CBS Eye on Veterans

Each week, Navy veteran and Journalist Phil Briggs looks at life from the military veteran's perspective. From topics like treating PTSD, TBIs with marijuana and psychedelics to pushing Congress to pass better laws. Plus, we hear dramatic stories from combat vets, discover job openings, and meet celebrity actors, athletes, and musicians.


Latest Podcasts / Episodes

  • When Laurie Sayles, founder of Civility Management Solutions joined the Marine Corps she probably never thought it was the path to becoming a CEO. In our interview, she shares how she went from the military…
    April 29, 2022
  • Way more than just a resume builder, Hire Heroes USA places thousands of veterans in great careers every year. We hear more about what they offer from Nadine Bullock-Pottinga, Chief Development Officer at Hire Heroes USA. …
    April 22, 2022
  • Feel like you missed out because you don’t have a computer science degree? Don’t worry! Revature is a company ready to help veterans get high-paying jobs in technology, and they’re offering this opportunity to ALL…
    April 22, 2022
  • Vets dreaming of being an entrepreneur can get free help building a small business that succeeds. Army veteran Joe Giordano shares how Project Opportunity has helped veterans build multi-million-dollar companies. And why vets do extremely well as…
    April 22, 2022
  • Wendy Lang is the founder of Operation College Promise, a national policy, research, and education program and she explains what veterans need to look for when selecting a college or university. In 2009, she developed…
    April 22, 2022
  • Marine Corps veteran Derek Abbey is a rare breed. He went from flying jets to Spec Ops, and now he leads teams on a quest to find and repatriate Americans missing in action since World War…
    April 15, 2022
  • Plagued by “inept policy” USMC Col. (Ret.) Andy Milburn says US military aid to Ukraine is not getting to the front lines. Milburn, a former Marine Corps Special Operations (MARSOC) Regiment commander and is now in…
    April 9, 2022
  • The documentary film “From Outlaws to In-laws: The Heroes Harvest Story” shows how Northern California’s notorious cannabis-growing country is now helping veterans by providing them free medical marijuana. We talk with filmmaker Matt Grimshaw and…
    April 1, 2022
  • Air Force vet Keith McGee survived a violent attack and recovered from a Traumatic Brain Injury. But that couldn’t stop him from going after his dream of being a NASCAR driver. Now he’s the first-ever…
    March 24, 2022
  • We listen to some incredible reports from former Army Rangers/Journalists with Coffee or Die magazine; Marty Skovlund Jr., Jariko Denman, and Joshua Skovlund. We follow some of Josh’s emotional social media posts and get a…
    March 24, 2022
  • Army veteran Chris Jones went from firing missiles to becoming a graphic designer and building luxurious custom home projects for clients around the world. We talked about how the kid’s rooms he creates look like…
    March 18, 2022
  • Garnet and Zaimis Brooks found each other in the Army, but they found financial success after founding a Stretch Zone franchise near Ft Bliss, Texas. We talked with them about what Stretch Zone does for…
    March 16, 2022
  • We talk with Grunt Style apparel’s outspoken leader, Tim Jensen about President Biden’s SOTU and a recent bill that Congress says will help vets dying from toxic exposure get the care and benefits they deserve.…
    March 15, 2022
  • You may know Dakota Meyer as the badass Marine Corps vet who earned the nation’s highest honor, or as the host of the American Party podcast. But in his latest book “The Way Forward: Master…
    March 7, 2022