Sean Dempsey is a friend of mine who spent six years serving in the United States Army. Two of those years were spent on the ground in both Afghanistan and Iraq. In this episode we talk about the ceaseless terror of being at war, what happens when you bring what's leftover home with you, and how being constantly on alert for disaster adapts to regular life.

Also, here's the scene from Threads that we talk about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrHoMSRZOS4