{"podcast":{"title":"Addy Hour","slug":"addy-hour-3612648","podcast_index_feed_id":3612648,"rss_url":"https://yalepodcasts.blubrry.net/category/addy_hour/feed/podcast/","website_url":"https://yalepodcasts.blubrry.net/category/addy_hour/","image_url":"https://yalepodcasts.blubrry.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Addy-Hour-logo.png","author":"Addy Hour","episode_count":59,"summary":"We all want to experience life satisfaction and emotional health. But getting to that place is another matter. From lockdowns to isolation, ongoing racial injustice to political turmoil, lost lives and lost jobs — this past year has tested our minds and bodies in profound ways. During the Addy Hour podcast, we’ll discuss topics at the intersection of brain science, mental health, faith, culture, & social justice. Join us for dynamic conversations and insights based on the lived experience and professional expertise of guests from expected and unexpected places. We’ll hear from community leaders, scientists and researchers, professional athletes and entertainers, faith leaders, mental health experts and advocates. Dr. Nii Addy — Yale professor & researcher, man of faith, sports & hip hop fan, and mental health advocate — is your host. To be healthy and whole, we must approach things holistically. Addy Hour will explore the topics and questions you’ve been thinking about and will create","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T18:19:45.001596+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/addy-hour-3612648"},"episode":{"title":"The Unspoken Truth of Military Service","slug":"the-unspoken-truth-of-military-service","published_at":"2026-03-18T08:00:56+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/addy-hour-3612648/the-unspoken-truth-of-military-service","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/addy-hour-3612648","url":"https://yalepodcasts.blubrry.net/2026/03/18/the-unspoken-truth-of-military-service/","audio_url":"https://media.blubrry.com/yalepodcasts/content.blubrry.com/yalepodcasts/ADDY_HOUR_AUDIO_Ep51_v2.mp3","summary":"In the midst of ongoing global military conflicts, Ellsworth “Tony” Williams and General Jack Hammond join for a timely conversation about their military journeys and their life-giving efforts addressing the invisible wounds of military service. They share openly about their expected and unexpected paths into the military and into advocacy work. In this revealing discussion, we walk through the challenges of transitioning from military service to civilian life, and we acknowledge the ways these difficulties can unknowingly persist for years. We also address the danger of ignoring the invisible impacts of military service, whether traumatic brain injury, PTSD, or other emotional and mental health challenges. We also highlight the often neglected impact of military service on veterans’ families and their communities. In this episode, you’ll learn about important resources and the ways veterans can access innovative programs, effective tools, and supportive communities to bring about healing and thriving. This inspiring and empowering conversation centers on the critical work of reaching one life at a time. Whether you’re a veteran, you know a veteran, or you’re a member of society interacting with veterans as so many of us do, this episode is for you. Learn more about Veterans Counseling Veterans at www.vetscounselingvets.org Learn more about Home Base at www.homebase.org The Addy Hour is recorded at the Yale Teaching Studios, with engineering support from Ryan McEvoy, edited by Orlando Suazo, and hosted by Dr. Nii Addy. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a rating and follow our podcast page, to help us grow this podcast and our community.","meta_description":"In the midst of ongoing global military conflicts, Ellsworth “Tony” Williams and General Jack Hammond join for a timely conversation about their military…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4869,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/addy-hour-3612648/episodes/the-unspoken-truth-of-military-service/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/addy-hour-3612648/the-unspoken-truth-of-military-service.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}