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Update frequency:
every 11 days
Average audio length:
32 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
15 episodes
since Nov. 3, 2025
episodic
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The podcast is back. . .after a bit of a hiatus. As always, there is a written form for those who prefer not to listen.
The Blockade: What It Is, What It Isn’t, and Why It’s Hard
The United States has instituted a naval blockade of Iranian ports, enforced by just under a dozen ships operating in a…
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We are now 11 days into the U.S.-Iran conflict. In the first week of the conflict, the US expended more than 3,000 precision-guided munitions, decimated most of …
The news cycle has fixated on what is getting hit, whether the Strait of Hormuz will close, and what oil is trading at. Those are the obvious questions. But they are not the most important ones. Every military action of this scale generates ripple effects that take weeks or months to fully surface …
This week on the Gray and Gritty Podcast. . .
The Iran Standoff
As this episode was recorded, a significant volume of U.S. military assets had been repositioned toward the Middle East—carrier strike groups, long-range strike platforms, and supporting forces flowing steadily into the CENTCOM area o…
Moving forward, every podcast will be accompanied by a full-length article. This is for those subscribers who prefer to read over listen. If you read the article below, you will get the gist of the podcast episode. If you prefer to hear our conversation about it, you can find our podcast on most pl…
This week, we discuss two fast-moving geopolitical stories: mass unrest in Iran and renewed U.S. rhetoric about acquiring Greenland. On Iran, we talk through what’s driving the protests, what the regime’s crackdown (and internet blackout) signals, and what—if anything—the U.S. should do. On Greenla…
In this episode, we break down the reported U.S. operation in Venezuela that resulted in Nicolás Maduro being seized and brought to the United States. We walk through what we think the operation was, what it signals, and why the most challenging part may be what comes after the raid—especially if W…
In this episode, we break down US Combatant Commands. What are they? Why do we have them? What’s the difference between a geographic command (like Europe or the Middle East) and a functional command (like cyber, space, transportation, or special operations)? And why does the Unified Command Plan ma…
Fresh off the 126th Army–Navy Game, L.J. and “the Gray” (Sandy Winnefeld) break down a classic rivalry showdown—and the gutsiest coaching decision of the night—before pivoting into how data can (sometimes) see the game coming. L.J. walks through the simple version of his Bayesian logistic regressio…
This week on the Gray and Gritty Podcast, we sit down to hit three big themes at the intersection of war, money, and the modern military.
First, we unpack the Pentagon’s new FLM-136 “Lucas” kamikaze drone—a U.S. system reverse-engineered from Iran’s Shahed loitering munition. We get into why “good…
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