The Dirt Wasp Podcast
THE DIRT WASP PODCAST is about martial arts, military topics, real people, current events, philosophy, history, popular culture, and society. Our mission is to deliver high quality, provocative, interesting, informative, and entertaining content for a wide-ranging audience! Our guests consist of a full range of people and personalities talking about a wide variety of topics! Episode feedback/contact us at email: TheColonel@TheDirtWaspPodcast.com * Follow us on Twitter: @DirtWaspPodcast * Check out our website: www.TheDirtWaspPodcast.com
Episodes
97 episodes since 2020
U.S. Foreign Policy and the Imperative to Insanity
Check out our sponsor, the book "On Warriorship: A Guide For Your Warrior Path," on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and many other booksellers.https://www.amazon.com/WARRIORSHIP-Guide-Your-Warrior-Path/dp/B0CHL3QY9C/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33SWVM60...
May 16, 2024
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40:41
American Crime History Series - Bugsy Siegel
This episode was written and produced by Mr. Alex Fuller and presented by Todd Hulsey.Check out our sponsor, the book "On Warriorship: A Guide For Your Warrior Path," on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and many other booksellers.htt...
March 22, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 98
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2:43
Focus on Valor Series - Capt. (Dr.) Benjamin J. Solomon, U.S. Army, MOH, WW II
Capt. (Dr.) Benjamin Lewis Solomon, a dentist assigned as a combat surgeon at a forward Army field hospital, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Saipan in World War II. A true American warrior!...
March 15, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 97
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0:59
Which martial art is best for self defense? Who cares? JUST DO IT.
Check out, "On Warriorship: A Guide For Your Warrior Path," on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other booksellers.https://www.amazon.com/WARRIORSHIP-Guide-Your-Warrior-Path/dp/B0CHL3QY9C/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33SWVM60903R9&keywords=on+warr...
March 08, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 96
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50:43
American Crime History Series - Bonnie & Clyde
This episode was written and produced by Mr. Alex Fuller and presented by Todd K. Hulsey, aka, "the Colonel."Buy The Colonel's latest book, "On Warriorship: A Guide For Your Warrior Path," on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other bookse...
December 15, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 95
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1:58
American Crime History Series - John Dillinger
This episode was written and produced by Mr. Alex Fuller and presented by Todd K. Hulsey, aka, "the Colonel."Buy the Colonel's latest book, "On Warriorship: A Guide For Your Warrior Path," on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other bookse...
December 08, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 94
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2:06
Focus on Valor Series - "I got one turnin' and one burnin'" Colonel William R. Lawley, Jr. WW II Medal of Honor
Colonel William R. Lawley, Jr., flew B-17s over Europe in World War II. In 1944, then-1st Lieutenant Bill Lawley brought his shot up bomber and severely wounded crew home after a fateful mission over Nazi Germany. In a radio call to the control...
October 28, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 93
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0:59
On Warriorship - The Book
My latest book, On Warriorship: A Guide For Your Warrior Path, is published and available! Find it at Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, Bookshop.org, Betterworldbooks.com, Thriftbooks.com, and other booksellers, too.https://www.a...
October 13, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 92
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19:23
The Dallas Cowboys Can't Win The Super Bowl
The Dallas Cowboys are the world's most valuable sports franchise and the world's leading revenue producing sports time. But they haven't won a championship in 28 years. And they won't either. Tune in to find out why (in my opinion).Ema...
October 12, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 91
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20:03
The Lost Battalion - World War I - Medals of Honor
This Focus on Valor episode focuses on LtCol Charles Whittlesey and Major George McMurtry, the commander and the executive officer of the "Lost Battalion," the nine companies of the 77th Infantry Division which were cut off by German forces in ...
September 18, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 90
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0:59
The Chinese Martial Arts with Kung Fu coach Randel Davis!
Randel Davis from the Kung Fu Conversations Podcast joins us to talk about Chinese martial arts! Randel has practiced Wing Chun, Bak Mei, Bagua, and Xingyi. We learn about these arts and other good martial arts and life stuff!Find Rande...
May 22, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 89
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1:27:17
Focus on Valor Series - MSgt Melvin O. Handrich, US Army - Korean War, Medal of Honor Recipient
Melvin O. Handrich (January 26, 1919 – August 26, 1950) was a soldier in the U.S. Army during both World War II and the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on August 25 and 26, 1950, during the Battle ...
