Napalm in the Morning - the Vietnam War thru Film

Drs Jones & Jagel discuss ant hills, tent urination, and POWs in Laos as they dive deep into Rescue Dawn. T-Roy promotes dogs giving first aid as we dissect Warner Herzog's second film about Dieter Dengler. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the Christian Bale freakouts.

Drs Jones & Jagel discuss body sweat, bad accents, and POWs as they dive deep into Rambo: First Blood Pt. 2. T-Roy tracks the body count as we dissect the second film in recent Mar-a-Lago member Sylvester Stallone's long-running comedy series. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the Ringo.

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss jacket patches, Roger McGuinn, and one of the most famous battles of the war as they dive deep into Hamburger Hill. T-Roy volunteers to be killed by friendly fire. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the exploding heads.

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss motorcycles, Altamont, and the Hell's Angels invading Cambodia (?) as they dive deep into The Losers. T-Roy keeps tabs on the weapons as we discuss this truly terrible movie. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the Stones.

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss head-wounds, odd love stories, and French colonialism in Vietnam as they dive deep into Indochine. Special guest Dr. Michael Vann attempts to keep us on track and provides some REAL HISTORY to blunt our bad jokes. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the bloody noses.

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss head-wounds, odd love stories, and French colonialism in Vietnam as they dive deep into Indochine. Special guest Dr. Michael Vann attempts to keep us on track and provides some REAL HISTORY to blunt our bad jokes. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the bloody noses.

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss breastfeeding, gore, and African Americans in Vietnam as they dive deep into Dead Presidents. T-Roy complains about weapons while we complain about the ending. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the cat in heat.

Deeply buried in the pre-covid archives was this special edition in person review of the John Wayne classic, The Green Berets. Come for the Wilhelm Scream, stay for the 15 different variations of "The Ballad of the Green Berets." Don't forget your whisky.

In this very special holiday edition of Napalm in the Morning. Drs Jones and Jagel, joined by T-Roy, watch a very special Hallmark film "USS Christmas." Enjoy the hot mess, inside of a dumpster fire, inside of a train-wreck that this podcast becomes.

Part 2 of 2. Drs. Jones and Jagel and special guest Heath Hardage Lee discuss cigarettes, presidential sex-lives, and First Lady Pat as they dive deep into Oliver Stone's Nixon. Join us as we attempt to make our podcast as long as the film! Come for the historical analysis, stay for the Vietnamese currency rating!

Part 1 of 2. Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss boxed-wine, the political philosophy of James Woods, and late-era Vietnam War as they dive deep into Oliver Stone's Nixon. Join us as we attempt to make our podcast as long as the film! Come for the historical analysis, stay for the teary-eyed outro.

Discovered deep in the Napalm in the Morning archives, the intended premier episode has been recovered. Recorded in pre-Covid times, Drs. Jones and Jagel sit at a table, face to face, and discuss the 2002 version of the movie The Quiet America, starring Brenden Frasier and Michael Cain.

This week on Napalm in the Morning, we are presenting a crossover from our sister podcast Crossroads in anticipation of our review of Nixon. In this special episode, Drs Jones and Jagel interview Heath Hardage Lee. Lee is a museum curator, oral historian, and author of the book "League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the US Government to Bring Their Husbands Home from Vietnam",...

Drs Jones and Jagel interview the great Dave Luhrssen, author of The Vietnam War on Film, War on the Silver Screen, Secret Societies and Clubs in American History, and many others! Come for the historical analysis, stay for the historians! http://davidluhrssen.com/

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss family-men, boots on ground, and the first major battle for the United States in Vietnam as they dive deep into We Were Soldiers. T-Roy and his friend Bottle of Gin bring a loving touch to Mel Gibson's war epic. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the Neil Young.

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss waterskiing, Trumpisms, and the introduction of ground troops as they dive deep into Good Morning Vietnam. T-Roy does his best Mr. Hankey impression while we press the record button and just let Robin Williams GO! Come for the historical analysis, stay for the 80s tropes.

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss hairstyles, hippies, and the plight of the wounded veteran as they dive deep into Coming Home. T-Roy grits his teeth and slugs vodka as we examine the soundtrack of the film in great detail and occasionally discuss the blossoming on-screen love affair between Jane Fonda and Jon Voight. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the muscle cars.

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss bugs, drugs, and soldiers in Vietnam as they dive deep into Platoon. Draftee T-Roy also brings a deep knowledge about things that go "bang" to the first of three movies about the war made by noted conspiracy theorist Oliver Stone. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the out of date Tiger Blood jokes. Editing brought to you by Burning Tongues Media

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss knives, minor injuries to people jumping off cliffs, and Vietnam Veterans as they dive deep into First Blood, Sylvester Stallone's initial entry into his long-running comedy series better known as Rambo. Come for the historical analysis, stay for for the exploding gas stations. Editing brought to you by Burning Tongues Media.

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss jogging, prostitutes, and the Tet Offensive as they dive deep into Full Metal Jacket. T-Roy brings the whiskey-fueled wit and the wisdom of the West to Stanley Kubrick's dark immersion into the Vietnam War. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the curse words. Editing brought to you by Burning Tongues Media.