The Boardwalk

The boys once again discuss meddling in the affairs of foreign countries, sketchy drone strikes, and the shutdown. _________________________________________ Buy Kyle's Book Here Where to Listen: Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. Our Social Media Sites: Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcast Twitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense.

The boys discuss a Qatari Airbase, a Gaza Ceasefire, and lessons learned by the US since the Korean War. _________________________________________ Buy Kyle's Book Here Where to Listen: Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. Our Social Media Sites: Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcast Twitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense.

The boys discuss the Department of War, Hegseth's Warrior Ethos, and the sheer insanity of the DoD's summer. _________________________________________ Buy Kyle's Book Here Where to Listen: Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. Our Social Media Sites: Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcast Twitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense.

The guys are back to talk about things that aren't politics or Afghanistan. We discuss movies, nostalgia, and nothing at all. _________________________________________ Buy Kyle's Book Here Where to Listen: Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. Our Social Media Sites: Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcast Twitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense.

Journalist Beth Bailey of the Afghanistan Project Podcast joins us to talk about women in Afghanistan, protections for refugees, and Afghanistan's future. _________________________________________ Buy Kyle's Book Here Where to Listen: Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. Our Social Media Sites: Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcast Twitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense.

Max returns to discuss updates in the Ukrainian War and what he's been up to helping veterans and refugees of the ongoing conflict. _________________________________________ Buy Kyle's Book Here Where to Listen: Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. Our Social Media Sites: Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcast Twitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense.

In today's episode, we discuss the concerning situation in Gaza, solve the Israel/Palestine conflict, and go over the most influential events from GWOT courtesy of a listener request. _________________________________________ Buy Kyle's Book Here Where to Listen: Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. Our Social Media Sites: Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcast Twitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense.

This week, we discuss the numerous conflicts of interest that have arisen in the first six months of Donald Trump's second term as president, and we attempt to determine what to make of the controversial new advertisement encouraging Westerners to visit Afghanistan. _________________________________________ Buy Kyle's Book Here Where to Listen: Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. Our Social Media Sites: Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcast Twitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense.

The boys are back to discuss whether Congress should be given intelligence briefs, whether or not the big, beautiful bill is beautiful or not, and are happy to report Epstein didn't do anything wrong. _________________________________________ Buy Kyle's Book Here Where to Listen: Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. Our Social Media Sites: Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcast Twitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense.

We're back to discuss recent happenings in Iran and draw on years of US experience in the Middle East to caution against war. We also discuss the evil of deporting Afghan refugees who risked their lives to help us back to a country that will kill or hurt them. Finally, we make fun of the military parade. _________________________________________ Buy Kyle's Book Here Where to Listen: Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. Our Social Media Sites: Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcast Twitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense.

We're back. Nothing gets us excited like another regime change, and we predict everything will turn out just fine for Syria now that al-Assad is gone. Join us in our retrospective of all the fun regime changes we've lived through. _________________________________________ Buy Kyle's Book Here Where to Listen: Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. Our Social Media Sites: Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcast Twitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense.

Join us as we reflect back on the podcast and what may lie in store for the future. This episode will end The Boardwalk in its current format and for the foreseeable future. We are working on some projects that we hope will be higher quality, but far less frequent. For now, goodbye. _________________________________________ Buy Kyle's Book Here Where to Listen: Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. Our Social Media Sites: Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcast Twitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense.

Indiana University Emeritus Professor of Anthropology Nazif Shahrani sat down with Zach to discuss the National Trust Movement of Afghanistan. Professor Shahrani and others worked to create a document outlining the issues Afghans face today and their proposals to resolve those issues. You can read the National Movement of Afghanistan's proposal here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11y55TAIhPa5qkZLGWY05sqkKUQOir0T3/view?usp=drive_link _________________________________________ Buy Kyle's Book Here Where to Listen: Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. Our Social Media Sites: Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcast Twitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense.

Phil Halton is the author of several novels set in Afghanistan including This Shall Be a House of Peace and Red Warning. He joins us to talk about his time in the Canadian army and his inspiration for writing about Afghanistan. You can buy his books and learn more about him at his website: https://philhalton.com/ _________________________________________ Buy Kyle's Book Here Where to Listen: Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. Our Social Media Sites: Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcast Twitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense.

