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The Smoke Pit is a live, unscripted conversation space inspired by the military tradition of the smoke pit; an informal place where people gather, speak candidly, and connect beyond rank or title.

Each episode brings together veterans, leaders, and guests for real, no-talking-points discussions that cut through the noise and get to what people actually think, believe, and experience. Expect honest dialogue, diverse perspectives, and a setting where respect and authenticity come first.

The Smoke Pit is a 50501 Veterans initiative, hosted and produced by Crayon Eater Media.

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Congressional Candidate Brit Robinson Talks VA Reform, Iran, & Campaign Finance | The Smoke Pit

mardi 30 juin 2026 • Durée 01:00:37

Brit Robinson is running for Congress in Florida's 4th District (FL-04). She joins The Smoke Pit to talk policy: where she stands on veterans' care, the war powers question around Iran, and the money driving congressional campaigns.

The conversation covers VA funding and staffing shortages, continuity of care and the community care debate, mental health treatment and veteran suicide, access to experimental therapies like ibogaine and ketamine, and military families facing food insecurity on SNAP. Robinson and the panel also dig into vote-by-mail and military voting access, gerrymandering and the dilution of the veteran vote after Florida redistricting, campaign finance reform and Citizens United, and the real barriers working-class candidates face getting on the ballot.

A military spouse with family stationed across the country, Robinson talks military residency, the cost of running a volunteer-led campaign, and why she believes the system is built to keep working people out of office. The panel pushes back where it counts, from term limits to healthcare-for-all and how it intersects with VA benefits.

Brit Robinson faces Aaron Bean in the FL-04 race. The Florida primary is August 18. Find more on her campaign at brittforcongress.com.

Issues Over Party. Straight Talk Over Spin.

50501 Veterans does not endorse candidates. All candidate appearances on The Smoke Pit are framed around issues, not party or electoral outcomes.

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Why We March: Veterans and Military Families on July 4th in Philadelphia

jeudi 18 juin 2026 • Durée 01:00:42

Veterans and military families are joining forces for a mass march in Philadelphia on July 4th, and on this episode of The Smoke Pit, the organizers tell you exactly why. Katie Chorbak (50501 Veterans), Hanna Lafko (Common Defense), Billie Winner-Davis (Military Family Speak Out), Steph Money (50501 Veterans Policy Director), and Carl Able (50501 Veterans Media Director) break down what is driving veterans and their families into the streets, what they hope to build, and why the 250th birthday of this nation is the moment to say enough is enough.

From the drone program and moral injury to deported veterans, active duty troops on SNAP, and the constitutional case for dissent, this conversation covers the full weight of what is at stake. The panel traces the legacy of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, reflects on the April 20th action in Washington, D.C., and makes the case for why veterans showing up in uniform and in public changes the conversation in ways nothing else can.

If you cannot make it to Philadelphia, there are ways to support. Visit mfso.org to donate, sponsor a veteran or military family member's travel, or connect with Military Family Speak Out on Facebook, Instagram, and Blue Sky.

The Smoke Pit airs every Wednesday and Saturday at 8PM ET on YouTube, Twitch, and Riverside. Produced by 50501 Veterans.

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The 25th Amendment: When Is a President Unfit to Serve?

lundi 13 avril 2026 • Durée 02:07:22

When does presidential behavior cross the line into incapacity?

In this episode of The Smoke Pit, we break down one of the most uncomfortable questions in American politics: how do you determine if a president is no longer fit to lead?

Using real-world examples, military leadership perspectives, and constitutional analysis, we examine:

The difference between personality, poor judgment, and true incapacity
How leadership failures are handled in high-stakes environments
What the 25th Amendment actually says and how it works in practice
Whether it’s realistically possible to remove a sitting president
The risks, limitations, and political realities behind invoking it

This isn’t about partisanship. It’s about systems, accountability, and what happens when leadership breaks down at the highest level.

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Money in Politics: Who Really Holds Power?

vendredi 10 avril 2026 • Durée 02:07:05

Money drives modern politics. But at what cost?

In this episode of The Smoke Pit, veterans from across the political spectrum sit down with Mayhem, co-founder of Money Out of Politics, to break down how campaign financing has reshaped American democracy.

From the historical roots of political funding to the post–Citizens United explosion of dark money and Super PACs, the panel explores a core question:

Is money in politics the disease… or just a symptom of something deeper?

This is not a scripted debate. It’s a raw, candid exchange on power, influence, voter responsibility, and what it will actually take to fix the system.

