USS John C. Stennis
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Sep 28, 2026
Jamie BurnettHOST
Masto, best text ever from Kim.
Jamie BurnettHOST
I watched the 2018 grand final from the bar on an aircraft carrier, the USS John C. Stennis in the Persian Gulf.
Jamie BurnettHOST
That's
Chris MastenGUEST
amazing.
speaker_5UNKNOWN
The transcripts note we currently have carriers named after men with deeply troubling, actively racist legacies.
speaker_5UNKNOWN
The USS Carl Vinson and the USS John C. Stennis.
speaker_4UNKNOWN
These were powerful Southern politicians, staunch, unapologetic, lifelong segregationists.
speaker_5UNKNOWN
Yes.
speaker_0NARRATOR
It raises a profound question about institutional hypocrisy.
speaker_0NARRATOR
The transcripts note we currently have carriers named after men with deeply troubling, actively racist legacies, the USS Carl Vinson and the USS John C. Stennis.
speaker_3NARRATOR
These were powerful Southern politicians, staunch, unapologetic, lifelong segregationists.
speaker_0NARRATOR
Yes.
Norman CarusoHOST
The USS Carl Vinson.
Norman CarusoHOST
The USS John Stennis.
Kristin CarusoHOST
Okay, I'll admit, once you stopped naming presidents, I fell off.
Kristin CarusoHOST
Yeah, and I
Daryl CaudleHOST
Okay
Theodore WelkeGUEST
... on USS John C. Stennis.
Daryl CaudleHOST
Mm-hmm.
Theodore WelkeGUEST
That was my first tour.
Kate DelaneyHOST
I know I've talked about this.
Kate DelaneyHOST
My husband was on the USS Stennis when they launched.
Kate DelaneyHOST
So he was part of the crew that, you know, launched the ship from San Diego.
Kate DelaneyHOST
Then they were in Virginia and then they were chasing Saddam Hussein and they were out in the Mediterranean for nine months.
Kate DelaneyHOST
I know I've talked about this.
Kate DelaneyHOST
My husband was on the USS Stennis when they launched.
Kate DelaneyHOST
So he was part of the crew that, you know, launched the ship from San Diego.
Kate DelaneyHOST
Then they were in Virginia and then they were chasing Saddam Hussein and they were out in the Mediterranean for nine months.