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We have six rounds today to help carry you into an awesome weekend. -Visit GetRoman.com/Zero for a huge discount on Roman Swipes- ROUND 1: A Court Ruled Against a Soldier Who Says He Was Forced to Retire Due to Religious Beliefs, but we must ask… Is being an asshole really a religion? ROUND 2: A pair of explosions, the second much bigger than the first, struck the city of Beirut early Tuesday evening, killing at least 100 people, wounding more than 4,000 and causing widespread damage. We’ll go over the who, what, when, where & why. ROUND 3: U up? “Well they can’t see you - get down! Booty calls on hold, for the love of God!” That’s the message to troops in Japan right now as COVID puts a damper on sweet, sweet lovin’ out there. ROUND 4: Cue the eyerolls from Kate - because someone has finally made edible crayons specifically for Marines to eat. Round 5: Novelist Brad Thor joins the show to talk about his weird brain, war games, and how he keeps the ideas fresh and realistic. ROUND 6: A sailor terribly harassed for years after being labelled a Blue Falcon has finally been exonerated after the Navy corrected a story. Long overdue!!!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

Another great episode to get your week started. -FeltmansofConeyIsland.com 10% off for military and first responders with ID.me- -3chi.com promo code "Zero" for 5%- Round 1: The Space Force is Semper Supra goofin to infinity and beyond and because of one airman who doesn’t sound like a big ole nerd boy at all. He’s a laser tag referee and a possible future boyfriend for Kate because he’s also a magician! Do you guys know what a Marine Magician says? Round 2: The Navy SEAL Museum is in hot water and it’s not because someone wrote an unauthorized book this time. Somehow, some dummies thought dressing a decoy like Colin Kapernick was a good idea. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t. Round 3: Would you become a penis garden if asked by your country? It’s worth exploring. Round 4: There was a tragic incident involving a Marine AAV and we’ll give you some of the details about that. Round 5: Coronavirus has turned normal events into bizarre experiences. I experienced one this weekend!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

Happy Friday! Got a wonderful off the rails episode for you to carry you gently into the weekend. -RockyBoots.com promo code "ZBT" for 25% off!- ROUND 1: Nothing good seems to come from the land of military TikToks and that’s certainly the case with one that made the illustrious New York Post this week for a MAJOR safety violation ROUND 2: A Marine living off-base at Camp Lejeune was willing to put his career on the line when he saw the conditions his fellow devil-dogs were stuck under in the barracks. Mold, boiling temps, broken facilities. Will his viral Facebook post save the day or get him in deep trouble? ROUND 3: A $1 TRILLION spending package has been proposed in the Senate that’s meant to tackle economic fallout from COVID-19… so uh what’s up with $30 BILLION worth of draft items tucked in there for the military? Round 4: Michel Paridis who wrote a book! WOW ROUND 5: An Ohio HVAC company is offering its services to President Trump after an errant Tweet. They played it pretty… cool if you ask us. ROUND 6: Zero Blog Thirty has been around for 285 episodes. Nearly 4 years. 1,422 days. Something happened this week that has never happened in the history of the show and we are NOT happy about it!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

Fresh and hot episode full of creamy goodness. -Rockyboots.com promo code "ZBT" gets you 25% off the best damn boots around.- ROUND 1: Are weaponized baboons attacking tourists at a drive-through zoo in the UK? We’d sure like to think so! ROUND 2: One soldier is injured after an M1 Abrams main battle tank accidently fired on another tank during a training exercise at Fort Bliss. If you’re in the area watch out for an enormous ball of shit rolling downhill after this one. ROUND 3: The Chinese Consulate General in Houston has been ordered to close following allegations of spying, but we’re sure they’re totally innocent despite burning a ton of documents in their courtyard the other day. ROUND 4: The Marine Corps Marathon has been cancelled for 1st time in 45 years and we’re only telling you this because Kate wants to remind you she ran it once!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

Off The Rails Friday Episode -Manscaped.com promo code "Zero" for 20% off + free shipping- ROUND 1: Robin Williams would have turned 69 years old this week. He made six USO tours to Iraq, Afghanistan, and 11 other countries, and performed for 90,000 troops. We’ll tell some of those tales on today’s show. ROUND 2: Getting political in uniform is a no-no. Yelling “Fuck Trump” in uniform? An even bigger no-no, which one sailor found out this week as she became the center of a viral video out of Ventura, California. ROUND 3: What the ever-loving-fuck is going on at Fort Hood? ROUND 4: One of the more unspoken wounds of our wars in Iraq & Afghanistan is brought to light by a couple speaking about what happens after a service member sustains injuries to their genitals. The good news, you can adapt, improvise and still cum. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4ayqvd/lost-some-of-my-genitalia-at-war-how-i-have-sex ROUND 5: Kate went on a military porn deep dive & found one for each branch and boyyyy are one of them hornier than the rest… my goodness!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

