Chris Thrall's Bought the T-Shirt Podcast
I'm Chris Thrall, former Royal Marines Commando turned adventurer and enlightenment coach. Listen as I chat to life's interesting and awakened individuals who have 'Bought The T-Shirt'.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 70 minutes
- Episodes
- 545
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Battle Tanks & Bond Cars |#245
Nick Duckworth is a veteran Royal Tank Regiment Commander and was part of the NATO defence during the cold-war. After leaving the military, Nick found work in Iraq as a private contractor and his tea…
ULTRAmarathon Man | Dean Karnazes |#244
Dean Karnazes is an American ultramarathon runner and best-selling author. By an early age, Dean had already hiked across the Grand Canyon and climbed Mount Whitney. Some of his notable achievements …
Bravo Three Zero | Behind Enemy Lines | Des Powell SAS | #243
Des Powell served in the Parachute Regiment as a sergeant major before spending 20 years in the SAS at the heart of Counter Terrorism and Special Projects teams. A former PT instructor in 1 PARA, he …
The View From Here | Robbie Williams
Robbie Williams is an English singer-songwriter. Launched into fame as a member of the pop group, Take That', Robbie left after five years to pursue a solo career. His collaboration with songwriting …
My Vietnam HELL | Father Phil Salois Silver Star |#242
Father Phil Salois, served in Vietnam with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade, 7th Infantry Regiment. In his first months there, he saw his fair share of combat. His unit spent a lot of time trudging a…
Black Ops In Vietnam | Alan Cutter US NAVY |#241
Alan Cutter's military career began in 1969, when he enlisted into the US Naval Security Group. After training to become a commissioned officer, he was sent to Vietnam to officially work as an interp…
Why Are All My Friends ASLEEP? | Lee Morrison |#240
Lee Morrison started training in martial-arts at the age of eleven, beginning with traditional Japanese Karate. After learning multiple disciplines, Lee eventually became a competitive Olympic weight…
HMS Glasgow In The Falklands | Andy Williams RN | #239
Andy Williams is a veteran of the Royal Navy and served on HMS Glasgow during the Falklands War. Glasgow saw action early in the war when her Lynx helicopter severely damaged the Argentine naval vess…
Buddha, Bruce Lee & The Matrix | #238
Chris Crudelli is a martial artist, television presenter, and author. He is best known as the host of BBC3's 'Mind, Body and Kick-Ass Moves'. When Crudelli was 17, he moved to China, where he spent 1…
Britain's Elite Pathfinders | Steve Brown |#237
Steve Brown is a 27 year veteran of the British Army. He served with 3 Parachute Regiment from 1993 to 2020, completing six tours of duty with 3 PARA and the Pathfinders. His work took him across the…
The Exorcist Wanted Me Dead | Andrew Gold |#236
Andrew Gold is the host of the 'On the Edge' podcast. He is a journalist and TV presenter, who's documentaries range from the bizarre to controversial subcultures. Andrew has battled an abusive exorc…
23 SAS Continuation Training | Nick Grainge | UKSF |#235
Nick Grainge is a highly successful athlete and veteran of 23 Special Air Service. In this podcast, Nick explains a little about continuation training within the reserve special-forces. Nick's compan…
The Bush War | 3 Commando Rhodesian Light Infantry | #234
Chris served in 3 Commando, Rhodesian Light Infantry from 1976 to 1979. He saw continuous action against Mugabe's ZANLA and NKomo's ZIPRA forces. Airmobile in Alouette III helicopters and vintage C-4…
King Arthur & The History Of Stonehenge | #233
14 INT | Op Banner | Martin Edwards Royal Marines |#232
Martin Edwards was a Royal Marine and went on to be an operator in the elite 14th Intelligence unit. Originally from Rhyl, Martin escaped a horrific childhood to forge out a successful and varied car…
Murderers and Psychopaths | Dr Sohom Das |#231
Dr Sohom Das hosts a YouTube channel, named ‘A Psych for Sore Minds’, where he dissects a variety of mental health issues and offers his own professional opinions. Sohom takes a look at the full rang…
SURVIVING The French Foreign Legion | Thomas Gast | #230
Thomas Gast is a German author, web video producer and former soldier. He is best known for his books on the French Foreign Legion and his YouTube channel 'Thomas Gast'. On his YouTube channel, he ha…
Could YOU Pass SAS Selection? |Nick Grainge |#228
Nick Grainge is a highly successful athlete and creator of 'Elite Outdoor Fitness'. In this podcast, Nick gives us his experience of going through selection in order to join 23 Special Air Service. F…
14 PEAKS The Nimsdai Story | Nimsdai Purja MBE SBS | #229
Nimsdai was born in Nepal and like his father and brothers before, he signed up to join the Gurkhas, where he would serve for six years. Nims then passed selection for the UK's special-forces and wen…
Virtual Planet | Joseph Steel |#227
Joseph Steel is part of the Visualskies company who are a collection of studios utilising the latest technology to digitise the real world. Visualskies is an aerial focused technology company providi…