Podcast appearances and mentions of mark donaldson vc

Get ready for an epic recap of 2024 on the NIOA Unloaded Podcast! Brad, Matt, and Keith take you on a wild ride through action-packed magpie geese hunting adventures in the Northern Territory (0:03:02), exclusive behind-the-scenes insights from their tours of Federal Ammunition, RCBS, and Barrett factories (0:10:30), and the year's highlights featuring special guests like Toby Price and Mark Donaldson VC (0:20:28). Plus, don't miss the suspense as they reveal who takes home the crown in the 60-second challenge! (0:12:27)   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NIOASportingAndOutdoor Website: https://sporting.nioa.com.au/

In this special episode of the NIOA Unloaded Podcast, we sit down with Mark Donaldson VC, and trust us – it's one you don't want to miss. Mark shares the gripping story of the day that led to him being awarded the Victoria Cross. (0:03:04) We dive deep into his journey growing up, touching on the challenges and tragedies he faced along the way, (0:33:33) and what led him to join the S.A.S. (0:54:46) But it's not all heavy – we hit the range for the 60-second, 10-shot challenge, and see if Mark's shooting is as sharp as his courage. (1:04:38) Mark also gives us the lowdown on what gear he uses when he's out hunting. And yes, we even get the story of when he met the Queen! (1:15:30) Set your sights, and get ready for an inspiring, action-packed episode of NIOA Unloaded!

Thomas Kaye interviews 2nd Commando Regiment veteran and dog handler Steve Moharic. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Steve Moharic is an Australian Army veteran. He was a paratrooper, a shooter in the 2nd Commando Regiment, and then a dog handler within the Commandos. He and his four-legged best mate Guge saw a lot together. Steve spoke with Thomas Kaye over Zoom about his difficult pre-military past, his career in uniform, his life today still with Guge and gives great insight into how our war dogs work hand in paw with those in uniform.  Episodes referenced at the end of the podcast include: The Commando's Father with Doug Baird #36 Mark Donaldson VC #51 Mark Noble #92 Dean Parkinson Vol I #92 Dean Parkinson Vol II To see photos related to today's interview, visit our website - www.lifeonthelinepodcast.com - or follow us on social media: @lifeonthelinepodcast on Facebook and Instagram, @LOTLpod on Twitter and 'Thistle Productions' on LinkedIn.

Decorated soldier, Mark Donaldson VC kindly joins Hame on the HODD couch to share tales from his dadding journey so far. Mark shares his experience of trying to be available to his kids and playing and existing in their world, even if he'd just returned from a deployment.  The guys discuss the idea that all kids have “their version of trying” and the challenges of not projecting our own standards onto them (that we have probably only come to appreciate and understand in adulthood!). They finish off by discussing the power of adventure in creating memories and the benefit of getting kids into nature to build resilience and problem solving skills. Mark is a man that probably subscribes to the mantra “Deeds, Not Words” and is never one to blow his own bugle. But as Australia's first Victoria Cross recipient for over 40 years, he found himself in a unique position of notoriety and influence.   If you don't know much about Mark, Hame does a lightning fast bio in the intro, quickly touching on his military record and also that he lost both his own parents at a young age. Big thanks to Dono for sharing his stories with us and opening up about some really personal stuff. As always - thanks to you guys for listening - There is just one more episode to come in Season 1 - and it's a special edition ripper - make sure you subscribe so you don't miss out! Drop us a line at howotherdadsdad.com Thanks again!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this very special episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, Mark Donaldson VC — now a strategic advisor for Microsoft — and Daniel Keighran VC, key account manager joint capability at Thales Australia and New Zealand, join host Phil Tarrant to discuss equipping Australia's future warfighter. The two Victoria Cross recipients discuss the importance of providing Australia's servicemen and women with the latest equipment to achieve battlefield outcomes, including: a. Cognitive decision-making tools; b. Translation capabilities on battlefield radios; c. High-value target intelligence and identification equipment; d. Section level information sharing capabilities; and e. Digitising equipment to streamline maintenance and sustainment. Mark Donaldson VC and Daniel Keighran VC then unpack their recent business ventures at Microsoft and Thales, including the Nexium Defence Cloud and the digital battle rifle, and how technology will enable warfighters to make quicker, smarter and more effective decisions on the battlefield.  The podcast wraps up with an analysis of the war in Ukraine to assess the future of multi-domain conflict.  Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect Team

