Late For Changeover

Starliner Lands, Subs Go Coed, and Drones Cost a Billion—Just Another Tuesday (Sept 11 24)


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This week on Late For Changeover, the crew asks the question every American over 30 has a weirdly vivid answer to: “Where were you on 9/11?”—and somehow, they still make it funny without getting court-martialed. From there, we coast into the stratosphere with Boeing’s Starliner landing safely in New Mexico, marking another win for astronaut news and anyone still rooting for Team Not-Crash-And-Burn.

Meanwhile, back on Earth: the VA might fumble vets’ benefits checks (again), the Army just dropped a cool billion on Switchblade drones (aka portable chaos), and the Navy’s hitting its recruiting goals thanks to some shockingly clever programs. Also—history break! We time-travel to 1813 for the Battle of Lake Erie, where ships were wooden, cannons were loud, and tactical drama was real. Oh, and the Navy’s about to deploy its first fully coed submarine crew. Let’s see how long it takes for that to become a Netflix docuseries.

It’s military culture meets space travel podcast meets “Did they really just say that?”—and it’s still somehow the best podcast about space and veterans you’re not listening to yet.

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Late For ChangeoverBy Marty Smith

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