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Hello Youtube Members, Patreons and Pacific War week by week listeners. Yes this was intended to be an exclusive episode to join the 29 others over on my Youtube Membership and Patreon, but since we are drawing to the end of the Pacific War week by week series, I felt compelled to make some special episodes to answer some of the bigger questions.   Hey before I begin I just want to thank all of you who have joined the patreon, you guys are awesome. Please let me know what other figures, events or other things you want to hear about in the future and I will try to make it happen.   So as you can see the title of this episode is, Why did the Japanese perform so many Atrocities during the Pacific War. Phewww, its honestly a difficult one to tackle, for there are countless reasons. I had a university professor who taught; ancient and modern Japanese history, history of the Japanese empire and the Pacific War. He actually answered this very question in a single lecture and in many ways I found it to be one of the most illuminating things I ever learnt about the Pacific War. To truly understand the reasons why they did such horrible things, you actually need to learn the general history of Japan, particularly the changes from Tokugawa, to Meiji, to Showa. I am going to do my very best, but I know many of you might be asking “what were the worst things they did?”, not everyone takes a special interest into such a niche part of history. May I recommend for those with strong stomachs “the knights of Bushido” by Edward Russel that covers pretty much all the atrocities of the Asia-Pacific War. For those of you who like darker things, check out Unit 731: Japan's Secret Biological Warfare in World War II by David Wallace and Peter Williams, absolute nightmare fuel.   I can't go through the entire history of Japan, but I think it's important to start off with the first Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. This was the first time the Empire of Japan fought a true war with a foreign nation, that being the Qing dynasty. At this point in time, there really emerged a sort of, to be blunt, race war. The Chinese had historically referred to the Japanese as “woren”, a racist term meaning dwarf. Now historically the Japanese had always revered the Chinese, kind of like in the way a little brother looks up to his big brother. In tokugawa Japan they would learn from the Chinese, but as the Meiji restoration began this dramatically changed. Japan watched as the Chinese were humiliating and abused by the western powers and failed to modernize. Meanwhile Japan emulated the best of the west, to modernize and become a great power themselves. In many ways, Japan saw itself become big brother and now China was little brother. The Meiji restoration had an element of nationalism built into it that would explode come the Show era. Japan for its entire history had this belief they were the “Yamato Race” dating back to the 6th century. Now while the Meiji restoration sought to emulate the west, they also emulated racism and propaganda, which in the 19th century was kind of a big deal. The Japanese government gradually began a long term campaign promoting the idea the Japanese, or Yamato people were superior to that of the other asian races. Who was the next big asian boy on the block? China, so it was inevitable they would direct a lot of racist attitudes towards the Chinese. During the first sino-japanese war, the Chinese, particularly Manchu had a habit of performing atrocities upon the Japanese. They would often cut off body parts of Japanese soldiers in grotesque manners and leave them to be found by their comrades. This was honestly a pretty typical thing of war in the region, but it did also have a racist element to it, the Chinese certainly saw the Japanese as lesser people. Just before the battle of Port Arthur, the Japanese found mutilated remains of the comrades, here is a passage from Makio Okabe who was there:   As we entered the town of Port Arthur, we saw the head of a Japanese soldier displayed on a wooden stake. This filled us with rage and a desire to crush any Chinese soldier. Anyone we saw in the town, we killed. The streets were filled with corpses, so many they blocked our way. We killed people in their homes; by and large, there wasn't a single house without from three to six dead. Blood was flowing and the smell was awful. We sent out search parties. We shot some, hacked at others. The Chinese troops just dropped their arms and fled. Firing and slashing, it was unbounded joy. At this time, our artillery troops were at the rear, giving three cheers [banzai] for the emperor.   The Japanese performed a massacre at Port Arthur, butchering perhaps up to 3000 Chinese civilians, some claim 10's of thousands and in full few of western war correspondents. It became a huge controversy that destroyed the image of the IJA internationally and hurt the Japanese governments efforts at riding themselves of unequal treaties with the western powers. The Japanese learnt a hell of a lesson and an Imperial Proclamation was made in 1894 stating that Japanese soldiers should make every effort to win the war without violating international laws. According to Japanese historian Yuki Tanaka, Japanese forces during the First Sino-Japanese War released 1,790 Chinese prisoners without harm, once they signed an agreement not to take up arms against Japan if they were released.   During the next major war the Japanese performed a dramatic 180, well at least to their enemy. During the Russo-Japanese War, over 80,000 Russian POWs were held by the IJA who were treated in accordance with the Hague conventions of 1899. The Japanese paid them for labor, housed them in conventional POW camps, made sure they received good medical treatment, ironically better than the Russians were capable of. The Japanese did all of this, making sure the foreign war correspondents wrote about it. It was a massive PR stunt in many ways. The Japanese were emulating how a world power should act, because they sought to be one. Meanwhile the Japanese swallowed their pride at being called yellow monkeys, as the prevalent Yellow Peril ideology was being pushed by Kaiser Wilhehelm and Tsar Nicholas II heavily. The Japanese treated the entire war like gentlemen and suffered horrific higher casualties than necessary because of it. But something many people don't take much notice of, because the IJA made sure of it, was they horrible treatment of the Chinese during the war.   Now the Russians in Manchuria looted, killed and raped many Chinese, pushed quite a bit by the Yellow Peril. The Chinese, certainly the Honghuzi bandits were working for the Japanese to attack them, so its not like they had no reasons. The IJA was more professional and had orders not to molest the Chinese, as they were helping the war effort, but this did not prevent it. The Japanese also looted, killed and raped Chinese. The Japanese would often wave it off as reprisals against potential spies. I only bring this up as it was very apparent, the Japanese treated the Russians much different than the chinese.   Fast forward to WW1, the Japanese had a battle against the Germans and Austro-Hungarians known in the west as the Siege of Tsingtau. The Japanese took up an identical methodology to the Russo-Japanese war with their approach to the Germans, but even took it a step further. After winning the siege, the Japanese seized nearly 5000 German POW's who were treated with a surreal amount of respect. They were brought back to Japan and housed for the rest of the war in 12 cities around Tokyo and Kumamoto. The POW's enjoyed humane treatment and a rather famous event occurred at the Bando camp where a large orchestra was formed of German POW's who toured the nation performing 100 concerts, lectures and plays. Evidence the Germans were treated well can be seen in the fact 170 prisoners never left Japan and sought wives and lives there. Now is this all a feel good love story, no, just like during the Russo-Japanese War, Japan was playing up the PR, for during WW1 they wanted official recognition as a world power and that of being racially equal to the whites.    Japan was officially recognized as a world power during the treaty of Versailles, but when Japan gave its racial equality proposal, President Woodrow Wilson of the US and Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes refused to allow it to pass, even though they received majority votes. Now The Japanese had been for a lack of better words, fucked over, during the first sino-japanese war when the triple intervention of France, Germany and Russia stole away their war earning of the Liaodong peninsula. During the Russo-Japanese war, Theodore Roosevelt limited the Japanese war gains and now here after WW1 the Japanese received another humiliation. To the Japanese, it was the last straw and it was a major reason they went to war with the west, who they viewed, and honestly rightfully so, would never see them as equals.   Ompf, lot of history there, but now we come to the Showa era, which was molded by the feelings of the past decades.   In 1937 Japan and China enter an unofficial war that saw one of the worst wartime atrocities in human history, the rape of Nanjing. It began on December 13th of 1937, lasting 6 or so weeks seeing the murder of possibly 300,000 civilians and pows, the mass rape of 20,000 and untold hardship upon the Chinese people. The Japanese followed this up with numerous other massacres in China such as the Changjiao Massacre claiming possibly 30,000 Chinese civilian lives, the Alexandra Hospital Massacre killing 200 patients and medical staff in Hong Kong, the Laha Massacre on Ambon island where 300 members of the Gull force were executed, the Bangka island massacre where 60 Australian and British soldiers and 22 Australian nurses were murdered, the Parit Sulong massacre in Malay where 150 wounded Australian and Indian POW's were executed, the Bataan Death march where negligence and brutality took the lives of 650 Americans and perhaps a possible 18,000 Filipinos, the Manila massacres claiming the lives of perhaps 54,000 filipinos including women and children in the Philippines, the Balikpapan massacre in the dutch east indies taking the lives of 78 Dutch Civilians, I can keep going and going. Where the Japanese went, massacres and horrors occurred.    