Best Crows Nest Podcasts (2025)

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Young Innovators Give a Glimpse Into EMSO’s Future 43:48

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In this episode of From the Crows’ Nest, host Ken Miller sits down with the heads of two startups in the military space to get a glimpse at the cutting edge of military, warfare and EMSO operations. Ethan Thornton of Mach Industries and Rob Sladen of Zulu Pods are both young innovators in the military space, with Mach Industries focusing on pioneer…

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The Brig: The Nights & The Days of Ellen Datlow 1:22:49

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The legendary Ellen Datlow has been called “the venerable queen of horror anthologies” per the New York Times, and with over 40 years in the business, it's not hard to see why! Returning to the podcast, Ellen has brought two amazing authors from her new horror anthology, "Night & Day" from Simon & Schuster! Kari Sanders and Parasite Steve get to ch…

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Ep 164: Lovecraftian Horrors / The Guy With All The Tentacles 1:48:48

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This episode is not for the faint of heart, nor the weak of mind... For our second spooky episode of 2025, we tackle the cosmic horrors of H.P. Lovecraft--and we do it through the lens of... well, a LENS! We've picked six Lovecraft inspired films to raise from the unknowable depths. Three direct adaptations of his stories, and three more that are w…

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Future Force: How EMSO Is Reshaping Modern Defense 46:21

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Join us today to hear Host Ken Miller's conversation with John Knowles, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Electromagnetic Dominance, about how U.S. and allied forces are adapting for the next era of electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO). They discuss takeaways from recent trade shows, how the Army and Air Force are rethinking their force struc…

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The Brig: A Shot of Immortality (with Thomas Sniegoski & Jeannine Acheson) 1:06:09

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We welcome back New York Times Best Selling Author, Thomas Sniegoski (author of the Herculoids comics and the bestselling The Fallen series of novels), and Jeannine Acheson (co-author of Vampiverse comics) to chat about their HOTLY ANTICIPATED dark-fantasy novella! "Nira: A Constance Evermore Story" is out now from Bad Hand Books and is gorgeously …

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How to Trust AI on the Battlefield 36:39

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In this episode of From the Crows’ Nest, host Ken Miller unpacks one of the key challenges with using artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) in combat: How can human agents trust AI in a live, complex military operation? Jeff Druce, Senior Scientist, Human-Centered AI at Charles River Analytics, is at the heart of trying to answer thi…

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Ep 164: Scooby Doo, Take Two!! 2:31:18

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Reading the Tea Leaves in a Chaotic Global Security Environment 38:52

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In mid-September, in Lviv, Ukraine, the second annual Defense Tech Summit was held with representatives from over 50 countries in attendance. A policy shift from the Trump administration in support of Ukraine signals new focus on ending the Russia-Ukraine War that is now approaching four years. The two-year war continues between Israel and Hamas in…

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How Science Fiction Informs and Inspires EMSO Innovation 55:59

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In this episode of From the Crows’ Nest, host Ken Miller looks at innovation in EMSO and how ideas get from whiteboard to the battlefield through a new lens: science fiction. Lisa Yaszek, Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech, tells host Ken Miller that scientists are indebted to science fiction writers, as the genre gives pe…

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Ep 162: Nintendo & Sega Hard (w/ Mike Levy) 2:35:56

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About 100 episodes ago, we recorded Ep 060: Nintendo Hard / The Triumphant Return of Nintenjoe where we discussed some NES games that we loved despite their extreme levels of difficulty. Tonight, we are dipping back into that topic with the awesome Mike Levy from the Dongled channel on YouTube. We've got a whole new crop of tough as nails games for…

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Making Sense of Russia’s Drone Incursion into Poland 34:20

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In this episode, host Ken Miller is joined by friend and colleague Tom Withington, award-winning editor, defense journalist, and expert with Armada International. Ken and Tom discuss the latest developments in the Russo-Ukrainian War with a special focus on the recent Russian drone incursion into Poland and what it means for all of NATO. They also …

