https://simplecast.com Unfit For Service Randy Taylor became a soldier to serve America. But he was forced to live a life plagued by paranoia, secrecy and isolation. For years, Randy hid his true identity while risking his life in the United States Army. This is his harrowing, untold story. Unfit for Service is an 8-episode series with new episodes publishing Monday mornings. Series launches with the first two episodes on October 21. Unfit for Service is a production of Wavland and Vespucci and is hosted by Eric Marcus. “Exposes the awful toxicity of making gay people unwelcome in the military, through the story of one very sweet man." – The Guardian 2024 Wavland en Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000 Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:41:35 +0000 https://audiochuck.com Unfit For Service https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/a1a87b67-2865-4234-a087-b342aa30c358/ff2e8a93-6770-4b6c-8b2e-ee6823452d59/3000x3000/show-cover-unfitforservice.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://audiochuck.com serial Randy Taylor became a soldier to serve America. But he was forced to live a life plagued by paranoia, secrecy and isolation. For years, Randy hid his true identity while risking his life in the United States Army. This is his harrowing, untold story. Unfit for Service is an 8-episode series with new episodes publishing Monday mornings. Series launches with the first two episodes on October 21. Unfit for Service is a production of Wavland and Vespucci and is hosted by Eric Marcus. “Exposes the awful toxicity of making gay people unwelcome in the military, through the story of one very sweet man." – The Guardian Wavland true https://feeds.simplecast.com/Nl_moZTG Wavland d17f18f8-63ff-43a0-9ecd-58eab7861cad NEW SERIES: The Redefector It was 1985, the so-called “Year of the Spy”. The CIA had been losing Soviet assets left and right; the first loss seemed like bad luck, but four in a row? That wasn't a coincidence— it was a deadly leak. And just as the Agency was scrambling to find answers, across the world, a KGB colonel named Vitaly Yurchenko walked into the American embassy in Rome and volunteered his services in exchange for immediate exfiltration to the United States.

At the time, Yurchenko was the highest-ranked KGB officer ever to defect to America, and the Agency felt it had hit the jackpot. Instead, his defection would go on to become one of the most dizzying, high-stakes espionage debacles of the last century. Although many of his bombshell revelations were bonafide, a doubt soon began haunting the intelligence community: Was Vitaly Yurchenko telling the whole truth? And if not... What had he been sent to hide?

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]]> Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000 Wavland https://www.wavland.media/ It was 1985, the so-called “Year of the Spy”. The CIA had been losing Soviet assets left and right; the first loss seemed like bad luck, but four in a row? That wasn't a coincidence— it was a deadly leak. And just as the Agency was scrambling to find answers, across the world, a KGB colonel named Vitaly Yurchenko walked into the American embassy in Rome and volunteered his services in exchange for immediate exfiltration to the United States.

At the time, Yurchenko was the highest-ranked KGB officer ever to defect to America, and the Agency felt it had hit the jackpot. Instead, his defection would go on to become one of the most dizzying, high-stakes espionage debacles of the last century. Although many of his bombshell revelations were bonafide, a doubt soon began haunting the intelligence community: Was Vitaly Yurchenko telling the whole truth? And if not... What had he been sent to hide?

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]]> NEW SERIES: The Redefector Wavland 00:02:58 It was 1985, the so-called “Year of the Spy”. The CIA had been losing Soviet assets left and right; the first loss seemed like bad luck, but four in a row? That wasn't a coincidence— it was a deadly leak. And just as the Agency was scrambling to find answers, across the world, a KGB colonel named Vitaly Yurchenko walked into the American embassy in Rome and volunteered his services in exchange for immediate exfiltration to the United States. At the time, Yurchenko was the highest-ranked KGB officer ever to defect to America, and the Agency felt it had hit the jackpot. Instead, his defection would go on to become one of the most dizzying, high-stakes espionage debacles of the last century. Although many of his bombshell revelations were bonafide, a doubt soon began haunting the intelligence community: Was Vitaly Yurchenko telling the whole truth? And if not... What had he been sent to hide? It was 1985, the so-called “Year of the Spy”. The CIA had been losing Soviet assets left and right; the first loss seemed like bad luck, but four in a row? That wasn't a coincidence— it was a deadly leak. And just as the Agency was scrambling to find answers, across the world, a KGB colonel named Vitaly Yurchenko walked into the American embassy in Rome and volunteered his services in exchange for immediate exfiltration to the United States. At the time, Yurchenko was the highest-ranked KGB officer ever to defect to America, and the Agency felt it had hit the jackpot. Instead, his defection would go on to become one of the most dizzying, high-stakes espionage debacles of the last century. Although many of his bombshell revelations were bonafide, a doubt soon began haunting the intelligence community: Was Vitaly Yurchenko telling the whole truth? And if not... What had he been sent to hide? true bonus 1 621d1911-78eb-49ef-b0eb-a0e126562f02 A Normal Life | Chapter 8 The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" era is now officially over. Does that mean Randy can finally have a normal life now, and what, exactly, is normal?
 


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]]> Mon, 2 Dec 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Wavland https://www.wavland.media/ The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" era is now officially over. Does that mean Randy can finally have a normal life now, and what, exactly, is normal?
 


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]]> A Normal Life | Chapter 8 Wavland 00:43:49 The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" era is now officially over. Does that mean Randy can finally have a normal life now, and what, exactly, is normal? The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" era is now officially over. Does that mean Randy can finally have a normal life now, and what, exactly, is normal? false full 8 1 340eeb47-17ab-49c3-8866-7f79662a7934 The Vote | Chapter 7 Debates rage amongst the public, press and politicians as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" hangs in the balance. Randy struggles to imagine a reality where the policy no longer exists.
 


