Tales from the Corps

47 Episodes

Reverse

The CEO Saving Military Tradition: The Future of Challenge Coins | Anna Redmond of Allcoin

2026-10-2748:51

Send us Fan Mail What happens to the stories behind a Veteran's challenge coins when they're gone? Every challenge coin has a story. Some represent extraordinary acts of courage. Others commemorate friendships, deployments, achievements, or moments that changed someone's life forever. But while the metal may last for generations, the stories behind those coins can disappear. In this episode of Tales from the Corps, host Mike "Dirty Mike" Francis sits down with Anna, the CEO behind Allcoin, a ...

The Real History of Adolf Hitler Explained | Professor Thomas Weber

2026-10-2001:44:44

Send us Fan Mail Adolf Hitler remains one of the most studied figures in modern history. Yet more than 80 years after the fall of Nazi Germany, much of what people believe they know about him is still influenced by the propaganda his regime created. How did an Austrian-born young man become the dictator who led Germany into World War II and whose Nazi regime perpetrated the Holocaust? Did his experiences during World War I transform him into the man history remembers? Or have generations of ...

The Hells of Peleliu | Tim Gray on WWII’s Most Haunting Battlefield

2026-09-2901:21:27

Send us Fan Mail In September 1944, U.S. Marines landed on the tiny Pacific island of Peleliu for what planners believed could be a relatively short battle. Instead, they entered one of the most brutal, unforgiving fights of the Pacific War. In this episode of Tales From the Corps, Mike sits down with award-winning WWII documentary filmmaker Tim Gray, Founder and President of the World War II Foundation, to talk about the Hells of Peleliu — a battlefield Tim describes as one of the most haun...

Does World War II End Without Tinian? | Steve McCloud

2026-09-2501:14:47

Send us Fan Mail Does World War II end the same way without Tinian? Battles like Iwo Jima, Guadalcanal, and Okinawa dominate the history books, but the Battle of Tinian in 1944 was arguably one of the most consequential campaigns of the Pacific War. Home to North Field—which rapidly became one of the largest and busiest airfields in the world—Tinian served as a launch point for the B-29 Superfortress bombing campaign against Japan and, ultimately, the Enola Gay. Military historian Steve Mc...

He Survived Marine Corps Boot Camp: Private Santos Matos Returns From Parris Island

2026-09-0854:15

Send us Fan Mail Three months ago, Santos Matos — better known around Tales from the Corps as “Funnel Cake” — sat down with us as a poolee preparing to leave for Marine Corps Recruit Training at Parris Island. Now he’s back as Private Santos Matos, United States Marine. So… how much of what he expected was actually true? In this follow-up conversation, Santos takes us inside his experience at Marine Corps boot camp: what he wasn't prepared for, what breaks recruits, whether you can actuall...

#box-pro-ellipsis-17931698634671{-webkit-line-clamp:2;}Tales from the Corps