Midrats
Navy Milbloggers Sal from "CDR Salamander" and EagleOne from "EagleSpeak" discuss leading issues and developments for the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and related national security issues.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 62 minutes
- Episodes
- 566
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2025
Episode 298: Warrior Writers Exhibit at the Naval Academy Museum
Last week, the Naval Academy Museum opened a new exhibit “Warrior Writers: The U.S. Naval Institute" that will run through Jan. 31, 2016.
The exhibit features literary work primarily from junior offic…
The exhibit features literary work primarily from junior offic…
01:00:40 |
Sun 20 Sep 2015
Episode 297: The Outlaw Ocean with Ian Urbina
Stowaways, poaching, piracy, smuggling, and murder - the global commons of the open ocean is as wild of a place as it is vast.
Using as a baseline his series on lawlessness on the high seas in the New…
Using as a baseline his series on lawlessness on the high seas in the New…
01:02:45 |
Sun 13 Sep 2015
Episode 296: Best of Norman Friedman
We've had a lot of new listeners in the last three years, so it was time to bring back Norman.
What makes a class of warship a success, a failure, or a missed opportunity? What fundamentals consistent…
What makes a class of warship a success, a failure, or a missed opportunity? What fundamentals consistent…
01:03:09 |
Sun 06 Sep 2015
Episode 295: NATO Goes Back to Fundamentals - With Jorge Benitez
From the Balitic to the Black Sea, the last year has seen the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) return to its roots - the defense of Europe from Russian aggression.
The names and players have …
The names and players have …
01:02:45 |
Sun 30 Aug 2015
Episode 294: Best of Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton
Are there lessons one can learn from the most exceptional edges of the military experience that can be useful to the civilian world?
Was there something from the experience of American prisoners of wa…
Was there something from the experience of American prisoners of wa…
00:48:30 |
Mon 24 Aug 2015
Episode 293: Russia and the Nuclear Shadow: 2015’s Revivals with Tom Nichols
They never really went away, but for almost 20 years the world had a holiday from an old challenge and a new one; Russia and the prospect of nuclear war.
Some thought, and more hoped that with the end…
Some thought, and more hoped that with the end…
01:04:03 |
Sun 16 Aug 2015
Episode 292: The Force of the Future w/Acting Under SECDEF Brad R. Carson
If people are your most important asset, as the hardware people look to a future of F-35s, SSBN(X), and the FORD Class CVN, what are the steps being taken to set of the personnel structure to address…
01:01:49 |
Sun 09 Aug 2015
Episode 291: Chattanooga, Omar, Nigeria & Kurdistan, Long War Hour w/Bill Roggio
This summer, the terrain shifted in the long war that we thought we needed to bring back one of our regular guests, Bill Roggio, to discuss in detail for the full hour.
Bill is a senior fellow at the …
Bill is a senior fellow at the …
01:03:45 |
Sun 02 Aug 2015
Episode 290: Best of USS COLE (DDG-67)
A reminder that this war predates 11 September 2001, we just didn't want to admit it.
Our guest this Sunday for the full hour will be Kirk Lippold, CDR USN (Ret), Commanding Officer of the USS COLE (D…
Our guest this Sunday for the full hour will be Kirk Lippold, CDR USN (Ret), Commanding Officer of the USS COLE (D…
01:00:33 |
Sun 26 Jul 2015
Episode 289: Best of Lawfare and the Long War
Never in our history have we fought a war where law, lawyers, and layers of legalese have impacted all levels of the war, Political, Strategic, Operational, and Tactical.
Why do we find ourselves here…
Why do we find ourselves here…
00:59:45 |
Sun 19 Jul 2015
Episode 288: The Between the Ears Challenge
Are the growing feelings of crisis, confusion and strategic drift in the national security arena not so much the result of external challenges, but the result of poor thinking and intellectual habits…
01:01:27 |
Sun 12 Jul 2015
Episode 287: Best of NATO Looking Forward
So much has happened since we had this interview 2.5-yrs ago focused on NATO, but the points are still spot on. Well worth the revisit, especially if you missed it the first time.
NATO continues to te…
NATO continues to te…
00:59:09 |
Sun 05 Jul 2015
Episode 286: A Restless Russia and its Near Abroad with Dr. Dmitry Gorenburg
It is time to catch up with Putin's Russia, her domestic developments, involvement in Ukraine, and the changes she is forcing on border nations and the near abroad.
To discuss this and more, for the f…
To discuss this and more, for the f…
01:03:13 |
Sun 28 Jun 2015
Episode 285: Best of Pacific Air in WWII
Join Sal from "CDR Salamander" & EagleOne from "EagleSpeak" with their returning guest, author David Sears for the full hour to discuss his latest book, Pacific Air: How Fearless Flyboys, Peerless Ai…
00:58:49 |
Sun 21 Jun 2015
Episode 284: 200th Anniversary of Waterloo with John Kuehn
18 June will be the 200th Anniversary of the battle of Waterloo, fought in present-day Belgium.
Just in time, regular guest to Midrats, John Kuehn has his latest book out, Napoleonic Warfare: The O…
Just in time, regular guest to Midrats, John Kuehn has his latest book out, Napoleonic Warfare: The O…
01:06:17 |
Sun 14 Jun 2015
Episode 283: The Foreign and Defense Policy Terrain for the '16 Election
As the world has set its own course as we have been planning other things, some believe that the 2016 election will be more focused on foreign policy and defense issues that any of the candidates tho…
01:05:19 |
Sun 07 Jun 2015
Episode 282: Summer Kick-off Free For All
Midrats is back live this Sunday at 5-pm Eastern; tanned, rested and ready for the summer.
Join EagleOne from EagleSpeak and Sal from CDR Salamander for the full hour as they cover the major national …
Join EagleOne from EagleSpeak and Sal from CDR Salamander for the full hour as they cover the major national …
01:03:05 |
Sun 31 May 2015
Episode 281: Best of Sammy B,; No Higher Honor
On Friday, 22 May 2015 a great warship was decommissioned, the USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG-58). In her honor, we will replay our show on the day that defined her.
Little has changed since the USS SAMUE…
Little has changed since the USS SAMUE…
01:00:02 |
Sun 24 May 2015
Episode 280: Best of NATO in Afghanistan, With Stephen Saideman
Lost to many whose news sources in the USA consists of the major newspapers and the standard networks, for most of the last dozen+ years, the conflict in Afghanistan has not been a USA-Centric battle…
01:00:00 |
Sun 17 May 2015
Episode 279: Air Diplomacy, Air-Sea Battle, & the PAC Pivot Best of
Excuse the host's audio quality ... but the guest's audio is perfect.
For America's natural position as a naval and aerospace power, are we thinking correctly on how to best leverage our resources and…
For America's natural position as a naval and aerospace power, are we thinking correctly on how to best leverage our resources and…
00:59:52 |
Sun 10 May 2015
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