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]]> Mon, 25 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Wavland https://www.wavland.media/ Debates rage amongst the public, press and politicians as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" hangs in the balance. Randy struggles to imagine a reality where the policy no longer exists.
 


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]]> The Vote | Chapter 7 Wavland 00:36:40 Debates rage amongst the public, press and politicians as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" hangs in the balance. Randy struggles to imagine a reality where the policy no longer exists. Debates rage amongst the public, press and politicians as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" hangs in the balance. Randy struggles to imagine a reality where the policy no longer exists. false full 7 1 1f6bb9f0-c565-4d21-84e4-6d3758b7f4bb Brothers In Arms | Chapter 6 Randy is invited to The White House. All eyes of the Secret Service will be on him and his private life. Randy is terrified, but how can he say no to the President?
 


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]]> Mon, 18 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Wavland https://www.wavland.media/ Randy is invited to The White House. All eyes of the Secret Service will be on him and his private life. Randy is terrified, but how can he say no to the President?
 


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]]> Brothers In Arms | Chapter 6 Wavland 00:29:11 Randy is invited to The White House. All eyes of the Secret Service will be on him and his private life. Randy is terrified, but how can he say no to the President? Randy is invited to The White House. All eyes of the Secret Service will be on him and his private life. Randy is terrified, but how can he say no to the President? false full 6 1 9216c1e6-fcdb-4b66-9f9a-a69013cef430 Send Off | Chapter 5 Randy's life has become a covert, paranoid and isolated operation. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" rages on and the pressure mounts as Randy is deployed to an active war zone.
 


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]]> Mon, 11 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Wavland https://audiochuck.com Randy's life has become a covert, paranoid and isolated operation. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" rages on and the pressure mounts as Randy is deployed to an active war zone.
 


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]]> Send Off | Chapter 5 Wavland 00:31:54 Randy's life has become a covert, paranoid and isolated operation. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" rages on and the pressure mounts as Randy is deployed to an active war zone. Randy's life has become a covert, paranoid and isolated operation. "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" rages on and the pressure mounts as Randy is deployed to an active war zone. false full 5 1 4ce7dd6a-730b-4f95-8742-8618ef87ec31 Mineland | Chapter 4 Temperatures and tensions rise as Randy is deployed to the desert. Surrounded by landmines, shifting sands and circling vultures, Randy struggles to keep his relationship a secret.
 


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]]> Mon, 4 Nov 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Wavland https://www.wavland.media/ Temperatures and tensions rise as Randy is deployed to the desert. Surrounded by landmines, shifting sands and circling vultures, Randy struggles to keep his relationship a secret.
 


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]]> Mineland | Chapter 4 Wavland 00:31:35 Temperatures and tensions rise as Randy is deployed to the desert. Surrounded by landmines, shifting sands and circling vultures, Randy struggles to keep his relationship a secret. Temperatures and tensions rise as Randy is deployed to the desert. Surrounded by landmines, shifting sands and circling vultures, Randy struggles to keep his relationship a secret. false full 4 1 bacebafd-0786-4338-91cc-0a650a1883cd Outcast | Chapter 3 As Randy learns more about himself, the future he envisioned evaporates. An unexpected encounter lands him in a thrilling but dangerous reality.
 


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]]> Mon, 28 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 Wavland https://www.wavland.media/ As Randy learns more about himself, the future he envisioned evaporates. An unexpected encounter lands him in a thrilling but dangerous reality.
 


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]]> Outcast | Chapter 3 Wavland 00:37:33 As Randy learns more about himself, the future he envisioned evaporates. An unexpected encounter lands him in a thrilling but dangerous reality. As Randy learns more about himself, the future he envisioned evaporates. An unexpected encounter lands him in a thrilling but dangerous reality. false full 3 1 eb75376e-8d49-4188-a510-bfcf0439147e The Policy | Chapter 2 Randy implements the military's new "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. But soon, he finds himself in forbidden territory.
 


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]]> Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:05:00 +0000 Wavland https://www.wavland.media/ Randy implements the military's new "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. But soon, he finds himself in forbidden territory.
 


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]]> The Policy | Chapter 2 Wavland 00:33:24 Randy implements the military's new "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. But soon, he finds himself in forbidden territory. Randy implements the military's new "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. But soon, he finds himself in forbidden territory. false full 2 1 4404d21d-742b-437f-a238-022b0c0fa8b7 The Soldier | Chapter 1 Randy Taylor, a young soldier from Ohio, leaves his family behind for the US Army. But, will his new life be everything he hopes it will be?
 


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]]> Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 Wavland https://www.wavland.media/ Randy Taylor, a young soldier from Ohio, leaves his family behind for the US Army. But, will his new life be everything he hopes it will be?
 


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]]> The Soldier | Chapter 1 Wavland 00:37:03 Randy Taylor, a young soldier from Ohio, leaves his family behind for the US Army. But, will his new life be everything he hopes it will be? Randy Taylor, a young soldier from Ohio, leaves his family behind for the US Army. But, will his new life be everything he hopes it will be? false full 1 1 0238cbde-a7f6-44f4-b82d-592b8ecb69f9 Trailer: Unfit For Service Randy Taylor is a soldier in the United States military. He also has a secret he can't tell.


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]]> Mon, 7 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000 Wavland https://www.wavland.media/ Randy Taylor is a soldier in the United States military. He also has a secret he can't tell.


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]]> Trailer: Unfit For Service Wavland 00:02:29 Randy Taylor is a soldier in the United States military. He also has a secret he can't tell. Randy Taylor is a soldier in the United States military. He also has a secret he can't tell. true trailer 1