Band of Brothers Podcast | Episode 3 "Carentan" with Capt. Dale Dye & Matthew Settle | HBO Max

Senior Military Advisor Capt. Dale Dye and Matthew Settle, who plays Capt. Ronald Speirs, join host Roger Bennett to relive one of the series’ most combat-heavy episodes. Capt. Dye, who also plays Col. Sink in the series, opens up about his total immersion method that transformed actors into members of Easy Company. And Settle discusses his portrayal of the mythologized, enigmatic and unflinchingly fearless Capt. Speirs, and what it was like to play some of the series’ most haunting scenes. #BandOfBrothers
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Band of Brothers Podcast | Episode 3 "Carentan" with Capt. Dale Dye & Matthew Settle | HBO Max

[@user-ch6xi7rh8k]

Dale Dye's value add to these war films is immensely significant. I could listen to him speak all day!

[@rvrschrs64]

Lt. Speirs comment to Blythe about accepting that you are already dead and don't worry about it , really rang a bell with me. My friend Don and I were both drafted in the fall of 1969. I lucked out and stayed at Fort Sill OK while Don became a combat medic in Cambodia. He told me that on long patrols in the jungle, they would just consider themselves as already dead.

[@yes2day100]

I've never had the pleasure of listening to Roger Bennett before. He is an amazing writer and his summaries of the episodes are superb. He is so knowledgeable and entertaining. Wonderful job.

[@jaylowry]

I was a little embarrassed to realize in episode three that the host was Roger Bennett. He and Michael Davies were fantastic with "Men in Blazers."

[@AmberPearcy]

I’m so glad that Matthew Settle decided to stick it out playing “Spiers”. I loved his character. Loved his portrayal. His smile! Thanks for another great episode. Can’t wait for the next one.

[@stewartgrindlay9760]

I think he is fantastic. Portrays the intensity so well

[@jangrnkjrpedersen3214]

Did he smile even once?

[@doom3798]

@@jangrnkjrpedersen3214 yes several times

[@catherinelw9365]

@@jangrnkjrpedersen3214 Of course he did. A few times.

[@johannarodriguez9848]

Thank you HBO for this, you should make a reunion like friends but all the actors of Band of brothers because this series premiered before I was born. Love to see them now

[@tomfbrb1375]

They do

[@joeyboogenz]

Dye & Settle just blew me away with their interviews. Settle seems like he would have been a great soldier reguardless .

[@orcanimal]

This podcast is long overdue but it couldn't be more welcomed. What a great decision doing this.

[@StreamOnMax]

nostalgia 💜

[@Ralphieboy]

This was the first episode on BoB that I ever saw (on the BBC) and I was hooked immediately.

[@jaymacpherson8167]

Just past 12 minutes into this podcast, the discussion about Platoon begins. Platoon’s opening day, I arrived late to few seats remaining. I found one in the second row, a theater position that I dislike. The screen filled my entire field of vision. The sound was way too loud. At some point into the movie I realized that my hands ached from squeezing both armrests, my torso tensed and twisted. I was sweating. I thought about walking out, but was transfixed. Then it dawned on me that this was the most realistic war film I had ever seen, even tho I had not served as a soldier in the military. Now I know that Dale Dye brought this realism to life. Thank you sir.

[@gordonhogan]

had the absolute pleasure of been trained for a scene for an afternoon by Capt. Dale Dye. We were extras for the Omaha Beach scenes in Saving Private Ryan. For the scene where Hanks and co finally breakthrough the wires etc we were right behind so for that one scene we had Capt. Dale Dye training us in movement in the sand dunes for a few hours. The banter was first class :)

[@gravitypronepart2201]

Matthew, if you by chance are reading this, I want you to know that I really enjoyed your interview, and learning of your faith. Thanks for portraying one of these extraordinary men.

[@Jabberstax]

Captain Dye also worked on the Last of the Mohicans. One of the best films of all time.

