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Episode 68 - The Kamikaze
On this episode Joe and Nick dive into the troubled and misunderstood history of the Kamikaze. Were they really so devoted to the Emperor they willin…
6 years, 8 months ago
Episode 67 - The M-16 Rifle: A Dumb History
On this episode we examine the birth of the M-16 Rifle and its deployment to the Vietnam War. How did the Pentagon take a rifle that passed every tes…
6 years, 8 months ago
Sneak Peek: Citizen of Earth Chapter 1
Joe Kassabian's Citizen of Earth is dropping as an audiobook soon, get this sneak peek here. It will be available through Audible or wherever else yo…
6 years, 8 months ago
Episode 66 - Donkey Reading Series: America Needs A Dead Hand Ft. Martin Pfeiffer
On this iteration of the Donkey Reading Series Joe is joined by our friendly neighborhood Nuclear Anthropologist Martin Pfeiffer (@NuclearAnthro) to …
6 years, 8 months ago
Episode 65 - Joseph Dresnok
Joseph Dresnok was a Private in the US Army stationed along the Korean DMZ. He quickly became depressed and developed one hell of an addiction to boo…
6 years, 8 months ago
Episode 64 - Tarrare and Charles Domery: The Men Who Stare At Cats
Tarrare and Charles Domery were soldiers who fought in the War of the First Coalition. They were also afflicted with a never ending, voracious hunger…
6 years, 9 months ago
Episode 63 - Project 100,000
Project 100,000 was a Vietnam War Era experiment conducted by the United States to see how low they could lower the standards for enlistment or consc…
6 years, 9 months ago
Episode 62 - The Pepsi Navy
This is the story of how Pepsi, yes that Pepsi, ended up controlling the world's sixth largest submarine navy. Support the show: https://www.patreon.…
6 years, 9 months ago
Episode 61 - Soviet Afghan War 7: Fear and Loathing in Afghanistan
On the 7th (and final) installment in our Soviet Afghan series we take a look at what life was like as a Soviet conscript and just how miserable life…
6 years, 9 months ago
Episode 60 - Soviet Afghan War 6: Taking Your Ball and Going Home
On part 6 the Soviet Union has to figure out how to pull their army out of Afghanistan while the entire country collapses around them while new journ…
6 years, 10 months ago