This Is Not A Drill - with Gavin Esler

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Exploring threats to global peace and stability. Presented by @gavinesler, @OzKaterji & @ejbeals. Get early episodes at patreon.com/thisisnotadrill

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This Is Not A Drill - with Gavin Esler @DrillPod Sep 10

For the latest episode in our mini-series @gavineslerbbc
explores what happens when missiles & drones become cheaper and more widely-available? What does it mean when expensive interceptors like the Patriot go up against swarms of cheap Shahed drones? ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod

This Is Not A Drill - with Gavin Esler @DrillPod Sep 1

Putin thought he could conquer Ukraine with a tank, air and infantry-led attack. Instead Kyiv turned the tables with the fastest transformation of warfare for half a century. In our latest mini-series Gavin Esler explores this remarkable change.

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This Is Not A Drill - with Gavin Esler @DrillPod Jul 4, 2025

📡 NEW EPISODE 📡 Post-truth and disinformation polluted our politics. Now they’re key tools of authoritarian rulers.
📡 @EliotHiggins of investigative journalism innovators @bellingcat explains the Battle for Truth to @gavinesler
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This Is Not A Drill - with Gavin Esler @DrillPod Jun 6, 2025

Relevant to TINAD listeners’ interests. Gavin moonlights on The Bunker.

The Bunker @bunker_pod Jun 6, 2025

🇨🇳 NEW EPISODE 🇨🇳 Will China’s new “super-embassy” in London enable Beijing to interfere with our financial system and worse?
🇨🇳 @gavinesler talks to ex-MI6 asst. director @NigelInkster about the blind eye we’re turning to a growing threat.
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This Is Not A Drill - with Gavin Esler @DrillPod Jun 6, 2025

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Ukraine’s Operation #Spiderweb stunned Russia, devastating warplanes deep within Russian territory. @gavinesler is joined from Kyiv by co-host @OzKaterji to talk about an audacious attack and what it means for the war ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod