Sebastian Junger has embedded with troops in Afghanistan. But his most dangerous moment came in 2020 when an aneurysm almost killed him. What he experienced as doctors worked to save his life led him ...

You’ve been doing it since the moment you were born, and you don’t even have to think about it. You can hold in air, blow out candles, pant like a puppy, and calm yourself with a little lung power, ...

A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death--and what might follow--by the bestselling author of Tribe and The Perfect Storm. For years as an award-winning war reporter, ...

In his latest book, “In My Time of Dying,” the author of “The Perfect Storm” takes us on what may be the wildest and most frightening ride of his career. For decades now, Sebastian Junger has taken ...

In his new memoir, Junger, the veteran journalist, makes sense of — and an uneasy peace with — an experience few have survived. By Elisabeth Egan Over the course of his reporting career, Sebastian ...

Sebastian Junger has lived multiple lives and almost died in many of them. There was his accident while working for a tree-felling company that inspired him to research a book on dangerous jobs, which ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on March 11, 2025. Click here for that audio. Sebastian Junger has embedded with troops in Afghanistan. But his most dangerous moment came in 2020 when an ...