POPULARITY
In this episode, we are joined by Phil Klay. Phil Clay is a GWOT veteran of the Iraq war, having served as a Marine Corps officer from 2005-2009. Phil's works, both as a veteran and writer, have been published throughout The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, and the Brookings Institution's Brookings Essay series. His short story collection Redeployment won the 2014 National Book Award for Fiction and the National Book Critics' Circle John Leonard Prize for best debut work in any genre, and was selected as one of the 10 Best Books of 2014 by The New York Times. His nonfiction work won the George W. Hunt, S.J., Prize for Journalism, Arts & Letters in the category of Cultural & Historical Criticism in 2018. He currently teaches fiction at Fairfield University and his debut novel, Missionaries, was released in October 2020 with Penguin Press. https://www.philklay.com/ Support the show and become a War Stories patron: https://www.patreon.com/warstoriespodcast Website: https://www.warstories.co
“The only wisdom we can hope to acquire is the wisdom of humility. Humility is endless.” - Four Quartets, T.S. Eliot // Jay Brooks ‘10 is a United States Marine, Harvard graduate (‘14), and an aspiring doctor. He returned to Gilman in the spring of 2021 to teach a senior history elective, “Perspectives in Modern War.” // In Episode #31 of the Path to Follow Podcast, Jake and Jay cover a variety of topics, including: transitioning out of the Marine Corps, returning to teach at Gilman for a semester, Jay's course called “Perspectives in Modern War,” Tribe by Sebastian Junger (2016), Junger's experiences in Afghanistan, unity borne from trauma, dependability and sacrifice, alienation in modern society, living through historical moments, national cohesion and lack thereof, Phil Clay's short stories in Redeployment (2014), what inspired Jay to serve, balancing academics, athletics, and ROTC at Harvard, training for the Marine Corps, leadership lessons in the military, gripe up versus gripe down, the overlaps of sports and the military, John Wooden, whether leadership is innate or learned, courage as a habit, deployment to Iraq, the nonpartisan ethic of the military, Tulsi Gabbard and Dan Crenshaw, partnerships in the Middle East, the Sykes-Picot Agreement and borders in the Middle East, Jay's fond memories as a student at Gilman, humility in T.S. Eliot's Four Quartets, and the capacity to forgive. // Enjoy the episode? Please subscribe, share, and follow the Path to Follow Podcast on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/Pathtofollowpod Many thanks to the all-powerful Cesare Ciccanti for his efforts on production. //
Jeremy and Megan are BACK with more Cranky Talk. This week, they’re talking about Phil Clay’s “Redeployment” and Jim Rohn’s … More Hiatus Cranky Talk 12 →
With the NFL on the verge of re-opening, the boys imagine a world in which the Bears enjoy a victorious 2020 season. Hamm's 'N Ted returns with some red hot Sox and Cubs talk as baseball takes center stage. A new explosive fan segment debuts with Phil from Indiana. Hamm's 'N Bread offers some red hot sports gambling tips and news. See Me After Class returns with a SMAC all over the face of Clay Travis. Plus much more! 00:00 - 02:58 - What's in store this episode? 02:59 - 18:15 - Bears and NFL Talk - training camp is soon we think? (how to become the next Zero Doinks on Anchor) 18:16 - 34:53 - Fans 'N Eggs (interviews with worldwide Bears fans) - Phil from Indiana 34:54 - 50:06 - Hamm's 'N Ted (baseball talk) - opening day anticipation for the Chicago Cubs and White Sox 50:07 - 67:41 - Hamm's 'N Bread (sports gambling talk) - epic EPL rant by Dan Doinks 67:42 - 81:42 - See Me After Class (media criticism) - Clay Travis sucks so hard 81:43 - 102:15 - Outro - Dan Doinks talks about a documentary about the All Blacks, Bill Doinks discusses Jeffrey Epstein and Michelle McNamara documentaries --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/zerodoinks/support
Phil Clay tells his life story, starting as a young boy in Wilmington through to his time as the Chancellor of MIT.
Guest host Phil Clay, E-mails, Hitting the TSA in the mouth, Mystery Missles, New website, and Tech Talk.
Special guest Phil Clay, Bitch of the Week, Narcissistic Tweets, 27b/6, The war on Islam, Police Beatings, some great videos, and a little tech talk.
This week Phil Clay fills in for Seth. We talk about E3 and video games, Seth's Music Cafe, The Consumerist, Ahmadinejad, More police beatings, iPhone 3.0 and tethering, and AT&T.
Phil Clay guest hosts, Seth's Birthday, Gears of War, Gwyneth Paltrow, Muslims on US Airways, Third World American Update, Newt Gingritch, Leet Speak, Dave's Videos, Lance Bass, Phil's Links, Apple and Parallels, & iPhone rumors.