Semper Bellum

Episode 8: Pearl Harbor

In this special bonus episode, I talk about going to Pearl Harbor for the first time, meeting the USS Nimitz, and returning from the War in Iraq to stand on the same ground where US forces dropped atomic bombs.

Episode 7: The War in Ukraine

We dive into the Russo-Ukranian War with a discussion that spans 32,000 years in an attempt to answer the most important questions surrounding the conflict. Why did Russia invade Ukraine? What's the current situation? What happens next?

Episode 6: Perception VS Reality

We interviewed The Next Web's Thomas Macaulay, a technology journalist who recently crossed into war-torn Ukraine to cover the country's biggest technology conference. He talks about his experiences in a country at war. We discuss the guilt that comes with living at peace while others are at war.

Episode 5: Infantry

We talk about the role of infantry, ancient Sumerian warriors, and the Vietnam War. We get into what it's like to be called a baby killer and what it's like to deal with a dead baby during a war. We also talk about how hard it is for some of us to get into to the military and how hard it is to come home for others.

Episode 4: The Iraq War

In this episode we take a look at the first and second Iraq Wars, the war in Afghanistan, and how the actual experience differed from what US president George W. Bush told the world.