Marty Smith

Late For Changeover

Interviews with service members describing their reasons for joining and their initial experiences in the military, law enforcement, and firefighting professions.

Author

Marty Smith

Category

Government

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Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

America 250 Seen From Space, MRE Theft, Memphis Shooting & Brad Pitt's New Movie 08.07.2026

Even astronauts in space saw America 250 fireworks on the Fourth of July (07:35) National Guard soldiers shoot and kill man in Memphis (14:20) Ex-Army Soldier Convicted in $1.1M Ready-to-Eat Meal Theft (25:25) Trailer review of “Heart of the Beast” starring Brad Pitt (33:38) https://lateforchangeover.com/ #lateforchangeover #veteranvoices #militaryeverything #militarypodcast #spaceforce #airforce...

NASA's Space Rescue | USS Reagan Drug Ring | German town celebrates America | Navy diver Owen Hammerberg 01.07.2026

NASA to launch rescue mission July 1 to save Swift space telescope from burning up in Earth's atmosphere.  Sailor’s fatal fall exposed drug ring aboard aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. German city (Weiden) to celebrate America’s 250th. Unheralded history: Navy BM2 Owen Hammerberg, MoH 17 Feb 1945 https://lateforchangeover.com/ #lateforchangeover #veteranvoices #militaryeverything #militarypodca...

🚀 Operation Period | All female jump team | World War II 1944 | Gen. Gordon Granger 24.06.2026

Menstruation in space will be studied for 1st time with 'Operation Period’ (07:17) First Women's Parachute Team Jumps Into Normandy for D-Day's 82nd Anniversary (18:50) Timeline of War: World War II 1944 (26:44) Unheralded History: June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger (37:47) https://lateforchangeover.com/ #lateforchangeover #veteranvoices #militaryeverything #militarypodcast #spaceforce #airfo...

🚀 NASA's Artemis Controversy | GWOT Memorial Unveiled | Gummy Bear Bug Repellent | Harlem Hellfighters 17.06.2026

NASA chief defends all-male Artemis 3 astronaut crew amid backlash: 'I don't think anyone should be reading into this' (17:08)  First look at the Global War on Terrorism Memorial design in Washington (31:48) As tick threat grows, Navy lab investigates ‘gummy bear’ bug repellent (44:16) Unheralded History: The Harlem Hellfighters 1917 (56:39) https://lateforchangeover.com/ #lateforchangeover #veter...

🚀 SpaceX IPO?! Bruce Crandall's Final Flight & WWII's Biggest Year 10.06.2026

SpaceX is about to become the 7th-most valuable American company. Medal of Honor recipient and legendary Vietnam War helicopter pilot ‘Old Snake’ has died. Timeline of War:  World War II. 1943 Unheralded History: Operation Babylift April 1975 https://lateforchangeover.com/ #lateforchangeover #veteranvoices #militaryeverything #militarypodcast #spaceforce #airforce #army #navy #marines #coastguard...

Blue Origin's Fireball, Army's IBEX Exoskeleton, and WWII's Biggest Battles 03.06.2026

How Blue Origin's rocket explosion affects NASA's moon plans (03:18) Army develops exoskeleton for lower-limb injuries on the battlefield (17:55) Timeline of War:  World War II. 1941-1942 (26:42)  Unheralded History: Gen Douglas McArthur-the highs and lows (43:22) https://lateforchangeover.com/ #lateforchangeover #veteranvoices #militaryeverything #militarypodcast #spaceforce #airforce #army #navy...

Starship V3, Jungle Warriors & Buried Patriots | The Military Stories They Missed 🚀⚔️🇺🇸 27.05.2026

Grab the Estes Blue Origin model rocket ahead of Memorial Day with it's lowest price since January! (09:12) SpaceX just launched Starship V3 — its most powerful megarocket yet — into space for the 1st time in spectacular Flight 12 test (14:11) Dozens of Revolutionary War soldiers laid to rest after 250 years (23:42) Security Forces airman becomes first Air Force graduate of Army’s revived jungle s...

