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"Personal defense and world events." Retired counter-terrorism agent and his best friend discuss life, exercise, diet and what ever else they find interesting.

The Grey Man Podcast Michael

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.7 • 19 Ratings

"Personal defense and world events." Retired counter-terrorism agent and his best friend discuss life, exercise, diet and what ever else they find interesting.

    Total Recall, and Are You F'ing Kidding Me?

    Total Recall, and Are You F'ing Kidding Me?

    Host Mike's body has been recalled by the federal government; it's voluntary for now but listen in to hear about how things could become serious for retired veterans and all military-aged folks in the months ahead.
    Along those lines, you will hear multiple times in this show: "What the F is our government doing?"  The gents spent a final Lenten unfueled (booze-free) show talking about all the craziness around the world, including our southern border, Europe, Middle- and All-the-way East, Africa, and, well most everywhere people are these days.
    We're looking for your input: Do you know what a "Fani" is?  How about a donkey show?  Do you plan to watch the upcoming solar eclipse during the day or at night?  And, of course, any future show ideas; so far, the list includes type three diabetes and the certain unrest surrounding 2024 US election.  

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    #thegreymanpodcast #worldevents #personaldefense #globalconflictone #wtff #veteranrecall #election2024 #solareclipseatnight #shittyheadlines #donkeyshow #showusyourfani

    • 1 hr 16 min
    SOTU SNAFU, 2A, and You

    SOTU SNAFU, 2A, and You

    SOTU SNAFU, 2A, and You
    This episode is another in the series of hodge-podge discussions.  Here hear a recap of the embarrassment we all experienced from the State of the Union address and rebuttal.  The gents checked in on Gaza and Ukraine, of course, and touched on the new push to remove guns from the hands of US citizens.  S****y Choices was a win for Host Mike, and Producer Jim gave a timely reminder for something called a 'postmortem letter' that might save some hassle for someone you love.
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    #thegreymanpodcast #worldevents #personaldefense #sotu #globalconflictone #gaza #ukraine #election2024 #postmortemletter #shittyheadlines

    • 1 hr 16 min
    Wisdom, Guile, and Smashing

    Wisdom, Guile, and Smashing

    Raise your hand if you're under official retirement age and have had a hip surgery.  Host Mike is and did, and checks in on this episode on how recovery is going.  Spoiler Alert: It's not fast enough.  Obviously.  
    There's discussion about the book "From Strength To Strength by Arthur C. Brooks; good stuff if you happen to be in a period of life transition.  Or will be at some point.  
    World Events is an overview of today's headlines around the US and world hotspots, followed by a questions from Producer Jim to Host Mike: What qualifications WOULD a reasonable candidate for POTUS have?  Listen and learn, friends.
    Producer Jim talks about a cascade of first aid training resulting in a building and community improvement earlier in the day, then the show wraps with a scissoring of S****y Headlines.  
    Thanks for your support and engagement.  If you do neither, thanks for listening anyways.  And if you don't do that, thanks for downloading the episodes so it seems like someone is listening.  And, if you do none of that…why have you read this??
    #thegreymanpodcast #worldevents #personaldefense #hipsurgery #fromstrengthtostrength #globalconflictone #palestine #humas #isreal #election2024 #ugh #firstaid #shittyheadlines

    • 1 hr 24 min
    Can You Hear Me Now?

    Can You Hear Me Now?

    Recorded mere hours after a significant cell service outage in the US, this episode of The Grey Man Podcast comes to you on a freakin' Thursday night!  
    Learn about Host Mike's new skeletal components and Producer Jim's deboozification, then settle in for a round of "What Department of the US Government Is Saying WHAT Now?".  For those grammatically obsessive, this writer doesn't care if that last sentence's bit of ending punctuation is accurate by the books; it's right, dammit. 

    Anyways, check out the conversation about the February 22, 2024 cell service outage.  To be clear: No answers on what happened yet.  Or maybe ever.  But, the gents chatted about what happened, what it wasn't, and what it could've been.  Then, of course, the world's hot spots were reviewed.  Holy hell, everything is on fire.  Also S****y Headlines made an appearance.  If you're still reading this, go get some supplies and schedule some practice drills.  Cheers! 
    #thegreymanpodcast #worldevents #personaldefense #hipsurgery #attoutage #globalconflictone #palestine #humas #isreal #russia #ukraine #northfreakingkorea #holyshitwhatthehellisgoingon #shittyheadlines

    • 1 hr 16 min
    Death, Hips, and Conflict

    Death, Hips, and Conflict

    "What the Hell is Going On?"
         ~The Offspring, 'The Kids Aren't Right'
            Americana 1998
            written by Bryan Keith Holland
    Another friend of the show has passed; Producer Jim talks about death and Host Mike commiserates.  Then they talk about the general state (salute!) of the world, for which Host Mike talks and Producer Jim commiserates.  From Russia (with, umm, love?), China, Israel, various shipping lanes, and on to Texas, fans of all types are being shit upon. 
    The gents ran out of time to spend much on Personal Defense this time around; just be prepared for above-mentioned shit to hit fans e'rywhere at any time.  Shitting headlines was a monumental win for Host Mike; see how you fare, too.
    Next episode in a few weeks after a couple of trips and a hip surgery.  In the meantime, keep your head on a swivel and your soul rested & ready for what's next.  
     
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    #thegreymanpodcast #worldevents #personaldefense #hipsurgery #globalconflictone #russia #ukraine #israel #texas #civilwartwo #samnellacafe #bumbfahk #phakpharmaceuticals #shittyheadlines

    • 1 hr 33 min
    The Great Conflict, or World Conflict I (WCI)

    The Great Conflict, or World Conflict I (WCI)

    As often happens, this episode begins by talking about buttholes with a reminder to keep your health in check.  We also learn more about the societal experiment surrounding Bumbphak, Egypt.   
    The majority of S5E04 hones in on what Host Mike deems as the third world war already in progress.  Call them flashpoints, regional conflicts, aggressive actions…whatever the media or politicians call it, it's The Great Conflict, or The Conflict to End All Conflicts, or eventually World Conflict I (WCI). 
    Take a guess how many Shitty Headlines answers are "Scissoring" this time around.  Spoiler: They all COULD be.   
     
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    #thegreymanpodcast #worldevents #personaldefense #colonhealth #flashpoints #thegreatconflict #worldconflicti #samnellacafe #bumbfahk #phakpharmaceuticals #shittyheadlines

    • 1 hr 34 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
19 Ratings

19 Ratings

Positive Momentum ,

Thoughtful, educated & refreshing conversations

In a relatively negative & dark time in terms of the state of the country in many places for many people. With the media if you pay attention to the main stream sources making it significantly worse & largely bringing 99% of the attention to petty an frankly ridiculous ideas, events, highly opinionated points etc. This podcast covers current events, important topics & with a pragmatic view from intelligent guys that in my opinion value what matter most in life.

Sean's_Mac ,

The Grey Man

Having the privilege to have worked with Mike was an absolute honor. Definitely going to appreciate his wisdom through his podcasts. Thanks, Mike! Keep it up!

vshade87 ,

Amazingly Informative and Raw

These guys are definitely “in the know”. Hearing their raw experiences and be able to explain it in a way that is digestible is simply amazing.

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