Choices Not Chances Podcast

About Choices Not Chances Podcast

The Choices Not Chances Podcast came about after the release of Ryan Rogers’s new book, "Lions of Marjah". The Podcast is a veteran-oriented work, focusing on interviews of not only combat veterans but the families and lives they lead transitioning from combat. We will feature veteran aid of all types and consistently plug new therapies, as well as make an effort to bridge the civilian/military divide. The warfighting experience comes with many changes, some tolerable, others not as much. Semper Fi!

Publisher

Ryan Rogers And Matthew Charette

Category

history

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

17 Jul 2021

Latest episode

24 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 114 episodes have a transcript.

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   24 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Choices Not Chances Podcast Episode 107 Ben Van Horrick - Major/USMC Project Dynamis

   Host [Host Name] interviews Benjamin Van Horrick, a writer, about his unique career and insights from Project Dynamis.

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   25 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Choices Not Chances Episode 105 -John Dailey (MSgt. USMC Ret.) MARSOC, Afghanistan and Iraq Part 2

   Host John Dailey (MSgt. USMC Ret.) shares insights on his book, Substack, and executive coaching, offering valuable wisdom to the community.

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   3 Mar 2026

   Choices Not Chances Podcast Episode 104 - Jo Patti X on child trafficking

   Jo Munisteri has been on the show 2 times before and joins us today to talk about the world of good versus evil. A world that was seemingly so dark, I wouldn't believe most of it. But, with the revelations of the E. files, many of the conspiracies are not conspiracies at all. Jo spent time working around the world on behalf of different NGOs. Some of this work was dangerous, and some of the key players in command were just as corrupt as you would imagine. This is one of the more intense shows that we have had concerning trafficking and the dark underworld of power and politics.

Inside a recent episode

Choices Not Chances Podcast Episode 107 Ben Van Horrick - Major/USMC Project Dynamis

Published 24 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] No, they're doing streamlined in a lot of ways. Like earlier, I think earlier this year, they did a drone dominance and they had a program down. I think it was down in North Carolina where they did essentially like a bake off. So they said, here are the requirements, meet at this time, and we're going to select which drone system can actually do that. Mm hmm. So that's a vehicle that is really helpful. There's also the Marine Corps Warfighting Lab that does a tremendous amount of work where they're taking new capabilities and then getting them into the hands of warfighters, getting feedback, and then saying, this is something that we would either need or we could use something that's similar. […]

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

126,049

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

26 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

18 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100

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Quality

91

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

82

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