Podcast appearances and mentions of joe kassabian

Joe Kassabian from Lions Led By Donkeys joins us to discuss: A political career ruined by happy hardcore, brotherly lawyerly horseplay gone awry, fake Dutch cops, real Dutch heists, and Headline News. *** Find Lions Led By Donkeys here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast/id1393845532 *** Get stickers here: https://boontavista.myshopify.com/ *** Support our show and get exclusive bonus episodes by subscribing on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BoontaVista *** Email the show at mailbag@boontavista.com! Call in and leave us a question or a message on 1800-317-515 to be answered on the show! *** Twitter: twitter.com/boontavista Website: boontavista.com Twitch: twitch.tv/boontavista

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall Joe Kassabian (Lions Led by Donkeys) and the lads hop in the Highwind and fly it straight into Sephiroth's face as they conclude their coverage of Square's monumental 1997 RPG: Final Fantasy VII. Topics include the wild quests of Yuffie and Vincent, the gamer-rage fueled final dungeon, and what it means to fight the end of the world when you've got a Sephiroth still lodged in your head. Joe Kassabian: Twitter Lions Led by Donkeys: The Lions Led By Donkeys podcast is a military history podcast for laughing at the worst military failures, inept commanders, and crazy stories from throughout the history of human conflict. Patreon // Youtube // Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Instagram TICKETS TO GO SEE JOSH'S PLAY AT THE TANK IN NEW YORK CITY! Media Referenced in this Episode: Final Fantasy VII. Square. 1997. “Final Fantasy 7: An Oral History” by Matt Leone. Polygon. January 9th, 2017. Final Fantasy VII Complete Script “The Story of Final Fantasy” by /u/DubTheeBustocles Jegged Final Fantasy VII Walkthrough “Quest 64: Days of Grief and Werehares” by A.J. Ditty TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “Palmer: A Requiem” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring A.J. Ditty as “Palmer”

Joe Kassabian (Lions Led by Donkeys) and the lads grab their buster swords and hit the streets or Midgar as they do battle with the nefarious Shinra Corporation in Square's monumental 1997 RPG: Final Fantasy VII. Topics include Square's dramatic split with Nintendo, the eclectic nature of the many, many minigames, and what it means to kill off a major character before the end of the first disc. Joe Kassabian: Twitter Lions Led by Donkeys: The Lions Led By Donkeys podcast is a military history podcast for laughing at the worst military failures, inept commanders, and crazy stories from throughout the history of human conflict. Patreon // Youtube // Spotify // Apple Podcasts // Instagram   TICKETS TO GO SEE JOSH'S PLAY AT THE TANK IN NEW YORK CITY!   Media Referenced in this Episode: Final Fantasy VII. Square. 1997. “Final Fantasy 7: An Oral History” by Matt Leone. Polygon. January 9th, 2017. “Final Fantasy Creators Reveal The True Origins of the Franchise's Name” by Aaron Greenbaum. Den of Geek. July 12th, 2023. “The Story of Final Fantasy” by /u/DubTheeBustocles Jegged Final Fantasy VII Walkthrough “Quest 64: Days of Grief and Werehares” by A.J. Ditty TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com Interstitial: “Pazino Pagliacci's Pizza Parlor” // Written by A.J. Ditty // Featuring A.J. Ditty as “Pazino Pagliacci” // Music by A M 4 N “[PlayStation] Final Fantasy VII | Pizza Mission”

Expedition Packing List. Food: 200 lb / Sledge: 150 lb / Science Equipment: 50 lb / Bear Meat: 12,000 lb. Today, Quinn and Chris are joined by Joe Kassabian, host of the Lions Led By Donkeys podcast to talk about a Victorian aerospace disaster: S A Andrée's attempt to reach the North Pole by balloon. Follow Joe here! Support Failure To Launch on Patreon and unlock bonus content! Sources: - The Ice Balloon: S. A. Andrée and the Heroic Age of Arctic Exploration, Alec Wilkinson Theme song provided by DJ Danarchy

Joe Kassabian, host of the Lions Led By Donkeys podcast and sci-fi author, comes back on the show to talk about Yukio Mishima, once Japans most famous novelist, who led a failed project to restore imperial glory to the country- only to be booed and commit Seppuku. Joe talks to us about what Mishima's novels, and their preoccupations with death, tells us about his eventual fate. He also tells us about how Mishima developed the Shield Society, a private army of guys who were dedicated to getting shredded, and all in love with Mishima. Of course, we also talk about Mishimas posters impulse, and why it seems to resonate so much with the terminally online right today. -------- PALESTINE AID LINKS As the humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Gaza, we encourage anyone who can to donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians. You can donate using the links below. Please also donate to the gofundmes of people trying to escape Rafah, or purchase ESIMs. These links are for if you need a well-respected name attached to a fund to feel comfortable sending money. https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/how-you-can-help/emergencies/gaza-israel-conflict -------- PHOEBE ALERT Can't get enough Phoebe? Check out her Substack Here! -------- This show is supported by Patreon. Sign up for as little as $5 a month to gain access to a new bonus episode every week, and our entire backlog of bonus episodes! Thats https://www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast -------- Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).

