Synopsis
Leadership and Discipline
Episodes
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500: We Choose To Live.
23/07/2025 Duration: 01h45min>Join Jocko Underground<(Live in Chicago)Jocko Podcast 500 marks a major milestone—nearly 10 years of leadership, war stories, personal growth, and hard truths. In this powerful live episode recorded at the Vic Theatre in Chicago, Jocko Deeply personal reflection on the realities of war, the weight of leadership, and the power of choice.From recounting the harrowing cost of combat to the enduring bonds between team mates, Stories of fallen teammates, personal battles with grief, and the lessons learned through pain. Exploring the path of mental resilience, the difference between despair and strength, and why choosing to live—and to lead—is a conscious decision we must make every day.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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Jocko Underground: Training VS Preparation for The Worst | What Non-drinkers Have in Common.
21/07/2025 Duration: 11min>Join Jocko Underground< How should I train to prepare for the worst conditions?How to react to others bad-mouthing someone you are close to.How to handle suspicious business partner behavior.Moderating people who are feuding.What do Sober people have in common?Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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499: Squelch The Noise. Disciplined Frameworks to Avoid Manipulation.
16/07/2025 Duration: 01h12min>Join Jocko Underground< How overreacting to headlines, battlefield reports, or business setbacks creates unnecessary panic and poor decision-making. Using the analogy of a “squelch” button on military radios, he explains the need to filter noise, assess information logically, and avoid emotional responses. Leaders must detach, gather reliable intel, and act with calm deliberation. From combat to media consumption, Jocko emphasizes processing input through disciplined frameworks to avoid manipulation, maintain perspective, and preserve credibility and mental clarity in chaotic environments.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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Jocko Underground: Getting Over Tragedy | Get Out Of Your Slump and Crush It.
14/07/2025 Duration: 11min>Join Jocko Underground< Staying strong and grieving to get over tragedy.In a slump after a big failure.Finding a new mission to crush life.Facing your traumatic past from family members.Why are pull-ups even important?Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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498: Regardless of the Distractions, You Know What To Do. Do It.
09/07/2025 Duration: 01h29min>Join Jocko Underground<>Explore Jocko Store< Exploring deeper themes from the Marine Corps Institute’s Leadership Credo. Leadership isn’t about rank—it’s about earning trust through action. True leadership requires understanding human will, stress, fear, and mission focus. The will to fight is central in combat—and in life. Emotional control, both personally and within teams, determines success or failure. Jiu-jitsu parallels are drawn to show how will, not just skill, defines performance. Leaders must inspire through hardship, guiding others even amid chaos, loss, and uncertainty. Leadership is the art of influencing people to push beyond their limits toward shared goals.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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Jocko Underground: Blast Past Old Mistakes and Get Respect at Work
07/07/2025 Duration: 09min>Join Jocko Underground< Getting past your past mistakes to get back on the track to excellence. My woman brings me stress and refuses to change. Lets talk about people who claim to be progressive, but disparage the troops. What to do if you ruined your reputation in a certain community. If you are anti-social media, listen to this last one. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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The Song Of America
03/07/2025 Duration: 11minIndependence day. 2025.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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497: Lessons About Human Will and Those Who Don't Break. "Combat Leadership at Iwo".
02/07/2025 Duration: 01h26min>Join Jocko Underground<The brutal legacy of the Battle of Iwo Jima—America’s bloodiest Marine Corps battle. Drawing from Marine Colonel Joseph H. Alexander’s powerful article Combat Leadership at Iwo Jima, they unpack the sheer scale, strategy, and human cost of the fight. Jocko highlights the critical role of combat experience, disciplined training, and small-unit leadership in surviving such savage conditions. The conversation also explores modern SEAL training, live fire exercises, and how simulated chaos prepares warriors for real-world battlefield mistakes—especially the deadly consequences of “blue-on-blue.” This is a sobering reflection on war, preparation, and the will to lead when it matters most.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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Jocko Underground 171: Does Jiu Jitsu Ruin More Lives Than It Saves??
30/06/2025 Duration: 11min>Join Jocko Underground< Does Jiu Jitsu ruin more lives than it saves? Does "Playing The Game" cause you to lose the edge? Is being a cheater in the past, a Red-Flag for the future? When superiors go off-script. How to recover from a damaging outburst. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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496: Toxic Leadership. This Is How You Spot It. This Is How You Know.
