Home Base Nation
120 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 58 ratingsHome Base Nation brings you discussions on thriving beyond surviving, and conversations with the civilian and military leaders of a grateful nation, who have been listening to our veterans and military families, and creating service for those who have served. Hosted by Dr. Ron Hirschberg, physician at Home Base and Mass General Brigham.
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Home Base Strong: The Journey of Dr. Patrick Downes Before and After the Boston Marathon Bombing
April 11, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBToday’s episode brings us back home - to Home Base, and to Boston. Dr. Patrick Downes is a psychologist at Home Base and a survivor of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Speaking with Patrick, you immediately can see that this is someone who embodies the essence of someone who serves those who serve. A Cambridge, MA native and Boston College alumnus, Patrick started his psychology training in 2012, and planned to pursue a career as a youth psychologist. Nine years ago this week, on April 15th...
A Coincidental Conversation in an Uber: Wise Words from a First-Generation Cuban-American Vietnam Veteran
April 04, 2022 17:30 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBPicture this: you get into an Uber on your way to the airport in Los Angeles, and after some light exchanges with your driver, you learn that he is a Vietnam veteran. The infamous LA traffic fades away as you learn more about his life and service, and before you know it, thirty minutes have gone by and you're already at the airport. Well, that's what happened to Ron Hirschberg the other week as he was a podcast conference in Los Angeles. In a first for Home Base Nation, we're excited to brin...
Combat, Comedy & Feeling the Laugh Again - A Conversation with U.S. Army veteran, comedian, and musician Thom Tran
March 28, 2022 18:15 - 1 hour - 62 MBThom Tran wears many hats, just like his dad. He’s a retired U.S. Army staff sergeant and paratrooper, a first generation Vietnamese-American, a Purple Heart recipient, and a ‘triple-threat’ entertainer - an actor, musician, and comedian. Thom’s father was a pilot in the South Vietnamese air force, and was a POW for three years before escaping, getting his family to a refugee camp, and then later immigrating the whole family to the U.S. Growing up, Thom wanted to be a punk rocker (specifical...
Combat, Comedy & Feeling the Laugh Again - featuring U.S. Army veteran, comedian, and musician Thom Tran
March 28, 2022 18:15 - 1 hour - 62 MBThom Tran wears many hats, just like his dad. He’s a retired U.S. Army staff sergeant and paratrooper, a first generation Vietnamese-American, a Purple Heart recipient, and a ‘triple-threat’ entertainer - an actor, musician, and comedian. Thom’s father was a pilot in the South Vietnamese air force, and was a POW for three years before escaping, getting his family to a refugee camp, and then later immigrating the whole family to the U.S. Growing up, Thom wanted to be a punk rocker (specifical...
When a Rock D.J. Deploys - A Conversation with Mistress Carrie and General Jack Hammond
March 21, 2022 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBMany deployed troops are lovers of rock music, and those deployed from the New England area would send Boston's beloved radio DJ and podcast host Mistress Carrie letters from Iraq and Afghanistan. A vehement supporter of U.S. troops and veterans, she wanted to find a way to give back, and in 2006 she made her way to Iraq, as the first non-news journalist embedded with troops there, before "deploying" for a second time in Afghanistan in 2011, where she met Brigadier General (Ret.) Jack Hammon...
Home Base Nation: Season Four Starts March 21st
March 14, 2022 13:00 - 3 minutes - 2.95 MBHome Base Nation is back for season four on March 21st! Today, amidst the global fear and exhaustion that exists for both military and civilian communities, we know that we can’t lose hope, and we bring you this season with a renewed sense of purpose. This season, we will bring you more conversations with - and stories about - veterans, service members, military families, and the artists, athletes, comedians, activists, who all share stories of transition and resilience from challenge and tr...
The War in Ukraine & Military Mental Health - With Brigadier General (Ret.) Jack Hammond & Mistress Carrie
March 03, 2022 17:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBSeason Four of Home Base Nation will start in just a few weeks, and we have been working over the past few months to bring you another great season. Given what is going on in the world right now, our mental health and military community has its finger on the pulse with you all and our hearts are with the Ukrainian people and all those trying to escape the violence in the Ukraine right now. We sat down on Tuesday to record an upcoming episode with Mistress Carrie, Boston’s beloved Rock DJ and...
