The Pinelander

Paul and Mike sit down around the campfire and discuss financial obligations, familial responsibilities and the endless distractions that compete for our time today. Paul offers some suggestions to help families prioritize their time to make sure we don't lose focus on what's really most important.

The Philippines never disappoint for a great story. Today, Paul & Mike take on America's past colonialism; specifically our failure to recognize the independence of the Philippines after the Spanish American War in 1898 resulting in the Philippine Insurrection that lasted from 1899 to 1902. 

Paul & Mike go back in time to April 1980 to discuss Operation Eagle Claw when American Special Operators attempted to rescue 52 American hostages from the U.S. Embassy being held in Tehran, Iran. Operation Eagle Claw was the predecessor of what later became today's Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC).

Paul and Mike kick back in the G Base and enjoy the nice fall weather in Pineland and discuss Proverbs and other lessons from scripture. Enjoy.

Paul and Mike are honored to have CSM(Ret) Tom Satterly (author of All Secure) and his lovely wife Jen visit Pineland to discuss Tom's service in Delta Force, the most elite and secretive special operations unit in the U.S. military. Tom shares his personal battle with Post Traumatic Stress (PTS). Most importantly, Tom and Jen share valuable lessons they've learned negotiating the path towards recovery and having a happy and fulfilling marriage. This is a must listen-to episode for all warriors struggling to live a full and productive life. 

Once again, our favorite Pineland historian Patrick O'Kelley ventures into the G Base to discuss little known facts of the Revolutionary War in the Carolinas. In this episode, we discuss one of the Carolina's most effective partisan leaders, William Richardson Davie.

Stu Scheller Sr. joins Paul & Mike in Pineland to discuss the lack of 'real' leadership at the senior level plaguing America's Armed Forces today, and the effect it is having on recruitment, and why our best and brightest aren't interested in serving in uniform. Stu shares a way out of the current mess and other valuable insights contained within his son's new book, Crisis of Command. This is an episode you won't want to miss, and a book you definitely need to read and then share with a friend. 

U.S.A. vs. Karl Brandt, et al. (also known as the Doctor's Trial), was prosecuted in 1946-47 against twenty-three doctors and administrators accused of organizing and participating in war crimes and crimes against humanity in the form of medical experiments and medical procedures. Deja vu, 75 years later, (Dr. Fleming's sworn testimony) Aden Tate joins Paul & Mike in Pineland to discuss the deterioration of basic Human Rights within our public health system and the dangers that lie ahead if nothing is done about it.

We've all had 'em: Bad leaders are everywhere and you're bound to run into one of 'em at some point in your career. Paul & Mike meet around the camp fire to discuss the pitfalls of leadership in hopes today's leaders can avoid them. If possible, it's always better to learn from the failures of others rather than from your own mistakes.

Mike Smith travels all the way from Hollywood to infiltrate occupied Pineland to report on the nefarious activities of the enemy and what we need to do to protect our children from the Dark Side. Out of Shadows Documentary