Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss jacket patches, Roger McGuinn, and one of the most famous battles of the war as they dive deep into Hamburger Hill. T-Roy volunteers to be killed by friendly fire. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the exploding heads.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: Hamburger Hill

Drs Jones & Jagel discuss body sweat, bad accents, and POWs as they dive deep into Rambo: First Blood Pt. 2. T-Roy tracks the body count as we dissect the second film in recent Mar-a-Lago member Sylvester Stallone's long-running comedy series. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the Ringo.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: Rambo - First Blood Part 2

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss the prom, unnecessary trips to Mexico, and Vietnam Veterans as they dive deep into Born on the 4th of July. T-Roy dissects the M-14 as we discuss famed conspiracy theorist Oliver Stone's second film on the Vietnam War. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the bad Herzong impression.
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Napalm in the Morning Presents: Born On The 4th Of July

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss communism, bad acting, and French Indochina as they dive deep into China Gate, a terrible yet somehow interesting film. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the white people pretending they are Asian.
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Napalm in the Morning Presents: China Gate

In this special episode, Drs Jones & Jagel discuss helicopters, stomach wounds, and Afghanistan as they dive deep into Rambo III. T-Roy attempts to hide his infatuation with our protagonist's hair as we dissect the third film in Sylvester Stallone's long-running comedy series. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the annoying kid.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: Rambo III

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss compound fractures, Rolling Rock, and working-class Pennsylvania as they dive deep into The Deer Hunter. T-Roy grunts and gives the 411 on flame throwers. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the terrible impressions.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: The Deer Hunter, Part 1

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss drinking fish, Russian Roulette, and the fall of Saigon as they dive deep into The Deer Hunter. T-Roy provides wooden elephant updates. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the terrible impressions.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: The Deer Hunter, Part 2

Drs. Jones & Jagel discuss Crunch Bars, driving elephants, and Montagnards as they dive deep into Operation Dumbo Drop. T-Roy has some tips for the use of peanut butter. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the licking.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: Operation Dumbo Drop

Drs. Jones & Jagel discuss bodily fluids, the Wet Bandits, and the underrepresentation of Boomers in popular culture as they dive deep into the Tom Hanks classic Forrest Gump. T-Roy brings the gas. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the terrible conspiracy theory.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: Forrest Gump

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss doping, Wyoming, and 1980s Cold War as they dive deep into Rocky IV. A special guest brings some personal insight into Survivor. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the xenophobia.
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Napalm in the Morning Presents: Rocky IV

Drs. Jones & Jagel discuss horse meat, bad schools, and the American Indian Movement as they dive deep into Billy Jack. T-Roy learns us about nepotism in the film industry. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the barefoot kicking.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: Billy Jack

Drs. Jones & Jagel discuss how to eat soup, Little Pattie, and the Battle of Long Tan as they dive deep into Danger Close. T-Roy brings the correct powder. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the aerial bombardment.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: Danger Close

Drs. Jones & Jagel discuss bad judges, fake FBI agents, and the 1968 Democratic National Convention as they dive deep into The Trial of the Chicago 7. T-Roy explains how to let the air out of a tire. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the MC5.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: The Trial of the Chicago 7

Drs. Jones & Jagel discuss magic johnsons, pan flutes, and how it was not fun watching this movie as they dive deep into Casualties of War. T-Roy channels Andrew Dice Clay. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the shower beers.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: Casualties Of War

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss carrying fridges, morphine, and the end of French colonialism in Vietnam as they dive deep into 317th Platoon. Special guest Dr. Michael Vann attempts to keep us on track and provides some great context and tips on pastis. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the syrup.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: 317th Platoon

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss Nazis, bad radios, and the Pentagon Papers as they dive deep into The White House Plumbers, Episode One. Special guest Dr. Michael Vann doesn't know what is going on. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the Steely Dan.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: Black Ops, A Napalm Mini: The White House Plumbers, Episode One

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss CREEPs, garbage, and ITT as they dive deep into The White House Plumbers, Episode Two. Special guest Dr. Michael Vann is the guy on the couch. Come for the historical analysis, stay for duration, huh?

