Best West Point Class Of Podcasts (2024)

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Post-Hype Sleepers For 2024 & Josh Jacobs Film 1:01:39

26m ago1:01:39

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The fantasy football market is a fickle beast. It will hype the living heck out of a young player, usually inflating his price to the point where we don't want to draft him...but if that young player doesn't live up to his billing, the market will drop him like a hot potato. That's where this episode comes in: today we'll list players who qualify a…

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Swing Players For 2024 & Aiyuk Drama 1:02:24

21m ago1:02:24

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Every year a lot of fantasy leagues get decided by the high-upside, scary-downside draftees that we decide to either take a chance on or let slip by in our fantasy drafts. These are the players who can swing a league! And that's why we call them Swing Players! Today we'll count down some risk/reward guys you might be considering for 2024 fantasy fo…

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Film Room Zeroes & SNARKBAG 1:06:29

19m ago1:06:29

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Last week we tackled players we *love* on film...and today, we're doing the opposite. It's a football discussion that can also impact your fantasy team -- mostly, though, we're just going to list some players whose most recent game film didn't impress us very much. It's the annual Film Room Zeroes list! We'll also read some of your snarky emails an…

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ALMANAC DAY & Acid-Reflux All-Stars 1:08:04

12m ago1:08:04

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Today you get to read about every skill player you're considering drafting for fantasy football in 2024! It's ALMANAC DAY! We're looking forward to having you read our evaluations and jokes and silliness in this year's Almanac! Of course, injuries are gonna happen, and we already have two big ones to metabolize on today's podcast: Justin Herbert an…

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Film Room Heroes & George Pickens Preview 1:01:08

14m ago1:01:08

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Sometimes when it comes to the NFL, it's all about love! Today we'll talk about players whose game film we simply enjoy watching. They might not necessarily all come at fantasy football prices we're willing to pay, but they *are* all Film Room Heroes! Also, we'll review the tape on third-year Steelers wideout George Pickens and talk about what kind…

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Offensive Line Grades & Top Almanac Talents 58:04

24m ago58:04

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Knowing which offensive lines have the potential to be great and which ones might be a problem can be awesome deep background for your fantasy football drafts. Today we'll discuss the blocking units we expect to be unexpectedly good *and* unexpectedly bad in 2024. We'll also survey the '24 Player Profile Almanac and discuss the top (and bottom) tal…

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Five Skill Players Who Could Lose Their Jobs & Chase Brown Film 1:07:14

17m ago1:07:14

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Fantasy football ranks can be precarious things. We think there are some skill-position spots that could legitimately be up for grabs before the 2024 NFL season begins, and today we'll count 'em down. Which running backs could lose their primary gigs? Which receivers might unexpectedly infringe on starting territory? Of course, we don't know for su…

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Most Important August Storylines & Kyle Pitts Film 1:06:55

9m ago1:06:55

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We're back! The Little Podcast That Could has returned to *five* episodes per week! And we'll kick things off by consolidating all the stuff we talked about in July, and coming up with a list of the five training camp stories we think will matter most for fantasy football in 2024. Plus we'll take another look at Kyle Pitts's film and decide if a fo…

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AFC South Preview & One Week Til Almanac! 1:08:49

11d ago1:08:49

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The Texans look like an absolute wagon, but with two huge new offensive pieces -- Joe Mixon and Stefon Diggs -- we have to reevaluate how we're taking all those Houston players in a fantasy football draft. The Titans have a re-made backfield *and* a re-made receiving corps. The Jags dumped their top two outside receivers. And the Colts have an all-…

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Why Military Cohesion Matters 50:02

21m ago50:02

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The term "cohesion" features prominently in discussions of military effectiveness, especially at the small-unit level. We all know intuitively what it means, but understanding how to develop and nurture it in practice is a challenge. That's even more true as technological advances continue to make constant connectivity with the outside world easier…

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NFC South Preview & How To Draft Alvin Kamara 1:08:16

20m ago1:08:16

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What to do with Alvin Kamara? Is he a cooked workhorse who will drag down your fantasy football team? Or does he present a great buy-low opportunity for 2024? We'll discuss, and we'll preview training camps for the Buccaneers, Saints, Falcons and Panthers, also known as the teams of the NFC South. How could our opinions evolve in August on players …

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AFC West Preview & Zamir White Profile 1:00:29

11m ago1:00:29

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The Raiders will give Zamir White unlimited volume! There's nobody for Justin Herbert to throw to! The Broncos are definitely spreading their backfield among four running backs! Actually, we're not sure that *any* of these things are true...and training camp stories may guide us to decide whether we can trust and believe in these players for our fa…

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“Corporate Chiefs Leverage Big Business Power to Help Save Our World” with Harvard Professor Rebecca Henderson in the USA 1:07:13

14d ago1:07:13

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There is a lot of untapped power in big business, and it’s not just because of the financial power they possess. Collectively, the world’s capitalists have the potential to join forces and create positive change in the world. And what better what to leverage all that power and scale than to address some of the most pressing problems the world is fa…

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NFC West Preview & Kyren Williams Profile 1:04:05

