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Permission To Speak Freely

Damon, Damo, and Tisha (active duty CPOs) share sea stories and have unfiltered conversations about current events, policies, and everyday life as a service member.

Episode 184 | "Your First Dirtbag" (Feat. AZ2 Makel Jackson)

129 hours 33 mins; March 30, 2026

Episode 183 | "A Whole Situation" (Feat. CMDCM Aquinor Hollingsworth)

170 hours 55 mins; March 22, 2026

Episode 182 | "I Deleted Uber"

96 hours 58 mins; March 15, 2026

Episode 181 | "Don't Be Weird" (Feat. CDR Charles Ferguson)

170 hours 32 mins; March 08, 2026

Episode 180 | "I've Been To One of Your Rodeos" (Feat. NC1 Alex Sewell)

139 hours 7 mins; February 22, 2026

Episode 179 | "Cleared"

144 hours 1 min; February 17, 2026

Episode 178 | "The One About EOOWs"

102 hours 2 mins; February 08, 2026

Episode 177 | "I Was a Good Sailor, I Promise" (Feat. Madison Farr)

112 hours 8 mins; February 01, 2026

Episode 176 | "Pure Nightmare Fuel" (Feat. Frank Rice Jr.)

141 hours 27 mins; January 25, 2026

Episode 175 | "BCA Challenged" (Feat. ITCS Troy Johnson)

130 hours 25 mins; January 18, 2026

Episode 174 | "You Can't Make This Shit Up" (Feat. Marc Tinaz, CDR, USN, Ret)

172 hours 15 mins; January 11, 2026

Episode 173 | "When the Door Opens" (Feat. April Beldo-Lilley, FLTCM Ret.)

173 hours 52 mins; January 04, 2026

Episode 172 | "The Quick and Dirty"

102 hours 28 mins; December 24, 2025

Episode 171 | "That's When It Happened" (Feat. OSC Kenneth Batchler)

91 hours 56 mins; December 21, 2025

Bonus Episode | Generalization Vs Generalization

132 hours 48 mins; December 14, 2025

Episode 170 | "I'm Here to Double Down"

162 hours 25 mins; December 08, 2025

Episode 169 | "I Will Break You!!"

175 hours 25 mins; November 29, 2025

Episode 168 | "The Greats Know The Greats" (Feat. AOCM Ret. Tyese Pressley)

140 hours 13 mins; November 23, 2025

Episode 167 | "Apolitical?"

119 hours 52 mins; November 16, 2025

Episode 166 | "Somethin' To Say"

173 hours 15 mins; November 11, 2025

Episode 165 | "The Pursuit of Excellence"

126 hours 57 mins; October 26, 2025

Episode 164 | "What's a Vibe?" (Feat. Charles Johnson)

165 hours 7 mins; October 19, 2025

Episode 163 | "Unapologetically Favored" [Feat. AZCM (Ret.) Courtney Barber]

190 hours 0 mins; October 13, 2025

Episode 162 | "Lapse of Appropriations"

149 hours 11 mins; October 05, 2025

Episode 161 | "Say Again?"

163 hours 6 mins; September 28, 2025

Episode 160 | "Fishing Trip"

167 hours 52 mins; September 20, 2025

Episode 159 | "Blink Twice If You're Okay" (Feat. Captain Lacey M. Vestal)

124 hours 30 mins; September 14, 2025

"Reality is Reality" | Bonus Episode

61 hours 50 mins; September 07, 2025

Episode 158 | "You Talkin' To Me?"

102 hours 37 mins; August 31, 2025

Episode 157 | "How Wicked Are These Wickets?"

129 hours 8 mins; August 24, 2025

Episode 156 | "Sometimes U Gotta Bite the Billet" (Feat. AMEC Sean Johnson)

110 hours 53 mins; August 10, 2025

Episode 155 | "Did You Download Your OMPF?" (Feat. HMC Josh Mackey)

144 hours 4 mins; August 03, 2025

Episode 154 | "Proceed Until Apprehended"

135 hours 48 mins; July 26, 2025

Episode 153 | "Footprints and Handprints" (Feat. Shaun Murphy)

154 hours 35 mins; July 20, 2025

Episode 152 | “Down to the North" (Feat. CWO2 Donald Banks III)

125 hours 11 mins; July 13, 2025

Episode 151 | "What Did I Miss?"

