Chris Thrall's Bought the T-Shirt Podcast

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...

Dave Mears is a former Taekwondo world champion. After being a successful teacher, Dave moved to Thailand and managed several award-winning bars. Famous guests include Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Hollywood legend, Steven Seagal. Read 'Eating Smoke: One Man's D escent into Crystal Meth Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland.' Paperback UK: https://amzn.to/2YoeaPx Paperback US: https://www.amazon...

Nick Pope is one of the world's leading experts on UFO's and the unexplained. Having worked at the Ministry of Defence for twenty-one years, Nick started to work on UFO cases, leading the media to name him, 'The Real Fox Mulder', from the popular tv show 'The X-Files'. After leaving The MoD, Nick continued his research and became a top-selling author and public speaker. For almost three decades, N...

Known for their bravery and loyalty the Gurkhas are an elite fighting force, recruited from tribes from Nepal's Himalayan foothills for the Nepalese, Indian and British army. Tim Gurung's book, 'The Gurkhas' focuses on their military history, with interviews from nearly one-hundred of their veterans. Read 'Eating Smoke: One Man's D escent into Crystal Meth Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland....

James Bartley has been researching Alien Abductions and the Military/Aerospace Connection to UFOs, for over wenty five years. In this podcast, James talks to Chris about Roswell, Bob Lazar and his own encounters with things beyond this world. The truth, is out there.. Read 'Eating Smoke: One Man's D escent into Crystal Meth Psychosis in Hong Kong's Triad Heartland.' Paperback UK: https://amzn.to/2...

Mark Roberts is the world's most famous streaker. After his first naked dash, undertaken as a bet, he continued to strip off at every major sporting event - Wimbledon, the Super Bowl, Miss World and the Olympic Games. Following a 2001 conviction for streaking Mark had to surrender his passport whenever an English football team played abroad. British TV viewers will remember Mark's infiltration of...

Robert Cardoza arrived on the set of Steven Spielberg's 'ET - the Extra Terrestrial' to advise the crew how to set up the complimentary Kuwahara BMXs his company had delivered. When Spielberg asked if Robert could ride one of these stunt bikes, Bob promptly JUMPED his own over Spielberg's Porsche! Spielberg promptly sacked the useless stunt rider and Robert and his BMX buddies created the iconic c...

An American Lawyer moves to Vietnam for love, only to find out later, it's a high-level scam. Edward Jamison was unknowingly targeted by the Macau Triads and the local corrupt police. After unknowingly sleeping with the enemy, Jamison's life is now a desperate battle between dodging traps set by The Triads and plotting an escape route from Vietnam, with his young son. Read 'Eating Smoke: One Man's...