Lucas Webber and Riccardo Valle of Militant Wire and The Khorasan Diary join the Boardwalk to discuss Afghanistan and other current events in the now-discontinued War on Terror. _________________________________________ Buy Kyle's Book Here Where to Listen: Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. Our Social Media Sites: Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcast Twitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense.

Ian Fritz, author of "What the Taliban Told Me," joins The Boardwalk to talk about his experiences in Afghanistan as a Dari/Pashto linguist. Ian's Website - To Purchase the Book _________________________________________ Buy Kyle's Book Here Where to Listen: Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. Our Social Media Sites: Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcast Twitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense.

Happy New Year! Kyle's novel "Bottled in Bagram" just DROPPED! We are giving away a copy to two people who DM us on X or Twitter @theboardwalkpod. Buy the novel HERE _________________________________________ Where to Listen: Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. New episodes of The Boardwalk are published every Saturday morning. Our Social Media Sites: Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcast Twitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense. #afghanistan #nato #taliban #kandahar #kabul #oef #waronterror #isaf #theboardwalk #theboardwalkpodcast #militaryintelligence #andsf #helmand #bagram #balkh #mazari #panjshir #northernalliance #resistance #massoud

Foreign Area Officer, writer, and professor Jason Criss Howk joins us to discuss Pakistan's role in the Afghan War and the way forward for Afghanistan. Jason is also the founder and director of the Global Friends of Afghanistan (GFA), a US-based non-profit organization that educates people about the history, culture, and current events affecting Afghanistan. To learn more and to contribute to the Global Friends of Afghanistan mission, please visit GFA at https://www.globalfriendsofafghanistan.org/ You can follow Jason on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jason_c_howk Jason's book U.S. War Option in Afghanistan can be purchased on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/U-S-War-Options-Afghanistan-Choose/dp/B09XV9NPZV/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= _________________________________________ Where to Listen: Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. New episodes of The Boardwalk are published every Saturday morning. Our Social Media Sites: Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcast Twitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense.

This is Kyle and my novel "Bottled in Bagram" will be released January 2, 2024. Pre-orders are up now for the digital version with paperback to follow: Pre-Order Here Read Chapter One on my Substack! David Ryan is an intelligence analyst working on board a small reconnaissance aircraft in the final years of the Afghan War. On a routine approach into Bagram, his aircraft is attacked and the camera operator, Sam Stokes, is wounded. While the crew works to conceal their whiskey smuggling operation, the commander vows revenge, and the full might of US aviation and intelligence is unleashed to find the shooter. Bottled in Bagram follows the aviators of Task Force Daytona as they fight their own individual conflicts amid the failing Afghan War. Officers want promotions, the enlisted want to perpetuate their alcoholism, and others are trying to sell their used panties on the internet. Intelligence analysts who predict Afghanistan’s imminent collapse are ignored to not rock the rudderless boat of military bureaucracy. David and his comrades must deal with boredom, devastating violence, mental illness, and filling sandbags in this dark satire of the Global War on Terror. Fans of Joseph Heller’s Catch 22 and W.C. Heinz’s MASH may enjoy this take on a modern war.

We are honored to have Yousuf Sediq join us to tell a few stories from his time in the Afghan War as an interpreter and a soldier. You can purchase his book "5000 Days of War" here: https://bit.ly/40PmqIm _________________________________________ Where to Listen: Apple: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/theboardwalkspotify Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xZ8bk9 Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3gbZ6ya Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/37UuZXQ Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3AQNadj iHeart Radio: https://bit.ly/3y0Vfdw TuneIn: https://bit.ly/2W1VEPN Buzzsprout: https://bit.ly/37PIdoy Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, rate, review, and share wherever you listen to our podcast. New episodes of The Boardwalk are published every Saturday morning. Our Social Media Sites: Instagram: @theboardwalkpodcast Facebook: @TheBoardwalkPodcast Twitter: @theboardwalkpod You can also reach us by email at: theboardwalkpodcast@gmail.com The views expressed by the hosts and guests of this podcast do not represent the views of the United States Government or the United States Department of Defense. #afghanistan #nato #taliban #kandahar #kabul #oef #waronterror #isaf #theboardwalk #theboardwalkpodcast #militaryintelligence #andsf #helmand #bagram #balkh #mazari #panjshir #northernalliance #resistance #massoud