Again if you really want to delve into these stories check out “the knights of Bushido”.   The Japanese also had the infamous special units like 731, who conducted horrifying experiments on civilians and POWs like vivisectioning live people without anesthesia, testing biological and chemical weapons on live people, the freezing peoples to study frostbite treatment and giving people sexually transmitted diseases to study. Lt General Shiro Ishii's unit 731 deployed plague infested fleas, cholera, bubonic plague and other nasty weapons upon Chinese civilians killing perhaps up to 500,000. This was seen during the battle of Changde and famously during operation Sei-go also known as the Zhejiang-Jiangxi campaign.    The Japanese also enacted the infamous “Sanko Sakusen / three all's policy : kill all, urn all, loot all” in retaliation to the Chinese communists Hundred regiments offensive in December of 1940. Sanctioned by Hirohito personally, it is thought this act resulted in the death of 2.7 million Chinese civilians. According to author Werner Gruhl 8 million Chinese civilian deaths could be attributable to the Japanese.     So then we come back to the big question, why? So now that I've covered the loose history for coherency sake I want to list here the largest reasons for the atrocities and by no means is this official categories or even all of them, I am simply stating kind of my top ones I guess you can say:   Treaties signed or not signed War strategy and indoctrination  Ultra-Nationalism and Racism Surrender & the Bastardization of the Bushido code The Brutality of the Japanese military Treaties signed or not signed   Yes its time to talk about treaties, yawn. Now I said previously Japan did sign the Hague Conventions of 1899 and would ratify them in 1907. The Hague conventions did contain laws for prisoners of war, protection of civilians. Alongside this, in 1894 an imperial proclamation was made stating Japanese soldiers should make every effort to win a war without violating international laws. More significantly Japan “signed” but unlike the majority of other world powers did not ratify the Geneva convention of 1929. Why? To be blunt, the geneva conventions did not really benefit the Japanese military from their point of view.   First the Japanese had a very specific perspective on surrendering, they simply did not do it, so they did not expect many of their soldiers to ever become POW's, so how would it benefit them to ratify such a thing? If they are not going to have many POW's, why would they burden themselves with upholding all the conventional laws for POW's they would obtain during war?  Another glaring reason involved aerial bombing. Many Japanese leaders, like Kanji Ishiwara, believed the home islands would be subjected to massive aerial bombing if a global war broke out. If Japan was subjected to aerial bombing and ratified the geneva convention, this meant they would have to take the pilots who were caught prisoner. The Japanese believed this would encourage further bombing. Lastly the convention had rules for POW treatment that literally contradicted how Japanese soldiers were treated by their own superiors. More about that in the last part about the military's brutality, but summarized, the Japanese army were abusive as hell and to sign such a thing would literally contradict how they did things.   Emperor Hirohito personally ratified a decision to remove certain constraints of the Hague Conventions when it came to the treatment of Chinese POW's in the directive of 5 August 1937. This notification advised staff officers to simply stop using the term "prisoners of war". They would refer to their enemy as bandits, guerillas and such, anything but soldiers so they would not have to take any prisoners, though they typically did not leave anyone alive in China regardless. The Geneva Convention exempted POWs of sergeant rank or higher from manual labor, and stipulated that prisoners performing work should be provided with extra rations and other essentials. The Japanese in the later half of the war would be starved of provisions and resources, thus its to no surprise they could not meet these demands, even if they sought to uphold them. I will note in 1942, Japan indicated they would “follow” the Geneva rules and would observe the Hague Convention of 1907 outlining the laws and customs of war. Yet this is like a verbal confirmation, it had no legal basis, something the Japanese particularly loved to do during the war.   According to Dr. William Skelton III, who produced a document entitled American Ex Prisoners of War for the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs, more POWs died at the hands of the Japanese in the Pacific theater and specifically in the Philippines than in any other conflict to date. For example in Germany, POWs died at a rate 1.2%. In the Pacific theater the rate was 37%. In the Philippines, POWs died at a rate of 40%.    Now these pieces of paper that were signed or not signed, what does this really matter when it comes to war, its obvious they were not upholding certain rules, but how did this quote en quote make them more brutal and perform more atrocities? Well here is the sticky thing, if you are part of the Japanese military and you know your nation did not ratify certain rules of war, this meant your enemy had no supposed legal basis to follow said rules against you either.    So I want you to think of two aspects of this. If your nation did not sign or ratify certain treaties, then you could not expect the enemy to respect such rules when it comes to you. But more importantly, what if the leader of your nation…just told you to believe that?    In early 1942, Great Britain, the United States of America and other great powers did officially let the Japanese know that they would, on their  part, observe all the provisions of the Convention and requested reciprocity. Japanese foreign minister at the time, Hideki Tojo gave a formal assurance that although Japan was not bound by the Geneva convention, the Japanese would apply it “mutatis mutandis” towards the Americans, British, Canadians, Australians and New Zealander POW's, note he most definitely did not extend this to the asiatic groups, nor the Dutch whom I guess he just forgot about. But this did morally bind Japan to comply with the convention. However the top brass of the Japanese military, notably Hideki Tojo in these cases, went out of his way to instill beliefs within the military as to what they should expect from the enemy. As you will see in the next points, this was basically a type of indoctrination.   War strategy and indoctrination    The leaders of Japan knew full well how unmatched they were in terms of resources and productivity before they began the war with the west. How could they possibly win the war? The IJN was dead set on a decisive naval battle, but for the IJA to compensate for their lack of resources, they believed their “spirit” would overcome the enemy. In many ways this spirit meant going above and beyond normal human endurance, to literally outperform the allies and notably to conduct the war with absolutely zero mercy. Once Japan lost the initiative in the war, after Guadalcanal, the IJA were forced to fight a war of attrition. Now they would prolong and exact maximum casualties upon the allies hoping to force them to the peace table. The idea was quite simple, the IJA would do everything possible to make the allies believe they would never give up and it would far too costly to defeat them. How does one go about achieving these aims? Well the IJA officers would tell you “by steeling your hearts”. To achieve all of this required extreme indoctrination.    Japanese children grew up in regimentation, they were desensitized to violence through tales of martial glory, and were taught that their purpose in life was to serve the emperor. Upon entering  military service, they were trained out of any individualistic spirit, and taught that compassion was a weakness and had no place in the field of war. The soldier's motto was faith equaled strength.  Faith being devotion to duty and service to the Divine Emperor. Apart from ideology and spiritual toughening, training in the Japanese Imperial Army was also extremely harsh and violent. This was not even particularly a special aspect of Showa Japan, it went all the way back to the Meiji era. From a young age children's education directed them, like a pipeline for military duty.   Now at the offset of the war, Hideki Tojo released the “Senjinkun” “instructions for the battlefield”. This was basically a manual for soldiers on how to conduct war. The document was used to establish standards of behavior for Japanese troops and improve discipline and morale within the Army, it also included things like a prohibition against being taken prisoner. It stated if you were captured by the enemy, because Japan did not sign or ratify certain treaties, you would be killed or tortured by the allies, and if you survived you and your family would face shame back home, and punishment resulting typically in 6 months of prison.   Here is a small excerpt from the document Those who know shame are weak. Always think of [preserving] the honor of your community and be a credit to yourself and your family. Redouble your efforts and respond to their expectations. Never live to experience shame as a prisoner. By dying you will avoid leaving a stain on your honor.   