HawgCast

About HawgCast

The official podcast of the 442d Fighter Wing. Hosted by Brig. Gen. Steve "Nasty" Nester and the 442FW Public Affairs team, HawgCast is a one-stop shop for UTA news and operational recaps straight from wing commander! The podcast is divided into two sections. The first is "Nasty Time," where BG Nester talks about what happened between drill weekends, and what's coming up for the next UTA. In part two, we take a look "Under the Wing" and see what some of our Airmen are up to. We tell the stories of how they came to be in the wing, what they've done since they joined us, and where they're going in the future. HawgCast is perfect for your UTA commute, so make sure you subscribe to get your brief on your way in Saturday morning!

Publisher

442d Fighter Wing

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Feb 2023

Latest episode

10 Jan 2025

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Jan 2025

   HawgCast Ep. 17 - The Us of the Storm

   In this month's HawgCast, Col. Mike "Rio" Leonas finishes his interview with Col. Brett "Zero" Waring, the 476th Fighter Group commander at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. In this half of the interview, Zero talks about his group's efforts in the surrounding community after Hurricane Helene, and how the 476th Vanguards went above and beyond to show there was no "I" in this hurricane!

2. 

   5 Dec 2024

   HawgCast Ep16 - The People's Chief

   Col. Mike 'Rio' Leonas continues his in-depth conversation with Chief Nate Parks, sharing an inspiring story of resilience in the face of loss and tragedy in the military.

3. 

   31 Oct 2024

   HawgCast Ep. 15 - Zero Dark Thursday

   In this month's episode of HawgCast, Bob and Rio talk by phone to Col. Brett "Zero" Waring, the commander of the 476th Fighter Group, about the night of and the first day after Hurricane Helene smashed into Valdosta, Ga., and Moody Air Force Base. This is part one the two-part interview, in which we start to hear about the extra miles the 476th Vanguards went to help their community recover from this devastating storm.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 33 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

35

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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Books guests

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