Latest Submariners Podcast Episodes
Ep58, Commanding a Legend, Captain Bob Schuetz
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - May 06, 2022 02:47 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsBob Schuetz grew up in New Jersey and chose the ROTC when his parents couldn't afford college for all 4 kids. He joined the Navy and fell in love with submarines during his summer cruise and switched his major to Nuclear Engineering from Chemical Engineering. As all potential officers do, he i...
EP57, Flying through the air on a sub, Bob Bailey Sonar Tech First Class
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - January 17, 2022 16:31 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsBob Bailey had to get out of New Mexico. He was running with the wrong crowd and "ran away from home into the Navy." He started out slow and was not the most squared away sailor, but built his career and matured into a leader that knew how a great tactical sonar man acted. He once flew into th...
EP56, Surfer turned polar explorer and circumnavigator, Joe Miller
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - September 01, 2021 00:54 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsJoe Miller grew up in Virginia Beach surfing and staying away from Navy. It wasn't until he was married and laid off, that Joe reconsidered his decision and joined Uncle Sam's navy as an officer. Joe shares many stories that his wife was tired of hearing that you will love.
EP55, From Community College Professor to Sub Captain, David Rifkin
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - June 20, 2021 14:34 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsDavid Rifkin never planned on joining the Navy. He found the salary for a community college professors not quite enough. He consented to an interview with Adm Rickover and was accepted to the Navy Nuclear Power program. David worked his way up the ranks, supporting his sailors and officers mak...
EP54 Smoke Shack Standout, Daniel Newcomer
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - May 29, 2021 16:53 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsDaniel Newcomer started his submarine career aspirations in 8th grade. His dad was a traveling Baptist preacher and when he was onboard the USS City of Corpus Christi was exposed to a family tour that both surprised and shocked him. Now Daniel reconnects with his submarine brothers and enjoys ...
EP53, Playing with the radio, Kevin Loewe, Radioman
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - December 11, 2020 23:32 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsKevin Loewe couldn't find a job in his native St. Louis, so he proposed joining the navy out of necessity. That began an over 22 years stint of active duty service as a radioman aboard both boomers and fast attack submarines. Kevin shares several stories that you won't want to miss, including th...
EP52, From a steel town to a submarine, Jim Glunt
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - April 30, 2020 00:09 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsJim Glunt grew up tough suburb of Pittsburgh, Pa where the smoke from the steel mills blocked his view of the night sky. He had to grow up quick also and began working at the age of 9. He had to help his Dad, a steel mill worker, put food on the table for Jim sisters and him. Joining the milit...
EP51, From a Supply Officer’s Son to Trident Missile Tech, Wood Frampton
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - March 26, 2020 01:04 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsWood Frampton grew up around the enlisted club on base where his Dad was a supply officer. He’d have french fries and watch the sailors get into fights. But that didn’t deter him from signing up for the Navy after a stint in the Coast Guard. He eventually became a missile tech, operating the ...
EP50, Stew Burner (Mess Cook) Greg West
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - March 13, 2020 17:08 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsGreg started his military career in the 8th grade (crazy story) and continued over several decades until he retired as a Chief Culinary Specialist. Now he teaches High School kids how to cook! Listen to this episode chocked full of the challenges of cooking on a round-hulled constantly diving ...
EP49, Submariner through and through, PJ Clarke
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - November 10, 2018 23:19 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsPJ Clarke made a rash decision to join the submarine service. He was promised that the galley was open 24/7. That was enough to get him to volunteer. Serving on the Snook and the Billfish, his career spanned 9 years and included West Pacs and spec ops that would make Tom Clancy’s novels look t...
EP49, From Subs to the Internet of Things, Rob Tiffany, CTO of Hitachi
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - May 30, 2018 00:55 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsRob Tiffany grew up in West Texas and set off to become a Navy pilot after seeing Top Gun. Of course, that didn’t work out, but he found the submarine service and had some great mentors. He ended serving on the USS John Marshal that was outfitted to serve as a seal delivery submarine. Rob talk...
EP47, Royal Navy Artificer and Officer, David Cunningham
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - September 18, 2017 00:02 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsDavid grew up on the West Coast of Scotland and was surrounded by water. His Mom said he always talked about joining the Navy, but he doesn’t remember why. He joined as an Artificer Apprentice in 1983. This position was created back in the Victorian Era as the amount of technical work required o...
EP46, Field Vets CEO and farm boy, Dan Eddinger
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - September 14, 2017 00:17 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsDan Eddinger grew up on a farm in eastern Ohio. He played in the woods a lot and really didn’t have a plan after high school. He did fall in love with his high school sweetheart and decided to join the Navy (and he kinda forgot to tell his girlfriend). But all was forgiven (they got married an...
EP45, Duck down, there’s a sub overhead!
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - August 31, 2017 01:08 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsNeil Midkiff got a tour of the USS Iowa when he lived in Rio de Janeiro as a child from the Naval Attache, Captain Andrews. At that point his mind was set, get in the Naval Academy and become a naval officer. While in the academy, he saw a picture that showed Captain Gilmore order his sub to s...
EP44, West Virginia golfer and submariner, Matt Tate
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - February 27, 2017 02:38 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsMatt Tate grew up in the mountains of West Virginia and landed a job at the Greenbrier as a caddy by the age of 12 (he lied about his age). After doing that for a while and trying college, he joined the Navy. He barely passed the nuclear power aptitude test and eventually ended up with Bill Nowi...