[@narunatsu1]

I agree, it's a great film 🙌🏻

[@rachelbartlettactor]

I can relate to Matthew's struggle with his confidence in his abilities as an actor. I sometimes doubt myself too. I'm glad he had that heart to heart with Captain Dye because he played Speirs in such a fantastic way.♠️

[@judahjohnston9954]

The amount of badasses in this episode is through the roof

[@mrquirky3626]

WOW, Dale Dye AND Capt Speirs?!?! Thank you so much for this treat. Three things I noticed in this podcast: 1) I loved how both Dye and Settle would often refer to their cast mates by their characters names and hardly ever their real names. 2) I loved how when Dye was talking about his time with Major Winters for the production, he kept referring to him as 'sir'. It made me realize that for military guys, rank never ends. Here's Dale Dye, a captain from the Vietnam war, and Winters, a major from WW2. Neither man had been active service for decades, yet when the two were together, Dye would still call him 'sir'. 3) I find it interesting that David Schwimmer did the boot camp with the other actors. I remember reading about the making of Saving Private Ryan where the main cast also did a boot camp (likely with Dale Dye) but Spielberg made sure Matt Damon didn't have to do it. He wanted the other actors to resent Damon in the same way their characters resented having to find and save the missing Pvt Ryan.

[@scottnolan2833]

Everything you say is true, but also, I call any man from that generation “sir” because they’re older. That’s a Southern thing. Also, he helped save the whole damn world, so yeah, he gets a “sir.”

[@dirtcop11]

My parents were of that generation. I think the Great Depression hardened them to the hardships during the war. That is something that is usually missing from many of the films about World War 2.

[@josephr.6081]

Some of the questions are inspired. Great job interviewers. Awesome one about Matthew settles. Man, did Mathew nail it. Great performance.

[@user-ch6xi7rh8k]

Mr. Captain Dye: Please make "No Better Place to Die", we all want to see it and that story needs to be told.

[@aabhinavkaushik7958]

Best series ever. I am so in awe of this. Imagine being in the middle of producing this epic.

[@mariecappart3079]

As an media consultant historian I find what Capt. Dale says at 16:00 so important! The core of everything. I'm so glad for the series to have captured that so well!

[@Poindexter03]

You just never know how you’ll react until it happens. Of course all fails in comparison to war. Sir Michael Caine described his experience with war during his combat experience in Korea in an interview with him I watched. He said something like “I found out that I could think and act under war conditions and it has served me in good stead for my entire life.” Knowing he could survive that and still think and act coherently stayed with him for his entire life so far. Brilliant interview. At Oxford I believe.

[@EhEhEhEINSTEIN]

I hope Rick Gomez gets part of an episode, I met him on a flight from Santa Rosa to LAX. Absolutely a real one.

[@yes2day100]

I met him too, in my gym in LA. He was with the guy who played Picante. Both of them were delightful, and they were hanging out together in a gym 10 years after BoB was filmed. How cool is that?

[@EhEhEhEINSTEIN]

@@yes2day100 That is very cool! Sadly Rick didn't get interviewed though.. Seems like with all the zoom/teams meetings going on, we could've heard from the class clown of the series. Also would've like to have heard from Randleman.

[@imtryinghere1]

Rick was great and added a lot to the series. I'd like to fight him in an MMA match or battle him in a food network bake off.

[@merrid.4550]

8:12 Dale Dye: I heard Ron Nixon say in the podcast-..... hahaha

[@eye_straindigital]

Awesome episode as always. I wonder how Marc Warren (Blithe) felt after the show was released. I didn't find out until years later about the inaccuracies with the portrayal Albert Blithe. It does not, nor should it take away from his performance. He's an excellent actor, and his character was essential at conveying the psychological trauma that all men go through as a result of war.

[@catherinelw9365]

Warren admitted that he never watched the series, only the episode he was in. Disappointing.

[@RobertLewis-el9ub]

The respect shown to the 'subject' shines through. The podcast again demonstrates the commitment and determination of all concerned to 'get this right'. Truly a remarkable series - telling the story of an extraordinary generation.

[@fettfan91]

Carentan was actually the first episode of Band of Brothers I ever saw, it was on the History Channel. I had never heard of the show before but was immediately, as Mr. Settle said, "transported." The scene between Spiers and Blithe was seared into my memory, so well written and acted.

[@timfronimos459]

Commentaries are as valuable as the Band of Brothers series itself thank you for posting

[@ronaldtartaglia4459]

What a fantastic pod cast. Start to finish. Thank you Roger. You are absolutely great at this.

[@Johnyperks]

Fantastic Pod Cast, thanks for keeping it alive Host Roger and Capt. Dale Dye and Matthew Settle.

