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A historically-informed maritime current events series – or possibly the Old Top Gear/The Grand Tour team if they were interested in navies. Stars Alex (@AC_NavalHistory), Drach (@Drachinifel), and Jamie (@Armouredcarrier)!

Dr. Alex Clarke


    • Dec 24, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 28m AVG DURATION
    • 130 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Bilge Pumps

    Bilgepumps Episode 124: Christmas 2023, Are the Turkey's coming home to roost?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 114:16


    Ship ShapeThe Web PageAustralia Expedition Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com Links

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    Bilgepumpes Episode 123: The Return of the Ram & the USS Carney goes Hunting

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 86:25


    Ship ShapeThe Web PageAustralia Expedition Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Epsiode 122: Type 26 - Town, Hunter & Canadian Surface Combatant

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 73:57


    Ship ShapeThe Web PageAustralia Expedition Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Epsiode 121: Lessons from the Future of Naval Warfare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2023 69:26


    Ship ShapeThe Web PageAustralia Expedition Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 120: Putting the world to rights the Dr Clarke & Dr Mercogliano way

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2023 78:55


    Special GuestsDr Sal MercoglianoShip ShapeThe Web PageAustralia Expedition Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 119: Living Life to Fullest...

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 80:48


    Ship ShapeThe Web PageAustralia Expedition Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 118: Oh What Can We Learn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 94:16


    Ship ShapeThe Web PageAustralia Expedition Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 117: So Much to Do and So Much to Say!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2023 68:10


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episdoe 116: We're in Recovery & We Want the Danish to Run Everything...

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 52:42


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 115: Its All Going Australian

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 80:28


    Special GuestRichard DunleyContributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 114: Series 4 of Bilge is Here...

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 78:20


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 113: Christmas Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 92:36


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepums Epsiode 112: Where Will We Start?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2022 106:22


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 111: Three Naval Geeks go to Confusion...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2022 63:42


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 110: Let Your Lupine Side Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2022 86:50


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Epsiode 109: A Relatively Interesting Episode...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2022 72:42


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 108: Post Apocalyptic Tank Engines

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2022 70:45


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 107: USS Bonhomme Richard, the Saga Continues with Sal Mercogliano

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2022 103:08


    Special Guestsal mercoglianoContributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 106: Crew Unite... SSGNs, Recovering Sunken Warships, Indian Ocean Carriers & XLUUVs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 95:01


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 105: The Crew Unites!... What has been happening to the world's navies?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 79:39


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 104: Alex & Drach unsupervised... the Queen is Dead, Long Live the King

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2022 69:52


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 103: 76mm, 57mm or 40mm... what is Alex's Question again?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022 80:17


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 102: Jamie & Alex Write the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 69:28


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 101: No Dalmations Supplied

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2022 91:22


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 100: Looking Back over 99 Epsiodes of Bilge with Sal Merc

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 85:31


    Special Guestsal mercoglianoContributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 99: Jamie & Drach wander through current events...

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2022 66:10


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 98: Bilgepumps Unite Once More...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 93:56


    The Game Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 97: Youtube Alogorithms, Information and Current Events

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 83:36


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 96: The Roman Pirate King of Britain with Simon Elliot

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 75:37


    Special GuestSimon Elliot Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps 95: Lessons from the Fall of Singapore With L. Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 103:14


    Special GuestLucrezia Brown Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps 94: Three go Verbally Preambling...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 73:54


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps 93: What Rain?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 63:13


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps 92: Drones, China & All things Canada...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 72:54


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps 91: Reports from the NDL conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 97:45


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control PodcastsDefence Leaders - Combined Naval Event 2022

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    Bilgepumps 90: A Science Fiction Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 94:48


    GuestGlynn StewartContributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps 89: So What is Going On & What Comes Now?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 79:51


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps 88: Moskva

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 112:32


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps 87: Geeks Unleashed on Ships & Canada

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 72:00


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps 86: What happened to Engineering?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 91:45


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps 85: The Precedents We Set Will Forge The Future We Live

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 96:48


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps 84: Light Destroyers & Non Ukraine News...

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 71:02


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps 83: Lessons from Ukraine for China?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 68:52


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps 82: Some Initial Thoughts upon Ukraine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 113:04


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps 81: Four Musketeers of Naval Future Past

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 106:34


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps 80: It's Infrastructure...

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 89:18


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps 79: Where do we start?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 82:55


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps 78: Inspired by the German Cylon Frigate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 69:55


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 77: Naval Diplomacy Renaissance or Revenge?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 88:22


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps Episode 76: Hello 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 57:15


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps 75: Lessons fo the South China Sea 1941 with Special Guest Andy Boyd

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 123:17


    Special GuestAndy BoydContributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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    Bilgepumps 74: Wrapping up a Year of Submarines...

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 88:36


    Contributors 1.      Dr. Alex Clarke's Youtube Channel2.      Drachinifel's Youtube Channel3.      Jamie Seidel's Youtube ChannelEmailBilgepumpsofcimsec@gmail.com LinksSea Control Podcasts

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