Zero Blog Thirty is a military podcast presented by Barstool Sports that's listenable for the most crusty of veterans, the bootest of boots, or people who have never touched a weapon in their life. Through the eyes of enlisted Marines and a West Point trained officer, Zero Blog Thirty is like sitting at the online-bar of the VFW and having a virtual cold one with your buddies.
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ZBT #182: We Want To Check You For Ticks
Round 1: Should we weaponize ticks? Congress wants research into how we could use these little fuckers to decimate entire civilizations. Round 2: The fact that “flying infantryman on hoverboard” wasnt an MOS when we joined makes us feel cheated. One lucky French soldier got to fly all over the Bastille Day parade. Round 3: The new commandant wants to implement rules on social media? Will that work? Not if we block and mute all our NCOs it wont...
ZBT #181: The Coast Guard Makes Us Soaking Wet
That's right ya fuckin' boot. We have 7 rounds today. Buckle up. Round 1: We talk about most enlisted folks' hatred of junior officers. Today, we give you a perfect example of why. It involves filling water jugs with 2 ounce bottles of water. Round 2: At the age of 16, you should be able to drive, join the army, and wait another 5 years to vape or legally purchase booze. Those are the facts and they are undisputed...
ZBT #180: Lou Dobbs Can Lick Our Buttholes
Round 1: Welcome back after a long July 4th break. We hope you were safe like a certain motivated hard charger who secured his momma's house on the 4th of July. CLEAR!Round 2: The Pentagon's Close Combat Lethality Task Force suggests making some startling changes to the infantry. Like what? You cant join until you're 26. Round 3: Adm. Bill Moran is out as Navy's next CNO after it's revealed that he kept a relationship with “Bad Santa...
ZBT #179: July 4th Safety Brief + Stanley Rubin
This special Independence Day edition of ZBT has two parts:1) We school our pal Feitelberg on what it's like to be deployed, with a musical twist.2) Back in March of 2017, we interviewed then 92-year-old Stanley Rubin, an Iwo Jima veteran. The podcast was still brand new when it originally aired, so you might have missed it. Stanley tells his story of landing in Iwo Jima, and more about his military career. It's Chaps' favorite interview he's ever done...
ZBT #178: Horny Platoon Room
Round 1: Soldiers are quite literally diggin' them boobies at Fort Bragg after excavating a time capsule from 1979Round 2: HO, HO, HO! Guess whos coming down the chimney! It's oh..… A hefty, drunk Royal Navy pilot who got stuck there during a mess night drinking gameRound 3: Finally, the most patriotic state debate has been settled. We will dive in. Round 4: The troops are hornier than ever. As a result, we've got more cases of gonorrhea than MREs amongst the junior ranks...
ZBT #177: Red Tails, Red Ties, and Kate's Red Nose
Round 1: Former Secretary of Defense & revered Marine General Jim Mattis was honored with a formal painting this week & one small detail has people riled up. Round 2: One of the last Tuskegee Airmen has died at the age of 99. We take a trip through history at what the Red Tails did in the face of racial adversity during WW2.Round 3: The VA is undergoing big reform. We talked to Dan Caldwell from the Concerned Veterans for America to see what he believes the next focus should be...
ZBT #176: Astronaut Scott Kelly
Round 1: A Marine General drinks his own kool-aid and now looks like a big ole asshole in front of god and everybody. If you don't listen to this one, we'll castrate you. Round 2: An Army Sergeant First Class blows me away with his dedication to command climate. This is a lesson all active duty folks need to take to heart and it doesn't involve weapons safety. Round 3: Interview with Astronaut Scott Kelly. He's been to infinity and beyond...
ZBT #175: Chaps Returns From Hawaii With Stories To Tell
Round 1: Chaps recaps some stories he's been holding onto from his trip to HawaiiRound 2: The Minnesota National Guard will not expel a soldier who had ties to a white nationalist group because the activity was discovered before he enlisted.Round 3: There is a new Superman Comic where Superman has a whole new backstory as......
ZBT #174: Jon Stewart Vs. Congress ft. Rep. Mike Gallagher
Round 1: Reince Priebus got sworn into the Navy. Boot!Round 2: Jon Stewart scolds Congress for their inaction in helping the 9/11 first responders.Round 3: The whole squad interviewed Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) on Capitol Hill. Round 4: A 2nd. Lt. gets rebuked for being a racist piece of shit.
ZBT #173: Paint The Wall
ROUND 1: An army 1st Sgt. retires by submitting the most glorious letter these eyes have ever seen. Spoiler: it includes the phrase “getting my shit pushed in”ROUND 2: Aint no party like a working party… unless maybe you're stuck painting the border wall this summer in the Texas Heat.ROUND 3: Army nurse 1st Lt Katie Blanchard warned her supervisors over & over that she felt threatened by a coworker, but they ignored her please...