(Season Four Teaser) The War in Ukraine & Military Mental Health - With Brigadier General (Ret.) Jack Hammond & Mistress Carrie
March 03, 2022 17:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBSeason Four of Home Base Nation will start in just a few weeks, and we have been working over the past few months to bring you another great season. Given what is going on in the world right now, our mental health and military community has its finger on the pulse with you all and our hearts are with the Ukrainian people and all those trying to escape the violence in the Ukraine right now. We sat down on Tuesday to record an upcoming episode with Mistress Carrie, Boston’s beloved Rock DJ and...
Words of Strength and Healing From Our Guests - Happy and Healthy 2022!
December 27, 2021 17:16 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBIf you are your loved one is experiencing any emotional, mental health struggles, you are not alone and please contact Home Base 617-724-5202, or www.homebase.org SUBSCRIBE to Home Base Nation To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation: www.homebase.org/homebasenation Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn Home Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Maureen Roderick, Laurie Gallagher, Karianne Kraus, Lucy Little, Taylor Orlando, with COO Michael Allard, Brigadier General Jack Hamm...
70 Years of Love From Above: Operation Christmas Drop
December 20, 2021 20:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MBOperation Christmas Drop - Official Trailer / Netflix The Guam Daily Post - Article on OCD Learn more about OCD: "Operation Christmas Drop is the world’s longest running humanitarian airdrop training mission, providing critical supplies to many Micronesian islands, impacting more than 20,000 people across 1.8 million square nautical miles of operating area. The drop is the oldest ongoing Department of Defense mission which remains in full operation. The operation was first conducted in 19...
Stories from the Intrepid - What Prince Harry, an iconic WWII aircraft carrier, and three brave Americans can teach us
December 07, 2021 21:03 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBThe Intrepid Valor Award - Honorees included Air Force Veteran / Master Sgt (Ret) Kyle Hines, Surviving Spouse of Lt Col Matt Block, Barbara Block, Army Special Forces Veteran Julian Kitching, US Navy Servicemember Wayne “Ty” Garvin, and Marine / Chief Warrant Officer Stephen Rudinksi. "Service isn't loud. Service is what happens in the quiet and when people aren't looking. It's about how we take care of each other every single day. It's about the camaraderie we share, the laughs, the comf...
Kernels of Gratitude - Happy Thanksgiving From The Home Base Family Table
November 25, 2021 05:00 - 4 minutes - 4.55 MBIf you are your loved one is experiencing any emotional, mental health struggles, you are not alone and please contact Home Base 617-724-5202, or www.homebase.org SUBSCRIBE to Home Base Nation To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation: www.homebase.org/homebasenation Twitter,Facebook,Instagram, LinkedIn Home Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Maureen Roderick, Laurie Gallagher, Karianne Kraus, Lucy Little, and COO Michael Allard and Brigadier General Jack Hammond Producer a...
Serving Country, Family and Health - Featuring Major General (Ret.) Patrick Sargent, SVP DoD Healthcare at OptumServe
November 19, 2021 19:56 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBIf you are your loved one is experiencing any emotional, mental health struggles, you are not alone and please contact Home Base 617-724-5202, or www.homebase.org SUBSCRIBE to Home Base Nation To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation: www.homebase.org/homebasenation Twitter,Facebook,Instagram, LinkedIn Home Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Maureen Roderick, Laurie Gallagher, Karianne Kraus, Lucy Little, and COO Michael Allard and Brigadier General Jack Hammond Producer a...
A Salute to Freedom, and A Home Base Salute to all Veterans and Military Families
November 11, 2021 22:54 - 4 minutes - 4.38 MBSalute To Freedom Gala: The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum TEXT to give: HBDONATE to 617-582-2098 Or call NOW: (866)-615-8387 Or anytime WWW.WCVB.COM/HOMEBASE If you are your loved one is experiencing any emotional, mental health struggles, you are not alone and please contact Home Base 617-724-5202, or www.homebase.org SUBSCRIBE to Home Base Nation To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation: www.homebase.org/homebasenation Twitter,Facebook,Instagram, LinkedIn Home Ba...
