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  1. E8 - Leading the Blue Angels & Thunderbirds

    Mike joins forces with The Afterburn Podcast’s John “Rain” Waters to co-host an epic interview with the Commander of the Air Force Thunderbirds AND the Executive Officer of the Navy Blue Angels. We go behind the scenes with both teams to le

  2. E7 - Ukraine: 1 Year Later

    Mike “Starbaby” Pietrucha joins Mike and Jake to talk about Ukraine on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion. Hear about how it all happened, where the war stands today, what matters now, and what the future looks like for peace. --

  3. E6 - Hypersonic Airplanes

    Hermeus CEO AJ Piplica joins us to talk about the hypersonic airplanes they’re building, breaking the SR-71 speed record, their go-to-market strategy, the parallels to Top Gun Maverick, and a ton of other stuff. ---- Links * Sign up for our

  4. E5 - Military Tech Spending is Broken

    Merge Podcast Episode 5: Mike, Jake, and Tim pick apart some op-eds about military spending for research and development spending, innovation, and why the military sucks at getting tech to the warfighter. They also catch up on the news abou

  5. E4 - How the Pentagon Buys Stuff

    Mike hosts defense acquisition experts Eric Lofgren and Matt MacGregor to better understand just how hard it is for the US military to buy stuff. We also discuss a shortcut called a Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA), along with some examples yo

  6. E3 - Nukes, Fusion, & ChatGPT

    Mike Benitez is back with Jake Chapman and Tim Nolan to discuss Russian nukes in the news, a breakthrough in fusion, TikTok, and all things ChatGPT. Tim cheats on a pop quiz in real time, Mike discovers Jake’s secret past, and Jake opines o

  7. E2 - Red Air

    Host Mike Benitez (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-benitez/) brings the spirit of the Merge in a full court press to discuss Adversary Air—aka Red Air—in a way you’ve never heard. It’s an entertaining journey through the history, policy, t

  8. E1 - A Star is Born!

    Episode 1: A Star is Born! After too many excuses, the Merge (https://www.themerge.co/) newsletter’s Mike Benitez (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-benitez/) launches the inaugural Merge podcast! Co-hosting duties are shared with Jake Chapm

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