This week, we're joined by Joe Kassabian, novelist and co-host of the Lions Led By Donkeys podcast, to talk about the spiritual poster's impulse of Yukio Mishima. -------- Once Japan's most famous post-war writer, Mishima's novels, including his most notable work "Confessions of a Mask", explored conflicts of identity of identity in post-Imperial Japan. As the novel shot Mishima into fame and literary stardom – and nearly got him a nobel prize – he later abandoned literature entirely, deciding to spend the rest of his life getting shredded, forming a militia of guys who wanted to kiss him, and failing to restore the imperial order. -------- Joe talks to us about how Mishima's life mirrors the poster's journey, what his final act of ritual Seppuku tells us about Mishima's preoccupations with martyrdom, and why it probably isn't a good idea to insult the people you want to join your uprising. ------ Listen to Lions Led By Donkeys: https://t.co/OFsh3JTqOf Buy Joe's latest book: https://t.co/DZgt2nsSCy

Milo is in Australia and the time zone difference is killing us, but in his absence we convened Joe Kassabian and Francis Horton to discuss the American Midwest with Hussein. We cover the strange post-industrial wasteland of pretty much the entire region, the concept of Precious Moments ceramic figurines (Funko Pops for meemaws), and Hussein reads us a list of supposedly foundational Midwest Emo bands that we have 99% never heard of. Get the whole episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/midwestology-3-102918403 *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which airs 9-11 pm UK time every Monday and Thursday, at the following link: https://www.twitch.tv/trashfuturepodcast *MILO IN AUSTRALIA ALERT* Check out Milo's upcoming Australian tour shows here: www.linktr.ee/Miloontour *WEB DESIGN ALERT* Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind our website). If you need web design help, reach out to him here:  https://www.tomallen.media/ Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and November (@postoctobrist)

This is an unlocked bonus episode from the 10k Archives. For more like it, check out https://www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast -------- Joe Kassabian. Veteran, Author, Podcaster.... Poster. This week, Friend of the show Joe joins us to talk about his experience of growing up on the Internet, of getting his entire family banned from the internet for a week, and getting in trouble with superiors for posting. Listen to Lions Led by Donkeys here! Read The Hooligans of Kandahar, and his other sci-fi novels, here! -------- PALESTINE AID LINKS As the humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Gaza, we encourage anyone who can to donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians. You can donate using the links below. https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/how-you-can-help/emergencies/gaza-israel-conflict -------- PHOEBE ALERT Can't get enough Phoebe? Check out her Substack Here! -------- Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).

In part two, Robert continues with Joe Kassabian to tell the sordid tale of Lavrentiy Beria, the head of Stalin's secret police, prolific sex criminal and ethnic cleanser, and nuclear weapon entrepreneur. https://gofund.me/e815d59e See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert sits down with Joe Kassabian to tell the sordid tale of Lavrentiy Beria, the head of Stalin's secret police, prolific sex criminal and ethnic cleanser, and nuclear weapon entrepreneur. https://gofund.me/e815d59e  Sources: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=O-CKDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA3&lpg=PA3&dq=beria+planet&source=bl&ots=jMc6z53_-K&sig=ACfU3U0xFZvDPSae5clBjjfMT99GQhBThg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjNm9fq0cb5AhXLiVwKHaqYDaEQ6AF6BAg4EAM#v=onepage&q=beria%20planet&f=false  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1541600061?psc=1&language=en_US https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-Team-Living-Dangerously-Politics/dp/0691175772/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&sr=1-1 https://www.amazon.com/Beria-Stalins-Lieutenant-Amy-Knight/dp/0691032572/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&sr=1-1  https://web.archive.org/web/20240319033536/https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/profile/lavrentiy-p-beria/ https://www.history.co.uk/article/historys-forgotten-people-lavrentiy-beria https://archive.is/GjzYI https://web.archive.org/web/20240319033536/https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/profile/lavrentiy-p-beria/ https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-1331.1999.tb00004.x https://web.archive.org/web/20150315203304/http://nucleardiner.com/2015/03/13/a-soviet-coup-the-fall-of-lavrenty-beria/ https://csc.asu.edu/2015/03/19/rofer-on-the-fall-of-beria-and-putins-vanishing-act/ https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/letter-lavrentiy-beria-georgii-malenkov-reflecting-events-spring-1953-excerpt See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a preview of a bonus episode. Listen to the full episode on Patreon at www.patreon.com/10kpostspodcast. -------- Joe Kassabian. Veteran, Author, Podcaster.... Poster. This week, Friend of the show Joe joins us to talk about his experience of growing up on the Internet, of getting his entire family banned from the internet for a week, and getting in trouble with superiors for posting. Listen to Lions Led by Donkeys here! Read The Hooligans of Kandahar, and his other sci-fi novels, here! -------- PALESTINE AID LINKS As the humanitarian crisis continues to unfold in Gaza, we encourage anyone who can to donate to Medical Aid for Palestinians. You can donate using the links below. https://www.map.org.uk/donate/donate https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/how-you-can-help/emergencies/gaza-israel-conflict -------- PHOEBE ALERT Can't get enough Phoebe? Check out her Substack Here! -------- Ten Thousand Posts is a show about how everything is posting. It's hosted by Hussein (@HKesvani), Phoebe (@PRHRoy) and produced by Devon (@Devon_onEarth).