25/06/2025 Duration: 01h53min>Join Jocko Underground< Discussing the broad and often misunderstood term "toxic leadership," noting how frequently he’s asked about it. A detailed paper by Colonel Denise F. Williams from the Army War College that identifies toxic leadership traits and categorizes 18 types of toxic leaders. Though the paper focuses on the U.S. Army, Jocko emphasizes that toxic leadership exists in all organizations, not just the military. Explore how such leaders emerge, why they’re tolerated, and whether strong, positive leadership can counteract the damage they cause.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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Jocko Underground: It's Not Real. Getting Others Over Fear.
23/06/2025 Duration: 11minGetting your child (and others, including yourself) over fear. More valuable tools for getting over a break-up and crushing forward. Being someone you can be proud of. Managing adrenaline dumps, nervousness, and high-stress situations. Embracing responsibility to get to the next level. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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495: Look. Is Your "Check Engine" Light On? . With Human Performance Specialist, Rob Wilson.
18/06/2025 Duration: 03h27min>Join Jocko Underground< Get "Check Engine Light", by Rob Wilson >> HERERob Wilson is a Human Performance Specialist with over twenty years of manual therapy, coaching, and education experience. Rob's work spans a variety of avenues in the field of health and human performance. This includes multiple trademarks, the creation of global seminars and curriculums, and the research, development and implementation of best practices in human performance.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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494: This is What It Takes to Be Undeniable. With Cameron Hanes
11/06/2025 Duration: 03h35min>Join Jocko Underground< In UNDENIABLE, I bring together outliers of today-men and women who are experts in their field, to share their unique and motivating perspectives on reaching the pinnacle of success and remaining there. From popular neuroscientist Andrew Huberman to ultramarathon runner Courtney Dauwalter, you will hear how undeniable individuals have obtained their winning mindset.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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Jocko Underground: The Challenges In Life Can Be Hard. Very Hard. How To Strategize.
09/06/2025 Duration: 12min>Join Jocko Underground< Strategizing life with a special needs child. Advice for how to handle a parent with Dementia and aggressive issues. Keeping an effective workout schedule with a new child. When your team grows, relationships may not be as strong? Where to draw the line between hard training and pointless risk of injury.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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493: Chris Cappy's Grunt Perspective From The Front Lines of Iraq and Ukraine.
04/06/2025 Duration: 03h06s>Join Jocko Underground< Chris "Cappy" Capelluto is a former US Army infantryman, Iraq veteran, and YouTube content creator. He has gained recognition for his YouTube channel, where he focuses on defense analysis, military history, and geopolitical topics. Cappy also worked as a head of video for Task & Purpose before launching his own channel. He's known for his unique perspective, combining his military experience with a media backgroundSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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Jocko Underground: Full Transparency is a Violation of Privacy.
02/06/2025 Duration: 09min>Join Jocko Underground< Full transparency vs. "need to know". How to capitalize on a negative person. How do you give ownership to someone who is not as good as you? Extreme Ownership with creative people??? How do you stay humble when you're a superior person in life?Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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492: The Path Is Hard. Team Dealer Bravo Company 2-6 Infantry. With Ryan Jackson.
28/05/2025 Duration: 02h33min>Join Jocko Underground< Bravo Company 2-6 IN "Team Dealer" owned and controlled its battlespace, Al-Taʾmīm. The regulars of Team Dealer were never attached to the command of other units. All units planning operations in Al-Taʾmīm, including NSW (SEALs) and other SOF or OGA units always reported to Team Dealer before planning ops in Al-Taʾmīm.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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Jocko Underground: Are You Doing Too Much? How Do You Even Know?
27/05/2025 Duration: 11min>Join Jocko Underground< What is considered too much physical activity?Should I abandon my safe life to pursue my dream life?As as older person, what should your life's mission become?How to better retain information while learning Jiu Jitsu.How to easily deal with people with strong personalities.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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491: SLEDGEHAMMER. Eugene Sledge's son Henry Shares Lost Stories of The Old Breed 1st Marine Division.
21/05/2025 Duration: 04h29min>Join Jocko Underground< Get "With The Old Breed: Full Story Revealed" >HERE<The Old Breed… The Complete Story Revealed brings to life an abundance of new material from the original manuscript of Eugene Sledge’s classic memoir With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa. By interspersing his own personal anecdotes throughout, Henry Sledge takes his father’s work and gives it newfound context, sharing memories of conversations between father and son. The result is a flowing narrative that portrays an intimate look at a WWII veteran and his struggles to adapt to civilian life following the war.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content
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Jocko Underground: Getting Old and Hurt. The New Standard.
19/05/2025 Duration: 13min>Join Jocko Underground< For the FULL EPISODE. The new standard as we get old and injured. What to do when a loved one seems to be slowly giving up on life. Dealing with neighbors crossing social boundaries. How to deal with a gym rival. What to do when you hate your parent and can't forgive.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/jocko-podcast/exclusive-content