Battlefield of Dreams - Featuring Green Beret Nate Boyer
November 05, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBThis conversation was recorded in August, 2021 at the time of the US was pulling troops out of Afghanistan. HBN released this relevant content on all of our minds that week: Your Sacrifice Matters (8/23/21) Today we dive into Nate’s work and experiences at home. What moved him towards the military and about what he continues to do for his own form of service. Looking backwards, Nate’s story seems to fit together at every turn. But what’s behind the scenes is always seeing opportunity, alon...
Resetting The Mission - Featuring Psychologist and Author of PTSD Unplugged Dr. Pam Hall
October 29, 2021 16:30 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MBMany thanks for Dr. Pam Hall who has devoted years and her own service to our servicemen and women who’ve experience trauma and stress in their lives. Check out her new book: PTSD Unplugged and see Dr. Pam’s website to learn more. Remember if you want to sign up for Home Base No-Shave November to directly support the care at Home Base, sign up at www.homebase.org/noshave If you are local, check out the Boston Televent, an all-day program on Veterans Day (11/11/21 )on ABC/Channel 5 WVCB t...
Inside and Outside the Mask: Art Therapy At Home Base
October 26, 2021 18:23 - 18 minutes - 17 MB...Mask work is steeped in human history, and in many cultures around the world. Mask therapy work with service members stems from the work of Art Therapist Melissa Walker at Creative Forces at the National Intrepid Center of Excellence (or NICoE), part of Walter Reed Medical Center. The language of trauma may not be accessed, or not there at all. And we recognize that the important thing here is the process of creating a unique and personalized mask – so that the conversations can accompany...
Did I Make It? - Featuring Navy SEAL Kevin Lacz
October 15, 2021 18:35 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBFormer United States Navy SEALKevin Lacz served two tours in 2006 in Ramadi, Iraq. He is a decorated veteran, writer, actor, physician assistant. Originally from New England and a loyal Patriots, Red Sox and Bruins fan, he currently lives with his wife Lindsey and their two kids in the panhandle of Florida. Kevin is also a creative guy who found himself taking on a few roles in the movie world, notably playing himself (Dauber) in Clint Eastwood’s adaptation of the Chris Kyle autobiography A...
Dedication To The Soldier - Featuring Lieutenant General Gary Brito / Deputy Chief of Staff US Army
September 30, 2021 16:48 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB- This conversation was recorded virtually in April, 2021 - The many challenges of the pandemic including stress, anxiety, and isolation, caused an increase in mental health challenges for our Veterans and a spike in suicides amongst our military members. The recent triggering effects of the evacuation from Afghanistan and growing humanitarian crisis has made a bad situation worse and created a perfect storm of events that will require our clinical staff to grow to meet the needs of our war...
Creativity, Sports and Service - Featuring Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner
September 10, 2021 02:34 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBIt is hard to know where to begin with our next HBN guest. It makes sense to begin with a recent award for service at the White House just a few months ago. The second-highest award from the head of the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service for his work with the Red Sox Foundation in creating Home Base, along with our partner Massachusetts General Hospital. Creativity is the common thread to our guest’s entire career… As he and his creative and...
Your Sacrifice Matters - With Green Beret Nate Boyer
August 23, 2021 04:05 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBThank You Nate Boyer for your service and missions that began even before joining the military, and thanks for your advocacy for your fellow veterans and those who continue to need a voice in Afghanistan. To every human that fought for the people of Afghanistan. And especially to those that didn’t make it back: YOUR SACRIFICE MATTERS. It has to. Because if yours doesn’t than mine doesn’t. We can’t lose hope and believe it was all for nothing. It was for humanity if nothing more. - 8.16.21 N...
