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#222: Zone Rouge with Michael Jerome Plunkett
December 11, 2025

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us and your continued support. This week, we welcome Michael Jerome Plunkett to the show. Michael is a former machinegunner, EMT, co-founder and executive direc

#221: Toys for Tots with Gunnar Spafford
December 04, 2025

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for hanging out with us. Were excited to have Gunnar Spafford from Toys for Tots back on the show this week. Gunnar first came on the show with John Haehn this spring during Modern Day M

#220: Marine Corps Censorship and Combat Correspondents with Douglas K. Daniel
November 20, 2025

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us and your continued support. This week, we welcome Douglas K. Daniel to the show. Douglas is a journalist who served for nearly three decades as a reporter and editor for the Associated Press and teaches

#219: War Against the Cartels with Ben Connable
November 13, 2025

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for tuning in and your continued support. This week, we welcome Ben Connable back to the show. Ben recently co-authored (with Colin P. Clarke) an issue brief for The Soufan Center titled, War Against the Cartels, an

#218: Happy 250th Birthday, Marines!
November 07, 2025

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for tuning in and your continued support. This week, we want to start of by saying, Happy 250th Birthday, Marines! As our final, concluding episode of our Road to 250 series, we have Col

#217: CUWOF with Brian O’Hare
October 30, 2025

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you joining us and your continued support. This week, were Catching Up with Old Friends and hanging out with Brian OHare again. Depending on your definition of old friends, it hasnt been a long time since Brian was l

#216: Remembering Beirut bombings with Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff
October 23, 2025

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us and your continue support. This week, as we recognize the 42nd anniversary of the Beirut bombings, we welcome Rabbi Arnold Resnicoff to the show. Im not really sure where to begin in introducing Rabbi

#215: Amphibious Tractor Memorial Updates
October 16, 2025

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for tuning in and your continued support. This week, we are joined by Col John Atkinson and SgtMaj Justin LeHew to give us updates on the Amphibious Tractor Memorial. Since we last spoke with John and JD, these two, a

#214: Road to 250 – Operation Odyssey Dawn
October 09, 2025

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for listening and your continued support. This week, we bring you the penultimate episode of our Road to 250 segment, celebrating the Marine Corps 250th birthday in 2025. Throughout the rest of the year, well contin

#213: Lessons from the Smoke Pit with Adam Walker
October 02, 2025

Hey, Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for joining us and your continued support. This week, we welcome Adam Walker to the show. Adam is the creator of Leatherneck Magazines newest segment, Lessons from the Smoke Pit. Adam is a retired Master Gunnery Serg