What a Hell of a Way to Die
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What a Hell of a Way to Die is a left-wing military and veteran podcast hosted by Nate and Francis, two extremely online combat veterans. Join us to hear discussion of veterans issues, defense news, and military culture - all from a lefty perspective.
What a Hell of a Way to Die
22h ago
Content warning: Suicide
This week Davis Winkie comes on the show to talk about his deep dive into the suicide epidemic faced by Army Tank units
Read more about it here - https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2024/03/11/broken-track-how-army-times-discovered-high-tank-unit-suicide-rates/
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What a Hell of a Way to Die
1w ago
This week Francis discusses the Navy. But not the American Navy, the Army Navy. Also covered is the Thai Navy shooting itself (Because it's nice to know it's not just us) and the National Guard dicking around on their phones in the Subway stations.
Instead of a madia section, we're back to reading from anti war zines of the 1970s. I've been running through a lot of Sharpe books and while they are fun, they are also hardly conversational
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What a Hell of a Way to Die
1w ago
This week Francis brings Jack Forman, formerly of the Sirius XM station Kids Place Live on the show. Jack has run a kids call-in show for eleven years, taking thousands of calls from kids all around North America and now finds himself let go, but still continuing his vision. We talk about conversations with kids, 'kindie' music, and strange Italian songs
Listen to Jack three times a week on his Patreon here - https://www.patreon.com/jackforman
Francis' Kindie spotify playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2xBjExvKyUFksCmLL8RPGf?si=706be46f40c6465f
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What a Hell of a Way to Die
1w ago
For this week’s DadChat, Nate and Francis talk about their first cars… but also a discussion of what goes into sound production for podcasts, the roller-coaster of your child getting every germ on earth when they start nursery, and some discussions for fans of war-themed genre fiction. Hope you enjoy!
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What a Hell of a Way to Die
2w ago
This week Francis talks with Emerson, a fellow Public Affairs troop, but for the Air Force. We discuss the fun of being in PAO, the differences in the branches, and how much better it is to be an airman than a soldier ..read more
What a Hell of a Way to Die
2w ago
It’s DadChat, and we’ve got a spirited discussion about dealing with old houses and their old house problems, solid vs. hollow walls, the hobbies we picked up from our own dads, and the strange situation where British banks let landlords take out interest-only mortgages that were, of course, adjustable-rate mortgages. You can imagine how that went. Hope you enjoy?
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What a Hell of a Way to Die
3w ago
This week it's all about the Air Force as Francis discusses three stories from the branch we all love to hate.
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National Guard story - https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2024/03/01/guard-officials-probing-texas-generals-appearance-at-trump-rally/
Jack Teixeira - https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-national-guard-leaker-jack-teixeira-gets ..read more
What a Hell of a Way to Die
3w ago
Sorry for the delayed episode!
For this week’s DadChat, Nate and Francis convene on the topic of whether America or Britain hates kids more, the milestone of leaving your kid at daycare, Francis’ recent experiences reading books about Navy SEALs, and an Ask A Dad question about how to be good at being an uncle. We hope you enjoy!
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What a Hell of a Way to Die
1M ago
This week Francis discusses a Chinese Jody looking at 10 months in prison for doing Jody stuff. We also dive back into the 1943 Women's Home Companion and the sunsetting of yet another free benefit for troops that's being taken away.
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Jody - https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2024/02/22/chinese-jody-hit-with-jail-time-after-stealing-military-spouse/
Army E-Learning - https://www.pdmatis.army.mil/e-Learning-Sunsetting-FAQ.pdf
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What a Hell of a Way to Die
1M ago
Once upon a time there was an incredible show called Deadliest Warrior which took stoned conversations guys had in the mid aughts about who would win a fight and put it to some of the goofiest tests you've ever seen. Francis is joined by KD to talk about the Gladiator vs Apache Warrior
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