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The Pinelander
by Blacksmith Publishing
Serving the class of men whose natural ability, talents, and training make them warriors or “guardians” of our way of life.
Episodes
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Episode 115: Physical, Mental, & Spiritual Health. February 7, 2025
In Pineland, we recognize to be effective at irregular warfare, one must be physically, mentally and spiritually prepared. Obesity is a significant issue, and according to recent statistics, about 42% of American adults are obese. Jason Dougherty (Be A Boxer) joins Paul & Mike around the campfire...
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Episode 114: What to Expect in 2025. January 3, 2025
An intelligence summary (INTSUM) is a product that is developed to gain insight into what is happening on the macro level by closely analyzing multiple, smaller, isolated events. It is used in various contexts, including military, government, business, and even economics. Today, Paul & Mike…
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Episode 113: Jeep Show. December 26, 2024
"Morale is when your hands and feet keep on working when your head says it can't be done." As we close out 2024, Robert O'Connor, author of Jeep Show, joins Paul & Mike around the campfire to remember and pay homage to the bravery and sacrifice of the greatest generation during this eightieth...
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Episode 112: COIN in Afghanistan : Lessons Relearned. November 15, 2024
Often times, Americans lose focus on the fundamental reason why our government is engaged in a particular foreign military campaign. After all, the last time the U.S. military was actually tasked with defending our own soil was probably seventy-five years ago in 1950 during the Jayuya Uprising in...
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Episode 111: Counterinsurgency: The Vietnam Experience. November 4, 2024
Security in the G-Base has been reduced during this cool fall night as Guerrillas sit around in groups enjoying small campfires spread throughout the camp. Like everyone else, Paul & Mike sit around their own fire in the center of the base and discuss lessons learned from the Vietnam War. Enjoy.
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Episode 110: An Old Way Forward. October 19, 2024
Marcus Aurelius advises, "Retreat into your inner sanctuary. Here, away from strain and distraction, you are free to observe the world and your reactions objectively." Today, Jason Dougherty joins Paul & Mike around the campfire to encourage us to seek ancient wisdom, perform our civic duty as…
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Episode 109: Biblical Marriage. October 2, 2024
Long before the creation of government and religion, God oversaw the very first wedding ceremony. The modern practice of a father giving away his daughter at a wedding reflects God's action in Eden (Gen 2:22-24). A husband and a wife, the family, is the building block of any society. Today, Paul…
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Episode 108: Frag Out with Scott Kinder. September 14, 2024
This time of year, in Pineland, if things are calm and quiet, one can hear the faint sound of someone blowing the Shofar in the distance. Today, we’re honored to have Scott Kinder, author of Frag Out! join Paul & Mike in the G Base to remind us of the reason for the sound we hear. It means it’s...
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Episode 107: Poolside Chat with Ivan Raiklin. August 30, 2024
Even in the midst of a decades long counterinsurgency (COIN) struggle to supplant American Marxists from the seats of power, one must take a break every now and then to enjoy family and friends. Today, fellow Pinelander, and freedom fighter, LTC(Ret) Ivan Raiklin joins Paul & Mike for a poolside...
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Episode 106: The Church in Africa: Inexorable Victory. August 16, 2024
Africa is no stranger to conflict, conquest, and calamity. But at the same time, it's also a continent full of opportunity and hope for a better future. If good is to prevail over evil, it will rely heavily on brave evangelicals who serve on the front lines delivering the Good News and providing...
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Episode 105: Communications for Beginners. August 2, 2024
Mike hangs the jungle antenna while Paul puts in a fresh battery and plugs in the frequency to make the scheduled commo shot to northern Pineland. Today, we learn some basics of communication with legendary partisan, NC Scout. Don't wait until "the chair is against the wall" to learn the…
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Episode 104: Providence, Miracles, and the Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump. July 20, 2024
The odds of being harmed, either physically or financially, when the entire ruling political class is out to get you are quite high, even approaching 100%, regardless of who you are or how much you're worth. And the odds of surviving the onslaught unscathed are effectively zero, but that's where...
