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The Military Science Fiction Podcast

James S. Aaron, Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell

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Welcome to the Military Science Fiction Podcast. We’re four veterans who were crazy enough to become writers, and we’re here to talk about what makes great Military SF, the greatest niche within a niche of any fiction. More niche than the Coast Guard. On board is Rick Partlow, author of more than sixty novels, including Contact Front and the Drop Trooper series, Jeffery H. Haskell, author of the Grimm’s War series, as well as the Wraith and Arsenal superhero series, Josh Hayes, author of the ...
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Weekly long-form conversations with fascinating people at the creative edges of national security. Unscripted. Informal. Always fresh. Chatter guests roll with the punches to describe artistic endeavors related to national security and jump into cutting-edge thinking at the frontiers where defense and foreign policy overlap with technology, intelligence, climate change, history, sports, culture, and beyond. Each week, listeners get a no-holds-barred dialogue at an intersection between Lawfar ...
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War Books

A.J. Woodhams

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Authors interviewed about their newest releases in war writing, military history, war studies, current events, politics, and more. Both nonfiction and fiction. Created by writer and podcaster A.J. Woodhams.
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Leadership Lessons From The Great Books

Leadership Toolbox Podcast Network

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Because understanding great literature is better than trying to read and understand (yet) another business book, Leadership Lessons From The Great Books leverages insights from the GREAT BOOKS of the Western canon to explain, dissect, and analyze leadership best practices for the post-modern leader.
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Insurgent

Charles Sheehan-Miles

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Months after the end of a brief and bloody civil war, West Virginia is gripped by turmoil and violence. Valerie Murphy must come to grip with her own loyalties and principles as she fights to end the violence. Insurgent is the continuation of the story begun in the Amazon Alternate History bestseller Republic by Charles Sheehan-Miles.
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Joys And Splendors is a three-episode audio drama set in the Ottawa of an uneasy near-future, following the cat-and-mouse political intrigue of a soldier and a spy attempting to survive in a Canada devastated by war and greed. Through the eyes of these two sides of one coin, the story asks: do some deserve a nice life, or do all deserve a good life? Joys And Splendors was written by Kate Werneburg and directed by Mary Ellis. It stars Maryse Fernandes as "Nina" and Ben Sanders as "Patrick". T ...
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Extraterrestrial invasion, the earth taken over by omniscient intelligences from Mars, the whole of humanity under siege and a nameless narrator who seems to be the lone survivor of the complete devastation of human civilization – scenes from a Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster? Far from it! The War of the Worlds by HG Wells was written more than a century ago and went on to become an iconic work in the science fiction genre, spawning a whole new genre of literature featuring alien invaders. It w ...
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Retro Movie Roundtable

Russell Guest, Bryan Frye, Chad Robinson, Dustin Melbardis, Lizzy Haynes

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Join the Retro Movie Roundtable. They rewatch classic movies spanning a vast array of genres from a decade ago and beyond then break them down. If you love movies, you will love these guys. Do these movies hold up? Find out on the Retro Movie Roundtable. Retro, Retro Movies, Classic Movies, Vintage Movies, Movie Podcast, Movie Reviews, Movie Talk, Movie Analysis, Great Movies, Movie Lovers, Movie Fans, Old Movies, Movie Fanatics, Movie History, Movie Appreciation, Memorable Movies, Notable M ...
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The Precision-Guided Podcast