Alex Lloyd interviews former special forces combat doctor Dan Pronk about his new memoir, THE COMBAT DOCTOR. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Dr Dan Pronk is a former special forces combat doctor. He deployed 4 times to Afghanistan and went on over 100 combat missions. In his 7th appearance on the show, Dan spoke to Alex Lloyd about his new book, his life story, called THE COMBAT DOCTOR. The book is out now in print, audiobook and ebook, and Alex is Dan's publisher at Pan Macmillan.  Episodes referenced at the end of the podcast include: #31 Dr Dan Pronk Vol I #31 Dr Dan Pronk Vol II #36 Mark Donaldson VC Voodoo Medics with Mark Donaldson VC, Dr Dan Pronk and Kristin Shorten Lessons of a Combat Doctor with Dr Dan Pronk #51 Mark Noble #107 Brett Wood SAS Resilience with Dr Dan Pronk, Ben Pronk and Tim Curtis To see photos related to today's interview, visit our website - www.lifeonthelinepodcast.com - or follow us on social media: @lifeonthelinepodcast on Facebook and Instagram, @LOTLpod on Twitter and 'Thistle Productions' on LinkedIn.

Angus Hordern interviews SAS veteran of Afghanistan, Ryan Wilson. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Ryan Wilson is a veteran of the Special Air Service Regiment. Over the course of his military career, he deployed to Malaysia, the Solomon Islands and Afghanistan, as well as training overseas. Today, he is the General Manager of Whipper Snapper Distillery, and is the WA State Manager for the veterans charity Wandering Warriors. Ryan spoke with Angus Hordern about his career in Special Forces, life after service and reflected on the difference they made in Afghanistan. Episodes referenced at the end of the podcast include: #36 Mark Donaldson VC #51 Mark Noble To see photos related to today's interview, visit our website - www.lifeonthelinepodcast.com - or follow us on social media: @lifeonthelinepodcast on Facebook and Instagram, @LOTLpod on Twitter and 'Thistle Productions' on LinkedIn.

Alex Lloyd interviews three Australian Special Forces veterans about the secrets to unlock greater personal resilience. Life on the Line tracks down Australian military veterans and records their stories. Dr Dan Pronk, Ben Pronk DSC and Tim Curtis return to the show in this special podcast to talk about their new book, THE RESILIENCE SHIELD. From lessons learned in Afghanistan to Sierra Leone, the board room to the hospital, the SAS veterans have demystified and defined resilience and unlocked how anyone can better equip themselves to overcome adversity in life. Alex Lloyd, the publisher of their book at Pan Macmillan, spoke with the trio more about how the book came about and what readers can expect. For previous episodes featuring these guests, listen to: #31 Dr Dan Pronk Vol I #31 Dr Dan Pronk Vol II Voodoo Medics with Mark Donaldson VC, Dr Dan Pronk and Kristin Shorten Lessons of a Combat Doctor with Dr Dan Pronk SAS Leadership with Ben Pronk and Tim Curtis SAS Leadership Vol II with Ben Pronk and Tim Curtis Christmas on the Line Vol III #107 Brett Wood To see photos related to today's interview, visit our website - www.lifeonthelinepodcast.com - or follow us on social media: @lifeonthelinepodcast on Facebook and Instagram, @LOTLpod on Twitter and 'Thistle Productions' on LinkedIn.

A trailer for COURAGE UNDER FIRE by Daniel Keighran VC. Podcast host Alex Lloyd is a Senior Editor at book publisher Pan Macmillan Australia, and the editor of Daniel Keighran VC's autobiography. Dan's military memoir, COURAGE UNDER FIRE, is out 27 October. It's now available for preorder. Listen to this short podcast to find out more about the book and hear reviews of it by Mark Donaldson VC, Sir Peter Cosgrove, Dame Quentin Bryce, John Cantwell, Dr Brendan Nelson, Sir Angus Houston, David Hurley and David Morrison. COURAGE UNDER FIRE was written with Tony Park, an Afghanistan veteran and conversation #81 earlier this season.

