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War Story 033: Lawrence Kayser MC, PWRR and Royal Anglian Regiment
Jun 18, 2026
1h 53m 57s
War Story 032: D-Day veteran Keith Whiting, Royal Marines, HMS Ramillies
Jun 10, 2026
1h 25m 44s
Veteran State Of Mind Episode 226: Jonny Whitmore MBE
Jun 1, 2026
1h 52m 20s
War Story 031: Ash McGraw, The Mercian Regiment
May 19, 2026
1h 50m 40s
War Story 030: Stuart Smalldridge, 42 Commando
May 2, 2026
2h 07m 12s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/18/26 | War Story 033: Lawrence Kayser MC, PWRR and Royal Anglian Regiment | Send us Fan Mail Lawrence 'Loz' Kayser served in Iraq on Op Telic 4, 6, and 8. He then went on to serve three tours in Afghanistan, taking part in such operations as Sond Chara in support of 42 Commando. On his sixth and final tour Loz was awarded a Military Cross. Incredibly, he was later medically discharged from the army for 'combat addiction.' We talk about Loz's time at war, and after - particularly how Living History has not only given him a focus after leaving the army, but a way to Re... | 1h 53m 57s | ||||||
| 6/10/26 | War Story 032: D-Day veteran Keith Whiting, Royal Marines, HMS Ramillies✨ | D-DayWorld War II+3 | Keith Whiting | HMS RamilliesRoyal Marines | — | D-DayKeith Whiting+5 | — | 1h 25m 44s | |
| 6/1/26 | Veteran State Of Mind Episode 226: Jonny Whitmore MBE✨ | military servicetraining+3 | Jonny Whitmore MBE | Royal Corps of Signals22 Signal Regiment+4 | Hinckley, Leicestershire | militaryRoyal Corps of Signals+3 | — | 1h 52m 20s | |
| 5/19/26 | War Story 031: Ash McGraw, The Mercian Regiment✨ | military serviceleadership+3 | Ash McGraw | The Mercian Regiment | — | Ash McGrawThe Mercian Regiment+5 | — | 1h 50m 40s | |
| 5/2/26 | War Story 030: Stuart Smalldridge, 42 Commando✨ | military servicepersonal stories+3 | Stuart Smalldridge | 42 CommandoRoyal Marines+1 | — | Stuart Smalldridge42 Commando+5 | — | 2h 07m 12s | |
| 4/15/26 | Veteran State Of Mind Episode 225: Ethan Nagel - USMC Infantryman, Scout Sniper, Silver Star recipient, and film maker✨ | military serviceIraq war+4 | Ethan Nagel | Marine Corps10th Special Forces | Haditha TriadFallujah Provinces+2 | Ethan NagelMarine Corps+7 | — | 2h 06m 02s | |
| 3/31/26 | War Story 029: Andy Reid MBE, The Yorkshire Regiment✨ | military servicepersonal resilience+3 | Andy Reid MBE | The SunYorkshire Regiment | Helmand ProvinceAfghanistan | Andy ReidYorkshire Regiment+7 | — | 1h 58m 35s | |
| 3/19/26 | War Story 028: Mike Harrage, 216 Parachute Signals Squadron (Afghanistan)✨ | militarypersonal stories+4 | Mike Harrage | British ArmyRoyal Signals+1 | — | military careerRadio Operator+5 | — | 2h 27m 59s | |
| 2/26/26 | War Story 027: Colonel Trey Morriss, USAF (Desert Storm, Global War On Terror)✨ | military historyaviation+4 | Trey Morriss | U.S. Air ForceEighth Air Force | — | Trey MorrissU.S. Air Force+5 | — | 2h 39m 53s | |
| 2/16/26 | War Story History: The Battle of Caen, with Tim Saunders✨ | military historyBattle of Caen+3 | Tim Saunders | British ArmyBattlefield History+2 | — | Battle of Caenmilitary historian+3 | — | 1h 44m 05s | |
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| 2/3/26 | War Story 026: Steve Black, 2nd Royal Tank Regiment (Iraq, Afghanistan)✨ | military serviceveterans+4 | Steve Black | 2nd Royal Tank RegimentThe Muster Point+2 | — | Steve Black2nd Royal Tank Regiment+5 | — | 2h 21m 40s | |
| 1/20/26 | War Story 025: Ted Shirley, 1 Royal Welsh (Sniper, Afghanistan)✨ | military servicepost-traumatic stress disorder+3 | Ted Shirley | British Army | Afghanistan | Ted ShirleyBritish Army+6 | — | 1h 17m 15s | |