Georgetown Security Studies Review

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The official podcast of the Georgetown Security Studies Review (GSSR), discussing all things national security, history, military, and foreign policy. GSSR is the official flagship publication of Georgetown University's Center for Security Studies, featuring both online commentary and a biannual academic journal. Find out more about GSSR here: https://georgetownsecuritystudiesreview.org/
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Ambrose Bierce (1842 – 1914?), satirist, critic, poet, short story writer and journalist. His fiction showed a clean economical style often sprinkled with subtle cynical comments on human behaviour. Nothing is known of his death, as he went missing while an observer with Pancho Villa’s army in 1913/14. (Summaries by Peter Yearsley)The Ways of Ghosts: Stories of encounters with the ghosts of the dead and dying. The spirits of the dead reach out to the living, to pass on a message or to pursue ...
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In perhaps the most audacious military enterprise in the history of human conquest, Cortez, with only a few hundred men, conquered a civilization of tens of thousands. This is the story of an Englishman who boards a merchant ship destined for the New World, but a shipwreck strands him in Pre-Columbian Mexico, and Roger must find a way to avoid becoming one of the many human sacrifices offered to the Aztec gods.
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What makes a great Catholic homily, and what goes into the art of delivering it well? “Preach” is a new weekly podcast from America Media that features a diverse cast of the finest Catholic preachers. Each week, preachers open up their hearts and minds, sharing their spiritual lives, approaches to interpreting scripture and techniques for preparing the best homilies. On each episode, listeners will meet Catholic preachers, learn about their communities and hear their Sunday homilies, deliver ...
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Mark Twain’s work on Joan of Arc is titled in full “Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, by the Sieur Louis de Conte.” De Conte is identified as Joan’s page and secretary. For those who’ve always wanted to “get behind” the Joan of Arc story and to better understand just what happened, Twain’s narrative makes the story personal and very accessible. The work is fictionally presented as a translation from the manuscript by Jean Francois Alden, or, in the words of the published book, “Freely T ...
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A second in-depth discussion of story-building around invading a hostile planet. What are some analogs with history? What makes this sort of story better? Hang out with us while we point out what Avatar 2 does wrong, among other things. _______________ The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes, Jeffery H. Haskell and James…
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RMR 0288: Special Guest, Katie Geilenkirchen, of the Retromade Podcast, joins your hosts, Lizzy Haynes, and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) [G] Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Comedy, Family Starring: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear, Julie Dawn Cole, …
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About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior by Col. David Hackworth w/R.J. St. John --- Welcome - 0:30 Introduction to About Face - 01:03 The Clarity of Military Leadership - 05:47 R.J. St. John and the "Well-Oiled Machine" Myth - 15:30 Some People Are Bred for War - 20:00 Mission Accomplishment and Troop Welfare - 24:00 "World War Two Had the G…
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Leaders, when the fight commences, no one will care what your principles were before the fight started. --- Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music. --- Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON! Check out the 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books p…
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It’s Election Day, but we’re not talking about the campaign. Shane Harris welcomes Tim Naftali back to the show to talk about Americans’ fascination with the presidency. When did the “modern presidency” begin? When did voters and the press become fixated on presidents’ private lives? And what do we get wrong about the nation’s highest office? Nafta…
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When Thomas Massaro, S.J., hears underdog stories, he recognizes the various ways they parallel biblical narratives. “I’m a moral theologian, so I pretty much have to do this,” he says. “It’s part of my task to reach for some moral implications.” Those implications? If you’re a preacher, don’t moralize at the pulpit—especially when you are preachin…
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Today we answer some viewer questions about interacting with fans and how to respond to reviews. A good discussion on dealing with criticism in general, and how Military Science Fiction can appeal to anyone who loves great stories. Check out Burn Enough's channel! https://www.youtube.com/@BurnEnough _______________ The Military Science Fiction Podc…
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History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides --- Episode Music: Gluck - Iphigenie En Tauride - 1. Akt Nr.01-Nr.10 --- Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music. --- Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON! Check out the 2022 Leadership Lessons From the G…
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Leaders, changing history requires defying conventional wisdom. --- Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music. --- Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON! Check out the 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list! --- Subscribe to th…