F-18 Crash! Medevac Drones, Rocket Rigs & the Bloody Battle of Ripcord 🇺🇸🔥 20.05.2026

Late For Changeover 20 May 2026 Idaho Air Show crash (06:59) US Air Force looks to convert offshore oil rigs into rocket recovery platforms (11:22) The Army is testing medevac drones that lift injured soldiers from battlefields (25:29) Actors Gary Sinise, Joe Mantegna Prep to Host Massive Memorial Day Concert (42:12) Unheralded History: The Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord 1970 (50:28) https://...

Space Force Radar Shake-Up, Military Medical No-Go’s, Chaplain vs Chaplain, the landing at Veracruz 13.05.2026

Space Force to Overhaul Key Early Warning, Surveillance Radars Around the World (09:24) Military will now prescreen recruits for 28 medical conditions (21:46) A field competition for Army chaplains tests spiritual mettle (32:00) The Landing at Veracruz on March 9, 1847 (40:56) https://lateforchangeover.com/ #lateforchangeover #veteranvoices #militaryeverything #militarypodcast #spaceforce #airforc...

Secret Military Bets, Arctic Warriors & the Drink That Powered a War 07.05.2026

Rest In Peace: Rip-Its (02:12).    Space Force selects first part-time guardians from pool of Air Force reservists (06:16).   Military insiders may be betting on operations more than previously known (15:44).   Air Force security squadron in Alaska creates Arctic combat development course (27:25) Unheralded History: CORONA: America's First Imaging Satellite Program (35:04) https://lateforchangeove...

Airspace Gets EXPENSIVE, Robots Collapse, Navy Goes Unmanned | The Red Ball Express of 1944 29.04.2026

The End of Free Skies: How New FAA Fees Reshape Launch Economics (09:26).   Navy’s 1st unmanned aircraft for use on carriers makes initial flight (26:12).  Robot fails (30:54).   Unheralded History: The Red Ball Express 1944 (45:36) https://lateforchangeover.com/

Why Are We Even Going to the Moon?! Bear Attack, War Heroes & Vietnam’s Final Escape🚀🐻🚁 22.04.2026

In the wake of Artemis 2, America needs to consider the ‘why’ of its government space program (08:42) Two soldiers wounded in a bear attack in Alaska (20:06) Army Names New Helicopter the MV-75 Cheyenne II, Honoring the Plains Tribes  (27:16) Ola Mize Medal of Honor 1953 (39:06)         Operation Frequent Wind 1975 (47:55)  https://lateforchangeover.com/ #lateforchangeover #veteranvoices #military...

Smart Guns vs Drones, Highway Blast Chaos & a Vietnam Hero’s Legacy 16.04.2026

Marines on way to Middle East seen using rifles with anti-drone smart scope (03:32) Military report says ‘one in a million’ live fire malfunction rained shrapnel on California highway (11:47) Air Force names 2 bases that could host nuclear ‘microreactors’ (21:03) Specialist and sergeant win Best Ranger competition for first time in nearly 40 years (34:11) Major Leo Keith Thorsness (not Thorinson),...

🚨 Space Toilet Steals NASA Mission headlines, $37M Air Force Fraud, Robot War Machines & Iwo Jima Hero 08.04.2026

🚀NASA’s Artemis II is gearing up for its historic trip around the Moon—but stealing the spotlight is an unlikely hero: a next-gen space toilet engineered for deep-space survival. (05:42)  Back on Earth, a former airman admits to a staggering $37 million fraud against the Air Force, exposing major cracks in oversight. (15:10) Meanwhile, the future of warfare rolls forward as AM General unveils an...

🚀 Artemis Launch on April Fools?! GPS Chaos & War Dog Hero 🇺🇸🐕 01.04.2026

Strap in, Late Crew… this episode fires off like a rocket with a sense of humor and a safety waiver 🚀 We start off with a round of “Complete The Headline” (10:40) NASA is rolling the dice on timing, launching NASA’s Artemis II mission on April 1st… and somehow it’s not a prank. While the world double-checks calendars, astronauts are gearing up for humanity’s bold return toward the Moon, proving s...

