
Naval History Podcast: Find the Captain
Host Emily Abdow talks to Dr. Howard Fuller about his search for the wreckage of the Royal Navy ironclad HMS Captain and the historical circumstances that led to her capsizing in 1870.
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The Naval Institute is a private, not-for-profit educational institution whose mission is to provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.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.
U.S. Naval Institute hosts The Proceedings Podcast, a government show with 500 episodes published.

Host Emily Abdow talks to Dr. Howard Fuller about his search for the wreckage of the Royal Navy ironclad HMS Captain and the historical circumstances that led to her capsizing in 1870.

In this episode, Lieutenant Mary Racicot, U.S. Navy, joins the Proceedings Podcast to discuss why joint wargames may be training commanders to misunderstand cyber operations. Too often, exercises either leave cyber out e

Host Bill Hamblet talks with Joshua Tallis, a research program director at the Center for Naval Analyses, about his article in the latest issue of Proceedings.

The Mobile Riverine Force became one of the most unique—and highly decorated—joint Army-Navy fighting forces of the Vietnam War, conducting operations deep in the Mekong Delta. Hear from Jeff and Shannon Arballo, the hus

Bill Hamblet talks with “What’s Going On With Shipping?” host Sal Mercogliano about the Strait of Hormuz, global shipping impacts, and commercial shipbuilding.

Host Bill Hamblet talks with retired naval intelligence officer Captain James E. Fanell for a yearly update on the expansion of the PLA Navy.

Host Bill Hamblet joins Captain Garrett Miller, Commodore of Surface Development Group One, and Brian Clark, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology at the Hudson Institute, to discuss how

Host Bill Hamblet talks with career Ambassador Ryan Crocker about the war with Iran.

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 Russel

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.

RADM Brad Andros talks about the evolution of Navy Expeditionary Forces.

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 a

Host Bill Hamblet speaks with Admiral Harry Harris on how a war with Iran could reshape global strategy across two theaters. The discussion explores impacts on U.S. commitments, Indo-Pacific stability, China’s role, and

Host Bill engages Senator Tim Sheehy in a discussion on Dollars, Defense, and Reform. This conversation examines national security priorities, defense spending, and policy reform shaping America’s future. Senator Sheehy

Host Emily Abdow talks with author Peter F. Owen about his latest book with Naval Institute Press, Fighting Falcons: The Campaigns of VMF-221 in the Pacific.

Bill Hamblet hosts Proceedings staff to discuss updates from the Iran conflict (Friday 10 April).

Bill Hamblet hosts Vice Admiral John “Fozzie” Miller, U.S. Navy (Retired), for a timely discussion on the evolving Iran conflict and its implications for the Strait of Hormuz. They examine maritime risks, regional stabil

Host Emily Abdow talks with archivist and historian Samuel Limneos about his article "Her Brother Went Down with the Edsall: A WAVES Officer’s Mission to Preserve Naval Memory" in the latest edition of Naval History.

In December 1917, the arrival of the U.S. Navy’s Battleship Division Nine brought hope to a British Grand Fleet struggling to match the strength of the German surface navy in the North Sea. Host Emily Abdow talks with au

Host Bill Hamblet talks with veteran national security professional Sean M. Wiswesser about his book "Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin’s Secret War"—available next month from the Nava
Sal Mercogliano
maritime historian, professor, and podcast host · Campbell University
1 appearance on this show
Brian Clark
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology · First Aid for the Blind
1 appearance on this show
Ryan Crocker
former U.S. envoy to Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq
1 appearance on this show
H.R. McMaster
retired lieutenant general and former U.S. National Security Advisor · Hoover Institution, Stanford University
1 appearance on this show
H.R. McMaster
Lt. Gen. · Hoover Institution
1 appearance on this show
Tim Sheehy
Montana Senator · Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce
1 appearance on this show
John Cordle
senior Human Factors Engineer · Commander Naval Surface Forces
1 appearance on this show
Sean Maloney
professor of history at the Royal Military College of Canada · Royal Military College of Canada
1 appearance on this show
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