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Gene Yu, Former Green Beret, Author of The Second Shot and CEO of Blackpanda Group

SOFREP Radio

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Entertainment News, Government, News, History

4.41.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 December 2024

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Gene Yu is a former U.S. Army Green Beret, author, and entrepreneur. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Yu served with distinction in Special Forces, specializing in unconventional warfare and counterterrorism operations. After his military career, he transitioned into the private sector, becoming an author of the "Yellow Green Beret" series, which provides a humorous and candid look at life in the Special Forces. Yu gained international attention in 2013 when he played a pivotal role in orchestrating the successful rescue of a kidnapped Taiwanese national in the Philippines. Beyond his military and writing accomplishments, Yu has been active in the tech industry, co-founding businesses and contributing to innovations in cybersecurity and software development.

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0:00.0

It's hard to read the news these days without asking yourself, how did we get here?

0:04.7

Fiasco is a history podcast for the co-creators of Slow Burn.

0:08.5

In our first season, Bush v. Gore, we examine an unmistakable turning point in American politics,

0:14.0

the 2000 election, which resulted in a high-stakes stalemate, ended with one of the most controversial rulings in Supreme Court history.

0:21.4

So if you're trying to make sense at the present moment, check out Fiasco, Bush v. Gore.

0:25.9

Listen on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast work, you're just not using enough. You're listening to Soft Rep Radio,

0:56.9

special operations military news,

0:59.6

and straight talk with the guys in the community.

1:07.8

Rad with another awesome episode of Soft Rep Radio.

1:12.5

You guys already know that I don't like to tell you who my guest is until I tell you, but you've clicked on the link. And so you already know he's here. But before I introduce him,

1:17.0

let me tell you about the merch store. So go to softwrep.com forward slash merch, pick up some of our

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branded goods. We love seeing that splattered all over social media hashtag soft rep mafia thanks so much for

1:28.7

supporting us and keeping the fireplace going with the merch shop second is

1:33.3

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check that out it's curated by the special operators behind the scenes putting

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books together that they think you would like to read all right so go check that

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out go check out the book club at soft rep.com also the loadout room.com has

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taken off with peer reviews articles the podcast is shared over there now so

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make sure you're checking out the loadout room.com. Now, my next guest, his name is Gene

2:03.6

U. He's a former Green Beret. He went to West Point, and I'm going to read a little bit about

2:08.0

his dossier, and then we'll welcome him to the show. Okay? So I'm going to, okay, so we're going to

2:12.9

talk about, first of all, one of his books that he wrote called The Second Shot by Gene U.

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