Roommates and Rifles: Back From Tokyo 2020! - With Military Olympians / US Army Active Duty Soldiers SPC Alison Weisz and SPC Sagen Maddelana
August 16, 2021 21:18 - 40 minutes - 29.9 MBClick to learn more about SPC Maddelana, SPC Weisz, and the team at US Army Marksmanship Unit *To sign up for the in-person Run To Home Base at Fenway Park on Saturday, September 25th, click here. (Enter promo code "PODCAST" for $5.00 off registration fee) This episode was recorded on August 6th, 2021 via Zoom from Boston, MA to Fort Benning, GA To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation: www.homebase.org/homebasenation Twitter,Facebook,Instagram,LinkedIn Home Base Nation ...
Boston Bonus: Tribute to Boston Fire Lt. and Navy Veteran Paul Hoban - 1st Annual Memorial Golf Tournament 8-16-21
August 08, 2021 21:17 - 4 minutes - 4.16 MBBoston Fire Lieutenant and Navy Veteran Paul Hoban First Annual Memorial Golf Tournament on August 16th, 2021 at 0800 at George Wright golf course in Boston benefitting the Home Base Program. Paul was a United Stated Navy Veteran who served in the Middle East and joined the Boston Fire Department in 1989, serving in numerous positions and firehouses in Boston. Lt. Hoban received numerous certificates and training with the department including HazMat, EMT and the Dive team and was a first res...
Always Looking Ahead of The Ball - Featuring WWII Army Veteran Marvin Gilmore
August 02, 2021 14:31 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MB*To sign up for the in-person Run To Home Base at Fenway Park on Saturday, September 25th, click here. (Enter promo code "PODCAST" for $5.00 off registration fee) This episode was recorded at the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, in Boston, MA, on April 29,th 2021. Marvin Gilmore: Crusader For Freedom - By Paul Katzeff For more on Mr. Marvin Gilmore, tune in recent story on Chronicle to learn more. To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation: www.homebase.org/homebasenation...
Fulfillment Of Trust, Part II - Featuring General (Ret.) Fred M. Franks, Jr.
July 19, 2021 03:38 - 34 minutes - 32 MB*To sign up for the in-person Run To Home Base at Fenway Park on Saturday, September 25th, click here. (Enter promo code "PODCAST" for $5.00 off registration fee) This episode was recorded at the Kensington Golf and Country Club in Naples, FL on May 6th, 2021 To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation: www.homebase.org/homebasenation Twitter,Facebook,Instagram,LinkedIn Home Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Marine Veteran Brendan McCaffrey, Maureen Roderick, Shea Hammond, ...
Fulfillment Of Trust, Part I - Featuring General (Ret.) Fred M. Franks, Jr.
July 12, 2021 18:25 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MB*To sign up for the in-person Run To Home Base at Fenway Park on Saturday, September 25th, click here. (Enter promo code "PODCAST" for $5.00 off registration fee) This episode was recorded at the Kensington Golf and Country Club in Naples, FL on May 6th, 2021 To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation: www.homebase.org/homebasenation Twitter,Facebook,Instagram,LinkedIn Home Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Marine Veteran Brendan McCaffrey, Maureen Roderick, Shea Hammon...
Rebuilding Lives - Featuring Brigadier General (Ret.) Tom Landwermeyer, President and CEO of Homes For Our Troops
June 27, 2021 17:48 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MB*To sign up for the in-person Run To Home Base at Fenway Park on Saturday, September 25th, click here. (Enter promo code "PODCAST" for $5.00 off registration fee) Click here to learn more about Homes For Our Troops To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation: www.homebase.org/homebasenation Twitter,Facebook,Instagram,LinkedIn Home Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Marine Veteran Brendan McCaffrey, Maureen Roderick, Shea Hammond, Karianne Kraus, with COO Michael Allard a...
Leveling All The Playing Fields - Featuring Executive Director of The Red Sox Foundation Bekah Salwasser
June 14, 2021 02:37 - 39 minutes - 34.8 MB*To sign up for the in-person Run To Home Base at Fenway Park on Saturday, September 25th, click here. Click here to learn more about Bekah Salwasser and The Red Sox Foundation To learn more and connect with us at Home Base Nation: www.homebase.org/homebasenation Twitter,Facebook,Instagram,LinkedIn Home Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Marine Veteran Brendan McCaffrey, Maureen Roderick, Shea Hammond, Karianne Kraus, with COO Michael Allard and Brigadier General Jack Hammond Produ...
