Spartan Spirit

The Spartan Spirit is dedicated to societal causes and history, primarily through two podcast series: ‘Spartan Spirit - Rescuing Reason’; and ‘Workhorse’ - The story of Royal Australian Air Force C-130s.

Bill Kourelakos in C-17 2019

Your host: Bill Kourelakos

Bill is a retired Air Commodore who began his career in the Canadian Forces, served on exchange with the US Air Force, and then joined the Royal Australian Air Force. His hobbies include military history, writing, guitar, ice hockey, and…. Podcasting!

Podcasts Schedule

‘Workhorse - RAAF C-130s’ is published at the beginning of every month.

‘Rescuing Reason’ addresses societal issues affecting Australia and like-minded Western societies. The first episode was published Aug 2025, and new episodes come out on the 1st and 15th of each month.

Rescuing Reason

by Bill Kourelakos (and occasional co-host Anthony Esposito)

This podcast looks at the key societal issues affecting Australians and like-minded Western societies through the lens of history, science and the Spartan mindset (nation and planet above the individual).

Your hosts are Bill Kourelakos, a retired senior Air Force Officer (aka ‘Knine’) and Anthony Esposito, a Project Consultant with wide experience across Defence infrastructure (aka ‘Espo’).

Spartan Spirit

LEADERSHIP

A podcast supporting Western Societal Values

Welcome to the Spartan Spirit podcast which considered Western values of Democracy, Individual Rights, and a Nation-First perspective in running our society. This podcast advocated for those rights by looking at what Western leaders have to say about the issues affecting Western National Power. It is no longer in production, pending a redesign. 

Workhorse

‘Workhorse’ is the podcast series that covers the history of Royal Australian Air Force C-130s from their earliest history through to modern times.

The series is based on the soon to be released book “Air Mobility Workhorse”, which will be available from Big Sky Publishing. The book will be available in mid-2025.

Topics include:

  • Operations from around the globe, including all four corners of the planet, from 1959 to now

  • Aircraft technical discussions

  • Training

  • Roles (Search and Rescue, Air Logistics, Airborne Operations, Special Operations, Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief, Surveillance, Non-combatant Evacuation, Aeromedical Evacuation and Firefighting)

  • Maintenance and modifications

  • Logistics

  • And, of course, the people that made it all possible.