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USMC Instructor PASSES Commando Course | #124

Posted on 19 January 202118 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

USMC Instructor PASSES Commando Course, features Sgt. Robert Gabrych who was a platoon sergeant in The United States Marine Corp.

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USMC Instructor PASSES Commando Course

Robert was a platoon sergeant in the United States Marine Corp (USMC) who was later attached to the Royal Marines at the training centre in Lympstone and passed the elite commando course. He was an elite swimmer scout who went on to become a police officer in the SWAT team.

Transcript snippet from ‘USMC Instructor PASSES Commando Course’ podcast

Chris and Robert

C – Robert, how are you brother?

R – Chris, I’m doing good mate, how are you?

C – Nice to be called a mate by an American! Do Americans know that’s like an English and Australian thing?

R – Yeah, we’ve seen enough Guy Ritchie movies now to understand it.

C – It’s buddy in America right?

R – Brother, brother is the big one.

C -I like brother, it’s what we all should be isn’t it. I wanna say Robert, I’ve had some of the best times ever with Americans. I’m proud to have served with them, I was in Sicily with the USMC. I learnt to fly in America and I learnt to skydive in America. It’s such a kind, and wonderful hospitable country…

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Running The Americas | Extreme Endurance Athlete | #125

Posted on 19 January 202118 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

Running The Americas | Extreme Endurance Athlete, features Jamie Ramsay. Jamie has completed over 32,000km of human-powered adventuring in 29 countries and 20 different adventures. He is a runner, cyclist, trekker and mountaineer.

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Running The Americas

Jamie is an Endurance Adventure Athlete, presenter, public speaker and brand ambassador. He has completed over 32,000km of human-powered adventuring in 29 countries and 20 different adventures. He is a runner, cyclist, trekker and mountaineer.

Transcript snippet from ‘Running The Americas | Extreme Endurance Athlete’ podcast

Chris and Jamie

C – Jamie, how are you brother?

J – I’m very well thank you, and thank you for having me on your podcast.

C – No listen Jamie, the thanks is all mine. My life keeps throwing up little gems for me. I’m both delighted and suprised by it all, and it brought me to you. For our friends at home Jamie is the ultimate adventure warrior, in that beautiful sense that most of us want to do, but most people will probably never make time for. I’m talking all the adventures you want. The running, the cycling, the global exploration. I’ve been hearing about all these amazing one off feats of endurance, and then there’s guys like you. You haven’t stopped hitting it have you Jamie?

J – I think the big difference between the adventuring I do and other people is I don’t pursue records of any sort or anything like that. The WOW factor of breaking a record just doesn’t interest me. I’m just a guy that does what he does because I love it and I try to make a living out of it wherever I can.

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SAS Captain to Mercenary | Political Prisoner | #127

Posted on 19 January 202118 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

SAS Captain to Mercenary, features Simon Mann who is a British former Special Air Service (SAS) army officer and legendary condottiere.

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SAS Captain to Mercenary | Political Prisoner | Simon Mann

Simon Mann is a British former Special Air Service (SAS) army officer and legendary condottiere (not mercenary as often wrongly labelled). Simon trained at Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Scots Guards. On leaving the military, he co-founded the private military company, Executive Outcomes and co-founded Sandline International with fellow ex-Scots Guards Colonel Tim Spicer in 1996, operating mostly in Angola and Sierra Leone. On 7 March 2004, Mann is alleged to have led the 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d’état attempt. He was arrested by Zimbabwean police in Harare airport, along with 64 other private contractors – branded as ‘mercenaries’.

Simon served three years of a four-year prison sentence in Zimbabwe and less than two years of a 34 years and four months sentence in Equatorial Guinea. Simon is now a much-sought-after public speaker and consultant.

Transcript snippet from .SAS Captain to Mercenary’ podcast

Chris and Simon

C – Simon how are you Sir?

S – I’m good thanks.

C -You’re in Johannesburg aren’t you?

S – Yep, it’s lovely, normal, no lockdown, it’s lovely.

C – Yeah, wow, I was there when I took my trip to Mozambique, we obviously had to fly into South Africa. We stayed at a lodge in Joburg called Brown Sugar, do you know it?

S – No!

C – Well let me just say, one night in Johannesburg is like one night in Bangkok, just with less girls!…

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Private Military Contractor To Everest | #128

Posted on 18 January 202118 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

Private Military Contractor To Everest, features Richie Maybank, who was a private military security contractor in Iraq. He and Chris chat about the dangers of partying in Thailand and Ritchie reaching the summit of Mount Everest.

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Private Military Contractor To Everest | Richie Maybank

Richie and I discuss his work as a private military security contractor in Iraq, the dangers of partying in Thailand and his summiting Mount Everest.

Transcript snippet from ‘Private Military Contractor To Everest | Richie Maybank’ podcast

Chris and Richie

C – Richie how are you brother?

R – Yeah I’m good mate how are you, thanks for having me on.

C – It’s my pleasure mate, anything about Everest, I’m all ears and I’ve got big enough ears as it is. So when you sent your email to me, it’s fascinating stuff. You spent a lot of time in Thailand I believe?

R -Yeah I was living there, between work in the Middle East and holidaying in the Himalayas.

C – I loved every single minute of being in Thailand, even when I got my nose broken by a Thai doorman.

R – Happens a lot that sort of thing.

