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Episode 456

Sebastian Junger

In this all-new episode of Independent Americans, Paul Rieckhoff hits all the breaking news and most urgent topics with bestselling author of The Perfect Storm and Tribe , war reporter, and documentarian Sebastian Junger for

The Brief

→ Four things from today’s episode
01

Why Arizona keeps humiliating the MAGA machine. and what McCain-country Republicans actually want

02

Andy Biggs on camera still refusing to say who won the 2020. Andy Biggs on camera still refusing to say who won the 2020 election in Arizona

03

Cindy McCain fundraising for Democrat Katie Hobbs. the quiet revenge nobody in MAGA saw coming

04

The number that changes everything. 34% of Arizona voters are independent, more than registered Democrats



In this all-new episode of Independent Americans, Paul Rieckhoff hits all the breaking news and most urgent topics with bestselling author of The Perfect Storm and Tribe, war reporter, and documentarian Sebastian Junger for a raw, unflinching conversation about the unfolding war in Iran, a US Senator snapping the arm of a protestor, the follies of regime change wars, the human costs of American adventurism, Trump and Hegseth’s nasty brand of fake-leadership, courage, patriotism, and what it really means to live — and almost die — for something bigger than yourself. 

Together, Paul and Sebastian dig into the cost of America’s forever wars, the invisible wounds carried by veterans and journalists, and the hard truths most politicians would rather ignore. Paul and Sebastian dig into the real cost of our forever wars, the invisible wounds carried by veterans and war reporters, and why so many Americans feel unmoored and alone in their own country right now. If you’re sick of the spin and hungry for a tough, honest, independent conversation about where we go from here, this one’s for you.​