# Chasing Ghosts: An Irregular Warfare Podcast An unauthorized podcast and essay series peeking behind the curtain at the vast machinery and briar patch politics of fighting terrorism and insurgency and everything in between. Page: Feed: --- ## [CG MicroBurst 006](https://cgpodcast.substack.com/p/cg-microburst-006) _2026-08-09 · Bill Buppert_ Kidō Butai ("Mobile Force") and the Dawn of a Contemporary RMA ## [Episode 021 "Strategic Deficit Disorder: National Malpractice and the Perils of the Death of Statecraft"](https://cgpodcast.substack.com/p/episode-021-strategic-deficit-disorder) _2026-07-26 · Bill Buppert_ Stop the Madness [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208581511/b95a3533f6b612f185ebd540baa55ecb.mp3) ## [CG MicroBurst 005](https://cgpodcast.substack.com/p/cg-microburst-005) _2026-07-17 · Bill Buppert_ Thinking Better ## [Ep 085 "Home is the High Ground: Reimagining a New Hermit Kingdom"](https://cgpodcast.substack.com/p/ep-085-home-is-the-high-ground-reimagining) _2026-07-05 · Bill Buppert_ Come home, America [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205259878/bc9055ba8186918a1531774ad565222f.mp3) ## [Ep 084 "Blood in the Water: The US Navy is Sinking"](https://cgpodcast.substack.com/p/ep-084-blood-in-the-water-the-us) _2026-06-06 · Bill Buppert_ The institution that refuses to advance will die, slowly or quickly. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200888747/34194cdcc5e65e9a9c830f8b5a8ede80.mp3) ## [Ep 083 "Memorial Day Remembrance 2026: Oceans of Blood, Wars of Choice""](https://cgpodcast.substack.com/p/ep-083-memorial-day-remembrance-2026) _2026-05-25 · Bill Buppert_ The march to death and destruction for the glory of the state will continue until there is nobody left... [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/199193328/12fea64ff2804709c529ec56587a6ba1.mp3) ## [Ep 082 "The CG Mailbag: Question Time"](https://cgpodcast.substack.com/p/ep-082-the-cg-mailbag-question-time) _2026-05-11 · Bill Buppert_ Listen now | Letters from somewhere... [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/197282547/b9b70eb43acd0bbfd96cc3deeb448cb5.mp3) ## [Ep 081 "Strategic Empathy: Grokking the Pendulum of Indecision"](https://cgpodcast.substack.com/p/ep-081-strategic-empathy-grokking) _2026-04-12 · Bill Buppert_ Historical amnesia and the will to defeat [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193978126/bc616513b7cd11eec55e507e83270750.mp3) ## [April Fools](https://cgpodcast.substack.com/p/april-fools) _2026-04-01 · Bill Buppert_ No, I am not quitting. ## [Daily plans, scheduled by AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0NmeqyZVAwZi) _2026-04-01 · **Sponsored**_ AI-made daily plans that schedule tasks and protect focus time. ## [Ep 080 "The Cargo Cult of US Martial Belief, Wishcasting and Bloodshed"](https://cgpodcast.substack.com/p/ep-080-the-cargo-cult-of-us-martial) _2026-03-29 · Bill Buppert_ The illusion of power is just as dangerous... [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192550561/9bb3d26698e4f23416684c754448b14f.mp3)