Episode Notes:

Rebecca sits down with Luke Baumgartner, a former Army field artillery officer who left the uniform to research extremism and brief policymakers and law enforcement. Luke reflects on what it meant to start over in an unfamiliar field, from the imposter syndrome he faced at Georgetown to earning credibility as a researcher years older than the interns beside him. They talk about the skills that carried over from the military, the mentors who shaped his direction, and why doctoral study became the right next step.

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