Dispatches

Field Notes From the Show

Editorial writing from the team behind The Shawn Ryan Show — on the craft of the long interview, service after the uniform, and what gets left out of the mainstream account.

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Craft

Why the Long Interview Still Matters

Most conversations about the show start with the guests. This one is about the format — and why three hours beats a nine-minute segment.

21 Oct 20266 min read

Service

What Veterans Bring to Civilian Work

The usual hiring conversation gets this backwards. It asks what a veteran needs to learn, not what a team is missing.

30 Sep 20265 min read

Media

The Cost of Asking Hard Questions

Pressure rarely arrives as a threat. It usually arrives as a polite request to think about the bigger picture.

8 Sep 20267 min read

Training

Training Civilians Without the Theatre

There is a version of civilian training built around gear and photographs. There is another built around the four minutes that actually decide the outcome.

19 Aug 20265 min read

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