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What a Hell of a Way to Die is a left-wing military and veteran podcast hosted by Nate and Francis, two extremely online combat veterans. Join us to hear discussion of veterans issues, defense news, and military culture — all from a lefty perspective.

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What a Hell of a Way to Die is a left-wing military and veteran podcast hosted by Nate and Francis, two extremely online combat veterans. Join us to hear discussion of veterans issues, defense news, and military culture — all from a lefty perspective.

    DadChat: Resist the Vape’s Siren Song

    DadChat: Resist the Vape’s Siren Song

    It’s Father’s Day in the US and UK. In this episode, Nate and Francis are back with a DadChat that spans many topics... but particularly emphasizes the fact that, while vaping is better than smoking, you may be unable to resist its power.
     
    Like Hell of a Way? Check out our Patreon and get hundreds of hours of bonus content dating all the way back to 2017: www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie
     
    *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here: 
    https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop
    We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw
    You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay
    Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts
    Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang

    • 57 min
    DadChat: Don't worry, they bounce

    DadChat: Don't worry, they bounce

    This week Francis and Nate discuss baby's first head bonk, preteen's first kiss, and how you too can set up a complex series of decades old cables to get that weird buzz out of your recordings

    • 53 min
    HapsburgCon 2024 with Chris Hooks

    HapsburgCon 2024 with Chris Hooks

    This week Francis talks with Texas journalist Chris Hooks who attended the Plano, Tx Hapsbug convention. Come meet all the factions of royalists, come hear about the hurdles to get to sainthood, and come enjoy the Terminally Online Eudard Hapsburg
    Follow Chris here - https://x.com/cd_hooks
    Keep up with his fantastic reporting from Texas - https://www.texasmonthly.com/contributors/christopher-hooks/ 

    • 40 min
    Deadliest Warrior: Pirate Vs Knight *Preview*

    Deadliest Warrior: Pirate Vs Knight *Preview*

    Get full access to the full episode and even more bonus content for $5 a month - https://www.patreon.com/posts/105094216?pr=true 
    Francis is joined by Kelly to pick over another Deadliest Warrior episode. This month, a French Knight from the 15th century squares off with a low rent Captain Jack Sparrow in the scrub brush of Southern California.

    If you're into deep dives of Canadian History, then check out Kelly's show and more on Link Tree - https://linktr.ee/bornunderpunchs

    • 10 min
    DadChat: Letting Stuff Go Edition

    DadChat: Letting Stuff Go Edition

    Nate and Francis discuss the perennial troop phenomenon of getting dumped overseas, the goal of being a better person in your forties than you were in your twenties, the stereotypes associated with various universities in the Midwest, and the important ask-a-dad question of ‘is there a uniformly good brand of diapers?’ Hope you enjoy!
    Like Hell of a Way? Check out our Patreon and get hundreds of hours of bonus content dating all the way back to 2017: www.patreon.com/hellofawaytodie
    *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here: 
    https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop
    We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw
    You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay
    Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts
    Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang

    • 59 min
    A Night at the Museum with Lilith

    A Night at the Museum with Lilith

    This week Francis talks with museum collections manager Lilith from the National Japanese American Historical society. We discuss moving your collections, doing provenance research, and begging you not to donate your grandfathers dirty Korean War era underwear.
    Search the digital archives here - https://digitalcollections.usfca.edu/digital/collection/p15129coll10
    If you'd like some historical documents, you can pick some up
    https://njahs.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/nisei-linguists
     https://njahs.myshopify.com/collections/books/products/first-class-nisei-linguists-in-world-war-ii-hard-copy

    • 51 min

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