Episode 384: Best of Army Special Operations

It’s hard to believe that we’re already in September, but as a I reflect on 2018 thus far, we’ve had some incredible guests on this podcast. When it comes to Army special operations guys, we’ve had a wide array. So, on this episode I spotlight several of them from previous episodes in 2018. We start […]

Episode 383: Alex Hollings discusses propaganda and information operations

Always a wide array of topics to discuss when former Marine and writer Alex Hollings joins the show, and you won’t be disappointed by Episode 383. We discuss information operations and how propaganda and urban legends can become cited as fact. We get into Europe, Asia, and the U.S. at length, as well as conflict in […]

Episode 380: Martial arts and knife fighting with Jim West and Ernie Emerson

Three-hundred and eighty episodes deep? It’s hard to believe! As always, I greatly appreciate you guys, the listeners, loyally checking out what we’re up to week after week. Well, this is a good one. As promised, both Jim West and Ernie Emerson join me for an epic discussion. Both of these gentlemen, Ernest Emerson (the […]

Episode 378: Royce Gracie breaks down the origins of Brazilian jiu-jitsu

It would be a fair statement that there is no name more synonymous with mixed martial arts than Royce Gracie, and no family with the impact on the sport than the Gracie family. The Gracie family created Brazilian jiu-jitsu, were integral in starting the competition among different forms of self-defense now known as mixed martial […]

Episode 374: Inside the Team Room: Intel preview

If you heard the last episode with Sam Faddis then you know we’ve started rolling out the Intelligence field edition of “Inside the Team Room” on The Spec Ops Channel. Sam is featured on that along with several other of our other authors who have worked in intel. Well, just because I’m such a nice guy, […]