{"podcast":{"title":"Tango Alpha Lima Podcast","slug":"tango-alpha-lima-podcast-28912","podcast_index_feed_id":28912,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/109a2df8c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.legion.org/tangoalphalima","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44466363/44466363-1758556926989-d1379cab11998.jpg","author":"The American Legion","episode_count":379,"summary":"Three Global War on Terrorism veterans interview military veterans and other influencers in the military community who share stories related to transitioning, valor and heroism, mental wellness and overcoming PTSD, accessing VA benefits and much more. Join us each week for vibrant camaraderie, playful joking and hot takes on current events, interesting trends and quirky stories of interest to the military and veteran community. This weekly podcast is produced by The American Legion. For more stories and videos please visit www.legion.org/tangoalphalima","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T22:18:00.799987+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tango-alpha-lima-podcast-28912"},"episode":{"title":"Retired Navy SEAL Commander: Mindfulness, Survivor's Guilt, and Leading With Presence - Tango Alpha Lima","slug":"retired-navy-seal-commander-mindfulness-survivor-s-guilt-and-leading-with-presence-tango-alpha-lima","published_at":"2026-07-21T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tango-alpha-lima-podcast-28912/retired-navy-seal-commander-mindfulness-survivor-s-guilt-and-leading-with-presence-tango-alpha-lima","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tango-alpha-lima-podcast-28912","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tangoalphalima/episodes/Retired-Navy-SEAL-Commander-Mindfulness--Survivors-Guilt--and-Leading-With-Presence---Tango-Alpha-Lima-e3mat4s","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/109a2df8c/podcast/play/123089500/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-20%2F428302867-44100-2-af6359d5591e4.mp3","summary":"Jon Macaskill spent 24 years as a Navy SEAL Commander, leading special operations from 16-man teams to formations of 2,500. He was in the Joint Operations Center the night Operation Red Wings claimed 19 American lives in Afghanistan — men he called his own. What followed was a decade of self-medication and darkness. Then a Navy psychologist suggested mindfulness and meditation. Macaskill laughed at first but then tried it. And it changed everything. Now a leadership coach, speaker, and co-host of the Men Talking Mindfulness podcast, Macaskill joins Tango Alpha Lima hosts Adam Marr and Joe Worley to talk about survivor's guilt, why he started blocking off mental health days in red on his calendar where his sailors could see them, and why hypervigilance and mindfulness are more alike than most veterans think. Also in this episode: the DOJ takes action against a towing company targeting service members, the 80-year history of American Legion Boys Nation, and a myth-or-fact breakdown on meditation and the military. SHOW NOTES Learn more about American Legion Boys Nation Enter The American Legion Drive for Freedom Sweepstakes Learn more about Jon Macaskill Check out the Men Talking Mindfulness podcast The American Legion National Oratorical Contest Read full article: Feds sue towing company for allegedly illegally auctioning off troops’ cars Military Myth or Fact? — Mindfulness Edition","meta_description":"Jon Macaskill spent 24 years as a Navy SEAL Commander, leading special operations from 16-man teams to formations of 2,500. He was in the Joint Operations…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4272,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tango-alpha-lima-podcast-28912/episodes/retired-navy-seal-commander-mindfulness-survivor-s-guilt-and-leading-with-presence-tango-alpha-lima/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tango-alpha-lima-podcast-28912/retired-navy-seal-commander-mindfulness-survivor-s-guilt-and-leading-with-presence-tango-alpha-lima.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}