Warrior Nation

About Warrior Nation

Welcome to Warrior Nation, the UK's only podcast offering a critical lens on the British military and its relationship with civil society. The podcast is produced by ForcesWatch, an organisation dedicated to investigating militarisation and military ethics. From the brutality of basic training, to predatory recruitment practices and lobbying, we expose and challenge unaccountable military power.

Publisher

ForcesWatch

Category

education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Jun 2019

Latest episode

12 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

38 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Aug 2025

   War machines: the rise and rise of autonomous systems and drones (SE1 EP2)

   Welcome to Season 6 of Warrior Nation! In this series we will look at the future shape of warfare and the terrain over which it will be fought. From drones and AI, through to hardening borders and space warfare, from the outcomes of the Gaza war to the boomerang effects of colonial technologies of oppression, we’ll draft in experts, activists and artists from numerous fields of expertise to try and establish what militarism and war will look like and, most importantly, how we as anti-militari...

2. 

   18 Jun 2025

   Future War: Finding Hope In World At War (SE6 EP1)

   Industry experts explore the evolving landscape of future warfare, examining the impact of drones, AI, and geopolitical conflicts on militarism.

3. 

   27 Aug 2024

   International anti-militarism: Life, art and loss in the Palestinian diaspora (SE5 EP6)

   Welcome to Season Five of Warrior Nation! This time we're talking to anti-militarist activists from around the world to learn their motivations, strategies and tactics. The last few years have shown us nothing if not that militarism is on the rise globally, making it more important than ever that voices critical of war and the military have a platform.We speak to British-Palestinian poet and scientist Mohammed Ghalayini. Mohammed spent the first two months of Israel's assault on Gaza inside t...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

19 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

22

Social presence

91

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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