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Episode 103: Faith, War, and the Special Forces Regiment with Major Jim Gant. July 5, 2024
Legendary American Spartan, Jim Gant infiltrates Pineland to share his thoughts on being a soldier, Special Forces, and most importantly, his faith. If you haven't already read the book by Ann Scott Tyson about his exploits, and how his counterinsurgency (COIN) strategy was winning the war in...
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Episode 102: Preparedness Mindset. June 21, 2024
Rodney McDaniel escorts fellow Pinelander, Ryan Coe, owner of Apex Defense Group into the G Base to discuss preparedness beyond beans, bullets and Band-Aids. Ryan shares his expertise on how to build meaningful connections to establish a network that goes beyond just surviving, able to thrive...
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Episode 101: Holistic Counterinsurgency. June 7, 2024
Today, Paul & Mike channel the spirit of Jim Gant, author of the influential paper on Afghanistan titled One Tribe at a Time: A Strategy for Success in Afghanistan. Gant's classic Special Forces approach to defeating insurgents hearkened back to post WWII Philippines, prior to the current US...
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Episode 100: The Three Lures. May 24, 2024
In celebration of the 100th episode of the Pinelander Podcast, Paul & Mike remind themselves, and encourage others to stay the course and avoid the three lures; diversion, novelty, and the inner ring.
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Episode 099: The Book of Judges Part 4. May 10, 2024
Paul & Mike wrap up their discussion of the Judges with the legendary superhero, Samson. Warriors identify with Samson because even with his many flaws, he had purpose and undaunted courage. Samson is the only named Nazirite in the Bible. As a Nazirite, Samson was set apart for a sacred task…
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Episode 098: Israel, Gaza, and Hamas. April 26, 2024
It's nearly impossible to get accurate information from government controlled media these days. For those who prefer truth over propaganda, our Auxiliary has assumed great risk infiltrating John Spencer from the Urban Warfare Project back into Pineland to provide an update on what's been…
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Episode 097: The Book of Judges Part 3. April 12, 2024
Paul & Mike discuss a time when the northern tribes of Israel were vexed by the Midianites, Amalekites and other eastern peoples. Israel was forced to flee their own fertile fields and rolling pastures for the relative safety provided by the surrounding hill country, dwelling in caves and…
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Episode 096: Stoicism and Christianity Part 2. March 29, 2024
Today, Paul & Mike are honored to welcome the author of Be A Boxer, Jason Dougherty back into the G Base for Part 2 of our discussion on Christianity and Stoicism, and why warriors embrace both in preparation for the myriad of challenges confronted throughout life.
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Episode 095: The Book of Judges Part 2. March 15, 2024
"In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes." Fast forward 3,000 years, and we again find ourselves without a "king" living according to our own ideas of right and wrong. Paul & Mike sit down for Part 2 of their series on the Judges, focusing...
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Episode 094: Heavy Water Plant Sabotage. March 1, 2024
You've heard of Oppenheimer in the USA, but have you heard of Heisenberg and what Germany was doing during the same time period? Today, we're honored to have Mitch Utterback in the G Base to discuss the race for the atomic bomb, and the heroic efforts of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) and...
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Episode 093: Silent Bridge Part 2. February 16, 2024
Rescuing women and children from human traffickers is dangerous work, and it takes lots of detailed planning, resources and preparation to do it right. But what most people, and even some organizations fail to realize is once a person is recovered from traffickers, the real work begins. These...
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Episode 092: Stoicism and Christianity. February 2, 2024
Probably the most dramatic and fully reported event of Paul's missionary career took place in Athens at the Areopagus (Acts 17:16-34) approximately two thousand years ago. What's most interesting about the debate with the Epicureans and Stoics is what wasn't debated; namely the myriad of other...
