The War Business Podcast

Matt recorded a bonus episode in which he dives into a topic that he has given a LOT of thought... Listen at your own discretion! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit warbusinesspodcast.substack.com

Hi All! And welcome back to another John Intsum episode! Let's map the battle! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit warbusinesspodcast.substack.com

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a very special boy, I mean very special guest for you today. How can I describe this guy? First, he is the reason why I am not fishing today. He is the descendent of a Nordic King, King Farehair, so some could say the guest is a Nordic Princess. He is a man among men and a Marine that I wrote extensively about in War Business. The greatest compliment that I could give him is to accurately describe him as Average at Best. Ladies, Gents, CIA Handlers and BigFoot, today’s guest is Matthew Dyba. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit warbusinesspodcast.substack.com

Today, we continue to take a deep-dive into Matt’s book: War Business: The Hired Guns of Helmand Province. We will do a Q&A with one of our hosts and the author himself, Matthew Brunnemann. This is part 4 of the series. If you haven’t seen parts 1, 2, and 3 yet, go ahead and check them out before you watch / listen to this episode (unless you like the chaos, in which case go nuts).If you guys have any questions for Matt about his book, please feel free to email us at [email protected], dm us on our social media, or drop ‘em in the comments below. If we get enough listener questions together, we will do another episode just to get those answered! So, don’t forget to buy Matt’s book and do your homework. There WILL be a test. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit warbusinesspodcast.substack.com

Welcome to this episode of The War Business Podcast. You are all in for a special treat with today’s guest. The guest reached out to me (Matt) a few months ago when my book finally hit the market. For those of you who read it, you might remember that I mentioned a reoccurring phantom Kandahar deployment. Part of my company was going to break off and reinforce a U.S. Army unit that was in the fight for their lives in a valley that somewhat split Helmand and Kandahar provinces. Well, our guest was one of the U.S. soldiers in that valley of death.This marks our first guest who is not a Marine, so all you Army fellas out there can finally get some love. Brendan and I will have to go to confession for this, but we are going to allow it. Lastly, being that our guest is a member of the intelligence community, we are keeping his identity concealed and we will refer to him as John. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit warbusinesspodcast.substack.com

Today, we continue to take a deep-dive into Matt’s book: War Business: The Hired Guns of Helmand Province. We will do a Q&A with one of our hosts and the author himself, Matthew Brunnemann. This is part 3 of the series. If you haven’t seen parts 1 and 2 yet, go ahead and check them out before you watch / listen to this episode (unless you like the chaos, in which case go nuts).If you guys have any questions for Matt about his book, please feel free to email us at [email protected], dm us on our social media, or drop ‘em in the comments below. If we get enough listener questions together, we will do another episode just to get those answered! So, don’t forget to buy Matt’s book and do your homework. There WILL be a test. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit warbusinesspodcast.substack.com

Today, we continue to take a deep-dive into Matt’s book: War Business: The Hired Guns of Helmand Province. We will do a Q&A with one of our hosts and the author himself, Matthew Brunnemann. This is part part 2 of the series. If you haven't seen part 1 yet, go ahead and check it out before you watch / listen to this episode (unless you like the chaos, in which case go nuts).If you guys have any questions for Matt about his book, please feel free to email us at [email protected], dm us on our social media, or drop ‘em in the comments below. If we get enough listener questions together, we will do another episode just to get those answered! So, don’t forget to buy Matt’s book and do your homework. There WILL be a test. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit warbusinesspodcast.substack.com

Welcome back to The War Business Podcast. We are interviewing Marine Corps Royalty today! Some of you may know of his industrious work for Funker530. For the rest of you who do not, fix yourself and familiarize yourself with his work after this episode. Our guest for today is Joshua Brooks.Follow Josh on X: @F530Josh This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit warbusinesspodcast.substack.com

Tony “Sea Bass” Klein was a Sergeant of Marines and an 0231 Intelligence Specialist. Most veterans were lucky if they got to go to war once. Maybe to Iraq or Afghanistan. Sergeant Klein is one of the very few Marines to have ever deployed to three different theaters in one enlistment. First he went to Iraq and then on a MEU. Tony was preparing to leave the Marine Corps when he was requested by name to be a combat reinforcement in Afghanistan for RCT-1. Check out his episode and listen to his service; you just might find out how you can get from California to Afghanistan without a plane ticket… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit warbusinesspodcast.substack.com

Today, we take a deep-dive into Matt’s book: War Business: The Hired Guns of Helmand Province. Over the course of 4 episodes that we’re gonna drop here and there, we will do a Q&A with one of our hosts and the author himself, Matthew Brunnemann. If you guys have any questions for Matt about his book, please feel free to email us at [email protected], dm us on our social media, or drop ‘em in the comments below. If we get enough listener questions together, we will do another episode just to get those answered! So, don’t forget to buy Matt’s book and do your homework. There WILL be a test. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit warbusinesspodcast.substack.com