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Space Operations: The Final Frontier 45:57

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After decades of being the purview of world governments, space operations have exploded in commercial and civilian necessity in recent years. Commercial satellites have increased 7 fold over the last 15 years and now total more than 10,000. Space capabilities are central to nearly every operational concept and military mission, not to mention every…

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Ep 161: Play Sets / Where Action Figures Hang Their Hats 2:01:03

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This week, all your BASE are belong to Retro Ridoctopus! We are celebrating the crown jewel of any action figure toy line! Whether you called it a base, playset, headquarters, or battle station... we all drooled over those commercials. Begging our parents to pony up even more cash so we could bring a little piece of our action figures' world home! …

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337 | Mark Olly | A Chin Wag With A Living Legend | C.E. Artist - Jessie Ransom Powers 1:05:56

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Join us for Expanded Content, Afterthoughts, Live Hangouts and Reality Expansion found. . . https://www.patreon.com/Expanding_Reality Ridiginal Publishing YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@RidiginalPublishing/videos Email| [email protected] This outstanding conversation with the living legend Mark Olly is one of my favorite. We discu…

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"And Scene!"...Using Movies and Culture to Advance Innovation 47:42

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Innovation is a buzzword to showcase game-changing technologies and capabilities. But how do you get the people’s attention to consider the possibilities, risks, and opportunities? How do you raise awareness to move innovative ideas from the mind to the lab and to the field, not to mention the average household? So much innovation is downstream fro…

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Ep 160: Everyone's Favorite Uncle / A Tribute to John Candy 2:33:59

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Legendary comedic actor John Candy left us on March 4th, 1994 at the age of 43, much to the dismay of his millions of fans. To help celebrate his life and career, we have a returning guest-host and John Candy super-fan, Retroid and co-host of the Spooky Picture Show, Raina Madison ! We each picked 2 of our favorite Candy films to spotlight, but kno…

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Ep 159: Legacy of a Madman / A Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne 2:29:33

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Love him or hate him, the career of John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne was one for the ages. With the help of our pals Synopsis Grim and Portland Maine's own, DJ Rick Johnson, we'll hop on a crazy train and journey across five decades—spotlighting five albums from the solo career of heavy metal's one and only Prince of Darkness. Along the way, we'll shar…

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Will China Invade Taiwan in 2027? 47:49

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In this episode of From the Crows’ Nest, host Ken Miller is joined by returning guest Duncan McCrory from the Freeman Air & Space Institute at King’s College London to unpack concerns of a Chinese escalation in the Pacific to reunification with Taiwan — and what this move could mean for the United States and alliances around the world. McCrory says…

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The Brig: Axolotls and Other Aquired Tastes (w/ author Clay McLeod Chapman) 1:23:15

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This week, down in the slimy, ever-squirming blackness of the BRIG, we have the Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Award nominated author of such acclaimed horror as Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, Kill Your Darling, Stay on the Line, What Kind of Mother, Ghost Eaters and much much more… he’s two parts Vonnegut, one part Ellison… and like nine more parts …

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Summer Q&A: EMSO, Global Conflicts, and a Few Big Questions 53:14

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As August kicks off and summer hits full swing, From the Crows’ Nest takes a step back from its usual format for a special Q&A episode. Host Ken Miller is joined in the studio by Voxtopica producer Laura Krebs to answer questions from listeners and the (very real) studio audience. The conversation touches on topics like EMSO’s role in future global…

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Crow's Nest: Becoming The Guardian Legend 1:14:52

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For another "Couch Bro-Op", Parasite Steve and 8-Bit Alchemy play through one of the most criminally under appreciated titles on the NES. The Guardian Legend was released in 1988, and to this day, there's still nothing like it! This hybrid action-adventure/shoot 'em up game was developed by Compile—a company who has quite the pedigree when it comes…

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Salt Typhoon, Encryption and Protecting Against Cybersecurity Threats 39:26

