Unraveling 41: Bedlam
13 Jun 2024
Lunatic asylum. Loony bin. Madhouse. Mental healthcare institutions have a long and checkered history. Beginning in the 1960s, rising public sentiment against compulsory treatment led most to the
Unraveling 40: Media & Politics w/Saagar Enjeti
30 Nov 2023
Jocko and Darryl welcome Saagar Enjeti, co-host of Breaking Points w/Krystal Ball, to discuss how the changes in the media environment have transformed the nature of American democracy.
Unraveling 39: No Exit
16 Oct 2023
Jocko and Darryl discuss the different perspectives of the Israelis and Palestinians, and whether peace is possible.
Unraveling 38: The Administration of Savagery
12 Oct 2023
The history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is long and complicated, with heroes, villains, and legitimate grievances on both sides. None of that matters now. Jocko and Darryl discuss the recent
Unraveling 37: Battle of Ideas
15 Jan 2023
Since Elon Musk bought Twitter, we've learned much about how thoroughly the information environment has been corrupted and manipulated by politically-motivated actors in Big Tech and the US
Unraveling 36: Winter War
31 Oct 2022
As the war in Ukraine enters its eighth month, both sides are digging in for a long, hard winter. After a series of Ukrainian successes, the Russians have increased the intensity of the conflict,
Unraveling 35: Side Effects May Include
13 Jun 2022
Columbine. Virginia Tech. Las Vegas. Parkland. Buffalo. Uvalde. America has become the land of mass shootings. Jocko & Darryl discuss what might be behind this, and what, if anything, we can do about
Unraveling 34: Ukraine SITREP
24 May 2022
The war between Russia and Ukraine has slowed to a grinding pace. The lightning strikes attempted by Russia in the early days of fighting were blunted by a determined Ukrainian defense, and Russia
Unraveling 33: Repaid in Full
16 May 2022
For most of history, and in much of the world today, there were no effective police, courts, prisons, or states. People and groups protected themselves according to the law of honor immortalized as
Unraveling 32: Enough Already w/Scott Horton
14 Mar 2022
Jocko and Darryl welcome special guest Scott Horton. Scott is the director of the Libertarian Institute, and the senior editor of antiwar.com (http://antiwar.com/). He's also an author of books such
Unraveling 31: Out of The Frying Pan
14 Mar 2022
The Second World War saw all sides engage in unrestrained violence. When the war ended, the US-led Western alliance was suddenly confronted with an aggressive, powerful, and paranoid Soviet Union - a
Unraveling 30: Hyenas Attack
10 Feb 2022
Darryl and Jocko discuss free speech, media responsibility, information warfare, and the recent attacks on Joe Rogan.
Unraveling 29: No Exit?
8 Feb 2022
Foundational to both American and Soviet foreign policy during the Cold War was the view that direct confrontation between the nuclear-armed superpowers must be avoided. We managed to avoid war with
Unraveling 28: Bad Intelligence
6 Feb 2022
Former Director of Central Intelligence Mike Pompeo once crowed about his time with the CIA, "We lied, we cheated, we stole. We had entire training courses." Intelligence work and clandestine
Unraveling 27: All In Our Heads
14 Dec 2021
What is a liberal democracy without a functional free press? The idea almost seems like a contradiction in terms. The mass media has become both more centralized and more politicized, driving us into
Unraveling 26: Absolute War
6 Dec 2021
Description: The French Revolution ended the era of limited warfare, and ushered in the era of peoples' war. The Napoleonic Wars shocked Europe's great powers into a century of relatively few direct
Unraveling 25: Discipline & Punish
1 Nov 2021
In episode #22, we discussed the pivotal year 1917, when the United States and the Soviet Union began their entry onto the stage of global power politics, and the tide decisively turned in the First
Unraveling 24: Dark Secret Place
25 Oct 2021
Jocko and Darryl welcome Bryan Suits, host of The Dark Secret Place podcast, to discuss Chinese propaganda films, military tech, and global strategy. Bryan is a veteran of both Iraq Wars, the Bosnia
Unraveling 23: Unmitigated Disaster
4 Oct 2021
Jocko & Darryl discuss the humiliating and catastrophic final days of the US war in Afghanistan. This episode is dedicated to the heroic efforts of the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines & civilians
Unraveling 22: 1917
10 Aug 2021
"There are decades when nothing happens, and there are weeks when decades happen." -V.I. Lenin This is the first of a series of discussions about critical years in the 20th century. As the First
Unraveling 21: I Guess We're Done Here
26 Jul 2021
With the longest war in American history officially set to wrap up next month, Jocko and Darryl take stock of mistakes made, missed opportunities, lessons learned, and where things stand.
