The Scott Mann Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Join Scott Mann for the very first episode of The Scott Mann Episode—as he sits down with an incredible guest, former CIA targeter Sarah Adams to discuss national security and how our local communities can connect to do something about the threats facing us.

The Scott Mann Podcast is focused on human connection like our lives depend it—because they do. Scott Mann is a retired US Army Special Forces officer, NY Times bestselling author, news correspondent, keynote speaker and storytelling and connection coach.

Check out The Gathering Storm, a guide to what threats are coming and what you and your community can do about them--on Kickstarter at: https://kickstarter.com/projects/taskforcepineapple/the-gathering-storm

Join Scott on Patreon where he goes Behind the Scenes on the podcast as well as his other work: www.patreon.com/scottmann 

NEW episodes EVERY TUESDAY! 
 

Join Scott Mann for Episode 7 of The Scott Mann Podcast as sits down with “Legend”, an Afghanistan born US Army combat veteran who has been traveling into Afghanistan since its collapse in 2021. His identity is purposefully hidden by his callsign nor will we show his face in this incredible episode about what it takes to get frontline, first-hand knowledge.

 

The Scott Mann Podcast is focused on human connection like our lives depend it—because they do. Scott Mann is a retired US Army Special Forces officer, NY Times bestselling author, news correspondent, keynote speaker and storytelling and connection coach. 

 

Join Scott on Patreon where he goes Behind the Scenes on the podcast as well as his other work: www.patreon.com/scottmann NEW episodes EVERY TUESDAY! 

 

#legend #afghanistan #geopolitics

Join Scott Mann for Episode 6 of The Scott Mann Podcast as sits down for a solo episode to discuss the contempt and churn we face today…and how division is the antithesis to healthy and strong communities. Drawing from his experience with Task Force Pineapple and decades as a green beret, Scott dives deep into the concepts of building trust into today’s world. As he says, “Contempt or Community- Your Choice.” 

Books mentioned in the episode: 

• The Little Book of Talents by Daniel Coyle: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Talent-Improving-Skills/dp/034553025X 
• Tribe by Sebastian Junger: https://www.amazon.com/Tribe-Homecoming-Belonging-Sebastian-Junger/dp/1455566381 
• Social by Matthew Lieberman: https://www.amazon.com/Social-Why-Brains-Wired-Connect/dp/0307889092 
• Human Givens by Ivan Tyrrel: https://www.amazon.com/Human-Givens-Approach-Emotional-Thinking/dp/1899398317 

Check out the play Scott references entitled “Last Out: Elegy of a Green Beret” at https://lastoutplay.com/ 

Watch Scott’s TEDx talk called “The Generosity of Scars”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_szAosvdWdM 

The Scott Mann Podcast is focused on human connection like our lives depend it—because they do. Scott Mann is a retired US Army Special Forces officer, NY Times bestselling author, news correspondent, keynote speaker and storytelling and connection coach. 

Join Scott on Patreon where he goes Behind the Scenes on the podcast as well as his other work: www.patreon.com/scottmann NEW episodes EVERY TUESDAY! #greenberet #politics #division

Join Scott Mann for Episode 5 of The Scott Mann Podcast as he connects with the amazing Gaby Camargo, founder and director of a Tampa-area Spinal Cord Injury Recover Center, former attorney, special forces military spouse, caregiver, and mom. Together they talk about taking matters in your own hands and leveraging human connection and community to get big stuff done. 

Gaby’s husband, retired Green Beret Romy Camargo, was paralyzed from the neck down due to a gunshot wound in Afghanistan. In case you missed it, check out his episode on the Scott Mann Podcast here: https://youtu.be/5OzVjhPXPbk 

The Scott Mann Podcast is focused on human connection like our lives depend it—because they do. Scott Mann is a retired US Army Special Forces officer, NY Times bestselling author, news correspondent, keynote speaker and storytelling and connection coach. 

Please visit and support Gaby’s and her husband, Romy’s, nonprofit Stay in Step Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Recovery Center: https://stayinstep.org/ 

Join Scott on Patreon where he goes Behind the Scenes on the podcast as well as his other work: www.patreon.com/scottmann 

NEW episodes EVERY TUESDAY! #spinalcordinjury #militaryspouse #caregiver

Join Scott Mann for Episode 4 of The Scott Mann Podcast—as he sits down with a true inspiration—a quadriplegic US Army Green Beret and founder of Stay in Step, Romy Camargo. This episode covers Romy’s incredible grit and resilience after a traumatic gunshot wound to his cervical spine in Afghanistan, his founding of a state of the art spinal cord injury rehab center, and the human connection that made it all possible. 

The Scott Mann Podcast is focused on human connection like our lives depend it—because they do. Scott Mann is a retired US Army Special Forces officer, NY Times bestselling author, news correspondent, keynote speaker and storytelling and connection coach. 

