{"658199":{"#nid":"658199","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Enter \u2018The Adrenaline Zone\u2019 with Winnefeld, Magnus, of the Nunn School","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo distinguished professors of the practice in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs recently launched a podcast about taking risks. Adm. James \u0026ldquo;Sandy\u0026rdquo; Winnefeld and former astronaut Sandra Magnus are co-hosts of \u003Cem\u003EThe Adrenaline Zone\u003C\/em\u003E, in which they interview people who have taken physical, financial, emotional, or reputational risks.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMagnus, Ph.D. MSE 1996, and Winnefeld, AE 1978, are well-versed in the chances Georgia Tech students take as they move throughout their education and employment. In fact, both hosts have built careers around risk. Winnefeld is a former fighter pilot and Naval commander, and Magnus flew to space three times as a NASA astronaut. However, they were adamant about telling stories that dealt with risks outside of physical ones.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We felt it would be incredibly one-dimensional to talk only to people who take physical risk,\u0026rdquo; Winnefeld said. \u0026ldquo;There are forms of risk beyond that, which also extend into all walks of life, and we want to explore those areas as well.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe first \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.theadrenalinezone.com\/episodes\/brad-snyder\u0022\u003Eepisode\u003C\/a\u003E of the podcast features Brad Snyder, an explosive ordnance officer in Afghanistan before being blinded in combat. After leaving the military, he took up competitive swimming and has won gold medals in three Paralympics. Other \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.theadrenalinezone.com\/episodes\u0022\u003Einterviews\u003C\/a\u003E have included a flight leader for the Blue Angels, the first female referee to officiate a Super Bowl, and musician and actor Tim McGraw.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These risk-takers have a lot in common,\u0026rdquo; Winnefeld said. \u0026ldquo;They all developed a willingness to take personal risk in order to pursue their dreams, realizing that if it didn\u0026rsquo;t work out, they could always do something else.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe idea for the show came about when Winnefeld spent a road trip to Colorado listening to podcasts. He felt that some were too much about the hosts and not enough about the guests, and others didn\u0026rsquo;t move at a quick enough pace for his liking. He looked to start his own podcast and decided to focus on taking risks, as it\u0026rsquo;s something he\u0026rsquo;s done his entire life.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWinnefeld, seeking out a co-host who could represent female risk-takers, immediately thought to bring on Magnus, whom he had met at a Georgia Tech Research Institute meeting. The two spent nearly a year putting together interviews and seeking out a platform to publish the podcast before landing on an independent producer. A short audio introduction, \u0026ldquo;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.theadrenalinezone.com\/episodes\/intro\u0022\u003EWelcome to The Adrenaline Zone!\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026rdquo;, aired on Feb. 25.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMagnus and Winnefeld hope that in listening to the podcast, audience members from Georgia Tech are encouraged to take risks and believe in their abilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Listening to our guests will give concrete examples that if you work hard and are bold, there is nothing to keep you from realizing your dreams,\u0026rdquo; Winnefeld said. \u0026ldquo;You\u0026rsquo;ll never achieve anything unless you do.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe two distinguished professors of the practice launched a podcast discussing all kinds of risks.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The two distinguished professors of the practice launched a podcast discussing all kinds of risks."}],"uid":"34946","created_gmt":"2022-05-13 15:49:58","changed_gmt":"2022-05-13 15:49:58","author":"gwyner3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-05-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-05-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"658198":{"id":"658198","type":"image","title":"Sandy Winnefeld and Sandra Magnus","body":null,"created":"1652456868","gmt_created":"2022-05-13 15:47:48","changed":"1652456868","gmt_changed":"2022-05-13 15:47:48","alt":"Sandy Winnefeld and Sandra Magnus pose in front of the steam engine in Harrison Square.","file":{"fid":"249504","name":"SPPINTA 16x9.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SPPINTA%2016x9_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/SPPINTA%2016x9_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":2425531,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/SPPINTA%2016x9_0.png?itok=aNMh-83H"}}},"media_ids":["658198"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"88601","name":"podcast"},{"id":"3569","name":"risk"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gwyner3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGrace Wyner\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESam Nunn School of International Affairs | School of Public Policy\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}