{"id":55147,"date":"2017-05-16T02:02:16","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T02:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=55147"},"modified":"2017-05-16T02:02:16","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T02:02:16","slug":"break-it-down-show-bill-mankins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zenpundit.com\/?p=55147","title":{"rendered":"Break it Down Show &#8211; Bill Mankins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[<strong>Mark Safranski<\/strong> \/ &#8220;<strong>zen<\/strong>&#8220;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/556187034973257729\/A6twfcdo.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"330\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An episode that will interest those who study all things Afghanistan, COIN, irregular warfare, cultural-linguistic competency, rural environments,\u00a0HUMINT, insurgency, PME and similar topics,\u00a0\u00a0<strong>Jon<\/strong> and <strong>Pete<\/strong> interview <strong>Bill Mankins<\/strong> at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakitdownshow.com\/\"><strong>Break it Down Show<\/strong><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"blog-title-link blog-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.breakitdownshow.com\/episodes\/may-12th-2017\">159 &#8211; Bill Mankins<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;One of our most compelling guests to date. You&#8217;ve never heard Bill Mankins story and that&#8217;s about to change.\u00a0 Bill gets modern combat at a level that you cannot find anywhere else. Fox News, CNN, NPR have all had a chance to get Bill to sit with them and break down the most complex social, military, religious problems anyone can imagine, and they all passed.\u00a0They didn&#8217;t know a great story when it was right in front of them.\u00a0Nobody but the Break It Down Show has this level of depth and <a href=\"https:\/\/us.ivoox.com\/es\/link_i3_1.html?url=quality...NOBODY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">quality&#8230;NOBODY<\/a> The show really breaks into 3 parts.\u00a0 If you want, skip ahead to Minute 51:30 and get to what Bill is working <a href=\"https:\/\/us.ivoox.com\/es\/link_i3_1.html?url=on...then\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">on&#8230;then<\/a> go back and see why he&#8217;s the man for the <a href=\"https:\/\/us.ivoox.com\/es\/link_i3_1.html?url=job...AGAIN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">job&#8230;AGAIN<\/a> this level of clarity, this depth, you&#8217;re in for a treat.\u00a0 Bring a bucket for when your brain explodes.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Tune in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breakitdownshow.com\/episodes\/may-12th-2017\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mankins is spot on in his commentary on the overemphasis of STEM in PME vice humanities and language that provide some understanding of others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Mark Safranski \/ &#8220;zen&#8220;] An episode that will interest those who study all things Afghanistan, COIN, irregular warfare, cultural-linguistic competency, rural environments,\u00a0HUMINT, insurgency, PME and similar topics,\u00a0\u00a0Jon and Pete interview Bill Mankins at the Break it Down Show: 159 &#8211; Bill Mankins &#8220;One of our most compelling guests to date. 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