37,000 Flags for the Fallen with the Mass Military Heroes Fund and Home Base - Memorial Day on Boston Common - 2021
June 02, 2021 02:37 - 8 minutes - 7.44 MBHome Base Program and the Mass Military Heroes Fund are both 12 years ago this year, founded in 2009. The MMHF shares in its mission with Home Base, an initial support of post 9/11 veterans and their families, and each year the Memorial Day Flag Planting reveals 37,000 flags that represent those tied to MA who lost their lives in all wars since the Revolutionary War. www.homebase.org www.massmilitaryheroes.org
Beyond The Battlefield: Stories Of War That Bring Us Together - Featuring Army Veteran Jessica Rivera and Green Beret Kevin Trujillo
May 29, 2021 17:26 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBThis year marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and on this Memorial Day, with Covid clearing, Memorial Day seems to come with a collection of emotions. As vaccinations rise, masks come off and people start to congregate more and more - Up the road at Fenway Park and cheering on the Bruins around the corner from Home Base as they make their way in the playoffs. And looking back one year exactly, we hosted an event called Beyond The Battlefield - To bring veteran storytelling to our community, ...
Common Goals - Featuring Boston Bruins Defenseman Kevan Miller
May 10, 2021 01:59 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MB-This virtual conversation was originally recorded on November 18th, 2020- Kevin Miller is a defensemen for the Boston Bruins, in his 7th season. Pre-Covid, he was injured at the knee during the 2019-20 season, and is now back on the ice for the 2020-21 season, resilient and rehabbed. Kevan came to Boston's WCVB Home Base Televent for Veterans Day 2019, bringing friend and fellow Bruin Brad Marchand to answer the phones to help our team raise awareness and funds to cover the care of our vet...
The Service of Sesame Street - Featuring Rocio Galarza, Vice President of US Social Impact at Sesame Workshop
April 12, 2021 03:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBAt Home Base, the team has cared for more than 25,000 veterans, and we know that connected to each veteran is a family who also serves. Change and injury affect everyone, and the kids, no matter how resilient, can benefit from our support and care. April is a special month, Month of the Military Child, initiated in 1986 by the DOD - a legacy of the Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger. Military children are connected through all branches of the military… and all with their own culture and ...
Strengthening the Team, In and Out of Fenway – with Red Sox Athletic Performance Coordinator and US Air Force Veteran, Mike Roose
March 25, 2021 02:02 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBThanks very much to our guest, US Air Force Veteran Mike Roose for your service and what you continue to do for all of us on and off the field. Home Base is a partnership of MGH and The Red Sox Foundation – And as we look at moving forward to spring 2021 and baseball season, these two institutions give all of us a little more hope. To learn more and connect with us at Home Base: www.homebase.org/homebasenation Twitter,Facebook,Instagram,LinkedIn Home Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, M...
New Age Of Psychedelics: Science, Trauma, and Treatment
March 11, 2021 05:39 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBLast night on March 9th, The MGH Center for Neuroscience of Psychedelics welcomed award winning author and Professor Michael Pollan to join Dr. Jerry Rosenbaum and team to celebrate the launching of this exciting and novel effort at Mass General. The conversation was introduced by social change activist and philanthropist Dick Simon who appropriately held up Pollan's 2018 book "How to change your mind." It was clear that although psychedelics for mental health have been proposed and studi...
Battle Buddies - With Marine, Home Base Psychologist, and CEO of Frost Call, Dr. Wes Sanders
March 04, 2021 04:27 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBLearn more: Frost Call ----------- To learn more and connect with us at Home Base: www.homebase.org/homebasenation Twitter,Facebook,Instagram,LinkedIn Home Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Marine Veteran Brendan McCaffrey, Maureen Roderick, Charlotte Luckey, Karianne Kraus, with COO Michael Allard and Brigadier General Jack Hammond Producer and Host: Dr. Ron Hirschberg Music: "Bats" from Acadia's Second Century Stewardship - Ron Hirschberg Home Base Media Lab Chairman: Peter Smyth ...