22m ago1:04:05

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The Rams and Seahawks both feature backfields filled with young talent, and therefore they both present fantasy football questions. Is Kyren Williams really set to do it again, or will rookie Blake Corum eat into his workload? Will Ken Walker maintain a big lead over Zach Charbonnet or are they headed for a more even split? We can't tell you exact …

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Competition and Conflict in Cyberspace 1:08:39

3d ago1:08:39

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How does cyberspace differ from the other warfighting domains—land, sea, air, and space? What challenges do those differences pose? Does cyber require unique approaches to talent manage to ensure the US military can recruit, promote, and retain the talent it needs? What resources are needed to effectively compete in cyberspace, and are those differ…

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AFC East Preview & Stefon Diggity Almanac Profile 1:07:38

23h ago1:07:38

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Whoever winds up being the Bills' top receiver has a chance to be extremely valuable for fantasy football. But will we be able to tell who that is based on training-camp stories? We'll discuss that topic plus many others for teams of the AFC East. What will the Dolphins do with their backfield? Will we be able to discern whether the Jets and Aaron …

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NFC East Preview & Upcoming Livestream Event! 1:07:52

4d ago1:07:52

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Some massive fantasy stars play for the Cowboys and Eagles, and there are interesting fantasy football value picks available on the Giants and Commanders. Today we're previewing training camps for the teams of the NFC East, and discussing which stories we'll be paying attention to and which we'll try not to be swayed by once August arrives. Can the…

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AFC North Preview & Almanac Update 1:07:32

8d ago1:07:32

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We'll be tracking huge stories on AFC North teams this August, and living day-by-day with beat reports that will influence fantasy football strategies. What will happen in the Bengals RB battle between Chase Brown and Zack Moss? Will Deshaun Watson's shoulder looked healed enough to seek value in the Browns' offense? Will Russell Wilson dispatch wi…

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Welcome Back - Season 10 Begins - NFC North Preview 1:14:43

11d ago1:14:43

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Thanks for coming back to the Little Podcast That Could! It's time to start discussing the storylines we *will* and *won't* be paying attention to once the hype starts flying in training camps. Today, we'll tackle the teams of the NFC North: Lions, Packers, Vikings and Bears. What happens if J.J. McCarthy isn't ready? Is Josh Jacobs destined to fai…

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“Tragic Optimism” with Dean and Director Jon Foster-Pedley in South Africa 1:12:24

21d ago1:12:24

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With all the tragedy happening in the world every day, it’s quite easy to lose hope in humanity. However, as leaders, we should be the first to model that optimism so that others can be inspired. In this episode of Leading Boldly into the Future, Anne Pratt is joined by Jon Foster-Pedley, dean and director of Henley Business School Africa. Jon invi…

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Clausewitz and the War in Ukraine 46:26

19d ago46:26

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The Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz is held in high regard among US military scholars. But it can be challenging at times to apply his ideas—with necessary nuance—to real-world security challenges. In this episode, Dr. Donald Stoker, a professor at the National Defense University’s Eisenhower School and the author of Clausewitz: His …

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Defending Against Drones 54:44

2M ago54:44

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No unit in the US Army has more experience defending against drone attacks than 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division. During a recent deployment to the Middle East, spread out across eight bases in Iraq and Syria, the brigade was targeted more than one hundred times by drones known as one-way attack unmanned aircraft systems. The brigade…

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"A West Point Military Academy Cadet” with Dr. Modupe Taylor-Pearce in Sierra Leone 58:36

2M ago58:36

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You can only lead others to the extent that you can lead yourself. Self-discipline and leadership go hand-in-hand. This is something that every aspiring bold leader needs to understand if they are to lead effectively. Dr. Modupe Taylor-Pearce of Sierra Leone learned this important principle from his stay in West Point and his years of experience in…

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Introducing "Ctrl Alt Army" 29:31

2M ago29:31

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In this special episode of the MWI Podcast, we're taking the opportunity to introduce listeners to a brand new podcast series called Ctrl Alt Army: Stories from Cyberspace. Hosted by Dr. Michael Sulmeyer, principal cyber advisor to the secretary of the Army, this podcast series features informal conversations with senior Army leaders about cyber is…

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"From A Cotton Field of Dreams to the White House" with Janis Kearney in the USA 56:51

2M ago56:51

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Many times, what people really need to change their lives for the better is a sliver of hope, and that hope can come in many forms. As leaders, we can use the power of story to inspire hope in others. This is what Janis Kearney has been doing as an author and philanthropist. Janis is the author of the inspirational memoir, “Cotton Field of Dreams.”…

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Russia's Pursuit of Military AI 34:42

3M ago34:42

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Russia is actively pursuing military applications of AI technology. But how much progress has been made in that pursuit? How have sanctions put in place in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine influenced the course of Russian AI research and development? Most fundamentally, how do Russian military leaders actually want to employ AI-enabled tool…

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2024 QB & WR Ranks Revealed! 1:25:28

