Craig Martell has seen AI adoption from more angles than almost anyone: a Silicon Valley machine learning leader (LinkedIn, Dropbox), the first Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAO) of the Department of Defense, and now CTO of Lockheed Martin. He brings that rare Valley-to-Pentago…
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The US Naval History Podcast features the highlights of our naval history, from John Paul Jones' raids on Scotland to the navy's finest hours in WWII, and beyond to the Cold War and world today. Support the show, get transcripts, and more: usnavalhistory.com
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Bill Wiseman leads McKinsey’s Global Semiconductor Practice and founded its Taipei Design Lab. He brings a rare mix of semiconductor engineering and national security experience to one question: what happens if Taiwan cannot ship silicon. We unpack why Taiwan risk is bigger than “leading edge logic”…
Traditionally war came with loot. This loot took a lot of forms, ranging from slaves (definitely not allowed today), to enemy military equipment, and whatever you could plunder from the enemies cities and countryside. We still have a few vestiges of these sorts of takings that are "legal" in warfare…
When the biggest country in the world and the most powerful country in the world can't even talk to each other, how can they possibly avoid war? Well, in the case of the Chinese and British in the early 19th Century... they didn't!
In this episode of the U.S. Naval History Podcast, I interview Pr…
Why did the United States fight the Barbary Wars? How did early American diplomacy, economics, and naval power converge to confront North Africa's Barbary states?
In this episode of the U.S. Naval History Podcast, Chase Dalton interviews Professor Abby Mullen from the United States Naval Academy, …
In this episode I talk with Kate Epstein about her new book "Analog Superpowers: How a 20th Century Technology Theft Built the National Security State."
Key points:
- The book focuses on the development of fire control technology for battleships in Britain and how the U.S. essentially stole this t…
How did the military-industrial complex get it's start? How did it affect our early wars?
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In this episode, I dive into the dramatic Battle of Memphis and its prelude, a crucial moment in the struggle for control of the Mississippi River during the Civil War. Three unusual fleets - two Union and one Confederate - converged on Memphis in June 1862.
We examine the desperate improvisation …
Imagine you're a Union soldier, slogging through knee-deep Mississippi mud, trying to outflank a fortress that's not even on dry land. Welcome to Island Number 10.
In this episode, we're diving into the Battle of Island Number Ten. We'll explore how a patch of land barely above the waterline becam…
In this episode, we dive into the Civil War battles that cracked open the Western theater: Fort Henry and Fort Donelson. These were the fights where Grant and his ironclads showed what they could do.
We explore how the messy politics of border states set the stage, why Kentucky and Tennessee were …
Before the modern era, rivers were either great defensive positions, or offensive highways into your enemy's heartland. For the western half of the Confederacy, the North-South rivers were a mortal danger. The Confederacy knew they had to defend their rivers no matter what... and Grant knew he had t…
Happy 4th of July!
This is the trailer for the next mini-series on the western campaign of the Civil War which culminated with the surrender of Vicksburg on July 4th, 1863.
This was the first true joint (Army-Navy closely working together) campaign in American history and one that I really hav…
Should a country be allowed to blockade (and potentially starve) another country into submission during wartime? Right now, the answer is...sorta??
The legal context of maritime warfare tactics such as blockades, booty, and prizes is evolving. I discuss how these strategies, historically significant…
This episode covers the history of the Polaris missile system, which was a key development in the Cold War that provided the United States with a submarine-launched ballistic missile capability. Madeline Zimmermann, an expert on defense acquisition, talks through the many trials and tribulations, br…
This is a unique episode, in which I have someone interview me. You'll get to hear a little bit about my life story, including my time in the Navy. We also delve into a few issues affecting the modern Navy, my favorite episodes, and what's next for the podcast. It's a unique episode and I hope you e…
The final episodes of this (somewhat) mini-series.
This is the story of a battle, of a disastrous retreat, and the conspiracy which followed.
This was a naval disaster of epic scale. More than American forty warships and transport vessels were destroyed. Another America naval disaster of this s…
The retreat is in full force! Burning ships, narrow escapes, freeing militiamen, this episode has it all!
This series is the story of a battle, of a disastrous retreat, and the conspiracy which followed.
This was a naval disaster of epic scale. More than American forty warships and transport vessels…
The fighting now begins!
This is the story of a battle, of a disastrous retreat, and the conspiracy which followed.
This was a naval disaster of epic scale. More than American forty warships and transport vessels were destroyed. Another America naval disaster of this scale would not be repeated u…
The fighting now begins!
This is the story of a battle, of a disastrous retreat, and the conspiracy which followed.
This was a naval disaster of epic scale. More than American forty warships and transport vessels were destroyed. Another America naval disaster of this scale would not be repeated u…
The fighting now begins!
This is the story of a battle, of a disastrous retreat, and the conspiracy which followed.
This was a naval disaster of epic scale. More than American forty warships and transport vessels were destroyed. Another America naval disaster of this scale would not be repeated u…