This week, Nate explains the 4th of July to Milo and forces him to listen to a deranged listicle from Military dot com about how to make the day even more patriotic. Brain damage was suffered on th...
2021-07-05 16:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we've reconvened the Zoo Crew to discuss Madison Cawthorn being at it again. The political right in America sure do love some freaks, and it seems that it's only getting worse the furthe...
2021-06-27 23:25:32 +0000 UTC View PostFrancis found an article about how astrology applies to the military, and in order to really get to the heart of this, he spoke with astrology enthusiast and Army PAO Kelsey in order to discuss. Le...
2021-06-20 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostIt was the sequel no one really wanted and we were going to bring a historian on to discuss, but Joe was busy. So, Francis and Shocks reviewed this film and discussed the ways in which this film co...
2021-06-13 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Francis speaks with defense journalist Kelsey Atherton (@athertonkd) on the topic of AI-enabled weapons, the state of the industry as opposed to its marketing, and the dangers of what ma...
2021-06-06 23:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Francis, Shocks, and Joe discuss a recent self-published book by a serving military officer who claims that the newly-discovered right-wing boogeyman of 'critical race theory' is making ...
2021-05-30 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostFrancis and Brock explore the perhaps 'less bad' side of their home state, discussing it's many insane museums, weird racist lore, political realities, and--god help them if they forgot it--Branson...
2021-05-24 20:10:05 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Francis and Shocks discuss a recent letter by retired officers claiming that the military has been infiltrated by 'Cultural Marxism.' This is, of course, bananas, but that doesn't stop t...
2021-05-16 23:01:59 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, we're speaking with Rolling Stone journalist and Army veteran Seth Harp on the topic of a string of murders and unexplained deaths at Fort Bragg, NC. Did you know a Delta operator murder...
2021-05-10 14:20:35 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Francis speaks with Will Nguyen, also known as the Star Trek Commie (@boomerniner) about Star Trek's communist und...
2021-05-02 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostWhy is the DoD spending money on memes? Why does anyone think this will influence our 'adversaries?' What sort of propaganda is this? To analyze this entire phenomenon, Francis brought on Shocks an...
2021-04-25 23:01:03 +0000 UTC View PostWhy does Missouri produce so many bonkers politicians? Why is it that, in order to get elected, you have to be full on blood-and-soil white nationalist? Well, we happen to have two Missouri experts...
2021-04-18 23:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostListen, the cruise ship industry is weird and variegated. There's a 311-themed cruise, a cruise where you meet Foghat, Disney cruises, Kid Rock cruises, and so much more. Why? No one knows, but Fra...
2021-04-11 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostFrancis has brought journalist Jasper Craven about Zoomer fascist congressman Madison Cawthorne, his weird proximity to veterans and lies about admittance to the US Naval Academy, and why we'...
2021-04-05 22:56:22 +0000 UTC View PostFrancis keeps getting stupid cold-pitch emails from a veteran thought leader and, despite having been told to listen to the show, he simply will not quit. So, to make sense of the situation, he con...
2021-03-28 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostWe're back with the Zoo Crew of Joe, Carey, and Francis to review the 1996 John Woo film FACE/OFF, which has some.... things that didn't age well. Hope you enjoy!
2021-03-22 00:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostWe're joined by the cast of the Well There's Your Problem podcast to discuss the story of the M2 Bradley Armored Fighting Vehicle. What is the deal with this thing? It's not a tank, but it might as...
2021-03-15 11:04:56 +0000 UTC View PostFor this week's bonus, Francis speaks with defense journalist Oriana Pawlyk about what the Space Force actually is and does -- and the fact that it's not going away, despite it being Trump's signat...
2021-03-08 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis week's bonus is a combined Hell of a Way / Lions Led by Donkeys episode in which Joe relates to us the story of Valentine Strasser, the Sierra Leonean army captain (and specialist at heart) wh...
2021-03-02 00:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostWe've got Carey and Joe back to have yet another zoo crew session, this time to discuss (among other things) the way that video games become popular representations of American military history. Ho...
2021-02-22 00:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostIt's another all-enlisted power hour with Francis, Carey, and Joe. No officers allowed, but lots of jokes abound -- hope you enjoy!
2021-02-15 00:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Francis is chatting with Army veteran, actual medic, EMT, and antifascist Scotty Blue (@blue_scotty). They discuss...
2021-02-08 15:33:42 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Francis speaks with NYMag author Matt Stieb about his recent Baffler article, a foray into weird Gulf War t-shirts sold in America in 1990-1991. It's a fun conversation and we hope you e...
2021-02-01 00:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Francis continues our quest to figure out what the hell the Navy is and does. In an interview with Anthony, a Navy reservist and Hoosier (well, Region guy), the conversation includes: wh...
2021-01-25 00:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Francis is talking anti-war organizing in military towns with David Parsons, a historian and the author of 'Dangerous Grounds: Antiwar Coffeehouses and Military Dissent in the Vietnam Er...
2021-01-19 01:13:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Francis welcomes returning guests Joe Kassabian and Carey Shockey to discuss the 1992 film NEWSIES. Why did we discuss this? Well, because it's a movie about labor laws and a movie with ...
2021-01-11 17:02:03 +0000 UTC View PostFrancis got together with Joe and Carey to discuss whatever's on their minds. Mostly it's about fireworks being illegal in Massachusetts, why Michigan's Upper Peninsula is crazier than Florida, and...
2021-01-04 23:45:11 +0000 UTC View PostFor this week's festive bonus, Francis speaks with Joey (@GIJoeyJoeJoe) of the Brigham Young Money Podcast about Utah, deep ...
2020-12-28 00:36:07 +0000 UTC View PostFrancis speaks with fellow St. Louis native and defense journalist Valerie Insinna (@ValerieInsinna) about the Netflix fil...
2020-12-21 00:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostFor this week's bonus, we've brought on our Zoomer correspondent Kevin Frint (@ItsAll_Bullshit) to discuss a full playthr...
2020-12-14 00:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post