# Passing The Torch > Passing The Torch is a long-form podcast exploring identity, purpose, leadership, and life after achievement. Hosted by Air Force Veteran Martin Foster, each episode features honest conversations with leaders, elite performers, veterans, athletes, authors, entrepreneurs, and culture-shapers who have navigated success, failure, reinvention, and everything in between. These aren't interviews about résumés. They're conversations about what happens after the medals, … This site is published with Podpage. The links below are machine-readable entry points for AI agents and other automated tools. ## Site - [Homepage](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/) - [Sitemap](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/sitemap.xml) - [RSS feed](https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1946508.rss) - [Contact](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/contact/) ## Recent episodes - [Navy SEAL Jovon Quarles: 9/11, Rudy Reyes & The Special Forces Contestant Who Surprised Everyone - Ep. 151](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/navy-seal-jovon-quarles-911-rudy-reyes-the-special-forces-contestant-who-surprised-everyone-e/): published 2026-11-06 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/navy-seal-jovon-quarles-911-rudy-reyes-the-special-forces-contestant-who-surprised-everyone-e/transcript.txt) - [Why You Should Stop Trying to Control What Happens Next - Charlynda Scales - Ep. 150](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/why-you-should-stop-trying-to-control-what-happens-next-charlynda-scales-ep-150/): published 2026-11-05 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/why-you-should-stop-trying-to-control-what-happens-next-charlynda-scales-ep-150/transcript.txt) - [Why Successful People Need a Short Memory - Blake Stilwell - Ep. 149](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/why-successful-people-need-a-short-memory-blake-stilwell-ep-149/): published 2026-10-29 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/why-successful-people-need-a-short-memory-blake-stilwell-ep-149/transcript.txt) - [Lyndsey Akers - How to Build an Identity That’s Actually Yours - Ep. 148](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/lyndsey-akers-how-to-build-an-identity-thats-actually-yours-ep-148/): published 2026-10-21 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/lyndsey-akers-how-to-build-an-identity-thats-actually-yours-ep-148/transcript.txt) - [Navigating Tension, Technology, and Teamwork - General Dave Goldfein - Ep. 147](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/navigating-tension-technology-and-teamwork-general-dave-goldfein-ep-147/): published 2026-10-14 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/navigating-tension-technology-and-teamwork-general-dave-goldfein-ep-147/transcript.txt) - [Stories, Struggles, and Solutions - Doug Collins’ Mission to Humanize the VA - Ep. 146](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/stories-struggles-and-solutions-doug-collins-mission-to-humanize-the-va-ep-146/): published 2026-10-08 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/stories-struggles-and-solutions-doug-collins-mission-to-humanize-the-va-ep-146/transcript.txt) - [Best of PTT - Celeste Headlee - Why We’ve Forgotten How to Talk to Each Other (FROM JULY 2018)](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/best-of-ptt-celeste-headlee-why-weve-forgotten-how-to-talk-to-each-other-from-july-2018/): published 2026-09-17 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/best-of-ptt-celeste-headlee-why-weve-forgotten-how-to-talk-to-each-other-from-july-2018/transcript.txt) - [How To Carry On When The Life You Planned Disappears - Krista Hollingsworth - Ep. 145](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/how-to-carry-on-when-the-life-you-planned-disappears-krista-hollingsworth-ep-145/): published 2026-09-09 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/how-to-carry-on-when-the-life-you-planned-disappears-krista-hollingsworth-ep-145/transcript.txt) - [Navy SEAL Commander: What 24 Years of War Taught Me About Fear, Anxiety & Inner Peace - Jon Macaskill - Best of PTT](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/navy-seal-commander-what-24-years-of-war-taught-me-about-fear-anxiety-inner-peace-jon-macaski/): published 2026-09-03 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/navy-seal-commander-what-24-years-of-war-taught-me-about-fear-anxiety-inner-peace-jon-macaski/transcript.txt) - [Obama’s Speechwriter: The Hidden Art of Words That Move Millions - Cody Keenan - Best of PTT](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/obamas-speechwriter-the-hidden-art-of-words-that-move-millions-cody-keenan-best-of-ptt/): published 2026-08-20 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/obamas-speechwriter-the-hidden-art-of-words-that-move-millions-cody-keenan-best-of-ptt/transcript.txt) - [From Navy SEAL to Hollywood: How Grit, Authenticity & Identity Fuel Success – David Meadows - Ep. 144](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/from-navy-seal-to-hollywood-how-grit-authenticity-identity-fuel-success-david-meadows-ep-14/): published 2026-08-13 