The boys discuss a Qatari Airbase, a Gaza Ceasefire, and lessons learned by the US since the Korean War._________________________________________

The boys discuss the Department of War, Hegseth's Warrior Ethos, and the sheer insanity of the DoD's summer._________________________________________

The guys are back to talk about things that aren't politics or Afghanistan. We discuss movies, nostalgia, and nothing at all. _________________________________________

Journalist Beth Bailey of the Afghanistan Project Podcast joins us to talk about women in Afghanistan, protections for refugees, and Afghanistan's future._________________________________________

Max Kabachenko returns to discuss updates in the Ukrainian War and what he's been up to helping veterans and refugees of the ongoing conflict. We also get into the Trump Administration's new hobby: investing in American companies._______...

In today's episode, we discuss the concerning situation in Gaza, solve the Israel/Palestine conflict, and go over the most influential events from GWOT courtesy of a listener request._________________________________________

This week, we discuss the numerous conflicts of interest that have arisen in the first six months of Donald Trump's second term as president, and we attempt to determine what to make of the controversial new advertisement encouraging Westerners...

The boys are back to discuss whether Congress should be given intelligence briefs, whether or not the big, beautiful bill is beautiful or not, and are happy to report Epstein didn't do anything wrong._____________________________________...

We're back to discuss recent happenings in Iran and draw on years of US experience in the Middle East to caution against war. We also discuss the evil of deporting Afghan refugees who risked their lives to help us back to a country that will ki...

We're back. Nothing gets us excited like another regime change, and we predict everything will turn out just fine for Syria now that al-Assad is gone. Join us in our retrospective of all the fun regime changes we've lived through. _________...

Join us as we reflect back on the podcast and what may lie in store for the future. This episode will end The Boardwalk in its current format and for the foreseeable future. We are working on some projects that we hope will be higher quality, b...

Indiana University Emeritus Professor of Anthropology Nazif Shahrani sat down with Zach to discuss the National Trust Movement of Afghanistan. Professor Shahrani and others worked to create a document outlining the issues Afghans face today and...

Phil Halton is the author of several novels set in Afghanistan including This Shall Be a House of Peace and Red Warning. He joins us to talk about his time in the Canadian army and his inspiration for writing about Afghanistan...

Lucas Webber and Riccardo Valle of Militant Wire and The Khorasan Diary join the Boardwalk to discuss Afghanistan and other current events in the now-discontinued War on Terror. _________________________________________

Ian Fritz, author of "What the Taliban Told Me," joins The Boardwalk to talk about his experiences in Afghanistan as a Dari/Pashto linguist. Ian's Website - To Purchase the Book__________...

Happy New Year! Kyle's novel "Bottled in Bagram" just DROPPED! We are giving away a copy to two people who DM us on X or Twitter @theboardwalkpod. Buy the novel

Foreign Area Officer, writer, and professor Jason Criss Howk joins us to discuss Pakistan's role in the Afghan War and the way forward for Afghanistan. Jason is also the founder and director of the Global Friends of Afghanistan (GFA), a US-base...

This is Kyle and my novel "Bottled in Bagram" will be released January 2, 2024. Pre-orders are up now for the digital version with paperback to follow:Pre-Order Here

We are honored to have Yousuf Sediq join us to tell a few stories from his time in the Afghan War as an interpreter and a soldier. You can purchase his book "5000 Days of War" here: https://bit.ly/40PmqIm

 Massoud Hossaini is a Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist who covered the entirety of the Afghan War. We are honored to have him join us. As a warning, this conversation gets heavy and dark toward the end and deals with feelings about ...

We are honored to talk to Bill Roggio of the Long War Journal. Bill is a legend in the open source intelligence community and we are honored to finally chat with him. Bill and his organizations can be found on Twitter/X at:

Curtis and Luke from the highly respected Panjwai Podcast come out of retirement to joke around with The Boardwalk guys and discuss Afghanistan two years after the US withdrawal.

The Boardwalk WILL Return! We are moving to a monthly episode release schedule for the immediate future starting in August or September. Thank you for your support and we will see you soon!

We are honored to have Colonel Naweed Kawusi, a former ANA officer and former Director of the Police Support Directorate within GIRoA's MOI, on this week to discuss reforming the police and corruption in Afghanistan. You will not want to miss t...

Stephan Jensen joins The Boardwalk crew to talk about his time as an adviser in Northern Afghanistan with the Norwegian army. _________________________________________ Where to Listen:Apple: