Cameron and Israel get a lot of questions about the differences between all the special operations groups in the military. Maybe not a lot, but a fair amount. Like, if you had to put the questions in a bag, it'd be a good sized bag- you know what? We're getting side tracked .

The guys give an in-depth look at what all the special operations people do, from Delta, to MARSOC to Rangers and Green Berets. A comprehensive discussion and some fun stories about working with different groups. 

The episode rounds out with a game of "Who do I work for?" Do you know what spec ops these fictional characters worked for at one time or another? Because Cam and Iz (mostly) do!


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Speechification 
/spēCHəfəˈkāSH(ə)n/
(noun)
The act of speechifying and thereby inspiring others. It’s a common trope in movies, and particularly war movies. A hero gets up, gives the big speech and everyone gets jazzed to go and fight. Gives you goosebumps.

Izzy and Cam do a rundown of some of the greatest movie and video game speeches in the history of pop culture. So prepare to get inspired and get the warm tinglies as they visit their favorite moments. 

They wrap it all up with a new fangled game of "Franchisimo" where they have to figure out how many movies/games exist in the franchise universe of a given title. It's easier than normal, which is to say it's still harder than sh*t. Support the show

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Cameron and Israel get quizzed on this special version of the podcast. Scenario Master Chris (surely we can come up with a better name than that. Master Grader? Ugh, no. that's horrible) gives them a famous movie or video game scenario and they have to explain what their approach would be; Die Hard, Mad Max and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare just to name a few. Would they just plow through killing enemies to the end? Try to evade and escape? What do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO?!

This episode, fittingly, ends with a game of "Pop Quiz, Hot Shot." Our two hosts put their movie and game quote knowledge to the test. It's harder than it sounds, but they come out the other side unscathed. Support the show

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It's Christmas time, so start stacking bodies, er, we mean presents! Izzy and Cam talk all things Christmas and do their best to tie to action, the military and pop culture. Just they they always say. Die Hard, The Christmas Miracle of 1914 and more get a mention this episode, as well as plenty of personal Christmas stories sure to tug at your heartstrings. Merry Christmas!

A fun game of "I'm Dreaming of a RED Christmas" to wrap it all up in a nice bow. It really does a nice job of combining our love for action and death with over/under gambling. Support the show

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One of our top requested episode topics has finally come to life! The Anime Episode! Cameron and Israel take a deep dive (holy sh*t do they go deep)into all things anime, covering A LOT; Naruto, Bleach, Studio Ghibli, Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan, and more. We mean, they talk about a lot and they don't even talk about all the stuff they personally love (Hell, there are even general mentions of hentai in there for good measure). They really nerd out and any anime fan should enjoy it. 

The episode ends with a rousing game of "The Car-Toon-Up." A terrible name, but a fun and challenging game based on arbitrary IGN anime rankings. 

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Cameron and Israel take the the skies in this episode dedicated to all those flying fighting forces we love. Be it the Air Force, Navy or even the RAF; they cover a lot of them. There's even some not so airborne stuff covered, like Red Dawn, but hell, it's our podcast and we'll fudge it however we feel like it. If you don't like it (or especially if you do) you can shoot us a line at [email protected] to shout at us. We're happy with all feedback.  

The episode ends with a nice, well played game of "Wingin' It." How well do you know aircraft nicknames? We bet you know more than Izzy and Cam. You'd have to...Support the show

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We at the Pop Culture Field Manual podcast love video games. We really do. But we've come to realize a lot of times we end up talking about movies or television shows rather than giving video games the respect and time they deserve. To correct this we've dedicated this entire episode to military (and as always, military adjacent) video games and why we love them. Cam and Iz are bound to bring up one of your favorites, whether it's Call of Duty, World of Warcraft or even something super nerdy like the Lord of the Rings games. It's wall to wall video games, baby!

The episode ends with a new game called "Gaming the System" where our hosts have to guess the main character of the video game Chris gives them. Israel does a lot of the heavy lifting, but Cameron pitches in as well. Overall, we think you'll be impressed, but just in case you're not, we'll preemptively tell you to go screw yourself. Support the show

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It's that magical time of year where everyone (in America at least) stops to reflect on what they're thankful for. And although Israel and Cam are superior physical specimens with an intellect an average person can only dream of attaining, they're just like everyone else. This episode is dedicated to giving thanks for all of the pop culture magic they get to enjoy this year and every year.

They finish the episode with a fine game of 5 Clues, with Cam in the driver's seat and Iz along for the wild, guessing ride. SPOILERS: Israel is good at this game. Happy Thanksgiving!Support the show

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We finally did it. After months of planning and meticulously pouring over every possibly combination, we sat Israel and Cameron down to tell us their pop culture dream teams. Izzy's is an ODA and Cam's is a Ranger platoon (sort of) but the gang's all here and ready to fight whatever theoretical battle we can think up. Listen in and see how their teams stack up to your OWN dream team that you've written about obsessively in journal. Yeah, we read your journal. What are you going to do about it?

The episode rounds out with a rousing game of Two Truths and Lie. Can Cameron see his way through Israel's lies? We can't tell you, otherwise what would be the point of listening to the podcast? Support the show

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Just in time for Veterans Day, our two very own veterans Cameron and Israel sit down with fellow veteran Mike Eckard to share a bevy of cool war stories and talk about their favorite veterans in pop culture. If we tried a little harder, we probably could have fit a few more "veterans" into that previous sentence. Lots to enjoy here from tales of being Special Forces in Vietnam, to everyone dishing about their favorite cadre, to going over Sylvester Stallone's movie career. VETERANS!

The episode rounds out with a soon-to-be-classic game of "Name That War." It's exactly what it sounds like, unless you think it sounds like giving a cool name to wars that already exist or haven't been fought yet. Hmmm, that's actually not bad. We're stealing that from you.Support the show

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