Alicia Freeman talks about how equine therapy helps veterans with mental health issues, her Stay in the Fight Veterans Foundation philanthropy organization and more as the special guest on this week’s Tango Alpha Lima podcast.

Other topics in this episode include International Podcast Day, Wiley X’s protective eyewear for military members, the decline of civic engagement, music as a lifeline for deployed troops and more.

Episode links

• The history of podcasts
• USA250 Challenge
• WileyX
• V.A.L.O.R. equine therapy
• Veterans volunteer longer, vote more often than civilian peers: report
• We The Veterans
• WTV: The 2025 Veterans Civic Health Index
• Deployment playlists, then and now: from Walkmans to wireless despair