Chris Cappy: A Grunt's Perspective On Iraq, Ukraine, China And Israel | BRIDGES #08

Chris Cappy from Task and Purpose discuss China invading Taiwan, Russia vs Ukraine, and axis of resistance filling vacuums as US pulls out and the possibility of World War III...
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00:00:00 Podcast teaser
00:00:52 Chris Cappy Bridges Episode
00:03:28 Army is completely transforming
00:07:42 Chris Cappy is an average soldier
00:09:19 Special forces vs 10,000 grunts
00:12:23 Chris Cappy offered a new perspective
00:16:59 Wanting to get deployed to Iraq
00:22:13 Chris Cappy still considers himself conservative
00:23:37 The two times Chris Cappy wanted to quit
00:25:49 Bootcamps was mindgames
00:29:46 Paying the enemy for safety
00:35:05 When your beliefs are shaken
00:38:09 Jon Stewart loved the military
00:43:11 The big change for Task and Purpose
00:51:10 Axis of resistance: Iran, NK, China and Russia
01:00:30 Do people talk politics in the military?
01:02:02 Should the US be more honest about foreign policy?
01:07:40 Projecting power for trade routes is important
01:08:59 China and Russia are filling the vacuums
01:16:51 If China invaded Taiwan...
01:21:08 Possibility of World War 3?
01:23:34 Greatest foreign policy mistake...
01:29:10 Gulf war: right or wrong?
01:35:30 Exerting global influence in good ways
01:43:39 Vietnam war vs Korean war
01:53:14 History is written by the victors?
01:59:23 War is bad and violence is always bad...
02:05:31 Two camps on Israel Palestine war
02:15:56 Russia should be able to invade Ukraine...?
02:23:41 It's important to purge your audience

[@BridgesStudio]

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[@VoidSinister]

No, I hate Thanksgiving 🤬

[@shvnj]

Whoever’s choosing the guest is doing an awesome job, another great episode.

[@dumblebrug]

Pretty sure its Kyla, she does do a great job

[@tpbenze5032]

I was so happy about this episode just starting watching him like 6 months ago or so his content is amazing

[@BanditBandito-db8tp]

@@dumblebrug yeah this podcast is way better than the podcast with dan. i also like Kyla involvement with interview, even if she does regurgitate Destiny's exact talking points at times.

[@theundying6640]

​@@BanditBandito-db8tp Objectively wrong but you do you bud

[@BanditBandito-db8tp]

@@theundying6640 wait, which part? you actually like the podcast with Dan better, where no one is actually interested in any of the topics that are discussed and steve/ dan bicker about literally everything?

[@rrrrr.55555]

If you want people to see these full versions, you can't make 50 minute versions available before in the Destiny channel. Those versions should be way shorter (maybe 30 min tops), and should come out either at the same time or a day or two before the full version

[@insertname5057]

Yep the full episode should drop and then maybe a week later the zoomer edit can drop on the main channel to try and facilitate a second round of interest.

[@tomaszrasolomampionona5609]

Not necessarily, I have seen it done before, where snippets of podcasts were uploaded days before the main upload, doesn't seem that bad - it's like a trailer. But they definitely should not take 30-50 min. It should probably be like a 10-15 minute most interesting, maybe controversial piece of conversation.

[@bigzed7908]

Yeah, it's absolutely stupid. Why spoil the conversation with a snippet from the middle of the podcast?

[@rrrrr.55555]

Chris Williamson comes to mind

[@spencerrichmond5845]

Facts after I saw the first one on destiny’s channel I didn’t even think there was gonna be a full version thought it was just a short pod😂

[@dracorant5270]

If you want this channel to take off, videos need to be listed before or at the same time as destiny channel.

[@jakeroper1096]

I’ve been wondering what the deal is. Are my options to pay here or get it from Destiny’s channel free?

