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Latest Episodes

Scuttlebutt 25: Ukraine Invasion Week 2
March 03, 2022

Nick, Vic, and Will are joined by Col Woodbridge, USMC (Ret), Editor of Marine Corps Gazette and using Clausewitz’ cause for war analyze why the Russians and Ukrainians are each fighting, how it impac

Scuttlebutt 24: Marinus’ Maneuverist Paper #19
February 28, 2022

Nick, Vic, and Will dig into Maneuver Warfare and bring everyone up to speed on a long-running segment in The Gazette “Maneuverist Papers” by Marinus. For eighteen months Marinus has been exploring an

Scuttlebutt 23: Russia Invades Ukraine!
February 24, 2022

Nick, Vic, and Will try to wrap their arms around the situation in Ukraine. Knowing that we can’t keep up with the rapidly evolving situation on the ground, we go over some of the geopolitical history

Scuttlebutt 22: Four Chaplains Part 4 – CAPT Rabbi Stern
February 21, 2022

Chaplain Captain Rabbi Mendy Stern, USA, joined Vic and Nancy to bring our Four Chaplains series to a satisfying end. He expanded our understanding of the Four Chaplains story, took us through a day o

Scuttlebutt Mini Pod: USCGC Escanaba
February 17, 2022

Scuttlebutt’s first ever Mini Pod! In less than 10 minutes, learn about some of what the Coast Guard was contributing to World War II and dig a little bit deeper into the USCGC Escanaba, one of the th

Scuttlebutt 20: Four Chaplains Part 3 – COL James Driscoll, USA (Ret.)
February 14, 2022

COL James Driscoll (Ret) joins Scuttlebutt for the third part in our Four Chaplains Month special. COL Driscoll is the Special Assistant To The President at Wesley Theological Seminary overseeing the

Scuttlebutt 19: Four Chaplains Part 2 – RADM Alan T. “Blues” Baker
February 07, 2022

Four Chaplain’s Month continues as RADM Alan T. “Blues’ Baker joined Vic to talk all things chaplaincy. As the 16th Chaplain of the Marine Corps who literally wrote the book on chaplaincy, Foundations

Scuttlebutt 18: Four Chaplains Part 1 – Bill Kaemmer
January 31, 2022

Bill Kaemmer, MSG (US Army – Ret.) Executive Director, Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation, joins us to kick off our Four Chaplains special series, running throughout February. We learn all about the t

Scuttlebutt 17: Ukraine, Africa, F-35 Crash, and ACVs
January 26, 2022

In this episode of Scuttlebutt, Nick, Vick and William dig into some of the big news items from around the world, including the USMC clearing ACVs for service, an accident involving a F-35 in the Sout

Scuttlebutt 16: Amphibiosity #3, More Creativity in the Corps
January 18, 2022

Col. Andrew Milburn, USMC (Ret), joined us in the booth to talk about Amphibiosity. Col Milburn is the author of the superb When the Tempest Gathers and draws from his vast experience in the Corps, es