The Panjwai Podcast
The Panjwai Podcast is an interview-based podcast series documenting the experiences of combat veterans in the Panjwai District of Kandahar, Afghanistan. The series seeks to explore a human, emotional, and accurate retelling of veterans’ experiences. Guests range from enlisted privates, to senior leaders, helicopter pilots, special operators, support personnel, engineers, EOD, medics and other forces that supported or witnessed combat in the Panjwai District. Military history buffs will relish in the detailed descriptions of terrain and the history of the area, and fans of Serial and other documentary style podcasts will appreciate the attention to detail and highlighting of the human aspect of warfare on young soldiers. The Panjwai Podcast is the story of the grunts fight in a true Infantry battlefield. Episodes available weekly.
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Episodes
Sunday Feb 13, 2022
Sunday Feb 13, 2022
In the beginning of Season 2, we ran a 3-Part series about the Panjwai Massacre, where SSG Robert Bales walked off Village Stability Post Belambai and murdered 17 Afghan Civilians. This week, we bring you another point of view, from one of the senior NCO's of the Uplift detachment, consisting of conventional infantryman attached the Special Forces ODA at Belambai. David Godwin was a squad leader in B/2-3 Infantry assigned to VSP Belambai in 2012 and worked and lived closely with SSG Robert Bales. David talks about his previous experiences with Bales, and offers his own perspective on the events at VSP Belambai in 2012
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The views expressed by the guests and hosts of this podcast do not represent the views of the Department of Defense or United States Government.
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Sunday Feb 06, 2022
Sunday Feb 06, 2022
This week on the Panjwai Podcast we are joined by SSG Kevin Nguyen. Kevin is an infantryman and member of the US Army Marksmanship Paralympic Team, and a 2020 Paralympian. Kevin talks to us about his 2012-2013 deployment to FOB Zangabad in Panjwai, where he was wounded after stepping on a pressure plate IED. Kevin’s story of resilience, and his unique journey to become an international competitor is inspiring and unique.
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For maps, photos and more information about Panjwai go to : https://www.thepanjwaipodcast.com/about-panjwai
You can donate and support the podcast on Patreon for as little as $3.00 a month. visit www.patreon.com/thepanjwaipodcast to learn more.
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Sunday Jan 30, 2022
Sunday Jan 30, 2022
This week on the Panjwai Podcast we are joined by Zack Harrison. Zack is a former Green Beret and member of SFOD-D (Delta Force), and was a member of Rusty Bradley’s ODA 331 During Operation Medusa in 2006. Zack talks to us about his journey to Special Forces, the operation to seize Sperwan Ghar, the immediate operations that followed and how it affected his journey to The Unit and beyond. Don’t miss a unique perspective on warfare in Panjwai from a seasoned SOF veteran.
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For maps, photos and more information about Panjwai go to : https://www.thepanjwaipodcast.com/about-panjwai
You can donate and support the podcast on Patreon for as little as $3.00 a month. visit www.patreon.com/thepanjwaipodcast to learn more.
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Sunday Jan 23, 2022
Sunday Jan 23, 2022
This week we sit down with SFC Dave Salvador, Combat Medic. SFC Salvador was SPC Salvador in 2012 when he deployed alongside 1st Platoon, B/1-64 to COP Sperwan Ghar in Panjwai. As the Platoon Medic, Doc Salvador was one of the most seasoned of all the soldiers at Sperwan Ghar, supporting all three platoons in the company and embarking on nearly every patrol. Doc Salvador talks to us about his time as a platoon medic and how it shaped his career going forward. Now the senior NCO in a medical detachment, Doc Salvador leans on his experiences in Panjwai every day.
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For maps, photos and more information about Panjwai go to : https://www.thepanjwaipodcast.com/about-panjwai
You can donate and support the podcast on Patreon for as little as $3.00 a month. visit www.patreon.com/thepanjwaipodcast to learn more.
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Sunday Jan 16, 2022
Sunday Jan 16, 2022
This week we sit down with Corey Hatt, owner and operator of Mad Hatter Industries, a Canadian Apparel company and Mental Health initiative. Corey is also a two time veteran of Panjwai and Kandahar, having served twice in Panjwai in 2006 and 2009. Corey talks to us about his experiences on those two tours, and about his passion for preserving the mental health of his peers.