[@goodfortunedj]

Counterpoint: 22k views in 12 hours for the 8th episode of a new podcast is perfectly acceptable in terms of growth, and Destiny gets more momey off of the greater amount of views he gets on his main channel. Podcasts last for a long time :) in 5 years, no one will have seen the time disparity

[@VoidSinister]

​@@jakeroper1096 Anything Else is the paid one

[@wolfwood]

a significantly bigger channel posting chunks of a smaller podcast? that sounds like good marketing. don't be so FUCKING RETARDED.

[@rickenrackenusa]

As a former Marine infantryman and current law school student, this was definitely the podcast i wanted to see today.

[@instantsus_]

thanks for letting us know your whole resume. normal people like this too

[@drodi7320]

@@instantsus_ seek meditation.

[@instantsus_]

@@drodi7320 as a former meditator i agree

[@notalanrogers3173]

As a former marine infantryman and not a current law school student, shut up, boot.

[@instantsus_]

@@notalanrogers3173 great! as a former cuck this is so great to read

[@BridgesStudio]

We are having some monetization issues recently so a lot of delays is August doing his best to wait and see if monetization will fix up! So Sorry!

[@LoudWaffle]

"we are having technical issues we're trying to sort it out" ---> 👂👂 ----> "blame August for everything he hates us viewers" You got it chief, I hate that guy!

[@BillyBiceps]

"It's hard to appreciate the machine, when you're a cog in it." Loved that quote

[@Chris-il5im]

Thank you for having Chris on the show. It was a great conversation, and the podcast is improving. You’ve gained a new subscriber, friends.

[@KichiSixtyFour]

Just a minor thought, ignore it if you'd like but it's something I noticed. It seems to me that both Steven and Kyla have a tendency to try to "predict" the end of a speaker's sentence, and I think it's done in an attempt to signal an "I'm following what you're saying and engaging" kind of energy but it strikes me as just an interruption most of the time. Might be worth re-evaluating for a podcast format. On streams it's fine, on a podcast (at least for me) it's a bit disruptive, especially since the idea is for us to mainly hear WHAT the guest has to say rather than the hosts' ability to predict it. Podcast is still excellent, enjoying it a lot! :)

[@juancsmix]

yes. so many times...

[@KichiSixtyFour]

If a few examples are helpful: 1:57:25 2:08:55 2:10:38 2:16:25 and again at 2:16:33

[@JohnSmith-tr9us]

you are highly artistic.

[@KichiSixtyFour]

@@JohnSmith-tr9us absolutely a possibility lol

[@lucasfernando4097]

I was looking for this comment. Holy shit! They need to learn to let their guest finish his thoughts.

[@shvnj]

This is still unlisted my guy

[@geeesejeeeze6055]

So?

[@Canada-_]

@@geeesejeeeze6055 visibility so people that don't know of Destiny can get the video recommended to them, kinda seems like your trolling tbh

[@just_a_turtle_chad]

Respect to Russia and China

[@geeesejeeeze6055]

@@Canada-_ 🤑

[@ffff7164]

@@just_a_turtle_chad +100 batsoup credit

[@nilsen93]

Why did I have to follow August's re-upload link on @destiny to find this video? It is not listed on Bridges' channel....

[@ReallyGoodandKind]

This is the bridges channel

[@nilsen93]

@@ReallyGoodandKind Yes.. And?

[@TheStormSuspect]

Why’s this unlisted?

[@AwfulLottaYea]

To reward the warriors who went out of our way to find the full pod

[@orangutanenthusiast5631]

August wants the bag

[@xlol2429]

bcuz of destitties pitty stains

[@Khronogi]

its not

[@aSSGoblin1488]

no aircon? ​@@xlol2429

[@JayDubb3BCT]

Spare parts army checking in! Cappy is extremely intelligent, well spoken, and good guy.

[@Sam-nr8sj]

I saw one comment saying he was rooting for Russia at the start of the war. Any truth to this or just someone spouting BS?

