EARLY EPISODE: The USS Thresher

I have bad news about the idea that we only used the two nucs: Operation Plowshares was a thing (I've worked around the Project Rio Blanco site)

Hi Joe, did you come across this video during your research? https://youtu.be/HV5FGTxIU4Q

Joe's Man-Horse idea is true nightmare fuel. Giant snails would be cool as an alternative to horses.

I’m a submariner, almost 20 years in the navy, and I can verify that the Ohio-Class subs have Smith machines, not hack-squat machines.

The more I hear about submarines the more I think I'm the sort of weird person who would fit in on one

Fun fact, In the Bay area, or version of whipping shitties is "flip a bitch"

We unironically say whipping shities in Minnesota and Tom's accent is not that far off

"Whip a shitty" is what you say when telling someone to do a U-turn in Minnesota

While this is a fairly good episode, I want to point something out - you're talking about the 60s, Joe. There was no such thing as "safety programs" or "quality assurance". If you said those words in a shipyard you would automatically get shoved into a torpedo tube. If you said that at a medical factory the nerds there would give you a wedgie and call you a pussy. So SUBSAFE was an achievement, especially before the era of computer tracking of logistics. They made sure they knew exactly where each nut, bolt and piece of asbestos came from on these submarines. I absolutely hate the US military, but more safety is always good.

lol, I guarantee the guy who asked the question about riding animals scaled up to horse size has read "The General" by S.M. Stirling. Basically Napeolonic era tactics, but riding giant dogs instead of horses.

Love how this qualifies as a lighthearted episode of this podcast.

Not a submariner, so first i've heard of Sunsafe and it seems like a no-brainer, so naturally it took this long. Also, for the next sumbmarine episode time, the british K-class and the "battle" of may island. It'll be great!

Listen, I'm gonna choose to believe those were seaghosts because it's just more fun

Ok in love with Nate’s music theory description of the ideal ballad. Minor key changes for days.

You should check out the Powerwolf song "Werewolves of Armenia"

"whippin' shitties" in upstate NY

still moshing at 53

Want to know how much the navy loves acronyms? We have a document of acronyms from US Naval Underwater Warfare Center that is 229 pages long

I would love a Eurovision bonus, especially because I bet the crew would be as mad as me about the winner

Man, this is prime WTYP crossover territory

At this point, I think we already know how the future space navy is gonna be like being in.

As a private contract welder for the navy specializing in submarines and also subsafe qualified I’m here for this! Every submariner I’ve ever me has been the weirded person I’ve ever come across.

My brother-in-law is a submariner, he’s…interesting.

Navy guy here. Accurate that to a man submariners are the weirdest fucking people I've ever met.

“Whipping a shitty” is a term in the Chicagoland area. Not sure how widespread it is.

Gotta do the USS Scorpion 🤙🏼 great show Joe!

iirc, "Eurovision competitor" is basically a polite way of saying "not American," as a way to push back against American cultural hegemony. Hence why Israel competed. Btw, no one here knows her name (except me and a bunch of recent Israeli expats), but Israel's performer, Noa Kirel has a couple of songs you'll hear in clubs here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zClEHMU8W_4&ab_channel=PhilOchs-Topic