Joe Kassabian stops by to discuss the current charges of genocide against Gaza and the Palestinian people. This episode was recorded Jan 10, 2024 so we're working with the knowledge we had at the time. Namely that the Dersh was going to be way more involved than he actually is

Hear the rest of this episode exclusively on Patreon  On this episode of Beneath the Skin Matt and Tom are joined by author, historian, and host of the Lions Led By Donkeys podcast Joe Kassabian to talk about the Mutiny on the Bounty and the history of Pitcairn Island New Shirts Available Here Listen to the Lions Led By Donkeys podcast  If you want to follow us online for more updates CLICK HERE Production by Thomas O'Mahony Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art) Intro Music by Dan McKenna If you would like to get in touch you can email the show on beneaththeskinpod@gmail.com

Francis is joined by Joe Kassabian of the Lions Led by Donkeys podcast discusses the current state of the Armenian/Azeri war. He gives a brief history of the conflict surrounding the Nagorno-Karabakh area, which has been threatened by Azerbaijan for decades. We discuss where the region is now, what may be coming in the near future, and interventions which should, but are not, being taken to prevent a genocide.   We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here: https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe for weekly news updates from Francis and the Youtub version of our podcast You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang

Robert sits down with Joe Kassabian to discuss the invasion of Artsakh by Azerbaijan, and what might be the start of a new Armenian genocide.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We speak to writer and genocide researcher Joe Kassabian about the deadly violence that broken out in Karabakh / Artsakh as Azerbaijan ends the ceasefire and has begun shelling civilians.  - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan

For this month's second Britainology, Nate and Milo viewed the second installment of the Up series, entitled SEVEN PLUS SEVEN, which aired in 1970. The BBC's control group of children are now fourteen years old and already on the path towards being  stock characters, but there are also some odd surprises. Get the whole episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/britainology-58-80617668 Britainology appears twice a month on the Trashfuture premium feed--one episode at the $5 tier, and a second at the $10 tier. However, we eventually unlock the special bonus episodes, for example the one we did about UK pub songs, now available on the $5 feed here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/70969449 We've also unlocked a Britainology to the free feed–it's our second installment of Midwestology, in which Nate turns the tables on Milo (and is joined by special guests Francis Horton and Joe Kassabian) to explain the peculiarities of the American Midwest. That's available here: https://trashfuturepodcast.podbean.com/e/unlocked-midwestology-2-the-humble-24-hour-diner-and-wrestling/ *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which airs 9-11 pm UK time every Monday and Thursday, at the following link: https://www.twitch.tv/trashfuturepodcast *WEB DESIGN ALERT* Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind our website). If you need web design help, reach out to him here:  https://www.tomallen.media/ *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's upcoming live shows here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/live-shows and check out a recording of Milo's special PINDOS available on YouTube here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRI7uwTPJtg Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and Alice (@AliceAvizandum)

On this unlocked Britainology from October 2021, we got Joe Kassabian and Francis Horton back to discuss the Midwest--a reverse Britainology, if you will--and we're discussing 24-hour diners, terrible fast food jobs, and the cultural weight of professional wrestling in the Rust Belt / Greater Midwest. Hope you enjoy! Britainology appears twice a month on the Trashfuture Patreon--one episode at the $5 tier, and a second at the $10 tier. However, we eventually unlock the special bonus episodes, for example the one we did about UK pub songs, now available on the $5 feed here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/70969449   *STREAM ALERT* Check out our Twitch stream, which airs 9-11 pm UK time every Monday and Thursday, at the following link: https://www.twitch.tv/trashfuturepodcast *WEB DESIGN ALERT* Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind our website). If you need web design help, reach out to him here:  https://www.tomallen.media/ *MILO ALERT* Check out Milo's upcoming live shows here: https://www.miloedwards.co.uk/live-shows and check out a recording of Milo's special PINDOS available on YouTube here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRI7uwTPJtg Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and Alice (@AliceAvizandum)

Today we speak to writer Joe Kassabian about Azerbaijan's armed blockade of the Lachin corridor in Artsakh / Karabakh, and how that's putting a brutal siege on Stepanakert. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

This week, Nate and Joe are in-studio together for the first time in history, and they've brought in friend of the show and trauma therapist Ross Palethorpe (@rossthesedays) to discuss the universal right-wing tendency to howl and cry about gender. Well, specifically about trans people. What is the deal? Why is it the same line in the US, UK, Armenia, and New Zealand? Listen to this episode to learn more. *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here: https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang

Today we speak to author and war veteran Joe Kassabian about Azerbaijan's current invasion of Armenia and how it's being largely ignored in the media.  - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Robert sits down with Joe Kassabian to talk about the invasion of Armenia by Azerbaijan, and the looming threat of genocideSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert is joined again by Joe Kassabian to continue to discuss ancient genocide. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert and Joe Kassabian discuss the prehistoric roots of genocide and then Rome's genocide of Carthage. FOOTNOTES: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ancient-brutal-massacre-may-be-earliest-evidence-war-180957884/  https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24132230-200-story-of-most-murderous-people-of-all-time-revealed-in-ancient-dna/#ixzz7TZjHsHoi  https://www.pnas.org/content/116/22/10705  https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-03773-6  https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1113150/stone-age-genocide-prehistoric-invaders-yamnaya-corded-ware-europe https://gsp.yale.edu/sites/default/files/first_genocide.pdf  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2633002420904283  https://www.worldhistory.org/article/485/genocide-in-the-ancient-world/  https://twitter.com/alizaluft/status/1526436238579728384  https://sci-hub.hkvisa.net/10.1177/0032329207308181  https://academic.oup.com/qje/article-abstract/129/4/1947/1853091?redirectedFrom=fulltext&login=false  https://items.ssrc.org/insights/dehumanization-and-the-normalization-of-violence-its-not-what-you-think/  https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.7591/9780801467158/html See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We changed up Britainology a bit. Now it's the good-natured Midwestern oafs in the driver's seat, and we--Nate, Joe Kassabian, and Francis Horton--explain to Milo the name of the region itself, why ICP had such appeal to our generation, and why literally everyone has a driving-while-intoxicated story involving being thrown out of someone's house. Hope you enjoy! Get more Britainology on our Patreon--you get one a month on the $5 tier and two a month on the $10 tier: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture *SEE TRASHFUTURE LIVE ON 4/20* We're doing a make-up live show on 20 April in London now that we've recovered from covid (this time). Get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trashfuture-live-podcast-tickets-303412654417 *MILO ALERT* Milo has shows coming up in Berlin, London and Brighton. Learn more here! https://miloedwards.co.uk/live-shows *WEB DESIGN ALERT* Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind our website). If you need web design help, reach out to him here:  https://www.tomallen.media/ Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and Alice (@AliceAvizandum)