68 hours 9 mins; July 07, 2025

Episode 150 | "Retreat, Hell" (Feat. Patrick Trujillo)

115 hours 44 mins; June 29, 2025

[Bonus] Q&A: Vol I - "Everything Ain't For Everybody" (Feat. YNCS Ashley Williams)

107 hours 14 mins; June 23, 2025

Episode 149 | "The Way Forward" (Feat. AZCM [Ret.] Courtney Barber)

189 hours 22 mins; June 16, 2025

Episode 148 | "Get Real, Get Better?" (Feat. CMDCM Frank Jackson)

151 hours 1 min; June 01, 2025

Episode 147 | "Choose To Change (Feat. LCDR [Ret.] James Sandifer)

156 hours 41 mins; May 25, 2025

Episode 146 | "Be Careful, Candace" (Feat. CTRCS Candace Esquivel)

130 hours 53 mins; May 18, 2025

Episode 145 | "Habitual Line Steppers" (Feat. CMDCM Aaron Paul)

103 hours 5 mins; May 11, 2025

Episode 144 | "Like a Tarantino Movie" (Feat. TShane Johnson)

93 hours 39 mins; May 04, 2025

Episode 143 | "I Don't Look Like What I Been Through" (Feat. Latonya Perossier, NCC, Ret.)

129 hours 1 min; April 27, 2025

Episode 142 | "Everybody's Got a Coin Guy" (Feat. Chris King, ICCS Ret)

103 hours 40 mins; April 20, 2025

[Bonus Episode] "It's About We"

69 hours 12 mins; April 12, 2025

Episode 141 | "Built For Such a Time" (Feat. Raymond D. Kemp Sr. FLTCM, Ret.)

193 hours 51 mins; April 06, 2025

[Reflash] Episode 68 | "The Outward Mindset" (Feat. Charles "Chip" Huth)

104 hours 56 mins; March 30, 2025

[Reflash] Episode 47 | "The One About Acronyms (Feat. Virginia Cruse, LPC NCC)

135 hours 12 mins; March 23, 2025

Episode 140 | "How Did We Get Here?"

136 hours 0 mins; March 16, 2025

Episode 139 | "Leave With Something" (Feat. David Sledge, CWO5, Ret.)

146 hours 56 mins; March 09, 2025

[Bonus] "You Must Be on Your Period" (Feat. Alana Abernethy, YNCS Ashley Williams, and LCDR Joi Dillard-Houston)

122 hours 7 mins; March 06, 2025

Episode 138 | "What Did You Do Last Week?"

114 hours 12 mins; March 02, 2025

Episode 137 | "No Time To Waste" (Feat. Coby Turner)

154 hours 13 mins; February 23, 2025

Episode 136 | Heartbreak Songs and Underways (Feat. 2K Kenny)

155 hours 50 mins; February 13, 2025

Wow, What a Week!

66 hours 31 mins; February 01, 2025

Episode 135 | "Adapt or Die" (Feat. LCDR James Ball)

155 hours 30 mins; January 26, 2025

Episode 134 | "A Preponderance of Evidence" (Feat. Paul Kingsbury)

137 hours 55 mins; January 19, 2025

Episode 133 | "The Universal Language" (Feat. MUCS Jeremy "JB" Bustillos)

161 hours 40 mins; January 12, 2025

Episode 132 | "A NAVADMIN to Unwrap..."

176 hours 38 mins; December 30, 2024

Episode 131 | "Slow Pulling the Exam Pack"

118 hours 23 mins; December 22, 2024

Episode 130 | "I Might Die, I Have to Accept That" (Feat. AS1 Justin Kramer)

128 hours 37 mins; December 08, 2024

Episode 129 | "Save Yourself" (Feat. LCDR Frank "Siri" Bonner)

144 hours 26 mins; December 01, 2024

Episode 128 | "Full of Piss and Vinegar" (Feat. "IRON" Mike Steadman)

122 hours 37 mins; November 24, 2024

Episode 127 | "You Can't Say That Word" (Feat. Dr. John Cordle)

