The girls are joined by retired British Army Major
, who has spent time in Afghanistan, Iraq, Gaza, and other exotic tourist destinations. We discuss wars of choice, try to pick a fight with Taylor Swift, compare military MREs, and wonder why Americans love tiny dogs and Hezbollah flags so much. Make sure to follow Andrew on Substack and on X and read his latest in Tablet and The Spectator (links below)Also:
Wait why does England need an army?
The US Military is rubbish at drinking
Learn from our fails in Iraq and Afghanistan
Don't pick wars of choice
The importance of playing nice
The Leroy Jenkins military approach to Ukraine (Or: Why Ukraine is Genociding Russia)
Some difference of opinion on Taylor Swift
Hey, we made it work with the Christians, eventually
From the River to the DNC
The great British MRE Bake Off
Food Washing
The IDF’s Boot Is on Hamas’ Throat - Tablet, August 2024
Israel Is Succeeding in Gaza - Tablet, May 2024
How Israel is clearing Hamas out of Rafah - The Spectator, August 2024
can Andrew talk to us every week like i know he's busy with all the saving of the world and stuff but if he could carve out like 20 minutes to catch up with you guys every pod that would be so great?
Another banger of an episode. Andrew’s description of this recording session on Twitter was spot on.