How Can Writing Save Your Life? - With Poet Seema Reza, George W. Bush Stand-To Veteran Leadership Scholar
February 23, 2021 04:34 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBSeema Reza is a 2019 President George W. Bush Stand-To Veteran Leadership Scholar. She is the author of two books and CEO of Community Building Art Works, an organization that bridges the veteran and civilian communities and combats social isolation through writing, art, improv, and music workshops in military and veteran healthcare settings. Through her participation in Stand-To, Seema is working on bringing the programs she developed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and F...
Home Base 2020: Adapt Or Fall, Respect For All - Featuring Brigadier General (Ret.) Jack Hammond
December 23, 2020 12:14 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MB12-23-20 Dear Home Base Nation, This second season of our show has come to an end, and so has 2020. Even though the country and world look ahead to a continued difficult situation in 2021, there is always something hopeful about a new year, along with the natural reflection that we all can use now. Personally, I’ve learned a lot from our guests both military and civilian, especially in that with challenge, comes opportunity to build back and overcome. Resilience is somewhere in all of us ...
Bias For Action - Featuring Amazonian Leaders, Navy Veteran Abby Malchow and Marine Veteran Beau Higgins
December 08, 2020 04:12 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBHome Base is excited to announce the launch of our new Home Base online company store. Home Base swag for you and yours and All proceeds to benefit the care provided to our Veterans and their families. Show your support by visiting www.store.homebase.org to order your branded apparel and accessories. Our two special guests are Marine Corps Veteran Colonel Beau Higgins, and Navy Veteran Chief Petty Officer Abby Malchow, who both work at a company I think you’ve probably heard of…....
Bias For Action - Featuring Amazon Leaders, US Navy Veteran Abby Malchow and US Marine Veteran Beau Higgins
December 08, 2020 04:12 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBHome Base is excited to announce the launch of our new Home Base online company store. Home Base swag for you and yours and All proceeds to benefit the care provided to our Veterans and their families. Show your support by visiting www.store.homebase.org to order your branded apparel and accessories. Our two special guests are Marine Corps Veteran Colonel Beau Higgins, and Navy Veteran Chief Petty Officer Abby Malchow, who both work at a company I think you’ve probably heard of…. Amazon. ...
In Service To Warriors And Their Families - Featuring Lieutenant General (Ret.) Michael Linnington, CEO, Wounded Warrior Project
November 24, 2020 03:59 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBYou can’t see it but behind our guest in his office is a big flag that shows the classic Wounded Warrior Project logo of one service member being carried on the back of another. We have the honor to be talking with LTG Ret. Mike Linnington who served 35 years in the US Army prior to taking on multiple new roles, with new service to his country and all of our veterans and military families. He served as Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) as the Military Deputy to the Un...
Dogs On Deployment! - Featuring Marine Veteran and CEO of DoD Alisa Johnson
November 10, 2020 18:36 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBDoD provides military members, veterans and first responders the access to volunteers who board their pets during their deployments and service commitments. The whole family serves, and because pets are such an important part of all of our families, this organization really takes care of not only the pet but that person who is serving our country. You can learn more about Dogs On Deployment at: www.dogsondeployment.org And a special thanks to Army Veteran Elizabeth Cordejo for telling us ...
Unity Of Purpose – Reflections On Boston Hope, A COVID-19 Field Hospital
October 27, 2020 18:47 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBThis episode is dedicated to the 723 people with COVID-19 who came to recover at the Boston Hope Field Hospital during Spring 2020, and to all 1,034 staff who took incredible care of them. With heartfelt appreciation to the Dr. Anne Klibanski, President and CEO of Mass General Brigham (MGB) and the entire MGB leadership team, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Boston’s Mayor Marty Walsh for making it happen. And with much gratitude to our partners and colleagues at Spaulding Rehabilita...
Prescribing Your Narrative – Featuring Physician and Creator of The Nocturnists Dr. Emily Silverman
October 20, 2020 18:35 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBWe all have a narrative. This is how we see ourselves and how we want to tell our own story. When we listen to the narratives of our veterans and military families, we can almost feel the honor, pain, pride, sorrow, joy, and inspiration. It can be therapeutic for the storyteller, to dive in and then come up for air feeling relief - that he or she is heard and we are listening. This is the kind of service that our guest, Dr. Emily Silverman and her team at The Nocturnists provide: To shine th...
