Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Fantastic military history podcast, coming at it from the perspective of common soldiers. The hosts academic background (Genocide studies) as well as his being a combat veteran with multiple tours in Afghanistan adds unique insights you can’t really get anywhere else.

I found this podcast when trying to learn about the Wagner group for a paper, and not only did I find more than I bargained for in terms of information and detail and depth of history, but I also developed my worldview in a really meaningful way that wasn’t accomplished by other podcasts in the past. Joe and his guests tell stories that broaden perspective with a basis in the histories that they share as well as the stories of their own experiences. I would like to thank them for that.

I’ve spent years looking for great podcasts and this is the best I’ve found so far and think I will ever find. The men who put their lives into this podcast found a great way to deliver knowledge to the listener; the mix of comedy and incredible research leads to the listener being able to go to family dinner with entertaining knowledge of their own cultures. I love this show and absolutely recommend this show to all. Question for the show: have you ever heard of the giants of Kandahar?

Joe and his rotating crew manage to stay hilarious while covering the boneheaded leadership of soldiers as their podcast name implies, but also do an excellent job covering the darker side of war and history that we absolutely should not lose sight of. Their respectful coverage of atrocities and genocide while mocking the perpetrators is pure art.

If I have any advice it’s to listen to some of the more recent stand alone episodes and then dive into a couple recent series. The earlier episodes are fully worth going back for, but you can definitely tell the production value bump when Nate and Tom were brought on board. I wouldn’t want anyone to decide to bail early because a guy tried his best with what he had in the early days - again the early content is 100% worth going back for, it’s where I got hooked.

Also join the patreon, they deserve it, but also the bonus content is worth it!

I was so looking forward to this episode because my dad was in the Aleutians. I was horrified by the accounting, the side kick kept talking through the facts, making most of it inaudible. Most of the show was raucous laughter and stupid remarks. What a shame. Please redo this with tangible explanations and facts without the blathering.

Started listening about a year ago and started from episode 1. Content started great. Different guests would come on and the banter was good. It slowly started moving to no guests hosts anymore and just Nate and Tom talking and interrupting Joe all the time. I get how easy it is to get off topic but the Boar war series was it for me. Maybe an hour of actual content and the rest is Tom and Nate interrupting talking about random stuff and how their day was last week.