[@JayDubb3BCT]

@@Sam-nr8sj in all honesty, I've never heard or seen him say nor imply anything like that. Then again, I have no idea.

[@Sam-nr8sj]

@@JayDubb3BCT probably bullshit, I reviewed his first few videos at the time and the only thing I could see being interpreted by that would be him overestimating russias capabilities. Which is fine and what everyone did. He said he sympathizes with the Russian troops because war sucks, which is a rational opinion.

[@Spartansareawesome11]

@@Sam-nr8sjhe just overstated Russias abilities and what it would accomplish in the war, but so did a lot of people who were just looking at the situation on paper

[@Spartansareawesome11]

You should watch Perun

[@AwfulLottaYea]

So glad destiny decided to do a podcast. These have been awesome.

[@JumCuggler]

These are the type of guests that I love seeing! It's so cool so see this crossover that I never imagined would happen.

[@aSSGoblin1488]

I LOVE THE GUESTS RYAN MC BETH AND CAPPY!!!!!!! PERUN AND WILLIAM SPANIEL NEXT!

[@grayne86]

Man if they got Perun that would be incredible. I hope he would do a PowerPoint as part of his interview, lol.

[@chadrobinson3163]

Note for your producer/audio engineer: The noise gates on your microphones are distracting. Every time someone stops talking, the volume drops to minus infinity very noticeably. Please slow the attack time or bring the volume reduction up to a more natural level. 🙂

[@coltonp3247]

Agreed, at times I thought it was cut or edited because all sound would cut off

[@kilmer009]

YES, thanks jebus I wasn't the only one that this bothered so much. Glad to see someone that understands audio engineering chime in.

[@DrEyhnal]

Died when he said he was filming kids in his backyard 😂

[@rrrrr.55555]

😭😭

[@benjaminleonard123]

I love Ukraine getting some significan focus! Love that yall had Chris on!

[@zaab-yaoh9302]

dawg they've been the focus since the war started lmao

[@lennartmartens38]

Happy to see NotSoErudite back!

[@strajkz]

I get re-uploading a sanitized Version on the main channel, but unlisting them from here is just dumb and confusing, this is the only podcast channel I listen to where I'm having trouble with the transparency of finding and listening to episodes ASAP, I end up jumping around trying to find it which just makes me quit the search and listen to something else instead, get your shit sorted August, whatever you're trying to do, it's not working...

[@camelloy]

Dude y’all are killing it with these discussions!

[@amoyer4476]

Such an amazing conversation! Felt so informational at a super consumable level! GIVE ME MORE!!!!

[@alekm6057]

Hell ya!!! Love Chris Cappy I’m so happy you had him on! Keep up the good work Mr Botticelli we love you and almost everything you do

[@DudokX]

That was way more interesting than I expected.

[@danielwalton8633]

Really loving bridges and the way you two work as a pair

[@angryonion9550]

I worry about the D man stacking stimulants with those energy drinks.

[@pjrobs5551]

he gets checked by the doctor at least. He actually said he lowered his adhd med dose because his blood pressure was raised more than it should have when he had his checkup, so hes being safe :)

[@another.nikhil]

Great episode guys, enjoyed this one!

[@TheFrost008]

Thank God Kayla is there to restate the other's opinions.

[@JohnSmith-tr9us]

lol, is Steven dating her? is that why she's there?

[@iamanactualcat]

This was a fantastic episode.

[@Observette]

Good conversation. Nice to hear a perspective from someone who was actually in the military.

[@notalanrogers3173]

I was actually in the military. Would you like to hear my perspective?

[@fullm3tal90]

For 2 years I’ve wanted this collab

[@schafyy]

why is this unlisted

[@sirmattington4200]

Great episode, Love Chris Cappy! Task and purpose is an awesome Channel!! The set is looking really good as well, I like the angle etc! you guys look great!