I spoke to Joe Kassabian, a Yerevan based researcher on Armenia, Azerbaijan & the 2020 war for Artsakh (also known as Nagorno-Karabakh) Joe explains the long historical roots of Armenian/Azeri conflict, how geopolitical powers like Isreal, Turkey & Russia became involved, Armenia's future and what the global left can learn from centuries of non-violent & armed Armenian resistance. For more w. Joe you can check out his podcast Lions Led by Donkeys on Apple & Spotify: shorturl.at/lGOQY Music by Lethal Needle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t--e1LqfZE

Joe Kassabian (@jkass99) joins Milo (@milo_edwards) and Phoebe (@prhroy) to discuss Jerry's valet issues and the most powerful type of Balkan guy... Bonus episodes on Patreon from $3 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/mastersofpod Follow us on twitter @mastersofpod!

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After enlisting in the US Army at the age of 17 and serving several tours in Afghanistan, Joe Kassabian returned and published his novel “Hooligans of Kandahar.” Kassabian also hosts a popular military history podcast series called Lions Led by Donkeys. During a recent visit to Armenia, Kassabian spoke to EVN Report about the 2020 Artsakh War, the frustration of the biased coverage of the war, the absence of nuance, and how he plans on never shutting up about the cause of Armenia.

  After enlisting in the US Army at the age of 17 and serving several tours in Afghanistan, Joe Kassabian returned and published his novel “Hooligans of Kandahar.” Kassabian also hosts a popular military history podcast series called Lions Led by Donkeys. During a recent visit to Armenia, Kassabian spoke to EVN Report about the 2020 Artsakh War, the frustration of the biased coverage of the war, the absence of nuance and how he plans on never shutting up about the cause of Armenia.

We brought on Joe Kassabian of the Lions Led by Donkeys podcast to discuss the Taliban victory in Afghanistan, and we try to push back against the politicians' line that the Afghan military didn't want to fight--and ask call for everyone who can assist Afghan refugees (even if all you can do is humiliate your elected officials) to do so. For this week's bonus, we're reviewing films that everyone our age loved and that we're sort of embarrassed to like. In this case, Francis had never seen V FOR VENDETTA, and Joe was a shameful teenage fan of the comic books. So, we got the Zoo Crew together to discuss. Get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/54987946   *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here:  https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang

Episode Notes Greg and Jordan are joined by our old pal Colin (@ColYou) while Kyle is still vacationing, but also we are joined by author, veteran, and host of the Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast, Joe Kassabian (@jkass99). In this episode we discuss the New York Times article featuring Black Rifle Coffee and how "sorry, not sorry" they are about the whole propagating right-wing violence thing.

Joe and Jack are joined by Joe Kassabian of the Lions Led by Donkeys podcast to talk about everyone's favorite current event: the forever war! We discuss how games cover active conflicts, both in decent and in absolutely terrible, horrible ways. As always, musical thanks: Local Forecast - Slower by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3988-local-forecast---slower License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Smooth Lovin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4379-smooth-lovin License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

We've been very happy that you, the fans, have enjoyed Britainology so much. In an attempt to bridge the gap between our two cultures, Nate has brought on two fellow Midwesterners (Francis Horton from Hell of a Way, a native of St. Louis, Missouri; Joe Kassabian from Lions Led by Donkeys, a native of Detroit, Michigan) to flip the script on Milo. Now it's the good-natured Midwestern oafs in the driver's seat, and we explain the name of the region itself, why ICP had such appeal to our generation, and why literally everyone has a driving-while-intoxicated story involving being thrown out of someone's house. If you want the whole thing, get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/50260277 We support the London Renters Union, which helps people defeat their slumlords and avoid eviction. If you want to support them as well, you can here: https://londonrentersunion.org/donate Here's a central location to donate to bail funds across the US to help people held under America's utterly inhumane system: https://bailproject.org/?form=donate *WEB DESIGN ALERT* Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind our website). If you need web design help, reach out to him here:  https://www.tomallen.media/ Trashfuture are: Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and Alice (@AliceAvizandum)

