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Bold American is Made in America and made for you. Two Veterans and a Gold Star sister dive into the Good, Bad, Ugly, and All-American topics. Military, Veteran, Culture Issues and yes…even politics. Bold conversations for all Americans. Hosted by Captain Cons. New episodes each weekYou 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
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Mar 29, 2019 • 1h 17min
ZBT #154: Dakota Meyer
Round 1: Geardo militia type dudes are taking over the southern border. Without them, the American flag would be in SERIOUS dangerRound 2: An unreal interview with Dakota Meyer. We're throwing a MUST LISTEN on this oneRound 3: We got a user submitted question: what's the most disrespectful thing you've ever seen while you were in the service? Spoiler alert, a platoon leader got slapped in the mouth. Round 4: Bridezilla gets triggered when Marine shows up to a black tie wedding wearing dress blues. Who was wrong: the Marine or the Blushing Bride??? 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

Mar 26, 2019 • 1h 5min
ZBT #153: Combat Obscura Director Miles Lagoze / Kate Broke Her Nose
Round 0: Kate explains how she broke her nose during a Monday morning briefingRound 1:The Marine Corps Commandant personally invited MARSOC Trailblazer to become an officer but she wanted that sweet, sweet DD214 more than a butter barRound 2: Miles Lagoze, the film maker and Marine who shot the documentary Combat Obscura, joins us to talk about the process of the film and the reaction its received.Round 3: The Air Force should be the envy of all other branch for at least a moment. They are gonna do a gender neutral fitness for every single airmen. Next up, get rid of the age standards.Round 4: Hotel Workers were fired after posting a sign that said they'd no longer be serving military members or families at their hotel bar. Can we really blame them? A deep dive is needed! 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

Mar 22, 2019 • 1h 4min
ZBT #152: Congressman Max Rose and Combat Obscura Review (Chaps cries?)
Round 1: The VA is approving drugs that fight depression. That's great, but just let us smoke weed already! We're tryna blaze up, broRound 2: We interview New York Congressman Max Rose about his military service, life in politics, and why his achievements make us feel like some baby backed bitches.Round 3: President Trump… Please. Stop talking about John McCain. In the words of longtime stoolie Elsa from Frozen: Let It Go.Round 4: We all watched Combat Obscura and have some thoughts. Spoiler alert: Chaps (maybe?) cried in the recap! 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

Mar 19, 2019 • 48min
ZBT #151: Platoon Room
Chaps is in New York this week so that means it's time for a Platoon Room. Kate tells her story about getting lost in the woods, we do a little Army/Navy March Madness talk, and Chaps tells a story that makes Kate VERY mad at him. And more!!!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

Mar 15, 2019 • 55min
ZBT #150: Eatin' Lobster Tails In The Chow Hall
Round 1: People got their claws on a stat about Lobstah Tails for the troops & they are seeing red Round 2: This weekend is Saint Patrick's Day so we have a ZeroBlogHistory aboot those Fightin' Irish. Kate's tramp stamp is tinglin!Round 3: Remember the National Guardsman who commandeered a TANK for a joyride through Richmond last summer? Well he just snuck another wild trip that tops that by several thousand miles.Round 4: There's a whole new class of Navy ships entering the fleet and these towing, salvage & rescue ships are being named after the Navajo Nation.Round 5: Are we ready for nuclear fallout? Chaps is thanks to Netflix and 20 minutes on google! 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

Mar 12, 2019 • 60min
ZBT #149: F*CK DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME
Round 1: Fuck Springing ahead on the clock. Losing an hour of sleep is a real bitch but we have some folks who have it way worse to start this week.Round 2: Freddie Oversteegen was a boss ass bitch who killed a bunch of Nazis during World War 2. She was a lethal seductress whose story deserves telling so that's just what we're gonna do.Round 3: The US will no longer disclose civilian deaths in drone strikes outside of war zones and that seems bad, right? Yeah. That's bad.Round 4: We posted a video of Marines doing Pugil sticks training and it's going viral. We are all glad that Instagram wasn't a part of our lives when we were junior troops because we'd look like some boot bitches.Round 5: Former US Senator and war hero Bobby Dole is being promoted from Captain to Colonel which shits all over Chaps' meritorious promotion from sergeant to staff sergeant! 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