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Napalm in the Morning Presents: Black Ops, A Napalm Mini: The White House Plumbers, Episode Two

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss SALT, bad shots, and break-ins as they dive deep into The White House Plumbers, Episode Three. Special guest is Dr. Michael Vann. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the whiskey.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: Black Ops, A Napalm Mini: The White House Plumbers, Episode Three

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss letters from lovers, lifting sticks, and making deals as they dive deep into The White House Plumbers, Episode Five. Special guest from Indonesia is Dr. Michael Vann! Come for the historical analysis, stay for the deep throat connection.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: Black Ops, A Napalm Mini: The White House Plumbers, Episode Five

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss journalists, bungalows, and neocolonialism as they dive deep into Year of Living Dangerously. Special guest Dr. Vann himself lives in constant danger. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the origin stories.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: Year Of Living Dangerously

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss fraud college towns, ditching meetings, and crimes against the state as they dive deep into Red Nightmare. It is bad. But also good. Come for the historical analysis, stay for show trial.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: Black Ops, A Napalm Mini: Red Nightmare

Drs. Jones and Jagel talk with Dr. Justin Brummer, founding editor of the Vietnam War Song Project. Containing 6,000+ songs, the project is a unique cultural-historical living archive, cataloguing, analyzing, and digitizing music that references the war. 
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Napalm in the Morning Presents: An Interview with Justin Brummer

Happy Halloween! Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss secrets of Angkor, confusing plots, and World War I as they dive deep into Revolt of the Zombies. Special guest Dr. Vann drops knowledge and yells at Dr. Jagel (deserved). Recorded a year ago and aged in an oak barrel. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the drugs=zombies.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: Revolt of the Zombies

Drs. Jones and Jagel talk with Steven Summers, Producer, Director, and pretty much everything for the documentary series War Movie. With over 100 years of cinematic history to explore, this five-part documentary series examines not only the history of war in American cinema, but how this medium has shaped our country's perspective on conflict, foreign policy, race, masculinity and national identity.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: War Movie - An Interview with Steven Summers

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss slipping Mickeys, Ayn Rand, and 1965 Vietnam as they dive deep into To the Shores of Hell. This is terrible. The film is as well. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the Donahue.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: To the Shores of Hell

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss plumbers vs. teens, audio love letters, and pot-cookies as they dive deep into Dick, the TRUE HISTORY of Watergate. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the dog walking.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: Black Ops, A Napalm Mini: Dick

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss jogging, prostitutes, and the Tet Offensive as they dive deep into Full Metal Jacket. T-Roy brings the whiskey-fueled wit and the wisdom of the West to Stanley Kubrick's dark immersion into the Vietnam War. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the curse words.
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Napalm in the Morning Presents: Full Metal Jacket

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss knives, minor injuries to people jumping off cliffs, and Vietnam Veterans as they dive deep into First Blood, Sylvester Stallone's initial entry into his long-running comedy series better known as Rambo. Come for the historical analysis, stay for for the exploding gas stations. Editing brought to you by Burning Tongues Media.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: Rambo First Blood

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss bugs, drugs, and soldiers in Vietnam as they dive deep into Platoon. Draftee T-Roy also brings a deep knowledge about things that go "bang" to the first of three movies about the war made by noted conspiracy theorist Oliver Stone. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the out of date Tiger Blood jokes. Editing brought to you by Burning Tongues Media

Napalm in the Morning Presents: Platoon

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss waterskiing, Trumpisms, and the introduction of ground troops as they dive deep into Good Morning Vietnam. T-Roy does his best Mr. Hankey impression while we press the record button and just let Robin Williams GO! Come for the historical analysis, stay for the 80s tropes.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: Good Morning Vietnam

Drs. Jones and Jagel discuss family-men, boots on ground, and the first major battle for the United States in Vietnam as they dive deep into We Were Soldiers. T-Roy and his friend Bottle of Gin bring a loving touch to Mel Gibson's war epic. Come for the historical analysis, stay for the Neil Young.

Napalm in the Morning Presents: We Were Soldiers

2 Historians DIVE DEEP on films about the war(s) in Vietnam. Laughs and historical analysis await!

Napalm in the Morning - Vietnam War through Film

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