Chris Thrall's Bought the T-Shirt Podcast

Andrew Gold is the host of the 'On the Edge' podcast. He is a journalist and TV presenter, who's documentaries range from the bizarre to controversial subcultures. Andrew has battled an abusive exorcist, duelled with the Crazy Baby Lady and hunted UFOs. He holds the record for being the first person to be tear-gassed and water-canoned, whilst filming a documentary about abortion. Join us to hear m...

Nick Grainge is a highly successful athlete and veteran of 23 Special Air Service. In this podcast, Nick explains a little about continuation training within the reserve special-forces. Nick's company, Elite Outdoor Fitness, offers a comprehensive course for beginners to pro-atheletes. Their former UK Special Forces team nurtures positivity, motivation and momentum to help you achieve your fitness...

Chris served in 3 Commando, Rhodesian Light Infantry from 1976 to 1979. He saw continuous action against Mugabe's ZANLA and NKomo's ZIPRA forces. Airmobile in Alouette III helicopters and vintage C-47 Dakotas, Chris amassed over twenty combat jumps as well as being at the spearhead on cross-border raids into Zambia and Mozambique. Read 'Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent into Crystal Meth Psychosis i...

King Arthur Uther Pendragon is an eco-campaigner, Druid leader and self-declared reincarnation of King Arthur. Born into a working-class family, Arthur served in the Royal Hampshire Regiment and went on to form the Loyal Arthurian Warband. Angered by the English Heritage charging money to visit Stonehenge, he picketed outside on a daily basis. Joining with the council of British Druid Orders, they...

Martin Edwards was a Royal Marine and went on to be an operator in the elite 14th Intelligence unit. Originally from Rhyl, Martin escaped a horrific childhood to forge out a successful and varied career, managing to retire as a multi-millionaire. His best-selling book, 'Ultimate Survivor' tells a mind-blowing story of IRA ambushes, run-ins with Sinn Fein politicians, military coups and being a bod...

Dr Sohom Das hosts a YouTube channel, named ‘A Psych for Sore Minds’, where he dissects a variety of mental health issues and offers his own professional opinions. Sohom takes a look at the full range of mental health issues, such as diagnosing and working with psychopaths and prisoners faking mental illness. His in-depth analysis includes case-studies of Peter Sutcliffe, named the 'Yorkshire ripp...

Thomas Gast is a German author, web video producer and former soldier. He is best known for his books on the French Foreign Legion and his YouTube channel 'Thomas Gast'. On his YouTube channel, he has regularly published videos on the topics of the Foreign Legion, the Bundeswehr, nature sports and survival since 2017. Chris chats with Thomas about his life and what led him to joining the French Fo...

Nick Grainge is a highly successful athlete and creator of 'Elite Outdoor Fitness'. In this podcast, Nick gives us his experience of going through selection in order to join 23 Special Air Service. From the Brecons mountains, to the notorious interrogation phase, Nick endured all to attain the coveted sand beret of the world's most elite special-forces. Read 'Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent into C...

Nimsdai was born in Nepal and like his father and brothers before, he signed up to join the Gurkhas, where he would serve for six years. Nims then passed selection for the UK's special-forces and went on to serve another ten years with the Special Boat Service. After leaving the forces, Nims has gone on to become one of the world's greatest mountaineers, accumulating an ever-growing list of record...

Joseph Steel is part of the Visualskies company who are a collection of studios utilising the latest technology to digitise the real world. Visualskies is an aerial focused technology company providing photographic and surveying services for heritage, construction, film and tv sectors. They specialise in high definition 3D mapping and Virtual Reality environments as well as aerial based time-lapse...

NHS100k.com brings together NHS, Care, and social work colleagues, including more than 111,000 NHS staff who have exercised their basic human right of informed consent regarding a medical intervention. NHS paramedic Lilith, chats with Chris Thrall regarding her co-worker's fight to keep their jobs. Read 'Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent into Crystal Meth Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland.' P...

Joe Glenton was a lance corporal with the Royal Logistics Corps, who vowed not to return to Afghanistan. After going on the run for a full 737 days, Joe was jailed at the 'Glasshouse' in Colchester. The court-martial heard that Joe had been suffering from PTSD after his first tour of duty. He was later officially discharged from the British army. Joe is now a journalist, film-maker and award-winni...

