Now Streaming Everywhere: The Generals Redoubt Podcast Network
The Generals Redoubt is proud to announce that our podcasts are now available on all major platforms: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and more.
You can now listen anytime, anywhere by searching @TheGeneralsRedoubt. With 11 episodes already live, we invite you to explore the stories, people, and traditions that define Washington and Lee: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-generals-redoubt/id1872530858
This expansion marks an important step forward in our mission, to preserve, elevate, and share the traditions that shape Washington and Lee students, past and present.
This spring, we are especially proud to introduce Generals on the March, a new podcast series made possible by the Charlie Kirk Fund for Media Excellence. Through this fund, supporters of The Generals Redoubt provided not only the equipment, but the opportunity for student-led storytelling at W&L.
The first Media Fellow, Thomas Wakefield, ’29, a freshman football player from Charlotte, NC, has brought that vision to life by launching his own series, dedicated to capturing the legacy and lived experience of W&L athletics.
As Thomas explains in the opening episode: “Generals on the March is a storytelling podcast focused on telling the athletic history of Washington and Lee … explaining how our … history, traditions, and values make the athletic experience here unique.”
That mission comes to life through conversations that remind us of what makes W&L distinct: not just in athletics, but in the formation of its students.
In Episode One, football captain Will Knight, ‘26, reflects on the student-athlete experience:“You still are a student first… you still get to play the sport you love and get challenged… and at the same time pursue all these other opportunities.”
That balance—competition, character, and intellectual growth—is the hallmark of Washington and Lee. It is what has long set our athletes apart.
In a conversation on the legacy of his grandfather and all-star athlete, Cy Young, Class of 1917, Dr. Neely Young, ’66, reflects on the enduring purpose of W&L athletics: “It’s not just like you’re here to play a sport… you’re here to become a fully formed person—a Washington and Lee graduate.”
From the earliest intercollegiate competitions in the South, to the “golden era” of W&L athletics, to today’s student-athletes competing at the highest levels of Division III, one constant endures: a tradition of excellence grounded in enduring values.
At a time of year when March Madness reminds the country of the power of sports, Generals on the March offers something deeper — a look at the traditions, people, and stories that define what it means to compete at Washington and Lee.
And this is just the beginning.
We have many more episodes forthcoming from Thomas. His series joins our growing lineup of programming, including On My Honor, General Lee Speaking, and Founding Philosophies. Together, these efforts are building a living archive of W&L’s history, values, and community. They remind us alumni about the importance of our institutional heritage, and reach prospective students in their path to become a General.
If you believe in this mission, there are simple and meaningful ways to help:
Subscribe to our podcasts. Share episodes with friends, classmates, and fellow alumni. Help us expand our reach by spreading this content across your networks.
And if you are in a position to do so, we invite you to support this work through a gift to The Generals Redoubt’s 8th Annual Fund. Your support directly supports student-driven initiatives, and helps reinforce the legacy left by our university’s illustrious namesakes and forebearers.
This work exists because of you — and it will grow because of you!
We invite you to listen, share, and be a part of what comes next:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-generals-redoubt/id1872530858
@TheGeneralsRedoubt
Preserving Tradition. Inspiring Excellence.
Sincerely,
Kamron M. Spivey, ‘24
Executive Director
The Generals Redoubt