The crew is back in the vault for a high-stakes roundtable on the apex predators of the deep. In this episode, Corey, Devin, and Matthew each pitch their "top" submarine, moving from the terrifying efficiency of the German U-boat wolfpacks to the sheer endurance of the American Balao-class. We wrap up with a look at the Russian Oscar II-class, specifically the K-141 Kursk, analyzing the engineering and geopolitical weight behind these massive submersibles.

It’s an unscripted, blunt analysis of naval sieges, "Happy Times" for the Kriegsmarine, and the mechanical evolution that turned the ocean into a global tripwire.

This episode of The Evidence Vault covers the Part 2 of the Trojan War, from its mythic and historical origins to the destruction of Troy itself.

The discussion moves between Homeric tradition, later mythographers, and limited historical context, including the Hittite perspective on Wilusa. The hosts examine how the war begins, how it drags on for years with little resolution, how Achilles dominates the battlefield, and how divine interference repeatedly alters the course of events.

The episode culminates in the Trojan Horse, the ignored warnings of Laocoön and Cassandra, the withdrawal of the gods, and the sack of Troy — followed not by triumph, but by massacre, enslavement, and moral collapse.

The Trojan War didn’t begin with Achilles and Hector — it began years earlier, through miscalculations, broken alliances, divine interference, and slow-burning consequences.

In Part I of this two-part series, the Evidence Vault crew lays the groundwork for the Trojan War. Corey covers the origins of the conflict and how the war was set in motion, Devon explores the role of the gods and their escalating interference, and Matthew walks through the first nine years of fighting — introducing the major Greek and Trojan players, early campaigns, failed expeditions, and the long road that leads directly into the events of the Iliad.

This episode is about buildup, not payoff.
The siege, the mistakes, the foreshadowing — and why the most famous part of the war happens only at the very end.

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