Unpopped Colonels

In this episode, the Unpopped Colonels discuss Judicial Activism - the philosophy that judges can and should go beyond the applicable law to consider broader societal-based implications as well as thier own respective social, political, and personal convictions. Are the Federal Courts willfully interjecting themself into the performance of President Trump. Do the Federal Courts have a hidden agenda? Are we in America witnessing a j...

The Unpopped Colonels introduce their reboot of the Unpopped Colonels Podcast. It's been great with our initial effort, but we're looking for more engagement. So, we're jumping into Current Events and Current Issues (capitalization intended).

In this episode, the Unpopped Colonels discuss one of America's greatest liberties: Freedom of Speech. It's a much overused and mailgned Freedom by those who reaaly don't understand the full v...

In this episode, the Colonels talk about how they overcame differences between one another allowing them to enjoy a life-long and Family Friendship.  In the first part of this episode, the Colonels talk about their first meeting on that fateful day in June 2006 in Georgia (hint: it didn't go so well), then three months in Wisconsin, followed by a year in Iraq, then homecoming in 2007, finally leading toward today in 2024.  What was...

In this episode, the Unpopped Colonels delve into a few conspiracy theories surrounding the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Titanic...the "Wonder Ship," "Ship of Dreams," "Queen of the Ocean," "Unsinkable."  The Colonels talk about three competing conspiracy theories regarding Titanic's deliberate sinking (well, there is a fourth, but we just couldn't get into it...):

1. The RMS Titanic did not sink at all; rather, it was the the RMS Olymp...

CONSPIRACY THEORIES: DIRECTED ENERGY DEVICES.  Do they or do they not exist?  Have you ever felt like you were just zapped?  All of a sudden something just doesn't feel right?  In this episode, the Unpopped Colonels discuss Directed Energy Devices.  Lasers, microwaves, particle beams, sound beams (SouND BeaMS?)..yup!..there all in here.  The Colonels talk about first the different types of devices, some characteristics, and finish-...

...are they real...ARE THEY?..in this episode, the Unpopped Colonels discuss the Conspiracy Theory surrounding "Birds Aren't Real."  Starting out as innocent urban prank, the "Birds Aren't Real" conspiracy theory most certainly should stop each of us in our tracks (OK, slippers) to just think - for at least a passing moment - to just think what if the concept is plausible?  Was Alfred Hitchcock in his 1963 thriller "The Birds" that...

In this episode, the Unpopped Colonels take a look into the 5g Network Conspiracy Theory...well...turns out it's not just one "theory," it's a collection of sub-theories rolled up into one 5G Network conspiracy theory.  Is the government really using the 5G Network to control peoples minds?  Is 5G to blame for the global COVID-19 pandemic?  We won't tell you how or what to think, we'll leave you thinking for yourself.

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In this episode, the Unpopped Colonels talk about a global concept: Clash of Cultures.  The Colonels talk about mono- and multi-cultures, geographic influences, and lay the foundation for further discussions taking into account the events of today.  True to form, the Colonels leave politics and religion out of it, except for a few context-related exchanges.  

The Colonels add a new working definition to the Unpopped Colonels Dictio...

In this episode, the Colonels step out of their comfort zone, of sorts, and talk about their deployment into Iraq in 2006 - 2007.  We go through some of our thoughts about notification, pre-deployment, our time in-country, re-deployment, then back home.  Some humorous, some not-so humorous, and some, well... just reflections.  We even talk about our take-aways and the lessons we learned about each of ourselves as well as life in ge...

In this episode, the Unpopped Colonels talk about the Chemical Trails (CHEMTRAILs) Conspiracy Theory.  Condensation Trails (CONTRAILs) are a thing in the airborne transportation industry...those cloud-like, straight-line things up in the sky emminating from in-flight aircraft way up in the troposphere.  Of course - those are CONTRAILs!..or are they?  There are those among us who say they are CHEMTRAILs, deliberately placed by the g...

In this episode, the Unpopped Colonels discuss the concept of Patriotism, specifically...what it means today.  Sure, the standard colonial definition is fairly well understood, but two-and-a-half centuries later, what does it mean?  It's an interesting conversation and Colonel Chris zings Colonel Brook on one particular discussion point.  Oh, and folks - every once in a while, pull off the side of the road and read a historical mar...

In this episode, the Unpopped Colonels continue their discussion into America's elements of National power.  The Colonels talk about a concept known as "DIME" (Diplomacy, Information, Military, and Economics).  These four elements comprise the traditional form of 'Murica's National Power; however, since the attacks of 9/11 in 2001, a new element continues to emerge, develop, and mature, that being Terrorism and Financial Intelligen...

In this episode, the Unpopped Colonels travel to the Andersonville Civil War Prison located in Andersonville, Georgia.  It was a solemn visit, to say the least.  Hastily constructed in 1864, the 16-acre site saw 45,000 Union Soldiers, now Prisoners of War, enter through the massive Andersonville gates, 13,000 of whom never returned home.  Being Soldiers ourselves, we felt the dispair of the Union prisoners as if we were walking am...

In this episode, the Unpopped Colonels discuss elements of America's National Power.  This episode is the first in a series about this topic.  We discuss how government is supposed to work - not how it actually works (which to be honest, its a mystery to us too).  Our conversation starts out with defining the concept of "Desired Endstate," then we move to a "Holistic Approach," then defining "Strategy" (hint - strategy and planning...

In this episode, Brook gives an update following his surgery to address his Prostate Cancer.  The Unpopped Colonels get into the, what seemed to be, long drive to the treatment center, the day of, and the relizations following.  As usual, we talk some, banter some, and simply openly discuss a topic not many men or Families want to discuss.  We even discuss for a bit some advice our former Commanding General offered to Brook - short...