Conversations on the war, history, and the people who fight it.

Episode 21

Andriy Zagorodnyuk on the Crimean War as the template for how Russia loses: no decisive battle, a siege that was never a siege, and an empire that ran out of options.

Episode 20

Ian Laffey of Theseus on building drone navigation that works without GPS, and why Ukraine is the only market that validates a defense product.

Episode 19

Gen. David Petraeus on the four tasks of a strategic leader, and why getting the first one wrong makes the other three worthless.

Episode 18

Eveline Buchatskiy of D3 on the fund nobody would bank, why founders must drop the dual-use disguise, and what Ukraine's front line teaches that no test range can.

Episode 17

Rob Lee and Francis Farrell just came back from a week on the front line.

Episode 16

Brave1 CEO Andrii Hrytseniuk on how Ukraine fields weapons in weeks, 600 products codified to NATO standards, and why most strikes will soon be fully autonomous.

Episode 15

Will Russia mobilize? Military analyst Rob Lee and reporter Francis Farrell expose the frontline reality, winter logistics, and the human cost of the war.

Episode 14

Discover how Russian military tactics are rapidly evolving.

Episode 13

A GUR special forces commander — face blurred, voice altered — on Russia’s rat tactics, the 80% drone kill zone, and the future of special operations.

Episode 12

Hear British defender Shaun Pinner’s harrowing first-hand account of the Battle of Mariupol, surviving Russian captivity, and his urgent warning to the West.

Episode 11

Fedorov’s farewell list of Ukraine’s military problems, debated point by point: E-points, corps reform, busification, the foreigners’ revolving door — and the verdicts.

Episode 10

Why did Zelensky fire his defense minister?

Episode 9

Hear Ievgen Malik’s raw account of surviving Russian POW camps, brutal interrogations, and daily abuse.

Episode 8

Listen to Ievgen Malik’s devastating firsthand account of the fall of Mariupol, surrender, and surviving brutal Russian captivity and Olenivka prison.

Episode 7

Hear Ukrainian Marine Ievgen Malik’s firsthand account of surviving the Russian invasion, translating for volunteers, and defending besieged factory gates.

Episode 6

Rob Lee interviews Colonel Vladyslav “Shram” Tovstyi, commander of UAV Battalion Corsair (38th Marine Brigade): drone doctrine, Rubicon, fiber optic vs radio,…

Episode 5

Rob Lee returns from frontline visits across Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk & Kharkiv.

Episode 4

Rob Lee & Dmytro Putiata break down the 15km kill zone, drone-driven brigade autonomy, deep strikes & Ukraine's path back to maneuver warfare.

Episode 3

Gen. Zabrodskyi reveals how the 1940 fall of France, the Blitzkrieg myth & mission command shape modern war.

Episode 2

Rob Lee and Dmytro Putiata break down the 2025 battlefield — Russia's infiltration tactics, drone lines and electronic warfare, elite drone units, and how Ukraine is adapting.

Episode 1

Sam Cook and Rob Lee on why Ukraine's military past is essential to understanding today's frontline — from tracking the Russian buildup to the lessons reshaping modern warfare.