tell me about your vision when it came to Misfit Nation and the show.
So when I first had this idea, it was at the height, well, I guess right at the beginning of COVID,
when everything was shut down, I just finished my studies at Georgetown University
to get my master's in disaster emergency management. And I told my wife, I said,
I have eight hours a week that I don't do anything now. So I have to do something. So I started
researching things I could do. And I figured starting a podcast where I can help veterans
get the pressure off their chest, tell their story and stay with us longer. So they wouldn't
become part of the 22 a day or 44 a day statistic that you hear about for suicide
and stay with us would be a great idea. So I started it up and after about the first 12
veterans, they're like, Hey, this is great, but we need more tools. I put my thinking cap back on and
reverted my strategy and started getting experts on to help them mixed in with veterans along the
way. And it's been going great. Okay. So you're basically just the show and then you're the
connector. So you're the bridge to all the resources that they need, but yet getting them on
the show and actually hearing what they need and then moving forward. That is awesome. So how many
shows do you have in the pocket? I just recorded 417 on Sunday. Okay. Okay. And you said this
started during COVID. Is that correct? Yes. Okay. And you were in studies of a master's degree. So
how does that correlate with this show and what you choose to do with that master's degree? Or
was it just something you decided to take? Polar opposites. Yes. Yes. That's their emergency
management. Now when I finished that, I figured I'd try something else and that's why I did this.
But now I'm also going for my doctorate in Homeland security. So also way outside, both sides, opposite.