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Estimated from 2 chart positions in 2 markets.
By chart position
- 🇬🇧GB · Self-Improvement#6130K to 100K
- 🇳🇿NZ · Self-Improvement#563K to 10K
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Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
17K to 55K🎙 ~2x weekly·8 episodes·Last published 5d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
33K to 110K🇬🇧91%🇳🇿9% - Active Followers
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13K to 44K
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The Truth About Being a Woman in the Army: Major Tori Allison
Jun 7, 2026
1h 18m 22s
The Accidental Army Reservist & Best Selling Author | Owain Mulligan
May 3, 2026
1h 21m 38s
What a Squadron Commander REALLY wants from New Officers?! | Ollie Braithwaite
Apr 19, 2026
1h 32m 57s
Sandhurst Commandant: The Brutal Truth About Command | Maj Gen Paul Nanson
Apr 12, 2026
1h 13m 07s
Army Doctor Reveals: The PQO Route No One Talks About | David Hindmarsh
Mar 29, 2026
1h 23m 01s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 6/7/26 | ![]() The Truth About Being a Woman in the Army: Major Tori Allison | One moment you’re pushing a team over a high pass in Nepal, the next you’re struggling to breathe and waiting on a helicopter because your lungs are filling with fluid. That’s where Major Tori Allison takes us, and it’s only one part of a bigger story about British Army leadership, resilience, and the quiet competence that keeps people safe. We start at the beginning: choosing the Army at 14 with no military connections, failing Regular Commissions Board at 17, then rebuilding through univer... | 1h 18m 22s | ||||||
| 5/3/26 | ![]() The Accidental Army Reservist & Best Selling Author | Owain Mulligan | The moment you realise it is not “a big adventure” anymore can arrive fast: a new job title, a live threat, and soldiers looking at you for decisions you did not expect to be making. I sit down with Owain Mulligan, a reservist officer whose winding path through a gap year commission, the OTC, and the Army Reserve turns into operational tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and a career shaped by responsibility. We unpack what it is actually like to mobilise as a reservist, including the strange ince... | 1h 21m 38s | ||||||
| 4/19/26 | ![]() What a Squadron Commander REALLY wants from New Officers?! | Ollie Braithwaite | The fastest way to spot shaky leadership is to watch what happens when people are cold, tired, and under pressure. That’s where the real habits show up, for better or worse. We sit down with Ollie, a former British Army major with 20 years’ service, to unpack what actually builds strong junior leaders from Sandhurst onwards. He shares blunt lessons from RoCo, why “negative motivation” collapses fast, and how fitness isn’t just about passing tests, it’s about buying yourself time to think. We... | 1h 32m 57s | ||||||
| 4/12/26 | ![]() Sandhurst Commandant: The Brutal Truth About Command | Maj Gen Paul Nanson | Plans fail. People freeze. Information is incomplete. That’s when leadership stops being a theory and becomes a decision. I sit down with Paul Nanson, former Infantry Officer, Major General, and a previous commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, to talk about what actually holds a team together when the night does not go to plan. We start at the beginning: why he joined, what Sandhurst felt like in the moment, and what he learned the hard way after failing early selection a... | 1h 13m 07s | ||||||
| 3/29/26 | ![]() Army Doctor Reveals: The PQO Route No One Talks About | David Hindmarsh | We talk with David Hymarsh about what the Army Professionally Qualified Officer route really looks like for doctors, from AOSB and Sandhurst to phase two training and life in unit. We pull out the leadership lessons that matter most: humility, speaking to your audience, leaning on experienced NCOs and taking mental health seriously. • How AOSB feels for medical students • What the short Sandhurst PQO course covers and why it exists • What phase two Medical Officer training adds b... | 1h 23m 01s | ||||||
| 3/4/26 | ![]() Inside AOSB with the Vice President: What Gets You Selected (Or Rejected) - Jim Pritchett | We explore how the Army Officer Selection Board truly works, why potential beats pedigree, and how authenticity, fitness, and feedback shape success. Jim shares lessons from Sandhurst, early command, operations in Northern Ireland and Iraq, and his vantage point as an AOSB Vice President. • selection focused on potential not polish • myths about “classic officer” backgrounds challenged • sandhurst shocks and adapting fast • technical depth for young gunners at phase two • the officer–sergean... | 1h 28m 49s | ||||||
| 2/11/26 | ![]() Sandhurst Company Commander: What I REALLY look for in Officers | Robin White | The first step onto the parade square feels like stepping into a myth. Then the kit list hits, the pace spikes, and you realise leadership is a team sport. Dan sits down with Robin White—infantry officer, veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, and former Sandhurst company commander—to pull back the curtain on what actually makes a good officer when the plan breaks, the radios crackle, and you’re on the clock. Robin traces his path from family legacy to scholarship board, through a battalion harden... | 1h 23m 44s | ||||||
| 12/28/25 | ![]() A Regimental Sergeant Major’s Advice to Young Officers (From War to Sandhurst) | Steve Armon | Across 24 years in the infantry—from Northern Ireland to Iraq, and five tours in Afghanistan—Steve Armon learned to lead where it counts: under pressure, with people who need you to get it right. Steve walks us through the real journey from private to regimental sergeant major and the gritty lessons that stick. The result is a candid guide for young officers and NCOs who want to earn trust, fight well, and care for their teams without losing their edge. We dive into the hardest promotion jum... | 1h 18m 15s | ||||||
| 11/30/25 | ![]() Army Commando Officer: Fighting the Taliban | Johnny Mercer | Former Army Commando Officer & Minister for Veterans Affairs Johnny Mercer joins me for an honest, unfiltered conversation about war, leadership, and what really shapes you as a young officer. From passing the Commando Course to surviving Taliban contact after being split from his patrol, this episode goes deep into the reality of soldiering. We discuss: Why Johnny joined the British ArmyCompleting the Commando CourseDeploying on three operational tours of AfghanistanFacing the Taliban i... | 1h 18m 49s | ||||||
| 11/23/25 | ![]() From Sandhurst to Afghanistan: Being a Platoon Commander in War | Sam Perrin | In this episode, I sit down with Sam Perrin — former Infantry Platoon Commander and later a Special Forces Officer — to break down the reality of leadership, officer training, and operating on the front line. We cover everything future officers need to understand before AOSB, Sandhurst, or stepping into a platoon for the first time: 🔹 His AOSB experience and early leadership lessons 🔹 What Sandhurst really teaches (and what it doesn’t) 🔹 Life as a new Platoon Commander 🔹 Serving on Op HERR... | 1h 17m 18s | ||||||
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| 11/16/25 | ![]() British Army Officer: The Truth About Sandhurst, Leadership & Mental Health | Harry Mackarness | 🎙 Lessons in Leadership – Episode 1 In this first episode, I sit down with Harry Mackarness, a former British Army Officer who commissioned into the Paras, had to transfer to the Light Dragoons, and has since become a voice for resilience and mental health. We talk about: • Why he joined the Army • The reality of training at Sandhurst and Catterick • What it means to lead soldiers today • How injury and mental health challenges shaped his career • Why the Army still matters for young people... | 1h 28m 40s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
4 placements across 2 markets.
Chart Positions
4 placements across 2 markets.