Sarah is joined by Joe Kassabian from The Lions Led by Donkeys podcast to discuss the infuriating reality of coastal construction. Resources: https://toolkit.climate.gov/topics/coastal-flood-risk/coastal-erosion https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/coastal-development https://explorebeaches.msi.ucsb.edu/beach-health/beach-nourishment https://www.nps.gov/articles/beach-nourishment.htm https://www.americangeosciences.org/education/k5geosource/content/rocks/how-do-you-deal-with-shoreline-erosion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3ZYaL0Q9os https://www.propublica.org/article/the-high-cost-of-preserving-vulnerable-beaches https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58eec8afc534a5631767d450/t/5f6554d363133850a6f6ccff/1600476376632/Porro-2020-final-Waikikierosion.pdf https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50139900 http://asbpa.org/wpv2/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/HSBPA-2014-Beach-Restoration-White-Paper.pdf https://www.propublica.org/article/oceanfront-property-tied-to-obama-granted-exemption-from-hawaiis-environmental-laws https://www.propublica.org/article/oceanfront-property-tied-to-obama-granted-exemption-from-hawaiis-environmental-laws http://www.beachapedia.org/State_of_the_Beach/State_Reports/WA/Shoreline_Structures https://oceanwealth.org/accounting-for-mangroves-in-flood-protection/ https://www.dezeen.com/2016/10/24/tetrapot-coastal-defence-design-plant-pot-sheng-hung-lee-china/ https://www.propublica.org/article/hawaii-officials-promise-changes-to-seawall-policies-that-have-quickened-beach-destruction https://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=4526 https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/01/22/hawaii-news/homeowners-face-stiff-fines-for-illegal-seawalls/ https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/892/772/72533/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molokai_Advertiser-News

This week, Nate and Francis discuss a recent CNN article that examines how the U.S. Government might be on the hook for billions of dollars in settlements or lawsuits if the war in Afghanistan ends on time. Why? Because the DOD has kept issuing contracts for services in Afghanistan that extend to 2026 and in some cases beyond. The CNN article is here: https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/29/politics/pentagon-contractors-afghanistan/index.html   DadChat ends at 9:40!   For this week’s bonus: Francis keeps getting stupid cold-pitch emails from a veteran thought leader and, despite having been told to listen to the show, he simply will not quit. So, to make sense of the situation, he consulted with Joe Kassabian and Carey Shockey. This episode gets to the bottom of the vet-fluencer phenomenon, why it's so uniformly right-wing or crypto-right-wing, and why you shouldn't listen to these people. Get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/49127050   *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here:  https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang

For any of this to make sense, it must be understood that Texas has a power grid comprised of 95% fossil fuel and nuclear sources. And yet somehow, in the minds of the chuds and Republicans, those wind farms are the reason that Texas’ extremely libertarian grid cannot function in a winter storm. Nate and Francis get to the bottom of this conundrum, to include a Marine Todd reading of a recent Texas mayor’s public statement. For this week’s bonus, you get a full hour of Francis, Shocks, and Joe Kassabian discussing a variety of topics -- but with special emphasis on the Insane Clown Posse and what it means to Midwesterners. Get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/47556191 *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here:  https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang

Well, we’re a bit late to the party, as we were recording our episode last Wednesday prior to The Event. But you can rest assured that we were not surprised to discover that the mob on Capitol Hill included lots of veterans and active duty military. In this episode, we talk about what 20 years of war have done to the American psyche, and why we think the people who count themselves as ‘not part of the problem’ are simply mistaken. This week’s bonus is a special treat of labor history, as Francis forced Joe Kassabian and Carey Shockey to watch the 1992 Disney musical NEWSIES. You will most definitely enjoy their reactions. Get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/46083542 *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here:  https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw  You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang

This week, we discuss the election results in Georgia, have a long aside about what America did in Central America in the 1980s, and genuinely predict that the Dems’ worst nightmare has come to pass: now they have to govern! We also had a bonus DadChat/New England Chat this week with Shocks and Joe Kassabian, and you can get it on the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/45820091 *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here:  https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw  You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang  

The Army released a report into the handling of sexual assault prevention at Fort Hood, TX, and it’s proof that the institution doesn’t care about anything besides protecting itself. We offer our thoughts and why we feel it underscores our previous point: don’t enlist. You can read the report in its entirety here: https://www.army.mil/e2/downloads/rv7/forthoodreview/2020-12-03_FHIRC_report_redacted.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0JrfDs8rT-Y7OYdtvsT7FM2JORabaPIctk2Y-b35Le5AXdz8ftFqCRQgs We also talk about a recent claim by a former Israeli government official that there is a secret alien confederation and bases on Mars. Probably safe to doubt this one? This week’s bonus is a TroopChat/DadChat with Joe Kassabian, Carey Shockey, and Francis. Have you ever heard about the British academic who really loved the Khmer Rouge? Learn about his story and more: https://www.patreon.com/posts/44668830 *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here:  https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw  You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang

This week, we read a Task and Purpose article about how 2nd Division Marines are apparently really into doing LSD. Which, quite frankly, we support: for one because we think that by and large drugs are fine, and for another because this is the logical consequence of the military’s actual drug policy, which makes it almost impossible to use cannabis without getting caught, but makes it much easier to take harder drugs. Here is the article in question: https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-lsd-problem/   We do a bit of DadChat in this episode, but the main segment starts at 7:59.   For this week’s bonus, Shocks and Joe Kassabian join Francis to discuss the Rudy Giuliani phenomenon: why is he so insane? What’s happened to him since the days of being the 9/11 mayor, and how did he go from anti-Mafia Republican prosecutor to… this? Get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/44381527   *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here:  https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw  You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang

Hey everyone! This is the first episode of You Don't Know History! In this episode, I'm joined by author ("Citizen of Earth," "The Great Traitor," and "The Hooligans of Kandahar") and host of the Lions Led By Donkeys podcast Joe Kassabian, and we talk about the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the territory that is know as Nagorno-Karabakh by most, and Artsakh by Armenians. Oh, and don't listen to this around kids. There is some rough language. Enjoy!

