The Proceedings Podcast

U.S. Naval Institute

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  • 41 minutes 11 seconds
    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.
    20 March 2026, 2:21 pm
  • 33 minutes 18 seconds
    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.
    19 March 2026, 6:46 pm
  • 24 minutes 41 seconds
    EP. 486: Commercial Satellite Imagery for Maritime Domain Awareness
    Planet revolutionized the Earth observation industry with the highest frequency satellite imagery data commercially available, transforming the way governments and companies deliver insights at the daily pace of change. Their high-resolution daily Earth data, archive, and analytics give customers an unprecedented view, allowing them to cast further and wider in time, space, and frequency.
    18 March 2026, 8:30 pm
  • 32 minutes 44 seconds
    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.
    13 March 2026, 9:42 pm
  • 35 minutes 11 seconds
    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.
    3 March 2026, 2:48 pm
  • 37 minutes 45 seconds
    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
    2 March 2026, 8:53 pm
  • 32 minutes 23 seconds
    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.
    12 February 2026, 6:52 pm
  • 1 hour 23 minutes
    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.
    9 February 2026, 8:11 pm
  • 34 minutes 47 seconds
    EP. 480: Give Navy Crews Painted Ships
    Host Bill Hamblet talks with retired Captain John Cordle and U.S. Coast Guard marine engineer Ben Miner about their article in the January issue of Proceedings.
    4 February 2026, 7:54 pm
  • 31 minutes 8 seconds
    EP. 479: The Future of Sovereignty in the Deep Sea
    Host Bill Hamblet talks with Navy LCDR Jim Halsell about his article in the January issue of Proceedings.
    4 February 2026, 2:29 pm
  • 38 minutes 33 seconds
    EP. 478: The Cool War
    Host Bill Hamblet talks with Sean Maloney, professor of history at the Royal Military College of Canada, about his new book from the Naval Institute Press.
    2 February 2026, 8:00 pm
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