The Fat Electrician (aka Nic Palmer) is a military veteran, comedian and YouTuber.

Expect to learn why we don’t promote war heroes anymore and what most heroes have in common, behind the stories of Logan Westin, Pappy Gun, and other not well-known heroes of past wars, what the most hardcore animals in military history were, whether it is possible to have war heroes anymore, and much more…

Mentioned Books

The Forgotten Highlander by Alistair Urquhart

An extraordinary and moving tale by an ex-POW and last surviving member of the Gordon Highlanders regiment that was captured by the Japanese in Singapore. Urquhart was taken prisoner and sent to work on the Death Railway…

“idea of ever since watching a lot of your stuff and getting more interested in these kinds of stories. Carton Dewat was the first one that got me into it. Alistair, a cart, the forgotten highlander. Yeah, so that was one of the first stories that got me into this. And then I guess a similar one”

"When France fell to the Nazis in 1939, Churchill declared that Britain would resist the advance of the German army-alone if necessary. Churchill commanded the Special Operations Executive to secretly develop of a very s…

“I've never seen any background he's a farm kid that grew up in Iowa and he he dad gave him money for bullets he's been shooting 10,000 rounds a month since he was like 11”
Way of the Warrior Kid by Jocko Willink

Fifth grade was the worst year of Marc's life. He stunk at gym class, math was too hard for him, the school lunch was horrible, and his class field trip was ruined because he couldn't swim. But what was most awful thing …

“and we were talking about how this is gonna happen with Walmart and all the rest of it and he showed me the um early cut trailer for way of the warrior kid which is Chris Pratt and um he's doing something which is uh cinematic or a movie equivalent I think of what you're trying to do with”