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Latest Episodes

Scuttlebutt Ep 72: Advance Marksmanship Training Program with Col Jones and Gunner Costa
March 16, 2023

Hello again Scuttlebutt listeners. Hope Daylight Savings Time is treating you all well and that the one-hour change isn’t messing with your sleep patterns too much. If it is, go

Scuttlebutt Ep 71: The Rifle with Andrew Biggio
March 08, 2023

Hello Scuttlebutt listeners! Today William and Nancy sit down with Marine veteran Andrew Biggio, author of the book “The Rifle: Combat Stories from America’s Last World War II Veterans, Told

Scuttlebutt Ep 70: One-Year Anniversary of the War in Ukraine with Col Chris Woodbridge, USMC (Ret)
February 28, 2023

Hey Scuttlebutt listeners. Thank you for tuning in. We at the MCA really appreciate all your continued support. This week, we welcome Col Chris Woodbridge, USMC (Ret) and Editor of

Scuttlebutt Ep 69: Chris Pavlak – From Lawyer to Warrior
February 22, 2023

Hello again Scuttlebutt listeners. This week we welcome Chris Pavlak, Marine ground intelligence officer and author of the book, From Lawyer to Warrior, to the show. Chris’ journey to the

Scuttlebutt Ep 68: World of Wargaming with Donald Vandergriff
February 15, 2023

William sits down with one of his wargaming opponents, the author, historian, former Marine, and Army officer, Donald Vandergriff. The two discuss Donald’s wargaming experience and expertise and give

Scuttlebutt Ep 67: Hell in the Streets of Husaybah with LtCol David Kelly
February 08, 2023

In this episode of Scuttlebutt, Vic sits down with LtCol David Kelly USMC (ret), Marine Corps historian and the author of the book, Hell in the Streets of Husaybah. In

Scuttlebutt Ep 66: Semper Savage with John Currie
February 02, 2023

This week on MCA Scuttlebutt, William meets with John Currie. John is a retired Marine who served as a helicopter pilot in the Balkans as well as several combat tours

Scuttlebutt Ep 65: Michael Hunzeker
January 26, 2023

Happy Lunar New Year, Scuttlebutt listeners. I hope the Year of the Cat is off to a start for everyone. This week, we welcome Dr. Michael Hunzeker for first ever

Scuttlebutt Ep 64: Tim Barrick
January 18, 2023

Welcome to MCA Scuttlebutt’s new series: World of Wargaming. In this series, we will discuss the application of wargaming as a teaching tool. For our first episode in this series,

Scuttlebutt Ep 63: Kacy Tellessen
January 11, 2023

Hello again, Scuttlebutt listeners. This week we are joined by Kacy Tellessen, veteran Marine infantryman and author of the book, Freaks of a Feather. He comes to us from Spokane,