The Boys are back to give another course to your Thanksgiving meal. We are joined by Joe Kassabian from The Lions Led By Donkeys podcast to discuss monoliths in the Utah desert, ongoing incompetence from the state dealing with COVID, and how a local veteran based coffee shop made all their fans mad by not fully supporting an alleged murderer.

Well, it seems Biden won and we’re settling back into the usual run of being outraged at the Dems being bad (while never forgetting that the Republicans are basically comic book villains). However, since we recorded this episode on the most troop-respecting of days, we decided to discuss Veterans Day and its British counterpart, Armistice Day. We brought on friend of the show Milo Edwards (@milo_edwards) of the Trashfuture podcast to discuss it. This week’s bonus features Francis, Shocks, and Joe Kassabian discussing the 2019 documentary TREAD, a long-form exploration of the Killdozer saga. What made a guy go crazy in Colorado and build an armored bulldozer that he used to destroy his home city? Find out by listening here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/43728821   *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here:  https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw  You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang  

It’s hard riding a tiger. It’s even harder if you’re McHooyah the ‘I Shot Bin Laden’ guy and the Trump/QAnon people decide that actually Bin Laden is still alive because of a conspiracy theory. However, this does in fact dovetail into Francis’ theory that--due to the preponderance of cop-worship in the Trump era--troops are playing second fiddle to cops in the eyes of bonkers Americans.   We do a little bit of DadChat/BritainChat at the beginning, but the regular episode starts at 8:26.   For this week’s bonus got Carey Shockey on with Joe Kassabian to discuss the 2000 George Clooney film 'The Perfect Storm'. We don't talk enough about boats, or the coast guard, or New England, so we needed an expert in all three. There are some serious spoilers in this episode so please be advised. Get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/43141041   *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here:  https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw  You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang

Francis wrote a radio play about the Kandahar Giant. It's deeply stupid, but that's what you signed up for. We brought on Joe Kassabian and Carey Shockey to read some of the parts, but before we get to the play, we just do a lot of war stories TroopChat. So, we hope you enjoy. If you want the whole thing, get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/42455226  

Maybe you’ve encountered GruntStyle. Maybe you’ve been vicariously embarrassed by it. This week we do a deep dive (courtesy of a great article from the San Antonio Express News) about GruntStyle’s founder being an idiot. There is a big reveal that you will enjoy a lot! (source: https://www.expressnews.com/sa-inc/article/A-Reckoning-Grunt-Style-An-inside-look-at-San-15629615.php) This week’s bonus massively expands the DadChat format to include Joe Kassabian and Carey Shockey, plus we do a fake radio play about the Kandahar Giant. You will love it. Get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/42455226 *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here:  https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang

This week's regular episode got delayed because of scheduling, so in the interim we've unlocked a bonus from our Patreon. This is the follow up to the free Part 1 episode, which is available here: https://trashfuturepodcast.podbean.com/e/a-cheeky-coup-with-the-lads-feat-joe-kassabian/ Why did a steely-eyed SAS veteran Etonian weirdo team up with Margaret Thatcher's son to try and launch a coup in Equatorial Guinea in 2004? Mostly because they were bored. In this episode we discuss the consequences of a dumb plot that was foiled by an errant bird and the Zimbabwean customs office. If you want access to our Patreon bonus episodes and powerful Discord server, sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/trashfuture  Here's a central location to donate to bail funds across the US to help people held under America's utterly inhumane system: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/the-bail-project We support the London Renters Union, which helps people defeat their slumlords and avoid eviction. If you want to support them as well, you can here: https://londonrentersunion.org/donate If you want one of our *fine* new shirts, designed by Matt Lubchansky, then e-mail trashfuturepodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. £15 for patrons, £20 for non-patrons, plus shipping. *WEB DESIGN ALERT* Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind GYDS dot com). If you need web design help, reach out to him here:  https://www.tomallen.media/

We talk with Joe Kassabian about the US military, imperialism, Leftist veterans, Armenian genocide, and martial arts as the intersection for fascists, police, and the military. We can't continue to produce important episodes like this one without your solidarity. There is no Southpaw without your financial support. In return, not only do you help produce the show but you also get access to more great content. It's mutual aid. Find our Patreon and swag at: https://www.southpawpod.com Find The Hooligans of Kandahar: https://amzn.to/2QXcsS9 Find Citizen of Earth (Galaxy on Fire Book 1): https://amzn.to/2DxZfMy Find The Great Traitor (Galaxy on Fire Book 2): https://amzn.to/2QSF9zp Find Joe on Twitter: @jkass99 You can find Southpaw on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @SouthpawPod You can also find Sam on Twitter and Instagram: @StuffFromSam

