Nightwatch

Join the Nightwatch crew — Closer-in-Chief, Jolly Green and Big Smoke — for an off-the-cuff, wide-ranging late-night conversation. This episode moves from personal confessions about app and game addiction (Candy Crush, TikTok, Angry Birds) and energy-drink-fueled shifts to frank stories about scheduling, overtime pressure, and the moral and practical trade-offs of jobs at places like Amazon and de...

In this episode of Nightwatch, the crew takes listeners on a rambling, laugh-filled trip down memory lane. The hosts — including the Closer in Chief, Tech, Jolly Green, Big Smoke and others — trade stories about childhood mischief, high school antics, family dynamics, and food obsessions. Topics covered include favorite restaurants and buffet habits, awkward first-date moments, games like flashlig...

Welcome to tonight's Nightwatch Podcast — a candid, often hilarious conversation with Jolly Green, Big Smoke, Tech and the Closer-in Chief. This episode dives into mental health from a real-life, blue-collar perspective: how different generations were taught to handle pain, when to seek help, and the messy middle ground between suffering in silence and oversharing for attention. Listeners will hea...

Join the Chief and Big Smoke for a freewheeling Nightwatch episode full of gaming nostalgia, drink-fueled stories, and no-holds-barred banter. Expect tales about misspent nights, work vs. play struggles, and the kind of camaraderie that comes when longtime gamers swap memories and tactics over a drink. We dive deep into a wide range of games: from Halo couch multiplayer and custom “tag” modes that...

Join hosts Big Smoke and the Closer‑In Chief for a blunt, funny and deeply personal episode of Nightwatch. They dig into dating disasters, divorce recovery, parenting choices and what being single in your 50s really looks like — all told through candid stories, heated debate and a few wild tangents. The conversation covers true‑to‑life anecdotes (Big Smoke’s daughter who “broke a boy’s heart,” stu...

Join Nightwatch hosts Closer-in-Chief and Big Smoke for a rambunctious, wide-ranging episode that moves from personal anecdotes to cutting-edge—and controversial—warfare technology. The hosts open with offbeat parenting and sickness stories before diving into detailed discussion of non-lethal deterrents (CS gas, tasers) and first-hand training memories. A major segment examines reports of a U.S. o...

Join the closer-in-chief with Big Smoke and Jolly Green for a late-night, laugh-packed episode of Nightwatch, where the trio winds down after the holidays by swapping food memories and work war stories. The hosts talk Christmas dinners—scalloped potatoes vs. au gratin, green bean casserole, ham—and share personal cooking evolutions from boxed mac’n’cheese to mixing multiple cheeses, sous-vide stea...

Join the Closer-in-Chief and the Night Watch Security Services crew — Tech, Jolly, and Big Smoke — for a freewheeling episode that starts with a very eventful Christmas and spirals into a wide-ranging conversation about media, politics, and culture. Big Smoke opens with a hilarious and human holiday recap: last-minute flights, kids who bought his ticket, getting high, the insatiable munchies, and...

In this raw, wide-ranging episode of Nightwatch, the crew (Closer-in-Chief with Big Smoke and Jolly Green) banter through late-night coffee-room chaos and dive into heated conversations about hobbies, money and morality. Expect a fun, unfiltered mix of tabletop talk — from Warhammer, Star Wars Legion and Armada to D&D, the new Avatar RPG and the lure of 3D printing — with anecdotes about scori...

Join the Nightwatch crew—Closer-in-Chief, Big Smoke, Jolly Green—broadcasting from Outpost 2 for a rollicking, wide-ranging conversation about aliens, humanity and the weird ways those two might collide. This episode mixes pop-culture riffs (Jurassic Park, Battle of Los Angeles, The Orville, The Host and more), personal anecdotes about fighting and survival training, and fan-favorite nerd dives in...

In this episode the hosts — Chief, Jolly Green, and Big Smoke — settle in for a boisterous, nostalgia-fueled debate about what truly counts as a Christmas movie. They lay out proposed rules (must be set during Christmas; include Christmas iconography; center themes like family, redemption, or love) and riff on childhood classics and unlikely contenders. The conversation jumps through a wide range...

Join the Nightwatch Security Services crew — Closer-in-Chief with Big Smoke and Jolly — for a rambunctious holiday episode covering decorations, family traditions, and the modern Christmas grind. The hosts argue about year‑round lights, Thanksgiving getting squeezed by capitalism, and favorite (and non‑traditional) Santa versions while sharing personal stories about gifts, travel, and neighborhood...

Hosts Chief, Big Smoke, Tech, Jolly Green take listeners on a wide-ranging, opinionated conversation about robots, AI and pop culture. The crew shares personal anecdotes (haunted cars, delivery jackets), discusses movie and game portrayals from Star Wars, Mass Effect, Terminator, WALL‑E, I, Robot and more, and debates robot sentience, ethics and political implications. Expect talk of assassin droi...

