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.
Episodes
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Sep 18, 2021 • 32min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 239 -Escaping the Innovation Bunker
In a discussion about her award-winning essay, Britta Hale gives examples of how the key to harnessing innovation is strategic, interpersonal collaboration, starting with the history of the tank.
More at https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/july/escaping-innovation-bunker

Sep 17, 2021 • 46min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 238 (FTD) - MCPOCG Speaks!
Current Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard gives an update on what’s hot in the USCG and offer highlights of his tour to date and insights on Proceedings articles written by enlisted USCG authors.

Sep 14, 2021 • 34min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 237 - Maritime Solutions to Continental Conundrums
Dr. Sally Paine talks about her article - part of the American Seapower Project - about her thesis that continental powers covet conquests; maritime powers compound wealth.
Read the article here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/august/maritime-solutions-continental-conundrums

Aug 31, 2021 • 23min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 236 - Hamilton and the Revenue Cutter Service
CDR Brian Boland, USCG, discusses how Alexander Hamilton sent forth a federally armed seagoing force to aid in the collection of revenue: The Revenue Cutter Service, the precursor to the Coast Guard.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2021/august/raise-revenue-and-unify-country

Aug 23, 2021 • 44min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 235 (FTD) - Collar Check Impedes Progress!
Collar Check Culture Impedes Progress! Paul takes time with Proceedings authors Corinne Zilnicki and Michael Amenti to discuss how culture, perceptions, attitudes, and other barriers constrain enlisted force utilization.
To learn more check out https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/august/collar-check-culture-holds-us-back. And subscribe today to our To the Deckplates newsletter at https://mailchi.mp/usni/deckplates

Aug 13, 2021 • 47min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 234 - How Banana Wars Shaped the Corps
Mark Folse talks about how, from the 1890s to the 1930s, a series of tropic-zone small wars molded the evolving doctrine of the U.S. Marine Corps.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2021/august/never-known-day-peace

Aug 9, 2021 • 34min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 233 - LCS, NGAD, FFG-62, and Ford Class News Update
Sam Lagrone, USNI News editor-in-chief, reviews the latest headlines from Sea, Air, Space with details on LCS, NGAD, FFG-62, and CVN-78.

Jul 23, 2021 • 44min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 232 - Anchors Aweigh . . . at Gettysburg
Historian Jeff Harding explains how the bloodiest land battle ever fought on American soil and the decisive clash of the Civil War had a remarkable number of U.S. Navy connections.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2021/august/anchors-aweigh-gettysburg

Jul 16, 2021 • 34min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 231 - Synthetic Bioweapons are Coming
Michael Knutzen discusses how gene-editing advances pose a serious threat.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2021/june/synthetic-bioweapons-are-coming

Jul 8, 2021 • 36min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 230 - Raiding Navies of the Civil War
Historian Craig Symonds discusses how naval forces on both sides of the Civil War had a profound impact on America's bloodiest conflict.
For more: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2021/june/blockading-raiding-navies-civil-war


