Dave Bowman joins Bill Mick to close out our Tuesday with our weekly trip through the Wayback Machine as we get his unique perspectives on history. 

Today…just what makes history and who are the players?

So... there is no What the Frock today, because... well... reasons...

This past week has been a very stressful time in the House of David. Cami is changing her job, neighbors are leaving, pollen counts are up, Norwich city is going down, and several other things that have changed the course of life have happened...

On this day in 2013, John got a new pair of sunglasses. A pair of MIRRIRD sunglasses...

April 19, 1775 was the day that the American Revolution ended.

I know that sounds odd, since it was the day that he British tried to seize the Colonial military stores at Concord, and the shot heard 'round the world was fired. But the reality is that was the moment when the American Revolution ended and the war which was its consequence began...

After getting a late start on a Passover Sunday morning, the Rabbi is deeply concerned about the rise of AI machines, which are now even being used to make... coffee??? The Good Friar is here to calm things down. Or not...

Elon Musk wants to buy twitter, which is causing all kinds of Goliardesque behavior that has everybody confused as to whether or not it's satire or whether or not anybody actually believes that Nazi's and King George III both believed in free speech???

In Switzerland, a man overdid a thing, while in cosmic WTFs, the LARGEST COMET EVER FOUND IS ON A DIRECT COURSE TO EARTH!!!!!!

In "News That We Don't Know Why Anybody Would Care About," The Queen plays hooky on Easter Sunday, the USFL proves that football has gone soft and it's pretty clear that many of you were absolutely NOT wearing protection during the pandemic.

It'll all make you wonder, What the Frock????

It's Passover and Easter weekend and the Sub Vets are here to talk about, what else... submarines!

Now that Russia has confirmed the loss of the Moskva, some of the questions that we had can begin to be answered. Or not. Rumors are flying today about what, if anything, may have been aboard the ship, including atomic weapons and Christian relics.

In any case, it's pretty clear to me that the Russians are at least privately acknowledging the fact that the ship was sunk by Uke Neptune missiles. And it's also clear that the biggest question of all still remains to be answered.

In 1986, I opened the pages of the newest Tom Clancy novel, "Red Storm Rising," and immersed myself in a story that should have been a forewarning. In my days, we had certain assumptions about the Soviets and their Navy capabilities and tactics.

Looking back it is easy to see that we assumed - and yes I know what that means - that the Soviets were tactical luddites, incapable of rapid adaptation to changing environments or tactical situations. Red Storm Rising certainly busted that myth, but.... it was "just fiction."

We have already discussed how the modern battle is effected by the proliferation of small, handheld missile launchers of all types. The equal growth of larger tactical missiles, specifically anti-ship missiles has been every bit as impressive, but perhaps, not really noticed.

So there are a couple of things about yesterdays event in the Black Sea that we can observe and about which we can draw some limited conclusions, without straying into wild speculation and Twitter rumor...

As the world turns, things are getting really, and we mean really, weird! The word which we no longer say is making a comeback, complete with robot dogs threatening grandma. Russia finally has an explanation for the reasons behind its invasion of Ukraine, and it’s definitely not what we thought it would be. The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo once entertained us with some science fiction fantasy. But Rabbi Dave is become increasingly concerned about Friar Rods AI life…

Eric and Dave are back to talk about long patrols, Crazy Ivan's, 16mm Movies, the USSVI, The USS Thresher and remind you that there is always at least one idiot walking around. If you don't know who the idiot is, then it's you. They will dance the Neutron Dance while recalling the anniversary of the US Navy Submarine Service...