[@Mike23443]

Audio tip: The noise filter is pretty aggressive, so whenever someone stops talking, the audio cuts very abruptly, including the fan noise in the background. This is kind of jarring, annoying and distracting. You may want to do one or more of the following: 1. Reduce the noise level in the studio. 2. Filter out the noise out of the audio pickup. 3. introduce a quick fade to the mute out so that the audio doesn't just cut out of nowhere. OR, leave it open mic so that all noise is always transmitted/recorded. It is less awkward to hear the buzz in the background at all times than to hear it cut in and out depending on someone speaking or being silent.

[@aSSGoblin1488]

really glad to see these guys operate with out a script.

[@jrk22233]

I love that you talked to cappy it might be fun to one day go a bit deeper into conflicts with him i think at somepoint if he returns

[@Jobe-13]

I loved this interview a lot. War is horrible, but the mechanics of combat are so interesting. It’s a strange nature of warfare.

[@jessespence696]

Man that was a very good episode hopefully we see more like that one. You asked Christ some awesome questions and dove deeply enough to give insight into things I've thought about, but never came to grips with. I really like the idea of saying the quit part loud and why these policy's happen and how people feel about them over the years.

[@mikezr1000]

People like Peter Zeihan and Ian Bremmer would be awesome guests for this podcast.

[@martincerny3294]

Peter Zeihan sounds good until he brings up a topic you remotely understand. Then the BS comes out real quick.

[@XTRakki]

​@@martincerny3294 I'm not familiar with Peter Zeihan; could you elaborate on what he's wrong about/spewing bullshit so I/we can know what to watch out for?

[@Gallowglass7]

​@@martincerny3294 Agreed. I used to respect him until he talked about my country, and he was wrong about everything.

[@jaegybomb]

The 2 guys I get half my news from in 1 video.

[@KingAram99]

Why is this unlisted

[@Billy_Herrington1969]

One of the best Podcast guests, will be for quite a while

[@WrathOfTheShaft]

It would be great to see this guy on stream from time to time

[@addicted2anger53]

best episode yet

[@imposeinc3023]

Loved this episode. Chris seems like such a genuinely great dude.

[@nursultantulyakbaycats]

Oooh yeah Cappy!

[@Dntmkt7]

I’ve been testing my eye dominance for ten minutes and I still can’t decide

[@Scott-fd7zi]

Great episode

[@wild1000022]

Banger

[@markpozsar5785]

Why is this video unlisted? How about you don't unlist the video from the Bridges Podcast channel and only make it reachable through the Destiny one? Wtf is the point of uploading these podcasts on a different channel then? I want to see the full video, not the one was edited for no reason, I don't care on which channel, but this shit is silly and makes no sense.

[@PBrousse]

They are basically lowering their video views with this posting strategy. No other podcast does this

[@cantor4554]

Guys, chill out, I'm sure they will figure it out, letting them know is enough. The whining and complaining like they owe you something is too much.

[@ItReignItPour]

Brother I think they'rejust trying to figure it out- im sure the next uploads will be more smooth sailing, to me it seems like everything about the pod is in its infancy stage- this baby will grow :P

[@tarqinquentinsson-obviousl957]

@@ItReignItPour figure what out? Do a bunch of people who have been doing this for over a decade not realise that "unlisted mean nobody know video exist"?

[@kebab8660]

Destiny's KZbin editor August needs more money, that's why.

[@prodTyeDye]

Great conversation, I’m glad I got to be introduced Chris he’s seems like a genuine dude with entertaining and insightful commentary about military. The tactics channel is very interesting

[@lumayne8829]

Amazing episode

[@azazel7942]

Sit on the left, familiarity reads left to right. In previous pods when you’re sitting on the left, it feels a lot more natural to the viewer.

[@akaku9]

Who asked

[@Yuh_mama]

Nobody cares

[@XTRakki]

Interesting point. I usually only listen, so it doesn't affect me.. but I see your vision

[@notalanrogers3173]

What if you're Japanese?