Building The Foundation - Featuring CEO of Fisher House Foundation, Ken Fisher
October 13, 2020 20:37 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBKen Fisher is a leader in real estate, philanthropy, and giving back to our veterans and military families. He is a man who puts his family first, but who also has helped thousands of military families over the past 30 years. Ken is chairman and CEO of Fisher House Foundation, which is an organization that has made it possible for the families of ill or injured veterans and service members to have comfortable, communal and free of charge lodging while their their loved one is receiving care...
Recipes for success from the kitchen to the Pentagon - Featuring British Navy Veteran Chef Robert Irvine
October 05, 2020 04:15 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBWe would like to thank the great folks at Stop and Shop for all you do for our communities especially during these unprecedented times. This past Spring, Home Base and Mass General Brigham leadership teamed up with the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to stand up Boston Hope, a COVID-19 Field Hospital. Stop and Shop showed their service to the hospital by bringing food and supplies to Boston Hope’s patients and staff. Make sure to check out Stop and Shop's 6 week famil...
Running For Strength And Service - Featuring ICU Nurse Ericka Coutts
September 25, 2020 03:44 - 16 minutes - 15 MBTo learn more and connect with us: www.homebase.org/homebasenation Twitter,Facebook,Instagram,LinkedIn Home Base Nation Team: Steve Monaco, Marine Veteran Brendan McCaffrey, Maureen Roderick, Charlotte Luckey, Karianne Kraus, Dan Berg, and The Moxi Group - DeeDee Kearney, Natalie Bonelli Producer and Host: Dr. Ron Hirschberg Home Base Media Lab Chairman: Peter Smyth Home Base Nation is the official podcast of Home Base Program for Veterans and Military Families, a partnership of ...
Telling Their Stories - Featuring CNN Anchor and Author Jake Tapper
September 21, 2020 04:10 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBRecorded on September 11th, 2020 This episode is dedicated to the following 9 soldiers and their families: Justin T. Gallegos, Christopher Griffin, Kevin C. Thomson, Michael P. Scusa, Vernon W. Martin, Stephan L. Mace, Joshua J. Kirk, and Joshua M. Hardt, who died in the Battle of Kamdesh, in Eastern Afghanistan on Oct 3rd, 2009, and Ed Faulkner who died the following year after returning home. Many thanks to Jake Tapper for all you do for our servicemen and women and their families. ...
Love Lives On - Featuring Air Force Veteran and TAPS Founder Bonnie Carroll
September 12, 2020 02:53 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBOn September 7th 2020 we acknowledge National Suicide Prevention Week, which happens to include the September 11th anniversary. 9/11/2001 was a life changing day for the world, and also a day that many of our servicemembers look back on as the impetus for their own dedication to service. As the number of individuals who die by suicide increases, so too do the number of survivors impacted by the loss. Home Base recognizes and honors the sacrifice of Families of the Fallen, to include those...
Love Lives On - Featuring Air Force Veteran and TAPS Founder, Bonnie Carroll
September 08, 2020 16:43 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBOn September 7th 2020 we acknowledge National Suicide Prevention Week, which happens to include the September 11th anniversary. 9/11/2001 was a life changing day for the world, and also a day that many of our servicemembers look back on as the impetus for their own dedication to service. As the number of individuals who die by suicide increases, so too do the number of survivors impacted by the loss. Home Base recognizes and honors the sacrifice of Families of the Fallen, to incl...
Wounded But Not Broken - Featuring Green Beret Kevin Flike
September 01, 2020 03:57 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBThis episode follows our conversation with Staff Sgt. Kevin Flike, a Green Beret, and Alan Price, an Army Veteran and the current JFK Library and Museum Director, released on 8-24-20. Staff Sergeant Kevin Flike is a true role model for so many in any culture, and for both service members and civilians. He continues to educate us through public speaking, his work with the Green Beret Foundation, and through academic leadership that began at the Sloan school at MIT and the Harvard Kennedy Sch...