3M ago1:25:28

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Our initial fantasy football ranks for 2024 are now complete! You can find the full list of rankings for quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end at HarrisFootball.com! And on today's show, we'll follow up last week with a discussion of some of the key names on the QB and WR lists.... Is Kyler Murray right back in the fantasy top 5? S…

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2024 RB & TE Ranks Revealed! 1:19:18

3M ago1:19:18

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It's time for fantasy football rankings for 2024! With the NFL Draft behind us, we know the basic roster structures of all 32 NFL teams, and that means we can start thinking about how we're going to draft the skill position players for fantasy in '24. That process begins today as we evaluate our initial re-draft ranks for running backs and tight en…

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Landpower in the Pacific 51:28

3M ago51:28

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Many people look at a map of the Indo-Pacific region and assume that—characterized as it is by long distances and vast stretches of ocean—it is principally the air and maritime domains where military capability is most important. But as you'll hear in this episode, landpower services play a vital role in the region. So what is the US Army uniquely …

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Re-Drafting The Class Of 2023 1:11:05

3M ago1:11:05

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The NFL Draft is finally here! We'll have plenty of time to react to the new NFL landing spots and what they mean for your fantasy football squad...today we're looking back a year, and discussing the genius picks and huge mistakes NFL teams -- and fantasy owners -- made with the Class of 2023. We will re-rank the running backs, wideouts, quarterbac…

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“The Nelson Mandela University” with Amb. Nozipho January-Bardill in South Africa 1:14:42

3M ago1:14:42

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Vulnerability is the new leadership superpower. Gone are the days when leadership meant winning at all cost. The great Nelson Mandela himself valued vulnerability, and he modeled it in his own leadership. Today’s guest, Amb. Nozipho January-Bardill strives to live by Mandela’s example as she leads the very organization that bears his name. She the …

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Rookie RB Scouting Plus Brock Bowers 1:17:28

4M ago1:17:28

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This year's NFL Draft may not contain any obviously elite running backs, but it's got some good players at the position...and we all know that RB is the most *important* position in fantasy football. So we'll discuss the talents and shortcomings of the leading candidates to be drafted highest in the 2024 NFL Draft, so we can be familiar with them b…

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How Iran's Missile and Drone Attack Was Defeated 41:31

4M ago41:31

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When Iran recently launched more than three hundred drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles in a large-scale attack against Israel, almost every single one was stopped from reaching its target. A combination of ground-based air defenses, ship-launched weapons, and aircraft from multiple nations were involved in the defensive operation. But …

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Rookie QB Scouting & Justin Fields Review 1:16:44

4M ago1:16:44

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Caleb Williams will certainly be the Bears' pick at #1 in the upcoming NFL Draft, but after that? It's anyone's guess! A whole lot of teams are in the market for a franchise quarterback, which means trades and controversial selections are almost certainly ahead. For fantasy football: which of the rising rookies could be usable right away? Which guy…

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NATO at 75 48:07

4M ago48:07

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Seventy-five years ago, on April 4, 1949, representatives of twelve governments came together to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. Much has changed in the intervening period—the Cold War came and went, NATO invoked the Article 5 collective defense clause after the 9/11 attacks, an era of renewed strategic competition has emerged, and large-scale conf…

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Rookie WR Scouting & Stefon Diggs Trade! 1:24:50

4M ago1:24:50

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Does the upcoming NFL draft really feature a historic wide receiver class? Where should the best WRs among the 2024 rookies be drafted in your dynasty league? We will crack open film on the likes of Marvin Harrison, Malik Nabers, Rome Odunze and dozens more WRs to discuss what they do well, and what they do not-so-well. Who are the sleepers in this…

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“A World On Climate Red Alert” with Dr. Richard Munang in Kenya, Africa 1:18:08

4M ago1:18:08

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The youth is our greatest untapped weapon to help solve the ongoing climate crisis. With the right tools and inspiration, we can leverage the youth to take unprecedented climate action that impacts not only the planet but also their own economic betterment. Dr. Richard Munang has been involved in this initiative in the past few decades, empowering …

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Resistance and the National Defense of Small States 57:23

5M ago57:23

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In this episode, John Amble speaks to Sandor Fabian about a very specific approach to national defense: resistance. The war in Ukraine has made clear that comparatively small states can be vulnerable to the threat of aggression from larger neighbors. Resistance, Sandor argues, is the most viable means of defense for these states. But effectively em…

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NFL Free Agency Reactions! 1:30:37

5M ago1:30:37

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Wow, did the NFL have a great week or what? The opening of the 2024 NFL season saw *dozens* of skill-position players change teams and set up completely new dynamics for fantasy football in 2024. We will run through *all* the major (and some minor) moves that happened this week, discuss what we think of new landing spots for quarterbacks, running b…

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“Apartheid’s Public Enemy No. 1” with UK Parliament's Lord Peter Hain 1:09:04

5M ago1:09:04

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Nelson Mandela was the most iconic figure in South African history because of his heroic struggle against apartheid and racism, but he wouldn’t have done what he had done if not for the brave leaders who also took the stand against the oppressive establishment in their own ways. Decades before being a Lord in the UK Parliament, Peter Hain was one o…

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