VA compensation controversy, Mortar Jesus and Eloise Page of the CIA! 25.03.2026

The Late Crew is joined by Ken Ramos from WTF Nation! We start the show with a discussion on VA compensation and how civilians are now looking side-eyed at compensation levels (02:07). We then shift to how a picture of Jesus Christ firing a mortar has raised such controversy (33:28). Our Man in the Closet closes the show by telling us about Eloise Page, the first female CIA station chief (52:31)....

Irish-Americans in Space! 18.03.2026

On this Saint Patrick’s Day, we here at the Late For Changeover Show would like to recognize some of the many Irish American contributions to our Space Program and to our Armed Forces.

🚨 Fake Veterans, Secret Submarine Missions & Self-Healing Spacecraft 11.03.2026

We start in the future, where scientists are developing self-healing spacecraft materials that could automatically repair micrometeorite damage in orbit, potentially making long-duration missions safer and more resilient.  Back on Earth, the VA is preparing to scan up to a million veterans’ claims for fraud, even as a shocking case surfaces in Massachusetts where a man allegedly posed as a veteran...

From Space Force readiness and AI scandals to frogmen, naval battles, and CIA spy-craft 04.03.2026

The show opens with tensions rising in the Middle East as a U.S. Space Force squadron is temporarily barred from alcohol during heightened operations connected to U.S.–Israeli strikes on Iranian targets (13:07).  Back stateside, a West Point cadet is dismissed after allegedly threatening to release AI-generated nude images of a woman, highlighting a growing challenge the military is facing with de...

Artemis Delayed, Airman Indicted, K9 Tragedy… Then We Buy Tanks?! 25.02.2026

(13:02) First up, 🚀 the spotlight swings to NASA and the long-awaited Artemis II moon rocket. The mighty SLS was supposed to be stretching its legs for a March moonshot, but instead it is rolling away from the launch pad with a technical headache. What went wrong? How serious is it? And what does this mean for America’s return to deep space? We break down the delays, the hardware concerns, and wh...

Claim Sharks, Honeypots & Heroes: Spies, Scams and a Sound Barrier Legend 🚨✈️ 18.02.2026

Tonight on Late For Changeover, we move from courtroom crackdowns to covert tradecraft… and tip our cover to legends who lived louder than jet engines. (06:25) California just dropped the hammer on predatory “claim shark” companies circling veterans like vultures with clipboards, passing a law that severely limits who can charge for helping vets file VA disability claims. The message is clear: if...

Future Warfare Is Here: Silent Tanks, Smart Helmets & Tactical Jet Skis 🚀🪖🌊 11.02.2026

First off, the Late Crew plays the “Complete The Headline” game-test your knowledge of recent military news stories! (05:17) Then, out on California’s coast, Vandenberg Space Force Base is revving its engines for a launch-heavy future. More rockets, more missions, more global eyes on the Western Range. But while Guardians see liftoff, some locals see traffic, noise, and a skyline full of contrails...

Orbiting Data Empires, VA Overhauls, and a WWI Relic ER Visit 04.02.2026

This episode rockets from the edge of the atmosphere straight into the headlines you did not see coming. SpaceX is reportedly sketching out plans for a jaw dropping orbital data center network that could one day blanket Earth with up to a million satellites, turning low Earth orbit into the ultimate cloud server farm (06:06). Space may soon have more traffic than a holiday weekend highway. Back on...

A Banned Substance, a Poaching Scandal, the NFL and the military & the Wildest Air Force Experiments Ever 28.01.2026

This episode of  “Late For Changeover” is a full-throttle ride through today’s military headlines and some of the most unbelievable experiments in U.S. history. We kick things off with the Navy and Marine Corps banning kratom (05:14), an herbal supplement some service members have used for pain relief but that leaders now say carries serious risks and abuse concerns. What is it, why was it popular...

Moon Rockets, Cold War Experiments & a Pentagon “Gay Bomb” | Military News & History 21.01.2026

This episode of Late For Changeover launches from the Moon and dives straight into the strange, serious, and sometimes surreal corners of military history and modern defense policy. The crew breaks down NASA’s new Moon rocket rolling to the launch pad as astronauts prepare for a return to deep space as early as February (07:49). Back on Earth, we examine why the VA is still awarding disability ben...

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