Bold American Pod

Round 1: Soldiers are quite literally diggin' them boobies at Fort Bragg after excavating a time capsule from 1979 Round 2: HO, HO, HO! Guess whos coming down the chimney! It's oh..… A hefty, drunk Royal Navy pilot who got stuck there during a mess night drinking game Round 3: Finally, the most patriotic state debate has been settled. We will dive in.  Round 4: The troops are hornier than ever. As...

Round 1: Former Secretary of Defense & revered Marine General Jim Mattis was honored with a formal painting this week & one small detail has people riled up.   Round 2: One of the last Tuskegee Airmen has died at the age of 99. We take a trip through history at what the Red Tails did in the face of racial adversity during WW2. Round 3: The VA is undergoing big reform. We talked to Dan Cald...

Round 1: A Marine General drinks his own kool-aid and now looks like a big ole asshole in front of god and everybody. If you don't listen to this one, we'll castrate you. Round 2: An Army Sergeant First Class blows me away with his dedication to command climate. This is a lesson all active duty folks need to take to heart and it doesn't involve weapons safety. Round 3: Interview with Astronaut Sco...

Round 1: Chaps recaps some stories he's been holding onto from his trip to Hawaii Round 2: The Minnesota National Guard will not expel a soldier who had ties to a white nationalist group because the activity was discovered before he enlisted. Round 3: There is a new Superman Comic where Superman has a whole new backstory as.... a Navy SEAL! Round 4: A 94-year-old who missed his graduation to go fi...

Round 1: Reince Priebus got sworn into the Navy. Boot! Round 2: Jon Stewart scolds Congress for their inaction in helping the 9/11 first responders. Round 3: The whole squad interviewed Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) on Capitol Hill.  Round 4: A 2nd. Lt. gets rebuked for being a racist piece of shit...    You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can...

ROUND 1: An army 1st Sgt. retires by submitting the most glorious letter these eyes have ever seen. Spoiler: it includes the phrase “getting my shit pushed in” ROUND 2: Aint no party like a working party… unless maybe you're stuck painting the border wall this summer in the Texas Heat. ROUND 3: Army nurse 1st Lt Katie Blanchard warned her supervisors over & over that she felt threatened by a c...

We reflect on what happened 75 years ago on the beaches of Normandy. June 6th, 1944… Our troops were in the midst of the largest seabourne invasion in world history as Western Allied forces initiated the effort to liberate western Europe from Nazi Germany. We hear from FDR, Dwight Eisenhower, and those who were on the beach that day. A moment that changed the course of history forever! You can fin...

Round 1: The St. Louis Blues Color Guard made an unreal mistake. It's so bad that it's our favorite story of the hockey season. Round 2: Should President Trump declare war on England for cancelling his stay at Buckingham Palace? Round 3: We are so sick of the VA and their weed-related shit. Round 4: After the drama of the last few episodes, we have decided to keep the interview light. We brought i...

ROUND 1: Drama on the high seas involving the highest person in the chain of command. The military world is in a tizzy over rumors, emails, and articles about President Trump possibly covering up the name of the USS McCain on the recent Presidential trip to Japan. ROUND 2: CNN pens an article that shoots straight to the heart and soul of the daily lives of service members of every ilk. We won't to...

Round 1: Weekend Wrap up from our time in DC and Charlotte. Round 2: Navy Pilots are speaking out about an obstacle they faced in the sky… Hypersonic UFOs… The flyboys and girls are spillin the ole beans on aliens so we are gonna rolllll that beautiful bean footage Round 3: Marine Veteran & Congressman Duncan Hunter is making waves for his stance on the Eddie Gallagher case, and for his brash...

For our Memorial Day episode, we want to remember our fallen heroes, while also making you laugh, just like they would have wanted. Chaps interviews Torey Sonka, a gold-star wife of a Marine that Chaps trained during his time in the Corps. She details how she coped with losing her husband, how her work with cancer patients has helped her heal her own wounds, and the legislation that prevents her f...

ROUND 1: Word on the street is that Trump is saying “Pardon” more than a group of Canadians trying to get through a crowded room, and he's got plans to exonerate some military personnel over Memorial Day Weekend. ROUND 2: The U.S. military spent over $42 billion in research and development in 2018, and though a lot of that goes to weapons programs, a good amount leads to products we use in the civ...

Round 1: Time to wag the dog? US Orders Non-Emergency Govt employees to leave Iraq as tensions with Iran get heated up Round 2: A Navy SEAL got off active service & wanted to join the FDNY but it turns out he was too old. Now he's getting offers from departments all around the country Round 3: ZBT History: We dive into the story of the real life Forrest Gump.  Sammy L Davis and bravery went to...