| 1/12/26 | Veteran State Of Mind 224: On Human Trafficking, with Alana Stott MBE | Send us Fan Mail Alana Stott MBE is a global prevention strategist, intelligence advisor, and founder working at the intersection of exploitation prevention, capital accountability, and systems change. She if the CEO and Founder of Blue Rose Foundation, a prevention-first organisation focussed on identifying and interrupting grooming, abuse, and trafficking before exploitation occurs. Blue Rose works with governments, frontline professionals, platforms, and private-sector partners to shift th... | 1h 03m 43s | ||||||
| 12/29/25 | War Story 024: Rick Webb, King's Royal Hussars (Iraq and Afghanistan) | Send us Fan Mail Rick Webb served in Iraq and Afghanistan with the King's Royal Hussars. You can follow him on Instagram: @rickwebbgolf ----- If you are interested in being a guest on the podcast please contact us at info@veteranstateofmind.com , or drop us a DM on instagram @veteranstateofmind Please help us spread the word by telling your mates about the podcast, or by leaving a review/ rating. Geraint's Substack: https://substack.com/@grjbooks?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-pa... | 2h 58m 26s | ||||||
| 12/10/25 | War Story 023: Morgan Lerette, Blackwater (Iraq) | Send us Fan Mail Morgan Lerette served in the US Army before joining Blackwater as a Private Military Contractor. He is the author of Guns, Girls, & Greed, a firsthand perspective on how men act and react in war. You can get Morgan's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Guns-Girls-Greed-Blackwater-Mercenary/dp/B0D5JMPTMY Connect with him: @blackwaterdude1 If you are interested in being a guest on the podcast, please contact us at info@veteranstateofmind.com , or drop us a DM on instagra... | 1h 15m 43s | ||||||
| 11/27/25 | War Story 022: Scott Ryder, 2nd Commando Regiment (Afghanistan) | Send us Fan Mail From the age of 12, Scott Ryder knew he wanted to join the army. After serving as a paratrooper and in East Timor with 3 RAR, he wanted more. He trained all summer and took the gruelling selection course for the commandos, earning the prized green beret on his second attempt. Ryder shares battlefield stories from his tours to Afghanistan, where his regiment saw some of the heaviest fighting Australian forces have experienced since the Vietnam War. After being seriously injure... | 1h 52m 49s | ||||||
| 11/12/25 | War Story History: The Battle of Britain, with Dilip Sarkar MBE | Send us Fan Mail Dilip Sarkar is the author of over 60 books inspired by the Spitfire and Battle of Britain stories. Dilip is himself a living link to the past, given his privileged relationships with countless wartime survivors. He joins us to to discuss the importance of the Battle of Britain, the impossible odds that Britain faced, the people who made victory possible, and why we must never forget them. You can learn more about Dilip and find his books, battlefield tours, and much more her... | 1h 23m 25s | ||||||
| 10/23/25 | War Story - Episode 021: Wayne Ingram MBE, 9th/ 12th Royal Lancers (Northern Ireland, Bosnia) | Send us Fan Mail Wayne Ingram M.B.E. MCPara began his military career in 1986 with the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment. He later completed the French Commando course before specialising in a reconnaissance regiment. Since leaving the military, Wayne has dedicated his life to supporting children living with life-altering conditions—such as craniofacial disfigurements, scoliosis, and other complex medical challenges. Through tireless fundraising, international collaboration, and heartfelt advocacy, he ... | 1h 28m 32s | ||||||
| 10/15/25 | War Story - Episode 020: Colonel Robert Wemheuer, USMC (Helicopter Pilot, Vietnam) | Send us Fan Mail Colonel Robert Wemheuer served 3 tours in Vietnam as a United States Marine Corps aviator. He is the author of Unlike No Other, which you can find using the link below: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unlike-No-Other-Unlikely-Successful/dp/B0FDCCRHBP If you're interested in being a guest on the podcast, please contact us on: instagram: @veteranstateofmind email: info@vsompodcast.com Geraint's books are available at: www.geraintjonesmedia.com and https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores... | 1h 51m 16s | ||||||
