Ellen's friend is kidnapped and taken by the cartel while they are on a trip. Ellen manages to escape and we switch to a chapter about general Brett Hawthorne in Kabul, Afghanistan.
A soldier in Afghanistan recalls a moment where he imagined a sitcom starring Ellen Degeneres and Jeremy Piven while injured and waiting for help. The soldier also shares how the cold helped stop the bleeding from his wound.
In this podcast, the hosts discuss the misconception of using ice cubes to stop the bleeding of a gunshot wound, and how the approach mentioned in a book may not be effective.