The Operational Arch

The Operational Arch

Hosted by DJ Taylor and Spencer Bates and Evelyn Payne · SAMS

4.7from 52 ratings

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47Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
53
Episodes
31
Transcribed
52
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2022
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About The Operational Arch

The official podcast of the School of Advanced Military Studies, dedicated to bridging the gap between tactics and strategy through the study of operational art and the operational level of war.

Publisher
SAMS
Category
government
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
15 Dec 2022
Latest episode
16 Sept 2026
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31 of 53 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Narrative War: The fourth grammar of war -- with Dr. Brian Steed

  2. 1 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Seeing Over the Edge: Operational Planning and Intelligence with MG (R) Spider Marks

  3. 15 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

    From Tactical to Operational: Building Army Leaders for the Future Fight — with COL Ethan Diven, Commandant of US Army CGSC

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Narrative War: The fourth grammar of war -- with Dr. Brian Steed

Published 16 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And then the last one in that would be where you do have like during the Cold War where we were going one on one with the Soviet Union and we had a global narrative war against them. And part of this point of understanding, one, what you're trying to do, what is the basic strategy in the sense of. Is this domestic? Am I a foreigner? Am I a foreigner providing assistance? Am I invading? Am I a third party? Or am I doing this as a global superpower conflict? All those things get at the basic of what we talk about. And one of the challenges is, I think almost nobody even thinks about it that way. […]

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Who has been a guest on The Operational Arch

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  • Brian Steed
  • James "Spider" Marks
  • Ethan Diven
  • Chun In-bum
  • Steven Box

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.5 / 5
36 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

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Engagement
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DJ Taylor and Spencer Bates and Evelyn Payne host the show. Published by SAMS.

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