
About this podcast
The Grumpy Strategists chat about defence and security issues, from an Australian perspective. We say simple things about complicated issues that help cut through the politics and careful bureaucratic talking points. Critical but constructive conversations about the big security and technology issues affecting our world. RSSVERIFY
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The Grumpy Strategists
About this podcast
The Grumpy Strategists chat about defence and security issues, from an Australian perspective. We say simple things about complicated issues that help cut through the politics and careful bureaucratic talking points. Critical but constructive conversations about the big security and technology issues affecting our world. RSSVERIFY
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Recent episodes
- Australia's two "Wunderwaffen" can't both be magical: Hunter frigates and AUKUS subs29 Aug · 51 min
- UK Count Binface's Australian Connection, AUKUS August, and Lethal Wellbeing11 Aug · 43 min
- AUKUS subs' temporary base is permanent again: Mr Conroy loses his trousers in Washington, startling Elbridge Colby1 Aug · 53 min
- Grumpy Strategists episode 77: Those silly Canadians. Drone wars - US joins Ukraine. & Zumwalt: The Expense Continues20 Jul · 43 min
- Accountability is king, but no one is responsible. The tragedy of Australian Defence leaders forced to waste their time & our money10 Jul · 52 min
- Unaccountable rises: A Defence leadership Trifecta performs at Parliament, while China shifts the ground on AUKUS21 Jun · 42 min
- America in Asia: a very different Hegesth to 2025 & regional ordering amongst disorder15 Jun · 41 min
- Retreat from Singapore: Richard Marles succeeds in getting all used subs from America. The new ones are rubbish.4 Jun · 51 min
- Australia's Collins subs life extension scandal: 10 years of failure covered up until the Auditors came - & the UK's 1st Sea Lord takes truth serum26 May · 1 h 10 min
- Oz Budgets: the Unhappy meet the Disappointed. Big Defence numbers get small. & the cage fight in Beijing18 May · 54 min