episodio, con versiones en español y en portugués. Los episodios tienen duración aproximada de media hora cada uno, y traen conversaciones y reflexiones sobre los temas de economía feminista trabajados en el libro del mismo nombre ("Juntas y revueltas: explorando territorios de la economía feminista"), publicado en 2021 por la SOF y la Colectiva XXK, de Euskal Herria. El libro se ha publicado en portugués, español, inglés y alemán, y puede descargarse gratuitamente aquí: https...2022-02-2329 min
SOF SemprevivaJuntas e misturadas #3: Entre os lares e o Estado... A comunidade?"Juntas e misturadas" é uma série de 4 podcasts sobre economia feminista. Toda segunda-feira de fevereiro, lançaremos episódios novos: um em espanhol e um em português! Os episódios têm cerca de meia hora cada um e trazem conversas e reflexões sobre os temas da economia feminista trabalhados no livro de mesmo nome ("Juntas e misturadas: explorando territórios da economia feminista"), publicado em 2021 pela SOF e pela Colectiva XXK, do País Basco. O livro foi publicado em português, espanhol, inglês e alemão, e pode ser baixado gratuitamente aqui: https://www.sof.org.br/juntas-e-2022-02-2131 min
SOF SemprevivaJuntas y Revueltas #2: Cuerpo, tiempo y territorio"Juntas y revueltas" es una serie de 4 podcasts sobre economía feminista. Cada lunes de febrero publicaremos un nuevo episodio, con versiones en español y en portugués. Los episodios tienen duración aproximada de media hora cada uno, y traen conversaciones y reflexiones sobre los temas de economía feminista trabajados en el libro del mismo nombre ("Juntas y revueltas: explorando territorios de la economía feminista"), publicado en 2021 por la SOF y la Colectiva XXK, de Euskal Herria. El libro se ha publicado en portugués, español, inglés y alemán, y puede descargarse gratuitamente aquí...2022-02-1430 min
SOF SemprevivaJuntas e misturadas #2: Corpo, tempo e território"Juntas e misturadas" é uma série de 4 podcasts sobre economia feminista. Toda segunda-feira de fevereiro, lançaremos episódios novos: um em espanhol e um em português! Os episódios têm cerca de meia hora cada um e trazem conversas e reflexões sobre os temas da economia feminista trabalhados no livro de mesmo nome ("Juntas e misturadas: explorando territórios da economia feminista"), publicado em 2021 pela SOF e pela Colectiva XXK, do País Basco. O livro foi publicado em português, espanhol, inglês e alemão, e pode ser baixado gratuitamente aqui: https://www.sof.org.br/juntas-e-m2022-02-1428 min
SOF SemprevivaJuntas y revueltas #1: La sostenibilidad de la vida y el conflicto capital-vida"Juntas y revueltas" es una serie de 4 podcasts sobre economía feminista. Cada lunes de febrero publicaremos un nuevo episodio, con versiones en español y en portugués. Los episodios tienen duración aproximada de media hora cada uno, y traen conversaciones y reflexiones sobre los temas de economía feminista trabajados en el libro del mismo nombre ("Juntas y revueltas: explorando territorios de la economía feminista"), publicado en 2021 por la SOF y la Colectiva XXK, de Euskal Herria. El libro se ha publicado en portugués, español, inglés y alemán, y puede descargarse gratuitame...2022-02-0729 min
SOF SemprevivaJuntas e misturadas #1: A sustentabilidade da vida e o conflito capital-vida"Juntas e misturadas" é uma série de 4 podcasts sobre economia feminista. Toda segunda-feira de fevereiro, lançaremos episódios novos: um em espanhol e um em português! Os episódios têm cerca de meia hora cada um e trazem conversas e reflexões sobre os temas da economia feminista trabalhados no livro de mesmo nome ("Juntas e misturadas: explorando territórios da economia feminista"), publicado em 2021 pela SOF e pela Colectiva XXK, do País Basco. O livro foi publicado em português, espanhol, inglês e alemão, e pode ser baixado gratuitamente aqui: https://www.sof.org.br/ju...2022-02-0728 min
SOFspotWe're All Baby StarfishWe sat down with members of the Special Ops Survivors to talk about their organization, its mission, and the way they support the SOF Community. As an organization that supports the spouses of fallen special operators, they play a critical role in the lifelong service of SOF. Our guests were:LTC (Ret) Rob Neitzel, Vice Chairman of Special Ops SurvivorsErik Krame, Executive Director of Special Ops SurvivorsJackie Syverson, a Special Ops Survivor SpouseWe were honored to have them with us to talk about the importance of connection to the SOF community, Special Ops Survivors P...2022-01-1432 min
Stem, Sprout n' BudsIMPOSTERS!!!!.. Time isn't Real.. To the MOON!!!Reeled in by the title? Stay tuned to find out what we're talking about. In this Episode : 8, Sof takes a different approach to recording this time around. Episode 8 features an amazing writer, poet, friend, lawyer, traveler, Born to thrive and return to ashes as we were, Jess Lauro!!!! spoilers: we talk about her BOOK: "Born From Ashes."