[@darthmong7196]

Hearing Dale Dye reminds me of playing Medal of Honor: European Assault.

[@darthmong7196]

And MOH Rising Sun.

[@georgemartin1436]

I did not know until now that Dale Dye played Colonel sink. I thought it was another person who played Sink and wondered why they didn't use Dale, especially since the "actor" sounded exactly like Dale Dye....DUHHHHHHHH

[@ruthanna4713]

This series, specifically episode 6, helped me get back to the 'why' of why I chose to save lives for a living.

[@bbbt8090]

Much respect to both these Dudes!

[@tansideout]

Well this is outstanding. Very impressed with Settle.

[@keneasum7697]

Nicely done. Very insightful questions. One of the best podcasts on Band of Brothers ever!

[@charakaamayantha_ca9784]

Thank u HBO for making this

[@josephclark7814]

What fantastic interviews.

[@miketous1865]

“Better get some OD’s Bob”. Don’t know why but this is my favorite Col. Sink line.

[@keifergaudry3128]

I always utter this line! Thought I was the only one.

[@jimleonardson4268]

@2:20 gives me the idea that each episode after E1 has a situation that reflects a lesson from Captain Sobel which may have been intentional or unintentional. This one is that, in training, a soldier's pass may be revoked by the captain at the drop of a hat. In the theater of operations the war will revoke the company's pass at least a few times, so get used to it.

[@jasonporter5912]

wow i'd never considered that but it's so true

[@rockylincoln8418]

Brilliant episode, well done!

[@briangregory6303]

If I could like this again every time I watch it, I would. Matthew Settle seems like a good dude.

[@leivabernie]

GREAT episode as always.

[@michaelmullin3744]

I love the honesty

[@Coverly]

This show still inspires and motivates me 20 years on! My teenage boys also watched it & liked it, so I took them to Normandy & The Ardennes to have a look around. We found the very street in Carentan where Easy Co. were pinned down by the MG42's. It's a long straight road going downhill to what is now a shop, but you could see that an MG42 placed in the upstairs window would sweep ANYTHING moving on that road. Later in that episode, Lipton tells the men to get out of there as "they have us zeroed", which makes perfect sense as most of the buildings around that junction are modern, suggesting that the original ones were probably destroyed by the shelling/mortar fire. It must have been brutal! :-( It was very interesting to visit Carentan because you get a much better picture of what Easy Co. were actually doing there? Turn a left at the shop and continue downhill for a few hundred meters and you come to the railway station, which I presume was their main objective.

[@bikenavbm1229]

Thank you for that and your 2 guests too

[@Tennischamp450]

“We got zips in the wire down here”

[@philipthomey7884]

This host is gushing with praise

[@Nimbasa180]

Much better than the first episode. If only they could go back, & bring it to quality also

[@dirks4093]

Awesome.

[@MichaelLeopold1]

Amazing listens

[@nickmitsialis]

I wanted to point out an much older movie that did the same thing as Capt Dye did: A French movie called 317 Platoon, about a French led platoon of Laotian irregulars tasked with harassing the Viet Minh supply lines; the director, Pierre Schoendoerffer (who was a war correspondent that actually captured by the Viet Minh in Dien Bien Phu) took his cast to Cambodia in the middle of the monsoon season and drilled them intensely, assisted by several Cambodian vets who had actually served with the French. His motto was that a war film should not be made in comfort.

[@IrishTechnicalThinker]

Episode 3 was probably one of my favourite episodes, getting to see Speirs engaging with his NCO's and Blithe was very hard done by in the series because he wasn't killed and in fact he went on to fight in the Pacific theatre, died in his later years.

[@danugo6742]

He fought in the Korean war

[@Mastro_]

I had no idea Dale Dye was also an advisor for the show. Amazing.

[@mrquirky3626]

Dale Dye actually started off his Hollywood career as a military advisor for the entertainment industry. He first started with Platoon and then even got a small part in that movie. I guess he was always around set so much for his advisor role that most directors thought to give him small on camera roles as well. 20 years of military service definitely gives him the experience needed to convincingly play an officer on the big and small screen.

[@SgtMjr]

Dale Dye was a Marine combat correspondent in 'Nam. Basically he was 'Joker' from FMJ. Turned his war experience and journalism chops to making his life's work in H'wood getting military portrayals authentic on film. So good at it he became the go-to guy and the rest is history...pun intended.

