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Plausibly Live - The Dave Bowman Show Podcast
Plausibly Live is where history, politics, culture, and the day’s absurdities collide. Veteran submariner, historian, and longtime radio host Dave Bowman brings sharp analysis, dry humor, and an independent perspective to the stories everyone is discussing, along with a few they ought to be. No slogans, no party-line talking points, and no manufactured outrage. Just thoughtful conversation, historical context, and the occasional rabbit hole.
Episodes
Plausibly Live - The Dave Bowman Show PodcastDDH: The Day That American Revolution... Ended...?
April 19, 1775 was the day that the American Revolution ended. I know that sounds odd, since it was the day that he British tried to seize the Colonial…
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Relics of the True Cross
Now that Russia has confirmed the loss of the Moskva, some of the questions that we had can begin to be answered. Or not. Rumors are flying today about what…
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Dance of the Vampires
In 1986, I opened the pages of the newest Tom Clancy novel, "Red Storm Rising," and immersed myself in a story that should have been a forewarning. In my days…
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Again... I Informed you Thusly...
I said this some weeks ago, but stop telling me how "slam dunk" the polls say that the midterms are going to be. I have long had a political mantra that I find…
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War Crimes
This is what being a American living in the 21st Century has done to me. Since 2014 I have been saying loudly and to anybody who will listen that I do not see…
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DDH - The President
Bill Mick and Dave get together for Dave does History on WMMB to talk about what makes a good President. How did we even decide to have a President in the…
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Lori From Alhambra
On March 31, 1492, the world changed. King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella issued a decree that expelled the Jews from Spain. One of the most famous paintings in…
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First Strike
Dave takes a look at a recent comment - or more precisely a lack of comment - by the President when he was directly asked if the United States would pledge to…
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DDH - Project Candor (Ike Part III)
Dave joins BILL MICK to talk about Project Candor, which seems like a great idea... until you scratch the surface of it and discover that what it really did…
Plausibly Live - The Dave Bowman Show PodcastThe Real Problem Isn't That She's Not a Biologist
Time is a little pressed today, so I took a cue from the MILSURPWRITER and just took a little drive. The problem with Judge Brown Jacksons answer about “not…
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Flashback - The Invisible Jet Sucks
One of the things that I most enjoyed about the radio show and working with John Considine was that in the middle of an hour long discussion about the Supreme…
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Arguments
I have always said that this show, the podcast in specific, is abut making sure that Ben has a record of me. Who I am, what I thought and believed. I have…
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DDH - The Manchurian Candidate
Bill Mick and Dave continue their discussion of the Presidency of Dwight D Eisenhower... If there had been no war in Korea, would there have been a President…
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Hide & Seek
A listener to the show wanted to know what I thought our submarines are up to as the international tension continues to increase. In the world of submarines…
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Deterrence
Things are seldom what they seem. In a way, that's one of the lessons of the story of Esther and Purim. Like Esther "hiding" her true identity or Ahasuerus…
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Clifford's Tower
Today is Purim. At sundown tonight, the holiday begins, as we celebrate the defeat of the wicked Haman (insert grogger sound here). For many years my favorite…
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Kriegsgefahrsustand
As the last day of July, 1914 came to its close over dinner on a Paris Street, there was a gathering of men who came to discuss the issue of the day. It seemed…
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DDH - I Like Ike Pt 1
It's "Dave Does History on Bill Mick Live. This week, at the request of a listener, we take a look at Dwight D. Eisenhower. We'll start our journey with how…
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Cast Iron Veteran
Now and again, I get distracted by another topic that pulls at my interests. Yesterday, the MILSURPWRITER and I got into yet another discussion about Veterans…
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Concerns
There are things that I know, but that I do not have a "need to know." Experience is a great value to a person, but it can, and indeed must, be combined with…
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Thoughts
A friend and long time listener texted me this morning to ask a question: What did I think was going to happen with regards to the Ukraine War? I have to be…
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Ben Is Worried
My son, Ben, who has a tendency to express himself through sadness, came home yesterday deeply concerned about the war. The matter had been discussed in one of…
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DDH - Bird S***
What does bird guano have to do with Anonymous bringing down the Russian Internet? That's what Dave joins Bill Mick to talk about!
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The First Tik Tok War
On the early morning of August 2, 1990, I was headed to Williamsburg, VA. Riding north on I-64, crossing the Hampton Roads Bridge/Tunnel, just past Newport…
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The Shift
TRIGGER WARNING – The Crazy Haired One is gonna tell you some things that you don’t want to hear this morning. If you don’t like it, fine. But trust me, you DO…
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War
And so the war that everybody said that they did not want has come. The parallels to 1914 and 1939 should be obvious to anyone with even a general knowledge of…
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The White Rose
Yesterday on my personal page, I posted an article about the anniversary of the 1943 execution of Sophie Scholl. The story is inspiring for the simple reason…
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BML: Border Games
Dave joins Bill Mick on WMMB to talk about the way borders throughout history have effected the national psychology and have led to expectations and…
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Ice On Fire
In late 1985, the Cold War was simultaneously the hottest it had ever been AND it was at the same time obviously thawing. One of the most popular pop music…
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Does Anybody Really Care about the Durham Report?
