

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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Jan 10, 2020 • 49min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 126 - Chiefs Mess and the High End Fight
Fleet Master Chief Paul Kingsbury talks about refocusing the chiefs' role for the next war, which could likely be against a peer adversary.

Dec 26, 2019 • 44min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 125 - Culture of Phantom vs. Crusader
Capt. "Drano" Malandrino talks about how Topgun was formed by comparing and contrasting the cultures of the F-4 Phantom and F-8 Crusader communities in the late '60s.

Dec 20, 2019 • 1h 6min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 124 - Middle East 101
The authors of "Middle East 101," a new release from USNI Press, explain the history of Islam and America's military misadventures in the region.

Dec 13, 2019 • 44min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 123 - Should Every Marine Really Be a Rifleman?
Sgt. Daniel Hill and Sgt. Maj. Anthony Easton discuss what the "Every Marine a Rifleman" motto actually means and whether that ethos is a problem in the fleet.

Dec 10, 2019 • 44min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 122 - Falkland Lessons Applied to China
LCDR Jeff Vandenengel applies the lessons of the Falkland War to the current threat posed by the Chinese in the Western Pacific.

Dec 5, 2019 • 29min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 121 - Beat Army Football Special
An Army-Navy game preview with Navy football head coach Ken Niumatalolo and quarterback MIDN 1/C Malcolm Perry.

Dec 3, 2019 • 49min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 120 - Economics of the American Hero
CDR Brendan Stickles talks about Jack Lucas, a hero of the Battle of Iwo Jima, and whether America still has the ability to make such warfighters today.
Read more: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/december/economics-american-hero-0

Nov 25, 2019 • 36min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 119 - New Approach to Mental Health and Suicide
Retired Master Chief Ken Falke talks about treating mental health as a leadership issue.
Read his article here: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/august/struggle-well-new-approach-mental-health-and-suicide

Nov 21, 2019 • 50min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 118 - Getting the Marines Back Aboard Ships
Maj. Brian Kerg, USMC, talks about aligning the Commandant's planning guidance and the Navy's strategic vision.
Related article: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2019/november/what-does-navy-need-marine-corps

Nov 20, 2019 • 38min
Proceedings Podcast Episode 117 - From Sea to C-Suite with VADM Dawson
VADM Cutler Dawson talks about his life at sea and as CEO of NFCU.
Shop for his new book, "From the Sea to the C-Suite," at https://www.usni.org/press/books/sea-c-suite.