Talking with the wounded

Often hilarious, always frank; conversations with wounded veterans about the moment that changed their lives. Listen to remarkable people talk about when the unforgettable happens, what happened next, and who helped them along the way.

Talking with the wounded is a society podcast hosted by Ben, with 17 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Ben hosts Talking with the wounded, a society show with 17 episodes published.

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  Episode #16

  "Shooting at me? I'm the f**king lawyer"

  Nov 20, 20241h 1mS0

  <p>"A lot of Royal Marines came home because of the decisions you made" where the words Martin Wade heard from his colleague years after being the Task Force Legal Advisor to the Royal Marines in Helmand in 2006-7.  But by then the damage had been done. </p> <p>The last episode in this series hears Lt Col (retd) Martin Wade talk us through his journey from battlefield lawyer making decisions on the use of lethal and non lethal force, to a psychiatric ward in Germany and a diagnosis of PTSD.  While receiving treatment it becomes clear his legal mind was...

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  Episode #15

  Posthumous VC - A fathers tale

  Nov 6, 202455 minS0

  <p>L/Cpl James Ashworth was killed as he stormed an enemy position in Helmand , Afghanistan.  An action he was awarded the VC for; the 14th person at the time to receive the highest award for gallantry since WWII. His father, Duane, himself a former Grenadier, describes how he came to hear the news of his sons death, his repatriation and the announcement of the VC. Mistakes were made, bureaucracy gets in the way and the press intrusion overwhelming. This journey is an emotional roller coaster, as told by the only person who could, beyond those who were there when h...

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  Episode #14

  "Hang on a minute, I've been shot"

  Oct 23, 20241 hourS0

  <p>Quoted as uttering the best line of the war, Paul Fear takes us to the moment he had reason to say it back in 2007 in Afghanistan.  Paul and I served together in the early 90's.  He left and subsequently re joined.  He found himself in Afghanistan fighting at close quarters with the Taliban until one day it didn't go his and a few others way.  After 6 more years he took the opportunity to leave with a pay out and a pension.. ..except it never came.  With a determined wife who fought for his dues all the way to the Prime...

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  Episode #13

  I need a rifle.

  Oct 9, 20241h 4mS0

  <p>As a Doctor in the field saving wounded soldiers he never thought he may actually be asked to engage the enemy.  Dr Ian Nesbitt talks us through dealing with the wounded in Afghanistan, on board a Chinook as the MERT (Medical Emergency Response Team) Doc, flying into battles to collect the wounded, and also as part of the reception team back in Camp Bastion receiving those brought back by the MERT.  Describing himself as "self loading luggage" Ian gives us a unique insight into military medicine; stabilising the wounded, friend or foe, while performing procedures usually done in an op...

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  Episode #12

  Wish I wasn't there...but I loved it.

  Sep 25, 202451 minS0

  <p>Former Royal Marine, then RAF Search & Rescue Paramedic, Chris Bradshaw QGM, tells us what its like to be in the MERT (Medical Emergency Rescue Team) on Chinooks in Afghanistan and his life now at the end of the wire.  As part of the medical team onboard a Chinook sent in to pick up the wounded, be they Military, Afghans and occasionally the enemy, Chris talks us through what happens when the wounded make it to the tailgate.  But, as he says.." The real life saving stuff happens with the person next to you on the ground when the injury oc...

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