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In this episode of From the Crows’ Nest, host Ken Miller delves into the intersection of privacy and national security with Susan Landau, the Director of the Cybersecurity Center at Tufts University. Landau testified before Congress last month calling for improved encryption as a matter of national security. She tells host Ken Miller that the moder…

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Ep 158: Swarm of Superheroes (w/ Randy Carter) 2:55:47

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We welcome back Randy Carter (from Swarm of Comics) for a soaring discussion on the Golden and Silver Ages of superhero comics! The Golden Age of comic books in the United States spanned 1938 to 1956, beginning with the 1938 debut of Superman in Action Comics #1. And the Silver Age is generally considered to span 1956 to 1970. That period began wit…

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The Latest on the Congressional Defense Budget 54:39

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In this episode of From the Crows’ Nest, host Ken Miller is joined by Madison Arcangeli and Katy Nazaretova from Forza DC to discuss the current state of Capitol Hill and the annual appropriations process. They cover a range of topics including keeping the government funded through FY 2025, the progress of the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization…

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The Brig: Spending Some Dead Money (w/ Jesse Scoble & Devinder Thiara) 1:18:53

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For this episode of THE BRIG, we are joined by the writing team of Jesse Scoble and Devinder Thiara who rode in from the Great White North to promote their new weird western comic, DEAD MONEY! Jesse is an award-winning game writer with credits on: Assassin’s Creed Origins & Odyssey, Far Cry 5, Watch Dogs 2, HyperScape, and Wizard101. TTRPG work inc…

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Ep 157: Killer Dolls and Other Rad "Girl Toys" (w/ Taryn Barber) 2:00:28

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For this episode, we get in touch with our softer sides... Get ready to hear a handful of super rad GIRL TOYS that go way beyond playing with dolls. Properties like the Care Bears, My Little Pony and Rainbow Brite have been slapped on as many things as He-Man or the Transformers over the years, and have had just as many reboots. And while we may me…

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Spectrum Operations in Action: Insights from Israel, Iran, and Russo-Ukrainian War 52:24

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In this episode, host Ken Miller is joined by friend and colleague John Knowles, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Electromagnetic Dominance (JED), to discuss the defense budget, as well as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the latest on military actions in Iran. They draw comparisons between the actions taken in Iran and Ukraine's strategic actions …

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336 | Jeannine Burgess | Artist in Flight | On the Expanding Wings of Insight and Reflection. 1:13:16

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Join us for Expanded Content, Afterthoughts, Live Hangouts and Reality Expansion found. . . https://www.patreon.com/Expanding_Reality Ridiginal Publishing YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@RidiginalPublishing/videos Email| [email protected] Jeannine Burgess joins us. to talk about the alchemy of art, her personal insights and happy a…

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A Jammer Decades in the Making: NGJ-MB Enters the Fight 40:45

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In this episode of From the Crows’ Nest, host Ken Miller takes us inside the cutting edge of airborne electronic attack with a deep dive into the U.S. Navy’s latest game-changer: the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB). Joining Ken is Chuck Angus, Business Development Director at Raytheon, who shares how this powerful new system is redefining …

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Ep 156: Going On Rails / A Gallery of Light Gun Games (w/ Nintenjoe) 2:53:11

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RELOAD!! RELOAD!! PER-KANNG!! Whether you're aiming your NES Zapper at some 8-bit ducks or feeding quarters into an arcade to head-shot some video zombies, you're experiencing the white-knuckled action of a niche sub-genre of video games known as a LIGHT GUN GAMES or ON RAILS SHOOTERS!! Tonight, with the help of our old buddy, Nintenjoe, we'll spot…

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335 | Logan Barton | Illuminating Texas History | Highlighting the facts about the foundings. 1:42:08

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Join us for Expanded Content, Afterthoughts, Live Hangouts and Reality Expansion found. . . https://www.patreon.com/Expanding_Reality Ridiginal Publishing YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@RidiginalPublishing/videos Email| [email protected] What do we really know about the true past of the land beneath our feet? Is the HIStorical nar…

