Join Lindsey and Kolyn as they connect with Robert Sherman, White House Foreign Correspondent for NewsNation and the author of the new book Lessons from the Front: A Rookie War Correspondent in Ukraine and Israel. In this expansive and deeply reflective conversation, Sherman opens up about what it means to come of age as a journalist while reporting from the front lines of some of the world’s most consequential conflicts.

At just 25 years old and unsure of his path, Sherman was covering local political stories when the war in Ukraine pulled him into a global crisis far bigger than anything he had imagined: fleeing air raids, navigating foreign terrain, and confronting the reality of conflict firsthand. One year later, following Hamas’ October 7th attack, he flew straight back into the heart of it, reporting from Israel and Gaza, running from rockets, and entering Hamas tunnels while the world watched events unfold from afar.

Throughout the episode, Sherman reflects on how covering Ukraine and Israel fundamentally reshaped his understanding of the world, shattering the idea that global conflicts are simple or black and white. He shares how living and reporting abroad (from Kyiv to Rome, Greece to Lithuania) broadened his perspective, deepened his curiosity, and forced him to reckon with the “fog of war” in both journalism and life.

The conversation also weaves in lighter, human moments from Santorini sunsets and lessons learned traveling Europe, to the realities of being an American abroad, to what it’s really like stepping onto Air Force One as a reporter. Sherman opens up about balancing the intensity of war reporting with the need to disconnect, travel intentionally, and find grounding in the spaces between assignments.

Thoughtful, eye-opening, and deeply human, this episode is a powerful look at a young journalist finding clarity in chaos—and learning, in real time, that the world is far more complex than he once believed.

Let’s get into it.