What a Hell of a Way to Dad

This week Francis is joined by Tom Novelly from Military.com. We discuss getting stoned in the military, secret airplanes we all know about, and whoopsies with nuclear capable devices Read Tom's stories here -  https://www.military.com/author/thoma... Follow Tom on the X bird app -  https://twitter.com/TomNovelly If you like this and need more, we have bonus episodes, interviews, and other content...

*This episode is being reuploaded* This week Francis wrestles with an article about VA benefits from The Hill, watches First Blood, and goes over the most important part of body armor: The Groin Flap If you like the show you can get more on our Patreon. Five dollars a month gets you access to seven years of bonus episodes - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie  How Runaway disability compensati...

This week Francis is mad online because of a tweet, we read from the Woman's Home Companion, and we open some Desert Storm trading cards (and you can get some too!) Sign up for the Patreon to get bonus episodes. If you join at the $10 level before December you will also get the Christmas Care Package sent out to you! - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie Get your own pack of Gulf War trading c...

On Patreon this week, Francis and Carey answer questions. Everything from gun range team building to polycule etiquette. Listen to the whole episode here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/dear-zoo-crew-93289245  

Nuclear Anthropogist Martin Pfeiffer joins Francis to talk about one of the more insane weapons the Americans developed during the Cold War: The Davy Crockett. Support Martin's research and get regular updates on his Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/nuclearanthro   https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/nuclearanthro   Follow Martin here https://twitter.com/NuclearAnthro   https://bsky.app/profile/nucle...

Writer and conflict journalist James Stout is back on the show to talk about his recent trip around the Kurdish regions of Iraq and Syria. Kurdish allies are still on the front lines against ISIS, but often find themselves hung out to dry by the American Government time and time again. Support James - https://www.patreon.com/Jamesstout/   Follow James on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jamesstout  ...

It's a time of Anniversaries. Three years since Francis left the Army, Seven years of Podcasting, and sixteen years of free entrees for veterans at your Neighborhood Applebees Links: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie   Curated Pins - https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop-2 A-10 article - https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2023/11/-10-and-f-35-competed-close-air-support-tests-year...

This week Francis discusses Army base renaming, and we read about a Navy guy getting in trouble for doing Navy guy stuff. We also cover a story about about rural Missouri and the immigrants who found home here. Noel, Missouri Article -  https://missouriindependent.com/2023/... Navy Chat group -  https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-n... Shop the sale -  https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/sale-1 Patreo...

Davis Winkie of Army Times joins Francis to talk about how the Peacetime Army is taking a big step back and trying to figure out if you really need to do all these oil changes on trucks that never move. Find Davis on Twitter - https://twitter.com/davis_winkie BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/winkie.bsky.social   Army Times - https://www.armytimes.com/author/davis.winkie   Support the podcast! Se...

This week we're doing something a little different. This is the audio from the weekly videos Francis has been putting up on Youtube. The series discusses military news, updates and changes in the shop, and features readins from various anti war publications put out during Vietnam. While these episodes are more for a visual medium, I do describe the graphics I am using in detail. The hope is to put...

This week we're unlocking an episode from the Patreon Archives about dueling, and the many ways people have sought to kill each other like gentlemen. Sometimes you're in a balloon. Sometimes you're fighting a dog. Either way, someone is dying in the dumbest way possible. If you like this episode and want more, we have seven years of archives waiting for you for just five dollars a month at https:/...

Plague has come to deadwood, and the Zoo Crew is chatting about getting injected with the worst vaccine (Smallpox). We also lament with Joe his flight from Armenia and the vacuum cleaner he left behind Get the whole episode, and more, on our Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/91147915  

This week Francis interviews one of the Army Subreddit moderators u/Kinmuan (Paul). The two discuss the growth of the Army subreddit, the changes the group has been able to enact in Army policy, and the delicate balance when you know the Sgt. Maj. of the Army is reading your posts Like Hell of a Way? Check out our Patreon and get hundreds of hours of bonus content dating all the way back to 2017:...

Carey and Tom watch Boondock Saints, a movie that is only good if you're an impressionable teenager in 1999. Get the full episode on our Patreon

Bryan Quinby from the Guys podcast tells us what it's like raising a teenager without rules, how to be friends with your kid, and hating lawns. If you like Hell of a Way, there's many years of bonus content ranging from dad chats to TV reviews, and featuring a wide ranging cast of guests. Get it all here for five bucks a month -  https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie   Check out Bryan's show abo...

Francis is joined by Joe Kassabian of the Lions Led by Donkeys podcast discusses the current state of the Armenian/Azeri war. He gives a brief history of the conflict surrounding the Nagorno-Karabakh area, which has been threatened by Azerbaijan for decades. We discuss where the region is now, what may be coming in the near future, and interventions which should, but are not, being taken to preven...

The US Government has put up a website for declassified videos featuring unidentified phenomena. Francis and Nick grab their favorite probing device and dive in to the world of UAPs SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here: https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop We have a YouTube...

Max Collins from the band Eve6 joins Francis to discuss fatherhood while touring, being in bed by 10:30, and the abject panic of losing your keys Get the whole episode here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/89428422  

Podcast legal council Carey (@Shocks) joins Francis to discuss the rise and fall of America's Mayor as he gets hemmed up by RICO charges Like Hell of a Way? Check out our Patreon and get hundreds of hours of bonus content dating all the way back to 2017: www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as...

The last episode recorded before Nate becomes a father. Francis crams in as much last minute advice as possible, Nate talks about all the work he's done to prepare, and then we talk about Tactical Baby Wearing   Get the whole episode here on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/tactical-frozen-89102710

This week Francis talks with Army Times reporter Davis Winkie about the latest developments on the Mexico border. This time: National Guard soldiers decided to start using Whatsapp to spy on migrants. Which really isn't all that legal as it turns out Read Davis' article here: https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2023/08/29/texas-guardsmen-spied-on-migrants-via-whatsapp-mishandled-secret-docs/...

For this week's episode, Nate speaks with sociologist Sofya Aptekar ( @sofyaaptekar ), a professor at the CUNY School of Labor and Urban Studies, about her book 'Green Card Solider: Between Model Immigrant and Security Threat.' Many people don't realize that you can enlist in the US military without citizenship—and that, at least for a time, the US military helped facilitate naturalization as a US...

It's an ultra DadChat this week where we discuss how to keep your basement from getting too damp, Nate deploying New Yorker Voice on the unsuspecting British, the concept of a shotgun shack, a long digression into the fact that other countries have different voltages and power plugs, and much more. But, starting at 49:22, we answer one of the more interesting Ask A Dad questions we've gotten: what...

This week, Nate and Francis discuss the complaints of the city of Sioux City, Iowa regarding the fact that the Navy named a ship after them and then decommissioned it after only five years because the ship can't propel itself (total cost: billion of dollars). We also recount the story of Nate getting press-ganged into free labor while doing a Special Forces exercise, which resulted in forced diggi...

For this week's free episode, Francis tells Nate all of the things that he thinks all soon-to-be-parents should be aware of. This is obviously aimed at dads, but there's wisdom all around re: your relationships, your personal autonomy, and much more. We very much hope you enjoy it. Like Hell of a Way? Check out our Patreon and get hundreds of hours of bonus content dating all the way back to 2017:...