The purpose was basically psychological warfare, against their own army. Those like Hideki Tojo believed Japan could only defeat the resource rich Americans with spirit. Thus the manuals like Senjinkun demanded the forces not ever surrender, because the allies would do horrible things, it was shameful to do so and there were disciplinary actions for any who did. In 1942 the Army amended its criminal code to specify that officers who surrendered soldiers under their command faced at least six months imprisonment, regardless of the circumstances in which the surrender took place. This change attracted little attention, however, as the Senjinkun imposed more severe consequences and had greater moral force.   In a report dated June 1945, the U.S. Office of War Information noted that 84 percent of one group of interrogated Japanese prisoners, many of whom had been injured or unconscious when captured stated that they had expected to be killed or tortured by the Allies if taken prisoner. The OWI analysts described this as being typical, and concluded that fear of the consequences of surrender, “rather than Bushido,” was the motivation for many Japanese battle deaths in hopeless circumstances–as much as, and probably more than, the other two major considerations: fear of disgrace at home, and “the positive desire to die for one's nation, ancestors, and god-emperor.”   Something barely talked about in the west, was during the Pacific War, the Americans had a habit of taking human trophies. Human trophies were Japanese skulls, gold teeth, finger bones and such. The famous novel “With the Old Breed” by Eugene Sledge spoke of his personal accounts of these actions, its a rather gruesome and dark part of the war. Now some of these actions were publicized, despite the US military's efforts to quell and hush it down. Time magazine famously had an iconic photo of a woman whose enlisted boyfriend sent her home a Japanese skull. FDR also famously was given a letter opener carved out of Japanese bones. These stories were seized up greedily by the Japanese government who used them as propaganda to prove to their soldiers what would happen if they were captured. It had a profound effect as you can imagine. And this was not limited to Japanese soldiers. The propaganda machine would contribute at the end of the war to mass civilian suicides on Okinawa and Saipan.   Back to the POW subject. When it came to the treatment of POW's, Hideki Tojo began submitting in May of 1942 a series of memorandum, basic orders as to how POW's should be treated. “Prisoners of war can be used for the enlargement of our production and as military labor, white prisoners of war will be confined successively in Korea, Formosa and Manchuria. Superior technicians and high ranking officers -- Colonels and above -- will be included among the prisoners of war confined in Formosa. Those who are not suitable for use in enlargement of our production will be confined in prisoner of war camps which will be built immediately on the spot.Although the working of prisoner of war officers and warrant officers is forbidden by the Regulations of 1903, the policy of the control authorities is that under the situation of our country where not one person now eats without working they want them to set to work. It is desired that you give proper orders on this.The present situation of affairs in this country does not permit anyone to lie idle doing nothing but eating freely. With that in view, in dealing with prisoners of war, I hope you will see that they may be usefully employed. In Japan, we have our own ideology concerning prisoners of war, which should naturally make their treatment more or less different from that in Europe and America. In dealing with them, you should, of course, observe the various Regulations concerned, aim at an adequate application of them . . . At the same time, you must not allow them to lie idle doing nothing but eating freely for even a single day. Their labor and technical skill should be fully utilized for the replenishment of production, and contribution rendered toward the prosecution of the Greater East Asiatic War for which no effort ought to be spared."   Thus in the end as a grunt in the IJA you were led to believe: if I am captured I will be tortured, killed maybe turned into a letter opener, or someone will place my skull on their mantle. If I surrender and survive and make it back home, I will be severely punished and worst of all me and my family will be shamed. I could not expect any humanity from the enemy, because my nation did not sign or ratify treaties like the Geneva convention. More so, because my armies conduct was so unbelievably barbaric, I could only expect the very same from my enemy. It was a vicious cycle. You perform atrocities, expecting the enemy to do the same, and thus it just keeps perpetuating itself. Ultra-Nationalism and Racism   Now we spoke a little bit about the concept of the Yamato race, the Japanese were indoctrinated to believe they were a superior race and that their emperor was something akin to a living god. Until this war, the Japanese empire was on a hell of a winning streak going all the way back to the Meiji Era. For the first half of the Pacific war, the Japanese won nearly every battle. This led to something historians called “victory disease” that made them become somewhat arrogant and cocky, but it also made them feel “superhuman”. The allies' news reporting at the beginning of the war began to frantically refer to the Japanese as “supermen”or  “super jungle fighters”. Particularly because of the Malay campaign, the Japanese soldier just seemed to be tougher, could survive harsher jungle climates, even doing so with less food or war materials. The Japanese read the allied news reports and came to the conclusion that had been driven down their throats by their government, indeed the Japanese spirit was winning the war. The Japanese public ate this up in their propaganda and it perpetuated their ultra-nationalistic beliefs. The Japanese truly came to believe they were destined to rule the asia-pacific. Look at the results in China for example. Within a short amount of time they conquered much of China, though the public really had no idea how bad the China was bottled down by 1940. Then came the greater east asia co-prosperity sphere propaganda, which is an excellent example of their megalomania.    Yet alongside their ultra-nationalism, seen more strongly perpetuated against other Asian groups, the Japanese also indoctrinated their public with racism against them. The Yellow Peril of the 19th century and anti-japanese or anti-asian racism fueled the Japanese soldiers. The Japanese as a people had faced brutal racist hardships historically at the hands of the west, particularly from their point of view from America. There was the slights against them during the first sino-japanese war, the infamous triple intervention of france, germany and Russia stealing away their prize that was the liaodong peninsula. Then during the Boxer rebellion they faced racism, not being allowed to lead mutli national army formations, despite them being the lionshare of said military force. The Russo-Japanese war saw from their point of view, America stealing their war prizes. Last but not least, after WW1 they were told to their faces that they were a world power, but not racially equal. The Japanese faced anti-Japanese and anti-asian immigration laws when it came to America in the form of the gentleman's agreement and Australia's “great white Australia policy”. During the war, the American propaganda machine began pumping out racist caricatures of Japanese as rats, goggle eyed  bucktooth people, literal yellow monkey's.   For the IJA the pacific war in many was a holy war directed at the arrogant whites who had abused them for so long. This will probably sound controversial, but indeed, the pacific war was very much a race war. If you are not convinced of that, I recommend reading “War without Mercy: Race and Power in the Pacific War” by John Dower. The human trophy taking, anti-japanese bucktooth, rat people cartoon propaganda, history of racial abuse like the japanese concentration camps, the gentleman's agreement, the stealing of victories during the first sino-japanese war, russo-japanese war and ww1 all plagued the mind of a Japanese soldier. To them in many ways, the “whites had it coming”. Which is rather ironic given how the Japanese would treat the other asian racial groups they came into contact with. But such is the contradictory nature of the Imperial Japanese military.    The Japanese also held racist beliefs about the westerners. The Japanese soldiers were taught the allies were akin to demons or beasts. They were described often as “the hairy ones” or “anglo-American demons”. Taught these men would rape women and girls, stample upon the civilians they captured with the treads of their tanks. The marines were especially dreaded.  According to a story circulated widely among the Japanese on Saipan, all Marine Corps recruits were compelled to murder their own parents before being inducted into service. It was said that Japanese soldiers taken prisoner would suffer hideous tortures—their ears, noses, and limbs would be cut off; they would be blinded and castrated; they could also be cooked and fed to dogs. As silly as this may sound, do remember the Americans were taking human trophies so the Japanese propaganda machine had its evidence. Tons of photos of skulls atop american tanks for example were displayed to the Japanese public. Another famous one was the cartoon appearing in an American servicemen's magazine, which was later reproduced and translated in the Japanese press. It suggested the existence of “Japanese hunting licenses, promising open season on the enemy, complete with free ammunition and equipment—with pay!    In terms of how the Japanese exacted their own racism towards their fellow asians. During the War the Japanese dragged into forced labor, Koreans, Chinese and southeast asians. 