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Dialogue: The Deerfield Podcast

By Elliot Ackerman

Dialogue: The Deerfield Podcast

Elliot Ackerman on Dialogue: The Deerfield Podcast

Recorded the day before he delivered Deerfield Academy's 2026 commencement address, Elliot Ackerman joined Dave Fraser for Dialogue: The Deerfield Podcast.

The conversation explores the ideas Ackerman planned to bring to Deerfield's graduating class, including service, leadership, mentorship, writing, responsibility, and the transitions that shape a person's life.

About the Conversation

Drawing on his experiences as a Marine officer, author, journalist, and public commentator, Ackerman reflects on the formative institutions and communities that shape character, purpose, and public service.

About Deerfield Academy

Deerfield Academy is an independent boarding school in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Learn more at deerfield.edu.

About Elliot Ackerman

Elliot Ackerman is a New York Times bestselling author, journalist, former Marine officer, and commentator on war, foreign policy, national security, leadership, and public life.

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Elliot Ackerman Deerfield Academy podcast interview. Dialogue The Deerfield Podcast with Elliot Ackerman and Dave Fraser. Recorded before the 2026 Deerfield Academy commencement address. Topics include leadership, service, mentorship, writing, Marine Corps, public service, education, character, responsibility, personal growth, military service, national security, foreign policy, journalism, authors, public intellectuals, commencement speeches, and formative institutions. Elliot Ackerman is the author of Green on Blue, Dark at the Crossing, Waiting for Eden, Places and Names, Red Dress in Black and White, The Fifth Act, Halcyon, Sheepdogs, 2034, 2054, and 2084.