Podcast Episodes

Grave of the Fireflies

Season 3

In this episode, James and Sean completely change gears, discussing the 1988 Japanese animated Studio Ghibli film Grave of the Fireflies, which tells…

3 years, 10 months ago

Windtalkers

Season 3

In early 1942, the US Marine Corps began recruiting young Navajo men to serve as “codetalkers” who would transmit orders via radio using a code based…

3 years, 10 months ago

Run Silent, Run Deep

Season 3

Based loosely on the 1955 novel of the same name, Run Silent, Run Deep tells the story of a submarine captain who disobeys orders in an attempt to ge…

3 years, 10 months ago

Mister Roberts

Season 3

Not all World War II American naval personnel saw combat. Many spent the entire war in non-combat roles, including serving on the thousands of supply…

3 years, 10 months ago

The Caine Mutiny

Season 3

Typhoons and other storms were a real danger for naval vessels during the Pacific War, and many ships were lost to them. The Caine Mutiny, based on t…

3 years, 10 months ago

The Thin Red Line

Season 3

During a war, combatants often ponder the deep existential questions of life. These questions form the basis of Terence Malick’s 1998 war drama The T…

3 years, 11 months ago

Midway (2019)

Season 3

On June 4, 1942, a Japanese naval task force launched an attack on the American naval and air base at Midway Island. The task force then encountered …

3 years, 11 months ago

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3 years, 11 months ago

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Season 3

In April 1942, sixteen American B-25B bombers took off from the carrier USS Hornet and conducted a bombing raid over Japan that is known to posterity…

3 years, 11 months ago

They Were Expendable

Season 3

Patrol Torpedo (PT) Boats, while not as famous as battleships, aircraft carriers, destroyers, and other large ships, nevertheless played a crucial ro…

3 years, 11 months ago