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Big government systems and systemic incompetence has been in the news a lot this week, but how does that work in the DoD? We reach out to an anonymous source with years of experience in Big Navy and NATO to peek behind the curtain. https://cdrsalamander.substack.com/ https://www.blogtalkradio.com/midrats
Our guest this week is a former naval officer and well-recognized figure in defense blogging circles. Going by the pseudonym Commander Salamander, he has been a persistent, impassioned, and educated voice talking about national security matters, geopolitics, and all things connected to sea power. Sal is also incredibly funny, and a delightful interlocutor. Join Kate and Michael as we ask Sal to guide us through our current global situation, and what a Navy brings to the table in regards to the current geopolitical situation.
Host Bill Roggio is joined by Commander Salamander, a retired U.S. Navy Commander. Since 2003, like Bill, Sal has been closely tracking and analyzing military issues on his "Commander Salamander" blog and is widely seen as a trailblazer in the arena. The two discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine following Putin's invasion.
The Doctor and Sarah Jane visit the lush jungle of Zeta Minor only to harassed by a mad scientist and an anti-matter monster. They end up having to save Commander Salamander and the crew of a future Ikea Star Ship.
On Commander Salamander's debut album, Confidential Crocodile, the band spins an epic yarn about a brave Salamander who journeys ancient Egypt to restore balance to the world. … read more
back in this shit in 2020. claudio from commander salamander joins us for a chatty episode. we talk where emo is at right now. we talk about ellie's piece on emo twitter politics. we talk the tiny engines v adult mom. we talk fredo disco. we talk snowing reunion.
hi. today we talked about It's Later Now by Surely Temple, and talked to Jon from the band. you can find this album at surelytemple.bandcamp.com and on other streaming services. FFO: Free Throw, Origami Angel, Commander Salamander. thanks for listening! if you have any questions or suggestions, tweet at @LTPpod on twitter or email us at lessthanpopularpodcast@gmail.com. love u.
The Salty crew gets the origin story from Commander Salamander. We discuss writing criticism to power, anonymously and otherwise. There is some chatter about yesteryear's Navy, today's cancel culture and dabble a bit on Maj. Mathew L. Golsteyn. There was a Jack McCain mustache reference too, which is pretty important.
Chris Teti from TWIABP comes on the podcast to talk about your 2013 ADUTI winner, “Whenever, If Ever.” p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #454545} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #454545; min-height: 14.0px} We talk tons of TWIABP lore, the early 2010s East Coast DIY scene, Heart To Joy, the band's online presence and then deep dive “Whenever, If Ever.” We end on talking about Commander Salamander committing (and not failing to commit) to eating a photo of Chris. Thanks to Chris for coming on the pod- a huge album for all of us.
Sal Mercogliano joins your salty saviors to discuss the state of our seas in terms of navigating ongoing action on the other side of the Pacific Ocean. Sal (who "isn't" Commander Salamander)has a few other thoughts for you to chew on, this Memorial Day.
HAPPY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO THE E WORD! We made it one year and to celebrate, we welcome Commander Salamander (well, Cluadio and Liam) to come chat and catch up and field your takes in TAKESGIVING.Thank you for supporting the podcast for one year. It's been fucking wild.
Since WWII, how has the Navy's understanding of responsibility, accountability, and culpability changed? Returning to Midrats for the full hour will be Michael Junge, author of the book, Crimes of Command, which looks at this question through 14 officers who were removed from command.Michael Junge is a Captain in the United States Navy and career Surface Warfare Officer who served afloat in destroyers, frigates, and amphibious assault ships before becoming the 14th Commanding Officer of USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41). Ashore he served with Navy Recruiting; Assault Craft Unit 4; Headquarters, Marine Corps; the Chief of Naval Operations staff; and with the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1990), The George Washington University (M.A., 2002), the United States Naval War College (M.A., 2004), and Salve Regina University (Ph.D., 2015) and is currently a member of the faculty in the College of Leadership and Ethics at the United States Naval War College. He has written extensively with articles appearing in the United States Naval Institute Proceedings magazine, and on the blogs “Information Dissemination,” "War on the Rocks," and "Commander Salamander."
This week on A Waste of Time with ItsTheReal, we welcome Dreamville's own, Chevy Chase native, the talented, the funny, the soulful singer Ari Lennox to the Upper West Side! Ari talks growing up in the DMV area, skipping class to visit museums, how she worked on her vocal training, attending five high schools in four years, working at Old Navy, Pizza Hut and movie theaters, why she chose not to go to college, what led her to get on a Greyhound bus heading West, the fears of a bus ride like that, getting kicked out of her first LA apartment within a week, working as an extra in films, simplifying her sound, singing for the likes of Eric Benet, hoping that Beyonce would find her YouTube covers, working with Omen, the reaction to her song "Backseat," ending up in a relationship in Charlotte and working at a Public Storage when she got the call from Dreamville president Ib Hamad to fly back out to LA to work in the studio, meeting and writing with J.Cole, not getting signed as soon as she had hoped, going home, waiting, and months later making it formal with Dreamville. All that plus retirement talk, where the name "Ari Lennox" comes from, her friendships with the other Dreamville artists, Aries vs. Leos, her vocal coach Teapot, what in the world Commander Salamander is, and much, much more! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this episode Commander Salamander joins Bill and Ward to talk about the most recent report regarding the FITZGERALD and MCCAIN mishaps and Sal's USNI Blog post that suggests the surface Navy isn't showing the right signs of learning lessons from these tragedies. Read him on the USNI Blog: https://blog.usni.org/posts/tag/cdr-salamander
Episode 3 of The E Word. Claudio from Commander Salamander (and guitar_emoji on the sub) joins Kyle and co-host Ellie on the show. We premiere a new Commander Salamander track!We end the show casting our votes for the best of emo 2017 thread.Commander Salamander:Â https://commandersalamanderva.bandcamp.com/get in touch: theewordpod@gmail.com