Ep. 6 • Tim Speer (SEAL) - From The Brig to Fatherhood, Finding a Way Forward.
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On this episode of Liberty Risk, Ryan & Nick sit down for a wild ride with fellow Former SEAL, Tim Speer. Tim & Nick went to high school together so we start by diving into his early days growing up as a trouble maker, run ins with the law and how focusing on athletics got him through high school while dealing with turmoil & sleeping on friends couches. Tim talks about almost not even being allowed into the military because of his previous trouble with the law, as well as a misunderstanding about old medical records. But also how we found a creative way around the roadblocks to...
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Ep. 5 • Sean Stokes - Military, Moonshine, Strippers, And The Art of "Getting Away With It".
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We split our sit down with Sean into 2 episodes, this is the second half. In this episode we discuss the highly successful tactics recruiters use to get young men to commit significant portions of their lives to doing dangerous activities (hint: it involves hot women). Why San Diego is sometimes referred to as “Man Diego”, better bring your A game. The crew tries smelling salts, which leads to a story about a neighbor making moonshine in his bathtub (or maybe it was just rubbing alcohol), and how Ryan’s roommate picked a fight with the moonshine and lost. Twice. What our home bar looked...
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EP. 4 • Sean Stokes - The Earnest Hemingway of The Teams.
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From East Coast to West Coast, Submarines to SEAL Teams, scuba adventures to skydiving mishaps, and a 1.9 High School GPA to finishing a rigorous degree program from Columbia University, this man has lived a lot of life. In this episode, Sean Stokes walks us through his early adventures starting with learning his recruiter was full of shit, to spending time in the Naval Submarine fleet and ultimately finding his way to the Teams. A continuing theme in his life is identifying a weakness, then focusing and working on it until it becomes a strength. From being traumatically injured skydiving...
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Ep. 3 • A Peek Behind The Hollywood Curtain, And How Humor Helps in Dealing With a Heavy Deployment, And The Aftermath at Home.
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Episode 3: All 3 first episodes were filmed back to back, so the boys are starting to get a little sloppy by this point, now we’re getting to the real stuff! 🥃 Kevin & Nick talk about what it's like behind the scenes of hollywood and dealing with big personalities. The technical accuracy of different tactical films, which ones are legit, and the details of what makes them legit. An examle of mutual support between different branches overseas to allow a team to get retribution for a fallen comrade. Collecting war trophies, some people collect ear necklaces, some collect hundreds of...
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Ep. 2 • The meaning of Liberty Risk.
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Episode 2: The meaning of Liberty Risk. Why the term “He’d make a great neighbor” is one of the worst things you can call a Teamguy. Motley Crue & Charlie Sheen’s perspective on hookers. Nick’s story of Calvary Scouts in Germany who brought absinthe but not food to camping trip so they killed & roasted some local wildlife to the horror of passer’s by the next morning. Police came and everyone got in trouble, except one guy who escaped capture because he was asleep on a blow up mattress in the middle of the lake. A “black list” of drinking establishments that are “off...
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Ep. 1 • Liberty Risk Crew Intro & Backgrounds • Your Backstage Pass to Legendary After Hours Stories of The SpecOps Community
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Mostly true tales of bar room brawls, bad decisions, and near misses. From former Navy SEALs to your average badass, every story walks the line between chaos and comedy. It's the stuff that happens when the uniform comes off and the liberty clock starts ticking. Some made it out clean. Some barely made it out at all. Either way, it’s one hell of a ride. Pull up a stool. This is Liberty Risk. - Episode 1 starts with an intro and background for each of the 3 hosts of Liberty Risk (Ryan Williams, Nick Betts and Kevin Kent) and the main reason and importance of sharing these stories. The crew...
info_outlineFrom East Coast to West Coast, Submarines to SEAL Teams, scuba adventures to skydiving mishaps, and a 1.9 High School GPA to finishing a rigorous degree program from Columbia University, this man has lived a lot of life.
In this episode, Sean Stokes walks us through his early adventures starting with learning his recruiter was full of shit, to spending time in the Naval Submarine fleet and ultimately finding his way to the Teams.
A continuing theme in his life is identifying a weakness, then focusing and working on it until it becomes a strength. From being traumatically injured skydiving to amassing 13,000+ jumps, or struggling with creative writing to graduating a top tier university with a writing degree.
Some diverse topics we cover in this episode:
- Strippers vs school teachers and nurses - and the pros & cons of each.
- Is drinking a net positive or net negative in your life? The crew discusses drinking strategy and how your perspective on drinking and partying changes at different points in your life.
- Special notes as a Performance Enthusiast and the importance of putting out a good “resume” as a single guy.
- Some sketchy Submarine stories with pipes rattling and depth gauges spinning as equipment fails, eventually launching the submarine to the surface like a flying fish.
- Underwater at sea for months and then going on liberty in Guam, stories of peeing where you’re not supposed to, getting peed on, and redemption/revenge.
- Waking up in a dog house wearing only tighty whities with the ass ripped out.
- An old roommate with a peeing problem where everything looks like a toilet, including his girlfriend’s luggage.
- Shitting your pants in the control room?
- Static line jumps vs free fall, and land jumps vs water jumps. Which is better or worse?
- Establishing boundaries in “no strings attached” relationships, bartering handy man services and free fall jumps for sex.
- Which is scarier, jumping out of the plane or landing in it? Depends.
- The importance of culture in the military and society at large, and its impact on mission readiness.
Join us on the journey that is Episode 4 with Sean Stokes, and the best part? There’s more - Part 2 releases next Friday: April 25th, 2025.
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