Rick Pedley-Smith is a good man.  And, through his selfless work in developing and running the Rite of Passage Boys' Program, he's helping to make more good men.  Rick began his career in 1997 as a classroom teacher in Sydney before heading to the UK where he worked as a classroom teacher and outdoor education coordinator for an ‘Emotional & Behavioural Disorder Unit' in West London. Then for the past 16 years, Rick has worked at one of Sydney's largest high schools. The Rite of Passage Boys' Program is Rick's initiative which aims to re-engage and support boys who are considered ‘at-risk'.  Through the program, the team conducts overnight camps, treks and challenges to help develop resilience, self-esteem and a culture of positive masculinity. His program utilises physical as well as social and emotional challenges to develop self-awareness and a sense of purpose in the boys. As part of this, Rick has implemented numerous wellbeing initiatives that have led the community to raise over $19,000 for the Commando Welfare Trust and for villages along the Kokoda Track.   In this chat, Ben and Tim explore how Rick came to start Rite of Passage, and his intent to re-appropriate the concept of initiation into manhood.  He describes the development of the program, tells some amazing stories of the successful outcomes that have been achieved and talks to the very deliberate steps they have put in place to avoid the program creating an exclusionary ‘boys club'. Intelligence Summary (INTSUM) 04:00   Rick's background, growing up in the Southern Highlands of NSW and getting into teaching 07:40   Working in the UK with troubled children 09:50   How full is your balloon?  A great thought experiment that Rick uses to highlight the cumulative impacts of stress 14:00   What emotions do most teenage boys feel they can show? (Spoiler alert:  vulnerability is not one of them) 15:50   The importance of not confusing kindness with weakness 17:00   The Rite of Passage program 18:00   Imposter Syndrome as a parent (we've all been there!) 19:45   The term ‘rite of passage' and its relevance in the modern world 22:00   Influence from a mutual friend - Fenno 24:05   ‘True leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders' 25:30   How Rick designed his program….and the importance of physicality as a component 28:50   The importance of debriefing within the Rite of Passage program 31:10   How to create a ‘band of brothers' without it turning exclusionary or toxic 35:50   Positive flow-on effects from the program into wider schoolwork 39:20   The role of literature in Rite of Passage – Kipling and Heinlein; great stuff! 43:45   The importance of empathy within the concept of manhood    45:00   Recommended reading within the program, including Mark Donaldson VC's The Crossroad – and Mark's involvement in the program 47:40   The importance of showing boys what a good man looks like – particularly for children who may never have seen one up close 51:10   How are fathers responding to the program? 54:15   The Rite of Passage association with the Australian Commando Association 56:00   Rick's definition of success for the program 58:40   How to find out more about Rick and the Rite of Passage program (see below)   External Links Rick's bio Rick's Facebook page Some additional information on Rite of Passage   Music The Externals … Available on Spotify (plus a bit of Ben's guitar work, recorded in the bathroom of one of Saddam's palaces in Tikrit, Iraq!)   Contact Us @ the Unforgiving60 Podcast! debrief@unforgiving60.com www.unforgiving60.com   

Alex Lloyd speaks with Special Forces combat doctor Dan Pronk, in Dan's third podcast appearance. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's bonus episode is with Dr Dan Pronk. Dan is a former combat doctor who passed SAS selection and deployed to Afghanistan four times, serving in over 100 combat operations with the Special Air Service Regiment and 2nd Commando Regiment. In this podcast, he spoke about life lessons and methods for motivation he learned from his time in uniform, and in his life after - and how he has channelled that into his new book, "Average 70kg D*ckhead". Buy Dan’s book on Amazon in print, ebook and audiobook format, and read Dan’s article ‘Abandoning the Tribe’, as discussed in the interview. Discover Dan’s full story of service in his original two-part interview with Sharon Mascall-Dare, in #31 Dr Dan Pronk Vol I and Vol II. Dan also came on the podcast in the special episode Voodoo Medics with Mark Donaldson VC, Dr Dan Pronk and Kristin Shorten to speak about that particular documentary. To see photos related to today's interview, visit our website - www.lifeonthelinepodcast.com - or follow us on social media: @lifeonthelinepodcast on Facebook and Instagram, and @LOTLpod on Twitter.