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What Aren’t We Being Told? Veterans Sound Alarm on Iran Conflict and Missing Military Intel

lundi 6 avril 2026 • Durée 01:49:46

Veterans from across the political spectrum break down what’s really happening in the escalating Iran conflict—and why the lack of information should concern every American.

In this episode of The Smoke Pit, the panel reacts to reports of a U.S. F-15 being shot down, additional aircraft losses including an F-35 and AWACS, and growing questions about whether the United States still maintains air superiority in the region. More importantly, they confront a deeper issue: why the public isn’t being told the full story.

Drawing on firsthand military experience, the conversation cuts through speculation and focuses on what matters:

• What confirmed and unconfirmed aircraft losses could mean for U.S. military strategy
• The role of information control, media gaps, and government silence during conflict
• Whether the U.S. is facing a tactical or strategic failure in the Middle East
• How rising tensions with Iran could reshape global alliances and energy markets
• The risks of escalation without clear public accountability or congressional oversight

Beyond battlefield analysis, the panel explores the growing disconnect between political leadership and operational reality—and what that means for service members, veterans, and civilians alike.

This isn’t cable news. It’s not filtered through press briefings or political spin.
It’s veterans asking the questions that aren’t being answered.

If you want to understand what’s actually at stake in the Iran conflict—not just what’s being reported—this is the conversation you need to hear.

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Another Forever War? Veterans React to U.S. Troop Movements

jeudi 26 mars 2026 • Durée 01:50:31

Veterans from across the political spectrum come together in The Smoke Pit to break down the latest U.S. troop movements, rising tensions with Iran, and the real risk of another forever war. This unfiltered conversation dives into what “boots on the ground” actually means from those who have lived it, not just debated it.

The panel explores strategic realities like the deployment of the 82nd Airborne, potential operations targeting Iran’s oil infrastructure, and the broader geopolitical risks tied to escalation in the region. At the same time, they confront hard questions about presidential war powers, the continued use of the AUMF, and whether Congress has effectively surrendered its constitutional role.

Beyond strategy, this episode tackles the human cost of war, concerns over military leadership and readiness, and the growing disconnect between political decision-making and battlefield consequences. The discussion also expands into domestic issues, including ICE operations, civil liberties, and the role of veterans in defending democratic norms at home.

At its core, The Smoke Pit is about something bigger: proving that Americans with fundamentally different beliefs can still sit down, challenge each other, and have real conversations without it devolving into chaos. Veterans, shaped by shared service but divided in perspective, model what civil discourse can look like in a deeply polarized country.

This is not a polished political talking point session. It is raw, direct, and grounded in lived experience.

If you want to understand what’s really at stake, this is the conversation you need to hear.

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It Doesn’t Affect Me’—Until It Does: Veterans Confront Power and Responsibility

mardi 24 mars 2026 • Durée 01:25:20

Do constitutional rights apply to everyone in the United States, or only to citizens?

In this episode of The Smoke Pit, veterans debate due process, ICE enforcement, and what their oath to the Constitution actually demands in today’s political climate.

This episode brings together veterans with different perspectives for a direct, unscripted conversation about immigration policy, civil liberties, and government accountability.

The discussion explores:

Whether due process applies to all persons within U.S. borders
The legality and ethics of ICE operations and deportations
Supreme Court interpretations of constitutional protections
The role of veterans in defending democratic principles
Media influence, information gaps, and political polarization

Drawing on military experience and real-world examples, the panel challenges assumptions, debates policy, and confronts the tension between national security and individual rights.

This is not a partisan talking point discussion—it’s a real conversation about power, responsibility, and the Constitution.

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Congressional Candidate Ceretta Smith: What the Government Actually Owes the People Who Served It

lundi 8 juin 2026 • Durée 01:07:58

Ceretta Smith has been planning this run since 2015. That was the year she walked into her congressman's office in Washington, D.C., leading a union delegation on veterans' and federal worker issues, and got a polite thanks-for-coming and was shown the door. She looked at her delegation and said, "One day I'm coming for that seat." Eleven years later, she's on the ballot in Georgia's 12th Congressional District, and she brought everything with her.

Smith is an Army veteran, a former Physical Evaluation Board Liaison Officer who spent two decades working inside the military healthcare system, an elected official, and a member of the American Federation of Government Employees. She knows what the VA looks like from the inside, what it costs families when it fails, and what it means when 30,000 positions sit vacant by design.