[@Sam-nr8sj]

This podcast is amazing, tiny doing big things.

[@thatgamingfreak]

Thank you Erudite for pausing the conversation and fleshing out Iraq at 1:44:20. That was super helpful for me

[@kami_1789]

Holy crap I thought task and purpose was Cappy's own youtube channel

[@Spartansareawesome11]

Kind of sucks that it isnt, but he probably wouldn’t have ever made one without them so

[@malikshabazz2065]

great stuff! :-)

[@ryanvermeulen22]

best guest yet 100%

[@howir0n1c2]

Kyla needs to stop cutting off the guest by trying to guess what they are about to say

[@Daren6111]

Seriously! It’s so annoying hearing her mumble over the speaker or cutting them off when I wanted to hear the rest of their thought

[@XTRakki]

Steven did also do it a couple of times, but it wasn't that disruptive

[@lucasfernando4097]

Bro, I'm here to listen to the guest's opinions, not to hear Steven's thoughts... like, the amount of times he took up the microphone to give his little speech about a subject was just annoying. Holy shit! Let the guest finish his thoughts for fucks sake...

[@ZennZennster]

Amazing guest

[@marcsman07]

"Our enemies are about to find out why we dont have healthcare" 😂 I dont know why I never heard this before. 47:43

[@instantsus_]

it was popular when the ukraine war started. people would say russia is about to find out why the US doesn’t have universal healthcare.

[@niclastname]

Chris and Ryan McBeth on at the same time would probably be really interesting. I'm not sure how much you want to try to balance 4 people in conversation on the show at once though.

[@hypochondriac1]

i love this podcast

[@achilleus918]

chris cappy??!?!?!?!?! hel yeah

[@brandonblackfyre5783]

*I really fuck with the different guests that the team behind this channel are bringing on... I have watched most of them for a while now & really like their content... Usually it's just them, by themselves on their own channel, talking to the camera so its amazing too see them out of their own channels and having conversations with others.*

[@Dodo-qn8pm]

Get peter zeihan on. This is great and fantastic.

[@kilmer009]

I've been watching Chris on Task & Purpose for a while now. TBH I actually miss his little peppered jokes here and there, but do massively appreciate how much him and the seriousness of the content has grown. This podcast actually gave me some surprising insight into the man. I had always assumed he was a liberal in conservative disguise, but it seems he's pretty conservative, which was a surprise to me. That said it's good to see how well spoken he is without any edits! Cheers to Cappy and both of you for this episode. And yes, the sound engineering needs work, those audio drops were distracting af. ;)

[@tristans9006]

I really like the guests that they have been getting on here. RA the rugged man was sweet, Ryan was great, this guy is interesting. Les goooo

[@HammerFitness1]

“What could I possibly be write about?” Within the 1st minute.

[@AbdulHannanAbdulMatheen]

👏🙂 Very interesting

[@Drewe223]

Loved the interview. Please list these videos. The strategy of releasing a truncated segment, which is just long enough to make people think it’s the whole thing, a day before the actual video is very strange and counterproductive.

[@RetreatSequel]

Yeah dope perspective from this guy. But I think a truncated version is a good idea because it can be a nice teaser without making these episodes redundant. I do think it could've been a bit shorter though.

[@ZennZennster]

Why is this unlisted?

[@allieflounder5764]

Hell yeah Capps!!!!!! Destiny is crushing it! I wish Paul Harrell wasn’t so sick. That would be the ultimate!

[@stroemsten]

Naval base in Djibouti. Hehe

[@zdog058]

T&P I'm gooning rn

[@ItReignItPour]

Chris Cappy is such an awesome guest, I've been watching a bunch of his videos ever since the war in Gaza to get away from the idealogical perspective and look at the conflict in a more objective manner- his videos are great if you're interested in the logistics of war and history.

