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Retired Special Forces officer Scott Mann shares the incredible story of veterans helping their Afghan partners find their way out of Afghanistan as t...
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Welcome to Military Matters, a podcast from Stars and Stripes. Listen as hosts Desmon Farris and Rod Rodriguez explore the topics that matter to service members, veterans, and the people who support them.
Fast Take: The Mission to Save Our Allies
Rod Rodriguez and Jack Murphy discuss last week's episode about the broken State Department visa program that foreshadowed the debacle that was their ...
The mission to Save Our Allies
With the Taliban now in control and U.S. forces withdrawing, Afghans desperate to find a way out turned to U.S. veterans they had served alongside for...
Quick message about this week's episode
In order to tell the next story about the recent Afghan evacuations, we need a little more production time, so we won't have a new episode for you thi...
Fast Take - Great Power Competition and the rest of the DoD
Jack Murphy and Rod Rodriguez discuss what Great Power Competition or GPC means to the military outside of SOF and why this will matter to you! Follow...
Great Power Competition - Where does SOF fit in?
The withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan has signaled a new era in military operations and presence, but we aren't alone. "Great Power Competition...
Fast Take: UFO’s, “El Diablo” and cursed housing!
Rod Rodriguez and Jack Murphy talk about the listeners' ghost stories from last episode, talk about their own experiences with the supernatural, and w...
Restless Japanese spirits and a melody from beyond the grave
It's that time again for another Haunted Military Matters! In this episode, we bring you three real ghost stories from our listeners. From roaming spi...
Fast Take: Nazis, the occult and us?
Military Matters hosts Rod Rodriguez and Jack Murphy discuss the previous episode, an interview with Dr. Eric Kurlander about the Nazi fascination wit...
Pseudoscience, the occult and the rise of Nazi Germany
What do vampires, werewolves and Nazis have in common? Jack Murphy talks with Dr. Eric Kurlander, author of "Hitler's Monsters: A Supernatural History...