Welcome back to the War Business Podcast! Today we debut our very first non-host guest. Joseph Wyatt is gonna kick off our veteran interviews! He was a devil dog as well, and is from the same home town as Dakota, so he's alright in our book! We enjoyed shootin' the shit with him and we hope all of you listeners have just as good of a time with this episode as we did! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit warbusinesspodcast.substack.com

Hi everyone and welcome back to the War Business Podcast! In today's episode, we are continuing the tales of the man, the myth, the legend: Matthew Brunnemann. Matt is a host of The War Business Podcast and the author of War Business: The Hired Guns of Helmand Province. He is a former Marine and Intelligence Specialist with 500 plus days in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. And, the recipient of the National Defense Service Medal. “Having now a Master’s Degree in Homeland Security and the mind of a 12th Century scientist, I am become host, speaker of words.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit warbusinesspodcast.substack.com

Hi everyone and welcome back to the War Business Podcast! Today's episode as well as the next one is going to be all about the man, the myth, the legend: Matthew Brunnemann. Matt is a host of The War Business Podcast and the author of War Business: The Hired Guns of Helmand Province. He is a former Marine and Intelligence Specialist with 500 plus days in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. And, the recipient of the National Defense Service Medal. “Having now a Master’s Degree in Homeland Security and the mind of a 12th Century scientist, I am become host, speaker of words.” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit warbusinesspodcast.substack.com

Welcome to episode 2, everybody. We are going to use the first few episodes to introduce the hosts to our listeners.Today, we talk about your consigliere for all things war, Brendan Clark. Brendan is a Marine veteran, advocate for veterans, defense industry insider, corporate office goon, and dog dad. Having spent time in radio repair as well as in the combat engineer community, deploying once with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, to OEF and once with Combat Logistics Battalion 1 in support of 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment for Marine Rotational Force- Darwin’s second iteration, Brendan has been around the world both ways. He holds a Bachelor’s in international studies from the University of Oklahoma, focused on geopolitics and international security. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit warbusinesspodcast.substack.com

Welcome to episode 1, everybody. We are going to use the first few episodes to introduce the hosts to our listeners.This interview is going to be with the Appalachian War Wizard himself, Dakota Maynard.Before the Marine Corps, Dakota grew up in rural East Tennessee where he was a full participant in all things Appalachia. Dakota would go on to serve in the Marine Corps for four years from 2011 - 2015 as a combat engineer. He later obtained a bachelor's degree in geographic information science with a minor in weather and climate from the University of Oklahoma, and has since been an avid studier of the planet from the GIS lens. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit warbusinesspodcast.substack.com

Welcome to The War Business Podcast; hosted by Matthew Brunnemann, the author, Brendan Clark, the baron of aerospace, and Dakota Maynard, the Appalachian War Wizard.Each host is going to give you a quick introduction today. The next few episodes will be a deep dive into the background and service history of each of us. The next set of episodes will be a deep dive into some of the high points, low points, and themes catalogued in my book. After that, we are going to hit the ground running on interviewing veterans. Alright everyone, let’s get on with it.The War Business Podcast is brought to you by Matthew Brunnemann, Brendan Clark, and Dakota Maynard. Editing by Stefanie Maynard. The theme song is “California Wind” by Bruno E. The War Business Podcast cover art is the copyrighted property of the War Business Podcast. The book, War Business: The Hired Guns of Helmand Province is copyrighted by WarGate Books. WarGate Books is not responsible or liable for any material or conversations produced and expressed by The War Business Podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit warbusinesspodcast.substack.com

Welcome to The War Business Podcast; hosted by Matthew Brunnemann, the author, Brendan Clark, the baron of aerospace, and Dakota Maynard, the Appalachian War Wizard. War is a business, some would even call it, “a racket.” Every modern war and every business has a carefully crafted marketing image; The War Business Podcast breaches that veil so you can hear the real stories of the average Americans who fight our wars and drive the war industry forward.Our mission is to tell the stories of conventional warriors, let captains of the war industry share their endeavors, and inform the listeners of current global conflicts. All three hosts served in the United States Marine Corps and hold well-informed perspectives of war and war business.This concludes your introduction. Stand by for the episodes.Available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. Subscribe so you never miss an episode!Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and X.The War Business Podcast is brought to you by Matthew Brunnemann, Brendan Clark, and Dakota Maynard. Editing by Stefanie Maynard. The theme song is “California Wind” by Bruno E. The War Business Podcast cover art is the copyrighted property of the War Business Podcast. The book, War Business: The Hired Guns of Helmand Province is copyrighted by WarGate Books. WarGate Books is not responsible or liable for any material or conversations produced and expressed by The War Business Podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit warbusinesspodcast.substack.com