Please visit and support Romy’s nonprofit Stay in Step Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Recovery Center: https://stayinstep.org/ 

To learn more please watch The Warfighters series about the US Special Forces experience in Afghanistan. Episode 7 is about the incident with Romy: https://www.youtube.com/show/SCDDHZJRnJMlF8qW-L1XCHXA?sbp=GhoKGFVDQ1F5RjFsRmxYa1ZBVngyNkNac3lVUQ%253D%253D 

Join Scott on Patreon where he goes Behind the Scenes on the podcast as well as his other work: www.patreon.com/scottmann 

NEW episodes EVERY TUESDAY! 

#greenberet #veteran #spinalcordinjury

The Scott Mann Podcast is focused on human connection like our lives depend it—because they do. Scott Mann is a retired US Army Special Forces officer, NY Times bestselling author, news correspondent, keynote speaker and storytelling and connection coach. 

Check out The Gathering Storm, a guide to what threats are coming and what you and your community can do about them--on Kickstarter at: https://kickstarter.com/projects/taskforcepineapple/the-gathering-storm 

Join Scott on Patreon where he goes Behind the Scenes on the podcast as well as his other work: www.patreon.com/scottmann 

NEW episodes EVERY TUESDAY! #greenberet #sarahadams #podcast

Join Scott Mann for episode 2 of The Scott Mann Podcast—as he sits down with Israeli Defense Forces special operations soldier Doron Keidar who witnessed the aftermath of the October 7th attacks in Israel by Hamas. Together they cover not only the events that unfolded that day but also share lessons learned for US law enforcement, emergency responders and local communities. The Scott Mann Podcast is focused on human connection like our lives depend it—because they do. Scott Mann is a retired US Army Special Forces officer, NY Times bestselling author, news correspondent, keynote speaker and storytelling and connection coach. Check out The Gathering Storm, a guide to what threats are coming and what you and your community can do about them--on Kickstarter at: https://kickstarter.com/projects/taskforcepineapple/the-gathering-storm Join Scott on Patreon where he goes Behind the Scenes on the podcast as well as his other work: www.patreon.com/scottmann NEW episodes EVERY TUESDAY! https://www.youtube.com/@TheScottMannPodcast

On this special solo edition of the Scott Mann podcast, Scott shares his unfiltered story of hitting rock bottom and how learning the power of storytelling helped him climb out of the ashes. He discusses imposter syndrome, resistance, veteran mental health and suicide, and Scott’s emotional play entitled “Last Out” on this powerful episode. For any veterans in crisis, please reach out to someone for help. 

Dial 988 to speak directly to the veteran’s crisis line. 

Please consider visiting Task Force Pineapple at www.tfpineapple.org which conducts storytelling workshops for veterans, first responders and their families as well as produces the "Last Out" play Scott discusses in this episode. Your donations will ensure that veterans continue to have access to the powerful modality of storytelling. 

To watch Last Out on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Out-Scott-Mann/dp/B09X94Q5CS 

Check out "Last Out" LIVE in these locations in 2025: 

• 1-3 May in St Cloud, Minneapolis, MN
• 16 May in Colorado Springs, CO
• 14 June in Poughkeepsie, NY
• 8-9 July in Leesburg, VA
• 13 September in Youngstown, OH
• 4-5 October in Oahu, HI
• 17 October in Fayetteville, NC
• 22 November in Pensacola, FL

Watch Scott's TedX talk called "The Generosity of Scars" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_szAosvdWdM&t=33s 

The Scott Mann Podcast is focused on human connection like our lives depend it—because they do. Scott Mann is a retired US Army Special Forces officer, NY Times bestselling author, news correspondent, keynote speaker and storytelling and connection coach. 

Join Scott on Patreon where he goes Behind the Scenes on the podcast as well as his other work: www.patreon.com/scottmann 

NEW episodes EVERY TUESDAY! #greenberet #mentalhealth #veterans

Join Scott Mann for Episode 10 of The Scott Mann Podcast as sits down with Gianni Koskinas, a Greek born US Air Force special operations combat veteran and now CEO of the Hoplite Group. Together, they discuss counterterrorism topics from Afghanistan to today’s threat landscape. 

The Scott Mann Podcast is focused on human connection like our lives depend it—because they do. Scott Mann is a retired US Army Special Forces officer, NY Times bestselling author, news correspondent, keynote speaker and storytelling and connection coach. 

Join Scott on Patreon where he goes Behind the Scenes on the podcast as well as his other work: www.patreon.com/scottmann 

NEW episodes EVERY TUESDAY! #airforce #afghanistan #counterterrorism

Join Scott Mann as he sits down with former NSA officer and Blackpoint Cyber CEO Jon Murchison as they cover a host topics including the Iranian nuclear program, AI, drone warfare, cyber security and entrepreneurship--and at the core of each of those, real human connection. 

The Scott Mann Podcast is focused on human connection like our lives depend it—because they do. Scott Mann is a retired US Army Special Forces officer, NY Times bestselling author, news correspondent, keynote speaker and storytelling and connection coach. 

Join Scott on Patreon where he goes Behind the Scenes on the podcast as well as his other work: www.patreon.com/scottmann 

NEW episodes EVERY TUESDAY! 

#iran #nsa #cybersecurity