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Life on the Line Podcast

Life on the Line Podcast 

David Leafe – Life on the Line

26/03/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7308 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

Angus Hordern interviews Vietnam veteran David Leafe – a Vietnam veteran who joined the Army for a scholarship in dentistry, but

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Scott Calvert – Life on the Line

12/03/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7152 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

Sharon Mascall-Dare interviews Afghanistan veteran Scott Calvert. Scott Calvert is an Australian Army veteran who deployed twice to Afghanistan and

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Wayne Bemet Life on the Line podcast interview
Life on the Line Podcast 

Wayne Bemet – Life on the Line

26/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7348 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

Angus Hordern interviews RAN veteran former Chief Petty Officer Wayne Bemet. Wayne served in the Australian Defence Force for 19

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Jeremy Holder – Life on the Line

12/02/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7220 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

Thomas Kaye interviews Jeremy Holder who was as a combat medic in the Australian Army for seven years, including  four years in

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Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham – Life on the Line

28/01/202228/01/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7522 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

Alex Lloyd speaks with Mark ‘Billy’ Billingham, veteran of the British SAS. Alex caught up with Billy when he was

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Sergeant Brett Wood – Life on the Line

15/01/202219/01/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7587 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

2nd Commando Regiment veterans, friends and family share their memories of the late Sergeant Brett Wood MG, DSM. Brett Wood

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Rhys Dowden – Life on the Line

18/12/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7306 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

Alex Lloyd interviews Afghanistan, Iraq and 2nd Commando Regiment veteran Rhys Dowden. This podcast was originally published in August 2018.

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Harry Moffitt – Life on the Line

21/11/202121/11/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7637 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

Alex Lloyd interviews former SAS team commander Harry Moffitt after almost thirty years with the ADF, mostly in ‘the Regiment’.

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Wes ‘H’ Hennessey – Life on the Line

07/11/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7821 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

Alex Lloyd interviews Wes ‘H’ Hennessey, a 2nd Commando Regiment veteran who deployed seven times to the Middle East. Originally

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Daniel Keighran VC podcast
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Daniel Keighran VC – Life on the Line

20/10/202116/01/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6585 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

Life on the Line podcaster Alex Lloyd speaks with Daniel Keighran VC about the military, the Battle of Derapet and the Victoria Cross.

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Sir Peter Cosgrove – Life on the Line video podcast
Life on the Line Podcast 

Sir Peter Cosgrove – Life on the Line

09/10/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7384 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

Angus Hordern interviews General Sir Peter Cosgrove, former Chief of the Defence Force and Governor-General of Australia.

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Twenty-six Australian military veterans share their memories of September 11, 2001, the day that changed the world
Life on the Line Podcast 

September 11 – 20 years on – Life on the Line

26/09/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6729 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

The attacks against New York City and Washington on September 11, 2001, caused extensive death and destruction and triggered an

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Gary & Renee Wilson – Life on the Line and Life After Service

09/09/202109/09/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7014 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

On 21 June 2010, Gary and fiancé Renee’s lives were changed forever when Gary was severely injured in a Black Hawk crash in Afghanistan.

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Alex Lloyd interviews former Commando and Afghanistan veteran Dean Parkinson
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Dean Parkinson – Life on the Line

29/08/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7351 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

Interview with Afghanistan veteran Dean Parkinson – a former QANTAS cabin steward, speed skydiver – and typical special forces soldiers.

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The Resilience Shield – a new book by SAS veterans Dr Dan Pronk, Ben Pronk and Tim Curtis.
Life on the Line Podcast 

The Resilience Shield – new book by three SAS veterans

31/07/202128/08/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 11275 Views 4 Comments Life on the Line Podcast, The Resilience Shield

When 3 ex-SAS sat down to write a guide on resilience, it was always going to be more than just a self-help book.

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Two interviews with Navy veteran Tamara Sloper-Harding
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Life After Service – Tamara Sloper-Harding

30/07/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5546 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

A Life On The Line podcast with Royal Australian Navy veteran Tamara Sloper-Harding, with follow-up Life After Service documentary.

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Garth Callender – Life on the Line Podcast
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Garth Callender – Life on the Line

18/07/202130/07/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7190 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

Angus Hordern interviews Iraq and Afghanistan veteran Garth Callender and (seperately) Crystal Callender about being married to a WIA.

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Tony Park – international best-selling author and former Army officer.
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Life After Service – Tony Park

04/07/202104/07/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6719 Views 0 Comments

Tony Park is a fiction and non-fiction international bestselling author with first novel published in 2004 – and a 34-year Army Reservist.

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Life on the Line Podcast with Mark Donaldson VC
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Mark Donaldson VC – Life on the Line

20/06/202120/06/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 7548 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

Alex Lloyd interviews Corporal Mark Donaldson VC – the first Australian Victoria Cross recipient since Vietnam.

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Life on the Line Podcast – Mark Wales
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Mark Wales – SAS – Kill Kapture

05/06/2021 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6950 Views 0 Comments Life on the Line Podcast

Alex Lloyd interviews East Timor, Solomon Islands, Iraq, Lebanon and Afghanistan veteran, formerly of the SAS, Mark Wales.

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