I’ve been following Sebastian Junger’s work for some time now. It’s been his war documentaries, however, such as Restrepo (http://www.sebastianjunger.com/films-1/) andKorengal (http://www.sebastianjunger.com/films-1/), that have pulled me in and had an impact on me and the work I now do. When I saw that he had a new book coming out which looked at our need for community and connection, as seen through the eyes of combat veterans, I knew I wanted to invite him on the podcast. I contacted him on Facebook. A little while later, he responded. Here we are! Sebastian Junger is the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of The Perfect Storm (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000HF6XK4/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wescoatrapro-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B000HF6XK4&linkId=b1a3fd1d1526f6a2e0d5bdc71eac578a), Fire (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060088613/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wescoatrapro-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0060088613&linkId=140d389232105953dd1f648fcd9ee673), A Death in Belmont (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060742690/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wescoatrapro-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=0060742690&linkId=ac22e65095bc646495b76cce51a62808), War (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/044655622X/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wescoatrapro-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=044655622X&linkId=d818342cea53f93fb01ad09b3386e790) and most recently,Tribe (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1455566381/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wescoatrapro-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1455566381&linkId=bd1af4dba19a586809e5ce16f9ed2e19).  As an award-winning journalist, a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and a special correspondent at ABC News, he has covered major international news stories around the world, and has received both a National Magazine Award and a Peabody Award. Sebastian is also a documentary filmmaker whose debut film “Restrepo” (http://www.sebastianjunger.com/films-1), a feature-length documentary (co-directed with Tim Hetherington), was nominated for an Academy Award and won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.

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