The Cove Podcast
The Cove
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 general discussing Warrior Culture, or a psychologist unpacking mental readiness—each episode delivers a grounded look at the people and ideas driving the Australian Army forward.
Insightful, grounded, and authentic — this is where the Australian Army thinks out loud.
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 general discussing Warrior Culture, or a psychologist unpacking mental readiness—each episode delivers a grounded look at the people and ideas driving the Australian Army forward.
Insightful, grounded, and authentic — this is where the Australian Army thinks out loud.
Episodes
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Jan 31, 2018 • 13min
7 RAR on deployment - Episode 1 - Lieutenant John Pandoulis
This short podcast series features members from the 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment who highlight lessons learned during the Battalion’s ‘ready’ year and their deployment in the Middle East region. In this first podcast we meet Lieutenant John Pandoulis, who deployed to Afghanistan from June 2016 to February 2017 as a Force Protection Platoon Commander as part of Operation HIGHROAD.
Jan 22, 2018 • 20min
Experiences On The Ground At WONCO-A: Episode 9 - LTCOL Michael Scott
In this final episode of Experiences on the Ground we again hear from Lieutenant Colonel Michael Scott. In this episode he reflects on his time as the Commanding Officer at the Academy.
Jan 22, 2018 • 8min
Experiences On The Ground At WONCO-A: Episode 8 - WO2 Jorja Jones
In this eight episode we again hear from Warrant Officer Jorja Jones. Here she shares her thoughts on ‘recruiting soldiers from challenging backgrounds’. Jorja wrote a paper on this topic and a copy of this is available in the 2017 WONCO-A papers.
Jan 22, 2018 • 6min
Experiences On The Ground At WONCO-A: Episode 7 - WO2 Jason Rubie
In this next episode we hear from Warrant Officer Jason Rubie who is also a student on the Regimental Sergeant Major Course.
Jan 22, 2018 • 11min
Experiences On The Ground At WONCO-A: Episode 6 - WO2 Carl Hemburg
In this episode we hear the thoughts of Warrant Officer Carl Hemburg, a student on the Regimental Sergeant Major Course.
Jan 22, 2018 • 23min
Experiences On The Ground At WONCO-A: Episode 5 - LTCOL Michael Scott
In the fifth episode we again hear from Lieutenant Colonel Michael Scott. In this episode he explains what to expect from a posting as an instructor at WONCO-A.
Jan 22, 2018 • 15min
Experiences On The Ground At WONCO-A: Episode 4 - WO2 Jorja Jones
In this fourth episode we hear from Warrant Officer Jorja Jones who is an instructor on the Subject One for Corporal Course.
Jan 22, 2018 • 16min
Experiences On The Ground At WONCO-A: Episode 3 - WO1 Matthew Dickson
In this third podcast we meet Warrant Officer Matthew Dickson who is the Senior Instructor (SI) of the Warrant Officer Training Team; the Team responsible for delivering training to the Subject One for Warrant Officer and Regimental Sergeant Major courses.
Jan 22, 2018 • 9min
Experiences On The Ground At WONCO-A: Episode 2 - CPL Brooke Thomson
In this first podcast we meet the 2017 WONCO-A Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Scott and Regimental Sergeant Major Warrant Officer Andrew Stuart, who tell us about the Academy and the courses conducted there.
Nov 22, 2017 • 18min
Experiences On The Ground At WONCO-A: Episode 1- CO And RSM
In this first podcast of a 9 part series we meet the 2017 WONCO-A Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Scott and Regimental Sergeant Major Warrant Officer Andrew Stuart, who tell us about the Academy and the courses conducted there.