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334 | Jaya Simrit Kaur & Mark Olly | Psychic Archeology - part 2 | Viewing the past with new eyes. 1:15:46

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Join us for Expanded Content, Afterthoughts, Live Hangouts and Reality Expansion found. . . https://www.patreon.com/Expanding_Reality Ridiginal Publishing YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@RidiginalPublishing/vid Email| [email protected] Highly recommend the video version of this conversation linked below. Psychic Archeology - part 1…

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‘This is Where I Should Be’: Inside the Front Lines of EW in the Russo-Ukrainian War 53:38

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In this episode of From the Crows’ Nest, host Ken Miller gets insight into the front lines of the war in Ukraine with today’s guest, Jack de Santis. The Croatian-born drone pilot with the Ukrainian military, is also an engineer and businessman, and is the founder of Omira AI — a company that specializes in counter-EW communications technology. Ken …

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Ep 155: The Pulp Action/Adventure Films of the 1990s (w/ Scott Clevenger) 2:39:06

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With the help of our pal Scott Clevenger (from The Slumgullion podcast) we dish all about four stylish 90's action/adventure films that were looking to the pulps of the 30s for inspiration! These movies featured heroic characters from a bygone era of pulp magazines, comic strips and serials! We'll each present one of the four films while diving int…

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333 | Crrow777 | An Eagle Eye in a Crow’s Nest | Ancient Astronomy - Hidden Lands and the Yuga that Cycles. 1:12:03

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Join us for Expanded Content, Afterthoughts, Live Hangouts and Reality Expansion found. . . https://www.patreon.com/Expanding_Reality Ridiginal Publishing YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@RidiginalPublishing/videos Email| [email protected] Episode 333 is absolutely packed with the true investigative attention to detail. Crrow777 nee…

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Wrestling on the Edge of a Cliff 56:03

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In this episode of From the Crows' Nest, host Ken Miller is joined by friend and colleague John Knowles, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Electromagnetic Dominance (JED), to discuss the ongoing congressional defense budget and reconciliation processes on Capitol Hill. They also discuss the latest developments in Spectrum auction and the need to in…

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332 | Derek Lamping | Music of the Spheres | Unraveling the alchemical found around us. 1:16:51

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Join us for Expanded Content, Afterthoughts, Live Hangouts and Reality Expansion found. . . https://www.patreon.com/Expanding_Reality Ridiginal Publishing YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@RidiginalPublishing/videos Email| [email protected] This truly outstanding conversation is brought to you by Derek's unique perspectives on the wh…

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The Brig: The Mythology Behind the Mythology (w/ author Christopher Golden) 1:18:15

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This week, down in that rusted out hull we call the BRIG… we are honored to have New York Times bestselling and Bram Stoker Award-winning author, Christopher Golden! Chris is the author of such novels as Snowblind, Road of Bones, Ararat, The House of Last Resort, 13 Buffy The Vampire Slayer novels and more comics than you can shake a RIGHT HAND OF …

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Unpacking the Army’s Investment in EW 49:40

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The Association of Old Crows (AOC) wants to make our podcast the best it can be. To help us succeed, we'd like to hear your thoughts. Please take just a few minutes to complete our 2025 listener survey because your opinion is very important to us. In this episode of From the Crows’ Nest, host Ken Miller is joined by a panel of two Army colonels to …

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331 | Jaya Simrit Kaur & Mark Olly | Psychic Archeology | Viewing the past with new eyes. 1:36:09

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Join us for Expanded Content, Afterthoughts, Live Hangouts and Reality Expansion found. . . https://www.patreon.com/Expanding_Reality Ridiginal Publishing YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@RidiginalPublishing/vid eosEmail| [email protected] Highly recommend the video version of this conversation. Mark Olly and Jaya Simrit Kaur are in…

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Ep 154: Amazing Animals Facts 2 / Extinct Creatures 2:27:45

