Resilience State Podcast

"They put a gun to my head. I fainted. And then I kept talking." In this episode, I sit down with my Iranian friend, someone who actually grew up under the Islamic regime. We discuss the dark side of the war that nobody is truly reporting on, and the reality of the life she endured. There is a constant stream of misinformation and truths regarding Iran by the repressive regime. This episode offers...

"They put a gun to my head. I fainted. And then I kept talking." In this episode, I sit down with my Iranian friend, someone who actually grew up under the Islamic regime. We discuss the dark side of the war that nobody is truly reporting on, and the reality of the life she endured. There is a constant stream of misinformation and truths regarding Iran by the repressive regime. This episode offers...

Think the UK and the US have the same relationship with their military? Think again. Honey Louise sits down with Mace and Diana — three young women and university students who somehow found themselves fascinated by and working in the defence industry. They unpack how they got there, why societal attitudes towards the military differ so drastically on either side of the Atlantic, and how those cult...

Think the UK and US have the same relationship with their military? Think again. Honey Louise sits down with Mace and Diana — three young women and university students who somehow found themselves fascinated by and working in the defence industry. They unpack how they got there, why societal attitudes towards the military differ so drastically on either side of the Atlantic, and how those cultural...

A conversation with Mark Neville, a war photographer, on how the media portrays contemporary war and war trauma, from Afghanistan to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict. Check us out on our other social media platforms: https://linktr.ee/resilience.state.podcast Help support Ukraine through Mark’s charity: https://www.postcodeukraine.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As states become increasingly dependent on space-based infrastructure, the orbital domain is emerging as a critical site of geopolitical competition. In this episode, Honey Louise speaks with Bleddyn Bowen about astropolitics, space as a warfighting domain, and the strategic vulnerabilities created by modern reliance on satellites and other space-based assets. Check us out on our other social medi...

In this episode of Resilience State, we dive into one of the defining features of modern warfare: the rise of drones . Ukraine has become a real-world laboratory for drone warfare — testing cheap, expendable UAVs at scale, under brutal combat conditions. But what does this actually mean for how wars are fought today, and how states like the UK should be thinking about defence tomorrow? We're joine...

In Episode Two of Resilience State, we look beyond defence spending headlines to examine how procurement failures shape real military capability . Joined by Professor Keith Hartley , one of the UK’s leading defence economists, we examine why defence procurement repeatedly fails , and why these failures are not accidents, but the result of how defence markets are structured. The episode explores de...

In this first episode of Resilience State, we ask a simple question: what does security actually mean today — and why does it matter to everyday life? Modern security isn't just about weapons, armies, or defence spending. It's about supply chains, energy prices, political stability, and whether societies can function under sustained pressure. Joined by experts Dr Louise Tumchewics and Elijah Glant...