Follow her @jess.lauro on Instagram and tiktok! if you don't already, follow @stemsproutnbuds on IG and once you listen and follow both, stay updated for the book giveaway!
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SOFspotSOF Team Room PreviewJoin KaLea Lehman of the Military Special Operations Family Collaborative for a preview of some of the discussions and topics we have planned for our first virtual "SOF Team Room." She speaks with three of the event's speakers about SOF Legacy, relationships, and the future.Dr. Preston ClineDr. Chris FruehCSM (Ret) Rick LambRegister for this FREE virtual event here:https://my.gsof.org/events/event-details/?id=8de575d1-ee23-ec11-b76a-0003fff84a36Read "Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging" (Referenced Book):https://www.amazon.com/Tribe-Homecoming-Belonging-Sebastian-Junger/dp/14555663812021-10-2146 min
SOFspotHomage to Spain's Green BeretsToday's episode features our President and CEO, Stu Bradin and MG (Ret.) Jaime Íñiguez Andrade (with brief cameos from Chelsea and Rick). MG Iñiguez was the first commander of Spain's Joint Special Operations Command. He joined us to talk about his personal history in Special Operations, as well as the growth and establishment of Spanish SOF. He's even written a book about the subject.Buy MG (Ret.) Iniguez's Book:https://www.eljardindeloscuriosos.com/libro/1273/las-acciones-no-(todas)-contadas-de-las-unidades-de-operaciones-especiales-espanolas/ Corporate Partner Spotlight - Cellebrite: https://www.cellebrite.com/en/home/2021-08-0340 min
SOFspotJTF-510 in The PhilippinesThis Episode comes from our "SOF Story: Live!" on Joint Task Force (JTF) 510 in The Philippines during Operation Enduring Freedom - Philippines (OEF-P). It brings together four men who were there in the early 2000s as they discuss their experiences in the island nation. You'll hear from:LTG Retired Donald WursterLTG Retired David FridovichCWO 3 (Ret.) Donald Sikorski, andSGM (Ret.) Mike BoscoFor more content, watch the Full Video Here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j5v6C_PaDsCorporate Partner Highlight, ELTA North America:https://www.eltanorthamerica.com/2021-07-1349 min
Stem, Sprout n' BudsLaughing it off + Healing & VulnerabilityOn this week's episode of Stem, Sprout n' Buds, Sof goes to their first open mic stand up of 2021, speaks freely about mental health awareness, shares experiences on the process of a long journey to wellness and is honest about toxic patterns and mindsets. Follow @stemsproutnbuds on Instagram, Like, Share, Subscribe, Comment, Call in..
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SOFspotJUST CAUSE + Slate 46In episode 52 of SOFspot, we share excerpts from two of our recent "SOF Stories: Live!" In the first half we listen in on Operators who participated in Operation JUST CAUSE in Panama in 1989/1990. They talk about the roles they played in the mission and some of their favorite memories.Like what you hear? The full story is here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kylz1E2yuQIn the second half we jump in on our SOF Story about the Rescue of Slate 46, one of the most famous rescue missions o...2021-04-1441 min