# The Cove Podcast Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630.md RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/thecovepodcast Official site: https://cove.army.gov.au/ Author: The Australian Army Episodes: 187 ## Resource 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. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-cove-podcast-7033630 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630.md ## Episodes - [Training, Culture, and Cohesion: A Rifle Company in Malaysia with Maj San-Joe Tan and Private Tom Lefevre](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/training-culture-and-cohesion-a-rifle-company-in-malaysia-with-maj-san-joe-tan-and-private-tom-lefevre) — 2026-05-31T19:00:00+00:00 - [On Call to War, Inside the Mind of an Army Surgeon with Brigadier Andrew Higgs, Director General Health Reserves Army](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/on-call-to-war-inside-the-mind-of-an-army-surgeon-with-brigadier-andrew-higgs-director-general-health-reserves-army) — 2026-05-17T19:00:00+00:00 - [Advising, Not Commanding: Inside ADFs PNG Defence Cooperation Programme with WO2 Dathan Rolfe](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/advising-not-commanding-inside-adfs-png-defence-cooperation-programme-with-wo2-dathan-rolfe) — 2026-04-19T19:00:00+00:00 - [From Snow to Slouch Hat, Transitioning Between Two Armies with LTCOL Devon Matsalla](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/from-snow-to-slouch-hat-transitioning-between-two-armies-with-ltcol-devon-matsalla) — 2026-04-05T19:00:00+00:00 - [Mission Culture: Rethinking Army as a Profession with SGT John Wellfare](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/mission-culture-rethinking-army-as-a-profession-with-sgt-john-wellfare) — 2026-03-22T18:00:00+00:00 - [Principles of leadership for 10 or 10,000 with MAJ GEN Stephen Day DSC AM](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/principles-of-leadership-for-10-or-10-000-with-maj-gen-stephen-day-dsc-am) — 2026-03-08T18:00:00+00:00 - [The Rise of Drone Racing in Defence - CAPT Tom Gash and LCPL Chris Quaill](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/the-rise-of-drone-racing-in-defence-capt-tom-gash-and-lcpl-chris-quaill) — 2026-02-22T18:00:00+00:00 - [Fighting in the Arctic: America's Arctic Angels - WO2 William McGovern and SGT Nathan Groen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/fighting-in-the-arctic-america-s-arctic-angels-wo2-william-mcgovern-and-sgt-nathan-groen) — 2025-12-07T18:00:00+00:00 - [Command Responsibility: Holding Senior Leaders to Account - MAJGEN Chris Smith](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/command-responsibility-holding-senior-leaders-to-account-majgen-chris-smith) — 2025-11-30T18:00:00+00:00 - [One Size Does Not Fit All – WO2 Tavis Nicholson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/one-size-does-not-fit-all-wo2-tavis-nicholson) — 2025-11-23T18:00:00+00:00 - [The Double-Edged Sword: Jamming and Machine Learning - MAJ Tom Berry](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/the-double-edged-sword-jamming-and-machine-learning-maj-tom-berry) — 2025-11-16T18:00:00+00:00 - [South Sudan to Line Creek: The Adaptation of Combat Integration - WO1 Chris Sharp](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/south-sudan-to-line-creek-the-adaptation-of-combat-integration-wo1-chris-sharp) — 2025-11-02T18:00:00+00:00 - [Command in Combat: Hard Decisions and High Standards – BRIG Dave McCammon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/command-in-combat-hard-decisions-and-high-standards-brig-dave-mccammon) — 2025-10-26T18:00:00+00:00 - [Spiritual Toughness: The Big Three Questions – CHAP Gav Keating](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/spiritual-toughness-the-big-three-questions-chap-gav-keating) — 2025-10-19T18:00:00+00:00 - [The Invisible Front: The Importance of Effective Counterintelligence - MAJ Paul Patty](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/the-invisible-front-the-importance-of-effective-counterintelligence-maj-paul-patty) — 2025-10-12T18:00:00+00:00 - [Warrior Ethos: from Non-Combatant Evacuation to High-End Warfighting - WO1 Scott Krum](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/warrior-ethos-from-non-combatant-evacuation-to-high-end-warfighting-wo1-scott-krum) — 2025-10-05T18:00:00+00:00 - [The Unseen Ties: Exploring Civil-Military Relations – Prof. Risa Brooks PhD](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/the-unseen-ties-exploring-civil-military-relations-prof-risa-brooks-phd) — 2025-09-28T19:00:00+00:00 - [A New Era of Decision Making in the Australian Army – CAPT Jimmy Wilson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/a-new-era-of-decision-making-in-the-australian-army-capt-jimmy-wilson) — 2025-09-21T19:00:00+00:00 - [Survival Starts with Hygiene: How to Thrive in the Field - LTCOL Gordon Wing MBBS](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/survival-starts-with-hygiene-how-to-thrive-in-the-field-ltcol-gordon-wing-mbbs) — 2025-09-14T19:00:00+00:00 - [Targeting the Future: the Army's Newest Brigade - BRIG Nick Wilson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/targeting-the-future-the-army-s-newest-brigade-brig-nick-wilson) — 2025-09-07T19:00:00+00:00 - [Beyond Snake Bites: The Evolution of Army Physical Training - WO2 Tavis Nicholson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/beyond-snake-bites-the-evolution-of-army-physical-training-wo2-tavis-nicholson) — 2025-08-31T19:00:00+00:00 - [Small Boats and Brave Men – Dr Tom Richardson PhD](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/small-boats-and-brave-men-dr-tom-richardson-phd) — 2025-08-24T19:00:00+00:00 - [Getting Real: Learning from Feedback and Failure - WOFF Ken Robertson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/getting-real-learning-from-feedback-and-failure-woff-ken-robertson) — 2025-08-17T19:00:00+00:00 - [Talisman Sabre – SQNLDR Zac Smit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/talisman-sabre-sqnldr-zac-smit) — 2025-08-10T19:00:00+00:00 - [Combat Experimentation – LTCOL Jake Penley](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-cove-podcast-7033630/combat-experimentation-ltcol-jake-penley) — 2025-08-03T19:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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