Episode
Call the Ball: The evolution of the supercarrier
- Published
- Apr 23, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 3010
- Processing state
not_requested- Canonical source
- https://rss.com/podcasts/the-naval-aviation-podcast/2838638
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-naval-aviation-ready-room-podcast-with-legends-and-leaders-7414536/episodes/call-the-ball-the-evolution-of-the-supercarrier/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-naval-aviation-ready-room-podcast-with-legends-and-leaders-7414536/call-the-ball-the-evolution-of-the-supercarrier.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
In this episode, retired Navy Captain Tim "Lucky" Kinsella traces the evolution of the aircraft carrier from a controversial "toy" to the sovereign centerpiece of American global strategy. Discover the forgotten engineering marvels and tragic lessons, from lipstick-smeared mirrors to "Mardi Gras" in the middle of a war zone that turned the flight deck into the most dangerous four acres on Earth.