There Will Be Bourbon

Braxton McCoy and "Lawrence of Iowarabia" drop by the virtual bar to discuss their new business venture into the beef industry with Pasture Peaks Farms. We discussed processing, the marketing gimmicks you see on packaging, origins of big box store beef, grading of beef, barriers to entry into the American beef market, what makes a good beef cow and how can you tell, plus much, much more. Grab a glass! 

Lafayette Lee is a contributing editor at IM 1776, delivers excellent written works on his Substack, and also can be found on X @ Partisan_O. Lee dips into the virtual bar this time discussing the assassination attempts on President Trump, why Congress, no matter who is in charge, is the way that it is, if Vladimir Putin is stuck in Ukraine, and much more bourbon sipping worthy takes. Grab a glass!

Retired Sergeant Major and the man behind US Army WTF Moments along with other military pages collecting the most absurd true stories, as well as breaking some of the most poignant news impacting the force returns to the virtual bar. We are talking all things DoD including the new SecDef Pete Hegseth and just where we think his attention should be focused, plus much more. Grab a glass!

Buck Shamrock of X stops by the virtual bar to discuss his 30 year career in law enforcement from time in the jail to tactical teams on the street. We discuss the biggest changes and challenges he sees with the new hires joining the force, the "recipes" inmates cook in jail, the George Floyd riots, as well as sharing his unique takes on a variety of issues currently unfolding in the public space. Grab a glass!

Retired Army Warrant Officer Sam Shoemate stopped by the virtual bar to discuss the inspiration behind the viral Instagram account TerminalCWO, his work exposing the abhorrent behavior at the 101st Airborne Division during the Covid lockdowns as well as elsewhere in the military, the unlawful Covid-19 vaccine mandates, his work along with others ongoing to affect the DoD's acknowledgment of an unlawful order, the policy allowing wrongly discharged service members to return, as well as some hilarious banter regarding the Command Sergeant Major rank in the Army, and much, much more. Grab a glass! 

Jeff Young from Around The Foghorn returns to discuss the 2025 San Francisco Giants. 

Chief Cope stopped by the virtual bar to discuss in depth the logistics that went into supplying the Afghan National Army, the current state of the challenges facing the logistics chain, the struggle behind teaching the ANA, General Milley, and the potential for positive change throughout the DoD moving forward with the new Secretary of Defense. 

"Viking Rob" joined me to discuss the early years of the Iraq War, including all of the maintenance and defensive innovation like the counter-EFP (Explosively Formed Penetrator), the current logistics and supply chain issues, the Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears, and the NFC North, and wrapping with a spirited discussion on music. Grab a glass!

Jesse Kelly returns to the virtual bar for a happy hour discussion about his recent book "The Anti-Communist Manifesto", the feeling of positivity in the air following the 2024 election, where we are culturally as a society, and just who is going to fight the next great war. Grab a glass!

Steve is a 23 year veteran of the United States Army and a newly published author. We talked about his "significant emotional event" that led him into the Army, growing up in a small town in Southern California, Iraq, Army recruiting, music, movies, and just what the hell happened to Metallica. Grab a glass!