WAR JUNK: THE PODCAST is based on the popular TV series hosted by Professor David O'Keefe and filmmaker Wayne Abbott. The War Junk duo will continue telling stories of war through mysterious artifacts and remnants they've found on battlefields around the world. They will also have weekly guests to discuss stories of war and rare artifacts. And as the podcast develops they will be searching for anyone with mystery artifacts or stories of loved ones who fought in battle. You can contact the team at warjunkpodcast@gmail.com
Each episode will also give insight into how they produced the series with discussions into some of the most poignant stories they've investigated. The first two WAR JUNK: THE PODCAST episodes focus on their pilot show, the BATTLE OF HONG KONG with special guest, war relic hunter, Craig Mitchell.
Viewing the podcast on War Junk TV on Youtube or on the War Junk Facebook page you will see clips from the series plus footage never seen before. Enjoy.
War Junk: The Podcast - Episode 5 - The Underground War at Vimy Ridge (PART 1)
Send us a textIn Episode 5 the team discusses one of their most memorable shows produced on the Battle at Vimy Ridge that was fought in April 1917 with the focus on the underground war that was key to the Canadian victory. Special guest is ANDY HAWKINS from the Durand Group, a UK based tunnelling team that took Professor David O'Keefe and filmmaker Wayne Abbott deep into the tunnels under Vimy Ridge. It's an extraordinary story and an amazing feat of engineering to dig miles of tu...
30 Jul 2024
WAR JUNK: THE PODCAST - Episode 4 - The Story of Pond Farm PART 2
Send us a textThe team continues telling the story of Pond Farm, a 90 acre patch of land in the Ypres Salient that saw years of fighting during WW1. Professor David O'Keefe, and filmmaker Wayne Abbott with special guest Stijn Butaye discuss the opportunity they had to film on Pond Farm when Stijn and his family dig deep into the infamous blue clay to enlarge one of their ponds. The team gets the chance to search for war artifacts with a focus on the Battle of Passchendaele in 191...
25 Jul 2024
WAR JUNK: THE PODCAST - Episode 3 - The Battle of Ypres (The Story of Pond Farm) PART 1
Send us a textWAR JUNK: THE POD CAST Episode 3 focuses on the story of Pond Farm, a patch of land between Ypres and Passchendaele in Belgium that saw 4 plus years of intense fighting during WW1. Professor David O'Keefe and filmmaker Wayne Abbott interview special guest Stijn who has lived his entire life on Pond Farm in the heart of Flanders. Stijn tells the history behind the farm, the fighting that went on during WW1 and how the fall out of the war still affects the people of Fl...
16 Jul 2024
WAR JUNK: THE PODCAST - Episode 2 (Making of the Series and Battle of Hong Kong PART 2)
Send us a textThe War Junk team including war relic hunter/digger Craig Mitchell discuss the Battle of Hong Kong and the key moments during the filming of the pilot show. They discuss the adventurous search in a remote area on Hong Kong Island for a cache of lost rifles from the battle in 1941. The team go into detail on their investigating of a small artifact Craig found that they amazingly connect to a specific soldier and then a family. Watch the video version on War Junk TV o...
8 Jul 2024
WAR JUNK: THE PODCAST - Episode 1 (Making of the Series and Battle of Hong Kong PART 1)
Send us a textWAR JUNK: THE PODCAST Episode 1In the first podcast episode Professor David O'Keefe and filmmaker Wayne Abbott tell the story behind creating the TV series War Junk with a focus on producing the pilot episode on the BATTLE OF HONG KONG. Most of the stories have never been told including how they first planned on producing a series called 'War Junkies' that evolved into 'War Junk'. They discuss their experiences filming the pilot on the Battle of Hong Kong with ...
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