Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2026-08-20
Books mentioned on Jocko Willink, Matt McCusker & Jeff Dye - Mostly Wise #3 - #1139
In the third episode of Mostly Wise, we explore: If Matt and Jeff could survive Navy SEAL selection, training and hazing. Whether the Navy actually has trained animals like killer assassin kamikaze dolphins.
Chris Williamson discussed Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer and The Next 100 Years by George Friedman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Into Thin Air
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer is a gripping and tragic non-fiction account detailing the author's harrowing participation in the disastrous 1996 Mount Everest climbing expedition that resulted in the deaths of several climbers.
Discussed“Apparently, so that that guy John Crackour who had the whole in a thin air thing, he wrote that book being like nobody should do this.”
Where to get it
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The Next 100 Years
The Next 100 Years by George Friedman is a geopolitical forecasting book that attempts to predict global conflicts, technological shifts, and the rise and fall of superpowers over the course of the twenty-first century.
Discussed“Dude, I I read a book called uh The Next Hundred Years. I don't know if I talked about this before by George Freriedman and he he wrote it I think like I would say the early 2000s”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I wrote a book called Extreme Ownership, which is about like taking ownership of what's going on.”
“Way of the Warrior Kid. Yeah.”