# 704: Elliot Ackerman

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Podcast: [The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-drunken-odyssey-with-john-king-a-podcast-about-the-writing-life-1080856)
Published: 2026-02-22T16:21:00+00:00
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## Resource

On this week's program, I talk to Elliot Ackerman about his new novel, Sheepdogs , a hell of a military caper story.

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