In the Strategic Scientific Reserve facility in Brooklyn, Colonel Phillips stands firm, his voice resolute. \u201cWe are taking the fight to Hydra. Pack your bags, Agent Carter. You, too, Stark. We\u2019re flying to London tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Steve Rogers steps forward. \u201cSir? If you\u2019re going after Schmidt, I want in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Phillips\u2019 eyes narrow, dismissive. \u201cYou\u2019re an experiment. You\u2019re going to Alamogordo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe serum worked,\u201d Steve insists.<\/p>\n
Phillips shakes his head, turning away. \u201cI asked for an army and all I got was you. You are not enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
As Phillips strides off, Senator Brandt approaches Steve, waving his fedora toward the departing colonel. \u201cWith all due respect to the Colonel, I think we may be missing the point. I\u2019ve seen you in action, Steve. More importantly, the country\u2019s seen it.\u201d He gestures to an assistant. \u201cPaper.\u201d The assistant hands over a copy of the New York Examiner<\/em>, its headline screaming, \u201cNAZIS IN NEW YORK – MYSTERY MAN SAVES CHILD.\u201d Brandt continues, \u201cThe enlistment lines have been around the block since your picture hit the newsstands. You don\u2019t take a soldier, a symbol like that, and hide him in a lab. Son, do you want to serve your country on the most important battlefield of the war?\u201d<\/p>\n Steve\u2019s gaze is unwavering. \u201cSir, that\u2019s all I want.\u201d<\/p>\n Brandt smiles, decisive. \u201cThen, congratulations. You just got promoted.\u201d<\/p>\n The scene shifts to a close-up of Steve, now clad in a navy blue collarless shirt, his expression showing\u00a0 great unease.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TOPIC: The events of June 23,1943\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3467,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"https:\/\/www.capminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cap048.mp3","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"https:\/\/www.capminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cap000-mp3-image-scaled.jpg","cover_image_id":"4116","duration":"34:26","filesize":"31.96M","filesize_raw":"33514502","date_recorded":"2026-04-03 20:00:00","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"48","itunes_title":"Minute 048: Taking the Fight to Hydra","itunes_season_number":"1","itunes_episode_type":"full"},"tags":[],"series":[17],"class_list":["post-522","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","series-the-captain-america-minute-podcast"],"aioseo_notices":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/www.capminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/cap048-scaled.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.capminute.com\/cm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/cap000-mp3-image-scaled.jpg","download_link":"https:\/\/www.capminute.com\/cm\/podcast-download\/522\/minute-048-taking-the-fight-to-hydra.mp3","player_link":"https:\/\/www.capminute.com\/cm\/podcast-player\/522\/minute-048-taking-the-fight-to-hydra.mp3","audio_player":"