The Hidden Cost of Sending Soldiers to D.C.
- Esau McCaulley
- Aug 21
- 1 min read
When the military becomes a political pawn? As Esau and Producer Mike break down Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard to D.C., Esau reflects on his family’s experience in the military and the heavy cost of deployments for morale, families, and democracy itself. Then, adult summer camps are on the rise. Are they the answer to America’s loneliness epidemic, or is there an easier and less expensive way to make friends after college? Plus, listener questions about faith in difficult workplaces, the value of liturgy, and the beliefs Esau has changed his mind on over time.
0:00 - Theme Song
7:30 - National Guard in DC
19:45 - Summer Camp for Adults
24:08 - Do Men Need Activity to Socialize?
29:27 - Top TV shows/movies?
33:17 - Vocation and Faith
45:22 - End Credits
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Just got caught up, so sorry for coming in late. I wonder if Mike not being familiar with A Different World is both being white + age, because I'm a white lady but I'm 52 and I can still sing you the theme song to A Different World (though I don't remember why I'm in the kitchen). It came out in 1987 when I was a junior in high school, was a spinoff of Cosby (RIP Malcolm-Jamal Warner), and Lisa Bonet was just about the coolest young woman imaginable. Then we got introduced to the phenomenal Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, and a baby Cree Summer... what a fabulous cast and an absolute delight of a show. Honestly, it made me wonder…
Love your podcast—Esau. Thank you, Mike, for being a second helping pal. Ok, see how awkward this is getting? That’s why you have to announce up front that men’s spaces are booked with activities. Think it’s an image thing. We women are much more secure. The world is not looking to us and at us like it does men.
National Guard: Haven’t they been through enough? (remember Iraq, Afghanistan)
Summer Camp—can’t they call it something else? My camp cost $800 for 8 weeks and was overnight. You’ve Got A Friend Retreat?
Tv/Movies: Waltons, Heat of the Night, Barney Miller; Remember the Titans(my Chinese students loved that), Saving Private Ryan, To End All Wars, High Anxiety! And I’m putting one in…