Talking with the wounded
Listen to remarkable people talk about when the unforgettable happens, what happened next, and who helped them along the way. Often hilarious, always frank; wounded veterans talk us through the moment that changed their lives. Published every two weeks during each series. Available on all the usual podcast platforms. Contact: thesearchchicken@gmail.com if you have a story to tell and a charity to highlight.
Episodes
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Headbutting Bullets
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Alex Harrison talks us through how he came to being shot in the head, walking off the battlefield after pointing out where the enemy were - for which he was decorated, and the slide into the abyss that is PTSD and his subsequent recovery. a remarkable man who has a very matter of fact way of telling his story
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Headbutting Bullets
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Alex Harrison talks us through how he came to being shot in the head, walking off the battlefield after pointing out where the enemy were - for which he was subsequently decorated and the slide into the abyss that is PTSD and his subsequent recovery. A remarkable man who has a very matter of fact way of telling his story.
Alex can be found on Insta at: https://www.instagram.com/one_eyed_harry/#
The Charities Alex refers to who have helped in his recovery:
The Colonel's Fund - Grenadier Guards (grengds.com)
Welcome - Walking With The Wounded
The Not Forgotten - The Not Forgotten
Behind the Heroes CiC
To contact me email: thesearchchicken@gmail.com if you have a story to tell.
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Happy blow up day.
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
Wednesday Oct 25, 2023
"Happy blow Up day" - his line not mine - it will become clear. Episode 1 has Tony Checkley talk us through his military journey; the good, the bad and the ugly. From hysterical encounters with the Queen, to stepping on a landmine and the chaos thereafter, and who has helped in his recovery.
This is the first one I recorded - making all the obvious mistakes regarding music, transitioning, sound quality etc etc... but if you can get over all that - which is easy to do such is the captivating story Tony has to tell, you will hopefully not notice that this shouldn't really be called a podcast but a short story.
Tony mentions a couple of charities which have been a part of his recovery:
The Colonel's Fund - Grenadier Guards (grengds.com)
Military Charity for Limbless Veterans | Blesma
"Talking with the wounded" is a twice a monthly publication - gives you time to listen to the longer ones and me time to try and work out how to improve the production side of things..which may not be evident in the first series.
Thanks for listening - please follow and share and send me your comments.
Ben
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Introducing Talking with the wounded
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
A brief summary of what Talking with the Wounded is all about and why you should listen. Hear what happens when unforgettable things occur.
Talking with wounded veterans
Entertaining conversations with wounded veterans about the moment that changed their lives told in their own words. From the moment they realised all wasn’t well, their recollections of the battlefield and their journey home and who helped along the way. You may laugh you may well cry - either way you will hear from some remarkable people what happens when unforgettable things happen in the blink of an eye - as we all knew it could.