Tango Alpha Lima Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Reddit Rabbit Hole”

Episode 284: Ken Burns previews American Revolution documentary

The American Legion — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Finding your Revolutionary War Roots

THE INTERVIEW
Renowned documentary filmmaker Ken Burns talks about his new documentary film on the American Revolution, his Vietnam War documentary series, his path to a career in movies and more. He has created a legendary catalog of documentary movies including “The Vietnam War,” “The Civil War,” “Baseball,” “The War,” “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea;” and more. His films have been honored with dozens of major awards, including 17 Emmy Awards, two Grammy Awards and two Oscar nominations. Other topics include the impact of funding cuts on PBS and NPR, what Reddit is saying about watching documentaries by Burns and more.

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Ken Burns support for PBS, CPB and the National Endowment for the Humanities
Reddit Rabbit Hole: Bingeing Burns documentaries

Special Guest: Ken Burns.

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Episode 270: Top three things disruptive to your health with Jennifer Campbell – Tango Alpha Lima

The American Legion — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0400

National Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day

THE INTERVIEW
Nutrition can be complicated. Army veteran and health and wellness expert Jennifer Campbell helps bring clarity and provides answers on how adults can fix the most disruptive things affecting their health. Among the topics she tackles are the best exercise for your health and longevity, lessons from the Blue Zones and understanding the role of the microbiome and gut health.

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Reddit Rabbit Hole: Unfortunate Fourth of July fireworks fizzles

Legacies of historic units face uncertain future as Army plans to close more than 20 base museums in major reduction

Special Guest: Jennifer Campbell.

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Episode 265: How to transition from service to executive ranks with Matt Stevens - Tango Alpha Lima

The American Legion — Tue, 27 May 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Retired Navy SEAL Matt Stevens helps The Honor Foundation guide members of the Special Forces community toward rewarding civilian careers. Stevens talks about how to discover your “why,” developing contacts and other tips for developing executives.

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Down the Reddit Rabbit Hole: The Meaning of Memorial Day

The fallout of banned books at the U.S. Naval Academy

Busch Gardens, Sea World offering free tickets for service members and veterans

Special Guest: Matt Stevens.

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Episode 264: How to create a network of veterans with Mitchelene BigMan - Tango Alpha Lima

The American Legion — Tue, 20 May 2025 09:45:00 -0400

THE INTERVIEW
Native Americans serve at a higher percentage than the general population. Still, there are misunderstandings about their culture and spiritual beliefs even among their brothers and sisters in the armed forces. In this week's episode, Army veteran Mitchelene BigMan talks about her military service as a Native American, importance of culture, creation of a Native American women veterans nonprofit and more.

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Down the Reddit Rabbit Hole: Native Americans and the U.S. Military

Tribal flags removed from Phoenix VA hospital under new federal policy

Memorial Honoring Native American U.S. Veterans proposed for Minnesota Capitol grounds

Special Guest: Mitchelene BigMan.

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Episode 248: Former Congressman still serving veterans

The American Legion — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 06:00:00 -0500

California Legion members standing strong and supporting communities devastated by wildfires.

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Patrick Murphy, who joined the Army at 19, worked his way up to become the 32nd Army Under Secretary and America’s first Iraq War veteran to serve in Congress. Today, he continues to serve his brothers and sisters.

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Happy Birthday Coast Guard
How Navy veteran Charles Sanna changed hot chocolate forever
Remembering President Jimmy Carter

Special Guest: Hon. Patrick J. Murphy.

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