670,000 Koreans were brought to Japan to work mines and heavy industry, around 60,000 of them died to harsh conditions. Between April 1943 to May 1945, 41,862 Chinese were sent to Japan to work, 2800 died before even reaching the home islands. 6872 died in the work sites again from brutal conditions. When it comes to southeast asian numbers are hard to pinpoint but its safe to say at least 300,000 Javanese, Malay, Burmese, Tamil and other groups were mobilized to construct the Burma-Siam railroad between October 1942 to november 1943 and 60,000 perished. This all went for the men, for the women, all those racial groups would face the horrors of becoming comfort women, historians estimate there could have been 50-200,000 pressed into it. But for the Japanese, believing their were superior to these other asiatic groups, groups whom they would publicly say were like children, they as the father figure would guide, well they simply abused them.   So in a contradictive fashion, the Japanese believed they were superior and could do horrible things to their Asian neighbors while simultaneously decrying the racism cast towards them by western powers as justification for their brutal actions against them. These types of feelings and perspectives molded the mind of the average Japanese soldier, dehumanizing others has always been a standard military practice afterall.    Surrender & the Bastardization of the Bushido code   I think this is one the vast majority of WW2 history buffs know, the Japanese perspective on surrender and the bushido code. In the book “military trials of war criminals in the Netherlands east indies 1946-1949” Fred Borch had this to say about the variable of bushido for the brutality   As Japan continued its modernization in the early 20th century, her armed forces became convinced that success in battle would be assured if Japanese soldiers, sailors, and airmen had the "spirit" of Bushido. ... The result was that the Bushido code of behavior "was inculcated into the Japanese soldier as part of his basic training." Each soldier was indoctrinated to accept that it was the greatest honor to die for the Emperor and it was cowardly to surrender to the enemy. ... Bushido therefore explains why the Japanese soldiers who were stationed in the NEI so mistreated POWs in their custody. Those who had surrendered to the Japanese—regardless of how courageously or honorably they had fought—merited nothing but contempt; they had forfeited all honor and literally deserved nothing. Consequently, when the Japanese murdered POWs by shooting, beheading, and drowning, these acts were excused since they involved the killing of men who had forfeited all rights to be treated with dignity or respect. While civilian internees were certainly in a different category from POWs, it is reasonable to think that there was a "spill-over" effect from the tenets of Bushido.   It is very true, the Japanese soldiers and sailors were taught Japan was a sacred nation. Traditional samurai values of bushido were merged with modern training and weaponry. The government propagandized the figure of the Emperor as a living god who embodied the Japanese state, the Kokutai. Emperor Hirohito and his family were the spiritual essence of Japan. To even show your back to the enemy let alone surrender was deemed cowardly and brought dishonor upon your family. As written by Inouye Jukichi in 1910, something read by many Japanese “The Japanese warriors looked upon it as shame to themselves not to die when their Lord was hard pressed . . . their own shame was the shame upon their parents, their family, their house and their whole clan, and with this idea deeply impressed upon their minds, the Samurai, no matter of what rank, held their lives light as feathers when compared with the weight they attached to the maintenance of a spotless name”.    Young men of Japan were taught that "The greatest honor is to die for the Emperor" Additionally precept the Japanese were taught that it is an ignominy to surrender to the enemy. The combined effect of these two precepts was to inculcate in the Japanese soldier a spirit of contempt for Allied soldiers who surrendered, which, in defiance of the rules of war, was demonstrated in their ill-treatment of prisoners. They made no distinction between the soldier who fought honorably and courageously up to an inevitable surrender, and the soldier who surrendered without a fight. All enemy soldiers who surrendered under any circumstance were to be regarded as being disgraced and entitled to live only by the tolerance of their captors.   Surrender was unforgivable under their code, drilled into them through the Imperial Japanese education system and military. When the Japanese would come across vast swathes of the enemy surrendering, particularly if the enemy used up all their ammunition killing their comrades and then surrendered, well it added fuel to their brutality. One only needs to look at the deaths due to Banzai charges, take for example the incredibly massive one at the battle of Saipan seeing around 4000 dead Japanese. IJA officers brought ancestral katana's to the war, the Japanese cut off the heads of the enemies as it was seen to be honorable. When faced with death, many chose to commit seppuku, the bushido propaganda was intense.    A brutal practice emerged in the Pacific island hopping campaign, whereupon wounded Japanese would pretend to be dead or surrender only to explode grenades upon allied forces coming closer. This began to be noticed by US marines during the battle of Guadalcanal and Australians in New Guinea. This began a vicious cycle . There were of course Japanese who would surrender. Hell the Koreans forced into service often did try to surrender, but they would all be hampered by something. Because of the actions of those Japanese feinted death and taking down allied soldiers with them, the allied soldiers gradually began a practice of not bothering to accept surrender. It became a self fulfilling prophecy. Many Japanese made the allies believe all they could expect was a grenade death, thus the allies became more brutal to them. This simply led the Japanese to conclude their government was accurate about how the allies would treat them, so more and more did not surrender. An absolutely horrible cycle that went on to the very end of the war, though the allies did figure out means to get Japanese to surrender more in the last year.    The Brutality of the Japanese military   I think this is probably one of the most important factors, and its also one the “normies” would not know as much about. The Imperial Japanese military, more so the Army, had what I can only describe as a built in system of abuse. As described to me by the same university professor I keep bringing up in podcasts, picture a literal pecking order. Going from the highest ranked general to the very bottom grunt. Imagine each one who is higher than the other, routinely physically abuses them. For example, it was very typical for a colonel to slap a major across the face, the major would then strike one of his captains, and the abuse would continue through the ranks to the grunts who would have no one to abuse, thus they turned to POW's or civilian populations. This was not just an accepted part of the Japanese Imperial Army it was indoctrinated.    From day one of basic training, IJA officers taught their men, races like the Chinese were their blood enemies and racially inferior. These were people the Japanese would rule over one day. The trainers would toss the boys into rigorous training activities involving physical violence towards another alongside the notion any orders given by a higher ranking officer was infallible and to be treated as if the divine emperor himself, the living god was giving it.    The Japanese army even taught methods of torture that would be employed in all areas they occupied. Among these tortures were the water treatment, burning, electric shocks, the knee spread, suspension, kneeling on sharp instruments and flogging. The Kempetai, were the ones doing the lionshare of these tortures. Other Army and Navy units, however, used the same methods as the Kempetai. Camp guards performed similar methods, local police forces organized by the Kempetai in the occupied territories also applied the same methods of torture. The Kempetai were administered by the War Ministry, trained at specialized schools who were maintained and operated by the War Ministry in Japan. Thus the conduct of Kempetai and the camp guards directly reflected the policy of the War Ministry.    The Japanese army leadership made sure recruits were physically and mentally abused, they were given strenuously duty tasks and pushed to their absolute limit. During the war given where they were deployed, take guadalcanal for example, the Japanese soldiers would be facing starvation as well. Being half starved, beaten and suffering the effects of war would drive anyone to perform horrifying acts. The life of a Japanese solider was simply at the whims of an extremely toxic management culture. The lowest ranking echelons received the lionshare of abuse and they took out their frustration with whomever they could find deemed lower than them, ie: POW's, civilians, etc.   All of these variables combined contributed to the creation of a military willing to perform just about any atrocity they thought necessary to win the war. It was a war they could not hope to win, but many of them went to their deaths trying to defeat the hands of fate. There are countless other reasons of course for the atrocities committed in cold or hot blood. Countless books have been written on this subject, please do check out the few I mentioned. With that again, a big thanks to you patreons, you guys are awesome. Please let me know what you think in the comments, and what you want to hear more about in the future. This has been the pacific war channel over and out.

