0:00 - Allform Couches/Sectionals 1:53 - Ladder Life Insurance 3:14 - Magic Spoon 4:54 - BetterHelp 6:15 - Honey 7:27 - Jack Carr Introduction 8:41 - Podcast starts 8:59 - Salt Lake City Airport is confusing and large 10:23 - Andy got his purple belt 12:33 - Jack Carr is the reason for Andy's belt progression 13:44 - SBG's Iron Man tradition for belt promotion recipients 15:09 - Replicating the challenges of BUDS for civilians or those who weren't SEALs 17:06 - Reputation is currency in the SEAL community 18:17 - Starting BUDS young and "old" 20:42 - The current state of BUDS and the reasons for the attrition rate being similar 22:56 - The types of people who quit BUDS 25:05 - The Navy trying to lower the attrition rate and why it doesn't work 28:00 - Ben Sifrit (the SEAL who chopped people up with his wife) and being the Honor Man of a BUDS class 29:07 - Testing for character in BUDS with the use of digital technology 31:51 - The hardest evolution for Jack Carr 34:40 - Recreating the mud flats of Tijuana without the trash/sewage 37:21 - Jack's thoughts on the military being used as a human experiment 41:36 - The Chief of Naval Operations's recommended reading list 42:42 - The insertion of inclusiveness and other social issues into the military 43:58 - Equality of opportunity vs outcome and the meritocracy of the job market 50:01 - The erosion of the spirit of the First Amendment particularly by large tech/social media companies 53:24 - The suppression of some ideals vs the promotion of others (Dr. Seuss vs WAP basically) 55:09 - Control and influence in sports, academia, media, etc. 57:30 - How Jack personally deals with the possibility of being a victim of "cancel culture" 1:01:12 - Interesting DMs in Jack's inbox, Amazon reviews, comments, etc. 1:03:07 - The First Amendment and advocacy vs incitement 1:05:27 - The hyper-focusing on one or two Amendments over the others 1:07:06 - Forgiveness, the lack of it today, and its role in Andy and Jack's careers and lives post-career 1:12:48 - The current state of the Second Amendment and addressing gun violence in the US 1:19:51 - Broad/vague laws and what are Jack's personal limits of the 2nd Amendment (what guns can you get, wait times, etc.) 1:23:10 - Semi- or full-auto for self defense 1:25:37 - Time investment into learning and becoming proficient in firearms vs other methods of self-defense 1:28:40 - The widespread availability of training and knowing your limitations 1:31:45 - How training and being trained affects your decision making 1:34:30 - Competency and knowing your limitations 1:37:46 - Does Jack still practice long-range shooting? 1:39:10 - Jack's favorite long-range caliber 1:41:24 - Ammo prices and preparedness 1:45:42 - Traveling/research for Jack's new book 1:46:10 - Jack's stray arrow at Andy's house 1:47:07 - The Flat Head Valley in Jack's new book and more research for his book 1:49:11 - Jack's book The Devil's Hand 1:49:30 - Jack's prior book Savage Son and the grassroots growth of that series 1:52:13 - The exploration of what the US's enemies have learned over years of war against terrorism, COVID, political unrest, etc. in The Devil's Hand 1:56:49 - Jack's writing process and how far in advance does he work on character development, storyline, etc. 1:58:55 - Will Jack ever write outside of the James Reece series? 2:01:50 - The era of convenience and distraction (tangent) 2:03:38 - When and how to buy The Devil's Hand 2:05:10 - Jack Carr's new podcast Danger Close 2:06:48 - Responding to negative comments 2:09:16 - Andy episode of Danger Close podcast confirmed and closing thanks 2:10:42 - NEW STUDIO COMING 2:11:25 - Ladder 2.0 2:11:54 - Outtro and how to spread Cleared Hot like white people spread Ranch dressing on, like, everything New week. You. You reading this. Have a good one. Will see you guys Friday!

Congratulations on your purple Andy 🤙🏻

I wish he could write faster. I can't get enough of this guys books. Every single one of them have left me wanting more. Very excited to hear there are more in the pipeline.

Thank You both for your service, not only in the military but helping brothers find sanity.

Good morning y’all!! Can’t wait for this one! Ive read all of Jack’s books. If you haven’t dove into the world of Jack Carr yet..your missing out!

Haha Jack throwing in a couple of "side of the house " before Andy

Scott helvenston not only was the youngest buds graduate at 17 years old, but he still holds obstacle course record years after his death.

I just love how honest and level headed these guys are!

new jack carr book for the 8 hour drive to my turkey spot! LETS GOOOOOOO

Woah Jack Carr ! Definitely will listen to this later once I catch up on the other ones. Hope everyone’s having a good day

I was just talking with my father ( a 30 year air force vet) about the guys in special operations.....man do we appreciate you guys! And love ya!

