Chris Williamson talks with Nick Flood, The Fat Electrician, about military history told by starting with one compelling person and zooming out. Flood argues the US stopped promoting war heroes after WWII because war-bond tours lost their purpose once the government could print money, and because a famous hero is a political risk. Stories include Logan Weston, Pappy Gunn, Sergeant Reckless and Vietnam sniper Ed Eaton.
Weston fought in WWII, Korea and Vietnam, saw his Medal of Honor nomination downgraded, and became a Green Beret at 46. Gunn stole Dutch B-25s, mounted a 75mm cannon on one, and helped sink Japanese troop ships at the Bismarck Sea while trying to save his interned family. Eaton fought off enemy troops with a broken back. They also cover fading affect bias, chickens in nuclear mines, bat bombs, Flood's Heroes Erased kids' series, and how tobacco companies engineered Lunchables.