# Battleground A podcast by Goalhanger. A history podcast that explores the narratives, turning points, and characters that shape conflicts, encompassing a blend of social and military history. Following on from the series on the Falklands War, best-selling military historians Patrick Bishop, Saul David, and Roger Moorhouse turn their attention every Friday to the war in Ukraine, and every Wednesday look back at the significant wars, events, and figures from conflicts around the world.Goalhanger Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Feed: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960 ## Latest episodes - [500. Empire of Ashes: The Final Months of the Pacific War and Today's Nuclear Risks](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/5393c470e772) (2026-10-28, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6ae11d164288e950edd0bf72/media.mp3 - [449. The Axis of Self-Interest](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/9a33f9d36a41) (2026-10-23, 49 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6ada34ae23f48c4f24794ad1/media.mp3 - [448. Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Protecting Our Most Vulnerable Infrastructure](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/cbc2d231824d) (2026-10-21, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6ad7a62b12d1ac4b5ebd68c4/media.mp3 - [447. The Starlink Betrayal Allegations](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/559a89fc2ef4) (2026-10-16, 31 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6ad0ffcc94a3daa98ec73cc6/media.mp3 - [446. The Weakness of the Powerful – Challenging Impunity with Nobel Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/bc1a2ceac6d5) (2026-10-14, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6ace87f7eea51f2aa3a6f989/media.mp3 - [445. Dinosaurs, Drones, and Nero's Rome](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/8d76cb3dc289) (2026-10-12, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6acd26ab253c13a898ca5fe6/media.mp3 - [444. Putin Continues to Test NATO](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/f3d719a126fd) (2026-10-09, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6ac7c2b829b9fbfbe29ce073/media.mp3 - [443. Moscow, Washington, and the New World Order](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/658aa4bf100e) (2026-10-07, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6ac527f85f56e1a28d472b6b/media.mp3 - [442. Operation Vivaldi & The Rise of the Unmanned Forces: Inside Ukraine's Drone Revolution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/f633f5b4ec51) (2026-10-02, 62 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6abea6146d06b1436e89f928/media.mp3 - [441. Can Canada Take On the US? Mark Carney, Trade Wars, and the Battle for Sovereignty](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/4b2c13a2f8e0) (2026-09-30, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6abbec014e059d44b52a31a1/media.mp3 - [440. Is the Tank Back? Anti-Drone Tech and Starvation in Oleshky](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/3287539a7cde) (2026-09-25, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6ab54e6b432e34fa45e8f066/media.mp3 - [439. The Cauldron: How the Modern Middle East Was Really Made](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/d3c234ffd6ba) (2026-09-23, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6ab2982df98781f91d71d293/media.mp3 - [438. Boiling the Frog: Russian Hybrid Warfare at NATO’s Doorstep](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/97228a426fdd) (2026-09-18, 40 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6aac0f08fa2bb1bafe2adcd4/media.mp3 - [437. The Human Element of War: Iain MacGregor on Morale, Tech, and Ukraine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/a128a36584bc) (2026-09-16, 43 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6aa98686fca3d5c77b702726/media.mp3 - [436. Walking into the Grey Zone: A Frontline Report with Boldizsár Győri](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/3f89913c3ddf) (2026-09-12, 27 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6aa42458ff74edfd007a4c71/media.mp3 - [435. Diplomatic Amateurs](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/934ed09e153b) (2026-09-11, 51 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6aa29ad4ff74edfd00070ab6/media.mp3 - [434. Who Was Actually Behind the Nord Stream Bombing?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/7403096664f9) (2026-09-09, 65 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6aa045fd4fa142971fb248cc/media.mp3 - [433. Can NATO Fight Back Against Russia’s Shadow War?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/3f585379bc99) (2026-09-04, 55 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a99bcdc054653259afc8b6d/media.mp3 - [432. Saving the SAS & The Management of Fear](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/aed87206d859) (2026-09-02, 39 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a96d781b6f00a73a90e4dbb/media.mp3 - [431. Hell in Kherson – Life under the Drones & CIA's Secret Moscow Mission](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/b56a04cb3ac9) (2026-08-27, 58 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a90989ed3e4bd90416ff617/media.mp3 - [430. Hungary’s New Dawn: 100 Days of Péter Magyar](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/807efb64a761) (2026-08-25, 50 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a8dd2a18c90bb60119febf2/media.mp3 - [429. Fedorov's Challenge: A Governance Crisis in Kyiv?