Episode 23: Youngblood - Matt Gallagher
We meet author and Army Veteran Matt Gallagher to talk about his novel "Youngblood" as well as his experience live-blogging the Iraq war while he fought it.
May 02, 2020•53 min•Ep. 23
Incoming
Produced by So Say We All, a 501c3 literary and performing arts nonprofit, Incoming showcases the raw, honest voices of people who have served in every capacity and branch of the military, journalists, and military family members. Surprising, at times hilarious, and always original, this is an opportunity to meet America's military in a way they've never had
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Episode 22: New Traditions - Delia Knight
Playwright Delia Knight brings a beautiful duet of stories from the perspective of a sister, waiting for her best friend and Marine brother to come back home after multiple combat deployments. About the Show: Incoming showcases the true stories of America’s military veterans, told in their own words, straight from their own mouths. Produced by So Say We All, a 501c3 literary and performing arts nonprofit, in collaboration with San Diego’s NPR station KPBS. Website: https://www.incomingradio.org ...
Apr 18, 2020•53 min•Ep. 22
Episode 21: Plenty of Time When We Get Home - Kayla Williams
In this episode of Incoming, author and Army veteran Kayla Williams talks with us about serving in Iraq as the most forward-deployed woman of the war at her time. She faced breakdowns in communication and morale both in-country, and then upon returning home in her marriage to a fellow soldier recovering from a traumatic brain injury. About the Show: Incoming showcases the true stories of America’s military veterans, told in their own words, straight from their own mouths. Produced by So Say We A...
Apr 08, 2020•53 min•Ep. 21
Episode 20: Duffel Blog - Paul Szoldra
Today we talk with Marine Corp. veteran Paul Szoldra, founder of the wildly popular satirical website Duffel Blog, the military equivalent to The Onion, beloved by service members from boots, all the way up to James Mattis, for its ability to hilariously speak truth to power. About the Show: Incoming showcases the true stories of America’s military veterans, told in their own words, straight from their own mouths. Produced by So Say We All, a 501c3 literary and performing arts nonprofit, in coll...
Mar 21, 2020•53 min•Ep. 20
Episoe 19: Comedy And Trauma - Allison Gill
Musician, comic and Navy veteran Allison Gill invites us into her alchemy of metabolizing trauma through comedy. About the Show: Incoming showcases the true stories of America’s military veterans, told in their own words, straight from their own mouths. Produced by So Say We All, a 501c3 literary and performing arts nonprofit, in collaboration with San Diego’s NPR station KPBS. Website: https://www.sosayweallonline.com/incoming/ Connect: https://www.facebook.com/SoSayWeAllOnline https://www.inst...
Mar 06, 2020•53 min•Ep. 19
Episode 18: Invictus – Nathan Fletcher
Our guest today is Marine Corps veteran, professor of political science, and former California State Assembly Speaker Nathan Fletcher. Nathan very publicly switched from Republican to Democrat after giving a speech in favor of repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and allowing all persons to serve openly. And he paid for it politically. But he has no regrets, as you’ll hear in his interview.
Sep 22, 2018•59 min•Ep. 18
Episode 17: Matt Komatsu And Veterans Respond
This episode is split between two conversations–both about many things–but sharing the theme of protecting others and how that relates to one’s identity. In the second half of today’s show we’re going to be talking with two members of Veterans Respond, which mobilizes veteran volunteers to areas of natural or man-made disasters; but first up, we’re with writer and active duty Air Force officer Matthew Komatsu.
Sep 15, 2018•59 min•Ep. 17
Episode 16: We Gotta Get Outta This Place – Doug Bradley
Today we’re going to be talking with Doug Bradley, Army veteran and author of We Gotta Get Outta This Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War. I'm not being hyperbolic when I say that some of the insights Doug dropped on me about music and war and inter-generational conflicts changed my entire perspective on the matter. The man knows that of which he speaks.