[@Kroshidze]

19:02 is the funniest moment

[@Sisterwifi]

More of this please, Military-esque content

[@sumprk]

"I'm so curious..." Kill me.

[@bllopawah]

feels like this was uploaded 5 times

[@Slyslug]

thought i had already watched this because i saw the cut down version on a different channel before this. almost didnt even watch this

[@theodor320]

Wow, Lycan really looks different when he is in front of the camera.

[@notalanrogers3173]

This guy's a lot like Lycan, except he actually did things in the military, and his brain hasn't leaked out of his skull.

[@ERGSunshine]

Usually, people in Chris's sphere are among the last people I want to hear opinions from, but this episode let me challenge some of those biases and I'm very grateful for that.

[@zaab-yaoh9302]

Two women and a former national guardsman on a podcast. What a time to be

[@BlueDirt_ProAggressive]

2:17:07 in the 1800s civilians would watch the battles like a picnic.

[@BlueDirt_ProAggressive]

12:56 shiiiit me too. Joined right outta HS. 2nd youngest in basic, definitely youngest in company for a while. Had my 21st Bday right b4 my deployment in 05. 😅😂

[@laobaba]

10 minutes in and Erudite has already interrupted the guest and Destiny multiple times. Not sure if she’s just trying to be a part of the convo or if this is just her style, but hard to listen to what someone is saying when their thoughts keep being interrupted

[@zestylem0n]

Weird not to put Task & Purpose in the title, idk who tf cappy is lol.

[@mikaeleriksen2994]

I'm sure you already know, but whatever camera is used at 1:33:30 is out of focus. I think it's focused on the mic?

[@mrmistyeyed_]

Wonderful episode. I agree with everyone else that you can't post the highlight of the episode on Destiny's channel before releasing the full one here, it does not work.

[@PaxRT87]

You should get another camera to separate Kyla and Steve in the shots. Also, have you tried tint on those windows so you can show what's outside?

[@PaxRT87]

Excellent guest btw! I'm really enjoying the discussion so far.

[@zacharyleonard9413]

11:28 that eye dominance thing is weird. I tried it and got a clear right eye dominance. But then I tried closing my right eye and just looking with left before opening both and somehow I switched to left eye dominant, and it is staying that way with both open.

[@Doomed462]

You can force it for a short time. I am cross-dominant (right handed, left eyed) and I do this while shooting anything with a scope. Its uncomfortable but it works. It will automatically revert back if you stop paying attention and forcing it though.

[@General_Maximus]

19:02 goddammit 💀

[@wingzzzzy]

I would love to see you and Brandon Herrera do a podcast

[@Spartansareawesome11]

I don’t think a guy who goes to events with MTG and Matt Gaetz would have a pleasant podcast with destiny, unless… unless that’s why you would love it haha

[@johnwinthrop2702]

Bryan energy needs to be a new DGG meme.

[@RetreatSequel]

I'm seeing it a lot and i do agree. I feel like the Destiny videos should be a little shorter like a highlight of the best 30ish minutes of the episode. Edit: It is smart tho to show the latter half. We're not skipping the first section and IF it recontextualises the episode enough people will watch the rest.

[@steinscamus8037]

Why unlisted wtf

[@snikklefritz3640]

11:31 I have always been so troubled by this when it comes to sports, shooting, etc. I am left handed but I cannot squint my left eye. I always feel so mixed up, turned around with handling. I basically have to adapt to each item or task I need to handle and then correct depending.... How tf do I learn to squint my left eye?????

[@tiggerbane4325]

Squint with both eyes and then try opening only one of them?

[@snikklefritz3640]

@@tiggerbane4325 I've practiced at every chance it comes to my mind. I feel I get so close. At this point I am almost training myself to have my left eye always open. Who knows. I'll take any advice I can get.

[@aSSGoblin1488]

i notice the sudden absolute silence on my headphones. in between words. did i pause the video? something