Tripwired Podcast

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Dmitry Grozoubinski is a former Australian diplomat, and the author of the book "Why Politicians Lie About Trade".
Ukrainian born, he served on the MH17 taskforce in Kyiv in 2014, and has been a vocal commentator on the war since the renewed invasion in 2022.

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About the host:
Ian is a United States Army Officer, commissioning as a Combat Engineer. He has experience in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria and spent several years in Washington, DC as a strategic defense analyst.
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Ethan Brown is a United States Air Force veteran, having served with distinction for 11 years and multiple combat deployments as a special operations forward air controller. After leaving the service, he serves as a Senior Fellow for Defense Studies at the Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress, a non-partisan policy think tank in Washington D.C.
He is the author of the “Visual Friendlies, Tally Target” book trilogy (Casemate Publishers), chronicling the role of forward air controllers and Close Air Support in the Global War on Terror.
His research has appeared in War on the Rocks, the Diplomatic Courier, the Modern War Institute (West Point), Wavell Room, DefenseOne, Nineteen45, and several other policy publications.

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About the host:
Ian is a United States Army Officer, commissioning as a Combat Engineer. He has experience in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria and spent several years in Washington, DC as a strategic defense analyst.
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I sat down with Tetyana, a Ukrainian-American who is an award-winning author and a multi-lingual translator and who has spent 20+ years in the media and creative industries. While she has also wrote as a freelance writer and editor for magazines/newspapers, she currently works as a historical fiction author. Her latest book, 'The Child of Ukraine' was released in July 2023. She has performed translation duties for Frontline PBS, New York Times, and AP News. Most recently, she was a translator on the documentary 'The Battle for Ukraine', and her most recent translation on the documentary, '20 Days in Mariupol', which recently won a BAFTA award for Best Documentary. The documentary has also been nominated for an Oscar.
Learn more about Tetyana's works: https://www.tetyanadenford.com
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About the host:
Ian is a United States Army Officer, commissioning as a Combat Engineer. He has experience in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria and spent several years in Washington, DC as a strategic defense analyst.
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On Episode 5, I talked with Kim & Karli; two active duty Army Field Artillery officers.
On this episode, we talked about the recent New Yorker/Task & Purpose article discussing "bulletproof bras", as well as some of the experiences they've had as two women in combat arms job.

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About the host:
Ian is a United States Army Officer, commissioning as a Combat Engineer. He has experience in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria and spent several years in Washington, DC as a strategic defense analyst.
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On the second episode, I brought on two United States Marine Corps NCOs to talk about the impact of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) drones and their immediate impact on modern warfare.
About my guests:
LiveFaust (Twitter = @LivFaustDieJung):
LivFaustDieJung is a former Marine infantryman with a post military background in small arms and light weapons, counterterrorism, and targeting as a US government defense analyst. His experience includes hands on exploitation of enemy threat weapons and identification/attribution of weaponry/equipment to the nation or group using them. He presently works independently writing on all manner of defense topics with a preference for SALW and small unit tactics.
Matthew (Twitter = @IAmTheWarax)
Matthew is a self described "hippopotamus appreciator", shitposter, and ex-Marine Corps Tank Commander.
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About the host:
Ian is a United States Army Officer, commissioning as a Combat Engineer. He has experience in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria and spent several years in Washington, DC as a strategic defense analyst.
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