The Tavern After Dark is a place for real conversations—raw, honest, and unfiltered. A place where Veterans, spouses, fathers, families, and anyone fighting silent battles can finally sit down at the table, breathe for a moment, and talk about the things most people keep buried in the shadows.

Hosted by Joshua Langley, a medically retired U.S. Army Veteran navigating life after service, this podcast explores what happens when the mission ends, but the battles don’t. We talk identity, purpose, mental health, transition, trauma, fatherhood, relationships, discipline, rebuilding, lifelong growth—every chapter of the journey that rarely gets the attention it deserves.

This show exists for the people who feel the weight of expectations. For those learning to carry stress, history, family, and responsibility while trying to become better. For the ones who rarely ask for help but desperately need a safe place to be understood. Here, you’re not alone. Here, you’re heard.

Inside The Tavern After Dark, we use a unique resilience system built from lived experience:
DEC (Dedication, Effort, Consistency),
The W6 Method (Who, What, Where, When, Why, How),
and Reset & Readjust, a grounded, science-backed way to combat spirals, negative self-talk, and the overwhelming pressure Veterans and everyday people face.

This isn’t therapy.
This isn’t self-help fluff.
This is real people, real stories, real tools.

Every episode brings perspective, honesty, and hope. Some conversations go deep. Some hit hard. Some will feel like you’ve known the guest your entire life. The goal isn’t perfection—it’s progress. It’s about learning how to step out of the darkness one conversation at a time.

Episode 1 features my good friend and battle buddy, Joshua “Z” Zielinski—someone I served alongside in the same squad, same platoon, working shoulder-to-shoulder inspecting heavy-rigged loads, parachutes, and the high-stress missions that built trust through sweat, dirt, and adrenaline.
We talk transition, the mental shift after service, the identity loss that hits harder than expected, the brotherhood we miss, and the resilience we continue to build long after the uniform comes off.

If you’ve ever felt lost after leaving the military…
If you’re battling internal storms while trying to keep your life together…
If you’re a spouse or family member trying to understand the Veteran experience…
If you want to better yourself as a father, partner, or leader…

You’re in the right place.
Pull up a chair.
Take a breath.
And join us.

Welcome to The Tavern After Dark—
where we talk about the things lurking in the shadows.