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So here we are, late, meandering but here nonetheless. Incidentally, I'd thought of really working the "anatomy of" angle but forgot about it so it dangles there, anyone who�s seen Discovery Channel in the past years will recall the series.

This episode I:
  1. Discuss the show's military depiction
  2. Talk of the moral troubles faced thus far
  3. Recommend the Combat Information Center, Galactica Actual, Galactica Watercooler and Battlestar Galactica podcasts
This epsiode, I used clips from the tthree sources, the miniseries, "Water" and "Act of Contrition."

For links, visit the show blog at warriorethospodcast.libsyn.com where you can post comments; you can also email me with feedback or leave a voicemail at 206-222-4763 (long distance charges may apply)

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Direct download: WEpodcast009.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 11:45 PM
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The music in this promo is part of Devin Anderson's "Trifles - A Play in One Act" which can be found at PodSafeAudio.com.

The clips used are from the films,
  1. Gettysburg
  2. Saving Private Ryan
  3. Full Metal Jacket
  4. Starship Troopers
  5. The Lost Battalion
  6. Memphis Belle
  7. Hamburger Hill
  8.  and the new TV series, Battlestar Galactica
in that order.
Direct download: PodcastPromo02.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 12:55 AM
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Okay, a bit late but here we are. This series was just way too big to cover well so I just touched on some points that I thought were interesting. I'd love to hear others' opinions of the story or of the concept of alternate history; I just think it's a great load of fun.

This episode I:
  1. Gab on about life
  2. Frame Harry Turtledove's alternate American history
  3. Discuss how telling the story differently effects perceptions
  4. Talk about the one moment that changed history
  5. Reference a story by Turtledove on Escape Pod

For links, visit the show blog at warriorethospodcast.libsyn.com where you can post comments; you can also email me with feedback or leave a voicemail at 206-222-4763 (long distance charges may apply)

The piece "Bella" can be found at PodSafeAudio.com. You can learn more about the performer, Patrick Gorman, at his website.

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Direct download: WEpodcast008.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 5:56 PM
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It's been 27 days since the last episode and I thought an explanation was due; mainly because I'm going to have to ask listeners to wait another two weeks for an episode.

Thanks again to Eliz from Two Girls and a Podcast for the birthday message.


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Direct download: WEupdate01.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 4:25 PM
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Life got in the way for a couple of days. But, with that behind us, let's talk Babylon 5. Note that all links for information on the show and individual episodes point to their entries in the Internet Movie Database.

This episode I:
  1. Start with a clip from the episode "Severed Dreams"
  2. Recommend The Babylon Podcast
  3. Play another "Severed Dreams" clip
  4. Broadly cover B5's backstory
  5. Play one last clip from "Severed Dreams"
  6. Talk about moral decisions and their cost
  7. Play a clip from "Endgame"
  8. Frame those decisions and costs as the series portrays them
  9. Play a clip from "Ceremonies of Light and Dark"
  10. Talk about space combat in Babylon 5
  11. Play a promo from The Babylon Podcast

For links, visit the show blog at warriorethospodcast.libsyn.com where you can post comments; you can also email me with feedback or leave a voicemail at 206-222-4763 (long distance charges may apply)

The piece "Bella" can be found at PodSafeAudio.com. You can learn more about the performer, Patrick Gorman, at his website.

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Direct download: WEpodcast007.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 5:20 PM
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If all goes well, we'll have some actual discussions (as in between people) for upcoming shows. For today, we have a quick show about Stephen Coonts's Vietnam War thriller Flight of the Intruder which was the basis for a less than stellar 1991 motion picture.

This episode I:
  1. Predict upcoming changes
  2. Summarize Flight of the Intruder
  3. Discuss the book's portrayal of life as a naval aviator in the Vietnam War



For links, visit the show blog at warriorethospodcast.libsyn.com where you can post comments; you can also email me with feedback or leave a voicemail at 206-222-4763 (long distance charges may apply)

The piece "Bella" can be found at PodSafeAudio.com. You can learn more about the performer, Patrick Gorman, at his website.

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Direct download: WEpodcast006.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 12:00 AM
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Perhaps somewhere deep inside, I was thinking of all the reading before me in the just begun fall quarter when I chose to discuss Pandora's Star. The plot summary was so long, the discussion ran out of steam; so add to it with comments!

This episode I:
  1. Play a promo from PodCulture
  2. Summarize Peter F. Hamilton's Pandora's Star
  3. Talk about the costs and benefits of standing armies/navies
  4. Ask for feedback
  5. Correct a typo

For links, visit the show blog at warriorethospodcast.libsyn.com where you can post comments; you can also email me with feedback or leave a voicemail at 206-222-4763 (long distance charges may apply)

The recording of "Battle Cry of Freedom" performed by Kyle Thompson on the album "From the Fields" is used with his kind permission

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Direct download: WEpodcast005.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 12:06 AM
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Okay, after a week of being more unproductive than usual I've rushed out a longer episode. My book discussion ended up all over the map so I think I might return to it once I finish the series. I can't stress enough how great those museums were.

This episode I:
  1. Announce that episodes will now come out once every two weeks
  2. Talk about magnatune.com
  3. Recap my visits to the USS Midway, San Diego Aerospace Museum and San Diego Maritime Museum
  4. Play Bach's Suite for Unaccompanied Cello 1 Prelude performed by Antonio Meneses (available through magnatune)
  5. Broadly introduce and discuss the Aubrey/Maturin Series
  6. Play a promo from magnatune
  7. Respond to and ask for feedback


For links, visit the show blog at warriorethospodcast.libsyn.com where you can post comments. You can also email me with feedback or leave a voicemail at 206-222-4763 (long distance charges may apply)

This episode featured audio clips from the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

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Direct download: WEpodcast004.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 3:37 AM
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This episode I:
  1. Play a promo from The Signal
  2. Recap Starship Troopers with musical accompaniment in the form of Devin Anderson's "The Mutiny"
  3. Discuss the military world of Starship Troopers and compare it with Haldeman's The Forever War
  4. Ask for feedback
  5. Announce there will be no new episode next week
For links, visit the show blog at warriorethospodcast.libsyn.com where you can post comments. You can also email me with feedback or leave a voicemail at 206-222-4763 (long distance charges may apply)

The episode featured audio clips from the film Starship Troopers. The song "The Mutiny" by Devin Anderson can be found at podsafeaudio.com under a Creative Commons License

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Direct download: WEpodcast003.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 12:08 PM
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Today, overenthusiastic editing and a brush with a cold leave us with a short show for a very short book about a very long war.

This episode I:
  1. Call for listener opinions on The Forever War as well as the topic of my next episode Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers
  2. Summarize The Forever War
  3. Kick around my impressions and some of the views presented in Joe Haldeman's anti-war transplantation of Vietnam to the vastness of interstellar space
  4. Ask for feedback and plug Two Girls and a Podcast again

For links, visit the show blog at warriorethospodcast.libsyn.com where you can post comments; you can also email me with feedback or leave a voicemail at 206-222-4763 (long distance charges may apply)

The recording of "Battle Cry of Freedom" performed by Kyle Thompson on the album "From the Fields" is used with his kind permission

Cover art by TGT
Direct download: WEpodcast002.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 8:48 PM
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