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RMR 0287: Join your hosts, Bryan Frye, Chad Robinson, and Dustin Melbardis for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Chohearance (2013) [R] Genre: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller Starring: Emily Baldoni, Maury Sterling, Nicholas Brendon, Lorene Scafaria, Elizabeth Gracen, Hugo Armstrong, Alex Manugian, Lauren Maher Director: James Wa…
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Mark Pomar served as assistant director of the Russian Service at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, director of the USSR Division at the Voice of America, executive director of the Board for International Broadcasting. He joined David Priess to talk about the origins of US government-funded international broadcasting, differences between RFE/RL and …
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“If scripture is the living word of God, then it has something to say about anything,” the Rev. John Kartje reflects on this episode of “Preach” just ahead of the United States presidential election. His advice to his congregation: live out your Christian faith every day, regardless of the election outcome. “When you wake up next Wednesday, the pol…
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Thomas Woodside and Sunny Gandhi worked on SB1047, a California bill focused on national security and public safety risks from advanced AI systems. We discussed their experiences advocating for the bill, speaking to legislators and industry experts, amending the bill in response to feedback, and reflecting on lessons learned for future AI policy ef…
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Today we host our first interview with Science Fiction author Richard Fox. Richard is the accomplished military science fiction author of the Ember War Series, Terran Armor Corps, Ascent to Empire with David Weber, Hell’s Horizon with Jonathan Brazee, as well as Terra Nova with our own Josh Hayes. Richard’s latest book is Men of Bretton, out Novemb…
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Leadership Lessons From The Great Books - (Bonus) - Extreme Ownership: How the US Navy Seals Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin w/Atlas Aultman --- 00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Extreme Ownership: How the US Navy Seals Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin w/Atlas Aultman. 02:00 Extreme Ownership - Introduction 10:37 Atlas Aultm…
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RMR 0286: Special Guest, DJ Bryant, joins your hosts, Chad Robinson, and Russell Guest for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962) [PG-13] Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller Starring: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Wesley Addy, Julie Allred, Anne Barton, Marjorie Bennett, Bert Freed, Anna Lee, Mai…
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Leaders need to unite the thinkers and the doers. --- Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music. --- Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON! Check out the 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list! --- Subscribe to the Leadership L…
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Professor Sanford Levinson has written extensively about the fragility of the Constitution. A likely contested election, AI, and ongoing gridlock makes his long-stemming concerns all the more relevant. In this episode of Chatter, Kevin Frazier, a Tarbell Fellow at Lawfare, sat down with Sandy, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin School…
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Dr. Moira Egan does not relate to Bartimaeus, a blind man who encounters Jesus in Mk 10:46-52 and begs for sight. Moira was born blind, but she has never begged for sight. Why should blindness exempt her from the Kingdom of God? “There’s an assumption that, if any blind person were asked the open-ended question, ‘What do you want?’, ... they would …
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It's Aaaaaaarmy training, sir! Today we talk about ways to use training in MilSF. From Basic Training to rehearsals to hip-pocket training to fill hours of hurryupandwait, training is a major part of the military experience and can do a lot of work in a MilSF story. _______________ The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Hayes…
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The Wicker Man (1973) RMR 0285: Special Guest, Luke Ferris, of The Least Important Things Podcast, joins your hosts, Bryan Frye, and Dustin Melbardis for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit The Wicker Man (1973) [R] Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller Starring: Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Diane Cilento, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt, Lindsay …
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Sitting Bull: His Life and Legacy by Ernie LaPointe with Tom Libby --- 00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Sitting Bull: His Life and Legacy by Ernie LaPointe. 06:00 Native culture allows name changes throughout life. 13:38 Modern technology bridges gaps in cultural understanding. 17:34 American culture lacks traditional family guidance markers. 23:53…
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This special episode of “Preach” features a live recording at the Outreach 2024 conference at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C, where Ricardo da Silva, S.J., is joined by panelists Carly Reidy, Jim Scholl, and Ish Ruiz to discuss how preaching can be a source of spiritual nourishment for LGBTQ+ Catholics and allies. A music minister of 20 y…