[@georgemartin1436]

My situation was opposite: I did not know until now that Dale Dye played Colonel Sink. I thought it was another person who played Sink and wondered why they didn't use Dale, especially since the "actor" sounded exactly like Dale Dye....DUHHHHHHH

[@danmeehan1390]

Nice to see actual footage besides the audio

[@your_royal_highness]

Shocked Spiers didn’t get the Medal of Honor for Foy

[@Donnie8888]

Think Captain Dye put Steven Seagal through boot camp for the movie Sniper Special Ops? Lmao

[@leonardoandwelio1687]

Sat between Winters and Spiers! Wow, what a privilege that was.

[@Nerd_of_Anarchy]

Just watched the BoB episode #3 and the incorrect statement of Blythe not recovering is still there at the end.

[@gravitypronepart2201]

What a coincidence! I was just watching a movie called "The Angel Wore Red", and found an Italian actor in it who, and I kid you not is Matthew Settle's doppelganger! I mean twins! His name is Francisco (Nino) Castelnuovo. Chech it out. He just passed away on September 6th.

[@geekazoid1983]

GPS Coordinates are for Poses, France (en route to Paris)

[@luizviniciusvieiraalexandr4979]

Capitan Sobel after ww2 became a actor and did take part on the Famous series F.R.I.E.N.D.S

[@wgnation351]

The Rough Riders is a good movie also'

[@bobkohl6779]

Blythe was mishandled. He was not killed and had a lengthy career in the army.

[@rufusgoldstein2655]

Yes , we've known that for 25 years

[@chillhard430]

Capt. Dale Dye.

[@JeffSal999]

Burned their boots?! Nah, they should have donated them to charity for victims of war. And Speirs did admit to the stories, so I would imagine that his family probably accepted the fact that it was war, and there were many things that people do that they normally wouldn’t.

[@tjdent7166]

Exactly.

[@sallydorsey1851]

About pilots

[@sallydorsey1851]

I heard a new series is coming out

[@jimleonardson4268]

Isn't base on "Masters of the Air" by Donald Miller?

[@sallydorsey1851]

Is this true

[@b3r3n12]

What spiers said about accepting death is accurate. Because worrying all thw time about ur survival will shoot ur anxiety up 1000 percent, and distract u from ur job. Trying walking around southen Afghanistan if u disagree.

[@MrEieio44]

👍

[@melissagaines6358]

Should add a small correction...the East in the coordinates should be WEST. (France is in the western hemisphere).

[@jimleonardson4268]

Those coordinates are east of the prime meridian. It's near the Seine river in Poses, France, southeast of Rouen.

[@melissagaines6358]

@@jimleonardson4268 You are correct. But the location should represent Carentan, FR. Each episode gives the specific coordinates to the episode name. (not a random intersection in the middle of nowhere). Change East to West and voila!

[@ArizonaJoeHines]

As a Vietnam vet, I think Platoon is the closest to the real thing. One tiny detail I loved was when a soldier calls a captain "die wee" (sp) which is Vietnamese for, you guessed it, "captain." It's the only rank that does that. What I loved was just throwing that out there without explanation.

[@williamkennedy8768]

These were all my brothers that came before me this is why only two percent of Americans can serve

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[@jeffnettleton3858]

One little comment at the end irked me, a little. I'm a veteran......not a combat veteran, but a veteran, and an atheist. I understand the actor is speaking from his beliefs and his faith; but, I get irked when people seem to think that you must believe in a deity to have "faith." Servicemembers, even the atheists have "faith;" but, quite often, it is not in "god," it is each other....that your buddies are there for you, that you work and train together, and when the defecation hits the oscillator, you are there for one another. That faith gets you through a lot of hard things, not just combat situations, but stressful times, or physical discomfort, or just a long, arduous day of work or training. It gets you through times where you feel ill-used by politicians or survive a bad leader or to become a better leader. Yes, a great many have faith in a deity; but, my personal experience was that faith in each other was far stronger a belief, especially those who didn't believe in a "divine plan."

[@Strathclydegamer]

It’s a shame the interviewer has a voice and speech pattern that to my ears is like nails on a chalkboard. Because what the actors have to say is really fascinating! Just fed up of hearing the interviewers drawling way of talking.

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[@krisfrederick5001]

Well, at easy Easy Company and enjoy this video ♠

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