Nicholls State head football coach Tommy Rybacki joined Sports Talk. Coach Rybacki discussed the Colonels' focus as they try to "right the ship" during their current losing streak. He evaluated the "surprise" team in the Southland Conference. Coach Rybacki also previewed the Colonels' challenge against Eastern Kentucky.

Tommy Rybacki, the head football coach of the Nicholls State Colonels, joined Sports Talk. Rybacki said the Colonels spent the bye week "self-scouting." He previewed the Colonels' upcoming matchup against Texas State. Rybacki also evaluated the Southland Conference in 2025.

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Nicholls State head football coach Tommy Rybacki joined Sports Talk. Coach Rybacki recapped the Colonels' 34-10 loss to West Georgia. He expressed confidence in his team leaders during their current losing skid.

Nicholls State head football coach Tommy Rybacki joined Sports Talk. Coach Rybacki reviewed the Colonels' 38-20 loss to Troy, calling it a "missed opportunity." He also previewed their challenge against West Georgia and gave a health update for his squad.

Mike and Bobby interviewed Dave Hilbert, the marketing manager of The Silver Slipper, and Nicholls State head football coach Tommy Rybacki. They remembered Lee Corso picking LSU to win the upcoming national championship in his final appearance on ESPN's College Gameday. Coach Rybacki reviewed the Colonels' 38-20 loss to Troy, calling it a "missed opportunity."

Host John Lund offers an in-depth preview of Louisville's season and home opener against Eastern Kentucky on Saturday, August 30. Game notes include how the Colonels fared last season, important players lost to graduation or the transfer portal, key players returning and new players expected to make an impact on offense, defense and special teams. Who wins the game, and more importantly, who covers? You can follow John on Twitter @lundinbridge and also watch his other college football show Coast To Coast College Football on Youtube or listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Mike questioned top prep WR Tristen Keys' decision to flip from LSU to Tennessee. Mike congratulated Nicholls State head basketball coach Tevon Saddler for signing a contract extension with the Colonels. He also slammed the NCAA for investigating a potential late suspension for LSU safety A. J. Haulcy.

Mike and Bobby spoke to Dave Hilbert, the marketing manager of the Silver Slipper. The guys discussed LSU's matchup vs. Clemson and the Saints' upcoming 2025 campaign. Nicholls State head football coach Tommy Rybacki joined Sports Talk to recap the Colonels' 20-6 season-opening victory over No. 4 Incarnate Word. Coach Rybacki shared his thoughts on his special teams, defense, and offense in the win. He also previewed the Colonels' next challenge against Troy.

Nicholls State head football coach Tommy Rybacki joined Sports Talk to recap the Colonels' 20-6 season-opening victory over No. 4 Incarnate Word. Coach Rybacki shared his thoughts on his special teams, defense, and offense in the win. He also previewed the Colonels' next challenge against Troy.

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey on the SEC moving to a 9-game football schedule; (12:00) UK players, coaches on football camp coming to a close; (16:00) Jon Hale of the HL on what he sees ahead for UK football; (39:00) EKU radio voice Greg Stotelmyer on the Colonels' upcoming opener at U of L; (58:00) a look back at a busy week in college sports + Heroes, Fools and Flakes: What do Fred & Ethel and Cracker Barrel have to do with sports?

Mike and Steve previewed the Saints' upcoming matchup against the Denver Broncos. Mike broke down the team's roster questions ahead of Tuesday's 53-man deadline. Jonathan "JT" Terrell, the Athletic Director of Nicholls State University, joined Sports Talk. Terrell shared his thoughts on the Colonels' season opener vs. Incarnate Word, college football's current schedule, and first-year head football coach Tommy Rybacki.

Nicholls head football coach Tommy Rybacki joined Sports Talk to preview the Colonels' "week 0" showdown against Incarnate Word. Coach Rybacki discussed his team's work over the last two weeks. He praised new defensive coordinator Darion Monroe and running backs coach Collin Guggenheim.

Jonathan "JT" Terrell, the Athletic Director of Nicholls State University, joined Sports Talk. Terrell shared his thoughts on the Colonels' season opener vs. Incarnate Word, college football's current schedule, and first-year head football coach Tommy Rybacki. He also celebrated Coach Tevon Saddler's success leading Nicholls' basketball program.

Mike and Steve interviewed Dr. Jay Clune, the president of Nicholls State University, and Tommy Rybacki, the Colonels' first-year head football coach. Coach Rybacki discussed his team's work over the last two weeks in preparation for their "Week 0" showdown against Incarnate Word.

If you'd like to get these episodes early AND ad-free, please go to https://www.patreon.com/unspoiled and become a patron, or just follow us as a free member for updates! Thank you very much to John for commissioning this episode!These chapters are the ones where the consequences of Jim's announcement to the world are beginning to spin out of control. There are riots, there are former Colonels coming out of the woodwork, there's an exchange of fire in space. It's getting NUTS. But still no sign of the silly putty monster.Thanks so much to you all for listening, and I will see you very soon with a new episode!Wanna talk spoilers? Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/rEF2KfZxfV

Send us a textFrom middle school sidelines to high school head coach, Chris Higgs is taking the reins at James Wood Basketball with a clear vision for building champions both on and off the court. His journey represents the passion and dedication needed to develop young athletes in today's competitive landscape."It's not how you do anything, it's how you do everything," Higgs shares, revealing his comprehensive approach to team building. This philosophy extends beyond basketball fundamentals to encompass communication, body language, and classroom performance—essential elements for creating a sustainable winning culture. The program stands on three key pillars: being a great teammate, striving for excellence, and enjoying the journey with those around you.What sets Coach Higgs apart is his unwavering commitment to holding everyone accountable to the same standard. "Culture is what you allow," he emphasizes, making it clear that even star players must meet the same expectations as bench players. This approach has already shown promise, with summer workouts consistently drawing 20+ dedicated athletes eager to improve their game.With four returning senior starters, including standout Michael Bell, the Colonels are poised for a competitive season. Higgs is working to reconnect current players with James Wood's rich basketball heritage, bringing back alumni from the program's most successful eras to share what being a Colonel meant to them. His dual focus on basketball excellence and academic achievement (targeting a team GPA between 3.2-3.5) demonstrates a commitment to developing complete student-athletes.As basketball season approaches with tryouts beginning November 10th, excitement is building around the program. Whether you're a longtime Colonels fan or simply appreciate seeing young athletes develop under positive mentorship, this is a team and a coach worth watching. Come experience the renewed energy at James Wood basketball this season!Support the showThanks for all the support and please subscribe to our podcast. Subscribe and we will give you a shoutout. Give feedback as well. Subscription :https://www.buzzsprout.com/1737579/support↗️Email: brotherswithopinions@gmail.com YouTube: @brotherswithopinionsFacebook: Brothers With Opinions-B.W.O.Instagram: @brotherswithopinionspodcastX: @browopodcastTikTok: @brotherswithopinionsIntro and Outro music credit to Wooka Da Don

Mark Stoops (UK), Walt Wells (EKU) on fall camp; (13:00) MLB Network sings the praises of Elly De La Cruz; (19:00) ex-Cat Van Hiles; (39:00) Jeff Piecoro of the UK Sports Network on fall workouts; (58:00) EKU Colonels on goals for 2025; (1:08:00) Wells on challenges the Colonels are facing and an example of a challenge well-met...

