Olde Salty Bastards - The Show
by Olde Salty Bastards - The Show
FORTRESS AMERICA
About this podcast
Olde Salty Bastards – The Show is where DARK humor, real-life stories, hard-earned lessons, and questionable decisions all collide.
Hosted by Tug, this is not another polished, corporate-safe podcast filled with rehearsed talking points and fake inspiration. It is raw, loud, honest, and built for veterans, first responders, blue-collar workers, and anyone who has survived life by developing a dark sense of humor.
Each episode dives into the things people actually talk about when nobody from Human Resources is listening—military life, relationships, aging, bad decisions, American culture, everyday stupidity, personal responsibility, and the absolute circus of modern life.
You will hear unforgettable sea stories, listener submissions from Salty’s Seabag, brutally honest debates, and the occasional question every decent person has asked themselves:
Am I the Salty Asshole?
Some episodes will make you laugh. Some will piss you off. Some might even make you think.
No fake outrage. No political party loyalty. No motivational bullshit.
Just real stories, strong opinions, dark humor, and a community of magnificent bastards who know that sometimes the only way to survive life is to laugh at it.
Welcome to the shit show.
Explicit language and adult humor.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 24 episodes
- FORTRESS AMERICA · 3 minFORTRESS AMERICA You can’t make this shit up. The Pentagon is moving to make major U.S. military installations capable of operating independently if the civilian power grid goes…
- THE WAR WITH A SCHEDULING CONFLICT - Iran 96 hours · 3 minTHE WAR WITH A SCHEDULING CONFLICT You seriously can’t make this shit up. According to reporting, U.S. forces could be ready to hit Iran within 96 hours of a presidential order —…
- THE NFA IS DEAD. SOMEBODY CHECK THE BODY · 6 min⚖️ THE NFA IS DEAD. SOMEBODY CHECK THE BODY On October 9, 2026, ATF dropped a major change in how it will enforce the National Firearms Act. For suppressors, short-barreled…
- NIDAL HASAN: DECEMBER 3RD — STREAMED · 8 min⚖️ NIDAL HASAN: DECEMBER 3RD — STREAMED On December 3, 2026, former Army Major Nidal Hasan is scheduled to be executed at Fort Hood for the 2009 attack that killed 13 people and…
- ⚖️ TENNESSEE TRIED TO DELETE CHRISTA PIKE. SHE SNORED. WOMP WOMP. · 6 min⚖️ TENNESSEE TRIED TO DELETE CHRISTA PIKE. SHE SNORED. WOMP WOMP. Tennessee tried to carry out the execution of Christa Pike. It didn’t go as planned. After two doses of the…
- ZELLE ME YOUR GRIEF, FAMILY OF MILITARY HEROES · 10 min🎖️ ZELLE ME YOUR GRIEF, FAMILY OF MILITARY HEROES Grieving military families should never have to worry about whether the person calling them is trying to help — or trying to…
- WHAT THE FLOCK? — 13 DAYS IN JAIL · 10 minWHAT THE FLOCK? — 13 DAYS IN JAIL Imagine being arrested, sitting in jail for nearly two weeks, and then finding out investigators had the wrong person. In this episode, Tug…
- THE GREAT ARCTIC C*CKBLOCK · 10 min🧊 THE GREAT ARCTIC C*CKBLOCK 🧊 Trump wanted Greenland. Denmark said no. Now the United States, Denmark, and Greenland have announced a new agreement giving the U.S. a permanent…
- THE AMERICAN DREAM AIN’T DEAD. THE SALES PITCH IS BULLSH1T # 13 | OLDE SALTY BASTARDS - THE SHOW · 14 minTHE AMERICAN DREAM AIN’T DEAD. THE SALES PITCH IS BULLSH1T. — EPISODE 13 | OLDE SALTY BASTARDS — THE SHOW Everybody keeps saying the American Dream is dead. Tug doesn’t buy it…
- PURVIS & SON — EPISODE 12 | OLDE SALTY BASTARDS — THE SHOW · 13 min · Episode 12PURVIS & SON — EPISODE 12 | OLDE SALTY BASTARDS — THE SHOW Some stories are too damn good to disappear. In Episode 12 of Olde Salty Bastards — The Show, Tug digs into the story…
- 9/11 — 25 YEARS LATER: THE ONES THE CAMERAS FORGOT · 18 min9/11 — 25 YEARS LATER: THE ONES THE CAMERAS FORGOT Twenty-five years later, September 11, 2001, is still more than a date in history. For Tug, it is personal. On the morning of…
- 44 A Day: The Next Mission (Part 3) · 17 min · Episode 1044 A Day: The Next Mission — Part 3 Part 1 was about why veterans drift. Part 2 was about keeping somebody alive through the night. Part 3 asks the question almost nobody talks…
- USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, PART 2: PRISON BREAK WITH PER DIEM · 10 min · Episode 13USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, PART 2: PRISON BREAK WITH PER DIEM They’re finally getting off the damn ship. After damn near nine months at sea, the sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln…
- 44 A Day: Open the Door — Part 2 · 18 min · Episode 944 A Day: Open the Door — Part 2 A veteran calls his buddy and says he is done. His buddy does not give him a speech. He does not tell him to think positive. He does not tell him…
- USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN: SUCK IT UP, BUTTERCUP · 26 min · Episode 11USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN: SUCK IT UP, BUTTERCUP More than 260 days deployed. More than 200 days without a normal port call. Reports of food shortages, hygiene problems, broken…
- 44 A Day: The War Came Home With Us — Part 1 · 18 min · Episode 844 A Day: The War Came Home With Us — Part 1 This is the beginning of a three-part Olde Salty Bastards series about veteran suicide, isolation, pain, lost purpose, and the war…
- EPISODE 7 — Two Dudes, One Wig, and the WNBA’s Missing Rulebook · 11 min · Episode 7EPISODE 7 — Two Dudes, One Wig, and the WNBA’s Missing Rulebook Reality has officially become a South Park episode. Former NBA center Enes Kanter Freedom — 6'10", 250 pounds and…
- Episode 6: Sea Stories, Port Calls, and Other Poor Decisions · 19 min · Episode 6Olde Salty Bastards – Episode 6 Sea Stories, Port Calls, and Other Poor Decisions Every sailor has sea stories. Some are heroic. Some are hilarious. Some are complete bullshit…
- OSB THOUGHT OF THE DAY - 001 · 1 min · Episode 1The conversation delves into the themes of resilience and motivation, highlighting the ability to persevere in the face of adversity and find inner strength to keep pushing…
- Episode 5: There’s Fleet Week and then there’s FLEET WEEK · 25 minThere’s Fleet Week and then there’s FLEET WEEK Fleet Week. Dress Whites. New York City. Thousands of sailors turned loose in Manhattan with a little money in their pockets, way…
