In Hindsight

By Bram ConnollyEducation

In Hindsight episodes

October 21, 2018 Episode 7 - The Bad Tourist - Pete O'Hanlon
Summary
In this episode of The WarriorU Podcast Bram talks to Pete O’Hanlon, also known as Bad Tourist. Now spending his time pursuing an acting career, he joined the Australian military in July 1997at the age of 19. Shortly after in 1999, he was sent on his first deployment as a gunner with INTERFET in East Timor. Pete was promoted several times throughout his military career before leaving the force in 2009. Pete discusses how his time in the military, and especially his departure from it, drastically changed him as a person. He felt that he no longer had anything to identify with once he was no longer in service, and the events that happened in Pete’s life after discharge made things worse. After successfully running the Dog Squad team to a championship, he was released from his position. At the same time, he was regularly arguing with his wife which lead to a divorce. This was Pete’s rock bottom. Pete shares information about the change in mindset he had that allowed him to turn his life around into what it is today. He tells us how he was able to get his first acting job and comments on the state of the entertainment industry in Australia. Pete also gives advice to anyone who is considering a career with the military.

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46 min
October 14, 2018 Episode 6 - The Seventh Circle - Rob Langdon
In this episode of WarriorU, Bram Connolly speaks to long time friend Rob Langdon. They served together in the 1st Battalion in the early 1990s and stayed in touch in the years that followed. Rob served for almost fifteen years in the Army, before becoming a security contractor working in Iraq and Afghanistan. In July 2009 Rob was protecting a convoy when he shot and killed an Afghan guard during a heated argument after the guard drew a pistol on him. Rob's claim of self-defence was dismissed by a court in Kabul that refused to hear any of his evidence or call any of his witnesses, and he was sentenced to death in a matter of minutes. Rob's death sentence was later changed to 20 years in jail, to be served in Afghanistan's most notorious prison, Pol-e-Charkhi, described as the world's worst place to be a Westerner. Rob was there for seven years, and every one of those two thousand five hundred days was an act of survival in a jail run from the inside by the Taliban and filled with some of Afghanistan's most dangerous extremists and criminals. In 2016 Rob was pardoned and released. He has recently released his tell all book The Seventh Circle detailing his extraordinary account of what it took to stay alive and sane in almost unimaginable circumstances.
https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/other-books/The-Seventh-Circle-Rob-Langdon-9781760296407

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52 min
October 08, 2018 Episode 245 - Hugh Riminton - Minefields
In this episode of the WarriorU Podcast, Bram shares the mic with Hugh Riminton; Veteran, Former Foreign Correspondent and Author of “Minefields: A Life in the News Game,” among many other projects.
Bram and Hugh were active during the Somali Conflict in the early 1990’s, and had plenty to reminisce. Both discuss the gruesome conditions of the Somali Conflict (for Soldiers and Journalists); including the dark personal stories, and how much the ADF has matured since that conflict.
The two have also flourished post-career in both of their writing careers and personal projects, and found much common ground on how they were able to transition into civilian life.
“People were being confronted with scenes that you couldn’t really train for.”
“I recommend this for every person involved in the military. It doesn’t matter the quality of writing either. Sit down, start writing, and don’t stop.”
“One of the things I’ve realised when writing the book is that the brain is a massive sponge for this stuff. You just don’t know how much of it you’ve got. Once you start writing, it all starts to flow out of you.”
“If you don’t know your enemy, you can’t win a war.”

RESOURCES:Minefields: A Life in the News Game
https://www.hachette.com.au/hugh-riminton/minefields
1 hr 8 min
October 07, 2018 Episode 5 - Walking through minefields - Hugh Riminton
In this episode of the WarriorU Podcast, Bram shares the mic with Hugh Riminton; Veteran, Former Foreign Correspondent and Author of “Minefields: A Life in the News Game,” among many other projects.
Bram and Hugh were active during the Somali Conflict in the early 1990’s, and had plenty to reminisce. Both discuss the gruesome conditions of the Somali Conflict (for Soldiers and Journalists); including the dark personal stories, and how much the ADF has matured since that conflict.
The two have also flourished post-career in both of their writing careers and personal projects, and found much common ground on how they were able to transition into civilian life.
“People were being confronted with scenes that you couldn’t really train for.”
“I recommend this for every person involved in the military. It doesn’t matter the quality of writing either. Sit down, start writing, and don’t stop.”
“One of the things I’ve realised when writing the book is that the brain is a massive sponge for this stuff. You just don’t know how much of it you’ve got. Once you start writing, it all starts to flow out of you.”
“If you don’t know your enemy, you can’t win a war.”

