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The Cove Podcast

The Cove Podcast brings you candid, unfiltered conversations with the leaders, soldiers, and scholars shaping the Australian Army today. Each week, our host CAPT Todd Lempa sits down with uniformed officers and soldiers leading the change in the Australian Army as well as academics and international partners to unpack what modern warfare demands. From redefining leadership and resilience in the modern Army to exploring lessons from combat operations, command culture, human performance, and the future of land power, The Cove Podcast reveals how the Australian Army thinks, learns, and fights. Whether it’s a Regimental Sergeant Major reflecting on combat, a ge...

Mission Culture: Rethinking Army as a Profession with SGT John Wellfare

64 hours 17 mins; March 22, 2026

Principles of leadership for 10 or 10,000 with MAJ GEN Stephen Day DSC AM

50 mins; March 08, 2026

The Rise of Drone Racing in Defence - CAPT Tom Gash and LCPL Chris Quaill

40 mins; February 22, 2026

Fighting in the Arctic: America's Arctic Angels - WO2 William McGovern and SGT Nathan Groen

46 mins; December 07, 2025

Command Responsibility: Holding Senior Leaders to Account - MAJGEN Chris Smith

45 mins; November 30, 2025

One Size Does Not Fit All – WO2 Tavis Nicholson

52 mins; November 23, 2025

The Double-Edged Sword: Jamming and Machine Learning - MAJ Tom Berry

42 mins; November 16, 2025

South Sudan to Line Creek: The Adaptation of Combat Integration - WO1 Chris Sharp

52 mins; November 02, 2025

Command in Combat: Hard Decisions and High Standards – BRIG Dave McCammon

54 mins; October 26, 2025

Spiritual Toughness: The Big Three Questions – CHAP Gav Keating

53 mins; October 19, 2025

The Invisible Front: The Importance of Effective Counterintelligence - MAJ Paul Patty

45 mins; October 12, 2025

Warrior Ethos: from Non-Combatant Evacuation to High-End Warfighting - WO1 Scott Krum

66 hours 48 mins; October 05, 2025

The Unseen Ties: Exploring Civil-Military Relations – Prof. Risa Brooks PhD

35 mins; September 28, 2025

A New Era of Decision Making in the Australian Army – CAPT Jimmy Wilson

44 mins; September 21, 2025

Survival Starts with Hygiene: How to Thrive in the Field - LTCOL Gordon Wing MBBS

39 mins; September 14, 2025

Targeting the Future: the Army's Newest Brigade - BRIG Nick Wilson

48 mins; September 07, 2025

Beyond Snake Bites: The Evolution of Army Physical Training - WO2 Tavis Nicholson

38 mins; August 31, 2025

Small Boats and Brave Men – Dr Tom Richardson PhD

45 mins; August 24, 2025

Getting Real: Learning from Feedback and Failure - WOFF Ken Robertson

61 hours 4 mins; August 17, 2025

Talisman Sabre – SQNLDR Zac Smit

48 mins; August 10, 2025

Combat Experimentation – LTCOL Jake Penley

65 hours 22 mins; August 03, 2025

The Training System – WO1 Brad Doyle & WO1 Mick Reyne

38 mins; July 27, 2025

Supporting Army Helicopters – CAPT Shannon McGee and FSGT Jason Smart

41 mins; July 20, 2025

Recon by Fire – CPL Andrew Noseda

56 mins; July 13, 2025

Tactical Communications – CAPT Jack Virtue

38 mins; July 06, 2025

Junior Leadership – CPL Mitchell Clark

46 mins; June 29, 2025

Adapting to the Threat – LTCOL James Ellis-Smith

63 hours 49 mins; June 22, 2025

Lift Helicopters in Modern Conflict – CAPT Mac Purbrick

55 mins; June 15, 2025

Tensions in Kashmir - Dr Ashok Sharma PhD

52 mins; June 09, 2025

The Turning Point - LTCOL Steve Young

58 mins; June 01, 2025

Reserve Integration - CPL Mitchell Clark

39 mins; May 25, 2025

Ready, or Not: Leading Troops in a Violent Peace – COL John Papalitsas

82 hours 31 mins; May 18, 2025

The Battle for Dili Aerodrome – MAJ Guy Warnock

53 mins; May 11, 2025

Sparrow Force - MAJ Guy Warnock

40 mins; May 04, 2025

Tuesday Night Violence Co. - CPL Mitchell Clark

56 mins; April 27, 2025

From Swanbourne to Dili – MAJ Guy Warnock

49 mins; April 13, 2025

Special Operations: Mindset for Selection and Beyond – SOCOMD Psychologists Mel & Georgia

