Episode 27 - Gullible Goldfish, Ghost Fleets & a nasty bout of 'enshittification'
The Grumpy Strategists analyse two big announcements - the $20bn Henderson shipbuilding precinct & a $7bn deal on missiles apparently wrangled by Delivery Minister Pat Conroy. They also get close to t...
23 Okt 202438min
Episode 26: Acceleration - that word doesn't mean what you think it means
The Grumpy Strategists discuss what Acceleration means inside the walls of Australia's Defence organisation. Defence Science 'accelerates' - with a bold plan to deliver by 2034 what it had committed t...
25 Sep 202439min
Episode 25 -the Army gets wet. An empty AUKUS sub plan damages trust
On the Grumpy Strategists' 1st birthday, Marcus and Michael assess the Army's new plan to get wet & find that the Army's focus is on its exquisite small force, with no plans for expansion during a war...
12 Sep 202430min
Makin' missiles, a business insurgency & schedule as comedy - Episode 24
Marcus and Michael catch up on news about makin' missiles, assess whether the secret to change in Defence is a cashed up billionaire, andare bemused by the new 'Schedule is King' for everyone but Defe...
29 Aug 202425min
Disappearing tanks, million dollar missiles, SNAUKUS and the bear that's driving the US election - Episode 23
SAA's Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge cover the Australian Army's tank gap, the Navy's celebration of missile test firings, and the fact free Frankenstein imagery on AUKUS subs out of Navy offic...
14 Aug 202427min
The Great Debates: a civil nuclear debate
Episode 1 of the Great Debates -on topics in Australia that need discussion but are reduced to shouting matches from inside closed bubbles. Green shirted Marcus is Mr Renewables and black suited Micha...
26 Juli 202437min
Post-shot US election update, Ukrainian & Ozzie drones, spies and public money
In Episode 22, Marcus and Michael discuss the US election & the alliance post debate and failed assassination, before covering Ukraine military assistance and the alternative realities in Australia's ...
18 Juli 202435min
Grumpy Strategist Makers' Series - the workforce edition with KINEXUS
SAA's Marcus Hellyer talks with Rob Kremer, Kinexus' Director and Defence Sector lead about defence industry prospects and pressures. Rob puts the workforce demands by Defence into a wider economic an...
3 Juli 202425min
