The Sea Stories Podcast

Adam Herrera
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I sit down with my veteran friends, shipmates and other people who served and discuss their decision to serve in the Armed Forces, their experience during their service, and lives afterwards. New Episode available the first Monday of every month.

  1. 12/15/2025

    Steadfast and Courageous - Ft. USN Veteran Henry H. - Adam, Joe and Josh

    In this episode, we sit down with Henry H., a former Cryptologic Technician (CTR) in the United States Navy, to hear his firsthand experiences serving in uniform. Henry shares what life was like in the Navy, the realities of the CTR community, lessons learned along the way, and how his time in service shaped who he is today. As a special nod to this milestone, we’re giving a shoutout to USS Stethem (DDG-63) in honor of our 63rd episode—an Arleigh Burke–class destroyer commissioned in 1995, proudly sailing under the motto “Steadfast and Courageous.” Fair winds and following seas to the crew past and present. Whether you’re a veteran, currently serving, or just curious about Navy life, this episode delivers authentic sea stories straight from the deckplates.

    2h 12m

  2. 07/21/2025

    Protect Your People - Ft. USN Veteran Dom M. - Adam, Joe and Josh

    Welcome aboard the latest episode of the Sea Stories Podcast! This week, we give a special shoutout to the USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) in honor of our 62nd episode. Our featured guest is Dom M., a former U.S. Navy Fire Controlman and CIWS Technician, who brings a ton of salty wisdom and hilarious insight to the mic. From boot camp memories to deployment tales, shop banter, and all the gritty realities of life aboard a warship. Whether you're active duty, a vet, or just a fan of Navy life, this episode is packed with laughs, nostalgia, and real-deckplate perspective.

    1h 50m

  3. 02/03/2025

    Par Excellence - With Adam, Andy, Drew, Joe, Josh

    Welcome to the latest episode of the Sea Stories Podcast! Join the crew as they share wild and hilarious Navy stories over a round of beers. Each episode, we pick a beer theme, swap sea stories, and wrap up with a quick beer review. In this episode, we dive into some of the most outrageous Navy-related content found on Reddit and X (formerly Twitter). From legendary shipboard antics to unbelievable internet debates, we break down the best (and worst) the online world has to offer—all while reminiscing about our own salty experiences. Grab a cold one and settle in for laughs, memories, and a little beer talk. Cheers!

    1h 35m

  4. 11/11/2024

    The Courage to Prevail - Ft. FCC (ret.) Chavez - Adam, Andy, Joe, Josh

    Welcome to the Sea Stories Podcast. In this episode 60 we give a shout out to the USS Paul Hamilton (DDG-60). Then we interview Fire Controlman Chief (retired) DJ Chavez about his Naval service. He gives us the scoop on his ridiculous deployment mustache and what is was like on the 200+ days at see during, what was dubbed as, the corona cruise.

    2h 16m

  5. 09/30/2024

    What's Up With The Navy - Answering Navy Reddit Comments Again - Adam, Andy, Drew, Joe, Josh

    The Crew is fully manned and curious as to what is on the minds of this current generation of Sailors. The Sea Stories gang responds to r/navy comments.

    2h 3m

  6. 09/03/2024

    All Hands Magazine AUG 2000 Issue - Review - Sea Stories Hosts Adam, Andy, Joe and Josh

    We are working with a skeleton crew here on the Sea Stories Podcast so we decided to take a glance at what was going on in the Navy during our early days of being a sailor by flipping through the August 2000 issue of All Hands Magazine.

    1h 25m

  7. 07/08/2024

    Dead Lizard Liquor - Ft. Navy Fire Controlman Veteran Chuck A. - Sea Stories Hosts Adam, Andy, Drew, Josh, Joe

    We want to hear from you! If we trigger any memories from your time in the military, have beer recommendations or want to say hi, email us at seastoriespod@gmail.com Hi Everyone, welcome to the Sea Stories Podcast, My name is Adam Herrera and I am joined my co-hosts Andy, Drew, Joe and Josh. Today we talk with U.S. Navy Veteran Chuck A. about his time in the Navy and we rank Navy small arms, debuting our new ranking system. What are Sea Stories? Sea Stories are exaggerated tales told amongst sailors usually around some pints of beers. To honor that tradition we like to tell our own Sea Stories over beers chosen by our guest. This episode's theme is Lagers and if you stick around ‘till the end of the show, we will give a mini beer review. Don't forget to like, subscribe and review. Check out and follow us on all our socials and browse through our merch: https://linktr.ee/seastoriespod Check out Guitars 4 Vets: https://guitars4vets.org Follow Andy on DND Abridged: https://www.youtube.com/@DNDAbridged

    2h 16m

  8. 04/13/2024

    Let's Rage - Ft. Reedley Rage Softball Coach Vincente F. - Sea Stories Hosts Adam, Drew, Joe, Josh

    Hi Everyone, welcome to the Sea Stories Podcast, My name is Adam Herrera and I am joined my co-hosts Drew, Joe and Josh} and today we will be talking about having children join the military with Coach of the Reedley Rage Softball team and Parent to two Marines, Vincente Fonseca. What are Sea Stories? Sea Stories are exaggerated tales told amongst sailors usually around some pints of beers. To honor that tradition we like to tell our own Sea Stories over beers chosen by our guest. This episode's theme is home grown beers and if you stick around ‘till the end of the show, we will give a mini beer review. Check out our Socials https://linktr.ee/seastoriespod Reedley Rage Travel Softball https://www.instagram.com/reedleyragesoftball/

    1h 58m
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I sit down with my veteran friends, shipmates and other people who served and discuss their decision to serve in the Armed Forces, their experience during their service, and lives afterwards. New Episode available the first Monday of every month.

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  • Creator
    Adam Herrera
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    64
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Adam Herrera
  • Show Website
    The Sea Stories Podcast

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