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41 episodes

41: Episode 41: General Dame Sharon Nesmith
31/03/2025 | 28 mins.
In this episode of the ABF’s podcast, General Talk, Dame Sharon reflects on the balancing act of parenting while serving at the highest levels of military leadership.
40: Episode 40: 25th Anniversary of the lifting of the Armed Forces LGBT ban
26/02/2025 | 31 mins.
Joining host, Harry Bucknall, to discuss this anniversary and share their experiences are: Ed Hall, Chair of Fighting With Pride; Brigadier Clare Phillips CBE, Deputy Military Secretary and Chair of the Army LGBT+ Network; and Guardsman Wez Guren, serving with the 1st Battalion, the Irish Guards.
39: Episode 39: Academy Sergeant Major Dan Cope
30/01/2025 | 23 mins.
The Academy Sergeant Major joins host, Harry Bucknall, to talk about ‘Dan's Running Challenge’, and what it takes to become one of the Army's senior soldiers.
38: Episode 38: Alix and Brenda Hale
20/12/2024 | 27 mins.
In a special Christmas edition of our General Talk podcast, host Harry Bucknall chats to our ambassadors, Brenda Hale OBE, and her daughter Alix.
37: Episode 37: Army Apprentices Part 2
31/07/2024 | 47 mins.
July’s edition of General Talk is the second of two episodes looking at the Army Apprenticeship Programme.

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General Talk is a regular podcast from the Army Benevolent Fund featuring interviews with guests from the British Army, past and present. The podcasts give an expert insight into the military's ever-changing role in the modern world and how we, as the Army’s national charity, promote the welfare of our soldiers, veterans and their families

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