Épisodes

  • Episode 5: This Is What We Do
    Nov 15 2025

    This week on Les Incompetent, we continue Ken Burns Documentary The Vietnam War. In this episode, we do a dive into the state of the military, the demons the veterans are still facing, and how difficult the choices they made were. We also talk about the rising anti war movement, and the presidential response to its rise.

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    1 h et 1 min
  • Episode 4: Resolve
    Nov 8 2025

    This week on Les Incompetent we are discussing episode 4 of Ken Burns The Vietnam War. In this episode, we go over the growing frustration of American Leaders, especially President Johnson during the war. We also go over the emerging anti war movement, and what that meant to the people in charge of the war effort.

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    1 h et 14 min
  • Halloween Special: Nuclear Fallout
    Nov 1 2025

    Happy Halloween to all our listeners! This week on Les Incompetent, we go over something that was present during the Vietnam war, and something that everyone was thinking about while our soldiers we over in Asia; Nuclear Fallout. We talk about the various times we have gotten close, the various test we completed around the world, and the impact of us dropping weapons on Japan at the end of WWII. We alos go over who should be allowed to dictate who can have a nuclear arsenal, and if we really should be proliferating weapons of mass destruction.

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    1 h et 12 min
  • Episode 3: The River Styx
    Oct 25 2025

    This week on Les Incompetent, we go over episode 3 of Ken Burns The Vietnam War. In this episode, we over the importance of historical recordings, especially from the president, the uneasiness of now knowing the war was unwinnable in 1963, and the strategy adjustment the Vietcong used to combat the invading US troops. We also discuss the human aspect of the war, with Ken Burns diving in Mogsie Crockes life.

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    1 h et 6 min
  • Episode 2: Ride the Tiger (1961-1963)
    Oct 17 2025

    This week on Les Incompetent, we cover episode 2 of Ken Burns documentary The Vietnam War. On this episode, we go over the struggles facing a newly elected President Kennedy, a deepening Crisis in South Vietnam, a rise in insurgency and rebellions due to negligence, and are shown the happiness one feels when they successfully defend their homeland.

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    1 h et 4 min
  • Dr Martin Luther King Jr
    Oct 11 2025

    This week on Les Incompetent, we are discussing Dr King, his impact on the civil rights movement, and how his approach to equal rights differed from Malcolm X. We go over Peniel Josefs book The Sword and the Shield as well as Jonathan Eig's King: A Life. We also discuss current events associated with the topic, the harm on inaction, and how going to your leaders is the best way to enact real change.

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    1 h et 30 min
  • Malcolm X (with Collin Ruffin)
    Oct 4 2025

    This week on Les Incompetent, we are joined by our good friend Collin Ruffin to discuss Malcolm X, his teachings, his impact, and what he left behind. We go over readings from Peniel E. Josephs book The Sword and the Shield as well as The Autobiography of Malcolm X as well as going over multiple interviews, lectures, and tapings that are easily acceptable. We discuss how he would look at the world today, how he would view things like the NFL and current political discourse, and if he had a point in how he approached the topic of Black rights in America over MLK.

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    1 h et 41 min
  • Full Metal Jacket (1987)
    Sep 27 2025

    This week on Les Incompetent, we cover Stanley Kubricks film Full Metal Jacket that is his depiction of the Vietnam War, and what it takes to become a marine. We go over the balance of the movie, and how both parts have their pupose. We also talk about the huamnity people lose in war, and how important it is to have it stay intact.

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    53 min