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Admiral Mike Mullen, Part II
Historians John Sherwood and Tyler Pitrof of the Naval History & Heritage Command interview former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen, USNA Clas...
Captain Harry Baldridge and the New Academy Museum
Shannon Martin McClain, one of the first Non-Resident Fellows of the US Naval Academy Museums, and a 1998 graduate of the Academy, discusses her research on Captain Ha...
Admiral Mike Mullen, Part I
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen begins the first part in a series of interviews with historians Tyler Pitrof and John Sherwood of the ...
CDR David Bruhn - On the Gunline: U.S. Navy Warships off Vietnam
Dr. Stephen Phillips interviews CDR David Bruhn, USN-Ret,to discuss his book, "On the Gunline: U.S. Navy and Royal Austrailian Navy Warships off Vietnam, 1965-1973." B...
NHHC and Leyte Gulf
Dr. Martin Waldmen, Deputy Branch Head of the Histories Division at Naval History and Heritage Command, discusses its latest book on the Battle of Leyte Gulf
The Artist's Journey
Kristin Cronic, USNA Class of 2011, discusses her art about the daily life of midshipmen.
A Great and Rising Nation: US Naval Expeditions of the 19th Century
Dr. Michael Verney of Drury University discusses his book, "A Great and Rising Nation: Naval Exploration and Global Empire in the Early US Republic."
Sailors, Caribbean Trade, and National Boundaries in the Late Nineteenth Century
Kevin Grubbs is a doctoral candidate and discusses his work on 19th century coastal work in the Gulf of Mexico. His paper was the winner of the Clark G. Reynolds Priz...
From the North Pole to Nuclear Power: Admiral Al Kelln
Admiral Al Kelln, US Naval Academy Class of 1952 discusses his early career as the first person to fly over, walk on, and sail under the North Pole and as Chief Engine...
The Museum at West Point
David Reel, Executive Director of the Museum at West Point, discusses that historic facility and its collection.
Secrets in Depth by CDR Joseph Dituri, USN-Ret, PhD
Dr. Stephen Phillips interviews CDR Joseph Dituri, USN-Ret, PhD to discuss his career as a Navy Diver, Special Operations Officer, and Engineering Duty Officer, to inc...
Millenium Challenge 2002: Being There
What was it like to work through Millenium Challenge, a major war game exercise in 2002? This episode's guest, Bill Rearick, discusses what it was like behind the sce...
150th Episode Hotwash
Podcast co-hosts Marcus Jones, Abby Mullen, Steve Phillips, Tyler Pitrof, and Claude Berube discuss some of the highlights of the first 150 episodes, the value of podc...
Retrospective on Iraq & Afghanistan
Lieutenant Colonel Mike Nelson, USA, discusses what he's learned in his career and 11 deployments in the Middle East, joint operations, strategies, and what the next g...
Privateering in the American Revolution
Eric Jay Dolin discusses his latest book, "Rebels at Sea: Privateering in the American Revolution." Some of his other books include "When America Met China," "Black F...
Foreign Jack Tars
This episode's guest is Dr. Sara Caputo, Lumley Research Fellow in History, Magdalene College. We discussed her forthcoming book, "Foreign Jack Tars: The British Navy ...
LCDR Stephenson and the wreck of USS Johnston (DD 557)
Stephen Phillips interviews LCDR Parks Stephenson, USN-Ret, USNA '79, to discuss the deep-sea survey of the wreck of USS Johnston (DD 557) of TAFFY 3 fame. Stephenson ...
Napoleon's Escape from Elba: Evan Wilson
Abby talks to Evan Wilson of the U.S. Naval War College about Napoleon and his escape from Elba. The article we discuss can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1080/0025...
Great Power Competition: The US, the UK & Torpedoes in the early 20th Century
Dr. Kate Epstein of Rutgers University-Camden discusses her work on early 20th century relations between the US and the UK, their navies, and the development of the to...
Interview with Kit Chellel co-author of "Dead in the Water"
Stephen Phillips interviews Kit Chellel, co-author of "Dead in the Water: A True Stroy of Hijacking, Murder, and a Global Maritime Conspiracy." They discuss the events...
Forgetting the Maritime Strategy: The Naval Career of Peter M. Swartz, Part 4
What happened to strategic planning in the Navy after the end of the Cold War? Associate Professor Marcus O. Jones and Dr. Tyler Pitrof (US Naval Academy) interview C...
Interview with Captain Wendy Lawrence, USN-Ret, 1st USNA Woman in Space
Stephen Phillips interviews his former Leadership Professor, Captain Wendy Lawrence, USN-Ret. They discuss Academy life as the daughter of the Superintendent, leadersh...
From OP-60 to Colin Powell: The Naval Career of Peter M. Swartz, Part 3
What was it like to be at NATO headquarters during the collapse of the Eastern Bloc? Associate Professor Marcus O. Jones and Dr. Tyler Pitrof (US Naval Academy) inter...
USS Impervious and Mine Countermeasures in Desert Storm: Capt David Jackson
Mine Warfare on the Preble Hall Podcast! Captain Dave Jackson, USN-Ret, served as CO of Impervious (MSO-449) during Operation Desert Storm. He joins Stephen Phillips i...
Naval Academy Sea Trials
Sea Trials have become a major event at the end of every academic year at the Naval Academy. What are they and how did they start? In this episode Major Robert Shea, U...
Marine Insurance in the Early Republic: Hannah Farber
Abby talks to Hannah Farber to about a topic that was central to the economy of the early United States: insurance. Dr. Farber's book is _Underwriters of the United S...
The Academy and Women's Suffrage in 1912
On the evening of February 15, 1912, three one-act plays were performed at the Colonial Theatre in Annapolis to bring attention to women's suffrage, eight years before...
Captain Jim Lovell, USN (Ret)
Dr. Claude Berube, Director of the USNA Museum, and Dr. Jerry Hendrix, a retired Navy Captain and former Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command, interview ...
The Birth of the Strike Fighter: The Naval Career of Joseph Dyer
How did the Navy end up with one fighter to rule them all-- the F/A-18E/F? Associate Professor Marcus O. Jones and Tyler Pitrof (US Naval Academy) interview Vice Admir...