This week, we’re covering a particularly English psychosis: the upper class failson who decides to foment a coup in a central African country. Okay, maybe this type of failson is uniquely confined to the Thatcher family. That’s right, Maggie’s son Mark tried to take over Equatorial Guinea in 2004 with the help of a dead-eyed SAS madman and a South African mercenary named something like Jeep vander Honk. We brought on Joe Kassabian (@jkass99), host of the Lions Led by Donkeys podcast, to discuss this with Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and Alice (@AliceAvizandum).    Part 2 of this is on Patreon, so if you want to hear it, you can sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/40320474   Here's a central location to donate to bail funds across the US to help people held under America's utterly inhumane system: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/the-bail-project   If you want one of our *fine* new shirts, designed by Matt Lubchansky, then e-mail trashfuturepodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. £15 for patrons, £20 for non-patrons, plus shipping.   *WEB DESIGN ALERT* Tom Allen is a friend of the show (and the designer behind GYDS dot com). If you need web design help, reach out to him here:  https://www.tomallen.media/   Riley (@raaleh), Milo (@Milo_Edwards), Hussein (@HKesvani), Nate (@inthesedeserts), and Alice (@AliceAvizandum)

This week, Nate and Francis discuss the amendment put forth by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez to defund the military’s recruiting on Twitch and similar platforms. We talk about how recruiting worked when we were in school, how people get assigned to be recruiters, and why (once again) the correct position is Do Not Join. (source: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/budget-appropriations/509218-ocasio-cortez-calls-for-end-to-federal-funding-for)   This week’s bonus features Joe Kassabian of the Lions Led by Donkeys podcast on the topic of the ‘90s TV series Young Indiana Jones. Get it at the $3 tier on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/39746069   *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here:  https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw  You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang

Robert is joined by Joe Kassabian to discuss the death of Pat Tillman. FOOTNOTES: http://www.edgeofsports.com/2008-06-02-350/ https://www.democracynow.org/2008/5/22/mary_tillman_mother_of_slain_nfl https://www.c-span.org/video/?200236-1/army-ranger-tillman-death-investigation https://theintercept.com/2017/09/28/pat-tillman-nfl-protest-death-army-disgrace/ https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/04/22/305969203/soldier-speaks-up-a-decade-after-pat-tillmans-friendly-fire-death https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/22/american-troops-friendly-fire-iraq http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/10791530/ex-army-ranger-speaks-first-former-nfl-player-pat-tillman-shooting-says-fired-fatal-shots https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002L6HE3W/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

This week, Nate speaks with journalist Vincent Bevins (@vinncent) on the topic of his new book, ‘The Jakarta Method: Washington’s Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World.’ The book covers clandestine Cold War operations in countries like Indonesia, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, and elsewhere in the world in which the US aligned itself with forces of reaction to exterminate leftist political organizations. It’s a phenomenal work and we recommend you get it.   The book is available here: https://vincentbevins.com/book/   This week’s bonus features Francis, Joe Kassabian (@jkass99) of the Lions Led by Donkeys podcast, and friend of the show Carey Shockey (@shocks) in a discussion of the 2019 veteran-themed horror film VFW. Get it on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38036544   *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here:  https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw  You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang

I talk with Joe Kassabian (@jkass99), author of the Hooligans of Kandahar and host of the Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast about his upcoming Science Fiction Novel, The Great Traitor (https://t.co/dtTDYDuwQY?amp=1) as well as the complicated nature of being a leftist veteran and our sometimes opposed viewpoints on what that means.

This podcast supports antifa -- end of discussion. “A bloo bloo bloo,” you might say in response, “My norm’s and notion’s of respectability!” We don’t care. People who put their bodies and livelihoods on the line to face down fascism are heroes and deserve our support. Francis and Nate discuss the recent protests in Portland, the truth to the refrain that cops and fascists work together, and a little digression about internet atheism’s total interchangeability with xenophobia. This is the link to the story about the New Hampshire MIA/POW display that features religious imagery: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/08/18/new-hampshire-veterans-group-seeks-intervene-pow-bible-display-lawsuit.html?fbclid=IwAR3venPBMsTSiFaucJ1ccqknuzHaB2ZOOB-LR13L5utwN5_V0kXGPU4jUHY A Portland antifa member got arrested by the famously not fascist-adjacent Portland PD. Here’s a link his legal defense GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/jve5am.  We’re also doing a promotion between now and the end of the day on 22 August -- if you buy this shirt we’ll donate all the profits to the defense fund: https://teespring.com/new-sorry-if-my-marxism-offend This week’s bonus features a discussion between Francis and Joe Kassabian of the Lions Led by Donkeys podcast on the topic of being a Soviet conscript, the Soviet war in Afghanistan, and Svetlana Alexeivich’s book BOYS IN ZINC: https://www.patreon.com/posts/29262977 You may have noticed that the first issue of our zine has debuted, and you can get it in print by signing up at the $10 monthly Patreon tier. We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw We have a new t-shirt out — get some anarchist agriculture in your life! Buy it here: https://teespring.com/new-anarchist-agricultural#pid=387&cid=101810&sid=front You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang

In which Pete and Connor explore Joe Kassabian's Citizen of Earth with a special guest...Joe Kassabian.