RESOURCES:Minefields: A Life in the News Game
https://www.hachette.com.au/hugh-riminton/minefields

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1 hr 8 min
October 01, 2018 Episode 4 - The Survivor - Tara Pitt
In this episode of WarriorU Bram talks to the one and only Tara Pitt. Tara entered Australian Survivor (2017) for deeply personal reasons and eventually, after 55 days in the wilderness, she became the much loved runner-up on the show. She learnt much about herself in the process and in particular she used the time to reflect on the passing of her father. But, and I mean but.... don't think it was all about reflection and finding herself, she was there to play the game too and play the game she did. Her competition style was social and when it came to the crunch she was able to execute the big moves with the rest of the players. Now a public speaker, broadcaster and Master of Ceremonies - Tara talks about lots ofÂ other things going on in her life such as her passion for barrel racing and Ringers Western clothing.

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48 min
September 23, 2018 Episode 3 - Kinetic Fighting - Paul Cale
In this episode Bram talks to ex Commando Sergeant Paul Cale. The wine flows and they discuss the 2010 battle of Zabat Kalay, martial arts, the Army combatives program and various other topics.

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1 hr 7 min
September 19, 2018 Episode 2 - Fieldcraft Survival - Mike Glover
In this episode of the WarriorU Podcast Bram talks to Mike Glover. Mike is a retired Green Beret, aUnited States Special Forces Operator. He has had multple tours through Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Libya, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Africa. He retired from active Service as a Master Sergeant. Along with Kurt Hohan, Mike founded Fieldcraft Survival in 2016 with the intent to instill mindset, better equip, and train the civilian populace. With over 35 years of combined Special Operations experience, and with the two of them operating in some of the most extreme environments in the world, they've applied this knowledge to create products and specialised training courses to better prepare their customers for the worst case scenario.

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55 min
September 16, 2018 Episode 1 - How to create a podcast - Podcast Rocket

SUMMARY:
In this bonus episode of WarriorU, we go behind the scenes with Mike Partee of Podcast Rocket. Mike and his team have been involved in editing the WarriorU Podcast for about a year, and helps demystify the process to starting your own podcast. Enjoy this episode as both explore starter’s equipment, software, creativity, and the mindset behind creating a blockbuster podcast.
HIGHLIGHTS:
[1:18] What is the “Why” behind the WarriorU Podcast and Podcast Rocket?
[8:00] The importance of having a good room to record a podcast
[12:20] What sort of equipment or software should you get to start a podcast?
[18:25] How do you get your podcast on iTunes?
[22:34] How to set yourself up for success in Podcasting
[26:31] What’s the breakdown of Lewis Howe’s podcast revenue?
[28:50] How you can use your podcast as a tool to cultivate your company’s culture.
[30:02] What are the biggest mistakes of someone starting out in podcasting?
[34:04] Closing Remarks
RESOURCES:
Podcast Rocket — http://podcastrocket.net/
WarriorU — https://www.warrioru.com.au/

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37 min
September 09, 2018 Episode 20 - The Mill Gym - Nick Caldwell SASR
This week Bram talked to former Commando and SASR Operator Nick Caldwell. Co-founder and owner of The Mill Gym in Fremantle, Western Australia. They discuss resillience, physical training, the Special Air Service Cadre Course and the Mill Gym's shorter and yet still demanding civilian version of that same course; as well as the Commando Selection and Training Course, fighting and combat.

https://themillgym.com

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1 hr 7 min
September 03, 2018 Episode 19 - Army Leadership - Brigadier Nic Jans (Ret’d) OAM, PhD.
In this episode, Bram was fortunate to talk to Brigadier Nicholas Jans (Ret'd) OAM, PhD. Brigadier Jans served in the Australian Regular Army in field artillery, training, and personnel policy development and was then a reservist for many years. Since his retirement from full-time service in 1985, he has consulted on leadership and strategic human resource management to the Australian Defence Force and the US Navy and US Army, as well as to many civilian organisations. He is a visiting fellow at the School of Business, UNSW, Canberra.

We are now extremely lucky that Brigadier jans has put pen to paper, motivated by witnessing military leadership applied to the devastating aftermath of the Black Saturday fires that devastated the Victorian community where he lived.

Bram and Nic discuss his book, leadership models, General Cantwell and what a military leader brings to the civilian world.

Resources:

https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/general-books/business-management/Leadership-Secrets-of-the-Australian-Army-Nicholas-Jans-9781760631802

https://www.leadershipsecrets.com.au

46 min

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