Spartan Spirit
The Spartan Spirit is dedicated to societal causes and history, primarily through three podcast series: ‘Rescuing Reason’ (coming soon); ‘Spartan Spirit - Leadership’ (no longer running); and ‘Workhorse’ - The story of Royal Australian Air Force C-130s.
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 every two weeks
‘Rescuing Reason’ will address societal issues affecting Australia and like-minded Western societies. The first episode is expected to be published in Jun 2025.
‘Spartan Spirit Leadership’ is in hibernation
Rescuing Reason
by The Wog and The Dog
This podcast will look at the key societal issues affecting Australians and like-minded Western societies. The first series is titled ‘Blowing your TRUMP-ette’ - a look at how Donald Trump’s policies are affecting the average Australian.
Your hosts will be Bill Kourelakos, a retired senior Air Force Officer (aka ‘Knine’, otherwise known as ‘The Dog’) and Anthony Esposito, a Project Consultant with wide experience across Defence infrastructure (aka ‘Espo’, otherwise known as ‘The Wog’).
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.
