With special guest Joe Kosiek, this week we'll hear about the antics and missteps of the HMS Vixen, an experimental steamship with iron support structures and a wooden hull. Stick around for more info about the island of Bermuda!

 This week David will tell us how naval engineering, tactics, and weaponry have evolved throughout human history. In part 2 we cover WWI through the modern day, where naval combat becomes more deadly and precise.

This week David will tell us how naval engineering, tactics, and weaponry have evolved throughout human history. Tune in for details on crescent fighting, ships of the line, U-boats, and ramming: a battle strategy that refuses to go out of style.

Across countless miles of ocean and throughout 45 years of service, Jacques Cousteau and his beloved vessel Calypso have contributed so much to marine biology, conservation, and scientific research. Learn about the vessel that weathered countless challenges, and gave us a glimpse into the silent world beneath the waves.

From shipping necessity to British hipster pastime, narrowboats have a long and interesting history. Long and slender and putting along at glacial pace, these vessels are a unique part of British naval identity. Stay tuned for David's first hand experience with a narrowboat vacation!

In a change of format, this is the first shorts episode. This is a more lighthearted episode where each of us will present one or two brief topics. Some topics include the S.S. Badger, the video game Among Us, and theories about the Loch Ness monster.

Tale tales continue to unfold in part 2 of the naval career of Hubb Hubb the Great. First we'll finish up the history of Hubbard's active naval service, and then cross examine all of his supposed accomplishments throughout the war.

Strap in for the thrilling odyssey of an lesser known WWII hero. The sole survivor when his destroyer was sunk during pearl harbor, he has commanded corvettes to hunt submarines, served in both the U.S. and British navy, and has won countless military honors and medals... allegedly. To find out where truth begins and ends, we will take a dive into the naval career of L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Dianetics and the Church of Scientology.

In part 2 of "The Grey Ghost," we hear about the end of the war, the Queen Mary's return to commercial service, and her final resting place. Tune in for tales of frightening rouge waves, journeys of unprecedented scale, and a special guest who rode aboard, a certain Colonel Warden.

From cruise liner to military transport, the HMS Queen Mary, a.k.a. the Grey Ghost, made invaluable contributions to allied efforts in WWII. Hear the tale of how the Titanic's prettier sister, the fastest ship in the world, carried up to 16,683 troops around the globe while slipping past German U-Boats.