Hotel Havoc

27/09/2024

New Episode! "Diplomacy & The Art of the Grift"

Enjoying the show or have feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Dmitry Grozoubinski is a former Australian diplomat, and the author of the book "Why Politicians Lie About Trade". Ukrainian born, he served on the MH17 taskforce...

Enjoying the show or have feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Dmitry Grozoubinski is a former Australian diplomat, and the author of the book "Why Politicians Lie …

16/09/2024

New Episode! ""Visual Friendlies, Tally Target""

Enjoying the show or have feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Ethan Brown is a United States Air Force veteran, having served with distinction for 11 years and multiple combat deployments as a special operations forward air ...

Enjoying the show or have feedback? I'd love to hear from you! Ethan Brown is a United States Air Force veteran, having served with distinction for 11 years and mul…

21/05/2024

I sat down with Tetyana, a Ukrainian-American who is an award-winning author and a multi-lingual translator and who has spent 20+ years in the media and creative in…

15/05/2024

On Episode 9, I had the opportunity to sit down with Pekka Kallioniemi, star of the now infamous "Vatnik Soup" series of articles and videos that exposes propagandi…

23/04/2024

https://mwi.westpoint.edu/the-illusion-of-conventional-war-europe-is-learning-the-wrong-lessons-from-the-conflict-in-ukraine/

For more than two years, Western observers have produced a seemingly infinite number of articles and reports trying to derive key lessons from the war in Ukraine and predict their […]

17/04/2024

New Episode! "Men of God / Men of War"

On this episode, I sat down with Steve and Nate, twin brothers separated by church and tradition. They recently released a book titled "Men Of God Men Of War": two journeys, two stories - and one shared vision. Nate learned h...

On this episode, I sat down with Steve and Nate, twin brothers separated by church and tradition. They recently released a book titled "Men Of God Men Of War": two …

12/04/2024

New Episode! "Public Affairs in the U.S. Army"

On the latest episode, I chatted with Sergeant Major Jason Baker. Baker is a seasoned Public Affairs Soldier who has spent half his 24-year-long Army career supporting Airborne and Special Operations units. As a flailing fine...

On the latest episode, I chatted with Sergeant Major Jason Baker. Baker is a seasoned Public Affairs Soldier who has spent half his 24-year-long Army career support…

10/04/2024

Chuck is on year 25 of service with the U.S. Army. A former infantrymen, Special Forces Weapons Sergeant, Intel Sergeant, Team Sergeant, and current Deputy Commandant for the Army Special Warfare School. He has served in Yemen, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and elsewhere.

On Episode 10, I had the chance to sit down with Chuck Ritter. Chuck is on year 25 of service with the U.S. Army. A former infantrymen, Special Forces Weapon...

09/04/2024

08/04/2024

Happy Eclipse Day!

06/04/2024

Eyes on the hills

05/04/2024

In the Civil War...1 in every 4 Union Soldiers were immigrants. Majority were Irish and German. 43% of the Armed Forces in that war, were in fact of foreign birth yet fought for what they truly believed America could be.

The Civil War saw neighbors, brothers, and even fathers and sons take up arms against each other, each side believing completely in the Union or the Confederate cause. The bloodshed spilled during the Civil War was not confined to native born Americans. Many men from other countries fought for both....