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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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Jan 18, 2019 • 38min
ZBT #134: What Really Happened on the USS Fitzgerald
Today's rounds:R1 (3min): Chaps is triggered by military bro instagram star workout videos. Is he being a little bitch?R2 (12min): An update from last episode: A sailor who was onboard when the USS Fitzgerald was involved in a collision joins us to correct the record. TLDR; Shut the fuck about the piss bottles.R3 (25:45): Football player Alohi Gilman waves Aloha to haters who are butthurt about him leaving the Naval Academy for Notre Dame and a potential shot at the NFL.R4 (33:30): Steve Carell & the minds behind The Office are launching a new show, Space Force! Is it possible for him to make a successful workplace comedy?To cap off, we pay tribute to deceased Medal Of Honor recipient Col. Joe Jackson!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

Jan 15, 2019 • 57min
ZBT #133: Pay The F'ing Coast Guard featuring GySgt Clark Johnson
Today's 5 rounds:1) A scathing internal Navy probe into the 2017 collision that drowned seven sailors on the guided-missile destroyer Fitzgerald details a far longer list of problems plaguing the vessel. Meanwhile, the focus was on piss bottles and kettle bells.2) President Trump's menu for the Clemson Tigers sounds fucking delicious3) The Coast Guard will not get their paid because of the government shutdown. That's BULLSHIT.4) Sound the common sense alarm --- The Army is no longer requiring PT belts on closed roads or during daylight hours5) Chaps interviews his best friend during his time on active duty, GySgt. Clark 'Doc' Johnson. Doc tells some stories about Staff Sergeant Chaps that you won't want to miss!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

Jan 11, 2019 • 48min
ZBT #132: The Battle of Peleliu featuring Eugene Sledgehammer
On today's show we have 5 rounds in the chamber:Round 1: A Jury Acquits Senior NCO Accused of Pointing Gun at Soldier, Calling Another FatRound 2: The Battle of Peleliu in Eugene Sledgehammer's own wordsRound 3: Female Firsts - This past week we had the first female Marine to graduate from the arduous Winter Mountain Leaders Course and the first female test pilot to lead an Air Force F35 missionRound 4: Army and Marines train together to fight underground in mega-citiesRound 5: A Safety Brief for Kate's trip to New Orleans for Eagles/Saints! 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

Jan 8, 2019 • 1h 10min
ZBT #131: Johnny Joey Jones
Today's 5 rounds:-A fella was a deserter for 18 years was captured after he walked into a police station to complain about a co-worker who was pissing him the hell off.-Female and Male Marine Recruits are training together for the first time at boot camp. Will America have to fold up shop soon?-Changes are being made to the Marine Corps version of the fitness test. Are planks better than crunches?-With the government shutdown, our Coast Guard pals aren't getting paid which is actually bad.-Special guest, retired Marine Johnny “Joey” Jones who quite frankly, charmed the shit outta Chaps & spoke openly & honestly about life as an amputee-Bonus round: Bren reads a letter his cousin wrote him from boot campDownload, listen, rate 5 stars, then get all your boot friends to do the same!!!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

Jan 4, 2019 • 47min
ZBT#130: Be My Little General
The first ZBT of 2019 is a jam packed episode!Round 1: Indian soldiers are gettin' RIPE on the world's highest battlefield because they couldn't bathe for months at a time,,, UNTIL NOWRound 2: There's a new device to help Fighter Pilots pee in the sky!Round 3: Name that General! This four-star-fella got “Fired like a dog.”Round 4: Mattis' most memorable statements as Secretary of Defense. We don't wanna spoil it but we are gonna say pussy on the podcast. Exciting!Round 5: Having a desk with a name is fucking awesome. A brief History of the Resolute Desk! Sounds fancy!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

Dec 27, 2018 • 47min
ZBT #129: Holiday Bonus Episode
On this special edition of ZBT, we discuss how President Trump's trip to Iraq on Christmas was portrayed by the media, and we compare what we remember about our first trips into combat zones. We make New Year's resolutions, and they are basically to stop being fat pieces of shit. Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer joined us on Hi Haters, but we want you to hear it on ZBT as well. It was,,, weird. (Full interview coming soon!)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

Dec 21, 2018 • 1h 36min
ZBT #128: Secretary Mattis Resigns But We’re Still Having A Merry Christmas
The best way to cap off 2018 is a jam-packed episode with two interviews, and live reaction to massive military news. General Mattis is no longer on the president's staff, so we give you our rapid reaction live from our radio show. Chaps and Kate interview Dr. Janette Nesheiwat about the best things to send in a care package, and Cons interviews college basketball announcer Chris Spatola about going from West Point to the basketball court. We also introduce a new format with quick fire topics that you won't want to miss!!! 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

Dec 17, 2018 • 1h 1min
ZBT #127: The Murder Case Of Mathew Golsteyn featuring Dan Lamothe
Captain Mathew Golsteyn is a Silver Star recipient and Green Beret who is charged with murder because he admitted to assassinating a member of the Taliban. President Trump tweeted about it and brought the case into the spotlight. With the help of the Washington Post's Dan Lamothe, we comb through all the details of the battle that earned him his awards, and the confession that has him facing a first degree murder charge!!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

Dec 14, 2018 • 51min
ZBT #126: SHUT IT DOWN
Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer argued about shutting down the government in the Oval Office, and it is something we have frankly never seen before. Longtime stoolie Gary Sinise is in the news for helping Gold Star families during the holidays. A Russian soldier got in trouble for revealing the locations of all secret base locations in the world. And a ton 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

Dec 11, 2018 • 45min
ZBT #125: Army/Navy Recap
Cons and Kate are back in town to recap an awesome week in Philly, the tailgate video we made, and the Army victory. If you weren't able to make it to our live show, we've got it for you right here. Cons interviewed two of his teammates and we did some Army/Navy trivia!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


