What a Hell of a Way to Die is a left-wing military and veteran podcast hosted by Nate and Francis, two extremely online combat veterans. Join us to hear discussion of veterans issues, defense news, and military culture — all from a lefty perspective.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 12 days 12 hours 10 minutes
RibbonsChat
Nate is back and he joins Francis to discuss a recent article in Task and Purpose about a dress-uniform ribbon apparently becoming a more select award when it used to be given to everyone. So, why the change? Are we finally done with the GWOT? Is the...
The Church of Getting Your VA Disability Stolen feat. Steve Beynon
Quick update for everyone: Nate is out with illness (not covid) and will return soon. In the meantime, Francis is covering down. This week, Francis speaks with Steve Beynon () of Military dot com about a recent story he wrote in which a church set up...
WhalesChat feat. Sarah B.
Quick update for everyone: Nate is out with illness (not covid) and will return soon. In the meantime, Francis is covering down. This week, Francis speaks with Sarah B. () of the It Came From The Sea podcast () on the topic of the Navy, being a...
Losing Your Rifle in the Butterfly Reserve feat. Davis Winkie
Quick update for everyone: Nate is out with illness (not covid) and will return soon. In the meantime, Francis is covering down. It’s another military news roundup with Davis Winkie (), reporter for Army Times, and we’re covering topics like...
The Military Still Performs Abortions (For Now) feat. Hayley Britzky
This week, Francis speaks with Task and Purpose reporter Hayley Britzky () about how the Dobbs decision means that the military now becomes the only abortion provider in some US states, despite the degree to which the Hyde amendment restricts the...
*UNLOCKED* Autonomous Death Robots / Beer Coasters feat. Kelsey Atherton
Due to some personal issues we weren’t able to record a new episode this week. This week’s episode is an unlocked bonus which originally appeared on our Patreon in February. Francis speaks with military tech journalist and friend of the show...
DadChat: On Parenthood and Honorary Unclehood
It’s a full hour of DadChat, in which Nate and Francis discuss jokes that small kids find funny, the pain of being owned by a teenager, the first time we can recall seeing our parents drunk, and much more. For this week’s bonus, Francis speaks...
Stay Humble (When Stealing from the Army)
DadChat ends at 24:09! This week, Nate and Francis discuss a recent story about a Chief Warrant Officer 3 in a Special Forces support unit who got hemmed up for selling millions of dollars of government property to civilians. We discuss the ways in...
Navy Morale Also Sinks When It Gets Wet
This week, Francis and Nate discuss Memorial Day, the slow retreat of troop discounts (we think this is a positive thing), some experiential differences between life as a PAO and life as an infantryman, and–perhaps unsurprisingly–yet another story...
CopWatch: Law and Order Discovers Computers
This week, it’s something slightly different: Nate and Cynthia discuss the 22nd season of Law and Order, a show that’s definitely copaganda but has the distinct honor of also becoming a hollow shell of its former self. Gone are the glory days of...