Our friend Joe Kassabian (@jkass99), THE HOOLIGANS OF KANDAHAR and host of the Lions Led by Donkeys podcast, has a new book coming out called CITIZEN OF EARTH. You can buy it here, and you should: https://kyanitepublishing.com/product/citizen-of-earth/ In this episode, Joe and Francis discuss the new book, bad Army training, laser tanks, insane future weapons, and why the higher your rank the in the military, the less a grip on reality you have re: what soldiers can do. It’s a fun conversation because Joe is a good dude, and if you’ve got a few bucks to spare you can support Lions Led by Donkeys here: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys This week’s bonus features Francis’ continued episode-by-episode review of the HBO series Generation Kill. It sure seems like things are getting messed up in Iraq c. 2003, almost as if it doesn’t bode well for the future. You can get that here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/26822079 We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw We have a new t-shirt out this week — get some anarchist agriculture in your life! Buy it here: https://teespring.com/new-anarchist-agricultural#pid=387&cid=101810&sid=front You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedesertsFollow Francis here: @ArmyStrang

Joe Kassabian, veteran, author of “The Hooligans of Kandahar,” and noted Twitter personality stops by the podcast to discuss Afghanistan, what it’s like to be deployed, how our political leaders are failing us, and all of the bullshit left-leaning veterans are forced to put up with (including from people on the left)

Joe Kassabian, U.S. Army veteran of Afghanistan, author, and cohost of the Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast stops by to discuss his new book “The Hooligans of Kandahar”, a novel […]

Joe Kassabian, U.S. Army veteran of Afghanistan, author, and cohost of the Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast stops by to discuss his new book “The Hooligans of Kandahar”, a novel about Joe’s second tour in Afghanistan.  We discuss Afghanistan, the racism of Ty Cobb and the ‘good soldier’ doctrine, and whether news should get out of the opinion business. Enjoy the show?!  Please leave us a review right here. Contact us direct by email at fortressonahill@gmail.com Leave us a voicemail at 860-598-0570.  We might even play it on the podcast!!! Not a contributor on Patreon? You're missing out on amazing bonus content! Sign up to be one of our contributors today! - www.patreon.com/fortressonahill A special thanks to our honorary producers Matthew Hoh, Will Ahrens, Gage Counts, Fahim Shirazee, James Higgins, and James O'Barr.  Without you guys, we couldn't continue our work.  Thank you so much!!! Not up for something recurring like Patreon, but want to give a couple bucks?!  Visit Paypal.me/fortressonahill to contribute!! Facebook - Fortress On A Hill Twitter - Fortress On A Hill Soundcloud - Fortress On A Hill FOH is hosted, written, and produced by Chris 'Henri' Henrikson, Danny Sjursen, and BT Hampton Intro / outro music "Fortress on a hill" written and performed by Clifton Hicks.  Clifton's Bandcamp page; Clifton's Patreon page Thanks to Nate Bethea from What A Hell of a Way to Die for editing and mixing this episode Cover and website art designed by Brian K. Wyatt Jr. of B-EZ Graphix Multimedia Marketing Agency in Tallehassee, FL Note: The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts alone, expressed in an unofficial capacity, and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.

We heard that some of you were watching movies at Christmas, and so we watched a war movie (with some strong Christmas movie overtones) — Sam Mendes’ 2005 film Jarhead. Is it fascist? Well, it’s definitely muscly and macho. But, as Nate, Francis, and Joe Kassabian (@jkass99) of the Lions Led by Donkeys podcast determine, there’s a lot more going on beneath the surface. Sort of. For our Patreon subscribers, this week’s bonus features Francis’ book review of Peter Van Buren’s ‘We Meant Well: How I Helped Lose the Battle for the Hearts and Minds of the Iraqi People.' Francis compares it to his own deployment experience and discusses the critical lack of follow-through that he observed on his own deployments. This is available to all Patreon subscribers at any tier: https://www.patreon.com/posts/book-review-we-23528252 *Veterans t-shirt notice* We have a new shirt available on our store. Did you know that VA disability is UBI for warriors? Well, you do now: https://teespring.com/deeply-conflicted-tee_copy_1#pid=387&cid=101810&sid=front You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedesertsFollow Francis here: @ArmyStrang

In this week's episode of What a Hell of a Way to Die, Nate, Francis, and Adrian have come to the realization that we’ve been doing this show for two years now. So, in honor of this milestone, and in honor of the fact that we recorded this on Veterans’ Day weekend, we discuss how we came to our current politics. Before that, however, we have a long discussion about the difference between Armistice Day, Remembrance Sunday, and what the US now calls Veterans Day. Nate also gives his best attempt to explain the British phenomenon of poppy-mania. After two years’ worth of hard work, our long-suffering producer Karl Morand is moving onto bigger and better things. Moving forward, Nate is taking over as the producer. We thank Karl for his excellent work and incredible patience.For this week’s bonus preview, Nate speaks with veteran and author Joe Kassabian about the Rust Belt, the delightful part of America from which they both escaped. If you want to hear the full interview, you can subscribe to the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dispatches-from-22675476 If you want to declare your affiliation with lefty veteran merchandise, check out our Teespring storefront here: www.teespring.com/stores/what-a-hell-of-a-way-to-die You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedesertsFollow Francis here: @ArmyStrang

Francis talks with Joe Kassabian about his upcoming book "The Hooligans of Kandahar". Joe is a former combat soldier who spent two deployments overseas. In this episode, the two talk about their times in Afghanistan and just how fucked everything is over there. Get the book here Follow Joe on twitter here This week's bonus episode features @TheJustinRose as he and Francis make fun of Jordan Peterson for taking Disney Movies too seriously, and then argue for twenty minutes about Disney movies. Five dollars a month gets you access. Got a story to share? You can do on the Voicemail line (314) 722-6138. You can also feel free to just DM, email at sergeantjoker@hellofawaytodie.com or send us an anonymous question or comment to curiouscat.me/16666014 Follow the podcast on Facebook Follow The Podcast on twitter Follow Francis on Twitter Follow Nate on Twitter