Round 1: A study has come out with a list of the most dangerous military towns. Spoiler alert: Quantico doesn't make the cut, as nothing exciting has ever or will ever happen there since officers are giant nerds. Round 2: A high tech stealth fighter was no match for a bird after a hawk cost the Air Force a cool $2 Million dollars Round 3: Gear adrift was a gift for a ring of thieves in an elite co...

Round 1. Command Master Chief is seemingly forced to resign for telling the sailors to “clap like they are at a strip club” Round 2. Canadian Navy Admiral says that kids wont join the Navy if the ships don't have wifi. Good. How else would they download ZBT while underway? Round 3: Kim Kardashian Rib Removal Rumors Resurface After Met Gala, Remain Unsubstantiated Round 4: Interview with dolphin tr...

Round 1: The Navy is deploying a carrier and bombers to the Middle East to deter Iran with 'unrelenting force' which is not to be confused with Uncle Chaps' unrelenting diarrhea Round 2: A woman has been arrested after trespassing at CIA Headquarters 3 days in a row & asking for Agent Penis. Who is this veiny operative? Round 3: The Air Force is using fucking lasers to knock down missiles shot...

Believe it or not, Cons is STILL on vacation (lol officers). Congressman Kinzinger takes his spot as we chat about the topics of the day. Round 1: Lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday that would allow service members and their families to sue the government, in certain cases, when a member of the military is a victim of military medical malpractice. Round 2: The Commandant said that people...

Max Uriarte is in for Cons on today's pod. Unfortunately, this is only a temporary arrangement. Round 1: We catch up with Max and talk about his new book, his love for LCpls, and his social media policy. Round 2: Breaking down the terrible battle tactics used in S8E3 of Game of Thrones, and how so many GoT quotes would be awesome to use to chew out Marines. Round 3: Ships in the Arctic Circle are...

Round 1: Chaps is basically Varys from Game of Thrones. His little birds sing him a song from the Air Force's 735th Squadron at Hickam AFB. We've got one motivator who sick of everyone's shit so he takes an ALL CAPS dump on the entire unit's chest. Round 2: Our guy who is completely not our guy, the Commanding General of 2nd Marine Division once again put his foot in his mouth. This time it's abou...

ROUND 1: We got the SCOOP on the nasty gram that a 2 Star General sent out last week and it's exactly as we expected, minus the pajamas ROUND 2: The Coast Guard had themselves a solid 4/20 after reeling in a cool $62.5 million dollars worth of marijuana & cocaine ROUND 3: A Marine found a hidden camera in a women's bathroom aboard the USS Arlington & Kate has a plan for the scumbag who put...

We promise 0% of this episode is dedicated to the Mueller Report. Promise! Round 1: A Korean fatso ate his way out of military service by shoving fried chicken and booze down his gullet. Honestly, that sounds lovely. Round 2: We will not rest until The Code on CBS is off the air, and never returns. Round 3: Iraq looks to ban Fortnite and other video games that have a negative influence. There goes...

Round 1: The government might start monitoring veterans' social media to see how “happy and healthy” they are in effort to lower the amount of claims at the VA. Meanwhile, the wars continue. Round 2: A Colorado veteran was sentence to pay 1.3 million dollars in restitution to the VA for pretending to be blind since 1969 .  Round 3: A 94-year-old blind War World 2 veteran just tried downhill skiing...

ROUND 1: Last week we ripped on Army a bit for kicking off Sexual Assault Awareness month with big smiles & a giant sheet cake. Well the head of Navy's Sexual Assault Prevention Programs just showed up & said, ‘Hold my beer, I can top that.' ROUND 2: Who among us isn't getting a little thicc these days? Being Chonk is all well & good, but a new ruling says that won't get you a disabili...

ROUND 1: Breaking Bad - Navy Edition. Some navy drone techs were cooking up their own batches of LSD on a base in California. Far out, man.  ROUND 2: Tenny-runners, Go fasters, sneakers, kicks, whatever you want to call them… the running shoes recruits wear at boot camp will finally be made in America thanks to a decision by Congress. Take THAT China! ROUND 3: The Former Master Chief Petty Officer...

Round 1: In an unprecedented move, the commandant of the Marine Corps has leaked two internal DoD memorandums to The Los Angeles Times. And you're gonna wanna put on earmuffs Cons, ‘cause there's a hard F-bomb in this story. Round 2: The Army celebrated Sexual Assault Awareness month with ::drumroll please:: a fucking cake cutting ceremony. That's it. That's the joke and it's not the onion. Round...