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Dear Zoo Crew *Preview* Nov 21, 2023

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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

Davy Crockett: King of the Atomic Frontier (Feat Martin Pfeiffer) Nov 17, 2023

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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.

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Dispatches from Kurdistan (Feat. James Stout) Nov 10, 2023

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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.

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Hell of a News Roundup: Veterans Day Special Nov 08, 2023

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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

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A-10 article - https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2023/11/-10-and-f-35-competed-close-air-support-tests-years-ago-report-just-surfaced/391754/

Recruiter crisis - https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/11/01/army-suddenly-and-chaotically-told-hundreds-of-soldiers-they-have-be-recruiters-immediately.html

What a Hell of a News Roundup: Getting kicked out of the Group Chat Nov 04, 2023

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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...

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Yes, you still have to do PMCS (Feat. Davis Winkie) Nov 02, 2023

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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

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Hell of a Way News Roundup: TikTok True Crime Confessions Oct 25, 2023

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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 these up every week as a suppliment to the regular (and bonus) episodes. More content for the content Gods! This week Francis talks about Marines on TikTok confessing to crimes, and how we're about to lose some Navy SEALs to Steroid testing.

Readings from A Four Year Bummer

A History of Dueling *Unlocked* Oct 19, 2023

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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://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie. We appreciate your support in whatever way you can give it to us!

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Deadwood Episode 6: Plague *Preview* Oct 17, 2023

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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

The Reddit Army with u/Kinmuan Oct 12, 2023

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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

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