<p>Kevin Loewe couldn't find a job in his native St. Louis, so he proposed joining the navy out of necessity. That began an over 22 years stint of active duty service as a radioman aboard both boomers and fast attack submarines. Kevin shares several stories that you won't want to miss, including the mash potato story!</p>

Kevin Loewe couldn't find a job in his native St. Louis, so he proposed joining the navy out of necessity. That began an over 22 years stint of active duty service as a radioman aboard both boomers and fast attack submarines. Kevin shares several stories that you won't want to miss, including the mash potato story!

EP53, Playing with the radio, Kevin Loewe, Radioman

During the height of the cold war when Ronald Regan called the Soviet Union the evil empire, Bill Nowicki was in the Navy.  He was a nuclear-trained electrician's mate aboard the Los Angeles class fast attack submarine, the USS Minneapolis / St. Paul (SSN 708) with 100 highly trained shipmates.  These are the memories of those difficult (and sometimes hilarious) times told by the men who depended on one another for their lives.

Arts

History

During the height of the cold war when Ronald Regan called the Soviet Union the evil empire, Bill Nowicki was in the Navy. He was a nuclear-trained electrician's mate aboard the Los Angeles class fast attack submarine, the USS Minneapolis / St. Paul (SSN 708) with 100 highly trained shipmates. These are the memories of those difficult (and sometimes hilarious) times told by the men who depended on one another for their lives.

Share EP53, Playing with the radio, Kevin Loewe, Radioman

Sign up to save your podcasts

EP53, Playing with the radio, Kevin Loewe, Radioman

EP53, Playing with the radio, Kevin Loewe, Radioman

More shows like Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys?

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

The WW2 Podcast

Garage Logic

History Unplugged Podcast

Fighter Pilot Podcast

Opposing Bases: Air Traffic Talk

Cal of the Wild

Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford

The Shawn Ryan Show

10 Percent True - Tales from the Cockpit

American History Hit

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

The Economics of Everyday Things

Deep Sea Secrets: Cold War Submarine Chronicles