53 mins; April 06, 2025

Warrior Culture – MAJGEN Chris Smith

61 hours 43 mins; March 30, 2025

When the Peace Ends: 12 Months as a UN Observer – MAJ Mick Evans and CAPT Rhys Turner

82 hours 43 mins; March 23, 2025

Fighting Fit – LTCOL Gordon Wing MBBS

53 mins; March 16, 2025

Australia's Pearl Harbour - LTCOL Steve Young

46 mins; March 09, 2025

Special Operations: Fuelled for Success During Selection - MAJ Angela Uphill PhD

55 mins; March 02, 2025

Ethics in Future Land Warfare - CHAP Joshua Bouzanquet, CAPT Matthew Malcolm and WO2 Tony Campbell

47 mins; February 23, 2025

Recruit Instructing - CPL Jade Numans

46 mins; February 16, 2025

Close Air Support - OC JTAC Troop and a Fighter Combat Instructor

55 mins; February 09, 2025

Invasion Rabaul - LTCOL Steve Young

52 mins; February 02, 2025

Ethical Decision Making - CHAP Joshua Bouzanquet and WO2 Tony Campbell

46 mins; January 26, 2025

Recruiting - LTCOL Trevor Watson

44 mins; January 19, 2025

Project Convergence - LTCOL Tommy Gains

44 mins; January 12, 2025

The Royal Military College - LTCOL Brian Hickey

49 mins; December 16, 2024

The Japanese Thrust – LTCOL Steve Young

42 mins; December 08, 2024

Special Operations: Physically Optimised for Selection – PTIs Kampo & Ben

44 mins; December 01, 2024

Special Operations: Becoming Part of The Command - OC Selection Wing

43 mins; November 24, 2024

Decision Making and the Planning Process - MAJGEN Chris Smith

43 mins; November 17, 2024

Age in War - LTCOL Steve Young

38 mins; November 10, 2024

Peak Performance and High Standards - BRIG James Davis

40 mins; November 03, 2024

The Future of Land Warfare - Dr Jack Watling

61 hours 4 mins; October 27, 2024

Mobilising through History - LTCOL Steve Young

47 mins; October 20, 2024

Safeguarding Australia's Military Secrets

27 mins; August 06, 2024

Building Trust

27 mins; June 27, 2024

Interview with DCA: Army and the Defence Strategic Review

38 mins; May 13, 2024

MAJ Mark Beretta

40 mins; November 08, 2023

RSM-A Panel

55 mins; October 25, 2023

CPL Taylah Gentzen

33 mins; October 11, 2023

CPL Amy Kowski

21 mins; September 27, 2023

Day in the Life of a Chaplain

23 mins; September 20, 2023

LT John Limbert

28 mins; September 13, 2023

Moral Injury

8 mins; September 06, 2023

WO2 James Debono

25 mins; August 30, 2023

ATSI Spirituality

13 mins; August 23, 2023

WO1 Nathan Cole

33 mins; August 16, 2023

Women, Spirituality, and the ADF

27 mins; August 09, 2023

WO1 Darren Murch

35 mins; August 02, 2023

No Religion

14 mins; July 26, 2023

Protestant

12 mins; July 19, 2023

Catholicism

17 mins; July 12, 2023

Anglican

23 mins; July 05, 2023

Judaism

9 mins; June 28, 2023

Islam

47 mins; June 21, 2023

Buddhism

23 mins; June 14, 2023

Sikhism

12 mins; June 07, 2023

Hinduism

13 mins; May 31, 2023

Spiritual Wellbeing

17 mins; May 24, 2023

Resilience

4 mins; May 17, 2023

Social Media

4 mins; May 10, 2023

Goal Setting

5 mins; May 03, 2023

The Australian Civil-Military Centre with Nicola Rosenblum

44 mins; April 27, 2023

PTSD

6 mins; April 26, 2023

Anxiety

6 mins; April 19, 2023

Depression

5 mins; April 12, 2023

Pain Management

4 mins; April 05, 2023

Anger Management

5 mins; March 29, 2023

Sleep

5 mins; March 22, 2023

Stress

5 mins; March 15, 2023

Interview with Captain Hugo Toovey

28 mins; September 13, 2022

Design & Planning of Combined Arms Activities

32 mins; September 01, 2022

Combined Arms in the Ukraine Conflict

61 hours 27 mins; August 25, 2022

Introduction & Keynote Address

63 hours 7 mins; August 18, 2022

Balancing Demanding Reserve and Civilian Careers with Major Mark Beretta

24 mins; July 26, 2022

Interview with Former RSM-A: Warrant Officer Grant McFarlane, AM

31 mins; July 25, 2022

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