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Episode 091: The Book of Judges Part 1. January 19, 2024
"In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes." Fast forward 3,000 years, and we again find ourselves without a "king" living according to our own ideas of right and wrong. Paul & Mike sit down to discuss the first three of the twelve Judges of...
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Episode 090: Cleon Skousen’s Prognosis. January 5, 2024
The famous saying goes, "Those who cannot remember the past, or fail to learn from it, are condemned to repeat it." Seventy years ago, former G man and faith-based political theorist, W. Cleon Skousen prognosticated the Marxist overthrow of the USA, and even warned us how it would be…
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Episode 089: The Deer Hunter. December 22, 2023
God said, "Let Us make Man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it." Today, Paul & Mike are honored to welcome fellow warrior and avid hunter, Brandon Reil...
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Episode 088: Warrior Philosophy with Jason Dougherty. December 8, 2023
The number 8 is a very special number that transcends multiple cultures. And, the number 88 is considered exceptionally positive, bringing opportunity and success. So it's only fitting that on this 8th day of December, we invite fellow warrior poet, Jason Dougherty into the G Base to discuss...
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Episode 087: Financial Underground with Nick Giambruno. November 24, 2023
In 1971, President Nixon cancelled the direct convertibility of dollars into gold due to declining gold reserves. Since then, most countries have adopted fiat monies that are exchangeable between major currencies but don't possess any intrinsic value of their own. Today, Paul & Mike are honored…
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Episode 086: Leadership with Terry Peters. November 17, 2023
There's a lot a leader can learn from thinking about a listening and observation post, or what is commonly referred to in the military as an "LP/OP". The key to success is to be very quiet and use your senses to detect the enemy before they detect you, to provide early warning and reaction time…
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Episode 085: Into the Light. November 3, 2023
The auxiliary answers the call, and undertakes extreme risk infiltrating Mike Smith back into Pineland to share intelligence he's gathered about the enemy. The director of the ground-breaking documentary, Out of Shadows (episode #36) brings us up-to-date with the latest disposition of the dark...
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Episode 084: The Battle of Hostomel. October 20, 2023
John Spencer from the Urban Warfare Project joins Paul in the G-Base to discuss a 21st century version of the Battle of Thermopylae; how 200 Ukrainian Guardsmen, defending the Hostomel Airfield, saved Kiev from falling into the hands of elite Russian paratroopers on the morning of 24 February…
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Episode 083: Faith, Conscience, and Combat. October 6, 2023
Paul transmits the signal asking for assistance in the G Base, and without hesitation, Micah Dunford answers the call to help man the guns. Today, Paul & Micah discuss warrior ethics and building the foundation required of all true warriors. After all, how can we be a good friend and provide…
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Episode 082: The Tory War. September 22, 2023
Pineland is no different than a lot of other places around the world. We have a long history of fighting tyranny and evil. Today, Patrick O'Kelley takes us back to the 18th century to discuss some of the tactics & techniques utilized during the American Revolution in the Carolinas, long before…
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Episode 081: Triple Canopy Reboot. September 8, 2023
Paul & Mike put their entrenching tools to use to recover another valuable cache originally emplaced in the early days of 2022. The trunk contains three beneficial stories from the real life experiences of fellow warrior, Patrick O'Kelley, author of Triple Canopy. Enjoy.
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Episode 080: Common-Sense vs. Evolution. August 25, 2023
For those of us who enjoy spending time away from man-made concrete jungles, observing the mathematical perfection of the universe and its natural laws, we quickly realize how small and insignificant we are and how wrong we've been on so many topics. On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin was...
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Episode 079: The Three Ps of Manhood. August 11, 2023
For those who venture out of Pineland, it quickly becomes obvious something isn't quite right these days. Paul & Mike welcome friend and fellow warrior, Rodney McDaniel back into the G Base to discuss the plague effecting so many young men today and offer some tips on masculinity; the three "P"s…
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Episode 078: The Wild Fields Reboot. July 28, 2023
Paul & Mike recover a cache originally emplaced back in March 2022, just after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Some of you plank holders out there might remember our discussion concerning Paul's first novel, The Wild Fields. If you love adventure, action, romance, history, with a sprinkling of...
