The Proceedings Podcast
U.S. Naval Institute
The Naval Institute is a private, not-for-profit educational institution whose mission is to provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.
Every week on the Proceedings Podcast, the Naval Institute's Director of Outreach, Ward Carroll, and the Editor-in-Chief of Proceedings, Bill Hamblet, talk about what's happening in the Sea Services, latest news from USNI News, stories in Proceedings and Naval History magazines, and interview Naval Institute authors. Deputy Editor Bill Bray joins the cast from time to time as well.
Every week on the Proceedings Podcast, the Naval Institute's Director of Outreach, Ward Carroll, and the Editor-in-Chief of Proceedings, Bill Hamblet, talk about what's happening in the Sea Services, latest news from USNI News, stories in Proceedings and Naval History magazines, and interview Naval Institute authors. Deputy Editor Bill Bray joins the cast from time to time as well.
Episodes
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Mar 30, 2026 • 43min
EP. 490: A WAVES Officer’s Mission to Preserve Naval Memory
Host Emily Abdow talks with archivist and historian Samuel Limneos about his article "Her Brother Went Down with the Edsall: A WAVES Officer’s Mission to Preserve Naval Memory" in the latest edition of Naval History.
Mar 26, 2026 • 30min
EP. 489: An Alliance Forged at Scapa Flow
In December 1917, the arrival of the U.S. Navy’s Battleship Division Nine brought hope to a British Grand Fleet struggling to match the strength of the German surface navy in the North Sea. Host Emily Abdow talks with author Thomas Sheppard about his article in the latest issue of Naval History.
To read the article, visit: https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history/2026/april/alliance-forged-scapa-flow
Mar 20, 2026 • 41min
EP. 488: Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks
Host Bill Hamblet talks with veteran national security professional Sean M. Wiswesser about his book "Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin’s Secret War"—available next month from the Naval Institute Press.
Mar 19, 2026 • 33min
EP. 487: Gen. Frank McKenzie Analyzes the Iran War
Co-hosts Bill Hamblet and Paul Giarra host former CENTCOM Commander General Frank McKenzie to discuss Operation Epic Fury, including progress so far, campaign objectives, and what might come next.
Mar 18, 2026 • 25min
EP. 486: Commercial Satellite Imagery for Maritime Domain Awareness
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Mar 13, 2026 • 33min
EP. 485: National Policy and the Panoceanic Navy
Host Bill Hamblet talks with Navy Commander Jeff Vandenengel about his article, "National Policy and the Panoceanic Navy" in the March issue of Proceedings. Commander Vandenengel's article builds on one of the most famous articles ever published in Proceedings—"National Policy and the Transoceanic Navy" written by Samuel Huntington in 1954.
Mar 3, 2026 • 35min
EP. 484: The Loss of the Alexander Hamilton
Host Emily Abdow talks with Coast Guard Commander Nolan Cain about his article on the Treasury-class cutter sunk by a German U-boat in January 1942—the Coast Guard's first loss of WWII.
Mar 2, 2026 • 38min
Ep. 483: Answering for Atrocities
Our new Naval History Editor-in-Chief Emily Abdow talks with Michael Eastman about the lessons and legacy of the U.S. Navy’s 1945–49 War Crimes Program in the Pacific
Feb 12, 2026 • 32min
EP. 482: Not Your Father’s Surface Warfare Training
Host Bill Hamblet talks with Navy Captain Joseph A. Baggett about his article in the January issue of Proceedings and modern surface warfare training.
Feb 9, 2026 • 1h 24min
EP. 481: The Saga of the Viking Crusaders
Host Eric Mills talks with retired Navy Captain Sam J. Tangredi about his article and research on the saga of King Sigurd I of Norway and his Viking armada’s epic 12th-century voyage to fight in the Crusades.
