Veteran Et Cetera
Veteran Et Cetera is a podcast meant for those interested in understanding veteran lives from its distinct culture of the warrior at Home. Confused by media misrepresentations of Veterans? Are you asking yourself where the veteran's voice was after the war? This podcast explores the many narratives/counter-narratives of veteran and military life to better understand veterans and their lived experiences. Because there isn't a Veteran Civilian Divide, just lack of awareness of veteran culture. Host, Mike Kim, has been researching the "veteran readjustment culture" in and out of uniform since the early 90s as a war vet, ex-monk, seasoned...
EP:57 Who are we supposed to be? The Many Faces of a Veteran Dad
This is a podcast of Veteran Et Cetera Live that aired on Father's Day.
In this episode Mike talks about the many different faces of the veteran dad. The combined role as a father and veteran, who has served especially during wartime, there is a compounded struggle to battle the darkness that often lingers from war and filling the role of being a good father.
Join Mike as he looks at veteran dads in history, literature and television and how they compare to other veteran fathers in today's society.
Fol...
EP:56 Conversations about Veteran Readjustment with Suzi Landolphi, LMFT
This is a crossover discussion from the Be Crazy Well Podcast.
Mike and Suzi Landolphi, Host of Be Crazy Well Podcast are discussing Veteran Readjustment and pushing back on the Medical Model; Being curious and asking questions on what is actually working for our Veteran Community. Mike and Suzi are constantly collaborating and connecting to give voice and experience from different perspectives and treatments. The difference and solidarity in readjustment needs to fully look at before, during and after military service for a person to be seen as a whole individual.
Follow Mike on his...
EP:55 The Significance of Talk Therapy
This episode of Veteran Et Cetera engages the significance of talk therapy for veterans. A profound article by Benjamin Fong from the NY Times "Freud's Radical Taking" helps me locate Freud's talking cure for veterans.
https://archive.nytimes.com/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/18/freuds-radical-talking/#more-123827
Go on a journey in this audio assay.
Follow Mike on his LinkedIn page
Follow Mike on Instagram @mikekimveteran
Search for Mike on Facebook @MikeKimVeteran
Search for Mike at #mikekimveteran or Google him at "Mike Kim Veteran"
Email Mike at agathoskim@gmail.com
...
EP:54 One Dimensional Veteran
Veteran Et Cetera features on this episode "One Dimensional Veteran" audio essay. The way of the Veteran is not easy. Are we programmed to be just one way as we readjust to society? Or do we get wrapped up with the commodity of our Veteran media presence? This essay engages three pieces influential in mass culture: the book The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1955) by Sloan Wilson , the academic cultural studies piece One Dimensional Man by Herbert Marcuse (1964), and the Academy Award winning movie The Hurt Locker (2008). Where can we find the Veteran in these three pieces?
On...
EP: 53 Edie Argueta: The Marine Who Transcended Immigration Myths
On this episode of VOC, we are joined by Edie Argueta. He was a survivor of the historic battle of Fallujah in Iraq. His story is profound on so many levels. He has been active in supporting veterans and still does great work in the Veteran community. He was just honored by the Queen City Council for his work with veterans.
Edie is a father, husband, and Marine. He shipped out to basic training a month after his high school graduation (on his birthday). He deployed twice in support of OIF. At only 1 year old, he crossed i...
EP:52 Chat with Robert "Buddy" Hackett: War and Music / Giving Back to Veterans
On this episode of Veteran Et Cetera, we explore the many lives of Robert “Buddy” Hackett. He lives the Good Life as Plato spoke about in Phaedrus (375 BC).
Here's a view of Buddy's life.
Buddy is a native of Massachusetts. He graduated from St. John’s Preparatory School and was in the distinguished military corps of cadets at Norwich University. He was in the class of 1990 but was deployed to the Middle East, as an 0311 Marine Rifleman, during the Persian Gulf War of the early 1990s.
Buddy completed his BS degree in Communications after his comba...
EP:51 A Chat About Veteran Poverty and Homelessness with Mary Jane Nealon
On this episode of Veteran Et Cetera, key questions are asked: How can veterans become poor? How can veterans end up homeless? Mike Kim and Mary Jane Nealon have spent decades working with the poor and homeless. The problems tied to veterans and others are not tied to morality but tied to the loss of communal bonds. Mary Jane Nealon is a published author and poet. She has over 45 years of healthcare nursing experience. She has been tied to veterans for years and is the daughter of a decorated WWII Veteran.
https://www.mjnealon.com/
ht...
EP:50 Veteran Homelessness: The Intersectionality of Poverty
Much of the media is focusing on homelessness. This audio essay Veteran Homelessness: The Intersectionality of Poverty looks at homelessness from the veteran homeless situation. What can the civilian world learn from veteran Homelessness and the approaches towards improving the lives of other less fortunate human beings with challenges tied to basic care and housing.
I mention Dr. Tom Bryne, PhD, a respected researcher in the area of Veteran homelessness https://www.bu.edu/ssw/profile/thomas-byrne/e out of Boston University
Follow Mike on his LinkedIn page
Follow Mike on Instagram @mikekimveteran
Se...
EP:49 Veterans of Color ~ Ray Shinohara, Marine Veteran
On this episode of VOC Veterans of Color we have Ray Shinohara from the great island of Guam. He served in the US Marines with eight deployments in his 11 years of honorable military service. Ray has also completed a Master's in Social Work and has traveled to many places to help veterans and civilians heal from trauma. He is an innovator in starting peer support groups for veterans on Facebook/Zoom Battle Buddy Talk, Subtle Asian Devil Dogs, etc. These days, Ray is in the island of Tarawa retrieving remnants of MIA Missing in Action US military personnel from WW...
EP:48 The Veteran Civilian Gap ... Myth or Reality?
This episode of Veteran Et Cetera Mike engages the issue of myth creations of veterans and veterans engaging society. The generalizations and particulars make a difference. Vague representations of veteran life might be short of the veteran reality and more myth.
The Man Who Killed Osama bin Laden... Is Screwed - Esquire https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a26351/man-who-shot-osama-bin-laden-0313/
Follow Mike on his LinkedIn page
Follow Mike on Instagram @mikekimveteran
Search for Mike on Facebook @MikeKimVeteran
Search for Mike at #mikekimveteran or Google him at "Mike Kim Veteran"
Email Mike at ag...
