Choices Not Chances Podcast

Ryan Rogers, Matthew Charette

choicesnotchancespodcast@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

This is a veteran-focused interview podcast centered on combat experiences, military-to-civilian transition, veteran support, families, and related therapies; its external guests are primarily veterans, retired military leaders, and professionals serving the veteran community. Agencies could credibly pitch retired service members, veteran advocates, transition or mental-health professionals, nonprofit leaders, and authors with relevant military or veteran-support expertise, with booking difficulty likely low.

Metrics

Episodes: 115

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: <1k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 1.4k subscribers

Instagram: 2.7k followers

Contact Information

choicesnotchancespodcast@gmail.com

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Host

Ryan Rogers - Author of “Lions of Marjah” and host focused on military experiences, veteran transition, and the lives of veterans and their families.

Matthew Charette - Podcast host associated with a veteran-oriented program covering combat experiences, military service, and veteran support.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Military veterans—especially former service members with combat, leadership, or transition experience—as well as veteran-support professionals, nonprofit leaders, educators, coaches, authors, and therapy or advocacy specialists.
Required Achievements:  
Combat or deployment experience, Senior military leadership or specialized service, Veteran advocacy or nonprofit work, Relevant books, coaching, education, or professional expertise

Recent Guest Discussions

John Dailey - Military Service, Combat Experience, Authorship, Veteran Community Leadership, And Executive Coaching.

Matthew St Pierre - Fallujah Firefights, Combat Leadership, Cpl. Jason Dunham, And The Loss Of Major Gannon On The Syrian Border.

Kaedy Molley - Military Service, Deployment, Education, Veteran Transition, And The Warrior-scholar Project.

Aubrey Wrenn - Marine Corps Service, Combat Deployments, Leadership, Education, Veteran Transition, And Life After Military Retirement.

Recent Topics

Veterans, Military, Combat, Transition, Therapy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Choices Not Chances Podcast
:

Choices Not Chances Episode 105 -John Dailey (MSgt. USMC Ret.) MARSOC, Afghanistan and Iraq Part 2

July 25, 2026

In this episode John returns to the podcast to catch up on life. The publishing of his book "Tough Rugged Bastards", his Substack Ruck The Fuck Up (RTFU) and executive coaching. John continues to be a wealth of knowledge to the community and the people around him.

Choices Not Chances Podcast Episode 104 - Jo Patti X on child trafficking

March 03, 2026

Jo Munisteri has been on the show 2 times before and joins us today to talk about the world of good versus evil. A world that was seemingly so dark, I wouldn't believe most of it. But, with the revelations of the E. files, many of the conspiracies are not conspiracies at all. Jo spent time working around the world on behalf of different NGOs. Some of this work was dangerous, and some of the key players in command were just as corrupt as you would imagine. This is one of the more intense s...

Choices Not Chances Podcast Episode 103: Matthew St Pierre (USMC CWO4 retired) Fallujah firefights

March 03, 2026

In this episode, we sit down with Matthew St Pierre. A retired Marine Gunner who has been around the block. He has been through the fire and brought the lessons out of the other side. Featured in the book "On Combat" by Dave Grossman (Episode 40), as he gathered his teams and squads for a debrief after the gunfights. He is/was a leader of men. In this episode, we talk about Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. Jason Dunham and his heroics. St. Pierre also talks in depth about the loss of M...

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