A Breath of Fresh Air: RISK! Reacts (feat. Ray Christian)

On this Veteran’s Day, guest-host Ray Christian from What’s Ray
Saying? hears Brian Simpson’s “Fresh Air” story from So Say We All
for the first time and gives you his hot takes. You can also watch
this episode on YouTube! This is part of our RISK! Reacts series,
where we listen to a story told on another show and give our first
reactions. ️ Story: Fresh Air by Brian Simpson (Content note:
suicidal ideation) In 2003, Brian is a Marine stationed in Kuwait,
and his battalion drills for potential biological attacks. A
Trivial Pursuit game reveals a shocking statistic: 50% of their gas
masks are defective. Later, facing a missile attack, Brian is
haunted by this.  keywords: Marines, Kuwait, Iraq, gas mask,
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