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The Plunge with Garrett Hayes

Feb 13, 2024

In 1962, Mike Burton was commissioned in the US Air Force.  Stationed in Thailand, he worked in intelligence and was heavily involved in the conflict across the border in Laos. 

These days, he serves on the board of directors for Legacies of War, an organization working hard to not just raise awareness, but help find...


Nov 28, 2023

Erwan Le Corre is the founder of something called MovNat, which you're going to learn a lot about in this episode. 

He's also set some pretty wild records when it comes to holding your breath.  

In 2021 he set the US national static apnea record for men under 50 when he held his breath for 6 minutes and 46 seconds. 


Nov 14, 2023

Eric Wartenweiler Smith is a research vessel captain and scientific diver who likes to share his excitement for scientific exploration, and the creative processes that drive and inspire many explorers.

 

Having participated in the discovery and excavation of sunken Egyptian Cities and historic shipwrecks, developed ...


Oct 24, 2023

Kicking off Season 3 with Captain Sidd! 

Sidd took The Plunge by quitting his 9-5, buying a motorcycle and traveling across the USA visiting bitcoin meetups for over 100 days.

He is forging a very interesting path for himself over in Thailand, having escaped the corporate NYC grind.  Also he's got another very cool...


Aug 15, 2023

I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with poet, writer, scholar and Vietnam veteran William Daniel Ehrhart. 

 

Non-fiction, his work spans his entire life, exploring everything from his time on an Irish freighter, the joys of fatherhood, teaching English lit, to making sense of his experiences as a soldier and...