This week, Francis convenes a special kind of DadChat with Shocks and Joe, but this time there's also a story about a guy who was perhaps slightly too much of a fan of one particularly heinous figu...
2020-12-07 00:01:59 +0000 UTC View PostSorry, but we needed to get an actual lawyer to explain it to us. What is Rudy Giuliani's deal? How did he go from anti-mafia prosecutor in the '80s to a guy defending what is likely the most mobbe...
2020-11-30 00:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis was supposed to be an episode on the topic of Rambo films, and it sort of still is. But in this week's bonus, Francis and Bryan from the Street Fight Radio podcast discuss all sorts of dadchat...
2020-11-23 19:08:24 +0000 UTC View PostFrancis brought Joe and Shocks back on to discuss Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Despite being a sci-fi author, Joe had never watched it -- so now we get to talk all about it, to include the weird tro...
2020-11-16 00:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Francis speaks with Joe Kassabian of the Lions Led by Donkeys podcast and Carey Shockey, our resident legal expert, to discuss the 2019 documentary TREAD. Why does Killdozer still hold s...
2020-11-10 01:32:39 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Francis speaks with Peter Lucier -- fellow St. Louisian, Marine veteran, and law student -- about his recent piece on the topic of angry veterans and veteran writing. What happens next a...
2020-11-03 01:40:12 +0000 UTC View PostWe got Carey Shockey on with Joe Kassabian to discuss the 2000 George Clooney film 'The Perfect Storm'. We don't talk enough about boats, or the coast guard, or New England, so we needed an expert ...
2020-10-26 00:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Francis speaks with Marine veteran Di'Rico Baker (@rico_rants) on the topic of the poverty draft, why people can't ...
2020-10-18 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostFrancis wrote a radio play about the Kandahar Giant. It's deeply stupid, but that's what you signed up for. We brought on Joe Kassabian and Carey Shockey to read some of the parts, but before we ge...
2020-10-11 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe TroopsChat circle has expanded again and features Francis, Joe, and Shocks on the topic of the 2008 film WAR, INC. Why was Bush-era political commentary so flat-footed? And why does it seem hop...
2020-10-05 01:16:43 +0000 UTC View PostThis week's bonus is a DadChat with Nate and Francis discussing the oversized personalities of small US states, the regional differences between northern and southern Missouri, what a New Albany, I...
2020-09-28 10:28:29 +0000 UTC View PostSteve Bannon got arrested by the law enforcement arm of the US Postal Service. How is that even possible? To discuss the ill-understood aspect of the law, we brought on labor lawyer and Coast Guard...
2020-09-21 12:07:04 +0000 UTC View PostIt's a combo episode of What a Hell of a Way to Die and Well There's Your Problem, in which we discuss the history of the technical and have a debate about what actually counts as one. You will lov...
2020-09-13 23:54:40 +0000 UTC View PostThis is the first of two episodes where we discuss the Call of Duty series, but video games aficionado and podcast godfather Brock Wilbur is here to discuss the recent trailer and spotted history o...
2020-09-06 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Nate and special guest Milo Edwards (@Milo_Edwards) discuss British war movies about World War II. Well, we start...
2020-08-30 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostFrancis speaks with Air Force reservist and general legal expert Pat on the topic of the detainee facility at Guantanamo Bay. There are 40 people still there awaiting trials that the government app...
2020-08-23 23:01:59 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Francis speaks with journalist Jasper Craven about the right-wing veteran mythos and why ex-SEAL Carl Higbie will probably survive the Trump administration and factor in our lives for a ...
2020-08-18 17:56:20 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Francis speaks with defense reporter Kelsey Atherton (@AthertonKD) about the usage of nuclear weapons, the reasons ...
2020-08-09 23:01:59 +0000 UTC View PostFrancis and Nate are back for another DadChat. This time we're discussing how to make cold brew, gas station food across America, the midwest seafood chain Captain D's, and much more. Hope you enjo...
2020-08-02 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostYou may recall that series from the early '90s about young Indiana Jones. Well, to gauge its military authenticity, Francis brought on Joe Kassabian of the Lions Led by Donkeys podcast. Hope you en...
2020-07-26 23:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostWe heard you liked the portion of our DadChats where Nate and Francis discuss the differences between the US and the UK, so we brought Alice and Milo from Trashfuture back on the show to discuss so...
2020-07-19 23:01:59 +0000 UTC View PostWe're back with another DadChat, discussing home gardening, the perils of slugs, Francis never having eaten Korean food, Nate wanting to go full-on stir fry devotee, and much more.
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2020-07-12 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostIn this week's bonus episode, Francis interviews fellow St. Louisan, Marine veteran, and writer Peter Lucier (@PeterLucier) o...
2020-07-05 23:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Francis speaks to St. Louis activist and historian Umar Lee (@umarleeiii) about the recent uprising, why The Gatewa...
2020-06-30 00:55:25 +0000 UTC View PostLet's talk ICP. Let's talk Juggalos. Let's talk why the Army deploys pediatricians to war zones. Let's talk which bands are, in retrospect, the most embarrassing to be fans of. It's DadChat and we'...
2020-06-21 23:02:00 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Nate and Francis review the 2006 Bong Joon-ho monster movie THE HOST, a film about America's military occupation of South Korea, dysfunctional families, the social conditions of working ...
2020-06-15 01:07:27 +0000 UTC View PostYes, we got Joe and Shocks to join us on the podcast and review the 2019 garbage-tier horror film VFW. We also spend some time discussing the culture of real VFW posts and why you shouldn't go ther...
2020-06-08 23:34:18 +0000 UTC View PostThis week's DadChat features Nate and Francis on a variety of topics. Did you know Hoosier is an insult in St. Louis? Have you ever wondered if '80s rock now considered oldies since '90s music is a...
2020-05-31 23:01:59 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Francis chats with Defense News reporter and fellow St. Louisan Valerie Insinna (@ValerieInsinna) about the sel...
2020-05-25 22:57:52 +0000 UTC View PostThis week, Francis speaks with friend of the show Brock Wilbur (@brockwilbur) on the topic of the junior senator from Missour...
2020-05-17 23:01:59 +0000 UTC View Post