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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Nov 25, 2020 • 35min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 195 - SECNAV Talks History
Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite talks about how a deep understanding of history has influenced his career both in and out of uniform.
Nov 17, 2020 • 36min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 194 - Navy's Carrier Problem
USNI News reporter Megan Eckstein talks about her recently published study that illustrates how the Navy's carrier force has been overworked and is currently struggling to maintain deployment schedules.
More here: https://news.usni.org/2020/11/12/no-margin-left-overworked-carrier-force-struggles-to-maintain-deployments-after-decades-of-overuse
Nov 16, 2020 • 42min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 193 - The Craft of Wargaming
The authors of "The Craft of Wargaming," a new book from USNI Press, discuss how to run a successful wargame and how military leaders can avoid drawing the wrong conclusions from the results.
Nov 10, 2020 • 37min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 192 - Turn Damage Control Training Up to 11
Petty Officer First Class Ashley Derenbecker discusses whether shipboard damage control training prepares crews for real life situations.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2020/october/final-battle-problem-turn-it-11
Nov 3, 2020 • 45min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 191 - OFRP Isn't Working
LTJG Artem Sherbinin explains why he believes the Navy's Optimized Fleet Response Plan could break the fleet and hurt retention.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2020/october/fleet-without-rudder
Oct 29, 2020 • 47min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 190 - Sub Boss Speaks!
VADM Daryl Caudle talks about the U.S. Navy's current and future efforts to sustain the competitive edge in submarine warfare.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2020/october/sustaining-submarine-forces-competitive-edge
Oct 27, 2020 • 33min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 189 - Japan's Deadliest Weapon
Naval analyst Norman Polmar discusses how the end of World War II might have unfolded in far worse fashion had Japan proceeded with its biological-warfare option.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2020/october/japans-deadliest-weapons
Oct 15, 2020 • 40min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 188 - Countering the Kamikaze
Trent Hone discusses how the U.S. Navy innovated to counter the unforeseen and shocking threat of Japanese kamikazes in the final year of World War II in the Pacific Theater.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2020/october/countering-kamikaze
Oct 13, 2020 • 37min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 187 - Hazards of SWO JO Overconfidence
LT Michael Pruitt recalls a situation where his overconfidence could have killed one of his sailors and, more broadly, what it reflects about the pitfalls of surface warfare culture.
More here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2020/september/overconfidence-can-be-hazardous
Sep 30, 2020 • 44min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 186 - Greatest Naval War Ever Fought
Historian Vince O'Hara returns to the show to talk about his latest "Naval History" article dealing with the naval side of World War II, which he believes is the most important aspect of that war.
