What a Hell of a Way to Die

Deadliest Warrior: Spartan vs Ninja

Quinn from the Failure to Launch podcast stops by this month as we pit Spartans against Ninjas in the California scrub brush. There's swords, there's ground up glass, there's historical inaccuracies, and a little bit of heart (that's been pierced by a spear)

Listen to Failure to Launch, a podcast about why you should never go into Space - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/failure-...

Spinning the wheel of Ecological disasters with Calvin Norman

This week Francis is joined by Forestry expert and conservationist Calvin Norman to discuss the impact of the War in Ukraine on the local ecology, and the extent it's going to take to get it back up and running again. Calvin also shares some of his favorite existential horrors that are less 'How do I pay my bills' and more 'will this hamburger eat my brain?'

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Militia House with John Milas

Veteran and Author John Milas joins Francis to discuss his debut horror Novel Militia House, set in 2010 Afghanistan and following a couple of bored Marines stuck in the middle of nowhere. John discusses his journey from Marine to author, his writing process, and what it is about horror that people love.

Pick up Militia house here or wherever you get books - https://www.amazon.com/Mil...

April Zoo Crew movie

Universal Soldier sucked, so I picked all good movies so we can't get screwed by our own voting system again!

But we are still sticking to a theme. See if you can guess it

The Zoo Crew goes to Man Camp

This week the Zoo Crew is headed to Man Camp. We're dropping enough money to buy a new Toyota Corolla and instead of having a sensible car with low miles, we're getting slurs screamed at us by an angry Armenian guy

Deadliest Warrior: Viking vs Samurai

Nick Slayton stops by the show to watch a new episode of Deadliest Warrior. Be amazed at the swing of the ax, the toss of the spear, the cutting of some dead pigs.

The Zoo Crew presents: Universal Soldier

The Zoo Crew watches Universal Soldier, one of the lesser action films of the 90s. The boys discuss JCVD's lack of splits, lack of voice coaching, lack of fighting ability, and lack of screen presence. But we all love Dolph Lundgren

DadChat: Live from the Monkey House with Jack Forman

This week Francis brings Jack Forman, formerly of the Sirius XM station Kids Place Live on the show. Jack has run a kids call-in show for eleven years, taking thousands of calls from kids all around North America and now finds himself let go, but still continuing his vision. We talk about conversations with kids, 'kindie' music, and strange Italian songs

Listen to Jack three times a week on his Patreon here - https:/...

Into the Wild Blue Yonder

This week Francis talks with Emerson, a fellow Public Affairs troop, but for the Air Force. We discuss the fun of being in PAO, the differences in the branches, and how much better it is to be an airman than a soldier

Deadliest Warrior: Gladiator vs Apache Warrior

Once upon a time there was an incredible show called Deadliest Warrior which took stoned conversations guys had in the mid aughts about who would win a fight and put it to some of the goofiest tests you've ever seen. Francis is joined by KD to talk about the Gladiator vs Apache Warrior

Zoo Crew Presents: 90s camp

It's time to vote on a new movie for the Zoo Crew. This time around I gathered some of the best 90s campy military movies, full of all the square jawed macho man you could want. Voting will be available for the next week

A Better Way 2A

This week Francis interviews Jordan from the Better Way 2A organization. We discuss gun rights, legislation, arming your queer friends, and handling all the latest at Shot Show 2024

Find out more about the organization here - https://www.abetterway2a.com/ 

The Zoo Crew presents: Battle Los Angeles

The Zoo crew watches the very forgettable Battle Los Angeles. We mourn the first casualties of the war effort (Coasties) and marvel at Aaron Ekhart's jawline. 