Tommy Rybacki, the head football coach of the Nicholls State Colonels, joined Sports Talk. Coach Rybacki discussed the new era of roster building with the transfer portal. He also previewed the Colonels' week zero matchup against Incarnate Word.

Meta Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth, Palantir Chief Technology Officer Shyam Sankar, OpenAI Head of Product Kevin Weil, and Thinking Machines Lab advisor Bob McGrew are now lieutenant colonels in the U.S. Army Reserves.They're part of a military unit called Detachment 201, also known as the the Executive Innovation Corps. Their US Army says their swearing in is the "start of a bigger mission to inspire more tech pros to serve without leaving their careers, showing the next generation how to make a difference in uniform."We discuss what the Army hoping to innovate and the capacity these tech executives will serve in the armed forces.Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Connect with us. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

Mike and Steve interviewed Jonathan "JT" Terrell, the Athletic Director at Nicholls State. Terrell discussed the latest additions to the Colonels' athletic facilities. Terrell also celebrated the Mannings' impact on Thibodaux.

Cybersecurity headlines might have you worried about the so-called "new" 16 billion credential leak, but don't panic! We break down why this widely-reported security breach isn't actually new at all—we covered it on Tech Time Radio six months ago. Learn why two-factor authentication is your best defense and how this compilation of previously leaked data affects your digital security.The tech and military worlds are colliding as executives from OpenAI, Meta, and Palantir join the Army Reserve as lieutenant colonels. But there's a twist: these digital leaders are skipping traditional boot camp for "express training." We dive into the controversy and debate whether tech expertise should override traditional military integration processes or if this risks creating officers without proper understanding of military culture.Gaming gets bizarre with "Date Everything"—a dating sim that lets you romance inanimate objects in your home that garnered a million downloads in just 24 hours. From washing machines to microwave ovens, this game raises fascinating questions about our relationship with technology and objects. We also explore Splitgate 2's unusual feature that gives players a 1-in-100 chance of emitting a fart sound when crouching, which adds a surprising tactical element to gameplay.Don't miss our Two Truths and a Lie game, Mike's mesmerizing moment on the psychological implications of dating simulators, and our whiskey tasting featuring Old Grandad Bonded Bourbon. Plus, we unveil MidJourney's new video generation capabilities and what they mean for creators. Join our Patreon at patreon.com/techtimeradio and subscribe to our social channels to keep up with the latest in technology news and whiskey appreciation from hosts who deliver expertise with a side of humor.Support the show

Trump has to decide whether to obey Israel, Russia or his own ego, US Army commissions Palantir, Meta, and Open AI executives as Lt. Colonels and tasks them with building Skynet, the White House HR chief is a spy and no one seems to care, Dodgers defeat ICE at home, Russian asset Tucker Carlson takes on Israeli asset Sen. Ted Cruz, and we're hoping the aliens under Antarctica thaw in time to save us.

Today the Late Crew talks about how President Trump reverts 7 Army bases to former names with new honorees (08:36), the Army is bringing in big tech executives as lieutenant colonels (17:29),  a new Normandy Memorial honors the Eighth Air Force (29:39), we go through rounds 3 and 4 of the US Military draft (37:54), and we review the history of the first confirmed air-to-air kill by an F-4 Phantom II on 17 June 1965 (59:44). https://lateforchangeover.com/  

The Pastors and Preachers are supposed to be the leaders in this war. They either have surrendered by raising the Rainbow flag or are cowering in fear hoping the enemy does not notice them. The White and Christian race are in an existential war -- they have us lined up for total genocide. Time to stop pretending this is not happening. Time to stop making excuses for our cowardice. Just so you know, my videos of this podcast contain additional information and graphics or memes.  You can find links to the videos at bloodandfaith.com, and are also at Rumble.com and on X.Com https://rumble.com/v6twvkt-the-colonels-are-awol.html Fritz Berggren, PhD www.bloodandfaith.com www.x.com/bloodandfaith Memorial Day, 2025 A.D.

Kim and Nate share the Kentucky political news of the week, covering Louisville's police oversight, and Dan Cameron's fundraising scam, then check in with Betsy Foster, of "The Betsy Brief" - PLUS, NATO teases his new political tune, "So Bonkers." Check out this week's #ColonelsOfTruthNEWS OF THE WEAK:https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/05/21/u-s-justice-department-moves-to-end-consent-decree-aimed-at-reforming-policing-in-louisville/ https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article306894861.htmlhttps://kentuckylantern.com/briefs/daniel-cameron-says-democrat-controlled-ethics-commission-charged-him-with-violation-over-donations/ INTERVIEW: Betsy Foster, "The Betsy Brief"CALL TO ACTION: Support Progress Kentucky and "Colonels of Truth" as a monthly donor!https://secure.actblue.com/donate/progressky#ProgressKentucky - #ColonelsOfTruthJoin us! http://progressky.org/Support us! https://secure.actblue.com/donate/progresskyLive Wednesdays at 7pm on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/progressky/live/and on YouTube http://bit.ly/progress_kyListen as a podcast right here, or wherever you get your pods: https://tr.ee/PsdiXaFylKFacebook - @progresskyInstagram - @progress_kyBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/progressky.bsky.socialhttps://linktr.ee/progresskyEpisode 211 was produced by Annabel Nagel Theme music from the amazing Nato - hear more at http://www.NatoSongs.com

KY Colonels 50 Year Championship Anniversary by Gary Fogle

The Popcorn Colonels are Chuck Staton from Funbearable and Brian Ruppert from Reviewing History, sitting down in the TESD studio to get NERDIER about movies than the Funboy/RH co-hosts are willing to get!This week, Private BRAD ROHRER joins the colonels for a Trailer Park ep for Summer 2025, where we check out a bunch of new trailers and ask: are they trailer trash, or would we trailer smash?!?!Thunderbolts*, 28 Years Later, Superman, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Fantastic Four, M3GAN 2.0, Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning and Nonnas are all in the park for those colonels to judge!funbearablepod.com and check out ⁠⁠Reviewing History⁠⁠ for new episodes each week! Subscribe to both our feeds to get all the Roop/Chuck movie talk episodes we may drop occasionally!Check Funbearable's next live show in RI on Sunday, 6/1! Tix are @ funbearablepod.com#film #podcast #nerds #thunderbolts #fantasticfour #superman

It's time to talk about the Harding Project once again. The project is the Chief of Staff of the Army's (CSA) effort to renew professional publications, strengthen the profession, and ultimately enhance the warfighting capability of the U.S. Army. Jake Larkowich, Deputy Commandant of the U.S. Army War College and associate editor for War Room, stepped into the studio to share a senior leader perspective. He joins Editor-in-Chief, JP Clark, to discuss the importance of putting words to your thoughts. Their conversation focuses on sharing experiences and opinions in writing at the senior leader level, where there is value for both junior officers and NCOs, as well as challenges and benefits to writing for one's contemporaries.