Unraveling 20: WALL-E Nationalism
9 Jul 2021
In this episode, were joined by James Poulos, executive editor of American Mind, a publication of the Claremont Institute, to discuss his article on the recent testimony of Army General Mark Milley
Unraveling 19: Lightning Milchamah: The Six Day War
21 Jun 2021
In June 1967, Israeli aircraft, armor, and soldiers launched a massive surprise attack against the Egyptian forces of General Gamal Abdul Nasser, and changed the face of the entire Middle East. When
Unraveling 18: Operation Nemesis
5 May 2021
After 30 years of repression and brutality against its Armenian subjects, the Ottoman imperial government used the cover of the First World War to enact a vicious Final Solution to the Armenian
Unraveling 17: Blood Red Fields
19 Apr 2021
World War 1, the Russian Civil War, the Red Terror, Holodomor, the Great Terror, World War 2, Chernobyl, state collapse, two revolutions, and another civil war. Few countries have had a tougher 100
Unraveling 16: Drain the Swamp v1.0
3 Apr 2021
Description: As the Cold War kicked off in the late 1940s, America was rocked by revelations that hundreds of Soviet spies had somehow entrenched themselves in the highest levels of the government.
The Unraveling 15: The Devil Moves In Crowds
22 Mar 2021
The Puritans had fled the iniquity of Europe to found a godly civilization in the New World, but in 1692 the devil tracked them down. Driven by wild accusations from a small group of young girls,
The Unraveling 14: A Melting Pot On Boil
15 Mar 2021
For thousands of years, nomadic tribes occupied vast lands beyond the limited reach of pre-modern empires. With the dawn of the modern age, these peoples found themselves locked inside the borders of
The Unravelling 13: A People Drowning
9 Nov 2020
Jocko and Darryl discuss the implications of a recent CDC report detailing a dramatic increase in substance abuse and mental health problems.
The Unravelling 7: The Sword of Destruction
12 Oct 2020
Three years onto the Iraq War, the country is in flames and American support for the war is waning. Jocko leads Task Unit Bruiser into Ramadi, the capital of the al Qaeda caliphate, as a part of an
The Unravelling 6: Trying to Win
12 Oct 2020
With many political and military leaders pronouncing the Iraq War a failure, Jocko prepares to lead his SEAL Task Unit into a battle that will change the course of the conflict.
The Unravelling 5: "Do You Guys Have Run-Flats?"
12 Oct 2020
Jocko completes his first tour and heads back to the US as Iraq begins to come apart at the sectarian seams.
The Unravelling 4: War Party
12 Oct 2020
After the fall of Saddam’s regime, US forces struggle to provide security as an insurgency takes shape. Jocko’s first tour is action-packed, but ends as Iraq spirals out of control.
The Unravelling 3: A Festering Sore
12 Oct 2020
The traumatic experience of Vietnam shapes the US approach to the Gulf War. The easy victory in Kuwait shapes expectations of the Global War on Terror.
The Unravelling 2: Saddam at War
12 Oct 2020
The Cold War and the Islamic revolutions of 1979 raises false hope among US policymakers for Saddam Hussein, whose blood-soaked reign would begin and end in war.
The Unravelling 1: Defining The Enemy
12 Oct 2020
Jocko and Darryl Cooper discuss the "beginnings" of the war on terror.
