Veteran State Of Mind Network
Home of the Veteran State Of Mind and War Story podcasts, hosted by best-selling writer and former infantry soldier Geraint Jones.
Episodes
183 episodes
Veteran State Of Mind Episode 221: John Nichol
JOHN NICHOL served in the Royal Air Force for fifteen years. On active duty during the first Gulf War in 1991, his Tornado bomber was shot down during a mission over Iraq. Captured, tortured and held as a prisoner of war, John was parade...
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Veteran State Of Mind Episode 220: Marty Skovlund
Marty Skovlund, Jr. served in the US Army Rangers. He is journalist, photographer, and filmmaker who has reported on conflict in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Ukraine, and is the author of several books.Marty's ...
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War Story 005: with Jeff Bodell, USMC
Jeff Bodell is a United States Marine Corps veteran who served in Afghanistan. He is the author of The Warfighter's Lounge: A Marine's Experience of Combat in Marjah, AfghanistanFollow Jeff on Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/the_wa...
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Veteran State Of Mind Episode 219: with Kelsi Sheren
A conversation with Kelsi Sheren. 'Kelsi has solidified herself as a prominent Keynote Speaker, delivering inspirating talks at venues like Harvard, TEDx and several others. Her powerful speeches resonate with audiences, offering a unique persp...
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War Story 004: with Steve Brown
Steve Brown is a 27 year veteran of the British Army, serving in the Parachute Regiment from 1993-2020. During his career he completed six tours of duty with 3 PARA and the Pathfinders, worked in arctic, desert and jungle environments, and spen...
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Veteran State Of Mind 218: with John Dixon
A conversation with John Dixon, who served in Australia's elite 2nd Commando Regiment. You can connect with John on instagram: @johns_opSigned copies of Geraint's new book, D-Day: The Unheard Tapes: www.geraintjonesmedia.co...
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War Story 003: Jared Prewitt, USMC
Jared Prewitt served in Iraq and Afghanistan with the United States Marine Corps. You can connect with Jared here: https://jaredprewittwritesstuff.com/and find his book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Itll-Buff-Out-Nothing-Hopel...
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War Story 002: with Ben, Royal Marines Commandos
Ben served in the Royal Marines. In this episode, we discuss his multiple tours in Afghanistan.You can connect with the podcast on instagram @veteranstateofmindYou can become a supporter of the podcast for as little as £1 a mont...
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War Story 001: with John Dixon, 2nd Commando Regiment
John Dixon served in Australia's elite 2nd Commando Regiment. In this episode, we discuss John's multiple tours to Afghanistan.You can connect with John on instagram: @johns_opYou can become a supporter of the podcast for as lit...
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Veteran State Of Mind Episode 217: with Mikael Cook
Mikael Cook is a former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant and veteran of the war in Afghanistan. During the August 2021 evacuation of Afghanistan, Mikael was apart of the #DigitalDunkirk team that saved thousands of our Afghan allies that had been left ...
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Episode 217
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Veteran State Of Mind Episode 216: with Scott Horton
Scott Horton is the editorial director of Antiwar.com, host of Antiwar Radio, director of The Libertarian Institute, and host of the Scott Horton Show podcast from ScottHorton.org. He has conducted more than 5,600 interviews since 2003. He is t...
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Episode 217
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Veteran State Of Mind Episode 215: Alana Stott MBE
Alana Stott is an author, consultant, speaker, producer, CEO and philanthropist supporting vulnerable women and children, veterans, and anti-Human Trafficking.Socials: @AlanaStottFor Alana's books and more information: https://alana...
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Episode 215
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Veteran State Of Mind Episode 214: Grant Bayliss
Grant is a writer, filmmaker, and video editor who served in Iraq and Afghanistan on the Brigade Reconnaissance Force (BRF). His published novels include Witchcraft 47 and Caliphate: Man Made Hell.Grant's Instagram: @myturntoevil
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Episode 214
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Veteran State Of Mind Episode 213: with Steven Pressfield
Steven Pressfield is best-selling author, screenwriter, and United States Marine Corps veteran. His latest book, Govt Cheese, is available now. You can order signed copies of Govt Cheese here: https://store.stevenpressfield.com/pro...
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Episode 213
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Veteran State Of Mind Episode 210: The Last Overland, with Alex Bescoby
Alex Bescoby is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, author and presenter with a love of history, travel and storytelling. In 2016 Alex co-founded independent production company Gramm...
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Episode 210
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Veteran State Of Mind Episode 209: Lauren Ungeldi
Lauren Ungeldi is a bestselling author, speaker, CEO of IKAR Global, and human rights advocate. Lauren has collaboratively written eight books which have been featured on a variety of prominent media outlets and topped numerous bestselle...
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Episode 209
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Veteran State Of Mind Episode 208: with Nate Boyer
Nate Boyer is a United States Army Green Beret, football player, actor, director, and writer. After serving six years and multiple tours for the Army in both Iraq and Afghanistan, Boyer played college football as a walk-on at the University of ...
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Episode 208
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Veteran State Of Mind Episode 206: Marty Skovlund Jr
Former US Army Ranger Marty Skovlund Jr returns to the podcast.As a journalist, Marty has covered the Standing Rock protest in North Dakota, embedded with American special operation forces in Afghanistan, and has broke stories about the...
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Veteran State Of Mind Episode 205: with Shane Hazel
Shane Hazel is a Marine, host of the Radical podcast, a recent candidate for the Governor of Georgia, and much more. You can find Shane @shanethazel and www.shanehazel.comTickets to Geraint and Levison Wood's live event at ...
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Episode 205
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Veteran State Of Mind Episode 204: with Ryan Evans
Ryan served in Iraq and Afghanistan with 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh. He has worked as a private military contractor and security advisor in several countries, including Syria and Libya. He is currently working in Ukraine.You can bec...
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Episode 204
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Veteran State Of Mind Episode 200: with a Ukrainian volunteer
Today's guest is a former British serviceman who volunteered to fight for Ukraine.We can't do the podcast without your help. You can become a patreon for as little as £1 a month. https://www.patreon.com/vsompodcastMassive thanks...
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Episode 200
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Veteran State Of Mind 198: Remembrance Replay: Remembrance Special 2021
This episode was originally released on November 10th 2021: On today's episode we hear from a variety of veterans, and those involved with different forms of remembrance, to learn about what remembrance means to them, and how they honour the me...
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Episode 198
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Veteran State Of Mind 197: Remembrance Replay: Remembrance Special 2020
This episode was originally released on November 11th 2020: On this Remembrance Day we are joined by 15 guests, all of whom are veterans or involved with veteran charities. They have fought wars, lost friends and comrades, and today they are he...
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Episode 197
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Veteran State Of Mind 196: Remembrance Replay: Gold Beach, with Harry Billinge MBE
This is a replay of an episode from 2020. Harry Billinge MBE was one of the first soldiers to land on Gold Beach in German-occupied Normandy at 6.30am on 6 June 1944 as part of the D-Day landings. He was a sapper attached to the 44 Royal Engine...
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Episode 196
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