EP43, 9/11 Recruit and A Ganger, Hector Rodriguez
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - December 30, 2016 01:36 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsHector Rodriguez thinks everything happens for a reason. He grew up in East Oakland, California in a rough neighborhood. He loved sports so he played basketball and dreamed of playing professional sports. He was always bored in school and daydreamed his way to college. His parents payed for him ...
EP42: Vietnam War Hero and friend, Lee Ellis
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - December 29, 2016 06:12 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratings*FOR MATURE AUDIENCES* Lee Ellis grew up on a farm in rural Georgia, but when he saw an airplane, everything changed. Even as a child, he longed to have control of the skies. After going to the University of Georgia, he trained to become a pilot and ended up going to Vietnam. He was captured b...
EP 41: Sonarman, enlisted, officer, skimmer and marine
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - June 17, 2016 00:02 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsStu Hubbard is the son of a Navy Mustang and became one himself. At the age of 17, he approached his Mom and Dad about enlisting which started his 20-year adventure in the Navy. Starting as a destroyer Sonarman he quickly learned that submarines were the place to be. He went from submarines to t...
EP40: Linguist, Lawyer and Bubblehead, Michael Goldstein
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - December 01, 2015 00:56 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsMichael Goldstein grew up in Cleveland Heights, OH and was fascinated by submarines. He won a science fair contest at the age of 14 and was invited to New London to a special tour (see below). I let him tell you the rest of his story. I dropped out of college after three years in 1966 and en...
EP39: Listen up Bubblehead! Shannon Cason, award winning storyteller, shares his wisdom
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - November 15, 2015 22:35 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsListen up bubbleheads! Shannon Cason is an award winning storyteller and he tells his backstory and explains his motivation to share his life on stage. www.shannoncason.com Shannon Cason on Snap Judgment Homemade Stories on iTunes
EP38: 2nd grade detention to striker, Tim Sullivan
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - August 27, 2015 23:50 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsTim Sullivan was an outlier. He went against his parent’s wishes and joined the Navy on a whim. He became a striker, which means he started painting the boat. In fact he painted his name on the fairwater plane and really made a name for himself. Checkout Tim’s book on Amazon! Hot Run by T....
EP37: Jersey boy submariner and Sub Vets National Commander, Tom Conlon
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - January 11, 2015 21:41 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsTom Conlon was born and raised in the garden state of New Jersey. As a boy, submarine TV shows excited him so he joined the sub service when he was old enough. While never good in school, Tom found he loved learning from his shipmates. He served as a torpedoman aboard the USS James K. Polk an...
EP36: Sonar dog fighter and listening to the ice
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - December 18, 2014 11:21 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsAndrew Fletcher went three years in college and freaked out when he had $5,000 in debt. He ended up joining the Navy and trained as a Sonarman, one of the most important jobs on the boat (read Hunt for Red October if you don’t believe me). Andrew discusses why surface ships ARE targets for su...
EP35: Women in a snake ranch and smoke boat sister, Nancy Yockey Bonar
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - December 05, 2014 03:33 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsNancy Yockey Bonar became fascinated with submarines thanks to her brother, Captain Harry Yockey. You’ll love Nancy’s explanation of submarine living is like when compared to a 3 bedroom house with 135 house guests! Tee Shirt to help the show and look cool doing it. Nancy Yockey Bonar G...
EP35: Message from Bill and some great old episodes
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - November 21, 2014 03:10 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsBill provides some information on upcoming episodes and new initiative to help vets! Transitioning Vets Checkout some funny previous episodes: Clayton Wetzel, Surviving on Popcorn Jody Durham, Billion Dollar Boat Driver Rory Buchanan, Grapefruit Fighter Mike Reed, Pulling a String Bob Burchfield,...
EP34: Boston native, submariner, tank guy and detective
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - November 13, 2014 23:25 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsKen Westhaver grew up in the tough streets of South Boston. He wanted to be on a submarine so bad he could feel it. Thrown aboard the Minneapolis / St. Paul was the beginning of a career that took him to the Constitution (Old Ironsides), a tank and finally to the Boston Police where he current...
EP33: Submariner, A-Gang Chief, and Former Knucklehead Cage Fighter
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - November 07, 2014 01:22 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsDarryl Jackson grew up on the tough streets of Newark, New Jersey. He was a standout athlete in school, but ended up in trouble with the Navy being a great choice to avoid possible jail time. He had a few rough years, but with good mentors, he turned it all around. A sailor of the year and qu...
EP32: Active duty chief, submariner and submarine rescuer
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - October 31, 2014 00:12 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsRaul Robles is a chief on a mission. He has 15 years serving aboard fast attack submarines and deep submergence rescue vehicles. Raul balances his work and home life with his wife, Amy Robles and their 3 year old daughter. Amy has a popular blog womanenriched.com and a podcast, The Family K...
EP31: Adapt, improvise and overcome: an ET story
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - October 24, 2014 02:32 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsMike Fieser is a winner. Besides being and Nuc ET and now a photographer, he won a radio contest to guess his profession. He came up with the ET version of another day at the office. Mike reads the winning entry and tells you what it all means… Mike Fieser today
EP30: RADM Chuck Beers, Captain my Captain, where did the butter go?
Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it's like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys? - October 17, 2014 02:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 293 ratingsRadm Chuck Beers (retired) was a submariner as his dad before him. He eventually became the commanding officer of the USS Minneapolis / St. Paul, SSN 708. He discusses Starve X 1985, the Butter Liberation Front and the new Virginia Class Subs. Dolphin Scholarships (must have served 8 years o...
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