In this episode, host Katie Chorbak and panelists Lisa Wohlrab, John Moses, and Bryan C. Winter sit down with Ceretta for a conversation that covers VA staffing, rural healthcare deserts, the balance of power, and what joyful politics actually looks like when you're an African-American woman running in a MAGA district — and winning.

Topics covered:

VA Healthcare and Rural Healthcare Gaps — Georgia's 12th has 24 counties. Most of them are rural. Two hospitals closed in the district. The nearest VA for some veterans is two and a half hours away. Ceretta breaks down what that means for amputees without transportation, women waiting months for mammograms, and veterans who can't access specialty care at all — and what she'd do about it.

Fully Funded, Fully Staffed — Over 30,000 VA vacancies. A brand-new mammogram department with no one to run it. Ceretta argues the understaffing isn't incompetence — it's strategy. Defund it, declare it broken, privatize it. She's not having it.

Take Back Congress and the Five Pillars — Ceretta is part of a coalition of over 100 everyday candidates running on a shared reform platform: term limits, overturning Citizens United, banning congressional stock trading, a five-year moratorium on the revolving door to lobbying, and a code of ethics for the Supreme Court. Katie pushes her on the constitutional path to term limits, and Ceretta holds her ground.

Idiocracy Is Now: Trump's Cult of Self, Billionaires, and the Fight for What's Left

lundi 1 juin 2026 • Durée 58:37

IN THIS EPISODE

The Saturday crew dives into a week that felt ripped straight from a dystopian screenplay. Katie, Carl, and Bryan cover the $250 Trump bill, the collapsing White House fair, the UFC fight on the people's lawn, Peter Thiel's move to Argentina, the billionaire class and its relationship to democracy, end-stage capitalism, worker co-ops as a structural alternative, and what it means when the people who were supposed to build a better future decide to burn it down instead.

TOPICS COVERED

The $250 Trump Bill The proposal to put a living president's face on currency is technically illegal — and also deeply on-brand. The panel connects the move to the authoritarian playbook of self-glorification, from buildings to airports to Mount Rushmore memes. A Florida judge struck Trump's name from the Kennedy Center this week, and his response was to threaten to give it back to Congress. The panel was not surprised.

The White House Fair Collapse Artists are backing out. Trump called them third-rate. The panel points out that he invited them. Bryan breaks down why authoritarians always try to co-opt art — and why all the actual artists are on the other side. Carl's theory: the artists left because they knew no one was going to show up.

The UFC Fight on the Lawn The Pentagon is hosting a UFC fight on the White House lawn — with a physical fitness standard required for free tickets. Carl notes that the president himself would not meet that standard. The panel also raises the logistical question of where Marine One lands now. Bryan predicts creative camera work. Carl has already seen Craigslist posts paying for attendees.

Peter Thiel, Argentina, and the Surveillance State Thiel is moving his family to Argentina — the same country where Nazis fled after World War II — while Palantir's surveillance infrastructure remains embedded in the U.S. government. Katie reflects on what it means as a gay woman to watch a gay billionaire help build a system designed to erase people like her. Bryan argues Thiel is missing his actual shot at a legacy. Carl doesn't excuse him, but traces how someone gets from idealism to this.

Deported Veterans: What Happens When America Deports the People Who Served It

vendredi 29 mai 2026 • Durée 01:01:21

What happens to veterans who get deported from the United States? On this episode of The Smoke Pit, host Katie Chorbak sits down with Dee James, an Army veteran and deported veterans advocate who served six and a half years as a legal permanent resident and nearly became a deported veteran herself, to answer that question directly.

The U.S. government does not track how many veterans it deports. No system exists at ICE, DHS, or USCIS to flag military service before a deportation order is carried out. A 2024 GAO report identified this as a documented gap. The widely cited figure of 96,000 deported veterans since Vietnam comes from a PBS article, not a verified federal dataset, and Dee James breaks down exactly why that matters and what the real scope of the crisis looks like from the ground.

The conversation covers the full arc of how this happens: recruiter promises of citizenship made to non-citizen enlistees, the broken naturalization pipeline inside the military, what due process looks like for a veteran facing deportation, and what the current ICE enforcement environment means for green card holders who served. The panel includes Sam Gibbons, Marine veteran and Congressional candidate in South Carolina's 2nd District, and Carl Able, retired Marine Gunnery Sergeant and 50501 Veterans Media Director, and a former recruiter who didn't know deported veterans was an issue until this administration.

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