In this gripping episode of Echoes of War, hosts Craig and Gaurav delve into the pivotal moments of the Malayan Campaign during World War II.    In December 1941, as Japan launched its invasion of British Malaya, the once-strong Allied forces faltered against General Yamashita's 25th Army. Despite the British defenses and acts of valor, their strategy crumbled under relentless Japanese blitzkrieg tactics. The pivotal moment came at Jitra, where Indian troops, lacking tanks and under constant attack, faced overwhelming odds. The British retreated southward, demoralized after losing naval support and amid rising dissent from the local populations. By January 1942, General Paris had established a defensive line along the Slim River, but was stretched thin due to troop shortages. As the Japanese prepared for an offensive, misinformation led to underestimating their strength. Despite limited resources, Paris devised a strategy that relied on the bravery of his men. The night of January 7 saw a surprise Japanese assault, launching well-coordinated attacks involving tanks. The British defenders, initially holding firm, soon crumbled under panic and superior firepower. In a stunning turn, the British found themselves in disarray, with tanks breaching defenses and critical positions falling to the advancing Japanese. As the chaos unfolded, Lt. Colonels and their troops bravely strove to regroup and mount a defense, but ultimately, the Slim River fell. With the situation deteriorating, General Wavell arrived to assess the damage, witnessing the staggering loss of morale and strength among his ranks. As the Japanese advance continued, the stage was set for a further retreat into Johore, marking a severe setback in the battle for Malaya.

Aaron and Kim discuss breaking political news out of Kentucky, including Lexington's congressional district making an important target list, whether or not ICE is deporting kids in Louisville, and when the left's rainbow coalition might fully come together. Then, the Colonels interview one of the organizers behind key Kentucky efforts to mobilize massive resistance to the Trump agenda. #ColonelsOfTruthNEWS OF THE WEAK:https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/15/house-democrats-seek-to-flip-andy-barrs-seat-in-2026-midterm-elections/83010493007/https://www.facebook.com/Suzyhawkfire/posts/pfbid0VMAAGRLhah4H9xUDdvR97XyLa4YaBHXAf5m9Mmuf6uvR1cCcbgkYfjVEjiDDupNglhttps://www.axios.com/2025/04/12/missing-black-lives-matter-anti-trump-protestsINTERVIEW: Louis Knupp, Organizer with 50501 KYhttps://www.50501ky.com/CALL TO ACTION: No Kings: Then or NOW - Lexington March & Rally: 2pm, Sat. April 19, Courthouse Plaza https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/775957/JOIN US SATURDAY!#ProgressKentucky - #ColonelsOfTruthJoin us! http://progressky.org/Support us! https://secure.actblue.com/donate/progresskyLive Wednesdays at 7pm on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/progressky/live/and on YouTube http://bit.ly/progress_kyListen as a podcast right here, or wherever you get your pods: https://tr.ee/PsdiXaFylKFacebook - @progresskyInstagram - @progress_kyBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/progressky.bsky.socialhttps://linktr.ee/progresskyEpisode 206 was produced by Nate Orsan! Theme music from the amazing Nato - hear more at http://www.NatoSongs.com

No sooner had the Colonels assumed command of the country after their coup did they completely change the Greek political landscape. In Part Two on the Greek Junta, we'll be exploring what life was like under their iron rule and what those opposed to it were doing behind the scenes.

Aaron and Kimberly forecast the final two days of Kentucky's General Assembly with longtime friend of the show Tamarra Wieder, Kentucky State Director of Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates. The Colonels also break down the growing pushback against the Trump/Musk march towards authoritarianism - and how Kentucky's federal delegation is failing in its response.#ColonelsOfTruth #ProgressKentuckyNEWS OF THE WEAK:https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/03/22/more-than-900-turn-out-to-send-a-message-to-u-s-rep-andy-barr-who-wasnt-there/https://forwardky.com/the-jamie-comer-chicken-suit-protest-tag-news/https://www.lpm.org/news/2025-03-24/hundreds-gather-in-bowling-green-to-speak-out-against-trump-policiesINTERVIEW: Tamarra Wieder, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocateshttps://kentuckylantern.com/2025/03/25/life-and-death-beshear-vetoes-gop-clarification-of-kentuckys-abortion-ban/CALL TO ACTION:Urge the Legislature to uphold the Governor's vetoes1-800-372-7181https://bit.ly/ProKYBillshttps://kentuckylantern.com/2025/03/26/beshear-vetoes-medicaid-changes-as-health-advocates-urge-lawmakers-to-hold-off-on-new-mandates/https://www.wkyufm.org/2025-03-26/kentucky-governor-vetoes-bill-gutting-waterway-protections#ProgressKentucky - #ColonelsOfTruthJoin us! http://progressky.org/Support us! https://secure.actblue.com/donate/progresskyLive Wednesdays at 7pm on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/progressky/live/and on YouTube http://bit.ly/progress_kyListen as a podcast right here, or wherever you get your pods: https://tr.ee/PsdiXaFylKFacebook - @progresskyInstagram - @progress_kyFind all our links here: https://linktr.ee/progresskyEpisode 203 was produced by Annabel NagelTheme music from the amazing Nato - hear more at http://www.NatoSongs.comOld logo and some graphic design provided by Couchfire Media

Vid⁠The Popcorn Colonels are Chuck Staton and Brian Ruppert from Reviewing History, sitting down in the TESD studio to get NERDIER about movies than the Funboy/RH co-hosts are willing to get!We normally switch off feeds - one ep releases on the Funbearable feed, then one on the Reviewing History feed, and so on. But today - you're in for a DOUBLE DIP!On the Funbearable feed: Roop and Choop talk Companion, Heart Eyes, and The Monkey!AND on the Reviewing History feed: Chuck and Ruck go deep into Captain America: Brave New World! WHOA! That's a lot of celluloid!!Video edit by Craig Depina- funbearablepod.com and check out ⁠Reviewing History⁠ for new episodes each week! Subscribe to both our feeds to get all the Roop/Chuck movie talk episodes we may drop occasionally!#film #podcast #nerds #tesd #companion #hearteyes #themonkey

It's a double drop! Chuck Staton @chuckstaton from @funbearablepod and Brian Ruppert review Captain America Brave New World over here, and on the Funbearable feed we review The Monkey, Companion, and Heart Eyes. We are proud to announce our NEW Patreon is available: https://www.patreon.com/reviewinghistory We hope you sign up and enjoy the fun we're having over there. #podcast #film #filmcriticisms #marvel #film #movies #cinema #reviews #review #tellemstevedave #tesd #redlettermedia #captainamerica #mcu #bravenewworld #superhero #superheroes #comics #comicbooks #comicbook