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/3b4441f07acf) (2026-08-21, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a871ceec71d02aaba50bbe2/media.mp3 - [428. Echoes of ’91: The Fall of the USSR and Putin’s Future](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/4fd25b52195e) (2026-08-19, 44 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a84ee173c90594060e7006f/media.mp3 - [427. Election Bans, Drone Offensives & National Resilience](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/15b1816f75aa) (2026-08-13, 57 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a7e01f7f8e81c43958d0a3f/media.mp3 - [426. The American Pope: Leo XIV, Trump, and the New Vatican Soft Power](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/3e895a610dc9) (2026-08-12, 35 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a7b6ec86003752573305e0f/media.mp3 - [425. Summer Special: The Caspian Strike, Falklands 2.0 & Deterring Russia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/4e7f5bc67f1a) (2026-08-06, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a6a93962a5f0f3072294ff6/media.mp3 - [424. Radek Sikorski on Russia’s Evolving Threat, European Defence, and the War in Ukraine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/78208038a8e6) (2026-08-04, 26 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a6a19836043035f890adf66/media.mp3 - [423. On the Front Line with Ukraine's Drone Units with Arnaud De Decker](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/6abd6e7d6ce6) (2026-07-30, 59 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a6a5450fdc89d3427f61d7d/media.mp3 - [422. Al Carns MP on Why Western Defence Policy Must Evolve](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/57c6e3a93551) (2026-07-28, 41 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a679a9235a551238a7e38d0/media.mp3 - [421. Retail Under Fire: Drone Strikes, Oligarch Warnings, and a New Ukrainian Commander](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/c7d3a555d04f) (2026-07-23, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a628b2e562e3ad88615457e/media.mp3 - [420. 40% of the World by 2100: Why Is Everyone Ignoring Africa?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/80d973a524f0) (2026-07-21, 42 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a5fb800d6167effff33ee2f/media.mp3 - [419. Zelensky’s Spectacular Own Goal](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/24e9de5ab35e) (2026-07-16, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a592a72f782764c4c09b8fc/media.mp3 - [418. Battleground Big Picture: Power Struggles in Kyiv - The Story Behind the Government Reshuffle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/7914ecc0ce2a) (2026-07-15, 38 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a568251f821a8210941fb5a/media.mp3 - [417. "Make Your Own": Trump's Answer to the Patriot Interceptor Shortage](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/1528d1261ad9) (2026-07-09, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a4fd16ecf487ba3a98f233c/media.mp3 - [416. The Atomised Empire: Passivity, Cash, and the Fate of Putin’s Russia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/28fb7412f66e) (2026-07-07, 47 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a4d3bf8195f863605c8c45e/media.mp3 - [415. Choking the Russian War Machine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/bed0ba2eb986) (2026-07-03, 48 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a4682938890f0eef3a654bd/media.mp3 - [414. Reflections from Lviv: The Highs, Lows, and Hard Truths of a "Forever War"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/f16bfbde9a4d) (2026-07-01, 26 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a43f408d668ce4585ef3048/media.mp3 - [413. Trump’s G7 Bombshell, the Battle for Kostiantynivka, and Russia’s Desperate Draft Raids](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/43225cd0501e) (2026-06-26, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a3d4b9213f23e0ab6c83901/media.mp3 - [412. The Superhumans of Ukraine with Eddie Scott](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/288229551114) (2026-06-24, 27 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a346e57db494ef85c63b166/media.mp3 - [411. The Squeeze on Crimea, Lukashenko’s Apology & Inside the Kherson 'Human Safari'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/ac388d58128c) (2026-06-19, 51 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a345c2a4a2a3be0f4dc602d/media.mp3 - [410. The Artery of the Nation & The War on Corruption](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/f6e23d34f8d8) (2026-06-17, 19 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a3190a1101389aa3d593d8e/media.mp3 - [409. Gaining Dominance: Ukraine Shifts the Momentum](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/a7bac8cfb49d) (2026-06-11, 45 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a2b0a25622531b8644b1b1a/media.mp3 - [408. Geopolitical Shifts, Strategic Autonomy, and the 'Fantastic Kingdom' with Dr. Helene von Bismarck](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/41de7451f746) (2026-06-10, 29 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/6a29648f3f4eb34728a806c2/media.mp3 - [407. Black Smoke Over St Petersburg: Ukraine Targets Putin’s "Russian Davos"](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/d7a08690ce01) (2026-06-05, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/c3d5921c-60d2-11f1-9529-ff81238c57ce/media.mp3 - [406. Fighting the War Within – Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Battle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/5ab95e974b80) (2026-06-02, 57 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/a553f9aa-60d2-11f1-9529-d3cf460ff61c/media.mp3 - [405. Escalation, Ambiguity, and the Ghost of Katyn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/0764875d06f5) (2026-05-28, 33 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/cfa51c70-60d2-11f1-9529-4b07b633ff71/media.mp3 - [404. The Reinforced Character of Kharkiv](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/d43c6c617b15) (2026-05-27, 14 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/cf173a18-60d2-11f1-9529-23a245b33f55/media.mp3 - [403. The Unimaginable: Will Nuclear Weapons Be Used Again in Our Lifetime?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/a3decd7c5494) (2026-05-26, 57 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/bca140e0-60d2-11f1-9529-67fabde99351/media.mp3 - [Friends in High Places: Putin’s Lifelines and Britain’s Sanction U-Turn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/84cff407a8ab) (2026-05-21, 37 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/acf2af1c-60d2-11f1-9529-1bfb13a0eda9/media.mp3 - [401. The Battle for Kupiansk: Inside Ukraine's Comeback](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1617276298/0c4511fcf0ef) (2026-05-19, 32 min): audio https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6a22b52017f169d6433fb960/e/cc641a34-60d2-11f1-9529-ebe031837a6e/media.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.