On today’s episode of the podcast Ryan talks to author and filmmaker Sebastian Junger about his new book Freedom which details his 400 mile journey along the railroad lines of the American East Coast, how the experience of having children challenges your notions of freedom, how the fragility of life reveals a wonderment at existence, and more.

Sebastian Junger is the #1 New York Times Bestselling author of The Perfect Storm, War, and Tribe. As an award-winning journalist, a contributing editor to Vanity Fair and a special correspondent at ABC News, he has covered major international news stories around the world. Junger is also a documentary filmmaker whose debut film "Restrepo" was nominated for an Academy Award and won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.

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Sebastian Junger on the Wonder of Existence and the Complexity of Freedom

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Sebastian Junger on the Wonder of Existence and the Complexity of Freedom