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Episode 077: Reflections on Numbers 33. July 16, 2023
After establishing a new G Base, Paul & Mike reflect on Israel's 40 years of travel in the wilderness, and the lessons from the experience that may be of benefit for us today.
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Episode 076: Developing Combat Leaders. June 30, 2023
Paul & Mike once again call on members of the Auxiliary to assist in infiltrating the author of The Iconic Warrior series, Dr. Gene Klann back into Pineland to provide his expertise and assistance in developing the next generation of warriors.
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Episode 075: Communications Networking. June 16, 2023
Are you tired of strangers listening in on your private conversations? Advances in technology have almost entirely eliminated the fundamental Right of privacy. As a result, Paul & Mike decided it was well past time to set out the "load signal" and bring in our guerrilla communications expert, NC...
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Episode 074: Homesteading. June 2, 2023
The saying "an army marches on its stomach" has been attributed to both Napoleon and Frederick the Great. It means warriors cannot function effectively unless we're well fed, and not many of us know what's in our food or even where it comes from. That's a big problem. We also know from scripture,...
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Episode 073: The Team Sergeant. May 19, 2023.
The Operational Detachment A-Team (ODA) has just returned to the G Base and are methodically going through their gear, consolidating, reorganizing and replenishing ammunition and other necessary items in preparation for the next mission. While the team is busy working, Tom Kelly joins Paul & Mike...
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Episode 072: Spiritual Fitness. May 5, 2023.
Far and near recognition signals have been exchanged and Paul & Mike welcome John Phelps back into the G Base to continue where Kevin Mains left off; a discussion on the spiritual health and readiness of America's warrior class.
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Episode 071: Warrior Health with Kevin Mains. April 21, 2023.
Paul & Mike are honored to welcome Kevin Mains into the G Base to discuss the challenges facing the Armed Forces today. The mission of the warrior has not changed, but the leadership challenges have never been greater. If America's warriors are going to be successful meeting our enemies, foreign...
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Episode 070: A Visit from the Pacific Northwest. April 7, 2023.
It isn't often a fellow warrior from the Pacific Northwest visits Pineland. Today, Paul & Mike are honored to welcome the Founder and CEO of Intrepid Tactics, Brice Colbert into the G Base to discuss current trends on the left coast; a land of spectacular beauty and abundant resources. Brice also...
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Episode 069: Economic Sovereignty Part 2. March 31, 2023.
In Pineland, we use a currency known as "Don". Like its close cousin, the Federal Reserve Note (FRN), it's a paper fiat currency backed by nothing of value other than a promise to confiscate wealth from the Plebes in order to pay the treasuries (T-notes). With non-stop printing of more and more...
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Episode 068: Pineland Underground with Chuck Ritter. March 24, 2023.
The importance of family can't be overstated, and it's always an honor to be visited by a fellow warrior. Today, Paul & Mike conduct a thorough police call and make sure everything is squared away in order to welcome fellow podcaster, and co-host of the Pineland Underground, Chuck Ritter into the…
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Episode 067: Leadership with Tim Burke. March 17, 2023.
The wise man learns from his mistakes. They are excellent learning opportunities. In fact, learning from failure is often the key to success. By getting things wrong, we improve our skills and grow in various ways. This is especially true for warriors as well. It's always a valuable use of time...
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Episode 066: Silent Bridge. March 10, 2023.
Sorry to interrupt the fantasy, but slavery didn't end with the Civil War. Currently, it is estimated that between 15,000 to 50,000 women and children are forced into sexual slavery in the United States every year, with approximately 20 to 40 million enslaved today. 16 million people are…
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