Fantastic episode! Thank you both.

One of my most anticipated episodes for sure. Great stuff

Great talk to tune into, as always. I appreciate y’all big time.

Great episode, the more I hear from Jack, the more of a fan I become of his

forgiveness and resiliency... Thanks Andy and Jack...a great conversation!

Great podcast man, I enjoy waking up Monday morning to listening to your shows, appreciate what you do

Mucho congratulations on leveling up Andy!!

Awesome work on the Purple... Ironman sounds spicy!

The hardest part of Hell week has got to be the rest of us hearing about it constantly.

I'm just so impressed at the depth of conversation here, not just about the ammendments that a lot of people talk about, but the forgiveness discussion took it to the next level. Well done.

I’ve read all of his books! Already pre ordered his next one!

I'm happy to hear Mr. Carr use the word FREEDOM multiple times. Reagan said "freedom is but one generation from extinction ". Well..here we are.

Congratulations on the purple, Andy!

Powerful Jack Carr

nice work on Purple Belt, Andy!

Great show. Love Jack. See you Saturday at fieldcraft.

Love this podcast. Just found out about Jack Carr and recently bought The Terminal List. I have not read a book this quickly in a long time, couldn’t put it down. I’ll buy the next four soon and recommend them to anyone who digs fiction based on real experience. As far as forgiveness, I couldn’t agree more with Jack. It’s an incredibly powerful thing and I highly suggest implementing it in all situations.

This podcast is AWESOME!

This has the potential to be the top podcast in a short amount of time.

Excellent discussion. Cheers gents.

So ready for the Amazon series

Excellent ! ! !

This was a highly motivating block of instruction. SFMF!

Another great podcast.

Great 2 hours. I really enjoy both of these guys. Read the first 3 books Jack. am now ordering the 4th. I ditched Facebook and Twitter,but will try to follow you some other way.

As a fellow reader; this podcast is my absolute favorite. The Fraternity of the Stone by David Morell! Terrific book I have not heard mentioned since the 1990s. Awesome!

One of my favorite authors on one of my favorite podcasts. Looking forward to the next book and digging the new podcast from Jack Carr. Today’s Cleared Hot ushered me through a few hours of shellacking tongue and groove boards for my living room. Thanks for making that suck less.

I pre-ordered Jack's new book on Audible. When it hits I'm going to listen to all of them in order. He definitely found his niche. Can't wait!

New studio better mean THE RETURN OF THE DAMN GREEN SCREEN ANDY!!!!!! 💕💕💕💕

Congrats on Purple Belt Andy!

Cool. Jack is the best.

Hi Andy I really enjoy your podcast thanks

The ball breaking is what makes this show so special. Its so great to hear the banter between these two. Ps. It is sewage.

Great conversation

Congrants Andy and dont stop until black belt 💪😎

This guy has done a little bit of work in the spec op world lol. What a bad ass. Andy gets straight up pipe hitters in this show.

Morning all!!

Heck yeah!!! Pumped to see Jack Carr on here, if that’s even their real name!?!? Waiting for The Devils Hand on April 13th!!!

Due to life circumstances I never joined the military and now at 41 have started BJJ mainly for the crucible of earning and learning something difficult!

good show. enjoyed

Great podcast as always Andy just commenting for the algorithm

Really good podcast. They're all good but this one was a little better. Carr is a cool dude.

First met Jack Carr on Joe Rogan, and learned about another one of his life leaps, becoming an author. Took a long time for James Reece to make it onto Australian Bookshelves. Just finished Savage Son (awesome), read and reviewed on goodreads and looking forward to the next book.

The short story in question is Harrison Bergeron. Classic, powerful short story.

Congratulations on completing Ironman (no matter where you placed, it’s an accomplishment to be proud of)! And of course, reaching purple! 2021 looking good for you! Anyone on here do the stereo live Q&A? I downloaded the app, but not sure what time these typically are.

Its not that we want a full auto to shoot people more efficiently, its that we should have the ability to buy it. No ones out here saying full auto is more effective (and if they are theyre dumb) its the unconstitutional restrictions in place preventing people to purchase one in the first place that we have a problem with.

Congratulations on your purple belt sir!

What James Reese did to the Russian gangster in Savage Son, was some of the spiciest fiction I've ever read.

