Home Base Nation

About Home Base Nation

Home 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.

Publisher

HomeBase.org

Category

arts · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Oct 2019

Latest episode

30 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 140 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   30 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Can Horses Heal? A Conversation with Home Base Partner and President of Winsome Riding Academy Amy Mullin

   Home Base Partner Amy Mullin, President of Winsome Riding Academy, discusses how equine-assisted therapy fosters connection and control, offering profound healing benefits for various challenges.

2. 

   25 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Memorial Day 2026 - The Families of the Fallen Program at Home Base

   Home Base's Clare Stupinksy and Shanyce Beamsderfer discuss the Families of the Fallen program, highlighting its vital support for military families.

3. 

   20 Jan 2026

   Houston, We Have A Solution…For Veteran Mental Health – With Home Base Advocate and Community Leader, Ted Dom

   Ted Dom and his wife Lynne visited Home Base's National Center of Excellence last week. Ted, along with community volunteer partners Matt Wareing, and former Blue Angels Fleet Leader Eric “Popeye” Doyle have been integral to the building of Home Base programming for mental and brain health for veterans in Texas – arguably just surpassing California as the state with the highest veteran population. It’s clear that Ted's passion for growing local veteran healthcare comes from a combination of compassion, faith, and leadership along way, lessons learned from his business background.

Inside a recent episode

Can Horses Heal? A Conversation with Home Base Partner and President of Winsome Riding Academy Amy Mullin

Published 30 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] There's all different types of thoughts to be with a horse. What is it about equine therapy that can try to heal? I think when they come, people like to have a purpose. Anybody who has any sort of, you know, people get in their own head. They have anxiety. They have ADHD. They have PTSD. They're afraid of this, afraid of that. When you come to the farm, it's you and the horse, right? And whether you come and you brush the horse or maybe you fill the water bucket and you give him a carrot, you actually feel accomplished. Whether you're there for five hours and you clean, you know, whether you work and you do tours all day or if you're with that horse for 20 minutes, you feel like you did something. […]

Who has been a guest on Home Base Nation

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Amy Mullin
• Shanyce Beamsderfer
• Clare Stupinksy
• Chuck Clough
• Dr Drew Teer

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

704,040

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

60 ratings

Spotify

4.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

54

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

85

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