Join the Nightwatch Security Services crew — your host the Closer-in-Chief along with Jolly Green, Tech and Big Smoke — as they trade raw, often hilarious stories about pain, dating and the pitfalls of simping. The episode moves from personal health tales (kidney stones, tooth and shoulder pain, wisdom‑tooth trauma) into a long, candid conversation about relationships, hookups, breakups and settin...

Join the Night Watch crew—Closer-in-Chief, Big Smoke and Jolly Green—for a loose, laugh-filled episode about UFOs/UAPs, favorite alien movies (Fourth Kind, Arrival, Close Encounters, District 9 and more), the viral "Storm Area 51" movement, and late-night delivery-room stories and workplace screw-ups. The hosts trade movie takes, personal sightings, conspiracy chat about government redactions and...

Hosts Closer-in-Chief with Jolly and Big Smoke dive into a raw late-night episode covering graphic discussions of tragic deaths (content warning), the purchase and setup of a new camper, and a string of personal camping and hunting anecdotes. Expect candid banter, family stories, and military survival memories. Topics include: bear encounters and wilderness close-calls, floods and survival rescues...

The Nightwatch crew unites to reminisce about the 2000s, picking favorite films, sharing Y2K memories, and debating adaptations. Join the regular Nightwatch cast: the Closer-in-Chief, Big Smoke, Tech, and Jolly, who discuss movies like Fellowship of the Ring, Pitch Black, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Dark Knight, Avatar and more. Expect lively banter, personal stories, pop-culture analy...

The Night Watch crew — Closer-in-Chief, Big Smoke, Tech, and Jolly Green — take a nostalgic trip through the 1990s, debating who counts as a ’90s kid and picking one movie they'd watch for life (Jurassic Park, The Matrix, Terminator 2 and more). The episode mixes pop-culture deep dives (movies, music and video games), and industry notes on CGI, streaming and the evolution of gaming. Alongside the...

Join the Night Watch crew — Chief, Tech and Big Smoke — for a freewheeling episode of movies, memories and modern media. They dig into 1980s nostalgia (Blade Runner, Robocop, Empire Strikes Back, The Breakfast Club, Last Starfighter, Lethal Weapon), debate practical effects vs. CGI, and trade favorite film picks. The hosts also cover gaming throwbacks (Angry Birds, Flappy Bird), reactions to the n...

Join your closer-in-chief and the Nightwatch Security Services crew — Big Smoke, Jolly Green, and Chief — for a wide-ranging late-night chat about the real-world dangers of driving tired, highway hypnosis, winter and rain hazards, delivery safety policies, and quirky car tech like auto-braking systems that almost backfire. They also dig into horror favorites and unsettling films (Event Horizon, Ge...

Join the Night Watch crew: Jolly, Big Smoke and Chief, as they time-travel through pop culture and real life: discussing favorite time-travel films (Terminator, Project Almanac, Hot Tub Time Machine, The Adam Project, Flash/Flashpoint), video game nods (Singularity, Titanfall 2), and the messy consequences of trying to “fix” the past. Along the way they riff about personal stories — hot cocoa/coff...

Join the Night Watch crew — Chief, Big Smoke, and Jolly Green — for a wide-ranging, off-the-cuff conversation about kung fu culture, classic martial arts films, and real-world fighting. The episode covers Dragon Ball’s Journey into the West roots, David Carradine’s TV Kung Fu, Jackie Chan classics like Drunken Master, modern action favorites (Ip Man/Donnie Yen and the Mike Tyson cameo), Rush Hour,...

Hosts Big Smoke and the Closer-in-Chief riff on food and travel (Americanized hibachi, Italian vs. American pizza) and favorite comfort dishes like Puerto Rican pork chops, Creole chicken and classic spaghetti. They also talk lifestyle changes — turmeric, pistachios, cutting energy drinks — and candidly touch on mental health and coping strategies. The conversation pivots to movies and TV nostalgi...

On this episode of Night Watch, Big Smoke and Chief get real about housing troubles, credit fallout, and the scramble to find a stable place — from apartment hunting nightmares to an RV-lot plan while couch-surfing at the parents' house. The hosts trade stories about annoying co-workers, a pushy partner who drives promotions, and the tension between steady comfort and explosive ambition. They also...

Join the Nightwatch crew—Closer‑in‑Chief, Big Smoke, and Tech (with Jolly Green missing this round)—as they debate fictional dream jobs across sci‑fi and fantasy. Topics include asteroid mining and deep‑space trucking inspired by The Expanse, long discussions of space games (Star Citizen, Elite Dangerous, EVE Online, No Man’s Sky), the economics and controversies around game funding and rare ships...