Russian Invasion Triggers Sever Food Shortages In Africa - 5/27/2022
Jim and Austin look at tragic side effect of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
May 27, 2022•44 min
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Episodes
Putin Helps NATO Grow - 5/13/2022
Jim and Austin explore why Putin’s invasion has ended up with NATO growing rather than the effect Putin desired.
May 23, 2022•43 min
Ukrainian War Side Effects- 4/29/2022
Jim and Austin look at how the war in Ukraine affects the rest of the world.
May 06, 2022•47 min
Flawed Engineering, Flawed Tactics- 4/15/2022
Jim and Austin discuss the Russian main battle tank debacle in Ukraine.
Apr 15, 2022•54 min
Russia Stuck In Ukrainian Mud- 3/4/2022
Jim and Austin talk about Russia’s troubled invasion of Ukraine.
Mar 03, 2022•52 min
Two Koreas - 2/15/2022
Jim and Austin discuss how we ended up with two Koreas and where the Koreas stand now.
Feb 15, 2022•47 min
What Is Brewing In The Baltic? - 2/5/2022
Ukraine is not the only nation worried about the Russians, the Baltic states are on pins and needles too. Jim and Austin discuss all things popping with Russia.
Feb 05, 2022•49 min
Tossing Out the Old; Waiting For The New - 1/7/2022
Jim and Austin review the old year and take a peek at the new year.
Jan 24, 2022•58 min
Gaming The Bulge - 12/16/2021
Jim and Austin remember Jim’s games that involved the Ardennes. They focus on his game, Bulge. Also, Jim talks about lessons the U.S. forces learned via the Battle of the Bulge.
Dec 16, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Israel Sittin’ Pretty - 11/15/2021
Jim and Austin exam why things are going so well for the Israeli’s on the diplomatic front.
Nov 15, 2021•35 min
Spooky Stuff On The Horizon - 10/30/2021
Jim and Austin tell us what should be keeping us up at night.
Oct 30, 2021•47 min
Tension Along The Border - 10/20/2021
Jim and Austin discuss the tensions between India and China.
Oct 20, 2021•52 min
Afghanistan: Blinken’s And Milley’s Incompetence - 10/16/2021
Jim and Austin discuss the aftermath of the Afghanistan withdrawal.
Oct 16, 2021•52 min
From Ottoman Empire To Edrogan Empire - 8/18/2021
Jim and Austin travel through 100+ years of Turkish history.
Aug 18, 2021•50 min
Politicians Tinkering With The Military - 8/4/2021
Jim and Austin explore how politicians tinker with their country’s military.
Aug 04, 2021•53 min
To Train The Fleet - 7/22/2021
Jim and Al discuss Al’s book ‘To Train The Fleet For War’ which covers the U.S. Navy fleet problems, from 1923-1940. The look at how the lessons of training a fleet apply to today.
Jul 22, 2021•1 hr 42 min
War In The Arctic? - 5/24/2021
Jim and Austin discuss the possibilities of conflict close to the Arctic circle.
May 24, 2021•44 min
Jim Dunnigan Conquers Empires Of The Middle Ages - 5/22/2021
Jim talks about the development of Empires of the Middle Ages. Also, Jim discusses play testing.
May 22, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Israel And Iran Face-off - 4/30/2021
Jim and Austin discuss the recent incidents between Israel and Iran. Some of the other mischief Iran is mentioned.
May 13, 2021•52 min
Warships With Problems - 4/16/2021
Jim and Al discuss the problems that many countries are having with their new Warships. Also, the mention some of the successes.
Apr 26, 2021•49 min
Freedom Of Navigation Operations - 3/12/2021
Jim and Al discuss FONOPs in the South China Sea by several countries besides the United States.
Mar 29, 2021•38 min
Dunnigan’s Greatest Hits Part II - 2/26/2021
Jim talks about some of the series games that SPI published. The discussion even strays into discussing Scrimmage and other unpopular designs.
Mar 08, 2021•59 min
China’s Population Problem - 2/12/2021
Jim and Austin examine China’s population problem and it is not what you might think.
Feb 17, 2021•51 min
Turkey Wants A Thumb In Every Pie - 1/29/2021
StrategyPage starts a Turkey section, Jim and Austin tell us why. Further, they explain where Turkey is involving itself in the world in 2021.
Feb 01, 2021•44 min
Afghanistan: An Intractable Problem - 1/15/2021
Jim and Austin talk about how Afghanistan is entwined with Pakistan, and no matter what is done, Afghanistan will remain in turmoil.
Jan 18, 2021•58 min
International Violence Continues To Decline In 2020 and 2021 - 1/1/2021
Jim and Austin point out how violence declined in 2020 and how they see that trend continuing.
Jan 04, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Dunnigan’s Greatest Hits Part I - 12/4/2020
Jim talks about SPI’s Sci-Fi and Fantasy games. We then discuss several of Jim’s most successful games including World War I.
Dec 05, 2020•52 min
Dunnigan Deals With Monsters And Politics - 11/5/2020
We talk to Jim about reader feedback in Strategy and Tactics. The discussion moves on to the monster games of SPI. We round things off with a discussion of several of Jim’s early political games including ‘Up against the Wall Mother F!#!#%’ and ‘Chicago, Chicago’.
Nov 05, 2020•54 min
Turkey’s Edrogan Tries To Reinstitute The Janissaries - 10/23/2020
Jim and Austin discuss the on-going civil war in Libya and Turkey’s involvement there. They also examine the Turkish use of mercenaries in the dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Oct 26, 2020•45 min
Dunnigan’s and SPI’s Friday Night Follies, A Play Tester Heaven - 10/9/2020
Jim and Al talk about how they and SPI made playtesting a priority and how it became a ritual at the company. They also discuss the Fall of Rome, the first purpose-designed solitaire war game, and solitaire wargaming in general.
Oct 12, 2020•1 hr 6 min
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