War Stories Official Podcast

Ep 33 - The Coast Guard Does That Too??

Our first Coastie, a career man recently retired, comes in and explains just what the US Coast Guard does.

Ep 32 - CPR and Tranny Hookers

A former artilleryman and EMT sits down to talk about some MESSED UP calls.

Ep 31 - Short Stories Vol. 2

Tom, Jon and Elliot sit down with Aaron and swap some of the grossest stories they've ever experienced. You've been warned.

Ep 30 - Slowed Time and Condition Black Under Fire

Elliot reflects on an ambush during a murder suspect surveillance leading to a discussion of how time slows and people go to "Condition Black" in a fire fight.

Ep 29 - Tragedy Aboard The USS Iowa

On 19 April 1989, the Number Two 16-inch gun turret of the United States Navy battleship USS Iowa exploded. The explosion in the center gun room killed 47 of the turret's crewmen and severely damaged the gun turret itself. This is the story from one crewman who was there.

Ep 28 - Fresh Out of the Navy and Mistakes Were Made....

How do you go from serving in the US Navy to serving time in less than a year? This Veteran's Day episode focuses on how sometimes things don't go as planned once you get discharged.

Ep 27 - Helping Those Who Don't Want It

We sat down with a medic to discuss an occasion where he saved someone who ultimately was determined not to be saved. The conversation turns to Medics dealing with combative patients and the pitfalls of those encounters.

Ep 26 - Madman Armed with a City Bus

We recorded this episode with Salty a few months back but due to reasons relating to a lawsuit we couldn't release it until now. So, here is the episode where if you didn't know any better you'd SWEAR this is the plot of a movie!

Ep 25 - Flying Critical Patients Around the Globe in the USAF

What is it like to be a medic on an ambulance that travels across borders at 30,000 feet and 400 knots? How do you decide if your patient needs to go to Kuwait or Germany? We sat down with a medic from the USAF who is now a nurse and working to help veterans deal with physical and emotional trauma through physical fitness.

P.S. SORRY FOR THE DELAY ON THE EPISODE RELEASE. WE HAVE FIXED THE ISSUE

Ep 24 - Confessions From Training Exercises

How do men trained to fight deal with boredom? They get into trouble. We sat down with a former member of the 82nd Airborne and discussed what happens when men of action don't get... well, any action.