What do you do when safety vanishes in an instant? In this raw and powerful conversation, Marcus sits down as a follow-on mini-episode with Assaf Glazer—tech founder, father, and eyewitness to the October 7 terrorist attack in Israel—for an emotional recounting of survival, uncertainty, and resilience. From sheltering without a door to parenting through trauma, this conversation reveals the quiet strength it takes to protect and persevere.

Assaf Glazer was with his children, siblings, and parents in southern Israel when the attack began. In the midst of chaos, with no clear guidance and no safe shelter, his instinct kicked in. In this moving postscript conversation, Assaf shares what he and his family endured, the long shadows of trauma, and how he’s finding clarity and calm in a digitally chaotic world

Episode highlights:
[0:00] Intro
[0:57] What happened after the conflict?
[3:31] Were you with your family?
[4:23] What’s going through your mind when you’re in the shelter?
[5:23] How have you moved forward—and what advice do you give your kids?
[6:55] Parallels between Israel’s trauma and post-9/11 New York
[7:44] How is life now?
[8:00] Cultivating optimism and focusing on what energizes you
[8:53] What do you think the world should know about those living this now?
[11:08] The threat of AI-driven misinformation in global crises
[12:22] Outro