Digging deeper into topics raised in "Monuments and the American Soul", I sit down with Historian, Professor, Author and former Historical Guide at the Gettysburg Battle Site, Jared Frederick. This wide-ranging discussion touches on the battle over the memory of historic sites, the current state of military reenactments, Showtime's new adaptation of the John Brown story, "The Good Lord Bird", as well as teaching history at the College Level. These new "Digging Deeper" episodes will further explore previous topics by way of candid discussions with experts.

To dig deeper into the topics raised in "Monuments and the American Soul", I sit down with History Teacher Josh Kabrel, who finds himself on the front lines in the battle to teach the truth of America's past to future generations. These new "Digging Deeper" episodes will further explore previous topics by way of candid discussions with experts.

Monuments and the American Soul is a globe-spanning meditation on shrines, statues and monuments that explores how our memory of the past not only created the flash-point moment we inhabit - but shapes the understanding that future generations will inherit. This deep-dive knits together a constellation of controversies, starting with Emperor HiroHito’s American-abetted escape from the hangman’s noose, the poisoning of the American memory of the Civil War, all the way to Thomas Jefferson’s Slaves and culminating with the 2020 mass-protests currently raging at the foot of Robert E. Lee’s Statue in Virginia. Born as an OpEd article (currently available on Medium) this conversation has been given new sonic life, rendered in that gripping, immersive style only WarDaddy can deliver.

The Greatest Battleship ever to exist - The Imperial Japanese Flagship Yamato - Set sail on her grotesque, one-way Kamikaze Mission on April 7th 1945. This is the Final Act in her Death Saga. Witness the soul-shaking culmination of Yamato's Epically Doomed Suicidal Banzai Charge.

This is it. April 7th 1945. The Kamikaze Battleship Yamato steams unstoppably towards Glory and Oblivion. The sky fills with vengeful US WarBirds, hellbent on fulfilling her Death Wish. The Final Battle is at hand... Witness the insane culmination of Battleship Yamato's epically doomed suicide mission - Told though a molar rattling, pulse pounding soundtrack. This is Military History like you've never heard it before. Including a special forward from the legendary Steven Downes, the voice of Halo's Master Chief.

The Greatest Kamikaze Attack of All Time is unleashed. The Most Fearsome Battleship ever launched sets sail. The American Juggernaut prepares to answer the Death Wish of her fanatical foe. The God of War smiles. An unstoppable force.. an immovable object.. Yamato's Epic One-Way-Mission towards Death and Glory is at hand.

What does it take to make a man consider his mortal flesh a weapon? In Episode 3, we trace the roots of the Japanese Kamikaze Pilots of WW2 back to their ancient lineage of ritual suicide known as Hara-kiri and Seppuku. Following this gory path through the ages is the only way to truly understand how to make a Kamikaze.. Raw, fast paced and painstakingly researched, let WarDaddy take you on a sonic cinematic experience into the dark heart of warfare.

Episode 2 sets the stage as the Suicide Battleship Yamato embarks on her epically doomed final Banzai charge...

When you think of the mythic Kamikaze, you probably picture a stoic Japanese warrior, bowing to the rising sun, a sip of sake before climbing into his bomb laden Zero on a one way trip to eternity.. and that’s all true... But in the death throes of the Japanese Navy - the coup de grace expression of the Kamikaze spirit came in the form of the suicide Battleship, Yamato. By focusing on the Yamato’s epically doomed final Banzai charge, we will pull back the veil on everything Kamikaze. Season One reaches deep into the history of Bushido, Seppuku and all the ancient fables and battles that allowed this most terrible tactic of war to take hold - A tactic that brought America to its most monstrous form. Through first had accounts, final letters home and a uniquely cinematic storytelling style, War Daddy gets you as close to the action as you'd want to be - and one step closer to understanding what it takes to climb into that cockpit, knowing that carrying out your mission will ultimately extinguish your life. Then, we'll go a step further and dissect the apocalyptic would-be outcome that could have happened had the American war machine executed Operation Downfall, the invasion of Japan. Take a deep dive into the dark heart of warfare an history - all the gory details, nightmarish battles and incredible acts of heroism, told though a rich and vivid soundscape.