Fortress On A Hill (FOH) Podcast

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The United States has become synonymous with empire and endless war, American troops sit in 70% of the world's countries, and yet, most Americans don't know that. The military is joined disproportionately by a 'warrior caste’ whom carry this enormous burden, making a less diverse force and ensuring most of society doesn't see their sacrifice. And American tax dollars, funding hundreds of billions in unnecessary spending on global hegemony, are robbed from the domestic needs of ordinary Americans. We aim to change that. Join Henri, Keagan, Jovanni, Shiloh, and Monisha, six leftist US military v...

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Fortress On A Hill (FOH) Podcast

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Born On The 4th Of July w/ Tom Secker – Ep 50 01.09.2019 1:00:17

Tom Secker returns for a discussion on the 1989 Tom Cruise film, “Born On The 4th Of July.” Enjoy the show?! Please leave us a review right here. Contact us […]

Combat Obscura w/Tom Secker – Ep 49 09.08.2019 48:36

Recently, a new documentary called Combat Obscura on Marines serving in Afghanistan made the headlines for its brutality and honesty on serving in combat. We invited ClandesTime host and friend […]

11/9 And The Terrorist Who Loved Bonsai Trees w/Phil Kraske – Ep 48 25.07.2019 44:32

Phil Kraske stops by the podcast to discuss his new book “11/9 And The Terrorist Who Loved Bonsai Trees”. To see Phil’s bio and more about his other works, visit […]

American apathy of war crimes – Ep 47 30.06.2019 42:42

As the trial of Eddie Gallagher moves forward, we decided to talk war crimes a bit. We also discuss the arrest and prosecution of whistleblower Daniel Hale and Danny brings […]

Wounds of War w/ Suzanne Gordon – Ep 46 07.06.2019 1:07:10

Suzanne Gordon, journalist and author of “Wounds of War – How the VA delivers health, healing, and hope for the nation’s veterans”, joins us for a discussion on her book […]

Breaking Cadence interview w/ Rosa del Duca – Ep 45 31.05.2019 41:43

Rosa del Duca sits down with us today to discuss her new book, “Breaking Cadence – one woman’s war against the war”, a tale of a National Guard soldier turned […]

All roads lead to Iran – Ep 44 19.05.2019 58:43

With the moves towards Iran coming one after another, we decided to hit back in kind. We break down the recent ‘evidence’ produced by living mustache John Bolton and his […]

Two post 9/11 torture programs w/ Dr. Jeffrey Kaye – Ep 43 12.05.2019 1:14:06

Dr. Jeffrey Kaye returns for a new discussion on the existence of two torture programs during Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. The new program (to us at least) is […]

Torture at Guantanamo Bay w/ Dr. Jeffrey Kaye – Ep 42 07.05.2019 1:28:27

Dr. Jeffrey Kaye sits down with us to discuss his work “Cover-Up at Guantanamo: The NCIS Investigation Into the Suicides of Mohammed Al Hanashi and Abdul Rahman Al Amri.” Dr. […]

Forrest Gump film review – w/Tom Secker – Ep 41 29.04.2019 37:56

Tom Secker drops by the podcast to discuss Forrest Gump, to include both the book and the film, how they differ in huge ways, and how the film pushed clearly […]

Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange – Ep 40 23.04.2019 59:06

Being a whistleblower is a difficult path, one that only a few choose to follow. Chelsea Manning is one of those people, but the pain of her choice continues to […]

David Swanson interview – Ep 39 13.04.2019 21:41

David discusses a bit about his organization, World Beyond War, along with discussing violence caused directly by veterans. Veterans live under a halo of protection in the United States, but […]

Venezuela deserves our compassion…not our regime change machine – Ep 38 19.03.2019 1:13:13

Danny and I take the Fortress meat cleaver to the situation in Venezuela. We discuss how humanitarian aid is not the offer Marco Rubio or anyone in US government says […]

Your poor, your tired, your huddled masses, yearning to be…deported – Ep 37 10.03.2019 59:36

We have our first t-shirt for sale!!! Click here to check it out. Promises matter. Alliances matter. When America acts, it seldom acts alone, but often the promises made to […]

“The Long Road Home” with Tom Secker – Ep 36 16.02.2019 1:24:52

We have our first t-shirt for sale!!! Click here to check it out. Today, I sit down with Tom Secker of spyculture.com to discuss the National Geographic series The Long […]

The hard path of resistance – conscientious objectors panel – Ep 35 07.02.2019 1:19:05

Conscientious objection is a time-honored part of military service. After reading about its history a bit, I decided we needed a closer look from the only people who can tell […]

Hawk on terror and dove on regime change – what could go wrong? – Ep 34 26.01.2019 1:01:06

Today is a politics day at Fortress On A Hill. The guys and I seldom spend THIS much time discussing the political background of anyone, much else future Democratic presidential […]

Don’t let hooligan Joe see you take that ice cream – Interview with Joe Kassabian – Ep 32 12.01.2019 1:17:06

Joe Kassabian, U.S. Army veteran of Afghanistan, author, and cohost of the Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast stops by to discuss his new book “The Hooligans of Kandahar”, a novel […]

On Her Majesty’s ClandesTime Service – Interview with Tom Secker – Ep 30 12.12.2018 1:07:06

Tom Secker visits the podcast for an in-depth discussion on examining films manipulated by the CIA or the DOD, filing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the US government, […]

From Afghanistan with sorrowful results – Ep 29 04.12.2018 48:04

It’s been WAY too long since we’ve done headlines, so we do our best to catch you up. I break down the current situation in Yemen and discuss some updates, […]

How to go for broke as an anti-war advocate – Scott Horton interview Part 2 – Ep 28 14.11.2018 53:58

Today, Danny and I present part 2 of our sitdown with Scott Horton, host of Anti-War Radio on KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles, which is also known by its […]

How to go for broke as an anti-war advocate – Scott Horton interview Part 1 – Ep 27 10.11.2018 1:11:38

Today, Danny and I present part 1 of our sitdown with Scott Horton, host of Anti-War Radio on KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles, which is also known by its […]

Nothing to see here…just take your war criticism and get out! – Ep 26 03.11.2018 46:56

Going through the official government narratives of conflict, there’s a lot of learn, even knowing that you’re dealing with a certain percentage of deliberate obfuscation and outright falsehoods. It’s important […]

If I had a nickel for every insider attack – the writing on the wall in Afghanistan – Ep 25 26.10.2018 59:44

It’s been a few weeks since we’ve done a headlines episode, so we pack this one to the gills for you. We catch up on damage caused by Hurricane Michael […]

Seeking truth among the ruins of disaster – Ben Fountain interview – Ep 24 20.10.2018 52:46

Ben Fountain stopped by the podcast to talk with us on his visits to Haiti, his inspiration for his award winning book “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk”, and his time […]