Danny Rampling is one of the original founders of the UK's rave scene and also a famous radio presenter. He served with the Parachute Regiment in 10 Para and is a leading activist in the global freedom movement that is sweeping the planet. With a career stretching back to the early 1980's, Danny was the first winner of the No 1 DJ in the world, by DJ Magazine. He is also a winner of their lifetime...

Nick is a highly successful athlete across a broad spectrum of physical and mental disciplines. He has won competitions internationally across a range of events including sprint triathlons, ultra mountain races and has successfully endured the harshness of long expeditions with multiple events across the world with the Special Forces. In this podcast, Nick tells us about his time as a 23 SAS opera...

Brendon Prince, a sea safety campaigner from Torquay, is the first person to paddleboard along the whole coast of Great Britain. Brendon's aim is to raise £200,000 to increase awareness of water safety. Along his mammoth journey, high winds, storms and even losing a paddle has not stopped Brendon from reaching his goal. Along his way he's seen devious tactics by water companies who were dumping ra...

Nigel ‘Spud’ Ely’s soldiering career was in the Parachute Regiment, the SAS, then as a Military Consultant and a war photojournalist. His career has taken him in to some of the most deadly, high-octane, violent battles of the modern era. From Northern Ireland, the Falklands, to Africa, Afghanistan and Iraq, Spud has been in the thick of the most ferocious and disturbing fighting of modern times. H...

Isaac Kenyon's vision is to assist the world in meeting its forecasted energy demands and to enhance global sustainability. After managing a team adventure to row across the Atlantic ocean, Isaac created, 'Pedal 4 Parks'. This organisation is an eco-adventure to regenerate the U.K.'s national parks. Read 'Eating Smoke: One Man's Descent into Crystal Meth Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland.'...

Julian Seager is an English award winning character actor. He appears in the box office hit Fisherman's Friends and has recently had a lead role in the political horror movie Election Night. He has had featured roles on TV shows such as Bafta award-winning Poldark, Miracle Workers, Cursed, Galavant and is a season regular for the last 10 years on Doc Martin. He also appears in movies such as Death...

Lee Groves is one of the leading music producers and a multi-award winner in the music industry. Having started his career programming sound-cards and creating samples for many famous artists, he went on to become a session-player, writer and producer. Lee's clients include, Norman Cook, Steve White, Neil Conti, Vince Clarke, Britney Spears, Madonna and Janet Jackson. In 2007, Lee moved to Austral...

Captain Darren Hardy joined the British Army in 2003. Through his leadership he was promoted onto officer training at Sandhurst, graduating within the top third of his cohort. After sustaining physical injuries, he was discharged from the forces, but thanks to his experience as an Army Physical Training Instructor, Darren was selected to represent team UK at the 2018 Warrior Games. Winning two gol...

Jack Jarvis is a resourceful, adaptive and tenacious individual. After joining the British army at 16 years old, he immediately volunteered for the All Arms Commando course. On successful completion, he spent the next seven years of his career within 59 Commando Squadron, giving him a wealth of experience in risk management and operating in high stress situations. After winning the British Army in...

Chris Lemons has been a commercial diver for over 14 years and currently specialises in deep sea saturation diving. In September of 2012, a failure of the dynamic positioning system of the vessel he was working under, resulted in his umbilical cord being completely severed. In total darkness, 300 feet on the sea-bed, Chris had just five minutes of breathing left with no way to protect himself from...

Neil Marshall is a highly successful film and television director, producer, and screenwriter. Neil's film work includes the classic Dog Soldiers, The Descent, Hellboy, and The Reckoning. Neil's television credits include Game of Thrones, Black Sails, Westworld and Lost in Space. Neil's latest film, The Lair, is set to be an all-out monster movie, with everything from flesh-eating aliens to The SA...

Gareth Timmins is a former Royal Marines Commando, turned author, and behavioral scientist. While in training, widely considered to be the hardest basic training in the world, he was awarded the shooting medal and later went on to represent the Royal Marines, shooting team. Gareth was also awarded the Operation Telic medal for his team’s contributions in Iraq, during 2007. In recent years, he has...

Bjørn is a Norwegian Bushcraft expert, novelist, and motivational YouTube blogger. In his younger years, he won several prizes in powerlifting, including two gold medals in Norway. As a prolific writer, Bjørn's novels are set to an imaginative iron age, where various nations occupy vast areas of land and ocean. His bushcraft videos teach how important it is to have a positive mindset when living i...