

The Proceedings Podcast
U.S. Naval Institute
The Naval Institute is a private, not-for-profit educational institution whose mission is to provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.
Every week on the Proceedings Podcast, the Naval Institute's Director of Outreach, Ward Carroll, and the Editor-in-Chief of Proceedings, Bill Hamblet, talk about what's happening in the Sea Services, latest news from USNI News, stories in Proceedings and Naval History magazines, and interview Naval Institute authors. Deputy Editor Bill Bray joins the cast from time to time as well.
Every week on the Proceedings Podcast, the Naval Institute's Director of Outreach, Ward Carroll, and the Editor-in-Chief of Proceedings, Bill Hamblet, talk about what's happening in the Sea Services, latest news from USNI News, stories in Proceedings and Naval History magazines, and interview Naval Institute authors. Deputy Editor Bill Bray joins the cast from time to time as well.
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Dec 2, 2022 • 42min
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 304: Maintaining Relations In The Indo-Pacific
The Honorable Randall Shriver, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs and Chairman of the Board of the Project 2049 Institute talks about China, Taiwan, growing friction in the Indo-Pacific, and what the United States and its allies can do to maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Dec 2, 2022 • 23min
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 303: Effective Leadership Through Influence
Captain Michael A. Hanson, U.S. Marine Corps, joins host Bill Hamblet to discuss his article, "Lead from the Front? Not Always," from the November issue of Proceedings.

Nov 22, 2022 • 33min
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 302: How to Rebalance the Navy’s Strategic Culture
Retired Navy Captain Scott Mobley posits that the Navy functions best when the operational, technocratic, and strategic cultures in the service have equal influence.

Nov 22, 2022 • 29min
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 301: The Real-Life Story Behind Devotion
Host Eric Mills discusses the making of the movie Devotion with Thomas Hudner III, son of the real-life hero depicted in the film.

Nov 14, 2022 • 37min
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 300: Improve Marine Corps Recruiting To Prevent Assault
U.S. Navy Lieutenant Julie Roland joins host Bill Hamblet to discuss her prize-winning essay for the Marine Corps Essay Contest.

Nov 10, 2022 • 34min
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 299: Operation Torch, 80th Anniversary
Eighty years ago, in November 1942, the Allies struck back at the Axis powers with the launch of Operation Torch, the large-scale invasion of North Africa during World War II. Join us on the next edition of the Naval History podcast as Vincent P. O’Hara discusses the events of this historic operation, from the Morocco landings to the frenzied race for Tunisia.

Nov 8, 2022 • 41min
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 298: November Review
Hosts Bill Hamblet, Bill Bray, and Brian O'Rourke discuss highlights from the November issue.

Nov 7, 2022 • 30min
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 297: Marines Need Regenerative Logistics
Host Bill Hamblet talks with Marine Corps Major Dustin Nicholson about his prize-winning essay.

Nov 2, 2022 • 35min
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 296: CNO Naval History Essay Contest Winners
Join us on the latest Naval History podcast as we chat with this year’s winners in the Professional Historian category of the CNO Naval History Essay Contest, Lieutenant Colonel Pete Owen, USMC (Retired), and historian Andrew Blackley.

Oct 20, 2022 • 39min
Proceedings Podcast Ep. 295: Cuban Crisis, Northern Vantage
We commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis with Michael Whitby, Senior Naval Historian with the Canadian Ministry of Defence, and the previously highly classified story of the “Cuban Crisis, Northern Vantage.”
To read the article from today's episode, visit: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2022/october/cuban-crisis-northern-vantage
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