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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...
Rendering Safe an unexploded Exocet missile aboard USS Stark (FFG-31)
LCDR Tony Nahitchevansky, USN-Ret, joins Stephen Phillips to discuss responding to and rendering safe an Exocet missile aboard USS Stark (FFG-31) during "The Tanker Wa...
To Rule the Waves: Dr. Bruce Jones and the Critical Role of the Oceans in Modern Life
How do globalization, containerization, Chinese aspirations, and climate change fit together? Tyler interviews Dr. Bruce Jones of the Brookings Institution about his n...
Front toward Enemy: War, Veterans, and the Homefront
Dan Green, PhD is a Commander in the Navy Reserve. On this episode, he discusses his latest book, "Front toward Enemy: War, Veterans, and the Homefront"
Confederate Boat Burners: Laura June Davis
Abby talks to Dr. Laura June Davis about maritime sabotage in the Civil War: Confederate boat burners.
Army Week 2021: Mark McCallister and Bill the Goat
For Army Week 2021, Stephen Phillips discusses the origins of Bill the Goat as Navy's mascot and interviews Mark McCallister, USNA '19, who served as the Spirit Squad'...
President Tyler, USS Princeton (1843), and the Peacemaker Explosion
Stephen Phillips and author Stan Haynes discuss Haynes' historical novel, And Tyler No More, which includes a historically accurate account of USS Princeton (1843), th...
OP-60 and the Maritime Strategy: The Naval Career of Peter M. Swartz, Part 2
What was the "Maritime Strategy"? Associate Professor Marcus O. Jones (US Naval Academy) interviews Captain Peter M. Swartz, USN (Ret.) on his unusual career and uniqu...
Troublemakers in Tahiti: Consolation Prize
Today's episode is a cross-post from the podcast Consolation Prize. When the United States began to establish official commercial relations with Tahiti, the government...
The Naval Air War in Vietnam: John Sherwood
Stephen Phillips interviews Dr. John Sherwood of the Naval History and Heritage Command and the author of Afterburner: Naval Aviators and the Vietnam War on the Naval ...
From Pigs and Chickens to OP-60: The Naval Career of Peter M. Swartz, Part 1
What did it take to join those responsible for US naval strategic planning during the Cold War? Associate Professor Marcus O. Jones (US Naval Academy) interviews Capta...
Draper Kauffman and the UDT in World War II: Guy Nasuti
Steve talks to Guy Nasuti about Draper Kauffman and the UDT in World War II.
Piracy, Revolution, Witchcraft, and War: Ben Schaffer
Abby talks to Ben Schaffer, whose paper "The Sloop Mary: How One 17th-century Massachusetts Naval Vessel Navigated the Golden Age of Piracy, the Glorious Revolution, t...
How (and Why) do We Teach History to Naval Officers?
Why (and how) do we teach naval history to midshipmen at the US Naval Academy? Tyler conducts a teaching round table with Lieutenant McKenzie "Mac" Anderson, USN, Majo...