C – It was still a great night! Little tip for you there folks, if you ever get mugged in a Thai bar by the bar staff, which they used to do. I’m not sure what it’s like in the modern tourism world there. Rather than trying to fight the bouncer, just go and speak to the tourist police and they’ll get your money back for you.

R – You don’t fight one, you fight ten as well.

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COMMANDO Mindset Vs ULTRA | #129

Posted on 18 January 202118 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

COMMANDO Mindset Vs ULTRA, features Gavin Boyter & Aradhna Tayal. They talk running with former Royal Marine, Chris Thrall.

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COMMANDO Mindset Vs ULTRA | Gavin Boyter & Aradhna Tayal Talk Running With Royal Marine Chris Thrall

Paris – Strasbourg – Munich – Vienna – Budapest – Bucharest – Istanbul. Armed with a toilet trowel and a converted Mazda Bongo called Roxy, ultrarunner and filmmaker Gavin Boyter embarked on a long-distance challenge to run the 3400km from Paris to Istanbul ultrarunning the route of the Orient Express. Gavin crossed 180 rivers and ascended 16,500 metres, through forests, mountains, plains and major cities – aided all the way by the ever encouraging support of driver and manager Aradhna. In this podcast they compare notes on preparation and mindset with former Royal Marines Commando and ultra runner Chris Thrall

Transcript from ‘COMMANDO Mindset Vs ULTRA | Gavin Boyter & Aradhna Tayal Talk Running With Royal Marine Chris Thrall’ podcast

Chris and Gavin and Aradhna

C – Gavin, Aradhna, how are you?

G – We’re great thanks

C – It’s nice to hook up again, all be it virtually.

G – Yeah we’re some sort of spiritual crazy adventure run sort of twins or something.

A – I think the last time I saw you Chris was in Wales with a backpack on the size of you, running over the bridge with Gavin.

G – The Severn Bridge yeah.

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Undercover Cop Exposes UK Gang Truth | Neil Woods | #131

Posted on 18 January 202118 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

Undercover Cop Exposes UK Gang Truth, features Neil Woods, one of the UK’s most notorious undercover cops as he exposes the truth about UK gang culture.

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Undercover Cop Exposes UK Gang Truth

One of the UK’s most notorious undercover cops exposes the truth about UK gang culture and the battle he faced in the aftermath.

Transcript snippet from ‘Undercover Cop Exposes UK Gang Truth | Neil Woods’ podcast

Chris and Neil

C – Hi everyone, glad you could join us for this episode with Neil Woods, as he has a fantastic story as one of the most successful undercover policeman this country has had. I’m privileged to know two former undercover police detectives, one of which has had to overcome some huge issues with trauma. I also had Peter Blexley on the show who speaks very, very highly of Neil being one of the countries leading detectives. So thank you on behalf of the podcast Neil, shall we go back to when you first joined to police force, which I’ve just been reading about.

N – Yeah if you’d like. I joined the police in 1989. The reason I did that, seeing as I didn’t have a boyhood ambition to join the police force. I wasn’t one of these people that always wanted to do it. I went to university by mistake, why I ever thought I was going to enjoy a business studies course, I’ve no idea! So I dropped out of that and considered what to do next, one of which was to backpack around Europe because a few friends had done that and it sounded adventurous. Then I saw an advert for the police in the newspaper and unable to make my mind up I flipped a coin. So I was literally flippant about my career choice. Then when I got into the police force I did feel that sense of duty, that I had to do a good job, but I was crap at it! I was no good at all, I almost lost my job several times in the first couple of years.

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Paras To CIA Asset | Anthony Stephen Malone | #133

Posted on 17 January 202118 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

Paras To CIA Asset, features Anthony Stephen Malone discussing his military career in the paras, then becoming a CIA asset.

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Paras To CIA Asset | Anthony Stephen Malone

Transcript snippet from ‘Paras To CIA Asset | Anthony Stephen Malone’ podcast

Chris and Anthony

C – Anthony, how are you mate?

A – I’m good mate. I’m very good. How is it in your part of the world?

C – Well, I’m never going to complain anyway! You get one life, if you want to spend it depressed, I’ve done all that shit mate and I’m not doing it again.

A – You’re right, you’ve got one life and you live it to the full mate, that’s what it’s about.

C – My first question, is it true that the Royal Marines are better than the Paras?

A – What I’m going to say about that one is the new advertising poster ‘Ready for Anything’ is outstanding! At the end of the day, if you can’t have a bit of banter with fellow servicemen, then there’s something wrong. The Marines respect the Paras and the Paras respect the Marines. So at the end of the day we all get the job done.

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Escaping A Thai Death Sentence | Drug Smuggler | #122

Posted on 26 November 202018 May 2021 by Chris Thrall

Escaping A Thai Death Sentence, features David McMillanwho was an international drug smuggler.

Escaping A Thai Death Sentence

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Escaping A Thai Death Sentence, features David McMillan who was a British-Australian drug smuggler, best known for being the only Westerner on record, as having successfully escaped Bangkok’s Klong Prem prison.

Transcript snippet from ‘Escaping A Thai Death Sentence | International Drug Smuggler’ podcast

C – Hello Friends, that reminds of me when you’re trying to buy drugs and someone promises you the world. You just kinda know that something isn’t right and then bang, your money has gone and they don’t come back.

D – There was a great drought in London of just about everything back in 2010 and people were cheating all the time. If you find yourself on the 10th floor of a council block and there’s three or four people on the landing, you’re in for a rough time. I don’t know, maybe we learn a forgiveness for that, up to a point. Depending on how much damage has been done.

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