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If you've seen any news reports from Vice, The New York Times, or National Geographic about the fighting against ISIS, you might imagine the work is largely due to the brave actions of a few hard-bitten square-jawed war correspondents. Those guys are important. But they don't go anywhere, or get any stories, without the help of a handful of twenty-something kids trying to pay their way through college. On the season finale of Cracked Gets Personal, Brandon Johnson and Robert Evans talk about "fixers". These young men found themselves going to school an hour away from the center of a vicious civil war. And instead of dropping out, they took on the war as a part time gig. Their stories are bizarre, baffling, often hilarious and you won't hear them anywhere but Cracked Gets Personal. 

What is it like to kill a person? When you meet a soldier or a police officer who's seen some shit, that question at least crosses your mind. But it's also something you're unlikely to ask. There's no real polite way to bring it up. So on today's episode of Cracked Gets Personal, Robert Evans and Brandon Johnson ask three sources that question so you don't have to. We talk to a former Navy SEAL sniper, a man who helped organize drone strikes, and a current doctor and former soldier who stabbed a man in the head with a damn knife. If you want to know what Hollywood gets wrong about killing, how it really feels and so much more, listen on. This episode is brought to you by Bombfell (www.bombfell.com/PERSONAL).

It's not exactly easy to be a transgender person in 2017. But at least now everyone knows what the word transgender means. Back in the 60s, 70s and 80s, the word 'transgender' and the concept of trans rights didn't really exist. Today on Cracked Gets Personal, Brandon Johnson and Robert Evans talk to three women who transitioned during this time, which has been nicknamed the 'trans dark ages'. They survived physical assaults, paparazzi shaming, black market hormone buys and so much more. Now they're telling their stories.

Slavery is something you'd hope the U.S. had already done a pretty complete job of stomping out. But it turns out there are still tens of thousands of enslaved people in our country right now. And on this episode of Cracked Gets Personal, our hosts Robert Evans and Brandon Johnson talk to two of them. You'll hear from a woman who was tricked, and then forced, to work as a prostitute against her will. And you'll hear from a woman who entered the United States legally and found herself trapped in a factory, forced against her will to make clothing for your favorite retailers. If you've ever wanted a look inside the dark, weird underworld of human trafficking, Cracked Gets Personal is about to take you there. 

No one knows you the way your garbageman knows you. You can lie to your spouse, to your friends and to your neighbors. But your trash always tells the truth. On this week's episode of Cracked Gets Personal, Robert Evans and Brandon Johnson talk to four garbagemen about the insane things they've seen, and the dark secrets they've learned about modern life. For stories of murdered sex dolls, attempted banditry and sooooo much discarded porn, listen now!

In the U.S., police shoot at dogs more often than they shoot at anything else. On today's episode of Cracked Gets Personal, hosts Robert Evans and Brandon Johnson try to find out why. You'll hear from dog owners who lost their beloved pets, as well as a police officer who was mauled by a dog while we try to unravel just why so many cops are shooting dogs. 

It's hard to be a soldier: that's part of the point of military service. But being a lady soldier in the modern U.S. military is way, way more difficult than it ought to be. Today on Cracked Gets Personal, Robert Evans and Brandon Johnson talk to a soldier who was raped in boot camp. We hear from a lady Marine sergeant about how she survives in the world's biggest boy club, and we talk to an Army nurse who was stationed in Iraq about how kindness and gentleness can help win wars. You'll also learn about the weird things that make it more difficult for women to serve, like the fact that the world's most powerful military lacks a technology that Burning Man's had for a decade.

Legal prescription drugs have caused the greatest non-Cheetos related health crisis of our time. So is it possible that illegal drugs might hold the key to saving us? On this episode of Cracked Gets Personal, Brandon Johnson and Robert Evans talk to medical experts about the incredible ways illicit substances are saving lives right now. You'll also hear from an Iraq war vet who rolled balls on Molly to treat his PTSD, and an opiate addict who hallucinated his way to sobriety. Whether you're straight-edge for life, or actively rolling a blunt right now, you won't want to miss this episode of Cracked Gets Personal. 

On this episode of Cracked Gets Personal, Robert Evans and Brandon Johnson talk to three former pain pill addicts. Peter Grinspoon was a doctor, getting high at night and treating other drug addicts by day. Brendan stole dope from his dying father's stash of cancer meds. Ed just loved sex on heroin. Our sources will tell you about their experiences lying, cheating and stealing to get high, they'll talk about uncontrollable orgasms, and about how many gallons of urine it takes prove your sobriety.

On this inaugural episode of the Cracked Gets Personal, Brandon Johnson and Robert Evans look into the world of emergency medicine. This podcast features stories from two doctors, an ER nurse, and a physician's assistant. They've got insane tales of butt-based disasters, alligator hunts gone wrong and the dumbest patients they've ever encountered. They also try to help us answer humankind's most pressing question: which gender is more likely to accidentally lose foreign objects inside themselves? This episode is brought to you by Casper (www.casper.com/PERSONAL).

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