As you guys were discussing the topic of free speech, Jack mentioned that if submitting a comment on a particular topic or something that's unfolding; One should put in the mat time, or do your homework. Andy suggested that perhaps something has been settled through legal means, and so there should be no need for violence. They're correct in a general sense. That's noble, but when the laws aren't being prosecuted upon those breaking them then what? The elite don't care about The United States of America. For many of them borders, laws, and constitutions mean nothing. My question. At what point do we call bullshit ? I mean when do we admit we see through the subterfuge? As Jack clearly made an analogy for what's happening with the 2A; they're administratively making it nearly impossible to buy, or own a gun. At what point do we finally make a stand? What if it were to become violent? Then what?

That's rather entertaining. Haunted Mesa is the *only* Louis L'Amour book I have read. It's a great book.

It's already awesome and I'm 5 minutes in.

I can't fully endorse Jack's novels until he incorporates Andy as a Master Sommelier into one.

MORE BADASSARY ENABLED! lol thanks guys at cleared hot!

I received an achievement medal once in the Air Force, I was stoked to get it. Then I realized once I got it that it was copy pasted because it said she, her, and herself throughout. Still have it!

Clearly difference between liberty of expression and incitement; not okay to scream fire in a movie theater, for instance. I love this discussion between you guys!

Good content

I was 4 years old when you guys started BUDS lol. I’m 27 almost 28 now lol 😂.

Keep up the good stuff Jack.. You too Andy! Lol

Great interview. Would love to see a round table discussion with you, Jack Carr, Evan Hafer, Mike Glover, Matt Best, Jocko, Shawn Ryan, Colion Noir...... that would be epic....

Yep I first heard of Jack Carr from you Andy! He owes you! lmao

Congrats on the purple belt Andy.

You posited the quintessential question Andy : who's driving the boat, or, who is the Puppet Master?

Great conversation, guys. I like how both of you are level headed and open to other opinions not necessarily in agreement with your own. I will say one thing I disagree with and that's the Dr. Seuss being "cancelled." They weren't cancelled, per se, buy others. The Dr. Seuss estate decided themselves to restrict access to certain books. I don't have to agree with it and neither do you, but it's wholly different than a public outcry to "cancel" them. Awesome show, Andy!

This is literally like when I thought..take up chess at our downtown community center. Our instructor's eyes were like a hawk! he would say in his Russian accent "lemon"...it was so resonate. I would stop keep my hand on the chess piece..move back..try again. My kids were in same boat, so it was great, they too get a passionate lesson earlier in life.

WAY TO GO BOSS :)

Purple belt in two freaking years! That's unheard of bro you must be "a stud!!"

Congrats on the purple Andy

Nice

🤘let’s go!

Badass that Andy is wearing a shirt with the Kansas motto on it.

Andy got his purple belt in just over two years?! Damn!

19:00 DJ Shipley turned 18 during Hell Week. It’s the current record.

What a stud.

I swear I'm falling asleep listening to this and my brain apparently thinks I'm a part of this conversation and I woke myself back up asking these two a question. 🤦‍♂️

When is Andy gonna do a career USAF CCT on? Love these seals, but it would be cool if he sprinkled a few AF SW guys on here.

isn´t a lot of the new mindset quite brilliantly described in it´s last stages of evolution in "brave new world" ?

Great interview and discussion. While I applaud your optimism, I fear this country has now reached its tipping point and is heading down into the abyss from which it will not recover. For the sake of my children and grand children, I hope I am wrong.

CH Monday!

47:18 sounds a lot like Fahrenheit 451

At age 17 Scott Helvenston became the youngest person to complete Navy SEAL training

I like Jack's coice. Does he do audio for his books?

Jack is so right, “They played the long game.” Andy, this isn’t some small vocal minority. They are big enough to be handing cultural change books to the entire military leadership. That’s not small.

It's not a 6 week stand it is 6 weeks to schedule a one day stand down for extremism training.

Navy 800 divisions (Specwar) has EOD DIVER SWCC SEAL and aircrew.

On target

I fucking knew this was coming, but was just as excited anyways

When is Chris VanSant going to be on?

Difficult Life.. As A Combat Vet.. Not a Door Kicker But Always Pushed IT Hard... My Life As A Marine Diesel Tech. A Bit Rougher.. 12 Hour Shifts In An Engine Room, 120 Degrees.. 4 Hours Drive Round Trip 15.5 Hours a Day, 108.5 Hours a Week.. Longest Day: 38 Hours Tues 5:30 Morn To Wed Night 8:30 Pm 2 Hours Sleep At Midnight Waiting For Parts.. Any Hours Over 8 IS OverTime, Sunday Is Double Time.. Now National Guard.. 10-12 Hour Days In Motor Pool Are a Break From Daily Grind

Same thing in Various Marine Corps Training/Selections, Some Guys just SUCK at the the "Training" and barely make it through, or for some reason they Do Not Shine in that Light, But Then when we got to the Fleet, They Were Stud Savage Bad Ass Marines.