Nightwatch

Join the Nightwatch Crew - Chief, Big Smoke, and Kitty - as they rant, reminisce, and revel in the day-to-day chaos of the workplace. Why do some people stay in one job for what seems forever, and others leave after a day or two if they're lucky? Why do some crave to return once they've left? We may never know, but we're going to talk about it! Help support the Crew! www.ko-fi.com/nightwatchpodcas...

Join hosts Kitty, Big Smoke and Chief on this raucous episode of the Nightwatch Podcast as they tear into fantasy storytelling, tabletop fidelity, and the messy human stories behind their favorite vices. The conversation opens with a spirited debate about directors who sweat the small details — from Stanley Kubrick to Peter Jackson — and why big-budget fantasy like The Rings of Power can fall shor...

Join hosts Chief, Big Smoke, and Kitty on this fast-moving episode of Night Watch as they react to a seismic weekend of news: U.S. strikes that reportedly decapitated senior Iranian leadership, regional missile and drone counterattacks, and the immediate ripple effects across allied bases and neighboring states. The hosts unpack what it means for command-and-control inside the intelligence and spe...

Join the Nightwatch crew (your closer-in-chief, Jolly Green, Tech, Kitty, and Ladybug) for a raw, laugh-out-loud and sometimes hair-raising episode. We open with a first-person, heart-stopping account of a highway collision that sends a truck careening into a ravine — airbags deploy, OnStar calls in, strangers pull the host from a sinking cab, and the fallout includes insurance fights, gap coverag...

On this episode of Nightwatch, hosts Chief, Tech, Jolly, and Kitty hold down the fort with a mix of personal updates, pop-culture deep dives, and real talk about work life. Expect easygoing banter, birthday stories, and a surprise dating update from Jolly as they tease new nicknames and swaps at the shop. The conversation pivots into TV and movie territory: the trio discuss the new Game of Thrones...

Join the Nightwatch hosts—your Closer-in-Chief and Big Smoke—plus a very well-behaved silent guest, Ladybug, as they break down the first two episodes of HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. This episode is a relaxed, spoiler-aware reaction and review that mixes scene-by-scene impressions with broader thoughts on tone, pacing, and character work. They dig into the heart of the story: Dunk, a humb...

Join your hosts, Closer-in-Chief and Big Smoke, for a loose, late-night Nightwatch session. This episode opens with a stroll through their production upgrades, editing hacks and the dream of improving the show’s visuals, after which they get personal about missing co-host Kitty (in the hospital) and the rotating cast challenges of keeping the podcast running while life happens. Expect candid, ofte...

Join the Nightwatch crew — your Closer-in-Chief with Kitty, Big Smoke and Jolly Green — for a freewheeling episode packed with offbeat takes, pop-culture deep dives, and personal anecdotes. The conversation kicks off with a fiery Mountain Dew flavor debate (Baja Blast vs. Code Red), a detour into gamer supplements and energy drinks, and nostalgic soda tie-ins from Taco Bell to Halo collector cans....

Join the Nightwatch crew — Closer-in-Chief, Jolly Green, Big Smoke and new host Kitty — for a long, freewheeling episode that starts with a deep dive into Predator: Badlands and branches into conversations about other recent genre films, franchise lore and the realities of movie money. The hosts trade jokes, hot takes and personal reactions while mixing plot recap, scene-by-scene highlights and no...

Join the Nightwatch hosts for a raw, laugh‑out‑loud episode featuring hosts Closer‑in‑Chief, Big Smoke, and Kitty. Expect easygoing banter, bromantic jabs and the same chemistry listeners love as they introduce Kitty properly and test the new mic setup. The conversation dives into vivid childhood stories — hunting with air rifles and wrist rockets, killing birds and squirrels, Boy Scout survival w...

Join Nightwatch host The Closer-in-Chief for an extended one-on-one with the podcast’s newest team member, Kitty. In this candid episode Kitty introduces herself, sharing her upbringing in Florida, early jobs at Kmart and Cracker Barrel, and a nomadic life that led her back and forth between Florida and Tennessee before settling in Ohio. The hosts also explain how Kitty became part of the Nightwat...

Join the Nightwatch crew — your Closer-in-Chief, Big Smoke, and guests — for a loose, laugh-packed deep dive into pop culture, podcast life, and comfort media. This episode blends off-the-cuff banter with surprising takes: they joke about codewords and nicknames (Big Smoke, Lady in the Tramp, and the running gag of “Cinderella”/“management”), swap tall stories, and unpack what keeps them coming ba...