Kimberly and Aaron share the Kentucky political news of the weak, then check in with Katie Mueller on the situation on the ground in EKY as communities deal with another round of devastating floods. Speaking of crappy water situations, Lane Boldman joins to share views from Frankfort as the General Assembly keeps rolling. Finally, the Colonels hear from Roz Welch, candidate for Jefferson County Clerk, and the first African American vice chair of the Louisville Democratic Party.#ColonelsOfTruth #ProgressKY NEWS OF THE WEAK:https://kentuckylantern.com/briefs/no-kings-on-presidents-day-anti-trump-protestors-rally-at-kentucky-capitol/https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article300271914.htmlhttps://fox56news.com/news/kentucky/gov-beshear-confirms-8-deaths-caused-by-torrential-southern-eastern-ky-storm/https://kentuckylantern.com/briefs/weather-claims-two-additional-lives-in-kentucky-with-more-cold-and-snow-on-the-the-way/Interview: Katie Mueller, EKY flooding and disaster responseDonate if you can help: Venmo/Paypal @EKYmutualaid Roscoes Daughter - Kate Clemons Hazard/Perry County PayPal: RoscoesDaughterIncStray Hearts Animal Rescue -Laura McCoy Martin/Lawrence?Johnson/Floyd Counties PayPal: strayheartsanimalrescue@yahoo.comInterview:Lane Boldman, Kentucky Conservation Committeehttps://kyconservation.org/House KCC Bill lists: https://kyconservation.org/house-bills-2025Senate KCC Bill list: https://kyconservation.org/senate-bills-2025Legislative message line: 1-800-372-7181https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/02/18/senate-bill-89-sounds-retreat-on-75-year-commitment-to-protecting-kentuckys-waterways/Interview:Roz Welch, Louisville Dems Vice Chairhttp://louisvilledems.comalso, candidate for Jefferson County Clerkhttp://rozwelch.comProduction of episode 198 was by Parker Williams#ProgressKentucky - #ColonelsOfTruthJoin us! http://progressky.org/Support us! https://secure.actblue.com/donate/progresskyLive Wednesdays at 7pm on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/progressky/live/and on YouTube http://bit.ly/progress_kyListen as a podcast right here, or wherever you get your pods: https://tr.ee/PsdiXaFylKFacebook - @progresskyInstagram - @progress_kyLinktree: https://linktr.ee/progresskyTheme music from the amazing Nato - hear more at http://www.NatoSongs.comLogo and some graphic design provided by Couchfire Media

Chuck Staton @chuckstaton from @funbearablepod and Brian Ruppert review Venom The Last Dance, Sony's Spider-Man spin off verse, and pitch our versions of Spider-Man 4.. We are proud to announce our NEW Christmas Podcast The Christmas Freak Off is available now! https://reviewinghistory.bandcamp.com/follow_me We also have limited edition Christmas merch available! https://www.reviewinghistorypod.com/merch #podcast #film #filmcriticisms #marvel #sony #venom #Spider-Man #spiderman #film #movies #cinema #reviews #review #tellemstevedave #tesd #redlettermedia

Mike and Bobby interviewed Nicholls State Athletic Director JT Terrell about head football coach Tim Rebowe's retirement. Terrell celebrated Rebowe's incredible career leading the Colonels' football program. He discussed Nicholls' decision to promote defensive coordinator Tommy Rybacki.

Bobby and Mike spoke to WWL listeners about the LHSAA Playoffs, Nicholls State head football coach Tim Rebowe's retirement, Taysom Hill's season-ending ACL injury, and LSU's passing attack. They celebrated Rebowe's outstanding career leading the Colonels. The guys called out Saints RB Kendre Miller, questioning his ability to help the team coming off the IR. Mike praised the resurgence of LSU WR Chris Hilton Jr.

Dave Hilbert, the marketing manager of The Silver Slipper, reviewed a disastrous weekend in the SEC with Bobby and Mike. Mike explained that the SEC is cannibalizing itself this year. Nicholls State head football coach Tim Rebowe recapped the Colonels' heartbreaking 19-16 loss to the Southeastern Lions in their season finale.

Bobby and Mike recapped Philadelphia's dominant victory over Los Angeles on Sunday Night Football and previewed New Orleans' challenge against the Rams in week 13. The guys criticized college football's new landscape with the current "pay-to-play" model. Chris Dodson, a Pelicans reporter for ClutchPoints, joined Bobby and Mike to give positive injury news on the banged-up birds. Dave Hilbert, the marketing manager of The Silver Slipper, reviewed a disastrous weekend in the SEC with Bobby and Mike. Mike explained that the SEC is cannibalizing itself this year. Nicholls State head football coach Tim Rebowe discussed the Colonels' heartbreaking 19-16 loss to the Southeastern Lions in their season finale. Bobby, Mike, and Charlie played their daily "Triple Option" segment. Bobby and Mike interviewed Jordy Culotta, the host of The Jordy Culotta Show, Tulane sideline reporter Maddy Hudak, and Erin Coscarelli, the "Bleav in Rams" podcast host.

Nicholls State head football coach Tim Rebowe recapped the Colonels' heartbreaking 19-16 loss to the Southeastern Lions in their season finale. Rebowe discussed the Southland Conference's strength at the season's conclusion. He also previewed the Colonels' off-season recruiting process.

Mike gets together with Jonathan "JT" Terrell, Vice President of Collegiate Athletics and Athletic Director at Nicholls State University, to preview the huge River Belt Classic as the Colonels prepare to to take on the Southeastern Lions, what he has done as the AD of Nicholls, how JT came to lead Nicholls Athletic, and more!

Mike Detillier is live from Thibodeaux Regional Health System Wellness Center opening up the show hearing from CEO of Thibodeaux Regional Health System, Greg Stock, on how Thibodeaux Regional Health Systems and Nicholls State are leading the way in healthcare and sports, and we hear from the Vice President of Collegiate Athletics and Athletic Director at Nicholls State University, Jonathan "JT" Terrell, on what his team is doing as they look to take on the Southeastern Lions in the River Belt Classic tomorrow!

Bobby and Mike reviewed the Saints' 35-14 victory over the Cleveland Browns, highlighting the magnificent performance of Taysom Hill. Bobby said yesterday was the first time in 20 attempts that the Saints blew out Cleveland. Mike emphasized the importance of Hill and starting C Erik McCoy and Bobby criticized the Saints' pass rush. The guys spoke to WWL listeners about Hill's showing in the Saints' win. Dave Hilbert, the marketing manager of The Silver Slipper, joined Bobby and Mike to discuss the Saints' win over Cleveland. Bobby and Mike interviewed Nicholls State head football coach Tim Rebowe after the Colonels' 24-7 loss to the Lamar Cardinals. Mike, Bobby, and Charlie played their daily "Triple Option" segment. Mike Hoss and Bobby co-hosted the weekly "Saints Coaches Show" featuring Saints interim head coach Darren Rizzi and offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak.

Mike and Charlie previewed the 35th edition of the River Bell Classic between Southeastern Louisiana and Nicholls State. The guys celebrated the history of the rivalry matchup between the Lions and Colonels and broke down what fans should expect this year.

Dave Hilbert, the marketing manager of The Silver Slipper, joined Bobby and Mike to discuss the Saints' win over Cleveland. The guys praised Juwan Johnson for throwing the key block on Marquez Valdes-Scantling's 71-yard touchdown reception. The guys remembered MVS's path to the Saints. Bobby and Mike spoke to a WWL listener about Taysom Hill and Darren Rizzi. Bobby and Mike interviewed Nicholls State head football coach Tim Rebowe after the Colonels' 24-7 loss to the Lamar Cardinals. Coach Rebowe evaluated Nicholls' issues on special teams and inconsistencies on offense. He also previewed their upcoming rivalry matchup against the Southeastern Lions.

It's another week of Hearing Voices as Chris Blair sits down with Jack Benjamin, the play-by-play voice of the Nicholls Colonels, ahead of Saturday night's home opener in Tiger Stadium.