Mar 8, 2019 • 44min
ZBT #148: ZBT Field Op #1
ROUND 1: Senator Rand Paul is introducing a victory bonus for all Iraq and Afghanistan vets and we th… wait.. what?! Oh Hell yeah! We won?! It's over?! WE WON!ROUND 2: What happens with the always newsworthy “Florida Man” gets his hands on a Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher?ROUND 3: We are going to take you on the first ever ZBT Field Op to examine a famous war fighter's house. We aren't sure who the house belongs to so we are gonna do the recon ourselves to find out. (does that work for you kate) yupROUND 4: Ground control to Captain Cons: One of your fellow West Point Alums is going for a historic space walk. Obviously we are now out on moonwalking btw.ROUND 5: A timeless tradition - Roman military art has been discovered that is quite literally rock hard!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

Mar 5, 2019 • 56min
ZBT #147: Blade & Spray featuring Mike Viti
ROUND 1:Lt. Colonel Geisel was this soldier's name, but he and Dr. Seuss were one in the same! We tell this famous author's military story, & we promise you it won't be a bore-ey.ROUND 2: It's always great to see fellow devil dogs succeed & rise up the ranks in life, buuuut not so much when it's to the top of a Mexican cocaine cartel. Hear about the Marine who's just been caught as Kingpin of the Los Zetas.ROUND 3: When we talk about “skating” in the military it's normally slang for “slacking off” but a video of a Libyan rebel soldier literally skating into a firefight on roller blades is making the rounds on social media. We talk a little tactical scoot bootin'.ROUND 4: Cons interviews his buddy Mike Viti. Mike is the current fullbacks coach at West Point and former Army Captain but what is truly wild is that he walked 7100km across the country a few years ago for gold star families.ROUND 5: The U.S. has put out a $1M reward for Hamza Bin Laden, son of the now sea dwelling terrorist & massive asshole Osama Bin Laden, and even Saudi Arabia is taking action against him now! 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

Mar 1, 2019 • 1h 2min
ZBT #146: Congressman Adam Kinzinger
Round 1: A Navy Sailor was punished and had to tap paint off of a ship for three days with a ball peen hammer. We love creative punishments and this one applies. Round 2: Interested in working dogs who rip out the throats of terrorists with their teeth? Well, boy do we have a story for you. We are gonna talk about the dog who saved 6 British special forces fighters from a jihadi ambush in Syria with his mufugin teethRound 3: Transgender troops appeared before Congress to promote inclusion as litigation and debate continues over Trump's policy to exclude Trans folks from serving & Kate is BIGLY triggeredRound 4: Uncle Chaps chops it up with Congressman Adam Kinzinger about his deployment to the Southern Border and the DRAMA that is unfolding with the Democratic Governor of WisconsinRound 5: A captured Indian Pilot praises the Pakistani Army for their hospitality and we're sure he wasn't coerced into that at all. NOTHING would be scarier than getting captured! 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

Feb 26, 2019 • 48min
ZBT #145: Customs & Courtesies
Round 1(5m): Customs and courtesies can be a huge pain in the dick but they also are the backbone of military traditions. We asked our followers on Instagram and Twitter which customs and courtesies they'd get rid of and whyRound 2(20m): Troops all across the world are dealing with bad base housing. Fort Hood recently had a meeting about their issues that ranged from mold and lead paint, to snakes and cockroach infestations, and dangerously faulty window screensRound 3(27m): Finally, men wont be taken advantage of anymore thanks to a brave group from who wants to make sure the ladies can get drafted into the military too.Round 4(32m): We had a listener submit the most dangerous drinking game the barracks have ever seen. How quickly would you die if you played??? 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