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In this episode of the Precision-Guided Podcast, University of Georgia and Georgetown University alumna Stephanie Cannon interviews Dr. Loch K. Johnson, Regents Professor Emeritus of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia, to discuss the relationship between Congress and the intelligence community. Loch K. Johnson is Regents …
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Leaders, your honor will be great, but your responsibilities will be greater. --- Opening and closing themes composed by Brian Sanyshyn of Brian Sanyshyn Music. --- Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON! Check out the 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list! --- S…
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The Earth's oceans differ from its land areas in many ways, including the historically powerful norm of "freedom of the seas." David Priess hosted David Bosco, Executive Associate Dean and Professor at Indiana University's Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, for a discussion about the origins and core principles of the freedo…
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Considering the missions being carried out by the U.S. military to support victims of the natural disasters in North Carolina and Florida, we figured this would be a good time to talk about humanitarian missions and the roles they can play in great military science fiction stories. Notes from this episode: Learn about Jake McNiece: https://en.wikip…
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RMR 0284: Special Guest, Ellis Wilder, joins your hosts, Chad Robinson, and Lizzy Haynes for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Evil Dead II (1987) [R] Genre: Horror, Comedy Starring: David Caruso, Stephen Gevedon, Paul Guilfoyle, Josh Lucas, Peter Mullan, Brendan Sexton III, Charley Broderick, Lonnie Farmer, Larry Fessenden, Jurian Hughes,…
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Top Five Science Fiction Films for Leaders with Tom Libby --- 00:00 Welcome to the Top Five Science Fiction Films for Leaders with Tom Libby. 05:14 Philip K. Dick: Award-Winning Author. 15:13 Sci-fi Film Evolution: From Godzilla Suits to CGI. 19:47 The Appeal of Old Monster Movies for Leaders. 23:18 Post-WWII Godzilla: Thoughts for Leaders on Atomi…
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Leaders, be self-aware enough in your heart to recognize the impulses driving you to wars. --- Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON! Check out the 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list! --- Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Podcast: https…
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Stoicism is having a moment.The ancient philosophy--which posits that you can’t control events, but you can control how you respond to them--has lately been embraced by self-help gurus and tech bros. But Nancy Sherman writes that the tenets of Stoicism have long found a receptive audience in “the military mind.” Whether they know it or not, soldier…
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“What keeps you and me knowingly, unknowingly, consciously, or unconsciously sad, because we’re possessed by what we possess—our possessions?” Father John Unni posed this question in a homily three years ago standing before his congregation at St. Cecilia Parish in Boston’s affluent Back Bay. “There’s no U-Haul after a hearse.” It is this introspec…
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A member of the Discord asked how we transitioned from the military to writing Military Science Fiction. We tackle the question and talk about some of the challenges of writing while serving and working later jobs that might not take kindly to "writers." Thanks for hanging out with us! _______________ The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick…
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Leadership Lessons From The Great Books #123 - Dune by Frank Herbert w/Daniel A. Bentle & Ryan J. Stout --- 00:00 Welcome and Introduction - Dune by Frank Herbert 00:20 Extracting Leadership Lessons from Dune. 05:26 Dune and the Achetype of the Messiah Leader. 12:01 The Leadership Training of Paul Atredies. 18:08 Dan Bentle and Recognizing Leadersh…
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RMR 0283: Join your hosts Bryan Frye, Chad Robinnson, and Dustin Melbardis for the Retro Movie Roundtable as they revisit Masters of Horror: John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns (2005) [R] Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Found Footage Starring: Norman Reedus, Colin Foo, Udo Kier, Christopher Redman, Chris Gauthier, Zara Taylor, Gary Hetherington, Chr…
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Leaders, the traits of leadership have always been hard to find. --- Pick up your copy of 12 Rules for Leaders: The Foundation of Intentional Leadership NOW on AMAZON! Check out the 2022 Leadership Lessons From the Great Books podcast reading list! --- Subscribe to the Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Podcast: https://bit.ly/LLFTGBSubscribe …
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Conspiracy theories about supposed Jewish control of global finance and politics have been circulating and influencing popular culture for centuries, with the spotlight often falling on the Rothschild family. Author Mike Rothschild (no relation), who has researched and written about the phenomenon in his book Jewish Space Lasers, joined David Pries…
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Drone technology is advancing so quickly in the present day that it can be difficult to imagine how it will affect future combat. Do drones make for interesting stories? We talk about how great military science fiction uses drones, and their impact on future warfare. _______________ The Military Science Fiction Podcast, with Rick Partlow, Josh Haye…
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