M*A*S*HCast Season 2 Episode 13 and 14

Carey and Francis talk about the Episodes Deal Me Out and Hot Lips, Empty Arms

Hots & Cots. It's like Yelp for the Junior Enlisted

This week Francis speaks with Rob, the creator of the app Hots and Cots. From moldy barracks and closed dining facilities to palatial living quarters and snow crab chow, it's the place for your troops to show off the good, bad, and ugly of military bases

The South Africa charges of Genocide w/ Joe Kassabian *Early Episode*

Joe Kassabian stops by to discuss the current charges of genocide against Gaza and the Palestinian people. This episode was recorded Jan 10, 2024 so we're working with the knowledge we had at the time. Namely that the Dersh was going to be way more involved than he actually is

Zoo Crew January movie

We need your input! What movie should the Zoo Crew watch this month. The themes is "War movies people didn't see".

Green Zone - 2010. Matt Damon goes on a search for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Perhaps with movie magic we can find them and justify the invasion, but probably not!

Stalingrad - 2013. A Russian film about how they killed a whole bunch of Nazis. It looks to have some great special effects, and I'm sure some heroic deaths

Battle Los Angeles - 2011. Wh...

An update to Patreon

Hello Patreons, this is Francis and I wanted to let you all know about some changes that will be coming to the Patreon tiers and how it might affect your current tiers.

First, The $1 and $3 tiers will be removed. Going forward we will still be offering a bonus episode a month for all active patreons, as well as access to the discord. 

Another benefit available to all patreons is early access to all interview episodes before they hit the main feed. Usually I have two or three ...

Deadwood Episode 7: Bullock Returns

In this episode, Seth Bullock decided braining a native american with a rock was enough killing for him and sends the killer of Wild Bill to the cops for prosecution. He's...a complicated man

Godzilla Minus One

This week on the bonus, Nick Slayton joins Francis to talk about giant monsters (not) punching giant monsters. Is this a brilliant movie filled with great characters and story telling? Does it lose out on being a Godzilla movie if Godzilla doesn't punch another equally large monster? All this and more!

MASHCast

This episode we get some real uncomfortable flirting from Hawkeye, and the boys get out of camp to go find an incubator 

Dear Zoo Crew

This week Carey and Francis give advice. Not that we asked for any questions from the rest of you. Instead we're taking the reins from Abby and other columnists to give our own take on things

M*A*S*HCast: Dear Dad 3

This week Francis and Carey watch to more MASH episodes. Dead Dad 3 solves racism and Sniper gives us a quick flash of Radar's ass. And we're only in Season 2!

PICK IT UP PICK IT UP

This week Francis is joined by Tom and Carey and we all bring an album important to us when we were teens, and we discuss how bad all our taste in music was (is).. It's a mixdown of Boston Punk, angry guitars, and a barrel full of teen angst

Francis - No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom

Carey - Darkbuster - 22 songs you'll never want to hear again

Tom - Avenged Sevenfold - City of Evil

Deadwood Episode 6: Plague

Plague has come to deadwood, and the Zoo Crew is chatting about getting injected with the worst vaccine (Smallpox). We also lament with Joe his flight from Armenia and the vacuum cleaner he left behind

33rd County: Boondock Saints

Carey makes Tom watch the Irish documentary Boondock Saints, a movie that is only good if you're an impressionable teenager in 1999

Ain't War Hell? Full Metal Jacket with Eric Peacock

Eric from Soundtracker comes on to talk about the most Film Guy war movie made: Full Metal Jacket. It's an episode filled with war, loss, and a Surfing Bird

Dads in a Blender

Max Collins from the band Eve6 joins Francis to discuss fatherhood while touring, being in bed by 10:30, and the abject panic of losing your keys

Tactical Frozen Dress

The last episode recorded before Nate becomes a father. Francis crams in as much last minute advice as possible, and then the two discuss tactical baby wearing

Debarbed Barbenheimer: What Is Nuclear Fission feat. Kelsey Atherton

Francis speaks with New Mexican, science author, nuclear explainer and all-round friend of the show about the Christopher Nolan film OPPENHEIMER, the politics and science around it, and the various backstories around J. Robert Oppenheimer that complete the picture of a very strange and pivotal man. He also tries to explain nuclear fission to Francis (you can guess the rest).