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/from-navy-seal-to-hollywood-how-grit-authenticity-identity-fuel-success-david-meadows-ep-14/transcript.txt) - [Why Success Without Community Will Leave You Empty - Waco Hoover - Ep. 143](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/why-success-without-community-will-leave-you-empty-waco-hoover-ep-143/): published 2026-08-06 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/why-success-without-community-will-leave-you-empty-waco-hoover-ep-143/transcript.txt) - [Why Consistency Beats Talent and Blind Loyalty Destroys You - The Wire's J.D. Williams - Ep. 142](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/why-consistency-beats-talent-and-blind-loyalty-destroys-you-the-wires-jd-williams-ep-142/): published 2026-07-30 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/why-consistency-beats-talent-and-blind-loyalty-destroys-you-the-wires-jd-williams-ep-142/transcript.txt) - [Ryan Leaf - From Addiction & Rock Bottom to Redemption & Purpose - Ep. 141](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/ryan-leaf-from-addiction-rock-bottom-to-redemption-purpose-ep-141/): published 2026-07-23 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/ryan-leaf-from-addiction-rock-bottom-to-redemption-purpose-ep-141/transcript.txt) - [Ep. 140: Team RWB Executive Director Michael 'Sully' Sullivan](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/team-rwb-executive-director-michael-sully-sullivan/): published 2026-07-16 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/team-rwb-executive-director-michael-sully-sullivan/transcript.txt) - [Ep. 139: Amberly Lago Turning Pain into PURPOSE](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/amberly-lago-turning-pain-into-purpose/): published 2026-07-09 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/amberly-lago-turning-pain-into-purpose/transcript.txt) - [Ep. 138: Military and Veteran Entertainment Awards Gala](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/military-and-veteran-entertainment-awards-gala/): published 2026-07-02 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/military-and-veteran-entertainment-awards-gala/transcript.txt) - [Ep. 137: Ryan Hawk The Price of Becoming](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/ryan-hawk-the-price-of-becoming/): published 2026-06-25 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/ryan-hawk-the-price-of-becoming/transcript.txt) - [Ep. 136: ⁠How Jasmine Jones Built a Champion Mindset: Resilience & Discipline](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/how-jasmine-jones-built-a-champion-mindset-resilience-discipline/): published 2026-06-18 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/how-jasmine-jones-built-a-champion-mindset-resilience-discipline/transcript.txt) - [Ep. 135: The Light Foundation Buckeye Blast](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/the-light-foundation-buckeye-blast/): published 2026-06-11 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/the-light-foundation-buckeye-blast/transcript.txt) - [Ep. 134: Manny Piñeiro - The Hard Truth About Time, Identity and What Really Matters](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/manny-pineiro-the-hard-truth-about-time-identity-and-what-really-matters/): published 2026-06-04 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/manny-pineiro-the-hard-truth-about-time-identity-and-what-really-matters/transcript.txt) - [Ep. 133: Weapons of Mass Deception: Adam Jones Unmasks the Pressures Facing Modern Leaders](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/weapons-of-mass-deception-adam-jones-unmasks-the-pressures-facing-modern-leaders/): published 2026-05-28 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/weapons-of-mass-deception-adam-jones-unmasks-the-pressures-facing-modern-leaders/transcript.txt) - [Ep. 132: Vet Tix CSO - The Seats We Leave Empty | Steven Weintraub on Vet Tix, Belonging & Veteran Purpose](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/ep-132-vet-tix-cso-the-seats-we-leave-empty-steven-weintraub-on-vet-tix-belonging-veteran-p/): published 2026-05-21 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/ep-132-vet-tix-cso-the-seats-we-leave-empty-steven-weintraub-on-vet-tix-belonging-veteran-p/transcript.txt) - [Ep. 131: Kate McKinnon - Redefining Company Culture, Conversations on HR, Sports, and Empathy](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/ep-131-kate-mckinnon-redefining-company-culture-conversations-on-hr-sports-and-empathy/): published 2026-05-14 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/ep-131-kate-mckinnon-redefining-company-culture-conversations-on-hr-sports-and-empathy/transcript.txt) - [Ep. 130: 25 Lessons after 130 episodes of Passing The Torch Podcast](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/ep-130-25-lessons-after-130-episodes-of-passing-the-torch-podcast/): published 2026-05-07 — [transcript](https://www.passingthetorchpod.com/ep-130-25-lessons-after-130-episodes-of-passing-the-torch-podcast/transcript.txt) ## Notes for agents - Any page on this site can be fetched as Markdown instead of HTML by sending the header `Accept: text/markdown`. 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