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For maps, photos and more information about Panjwai go to : https://www.thepanjwaipodcast.com/about-panjwai
You can donate and support the podcast on Patreon for as little as $3.00 a month. visit www.patreon.com/thepanjwaipodcast to learn more.
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Sunday Jan 09, 2022
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
This week on the Panjwai Podcast we speak to our very first Civilian who served and worked in Panjwai. Matt was a DOD Researcher, a Department of the Army GS employee tasked with detailing the ins and outs of culture, politics and government in Panjwai. Matt talks to us about his training for the program, his time attached to conventional forces at Masum Ghar and throughout the horn, and his time attached the the Special Forces AOB at the Panjwai District Center. Matt offers a brilliant insight as a civilian working and living in a foreign land surrounded by the military who he supported.
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For maps, photos and more information about Panjwai go to : https://www.thepanjwaipodcast.com/about-panjwai
You can donate and support the podcast on Patreon for as little as $3.00 a month. visit www.patreon.com/thepanjwaipodcast to learn more.
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Sunday Jan 02, 2022
Sunday Jan 02, 2022
This week we conclude our interview with 1SG Ronnie Morgan, as he details his time as a Squad Leader in 3rd Squad at Sperwan Ghar. Ronnie talks about keeping his men strong and his platoon from falling apart, as well as the unique challenges that set the Panjwai fight apart from his previous visits to Afghanistan.
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The views expressed by the guests and hosts of this podcast do not represent the views of the Department of Defense or United States Government.
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Check out the video version of the podcast at : https://www.youtube.com/thepanjwaipodcast
For maps, photos and more information about Panjwai go to : https://www.thepanjwaipodcast.com/about-panjwai
You can donate and support the podcast on Patreon for as little as $3.00 a month. visit www.patreon.com/thepanjwaipodcast to learn more.
Direct donations can also be sent via venmo @thepanjwaipodcast
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Thursday Dec 30, 2021
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
This week The Panjwai Podcast returns with full episode once more with the start of Season 3.
We are joined this week by 1SG Ronnie Morgan. 1SG Morgan served as an infantry squad leader in Bravo Company, 1-64th Armor Battalion at COP Sperwan Ghar and the Panjwai District Center in 2012. 1SG Morgan talks to us about his experiences before Panjwai, to include rotations in the Kunar, Uruzgan and Iraq before diving into the unique experience of the Panjwai 2012 Deployment.
In Part One, we dive into 1SG Morgan’s history, his journey to Panjwai and Sperwan Ghar, and his fight to get into the fight at Sperwan Ghar while assigned to the Panjwai District Center. He talks about the strain of seeing his platoon mates in 3rd Platoon killed and wounded while he sat at the District Center, yearning to return to his Platoon and take the fight to the enemy.
Stay tuned for Part 2, where Morgan returns to his men and learns the harsh reality of warfare in the grape fields of Panjwai.
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You can donate and support the podcast on Patreon for as little as $3.00 a month. visit www.patreon.com/thepanjwaipodcast to learn more.
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Friday Dec 24, 2021
Friday Dec 24, 2021
As we reach the homestretch towards the end of 2021, and the beginning of Season 3 of The Panjwai Podcast, we bring you a special Christmas Present in the form of our Sixth bonus episode.
In this episode, we talk about Deployment Life. The living conditions, the food, the recreation and the quality of life on deployments, ranging from life on the big FOBs to the smallest of Combat Outposts.
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You can donate and support the podcast on Patreon for as little as $3.00 a month. visit www.patreon.com/thepanjwaipodcast to learn more.
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Monday Dec 20, 2021
Monday Dec 20, 2021
As we close in on the premiere of Season 3 of The Panjwai Podcast, we offer up another bonus episode where we discuss the gear, kit, and weapons accessories we would have taken to Panjwai if we knew what we knew now, or based on what is currently available. Part bitch session, part think tank, all Panjwai Podcast.
Season 3 Premieres Jan 3, 2022!
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