EP. 499: 100,000 tons of Diplomacy: Ambassador Ryan Crocker on the War with Iran
12/05/2026 | 42 mins.
Host Bill Hamblet talks with career Ambassador Ryan Crocker about the war with Iran.
Naval History Podcast: Inside Mitscher’s Battle of Midway Cover-up
11/05/2026 | 28 mins.
At the Battle of Midway in June 1942, the Hornet air group flew the wrong way, and a falsified after-action report by Captain Marc Mitscher helped to cover up the mistake. Host Emily Abdow talks with author Ronald Russell about his article, “Mitscher at Midway,” the cover story in the June issue of Naval History.
EP. 498: Admiral Spruance: A New Biography of a Naval Strategist
30/04/2026 | 49 mins.
Host Emily Abdow talks with author Andrew Blackley about his latest book with Naval Institute Press, Wielding the Trident: Admiral Raymond A. Spruance and American’s Victory in the Pacific.
EP. 497: Navy Expeditionary Combat Command: Small, Elite, Adaptable
27/04/2026 | 35 mins.
RADM Brad Andros talks about the evolution of Navy Expeditionary Forces.
EP. 496: Clarity in Conflict: H.R. McMaster on the Iran War
23/04/2026 | 35 mins.
Proceedings Editor-in-Chief Captain Bill Hamblet, U.S. Navy (Retired) and Retired Navy Commander Paul Giarra host former National Security Advisor General H.R. McMaster, U.S. Army (Retired). McMaster offers a strategic assessment of the evolving Iran situation.
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Every week on the Proceedings Podcast, the Naval Institute's Director of Outreach, Ward Carroll, and the Editor-in-Chief of Proceedings, Bill Hamblet, talk about what's happening in the Sea Services, latest news from USNI News, stories in Proceedings and Naval History magazines, and interview Naval Institute authors. Deputy Editor Bill Bray joins the cast from time to time as well.
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