A bit of a lighter episode to ease into the week. Tons of fun though. -Rockyboots.com promo code "ZBT" for 25% off- -Feltmansofconeyisland.com Military and first responders get 10% off- Round 1: CoronaKarenSeal gets super upset at a coffee shop and threatens to take his business to Starbucks where he’ll order a cold brew with as many shots of espresso as the Seal Team that he was on in 2009… that’s 7 shots of espresso because he was on Seal Team 7. Round 2: A young, fresh devil puppy makes me wet with his sleeves. That’s it. That’s the round. Round 3: We haven’t done this segment in a while but this was a worthwhile cause to bring it back. Badass of the Week makes a return to the podcast. Round 4: We aren’t gonna weigh too far into the political campaigns like we did in the last election cycle, but we will give our initial thoughts on some of the candidates in this race. Round 5: Coast Guard round-up!!!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

Absolutely LOADED Friday episode for you. -Manscaped.com 20% off and free shipping with code "Zero"- -Deathwishcoffee.com 15% off with code "Viva"- ROUND 1: We’ve got the latest on the USS Bonhomme Richard and it’s, ah, not great! Also, we asked sailors what happens to sailors assigned to a ship that is lost & contrary to some of the answers they do not get to hang out in a pineapple under the sea. ROUND 2: As Kate’s peace offering to Captain Cons, she’s got a round of “Fun Army Facts” for everyone and she will also allow him to list two fun facts about the Army/Navy game. But no more than that. ROUND 3: We have updates on the Vanessa Guillen case along with news regarding PV2 Gregory Wedel Morales, whose remains were found during the search for Guillen. He had been listed as a deserter but new evidence shows otherwise. ROUND 4: Mess nights can certainly get messy but across the pond they sound like an absolute shit show. Especially the one where a Sergeant got drunk at a racecourse and headbutted a colleague in the face. ROUND 5: US Military recruiters are using online gaming to recruit teens but one journalist is pulling an echelon right & fighting back in the comments section & claiming it’s a predatory practice. Could someone in Fortnite-land convince you to sign up???You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

*Shadyrays.com promo code ZBT50 for 50% your order* *3Chi.com promo code Zero for 5% off* *Feltmansofconeyisland.com use id.me for military discount* Round 1: With Call of Duty being the most popular game this year (just assuming… not facts based), what other jobs would you want to play a video game of? Round 2: In absolutely shocking news, Rosie the Riveter is still alive. Longtime stoolie Mae Krier is 94 and back in the news and calling on people once again to do the right thing. Round 3: A huge fire on a Naval ship in San Diego happened over the weekend which resulted in injuries for 57 people. Not waiting for the results of the investigation, a Forbes reporter decided to immediately take a dump in his pants. Round 4: A former guest and US Senator, honestly not sure which is more prestigious, made some news this week when an academic paper surfaced where she said that “women get pregnant to skirt responsibilities on deployment” Round 5: Did the Taliban do a Vogue photoshoot???You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

-Visit RockyBoots.com and use promo code "ZBT" for 25% off your order!- ROUND 1: A National Guard employee was on a test-drive when they stopped their Humvee to assist a stalled vehicle, and for their good deed? They got robbed at gunpoint and left on the side of the road as thieves rolled out in said Humvee. ROUND 2: To all of our O-6 listeners out there, of which we’re sure are many, we’ve got bad news... Your promotions have been placed on hold by Senator Tammy Duckworth. But don’t worry we’ll still be using the officer voice on you. ROUND 3: It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s…. An airman getting ahead of all of us in traffic? That’s right, the Air Force is dropping big bucks on flying cars. ROUND 4: Quiz Time with Kate! ROUND 5: Chaps answers your questions about dogs!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30

Round 1: Big time bash happened this weekend at the White House. The US Navy band put on a show that rivaled some of the topics that we had on Friday’s show. We’ll dig deep into the Lion’s Den for this one. Round 2: Life at the Coast Guard Academy is finally getting a little easier thanks to coronavirus and some relaxed regulations for the new Swabs, who should actually be called codfish. Say you’re a codfish, Hook! Round 3: One Army Specialist was just awarded the Silver Star for a big time “I Wish A Mother Fucker Would” Moment. Talkin about beatin a terrorist to death with your fists Round 4: Independence Day is over but knowledge is forever. I’ll test Kate and Cons again. Round 5: More Details are coming out in what happened to Vanessa Guillen. It’s truly a horrific story that people should hear the details about. We’ll do our part in this round!You can find every episode of this show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube. Prime Members can listen ad-free on Amazon Music. For more, visit barstool.link/ZeroBlog30