Sep 08, 2018•58 min•Ep. 16
Episode 15: Real World Experience – Roy Scranton And Chef Geoff Cole
On today’s show we’re talking with two enlisted veterans who rose to the top of their respective fields in civilian life: Navy veteran Chef Geoff Cole, and Army veteran and author Dr. Roy William Scranton. Contributors: Roy Scranton and Chef Geoff Cole
Sep 01, 2018•59 min•Ep. 15
Episode 14: Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children (USMC) – Brian Simpson And Dan Lopez
We have two of the most entertaining, self-made, grunt-ass Marines on today’s show. Their upbringings made them perfect candidates for the United States Marine Corp, the USMC, an acronym Marines will often repurpose when referring to themselves as Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children. Veteran and stand-up comedian Brian Simpson talks about maintaining identity while serving in the armed forces. And veteran Dan Lopez tells the true story about smoking pot with the Taliban. Contributors: Brian Simpson a...
Aug 25, 2018•58 min•Ep. 14
Episode 13: Labels – James Seddon
We’re spending this hour with our friend, writer, performer, and veteran Navy officer, James Seddon. James is one of the founding members of So Say We All’s Veteran Writers Program, is published in the first Incoming anthology, and has performed his writing all over San Diego. Though he’s been working diligently on his memoir, he came by to share some of his incredible stories about the labels placed upon service members, enemies, and veterans. Contributor: James Seddon.
Aug 18, 2018•58 min•Ep. 13
Episode 12: Everything Is A War – Vance Voyles And Natalie Lovejoy
“Everything Is A War,” focuses on stories about how serving in a war zone can stick to a person, so deeply that traces of it will magically appear months, years after a service member returns home. And it doesn’t just impact service members, but the friends, lovers, and family of those connected to them. We’ve drafted two voices to tell you stories on that front today. Musical theatre composer and performer Natalie Lovejoy joins us in the second half to talk about her experiences as a young mili...
Aug 11, 2018•57 min•Ep. 12
Episode 11: Eat The Apple – Matt Young
We’re spending this episode with Iraq war veteran Matt Young. Matt’s debut novel Eat the Apple chronicles his journey as an aimless 18-year-old who enlists in the Marine Corps after driving drunk into a fire hydrant. It was a jolt that convinced him that he needed to find direction in his life, and, in his own words, “man up.” What follows is a brutal, self-aware story about being both the victim and perpetrator of hazing and abuse, feeling pressure to tell the lies he thought civilians wanted t...
Aug 04, 2018•58 min•Ep. 11
Episode 10: The Undesirables – Lisbeth Prifogle And Anthony Moll
Today’s show is titled, with our tongues lodged firmly in our cheeks, “The Undesirables,” because it features two wonderful veteran voices who speak on the subject of having to hide aspects of their personal identities which–at the time–could have been viewed as obstacles to their military careers. Contributors: Lisbeth Prifogle and Anthony Moll.
Aug 08, 2017•59 min•Ep. 10
Episode 9: All That’s Really Worth Doing – Brian Turner And Mariah Smith
Today’s episode takes its name after a quote by Lewis Carrol, “All That Is Really Worth Doing is Worth the Doing is What We do for Others,” and we chose it because our two contributors, Brian Turner and Mariah Smith of the US Army, have stories and poems that echo that sentiment. Mariah, because her story is about jumping through hurdles to be present for an important moment in the life of someone who was important to her, and Brian, because his poetry and stories consistently carry an element o...
Jul 20, 2017•59 min•Ep. 9
Episode 8: Unstuck In Time – Benjamin Busch And Sierra Crane
Navigating the present, alongside past and future. Today’s show, “Unstuck in Time,” is titled after the opening line in Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Slaughterhouse Five, one of our favorite descriptions about Post Traumatic Stress. Vonnegut uses it in reference to his main character, where he writes, “Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time.” Upon first reading the book, it’s natural to take it literally — the book is couched in a science-fiction veneer after all –but upon later reflection its remarkabl...
