UNAFRAID

Episode 34: A Tier-One Operator Father - MIKE Chapter

Having a father in the military can be a real challenge, but having kids while serving as a Tier 1 Operator is a whole other ballgame. Eddie talks frankly about the chall

Episode 33: If They Are Willing to Die - LIMA Chapter

Ill-meaning fathers, hidden assailants, IED's - everything is out to get you in Afghanistan. Eddie recalls a harrowing series of ops that came full of the worst kind of d

Episode 32: Kill Addict - KILO Chapter

What's the difference between fighting in Iraq versus Afghanistan? How's essential is the thermobaric grenade in a SEAL Team loadout? And after all the dust has settled,

Episode 31: Welcome to SEAL Team - JULIET Chapter

BUD/S is over, the ink is dry, and Eddie Penney's off to SEAL Teams. But what does that look like, really? Where do SEALs spend their time, get their training, and learn

Episode 30: Becoming a SEAL - INDIA Chapter

Does the Navy waterboard trainees at SERE School? What's the secret to running three miles in under 21 minutes? And while Eddie was in Mississippi training to become a Na

Episode 29: Catching Up with Keith Wood

It's been a while since we've seen Keith Wood on the podcast - where's he been? Did he and Eddie have a falling out? And why haven't there been any more chapter-by-chapte

Episode 28: Fatal Funnels

'Fatal Funnel' is a widely used term in close quarters combat training to describe any narrow passageway or opening that could be used as a choke point. And when it comes

Episode 26: Repairer of the Breach

Relationships are a fragile thing. People have a tendency to bend each other, and shape one another, and sometimes even break apart. Just take it from Eddie - he's broken

Episode 25: Psychedelics and Spiritual Intrusion

Psychedelics? For trauma treatment? Believe it or not, it's more common than you might think - especially in the Veteran and Spec Ops communities. For some, using contr

Episode 24: Blown Up in Baghdad - GOLF

Everybody remembers the first time they go through the door. Eddie certainly does at least - in this deep dive into Chapter Seven of Eddie's memoir UNAFRAID, he and Keith

Episode 23: Angry Drivers & Hopeless People Scenarios

A casual drive to work goes sideways when an aggravated driver loses his cool. A stranger sits atop an overpass, moments away from deciding whether or not to jump. When i

Episode 22: Level Up - Taking the Tier 1 Challenge

First Deployment, First Firefight - there's a lot of firsts in HOTEL, the eighth chapter of Eddie's memoir UNAFRAID. And while some of those first are surprisingly pleasa

Episode 21: Training for WAR, Training for LIFE

As a retired SEAL, Eddie's no stranger to diet and fitness - his strict routines are a testament to the discipline he's honed over the years as a dedicated warrior. And K

Episode 20: Operation FOXTROT

So Eddie finally makes it to SEAL Team, but how does he measure up to the other guys? In this look back at FOXTROT Chapter in Eddie's memoir UNAFRAID, Eddie and Keith tal

Episode 19: Real-World Scenarios Training

A rideshare driver locks the doors and suddenly you're trapped. An unruly patron at your local bar has a problem and you're the target. This week on Unafraid Scenarios, 1

Episode 18: ECHO

SQT - SEAL Qualification Training. In this look back at ECHO Chapter in Eddie's memoir UNAFRAID, Eddie and Keith review the differences between BUD/S and SEAL Training, t

Episode 17: The Man Who Dry Fired His Way to a World Shooting Title

How do you win a world-championship marksman title with hardly any ammo? David Westerhout's got the answer. He's an Olympic Zimbabwean male sport shooter, or at least he

Episode 16: Ret. Tier 1 SEAL Eric Frohardt

Who is Eric Frohardt? Some would say he's a phenomenally lucky former SEAL with 12 years at ST-5 and DevGru with Eddie; others would say he's a Chief Operating Officer at

Episode 15: DELTA

Hell Week. The defining event of BUD/S training. In this look back at DELTA Chapter in Eddie's memoir UNAFRAID, Eddie and Keith dig into Eddie's BUD/S experience, breakin

Episode 14: What Would You Do? - Unafraid Scenarios

You're at a football game when suddenly shots ring out. You're at a gas station when armed men burst through the door and start taking hostages. What would you do? Eddie