War Tribe

Welcome to WAR TRIBE, the podcast that explores the work not just of the big name correspondents but the wider tribe of the those who contribute to conflict reporting in the field. Hosted by Richard Pendry, previously a member of the specialist war reporting agency Frontline News which became the Frontline Club in Paddington, London. He has worked as a journalist and researcher in different areas of conflict. Produced by Peter Emina.

War Tribe is a news podcast hosted by Richard Pendry, with 8 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Richard Pendry hosts War Tribe, a news show with 8 episodes published.

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  Sally Hayden on Love and War

  Sep 22, 202624 min

  For this bonus episode, foreign correspondent Sally Hayden talks to Richard about love in wartime — and why she wanted to tell stories beyond the familiar themes of loss and trauma. Her new book, This Is Also a Love Story , explores the different forms love can take in conflict and its aftermath. In Rwanda, genocide survivors who were left orphaned created new, artificial families to survive. In Ukraine, one couple found ways to keep their marriage alive while the husband served at the front. And in Iraq, couples risked punishment to marry in secret under Islamic State rule. These are stories of love, resilience and human connection in places where war has tried to destroy all three. Buy Sally's book: " This Is Also a Love Story. Searching for Good in a Divided World" Buy Sally's first book: "My Fourth Time, We Drowned. Seeking Refuge on the World’s Deadliest Migration Route."

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  Episode #8

  Dmytro Horyevoy Ukraine Fixer and Local Producer

  Apr 14, 2026—S1

  <p>For the final episode of Season One of WAR TRIBE, Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Horyevoy wakes after a night spent sheltering in his basement during a Russian bombardment.</p><p>From that vantage point, he reflects on what he’s learned working alongside international journalists — and the personal qualities he believes truly matter in a correspondent.</p><p>Dmytro also explains why he prefers the term “Local Producer” over “Fixer”, and tells the story of how he persuaded his own mother to enter the same line of work in one of the most dangerous cities in Ukraine.</p><p>A candid, grou...

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  Wendy Smith Trauma Guru

  Apr 13, 202639 minS1

  <p>Wendy Smith’s story begins with a violent rupture: a motorbike crash that left her with a spinal injury and eight months in hospital, told she might never walk again. She ignored it. Walking out on crutches, she began a decades-long process of rebuilding—not just physically, but psychologically.</p><p>Now working in Hostile Environment and Awareness Training (HEAT) for journalists—preparing reporters to operate in conflict zones and high-risk settings—Wendy applies that hard-won understanding in the field. In this episode of War Tribe, she reflects on 33 years spent interrogating the limits of the mind and body, and what...

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  Episode #6

  Peter Jouvenal Afghanistan Cameraman

  Apr 1, 202648 minS1

  <p>My former colleague at Frontline News, combat cameraman Peter Jouvenal talks about the importance of the personal touch in finding stories.</p><p>Peter shares how he made BBC correspondent John Simpson's famous 'liberation' of Kabul happen -- it was all down to a prosthetic leg he'd arranged for a key commander years before.</p><p>He also discusses how he felt about being labelled a 'video smelly' -- a dismissive term staff reporters used for freelancers in Chechnya.</p><p></p>

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  Episode #5

  Eliot Higgins Bellingcat

  Mar 26, 202628 minS1

  <p>In this episode of War Tribe, we meet Eliot Higgins, the founder of the citizen journalist collective Bellingcat.</p><p> </p><p>He has changed the way conflict reporting is done in recent years.</p><p> </p><p>Eliot works with more traditional war reporters to investigate what really happened in high profile cases where the truth is disputed.</p><p> </p><p>He pioneered the verification of freely-available ‘open-source’ evidence drawn from social media.</p><p> </p><p>In this conversation, Eliot talks about how he investigated who was responsible for shooting down the Malaysian Airlines plane MH17 over...

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