Jun 28, 2017•58 min•Ep. 8
Episode 7: The Abyss Also Gazes – Andrew Szala, Rolf Yngve, Gill Sotu, Elizabeth Washburn And Dan Lopez Of Combat Arts
Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster… for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you. – Fredrick Nietzsche. Friedrich Nietzsche’s quote reminds me that there are certain individuals who have unique insights about the process of staring into the abyss, as well as climbing back out of it again. We have four terrific veteran writers and artists speaking on the subject who come at it from very different angles: Contributors: Andrew Szala, Ro...
May 27, 2017•58 min•Ep. 7
Episode 6: Aftershocks – Casondra Brewster, Sam Abel, Lt. Cmd. Liam Corley
On today’s show we’re talking about, “Aftershocks,” both literal and figurative, related to events that came back to shake us after their initial detonation. We have three great contributors, whose stories deal with how the quickest moments can have the longest effects. Contributors: Casondra Brewster, Sam Abel, Lt. Cmd. Liam Corley.
May 27, 2017•58 min•Ep. 6
Episode 5: What’s Lost at Sea – Tenley Lozano And Kurt Kalbfleisch
“I was much further out than you thought, And not waving but drowning.” –Stevie Smith. Today’s episode is titled “Lost At Sea,” for two reasons: firstly because we’ll be hearing from service members who spent a lot of their time bobbing on the water, Kurt Kalbfliesh of the Navy and Tenley Lozano of the Coast Guard, but also because their stories both touch on what they sacrificed and endured during their service that impacted the rest of their lives. Contributors: Kurt Kalbfleisch and Tenley Loz...
May 27, 2017•59 min•Ep. 5
Episode 4: Invasions – Francisco Martinezcuello And Sammi S.
“Tell me a Story!” He said. “I’ll tell you a story.” Invasion can be both psychological and literal. We’re very lucky to be able pair up two contributors who dealt with invasion and actually served together at the same time in Iraq, but from very different places. Our contributors are Francisco Martinezcuello, a mustang officer, and Sammi S., an Iraqi man who was barely a teenager when he became an interpreter for the Marine Corp., and in a very literal way was raised by them. Contributors: Fran...
May 27, 2017•58 min•Ep. 4
Episode 3: Time Is A River – Brooke King, Kelli Hewlett, And Zack Dryer
The past doesn’t go anywhere. Time is a river, and you are standing in it. – Utah Phillips Today’s show is split into three parts and three different veteran writers, each focusing respectively on periods before the country went to war after 9/11, during deployment downrange in Iraq, and the aftermath after leaving the service. That’s why we’re titling today’s show, “Time is a River,” after one of my favorite quotes of all time, by the American folksinger Utah Phillips, who said, “The past doesn...
May 27, 2017•59 min•Ep. 3
Episode 2: Souvenirs – Brandon Lingle, Alex Flynn, And Brent Wingfield
What happens overseas comes home with you, and can find a way to reappear back into your life when you least expect it. Today’s episode is titled, “Souvenirs,” which in the context of the stories you’re about to hear is a little tongue-in-cheek, a little bit of that dark humor people under stress employ from time to time to get by, but I’m sure you’ll appreciate it by the end. The gist is that what happens overseas comes home with you, and can find a way to reappear back into your life when you ...
May 27, 2017•58 min•Ep. 2
Episode 1: Our Reasons – Adam Stone And Jesse Goolsby
Less than one percent of the entire country serves in the military at any given time nowadays, which is perfectly fine from a national security perspective, according to experts on the matter, but that situation becomes problematic on other fronts once we consider how it might affect our democracy, civilian engagement with foreign policy, or the very social contract that holds us all together. Asking so few to carry a burden so large, one that we’ve all benefited from regardless of our personal ...
May 27, 2017•58 min•Ep. 1
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