113 hours 57 mins; November 17, 2024

Episode 126 | "Grumpy Old Men"

192 hours 54 mins; November 07, 2024

[Bonus] Transitions (Feat. Catherine Butler & Jamal Mays)

111 hours 27 mins; November 01, 2024

Episode 125 | "I Wanna Violate Policy Too"

114 hours 21 mins; October 13, 2024

Episode 124 | "Those Are Rookie Numbers" (Feat. DGUTS)

141 hours 47 mins; October 06, 2024

Episode 123 | "Smackin'!!" (Feat. Sir Lunchtime)

98 hours 37 mins; September 22, 2024

Episode 122 | "Forged by Fission" (Feat. Cdr. Desmond Walker)

155 hours 44 mins; September 15, 2024

Episode 121 | "Anchored in Resilience" (Feat. ITCM Amaury Ponciano)

162 hours 9 mins; September 08, 2024

Episode 120 | "Living Out of a Seabag" (Feat. DCC Cody Osgood)

147 hours 38 mins; August 25, 2024

Episode 119 | "Die With The Lie" (Feat. YNC [SEL] CJ Pride)

138 hours 3 mins; August 19, 2024

Episode 118 | The Galley's New Dress Code

159 hours 9 mins; August 05, 2024

Episode 117 | "Long-Term Lurker"

101 hours 4 mins; July 21, 2024

Episode 116 | "What's The Standard?"

201 hours 32 mins; July 07, 2024

Episode 115 | "...Between Good and Great" (Feat. CMDCM Armon Owens)

113 hours 46 mins; June 23, 2024

Bonus Episode | "Time Enough at Last"

86 hours 56 mins; June 16, 2024

Episode 114 | "The Yellow Brick Road" (Feat. YNCS Ashley Williams)

150 hours 15 mins; June 09, 2024

Episode 113 | "Graded On A Curve" (Feat. MMN3 Zander Valterra & PS3 Monique Jones-Santana)

147 hours 1 min; June 02, 2024

Episode 112 | "Everything Is In Shambles"

128 hours 15 mins; May 26, 2024

[BONUS EPISODE] As Above, So Below

90 hours 24 mins; April 28, 2024

Oh, By the Way Ep. 14 - People, Places, & Things

115 hours 26 mins; April 21, 2024

Episode 111 | "The Optics Are Wrong"

131 hours 11 mins; April 14, 2024

Episode 110 | "Be That Leader" (Feat. CMDCM Charles "Chubbs" Smith)

144 hours 19 mins; April 07, 2024

Episode 109 | "When Everything's A Priority..." (Feat. Theresa Carpenter)

116 hours 19 mins; March 31, 2024

Episode 108 | "How Do I Retire?" (Feat. Coby Turner)

101 hours 23 mins; March 24, 2024

[BONUS EPISODE] Permission To Speak Freely Presents... The Women's Panel (Hosted by Tisha)

125 hours 58 mins; March 23, 2024

Episode 107 | "U Not Even a Brotha"

132 hours 42 mins; March 17, 2024

Episode 106 | "Investing In People" (Feat. LCDR Alexis Travis)

90 hours 22 mins; March 10, 2024

Episode 105 | "Been There, Done That" (Feat. Paul Kingsbury, FLTCM, Ret.)

156 hours 37 mins; March 03, 2024

#Do Better | "Win Everyday - B. GREAT" (Feat. Captain Gervy Alota)

12 mins; February 26, 2024

Episode 104 | "It’s Gonna Be Epic!" (Feat. Captain Gervy Alota)

215 hours 31 mins; February 25, 2024

Episode 103 | "We Remain Focused…”

159 hours 30 mins; February 18, 2024

Episode 102 | "Comedy Karaoke" (Feat. Chalee Jr)

92 hours 27 mins; February 11, 2024

Episode 101 | "Standing On Business" (Feat. FORCM Bill Houlihan)

113 hours 2 mins; February 04, 2024

[Bonus Episode] Episode 1 | "The One About Hidden Pilots"

89 hours 53 mins; February 01, 2024

Episode 100 | "Hunnid Pack"

97 hours 36 mins; January 29, 2024

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