Myspace and the Military feat. Matt Gallagher

This week, Nate speaks with Army veteran and author Matt Gallagher (@MattGallagher0 ) about being a veteran writer in the age of online, about his recent NYT op-ed discussing Trump's trip to Iraq, about how he got his start as an Army blogger writing from Iraq, and how Claire Vaye Watkins' Battleborn changed his perception of his hometown. Matt's recent NYT op-ed is available here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/28/opinion/sunday/trump-military-troops-iraq.html You can buy Matt's memoir Kaboom here:https://www.amazon.com/Kaboom-Matt-Gallagher/dp/0306819678/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1550086313&sr=8-1&keywords=matt+gallagher … ...as well as his novel Youngblood here: https://www.amazon.com/Youngblood-Novel-Matt-Gallagher/dp/1501105752/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1550086313&sr=8-3&keywords=matt+gallagher This week's bonus is part 2 of Francis' review of Generation Kill. This one is open to all subscribers at the $3 tier and above. Get it here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/francis-reviews-24628448 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 Do you need a shirt to announce your Marxism? Well, we have just the ticket for you -- buy it here: https://teespring.com/sorry-if-my-marxism-offends-yo#pid=46&cid=2742&sid=front You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedesertsFollow Francis here: @ArmyStrang