A national security podcast made and run by young people, bringing new voices into a space that can feel closed-off. This podcast rethinks security beyond “hard power”: it’s healthcare, education, banking, supply chains, social media, and the everyday systems that keep a country standing when the world gets tougher.Each episode, we bring fresh voices and serious guests to unpack the threats facing us — and what we can actually do about them.
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On episode eight of the Resilience State Podcast, former Blackwater contractor Morgan Lerette joins host Honey Louise to discuss the people behind the uniform: why recruitment needs to be more human, how the military should engage with the public, and what actually draws people towards service.
From his time in the US Air Force and Army, through Blackwater and into civilian life, Morgan draws on years of experience for this wide-ranging conversation. Together, they explore military culture, leadership, the realities of modern soldiering, and the military’s relationship with the society it exists to protect.
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28 Apr 2026
EPISODE 7: ACTUAL TRUTH ABOUT IRAN (pt.2)- FROM AN IRANIAN
"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 another rare perspective on the state of Iran and what it's really like to live under the regime. This is the last part of the episode.
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24 Apr 2026
EPISODE 7: ACTUAL TRUTH ABOUT IRAN (pt.1)- FROM AN IRANIAN
"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 another rare perspective on the state of Iran and what it's really like to live under the regime.
Part 2 of this episode will be released next week.
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24 Mar 2026
EPISODE 6: FIRENDLY FIRE PT. 2
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 cultural differences aren't just interesting, but actively harming UK defence and national security.
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#podcast #nationalsecurity #defence #interview #fyp #trending
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17 Mar 2026
EPISODE 6: FIRENDLY FIRE
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 differences aren't just interesting, but actively harming UK defence and national security.
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#podcast #nationalsecurity #defence #interview #fyp #trending
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7 Mar 2026
EPISODE 5: HOW TO SELL A WAR
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.
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Help support Ukraine through Mark’s charity: https://www.postcodeukraine.com (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. Help support Ukraine through Mark’s charity: https://www.postcodeukraine.com)
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16 Feb 2026
EPISODE 4: SPACE IS THE NEW WARFRONT
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.
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2 Feb 2026
EPISODE 3: INTO THE MEATGRINDER- DRONES
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 joined by David Kirichenko, Ukrainian-American journalist and Associate Research Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, who has spent extensive time reporting from the front lines of Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion. David walks us through how drones are used on today's battlefield, from FPV strike drones and fibre-optic systems to long-range deep-strike operations inside Russia.
David's suggested commentators:
https://x.com/solonko1648
https://x.com/Y_Chornomorets
https://x.com/BohdanKrotevych
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19 Jan 2026
EPISODE 2: GUNS VS BUTTER
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 defence as a public good, the incentives shaping procurement decisions, and why governments struggle to cancel failing programmes even when costs spiral. We also discuss the trade-offs between defence spending and other public priorities, the role of competition and substitution, and whether market principles can realistically improve defence outcomes. Together, the conversation explains why fixing defence procurement is not just a technical problem, but a political and economic one.
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Episode Links:
Professor Hartley's suggested reading listhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Economics-Arms-Big-Business/dp/191111624X
Professor Hartley suggested that for those interested in working with the Ministry of Defence, a strong grounding in economics (such as an MSc in Economics) is particularly valuable, while a solid economics degree more broadly is well-suited to careers across the defence industry.
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5 Jan 2026
EPISODE 1: MILITARY IS NOT SECURITY
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 Glantz, we begin in Europe, examining how the war in Ukraine, rearmament, and hybrid threats are reshaping the security landscape.
We then turn to the Sahel to explore how the breakdown of governance, illicit economies, climate stress, and regional fragmentation overlap to drive instability.
Across both conversations, the episode explains why events occurring far beyond the UK still affect our security at home, and why military strength alone is not enough to keep societies safe.
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Episode Links
Louise's suggested reading list
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ (https://www.foreignaffairs.com/)
https://theconversation.com/uk (https://theconversation.com/uk)
https://warontherocks.com/ (https://warontherocks.com/)
Elijah's suggested reading list
https://www.africa-confidential.com/news (https://www.africa-confidential.com/news)
https://www.jeuneafrique.com/ (https://www.jeuneafrique.com/)
https://guardian.ng/ (https://guardian.ng/)
Referenced reporting
Luke's referenced reporting on Russian bombing activity:
https://www.euronews.com/2025/05/14/germany-arrests-three-ukrainians-for-plotting-russian-sabotage-bomb-attacks (https://www.euronews.com/2025/05/14/germany-arrests-three-ukrainians-for-plotting-russian-sabotage-bomb-attacks)
Honey Louise's referenced reporting on the "Great Drone Wall":
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crkl3d6pegpo (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crkl3d6pegpo)
Honey Louise's referenced reporting on the French Army Chief of Staff:
https://www.france24.com/en/france/20251120-france-top-general-under-fire-after-saying-country-must-be-prepared-to-lose-children (https://www.france24.com/en/france/20251120-france-top-general-under-fire-after-saying-country-must-be-prepared-to-lose-children)
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