MCA Scuttlebutt Podcast

The Marine Corps Association is dedicated in its mission to support today’s Marines. Our podcast, Scuttlebutt, seeks to create a forum to encourage and inspire Marines, former Marines, Marine families, and supporters of the Marine Corps to engage with issues that impact Marines and the Corps. Storytelling not only helps us unpack who we are, but brings us into conversation with the world and people around us. We will hear stories from Marines and civilians working to honor, uncover, and restore Marine Corps history, as well as from those working every day to make the world a better place.

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Episodes

Scuttlebutt Ep 33: Capturing the Corps through Art with Kris Battles and Elize McKelvey

April 26, 2022

Scuttlebutt loves good stories and Kris Battles, the Artist in Residence of the Marine Corps, and combat artist Elize McKelvey join us in studio to talk about capturing the Corps...

Scuttlebutt Ep 32: “Once A Marine” filmmaker Stephen Canty

April 18, 2022

Stephen Canty sat down with William to talk about his stunning documentary “Once A Marine” available on Amazon Prime. Canty, who served two tours in Afghanistan, including Marjah, spent seven...

Scuttlebutt Ep 31: Dr. Marc DeVore’s insights on Russia

April 12, 2022

Dr. Marc DeVore, a Senior Lecturer at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, is an expert on the political economy of defense, the international arms trade, military innovation, and...

Scuttlebutt Writer’s Guide

April 8, 2022

In this edition of Scuttlebutt Col Woodbridge joins Vic and William to discuss military writing for professional defense journals such as Marine Corps Gazette. Learn the broad strokes from argumentative...

Scuttlebutt 29: Ukraine Week 6

April 4, 2022

Everyone here at Scuttlebutt is blown away by the resolve and the fighting spirit of the Ukrainian people as they face down Russian missiles, tanks, and soon, maybe even conscripted...

Scuttlebutt 28: Col Milburn’s Journey

March 28, 2022

Irony: We pushed back our episode with Col Milburn to cover Ukraine. Now, he is in Ukraine. We sat down with Col Andrew Milburn, USMC (Ret), author of When the...

Scuttlebutt 27: Marines in the Brig with CW04 Denise Barnes, USMC (Ret)

March 21, 2022

Recently retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 Denise Barnes joined Nick, Vic, and William in studio to educate us on an MOS we know so little about: Corrections. The trailblazing Barnes...

Scuttlebutt 26: Talking Taiwan with Dr. Hunzeker

March 14, 2022

In what was originally recorded as an Amphibiosity interview shortly before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, our talk about Taiwan’s defensive posture takes on a whole new meaning. In light...

Scuttlebutt 25: Ukraine Invasion Week 2

March 3, 2022

Nick, Vic, and Will are joined by Col Woodbridge, USMC (Ret), Editor of Marine Corps Gazette and using Clausewitz’ cause for war analyze why the Russians and Ukrainians are each...

Scuttlebutt 24: Marinus’ Maneuverist Paper #19

February 28, 2022

Nick, Vic, and Will dig into Maneuver Warfare and bring everyone up to speed on a long-running segment in The Gazette “Maneuverist Papers” by Marinus. For eighteen months Marinus has...

Scuttlebutt 23: Russia Invades Ukraine!

February 24, 2022

Nick, Vic, and Will try to wrap their arms around the situation in Ukraine. Knowing that we can’t keep up with the rapidly evolving situation on the ground, we go...

Scuttlebutt 22: Four Chaplains Part 4 – CAPT Rabbi Stern

February 21, 2022

Chaplain Captain Rabbi Mendy Stern, USA, joined Vic and Nancy to bring our Four Chaplains series to a satisfying end. He expanded our understanding of the Four Chaplains story, took...

Scuttlebutt Mini Pod: USCGC Escanaba

February 17, 2022

Scuttlebutt’s first ever Mini Pod! In less than 10 minutes, learn about some of what the Coast Guard was contributing to World War II and dig a little bit deeper...

Scuttlebutt 20: Four Chaplains Part 3 – COL James Driscoll, USA (Ret.)

February 14, 2022

COL James Driscoll (Ret) joins Scuttlebutt for the third part in our Four Chaplains Month special. COL Driscoll is the Special Assistant To The President at Wesley Theological Seminary overseeing...

Scuttlebutt 19: Four Chaplains Part 2 – RADM Alan T. “Blues” Baker

February 7, 2022

Four Chaplain’s Month continues as RADM Alan T. “Blues’ Baker joined Vic to talk all things chaplaincy. As the 16th Chaplain of the Marine Corps who literally wrote the book...

Scuttlebutt 18: Four Chaplains Part 1 – Bill Kaemmer

January 31, 2022

Bill Kaemmer, MSG (US Army – Ret.) Executive Director, Four Chaplains Memorial Foundation, joins us to kick off our Four Chaplains special series, running throughout February. We learn all about...

Scuttlebutt 17: Ukraine, Africa, F-35 Crash, and ACVs

January 26, 2022

In this episode of Scuttlebutt, Nick, Vick and William dig into some of the big news items from around the world, including the USMC clearing ACVs for service, an accident...

Scuttlebutt 16: Amphibiosity #3, More Creativity in the Corps

January 18, 2022

Col. Andrew Milburn, USMC (Ret), joined us in the booth to talk about Amphibiosity. Col Milburn is the author of the superb When the Tempest Gathers and draws from his...

Scuttlebutt 15: Geoff Stults, Actor Extraordinaire

January 10, 2022

This week on Scuttlebutt: Vic sits down with actor Geoff Stults to get the scoop on what it means for an actor to take on the role of someone from...

Scuttlebutt 14: Why the USMC Needs to be Amphibious. Amphibiosity 2

January 3, 2022

Col Tim Hough rejoins the Scuttlebutt to talk about the importance of the Marine Corps maintaining amphibious capabilities as we compete with China, our near peer adversary. Vic, Will, and...

Meet the Hosts

Nancy Lichtman

Nancy Lichtman is the Executive Editor of Leatherneck. She is a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, the Experimental Aircraft Association and the Society for Professional Obituary Writers. She is the 2023 winner of the General Roy S. Geiger Award for Marine aviation writing.

Vic Ruble

Vic Ruble is a non-prior-enlisted retired Major. In his youth he was an amtracker, but in perfect irony, gets violently seasick. In a recent physical, his doctors found that he is comprised almost entirely of pho.

William Treuting

William is an editor with the Marine Corps Gazette and Director of MCA Films. He is a battlefield guide with Culpeper Battlefield Tours, a member of the board of directors of the Cedar Mountain Battlefield Foundation, and volunteer with Friends of the Wilderness Battlefields.

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