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In this episode of the Defence Connect podcast, host Liam Garman is joined by LTC (Ret’d) Dave Grossman, author of On Killing and On Combat, to discuss the psychology of killing.
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- The podcast begins unpacking LTC (Ret’d) Grossman’s books and research on the topic of violence, including On Killing and On Combat, and how militaries overcome the innate human resistance to taking a life.
- LTC (Ret’d) Grossman then unpacks how this impacts military training, as well as those social conditions which spur violence.
- The pair wrap up the podcast discussing the concept of “The Bulletproof Mind” and discuss what’s next on the horizon for LTC (Ret’d) Grossman.
You can lean more about LTC (Ret'd) Grossman and his recent publications on his website here.
Enjoy the podcast,
The Defence Connect team
Listen to previous episodes of the Defence Connect podcast:
Episode 436: PODCAST: Private capital key to driving SME growth, with Mark Stevens
Episode 435: PODCAST: Putting veteran families first, with the Families of Veterans Guild’s Renee Wilson
Episode 434: SPOTLIGHT: Mission engineering – a missing piece of the capability puzzle, with Downer’s Rachel Hatton and Nathan Rickard
Episode 433: SPOTLIGHT: Introducing the Australian Digital Defence Industry Matrix, with BenchOn’s Tim Walmsley
Episode 432: SPOTLIGHT: What does sovereignty mean in a post-DIDS industry? With Stephen Kowal, CEO of Atturra
Episode 431: PODCAST: Developing Army’s hand-to-hand combatives program, with Paul Cale
Episode 430: PODCAST: Aussie innovation supporting navies around the world, with Jeffrey Hawkins, Pivot Maritime International
Episode 429: PODCAST: Commercialisation essential to the success of space and defence industry, with Brian Lim
Episode 428: PODCAST: Firebrand topics on Ukraine, Israel, and Australian conscription, with Corporal Matthew ‘Willy’ Williams OAM
Episode 427: PODCAST: Unpacking the surface combatant review with the Honourable Kim Beazley AC
