Episode 258: Tango Alpha Lima: Kyle Hausmann-Stokes - From paratrooper to award-winning movie director
04/08/25 • 82 min
Remembering the anniversary of the fall of Baghdad
THE INTERVIEW
Kyle Hausmann-Stokes won the 2024 South by Southwest Audience Award for his directorial debut of the feature film "My Dead Friend Zoe," which he also co-wrote and produced. The film is a creative take on the post-war experience and a tribute to veterans of all generations. Hausmann-Stokes, who served as a paratrooper with the Army in Iraq, talks about the film, his military experience and how he helped co-found an organization for military veterans in the entertainment industry, Veterans in Media & Television, in the basement of American Legion Post 43 in Hollywood.
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Veterans in Agritherapy - Celebrating Community Gardens week
DOD commits $9.8 million to study psychedelics for active-duty troops
Special Guest: Kyle Hausmann-Stokes.
Links:
- Watch video of this episode on YouTube
- Join The American Legion
- Be The One | The American Legion
- Kyle Hausmann-Stokes
- My Dead Friend Zoe | Official Website | February 28 2025
- Make the Connection | Videos & Info for Military Veterans
- Merit x Zoe - a Short film by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes
- Agritherapy: Healing Through Farming and Gardening - Warrior Allegiance : Are you VA Rated 90% or less? Let’s talk.
- Veterans and Entrepreneurship | Home
- Free farming and beekeeping opportunities for Veterans - VA News
- The Therapeutic Grounds of Farming: Helping Veterans Manage PTSD
- DOD commits $9.8 million to study psychedelics for active-duty troops
Remembering the anniversary of the fall of Baghdad
THE INTERVIEW
Kyle Hausmann-Stokes won the 2024 South by Southwest Audience Award for his directorial debut of the feature film "My Dead Friend Zoe," which he also co-wrote and produced. The film is a creative take on the post-war experience and a tribute to veterans of all generations. Hausmann-Stokes, who served as a paratrooper with the Army in Iraq, talks about the film, his military experience and how he helped co-found an organization for military veterans in the entertainment industry, Veterans in Media & Television, in the basement of American Legion Post 43 in Hollywood.
SCUTTLEBUTT
Veterans in Agritherapy - Celebrating Community Gardens week
DOD commits $9.8 million to study psychedelics for active-duty troops
Special Guest: Kyle Hausmann-Stokes.
Links:
- Watch video of this episode on YouTube
- Join The American Legion
- Be The One | The American Legion
- Kyle Hausmann-Stokes
- My Dead Friend Zoe | Official Website | February 28 2025
- Make the Connection | Videos & Info for Military Veterans
- Merit x Zoe - a Short film by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes
- Agritherapy: Healing Through Farming and Gardening - Warrior Allegiance : Are you VA Rated 90% or less? Let’s talk.
- Veterans and Entrepreneurship | Home
- Free farming and beekeeping opportunities for Veterans - VA News
- The Therapeutic Grounds of Farming: Helping Veterans Manage PTSD
- DOD commits $9.8 million to study psychedelics for active-duty troops
Previous Episode
Episode 257: Tango Alpha Lima: Leadership lessons in the military with Ret. Master Gunnery Sgt. Robert Yarnall
April is American Legion Children & Youth Month
THE INTERVIEW
Retired Marine Corps veteran Robert Yarnall talks about leadership, preventing veteran suicide and more. Throughout his career, he has mentored veterans, athletes and others through leadership lessons he was taught in the military. As vice president of Development and Impact for the Robert Irvine Foundation, he focuses on preventing veteran suicide and encouraging safe storage of weapons.
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Army veteran returns WWII ‘good luck’ flag to Japanese soldier’s family
American Legion Baseball gearing up for Centennial celebration
Special Guest: Robert Yarnall.
Links:
- Watch video of this episode on YouTube
- Join The American Legion
- After Action | www.afteractionshow.org
- Youth Programs | The American Legion
- Be The One | The American Legion
- Wellness Program - Robert Irvine Foundation
- Face the Fight Against Veteran Suicide
- Building Brave Spaces - Brené Brown
- Robert Irvine Foundation | Giving Back to the Military and First Responders
- Army veteran returns WWII ‘good luck’ flag to Japanese soldier’s family | Stars and Stripes
- Tango Alpha Lima Podcast Episode 220: Tango Alpha Lima: Haunted War Tales with Army veteran R.C. Bramhall
- Legion Baseball gearing up for centennial celebration | The American Legion
Next Episode
Episode 259: Tango Alpha Lima: Hank Donigan - Brain cancer survivor running 500th marathon
Marine Corps veteran Hank Donigan has survived brain cancer and coped with severe PTSD. He has transformed personal adversity into extraordinary achievement. On Monday, April 21, Donigan will complete his 500th marathon at the 2025 Boston Marathon, a testament to his resilience and dedication.
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How Comic Legend Mel Brooks Defused Land Mines During World War II
The worst military smells for Sony to add to its video games
Special Guest: Hank Donigan.
Links:
- Watch video of this episode on YouTube
- Be The One | The American Legion
- Hank Donigan - Semper Fi & America's Fund Community Athlete Team
- Home - Semper Fi & America's Fund
- Boston Marathon | Boston Athletic Association
- How Comic Legend Mel Brooks Defused Land Mines During World War II | Military.com
- The Worst Military Smells for Sony to Add to its Video Games | Military.com — The Worst Military Smells for Sony to Add to its Video Games
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