Fortress On A Hill (FOH) Podcast

Phil Kraske, author of 11/9 And The Terrorist Who Loved Bonsai Trees, joins us to discuss his new book, A Legacy Of Chains, a collection of short stories where the […]

Scott Horton of Antiwar.com joins me to discuss Scott’s new book “Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terror.” We touch on many topics from the Carter administration forward, […]

My pal and fellow Iraq war veteran Little Boots joins me for an in depth dissection of the recent report on active duty and veteran suicides at the Watson Cost […]

Thanks to everyone who joined our discussion with Lee Camp and Nate Hankes. If you didn’t get to watch, the replay is right here. Enjoy! Lee is the head writer […]

Third time’s a charm!!  Today, we put Keagan under the Ep Zero microscope.  I don’t want to spoil any of it, so I’ll let the episode do the talking.  Let […]

Tom Secker joins our discussion on convicted (and pardoned) war criminal Clint Lorance, shown through the Starz documentary “Leavenworth.”  We discuss Lorance’s story, the conservative media complicity in his pardon, […]

Here is our second episode in an ongoing series where we break down early life and military experiences of ourselves and other anti war veterans, to catalog and understand the human history of dissent and moral injury, and maybe...let everyone learn a few new bits about their favorite podcast hosts.  Let us know what you think. Video version: https://youtu.be/_DojEJ-4tco Let me guess.  You're enjo...

Click here for the video version of this episode on YouTube. Talia Lugacy, director and co-writer of This Is Not A War Story, drops by the podcast to discuss the film's upcoming release.  A collaborate work between Talia, her cast and crew, and a group of anti-war veterans, the film takes to task many of the conventional and stereotypical tropes that are associated with veteran portrayals in films...

In anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the Pentagon Papers, we sat down with Hedrick Smith, award winning journalist and producer, who was one of the principle journalists covering the initial release of the Pentagon Papers. Hedrick's YouTube channel - The People Vs. The Politicians Recent video from Hedrick regarding his good friend and famed journalist Neil Sheehan and their experiences in c...

This is the first episode in an ongoing series where we break down early life and military experiences of ourselves and other anti war veterans, to catalog and understand the human history of dissent and moral injury..  As usual, Danny is the first subject for dissection.  Enjoy! Buy Danny's book - Patriotic Dissent Let me guess.  You're enjoying the show so much, you'd like to leave us a review?!...

We revisit “The Siege”, an action movie involving terrorist cells in New York City from 1998, starring Denzel Washington, Annette Benning, and Bruce Willis and we couldn’t in good conscience do that without our friend Tom Secker.

We are coming to you live today for a special episode to mark the 50th anniversary of the Winter Soldier hearings.  We have a great line-up of guests to discuss this with us, to include Greg Daddis, Andrew Basevich, Vince Emanuele, and Jovanni Reyes, alongside our usual Fortress crew of myself, Danny, and Keagan.    The Winter Soldier investigation was a three day summit in Detroit, MI, in Februar...

Tom Secker joins us to discuss the third and final film in Oliver Stone's Vietnam trilogy, Heaven And Earth. "Le Ly (Hiep Thi Le) lives in a small Vietnamese village whose serenity is shattered when war breaks out. Caught between the Viet Cong and the South Vietnamese army, the village is all but destroyed. After being both brutalized and raped, Le Ly resolves to flee. She leaves for the city, sur...

Vincente Emanuele of PARC Media stops by the podcast to discuss his extensive organizing work, the 80’s movies that drove him to enlist, his background in the Midwest and his family’s roots, his reactions to the January 6th Capitol siege, and the idea of understanding the wide variance of beliefs and attitudes of veterans who participated in it. Irregular Army - How the US Military Recruited Neo-N...

As the United States embraces a new year and a new president (and his Obama era dream team), we felt inclined to discuss our predictions for American foreign policy for 2021, including Africa, the Greater Middle East to include Iraq, Afghanistan,

On January 4th, we hosted a live stream to discuss the verdict of Julian Assange's extradition hearing (he's not being extradited for the time being) and the ramifications of the decision, both to Julian and to freedom of speech as a whole.  Steve Poikonen, host of Slow News Day and co-host of the Free Assange online vigil series, along with a few of Steve’s pals, joins us to discuss the verdict a...

Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz returns to the podcast, discussing the premise of her new book, "NOT "A NATION OF IMMIGRANTS" Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion", coming soon from Beacon Press. Let me guess.  You're enjoying the show so much, you'd like to leave us a review?!  Click here for Stitcher.  Click here for Apple Podcasts.  Click here fo...

Karen Kwiatkowski, USAF Lieutenant Colonel (retired), writer at LewRockwell.com, and senior fellow at the Eisenhower Media Center, stops by the podcast for an in-depth discussion of her career, to include serving at the height of the Cold War, the huge collection of personalities and political bends of her time at the Pentagon, to include the neocons early in the Bush II presidency, her expertise...

Dr. Ben Freeman, the Director of the Foreign Influence Transparency Initiative at the Center for International Policy (CIP), stops by the podcast to discuss his own intellectual and professional journey, his work on foreign funding and influence inside the United States, the oft-misunderstood role and defense-industry links American think tanks, why we should ever keep an eye on Saudi machinations...

Bill Astore, a retired Lieutenant Colonel (USAF), professor of history, one of TomDispatch’s regular contributors, and a senior fellow at the Eisenhower Media Network, stops by the podcast to discuss his career in the Air Force as an engineering officer, his family history of military service, the inherent problems in the American ideals of exceptionalism and hero worship, and the powerful, but of...

Ali Soufan, former FBI agent who investigated al Qaeda in the late 1990’s up to and including the 9/11 attacks, chairman and CEO of The Soufan Group, and author of several great works, including the recent second edition of “The Black Banners”, now completely unredacted, stops by the podcast to discuss his work as a federal agent, his portrayal in The Looming Tower (both the award winning book by...

Chris Lombardi, editor at Democratic Left Online, stops by the podcast to discuss her new book “I Ain’t Marching Anymore: Dissenters, Deserters, and Objectors to America’s Wars”.  It’s an amazing history of military dissenters, conscientious objectors, and their hard, but determined path of dissent. She will be hosting a live stream on Nov 10, 2020, at 4pm PST.  Click here to register for the even...

It all comes down to this.  After around 18 months of speculation and primaries, the election is Tuesday.  The country is at a crossroads of immense proportions.  And to add to the leftist/progressive discussion and atmosphere of the 2020 presidential election, here is an analysis of the critical points of Joe Biden’s record concerning foreign policy anda brief examination of his domestic record r...

Coleen Rowley, retired FBI agent and whistleblower on the FBI's inaction prior to and following September 11, 2001, joins us for a discussion on her career history to include her time conducting racketeering investigations in NYC, her role as a whistleblower in the FBI during the Bush administration, her thoughts on nonviolent alternatives to state violence, and a whole lot more.  Enjoy!! Let...

We take a pause from the insanity of the election and a commander in chief with COVID-19 (remind me to thank him for endangering the staff at Walter Reed, as well as the permanent staff at the WH!) to discuss the recent explosion in Lebanon and America's long intervention history there.  We break down some of the myths from Danny's series and give everyone a good picture of where Lebanon is today...