Mark Donaldson VC is well-known for as the SAS warrior who was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery in Afghanistan. He is a quiet, confident man who chatted freely about the things he is good at and the things he's not. We talked about life after the military and how he navigates these new areas. A great chat with a very down to earth hero. An absolute honour to be able to bring you this episode of the podcast.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alex Lloyd speaks with Mark Donaldson VC, Dr Dan Pronk and journalist Kristin Shorten about the VOODOO MEDICS documentary. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. This bonus episode covers the upcoming 8-part documentary VOODOO MEDICS, a short series of webisodes published by The Daily Telegraph Online starting 22 October 2018. Alex Lloyd speaks with the documentary's creator and host, journalist Kristin Shorten, as well as two of its interviewees, Australian veterans Mark Donaldson VC and Dr Dan Pronk. VOODOO MEDICS looks at the lives post-army of medics who served with Special Forces, and interviews such former medics, the operators they fought alongside, and more, in an insightful expose on the cost of modern war.

Alex Lloyd interviews Victoria Cross recipient and former SAS trooper Mark Donaldson. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's conversation is with Mark Donaldson VC. During a 2008 deployment to Afghanistan, the former SAS trooper performed a series of heroic actions that earned him the Victoria Cross for Australia - the first Australian to receive a VC in the modern era. Mark spoke to Alex Lloyd about his life growing up, training to be SAS, various deployment stories, the battle that saw him receive Australia's highest military award, life beyond and the meaning of a Victoria Cross. Mark returned to the podcast in the episode Voodoo Medics with Mark Donaldson VC, Dr Dan Pronk and Kristin Shorten.

Sharon Mascall-Dare continues her interview with former 2nd Commando Regiment and SAS doctor, Dan Pronk. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. Today's conversation is the second instalment of Sharon Mascall-Dare’s conversation with Dr Dan Pronk, a Special Forces doctor with the SAS and 2nd Commando Regiment. Dan partook in over 100 combat missions with Special Forces. His conversation with Sharon picks up after four tours of Afghanistan, where the reality of combat was taking hold. Click here to listen to Volume I, before you hear this episode. Dan returned to the podcast in the 2018 special episode Voodoo Medics with Mark Donaldson VC, Dr Dan Pronk and Kristin Shorten. He was featured again in 2019’s Season 3, in the bonus episode Lessons of a Combat Doctor with Dr Dan Pronk.

Alex Lloyd interviews East Timor and Afghanistan veteran Sharon Bown. Life on the Line tracks down Australian war veterans and records their stories. This conversation is with East Timor and Afghanistan veteran, Sharon Bown, formerly of the Royal Australian Air Force, a registered nurse, and now an author and member of the Australian War Memorial Council. In the words of Mark Donaldson VC, "Sharon’s story is one that is rarely heard. One of compassion, commitment and courage." Sharon returned to the podcast in the special 2018 episode Panel - Life After Service.

Mark Donaldson is a member of the SAS (Australia's elite Special Forces unit), a Victoria Cross recipient, was the Young Australian of the Year in 2010 and is just an all-round top bloke. We chat for just over an hour about a whole lotta stuff. The SAS, getting in gunfights, eating sheeps eyeballs, pranks, corporate gigs, the best thickshakes and what Buckingham Palace is really like. I then put him through a test as hard as the SAS Selection Course. The Crushin' It Quiz: Rap Lyric or Conor McGregor quote. GET HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY! Hardcover/Digital e-Book/Audiobook available. Mark Donaldson - The CrossroadA story of Life, Death & the SAS Follow him on Instagram - @markdonaldsonvc