I don't have a lot to say about the so-called "Durham Report." Mainly because I do not think that anybody - even you - really cares about it. Before you send…
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BML - Gouvernor Morris
Bill Mick and Dave Does History as they discuss some of the lesser known participants at the 1787 Constitutional Convention, including a delegate from…
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Malfo
It’s a weird thing. The most celebrated holiday in the entire world is Independence day. Since 1014, sixty-two countries have declared their independence from…
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A Rose in December
In my mind there is an empty place where a memory should be. I know that it happened because all of my family tells me that it did. In fact, in many ways it…
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It's Not Enough to Say It (Video Version)
VIDEO TEST A rather remarkable thing happened last week at a local book store. That remarkable thing led Dave down a path that leads to Joe Rogan, Mark Lye…
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It's Not Enough To Say It
A rather remarkable thing happened last week at a local book store. Which led Dave down a path that leads to Joe Rogan, Mark Lye, and O’Brien’s simple…
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BML: The Article V Conundrum
Bill Mick and Dave Bowman get together to do some history on WMMB. Last week there was a WOW caller who brought up the idea of calling for an Article V…
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Charity
One of the foundational ideas of Judaism – and to a lesser expressed extent, other faiths – is the concept of charity. The Rebbe used to hand people dollar…
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Whoopi's Vacation
The news this morning informed me – multiple times – that Whoopi Goldberg will be on vacation for the next two weeks. Two hours into the local morning news…
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BML: WKRP in Cincinnati
Dave is on The Bill Mick Live Show to talk about the history of radio as portrayed in Television. Howard Hessman (Dr Johnny Fever) passed away on Sunday and it…
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Smoking a Toad
TRIGGER WARNING: Dave is borderline unhinged this morning. If you are one of “those people” who pretend to be “offended” by adult language and tautology you’ll…
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BML: Right for the Wrong Reason?
In October of 1973, the world was still reeling from the Yom Kippur war. Egypt, defeated and embarrassed, had requested that the United States send troops as…
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1984 Triggers
The University of Northampton in England, has informed the world that it has decided that the George Orwell book, 1984, a dystopian novel of tyrannical…
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Pollyanna?
The whole world seems a bit... well.. crazy right now. From Ukraine, to Iran, to China to North Korea, to the White House, things seems to be falling apart…
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BML - The Blame Game
Dave joins Bill Mick on WMMB-AM to talk about the Supreme Court ruling that ended the OSHA Vaccine Mandate. Or maybe it didn't end it. At least they had the…
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Alea Lacta Est
In 49bce, Julius Cæsar stood on the bank of a river in northern Italy and contemplated – at least for a moment – the decision he was about to make. His next…
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BML: Hamilton & Clyburn
Bill Mick and Dave get together to talk History! If you believe that 2020 was "unprecedented" or even unusual, then you know literally nothing of US History…
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The Actual Attack on Democracy
In the aftermath of the “Memorial to Democracy” last week, one is left to wonder if the meaning of the word “irony” has any impact on those who demand that we…
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Khnum, Khnum, Khnum...
Like many people, I more or less just hunkered down yesterday and tried to completely ignore the news. Look, I get it, but in my view, there is nothing left to…
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That's Armageddon!
This was supposed to be a "return to normal day." But from COVID to Iraq to Iran to Washington, D.C., to Ukraine to Kazakhstan to Germany to North Kitsap, it…
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BML: Walterz Pulitzer Prize
Dave joins Bill Mick to talk about some history and the media and why we will always be distrustful of those who control information. Last week, a “Producer”…
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The State of the State of Emergency
Welcome to 2022. Or as some have called it, the third year of “15 Days to Flatten the Curve!” The State of Washington has been in a “state of emergency” for…
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New Years Eve: The Hangout
Dave and Rod hang out on new Years Eve. No agenda or schedule, just a roaming conversation about the end of the year and the passing of Betty White...
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BML: Looking to 2022
Bill Mick and Dave get together to remember 2021s big events and look forward (?) to 2022 getting even worse!
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1914 Redux
In the first days of August of that particular year, one of the largest and most powerful empires in the world - albeit one with an equally large inferiority…
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BML: Quidditch
Bill Mick and Dave get together tot talk about vaccine mandates for Government contractors, and (please, don't make us do this...) quidditch...
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Best Evidence
A long time ago, the very first time that I really remember that I listened to "talk radio" was when an author (David Lifton) was being interviewed about his…
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BML: Armies and Navies
Dave was on WMMB-AM in Melbourne FL with Bill Mick (Bill Mick Live) to talk about the Salvation Army, John Stossell vs Facebook "Fact Checkers" and the USS…
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2+2=?
The book used to be one of my favorite works of fiction. These days, I am wondering if it is still considered “fiction” or procedural manual? What book, you…
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Miss Rankin Votes "Present"
Back in the 1870s Otto von Bismarck coined a term that still resonates today, despite the fact that purists on both political sides hate it: realpolitik In…
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(Flashback, December 7, 2011) Admiral Jonathan Greenert, CNO
In September 2011, Admiral Jonathan Greenert became the Chief of Naval Operations. Before that, he had commanded the US Navy's 7th fleet, a fleet that just…