THE SHIPS LOG

If you're bored on watch, this is the episode for you! A meandering conversation with a blue collar guy from Philly. Why does pop country music suck so bad? What do you say to a chick that doesn't believe in outer space? Did Nelson Mandela die in prison? We also talk about the beauty of the Rocky movies, boxing, the Great Depression and what people did to survive during hard times. Old films, Marilyn Monroe, and a second ...

The Walkabout Seaman is an energetic, pugnacious, Englishman who grew up in the circus. With a cauliflower ear and a heart of gold, he shares with us his experiences living and scraping by in Spain as a cook, planting trees in the Golan Heights of Israel, hitchhiking to Haifa, cooking for the British Army, finding and losing a wife while working on yachts in Florida, and going to work on a U.S. flag cruise ship in Hawaii. Cheers!

Ursula is so salty that her new born baby has a discharge from a tugboat. She is a walking recruitment poster for the U.S. Merchant Marine. A second generation Maine Maritime graduate, she details the differences between a normal college life and that of a maritime college life. We also talk about the squid people of Asia, wonder why fisherman enjoy flirting with getting run over by ships, and the Jones Act.


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Have you ever seen a UFO at sea, a ghostly Engineer stalk the laundry room, or a U.S. Marine throat punch an aggressive salesman? This guy has... Join me as I sit down with a red blooded American from Oklahoma that has sailed the high seas on everything from tankers to old ass containerships converted to grain carriers. 

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Captain Nemo returns! Humpback whales, the Milky Way Galaxy, and crappy Christopher Walken impressions... Seriously, this guy is like a B movie version of Matthew McConaughey. Join me as Captain Nemo gives us the rundown on the new developements in his carreer and makes us laugh.

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A young woman shot in the streets, a general's son dropping money from a balcony, and one persecuted Burmese sailor. I sit down with The Burmese Cowboy to get the real scoop on what's going down in Myanmar. It is a crazy situation that is hard for most people in the West to wrap our minds around. He was once persecuted by a military dictatorship and has valuable insight to the current struggles in Myanmar. 

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Join The Grey Beard and I for a conversation about what Coronavirus feels like, Jamaican beef patties, and people sailing on fake documents. Will human kind ever be extinguished or will we survive catastophe to live among the stars? Plus Game Stop and Pirates.....

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This episode is dedicated to all the seafarers who won't be home for Christmas or Hanukkah. 

In this Christmas edition Special K tells us about the time Russians showed up to a family party and taught them to swallow lard and drink vodka. Turns out these Russians were from a nearby salvage tug in Baltimore harbor. What did Soviets drink onboard this tug in the 80's? I'll give you a hint, it's not water...

Just last year, Ted stared into the eyes of a young Filipino sailor as he attempted to pull him to safety on the gangway of a ship in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.  Ted did not succeed in saving that young Filipino sailors life, but he has some advice for those who may be in a similar situation some day. Ted has a checkered past with some very shocking things to share. He once fled the U.S. to Brazil to escape a legal situation....

From seagoing freightships, paddle wheelers in North Dakota, and the oil fileds of the Gulf Of Mexico, Dave Kendrick has seen a lot. He has stood toe to toe with a Somalian tough guy while on gangway watch and found love overseas. This salty mariner tells us about his travels and gives advice about staying safe at sea. Did I mention that he saw a ship get blown up while he was in the Navy? Plus a good ghost story at the end.

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Who in the world is Meow Man? The Grey Beard and Jeff join me to discuss the origins of Meow man, wind powered ships, and mental health at sea. We take a look at seamans centers and churches and the services that they offer to mariners the world over. The Grey Beard offers us some insight into parenthood and what it is like to get prepared for it. For the first time ever, we have a bonafide fact checker, fact checking all of our no...

Corona candy on Halloween? Kids should be scared. Rosco doesn't think trick or treating is a good idea this year. From college, to Marine Corps, to being a teacher, to finally being a merchant marine. Rosco gives us the rundown on why he quit his carreer in education to become an engineer in the merchant marines. He once found Japanese bodies chained to machine guns in a cave on Okinawa. What did he do with the hierloom swords...

My Uncle Tom was a man of mystery when I was a child. There are still some jobs he can't talk about. He was a project manager for a submersible dive on the ship wreck of the Titanic. He gives us a rundown of what it was like to see some of the first images of the gash in the starboard side of the hull. He searched for a downed commercial airliner in the icy waters off of Kamchatka while Soviet spy ships hindered their efforts....

Have you ever taken the time to sit down with a veteran to listen to what happens when shit hits the fan? Now is that time! Flynn -now a Mariner, was deployed twice to Afghanistan while in the Army. He sits down with me to share his war stories. He is a tough man who endured some bad stuff happening to him and his buddies overseas. Part of his hand blown off by an elusive enemy that walked among him and his friends, a wife back hom...

I sit down with two mariners wives to get their perspectives on the maritime industry. What are the challenges to being the spouse of somebody who's gone for most of the time? Having a baby and then your husband goes back to work the next day? Most people wouldn't tolerate such a lifestyle, but these unsung heroes deal with it in stride. We got yoga, the best home security, and organ donation. Why was Tator Tot detained m...

Slinging Meat in South Philadelphia... Not what you are thinking! The Meat Man gives us the rundown on having a side hustle. He has sales pitches that scratch itches. He talks about how he ended up in the Merchant Marine, playing black jack in Panama, and his top three scariest moments at sea. The Meat Man gives a history lesson about The Public Health Service Hospitals and how Merchant Mariners used to get their health care. What&...

The Man From Inverness gives us an update on the current state of the Oil Fields. But first, what the hell is Adrenochrome? Who in the world is the lady in the yellow hard hat? Drill ships being scrapped, quarantines in Mexico, and the oil spill in Mauritius. We talk about the best way to quit smoking and share the smokers prayer from an old friend. We talk cool cars and racing stories from years past. 

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In this episode I sit down with Colt .45 to hear his sea stories. From his time in the U.S. Navy to working on the Western Rivers of the United States he tells it all. He regales us with a ghost story about a Chief Engineer that haunts a boat by dragging chains around in the engine room from a tragedy in years past. He tells us about what it's like being a new guy on an aircraft carrier and flying missions onboard Navy aircraf...

In this episode I sit down with Captain Yeagermeister. He tells some crazy stories! Why can't he get into a bar in Japan? Why should you carry an apple with you in Indonesia? Why do mariners make poor spouses? We have an honest conversation filled some abrupt pauses, sad truths, and off air revelations. 

Sit back and relax as we navigate these rough seas.

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