About this episode
I’ve had the honor to meet many a strong independent women in my life, and this episode was no exception. I sat down with Hollie McKay, author of “Only Cry For The Living” who has spent years covering the war torn Iraq/Syria region of the Middle East at the height of the ISIS onslaught. It was both inspiring and gut wrenching all at the same time, and really gave me a perspective reset that is always powerful and necessary to appreciate what we have and where we live. Sponsored by @jockofuel, @projectwarpath, and @resiliencecbd. And a very special thanks to Veteran Wood Company for the incredible display - www.veteranwoodco.com . ---------- Table of Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 12:00 - Morning Routine 13:45 - Growing Up Australian 27:15 - Coming to America 33:00 - Thoughts on Unbiased Journalism 40:30 - Becoming a War Correspondent 51:00 - Living On the Road 1:08:30 - Reporting on ISIS 1:22:00 - Presidential Changes 1:36:30 - Russian Influence 1:43:30 - Crimea 1:47:00 - President Hollie McKay 1:59:00 - How to Fix Democracy 2:15:30 - Food Poisoning 2:19:40 - Reflecting on Other Countries 2:30:25 - Positive Stories From The Front 2:40:25 - What’s Next? ---------- To find out more about Hollie or to purchase a copy of her book ‘Only Cry For The Living’, visit her website at www.holliemckay.com or follow her on instagram and twitter @holliesmckay. ---------- Support our sponsors: Origin Labs | www.originmaine.com/origin-labs | @ORIGIN USA --- Project Warpath | www.projectwarpath.com | @ProjectWarpath Get 15% off your next purchase with Promo Code MIKEDROP15 at www.projectwarpath.com --- Resilience CBD | www.resiliencecbd.com/militaryandfirstresponderdiscount | @resiliencecbd --- Apparel, accessories, protection dogs, and online training at www.trikos.com Online dog training | https://teamdog.pet Team Dog Facebook | @TeamDog Training Books, Blog, Media and more from Mike Ritland at www.mikeritland.com This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5531509/advertisement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices