Jake Halpern (Host)

So my name is Kate Mannion, and I am a co-host of a podcast at Barstool Sports called Zero Blog 30. Barstool Sports, where I work, we're a media company. And I say this with love, we're probably the lowest brow media company. If you're coming to us for your exact factoids and opinions on stuff, you might be wrong.

So my name is Kate Mannion, and I am a co-host of a podcast at Barstool Sports called Zero Blog 30. Barstool Sports, where I work, we're a media company. And I say this with love, we're probably the lowest brow media company. If you're coming to us for your exact factoids and opinions on stuff, you might be wrong.

I'm like, oh, a Yale email address. My mind was blown. I was like, what could this possibly be about for me? It's got to be something to do with like butts or something. Because that's more the beat I cover.

I'm like, oh, a Yale email address. My mind was blown. I was like, what could this possibly be about for me? It's got to be something to do with like butts or something. Because that's more the beat I cover.

I was a senior in college with a 1.8 GPA. Going into winter break... Just didn't show up for any of my finals. The school was like, you're done. You got to get out of here. And I was like, oh, crap. My parents are going to be pissed. And I needed a plan B. I was like a recruiter's dream. I walked into the recruiting office and I knew I wanted the hardest branch.

I was a senior in college with a 1.8 GPA. Going into winter break... Just didn't show up for any of my finals. The school was like, you're done. You got to get out of here. And I was like, oh, crap. My parents are going to be pissed. And I needed a plan B. I was like a recruiter's dream. I walked into the recruiting office and I knew I wanted the hardest branch.

I was like, I need the biggest kick in the ass ever. Walked into the Marine Corps. I was like, one ticket to Marine Corps, please.

I was like, I need the biggest kick in the ass ever. Walked into the Marine Corps. I was like, one ticket to Marine Corps, please.

Basically, we go over what's happening in the military, spill the tea a little bit about some gossip, and try to support each other.

Basically, we go over what's happening in the military, spill the tea a little bit about some gossip, and try to support each other.

I am scrolling through the Hunter 7 social media, and I see them post about this Marine veteran, Sarah Kavanaugh.

I am scrolling through the Hunter 7 social media, and I see them post about this Marine veteran, Sarah Kavanaugh.

They were sharing her story of her diagnosis. And I remember like sobbing as I read her story. I was so blown away by it. It was like eight pages long on their Instagram story. And she gave them details like there was a five centimeter long nodule. It's in her femur, her ribs, her scapula, thoracic spine. And now there's lesions on her brain.

They were sharing her story of her diagnosis. And I remember like sobbing as I read her story. I was so blown away by it. It was like eight pages long on their Instagram story. And she gave them details like there was a five centimeter long nodule. It's in her femur, her ribs, her scapula, thoracic spine. And now there's lesions on her brain.

Like the medical lingo that went into this was so detailed that

Like the medical lingo that went into this was so detailed that

I was like, oh my God, this cancer is related directly to her time in service, to so many things that myself and my friends were exposed to things like this. And so I guess you see yourself mirrored in somebody and you see them going through a nightmare scenario and you're like, holy shit, that could be me. How can I help?

I was like, oh my God, this cancer is related directly to her time in service, to so many things that myself and my friends were exposed to things like this. And so I guess you see yourself mirrored in somebody and you see them going through a nightmare scenario and you're like, holy shit, that could be me. How can I help?

When she reached out to me, it was like, I have some crazy news for you.

When she reached out to me, it was like, I have some crazy news for you.