Send us a text A firefight in a jungle clearing. A river turned to splinters by a Browning Automatic Rifle. A mountain trail threaded through rocks and rigged with explosives. Then months of hospitals, traction, and quiet miracles. That’s the terrain of our time with Mel Borden—101st Airborne veteran, Purple Heart recipient, husband, father, and man of unwavering faith—who finally tells the story he resisted for decades. We trace the path from jump school to an ill-fated ceremonial drop in I...
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Send us a text A firefight in a jungle clearing. A river turned to splinters by a Browning Automatic Rifle. A mountain trail threaded through rocks and rigged with explosives. Then months of hospitals, traction, and quiet miracles. That’s the terrain of our time with Mel Borden—101st Airborne veteran, Purple Heart recipient, husband, father, and man of unwavering faith—who finally tells the story he resisted for decades. We trace the path from jump school to an ill-fated ceremonial drop in I...
EP. 92 MOONSHINE OVER GEORGIA: The Hidden Story Behind America's Deadly Addiction. A Conversation with Chris Skates
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5 months ago
EP. 92 MOONSHINE OVER GEORGIA: The Hidden Story Behind America's Deadly Addiction. A Conversation with Chris Skates
Send us a text What happens when a man who once collected samples from nuclear reactors finds himself writing speeches for the Vice President and facing a deadly leukemia diagnosis with just a 2% survival chance? Chris Skates' life journey reads like fiction but unfolds as a testament to human resilience and unexpected second acts. From the radioactive tunnels of power plants to the halls of the Kentucky governor's office and eventually the Trump administration, Skates' career path defies co...
The Ben Maynard Program
Send us a text A firefight in a jungle clearing. A river turned to splinters by a Browning Automatic Rifle. A mountain trail threaded through rocks and rigged with explosives. Then months of hospitals, traction, and quiet miracles. That’s the terrain of our time with Mel Borden—101st Airborne veteran, Purple Heart recipient, husband, father, and man of unwavering faith—who finally tells the story he resisted for decades. We trace the path from jump school to an ill-fated ceremonial drop in I...
