Late Night History

Episode 4 of the Late Night History podcast, I am joined by Rob Garnett (@rob.garnett), who appeared on Episode 2. We also welcome on Annie Ferguson, the first One More Wave (@1mwave) team rider, the name we attribute to our veteran surfers. Annie is a reservist formerly assigned to SEAL Team 17, one of the two reserve SEAL teams. She is a trailblazer for women in special operations having served as one of the first Female Support Technicians (FSTs) — more popularly known in SOCOM as Cultural Support Teams (CSTs) — in Naval Special Warfare (NSW). She completed three combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan supporting Navy SEALs, Army Special Forces ODAs, and Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). Annie continues to serve in the reserves in a special operations capacity.

Episode 3 of the Late Night History podcast, my co-host Alex West (@alexwest_coast) and I (@latenighthistory) welcome on our guest Luke Ryan (@lesgingerables). Luke is perhaps one of the coolest dudes that I work with. He is a former Army Ranger, an author, a poet, and a social media manager for Black Rifle Coffee. We discuss his childhood growing up in Pakistan and Thailand and how he achieved his first byline in a newspaper by the age of 12. We also cover the history of Army Rangers from the real old school days to how Ranger Battalion has evolved during the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) — with a number of rabbit holes in-between. Towards the end of the show, we geek out on war and literature, World War I poetry, and Luke shares the latest news on his upcoming book with publisher Dead Reckoning Collective.

On episode 2 of the Late Night History podcast, I am joined by my co-host, Alex West, who appeared on the first episode. We also invited on our friend Rob Garnett, the Managing Director at One More Wave and former Navy SEAL who spent 23 years at various west coast-based SEAL Teams.

We discuss rock climbing history, the OSS Jedburghs and OSS Maritime Unit, how women joining special operations forces was a game changer on the battlefield, the history and culture of post-traumatic stress, and many other interesting topics! 

For the first episode of the Late Night History podcast I am joined by my friend Alex West, the founder of the non-profit One More Wave and a former Navy SEAL who served 11 years at the Naval Special Warfare Development Group.

Episode 1 highlights:

1). American history between baseballs and hand grenades.

2). Alex's fascinating upbringing as a son of expats living in South Africa and Egypt, which included climbing a pyramid!

3). Navy SEAL training history.

4). SEAL Team 3 and participating in the invasions of Afghanistan (2001) and Iraq (2003).

5). Food experiences unlike any other — hunting reindeer with modern day Vikings in Norway, the amazing pancake station in Iraq, and not-so appetizing meals in Somalia.

6). Navy SEAL swagger in the Vietnam War and the China Beach Surf Club.

7). One More Wave and all of the amazing work this non-profit has accomplished since 2015.

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