Join the Nightwatch hosts — your closer‑in‑chief and Big Smoke — for a freewheeling, snowed‑in episode full of road‑clearing anecdotes, workplace laughs and late‑night banter. With much of the crew stuck at home, the two hosts hold down the fort and recount digging out parking lots, borrowing shovels, winter driving safety, shop closures and the way a blizzard can expose how much a community depen...

Join the Nightwatch crew — Closer-in-Chief, Jolly Green and Big Smoke — for an off-the-cuff, wide-ranging late-night conversation. This episode moves from personal confessions about app and game addiction (Candy Crush, TikTok, Angry Birds) and energy-drink-fueled shifts to frank stories about scheduling, overtime pressure, and the moral and practical trade-offs of jobs at places like Amazon and de...

In this episode of Nightwatch, the crew takes listeners on a rambling, laugh-filled trip down memory lane. The hosts — including the Closer in Chief, Tech, Jolly Green, Big Smoke and others — trade stories about childhood mischief, high school antics, family dynamics, and food obsessions. Topics covered include favorite restaurants and buffet habits, awkward first-date moments, games like flashlig...

Welcome to tonight's Nightwatch Podcast — a candid, often hilarious conversation with Jolly Green, Big Smoke, Tech and the Closer-in Chief. This episode dives into mental health from a real-life, blue-collar perspective: how different generations were taught to handle pain, when to seek help, and the messy middle ground between suffering in silence and oversharing for attention. Listeners will hea...

Join the Chief and Big Smoke for a freewheeling Nightwatch episode full of gaming nostalgia, drink-fueled stories, and no-holds-barred banter. Expect tales about misspent nights, work vs. play struggles, and the kind of camaraderie that comes when longtime gamers swap memories and tactics over a drink. We dive deep into a wide range of games: from Halo couch multiplayer and custom “tag” modes that...

Join hosts Big Smoke and the Closer‑In Chief for a blunt, funny and deeply personal episode of Nightwatch. They dig into dating disasters, divorce recovery, parenting choices and what being single in your 50s really looks like — all told through candid stories, heated debate and a few wild tangents. The conversation covers true‑to‑life anecdotes (Big Smoke’s daughter who “broke a boy’s heart,” stu...

Join Nightwatch hosts Closer-in-Chief and Big Smoke for a rambunctious, wide-ranging episode that moves from personal anecdotes to cutting-edge—and controversial—warfare technology. The hosts open with offbeat parenting and sickness stories before diving into detailed discussion of non-lethal deterrents (CS gas, tasers) and first-hand training memories. A major segment examines reports of a U.S. o...

Join the closer-in-chief with Big Smoke and Jolly Green for a late-night, laugh-packed episode of Nightwatch, where the trio winds down after the holidays by swapping food memories and work war stories. The hosts talk Christmas dinners—scalloped potatoes vs. au gratin, green bean casserole, ham—and share personal cooking evolutions from boxed mac’n’cheese to mixing multiple cheeses, sous-vide stea...

Join the Closer-in-Chief and the Night Watch Security Services crew — Tech, Jolly, and Big Smoke — for a freewheeling episode that starts with a very eventful Christmas and spirals into a wide-ranging conversation about media, politics, and culture. Big Smoke opens with a hilarious and human holiday recap: last-minute flights, kids who bought his ticket, getting high, the insatiable munchies, and...

In this raw, wide-ranging episode of Nightwatch, the crew (Closer-in-Chief with Big Smoke and Jolly Green) banter through late-night coffee-room chaos and dive into heated conversations about hobbies, money and morality. Expect a fun, unfiltered mix of tabletop talk — from Warhammer, Star Wars Legion and Armada to D&D, the new Avatar RPG and the lure of 3D printing — with anecdotes about scori...

Join the Nightwatch crew—Closer-in-Chief, Big Smoke, Jolly Green—broadcasting from Outpost 2 for a rollicking, wide-ranging conversation about aliens, humanity and the weird ways those two might collide. This episode mixes pop-culture riffs (Jurassic Park, Battle of Los Angeles, The Orville, The Host and more), personal anecdotes about fighting and survival training, and fan-favorite nerd dives in...

In this episode the hosts — Chief, Jolly Green, and Big Smoke — settle in for a boisterous, nostalgia-fueled debate about what truly counts as a Christmas movie. They lay out proposed rules (must be set during Christmas; include Christmas iconography; center themes like family, redemption, or love) and riff on childhood classics and unlikely contenders. The conversation jumps through a wide range...

Join the Nightwatch Security Services crew — Closer-in-Chief with Big Smoke and Jolly — for a rambunctious holiday episode covering decorations, family traditions, and the modern Christmas grind. The hosts argue about year‑round lights, Thanksgiving getting squeezed by capitalism, and favorite (and non‑traditional) Santa versions while sharing personal stories about gifts, travel, and neighborhood...