Ep11 Poker: To Call or Not To Call

Rants Chants and Chats 1

Welcome to Rants, Chants, and Chats. This is our attempt to separate out our discussions on current events that end up in the start of every episode. If it was something you enjoyed, great! You can find them more easily. If you didn't like them and found them too rambling, then this will help you skip over them more easily. This week we're talking about Taiwan, China, Customs and Border Patrol, and the patriotic duty to reinforce the stereotype that all Americans are born with a pistol in their hands.

Ep13 The Death Knell of the US Navy pt2

We discuss how the US Navy, not content with losing a 1.3 billion dollar baby carrier, goes on to shoot itself in the other foot. They falsley accuse low-ranking people, bring politically motivated charges, lie in to Congressional committees, fail to come up with a plan to fight future fires, and introduce the idea of adding more management to solve the "root" problem. In truth, the US Navy, at least the surface fleets, are beyond atrophied. An aging prizefighter coasting on reputation, convinced that they're just as good now as they were in their youth. We don't know what sorts of Revolutions in Military Affairs are just over the horizon. But, like the battleship believers of the second World War, time has passed the US Navy by as they cling to outmoded concepts, traditions, and behaviors.

Ep12 The Death Knell of the US Navy pt1

The United States Navy has been in the news a lot over the past few years as they gear up to fight a "possible" war with a peer in "the Pacific". With all the money American taxpayers give their armed forces, why does the Navy need to gear up? Why do they keep crashing their ships? Why are they getting rid of ships now when they say there could be a fight soon? Just like the wooden British ships of the line, the time may have passed for the American carrier fleet. And the entirely preventable destruction of the Bonhomme Richard may prove to be the death knell for American naval power.

Ep11 Poker: To Call or Not To Call

Continuing our complaints about the portrayal of things we love in media, we're here to tell you that what you've seen about poker on tv and movies is completely wrong. And a lot of times its a wasted storytelling or character growth moment too.

Ep10 The Sinkings of 1968 pt2

In 1968, 4 military submarines from nations all around the world sank. Ever since, people have wondered about the causes and if malice was a factor. Thanks to governement's natural tendencies to obfuscate embarassing information and the secretive nature of submarine operations in general, conspiracy theories have found fertile ground. In part 2 we finish the conversation and introduce our thesis. Drowning sounds horrible, so don't go in the ocean