Episode 8

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22nd Jul 2025

Fighting in Iraq, PTSD & Dating Single Moms with Danny Eakins

This week I have a conversation with my friend Danny Eakins, a former Army Major who led more than 300 combat missions in Iraq. He now works with the Department of Veterans Services to help veterans and their families. We talk about his experience in the military, dating single moms, personal growth, and Napster.

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Conversations, stories, and honest moments about being human. Trying to find connection in these disconnected times — sometimes through other people, sometimes just by talking it out. New episodes every week.

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Jef Taylor

Jef Taylor is an editor, filmmaker, and reluctant grown-up. He hosts onefjef, where he talks to people (and sometimes himself) about work, purpose, and the strange ways life unfolds. Before podcasting, he spent years shaping other people’s stories—now he’s telling his own.