Regardless of where you live, societies are feeling the threat against certain freedoms and are fighting back. Humans innately don’t want to be oppressed or censored by larger, more powerful and dominant groups. But exactly how do you define your freedom? Is your freedom tied to your “rights'' or is your freedom independent of that? Sebastian Junger, best selling author, Afghanistan war correspondent and more has authored a new book, Freedom, that will leave you shocked, perplexed and challenged in many ways. In this conversation, he and Tom take a deep dive into freedom, what it means for different societies, how smaller groups are able to give larger groups and armies hell, and are willing to risk their lives for their freedom. Sebastian also shares his 400 mile experience walking through America with a group of friends and reflects on different feelings of freedom. His more recent near death experience will shock you and give you yet another perspective of freedom worth fighting for Order Sebastian Junger’s new book, Freedom: https://amzn.to/3rr8tP1

SHOW NOTES:

0:00 | Introduction

1:06 | What is Freedom?

2:49 | Defend Your Freedom

6:04 | Balancing Opposing Sides

8:12 | Root of the Word Freedom

10:51 | 10,000 miles for Defense

15:40 | Society Safe in Numbers

20:19 | Value of Physical Strength

25:12 | Small Fighter Advantage

31:14 | Culture of Honor

41:07 | Agriculture Control

48:04 | Autonomy vs Comfort

53:12 | Social Primate PTSD

58:31 | Importance of Physical Contact

1:03:45 | A Weird 400 Mile Trip

1:06:39 | Seeking Out Challenges

1:08:54 | Freedom Along Gender Lines

1:17:00 | Lessons Raising Girls

1:21:31 | Near Death Experience

1:27:32 | Giving Meaning to Death

1:29:04 | Discussing His Next Book

1:32:34 | Relationship to Fear 

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