March 10, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 88
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0:59
Aikido, Law Enforcement and other Interesting Topics with David Valadez - Part Two
David Valadez is a long-time martial artist who currently practices and teaches Aikido. Dave was once an aspirant to the U.S. Olympic Team, and has studied and practiced several different martial arts over the past decades. Dave is also a sheri...
March 03, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 87
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1:22:18
Aikido, Law Enforcement, and other Interesting Topics with David Valadez - Part One
David Valadez is a long-time martial artist who currently practices and teaches Aikido. Dave was once an aspirant to the U.S. Olympic Team, and has studied and practiced several different martial arts over the past decades. Dave is also a sheri...
February 23, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 86
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1:27:55
The Stark Raving Lunacy of a Madman
This is a do-over episode. The episode titled "The Colonel Riffs and Rants" is deleted, and this kinder, gentler episode takes its place. Thank you!New content is on the way for 2023!Email us at: TheColonel@TheDirtWaspPodcast.co...
February 11, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 85
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25:09
Focus on Valor Series - LtCol Jay Ziemer and Lt Joe Sarnowski, U.S. Army Air Forces, WW II
LtCol Jay Ziemer and Lt Joseph Sarnowski were part of the crew of a B-17 flying on a reconnaissance mission on June 16, 1943, that was ambushed by 21 Japanese Zeros. A forty minute battle between the B-17 and those 21 Zeros ensued. Both men wer...
January 26, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 84
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0:59
Musha Shugyo: A Warrior's Journey Podcast with Dean Suter!
This is a rebroadcast of the December 3, 2022 episode of the Musha Shugyo Podcast by Dean Suter on which the Colonel was the guest. We discussed military, law enforcement, martial arts and warriorship in this episode. Find Dean's po...
December 07, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 83
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1:41:57
To Retire or Not Retire, That is the Podcast
The podcast will upload special episodes from time to time.Between the time of recording and the time of uploading, Buckingham Palace announced the passing of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain, the longest reigning monarch in British ...
September 09, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 82
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11:26
Conversations on Warriors and Warriorship
This is a multi-podcaster event! A series of conversations by different martial arts podcasts on the meaning of warriors and warriorship. The brainchild of Randel Davis of the Kung Fu Conversations Podcast, this is the first episode...
August 12, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 81
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44:52
Focus on Valor Series - Pvt. William H. Johnson, U.S. Army, Medal of Honor, WW I. A True WARRIOR!
William Henry Johnson was born in Winston Salem, North Carolina and moved to New York City as a teenager. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on June 5, 1917 and was assigned to Company C, 15th New York (Colored) Infantry Regiment - an all-black...
August 05, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 80
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0:59
Retirement of the Podcast
UPDATE: I have decided to archive the podcast next month (August). Episodes will still be available to listen to on all podcast sites. Only special episodes will be produced and published. Thank you!<...
July 04, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 79
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12:45
Martial Arts - Sensei Ando Mierzwa and Using Your Smile as Shield and Sword
Sensei Ando Mierzwa of Happy Life Martial Arts joins us to discuss how you can use your smile as "your shield and your sword." Sensei Ando's approach to martial arts is philosophical without being esoteric. Sensei Ando is a black be...
May 27, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 78
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56:01
The Warp Factor Martial Arts Podcast with Jarred Wilson of the Martial Thoughts Podcast
This week's episode is a repeat of the awesome joint episode with Jaredd Wilson of Martial Thoughts Podcast! Jaredd and I talk about martial arts in a variety of contexts, including in science fiction and in the military and law enforceme...
May 20, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 76
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1:18:23
Focus on Valor Series - SSgt David G. Bellavia, U.S. Army, Medal of Honor, Iraq
Staff Sergeant David G. Bellavia, U.S. Army, distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty on November 10, 2004, while serving as a squad leader in support of Operation Phantom Fury in Fallujah, Ir...
May 13, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 75
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0:59
Joe Rogan and Preserving the Freedom of Ideas
We support Joe Rogan! Joe Rogan is an independent voice in the ocean of megacorporate media. He is a threat to the corporate media narratives propagated by the "news" media, Big Tech, multi-national corporations, and subservient pol...
February 11, 2022
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Season 3
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Episode 75
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48:03