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Coopster Gold takes us back to our Amazing Animal Facts theme from last season, but with a twist! This time we only picked those creatures who have sadly joined the ranks of the EXTINCT. We decided to leave the dinosaurs out of it, focusing on such fantastic beasts as Mighty Moas, Tasmanian Tigers, Woolly Rhinos and, of course, the poster animal fo…

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330 | Anne Klint | Forged From Darkness | Navigating the dark without losing your light. 55:13

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Join us for Expanded Content, Afterthoughts, Live Hangouts and Reality Expansion found. . . https://www.patreon.com/Expanding_Reality Ridiginal Publishing YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@RidiginalPublishing/videos Email| [email protected] Anne is one of my personal favorite souls ever to grace this realm with her powerful presence.…

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Listener Q&A – What Do We Hope EMSO Will Look Like in 2030? 33:53

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In this episode, host Ken Miller fields audience questions while visiting EMSO stakeholders in Las Vegas, NV. Ken discusses his views on the implementation of the 2020 EMSO Strategy, the defense budget, training and manpower, spectrum management, and the need for an all-of-government approach to EMSO readiness. You can reach the host directly to sh…

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The Brig: Normalizing Inclusion (w/ author Errick Nunnally) 1:39:35

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This time in the BRIG, we have an enormously talented artist, graphic designer and author of the novels Blood For The Sun, All The Dead Men, Lightning Wears a Red Cape and his brand new one: The Queen of Saturn and the Prince in Exile! All that and he’s a former Marine, a black belt in Krav Maga.. It’s Boston’s own… Errick Nunnally! The Queen of Sa…

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Training for Tomorrow: How to Improve EW Education 50:55

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In this episode of From the Crows’ Nest, host Ken Miller welcomes Luke Cabot, an Electromagnetic Warfare Training and Technology Instructor at Inzpire’s Technical and Strategic Services Division in the UK. Luke shares how Inzpire’s greatest strength lies in making the complex simple—translating advanced electromagnetic warfare (EW) concepts into la…

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Ep 153: Behind the Wheel / Games That Drive Us (w/ Synopsis Grim) 2:30:24

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Retroids, start your engines!This episode is all about driving and racing games! We're talking arcades, Atari, Super Nintendo, the N64, and into the era of Playstation and X-Box! As long as the game puts you behind the wheel, it counts! Along for the ride is our old pal and former host of the Retro Ridoctopus cephalopodcast, Synopsis Grim AKA BOSS …

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Ciao from Rome! AOC Europe 2025 Special Edition 38:05

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In this special episode of From the Crows’ Nest, we’re coming to you from the heart of Rome, Italy, where AOC Europe 2025 is in full swing! Host Ken Miller sits down with three familiar voices to capture the pulse of the show floor and dive into the evolving landscape of Electromagnetic Operations (EMO). This year’s theme, “EMO in Transition – Lear…

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329 | Chris Mathieu | The Doors of Perception - part 1 | C.E. Artist - Molly Beaton 1:01:25

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Join us for Expanded Content, Afterthoughts, Live Hangouts and Reality Expansion found. . . https://www.patreon.com/Expanding_Reality Ridiginal Publishing YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@RidiginalPublishing/videos Email| [email protected] Did y'all know that Chris Mathieu has a new documentary out? It's called "The Doors Of Percept…

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Ep 152: The Last Huckleberry / A Tribute to Val Kilmer 2:44:59

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Val Kilmer was an actor's actor. The rare sort of movie star whose focus was always on creating the best performance possible. Even when not the leading man, he through himself into every role, always elevating what had been written on the page into something special. Over the course of an impressive 30 year career, Val was shaped by the Hollywood …

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328 | Channing Hooper & Stuart Mack with Mary | Harmony is Love with Music 1:06:17

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Join us for Expanded Content, Afterthoughts, Live Hangouts and Reality Expansion found. . . https://www.patreon.com/Expanding_Reality Ridiginal Publishing YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@RidiginalPublishing/videos Email| [email protected] What an outstanding conversation with this beautiful musical duo in life. Channing and Stuart …