| 9/30/25 | War Story 019: Matt Okuhara, Rifle Volunteers | Send us Fan Mail Matt Okuhara joined the Territorial Army at 18. After just a few weeks of training he was called up for service in Iraq. Details of Matt's book, Basra and Back: "Basra and Back follows Salamanca Company, a unit of British infantry deployed to Iraq as part of the peacekeeping effort after the 2003 invasion, known as Operation TELIC. Drawn from units in southwest England, Salamanca Company wasted no time in assuming its duties, providing security to the coalition’s provisional ... | 1h 44m 49s | ||||||
| 9/16/25 | Veteran State Of Mind Episode 223: Daril Fannin | Send us Fan Mail Daril Fannin’s path to Hollywood defies every norm. Raised in a cult that banned movies, his first act of rebellion was sneaking out to watch The Matrix. It cracked open his world—and rewrote the script for his life. After nine years as a U.S. Army combat medic, Daril earned his MFA in screenwriting at Loyola Marymount, where he sold a Netflix series before finishing the program. Today, he’s a multi-million dollar creator, writing and producing projects with A-list icons like... | 1h 34m 27s | ||||||
| 8/18/25 | War Story 018: Stephen Handley, 1 Royal Welsh | Send us Fan Mail Stephen Handley served in the Royal Welch Fusiliers, and 1 Royal Welsh. On his second tour of Afghanistan Stephen suffered life changing injuries caused by an IED. Stephen's Instagram: @stephen.handley The climbing organisation that Stephen talks about is: https://www.adaptivegrandslam.com/ If you're interested in being a guest on the podcast, please contact us on instagram: @veteranstateofmind Geraint's books are available at: www.geraintjonesmedia.com and https://www.amazon... | 2h 16m 17s | ||||||
| 8/4/25 | War Story 017: Paul Glazebrook, 2 RGJ and 4 Rifles | Send us Fan Mail Paul Glazebrook served with the Close Observation Platoon of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Green Jackets in Northern Ireland, and the Recce Platoon of 4th Battalion, The Rifles in Iraq. He is the author of Been Nowhere, Done Nothing which tells the story of his service with unflinching honesty and hysterically funny wit, giving a keen insight into the sense of humour which has kept our forces in the fight for generations. You can order it here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Been-N... | 1h 50m 09s | ||||||
| 7/24/25 | War Story 016: Gaz Kennedy; REME LAD attached to Coldstream Guards | Send us Fan Mail Gaz Kennedy served in Afghanistan with a Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Light Aid Detachment attached to the Coldstream Guards. Gaz has written about his life and service, and all royalties from his book go towards supporting Combat Stress. You can order the book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-War-Battles-Beginnings-Book-ebook/dp/B0DYRR7N1H Please give Gaz a follow on instagram @gaz_kennedy_ If you would be interested in talking about your experiences of war... | 2h 08m 25s | ||||||
| 7/11/25 | War Story 015: Battles and Beers: Nicholas Laidlaw, USMC infantryman, and journalist | Send us Fan Mail Journalist Nicholas Laidlaw is a former USMC infantryman who covers conflicts around the globe. We talk about Nick's own service in the military, and his experiences visiting the frontlines in Gaza and Ukraine. Nick's social media: @battles_and_beers Find his books here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-War-Did-Us-Ukraine/dp/B0BF2Q759P Find Geraint's books here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Geraint-Jones/author/B06XTKLWBM If you would be interested in being a guest on the sho... | 2h 08m 03s | ||||||
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