Inside Ukraine’s Foreign Legion | Colin Freeman

2026-07-04 · 128 min · 21 entities

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We speak with journalist Colin Freeman about covering wars from Iraq and Somalia to Ukraine, including his own kidnapping by Somali pirates and the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion. We also dig into his book The Mad and the Brave, the foreign volunteers who joined Ukraine’s International Legion, and the chaos, courage, and darker realities they faced on the front lines. Colin's book: https://a.co/d/0j8oksfv Today's Sponsors: GhostBed ⬇️ https://www.ghostbed.com/house FOR 10% off! Mars Men⬇️ For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at https://mengotomars.com/ Quince⬇️ go to: https://www.quince.com/house for free shipping and 365 day returns For ad free video and audio and access to live streams...JOIN OUR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse To help support the show and for all bonus content including: -live shows and asking guest questions -ad free audio and video -early access to shows -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse ___________________________________________________ GRAB JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN" ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/803651/the-most-dangerous-man-by-jack-murphy/paperback/ Subscribe to the new EYES ON podcast here:⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/@EyesOnGeopoliticsPod/featured Jack Murphy's book "We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History" ⬇️ https://www.amazon.com/We-Defy-Chapters-Special-History-ebook/dp/B0DCGC1N1N/ Or make a one time donation at: ⬇️ https://ko-fi.com/theteamhouse Social Media: ⬇️ The Team House Instagram: https://instagram.com/the.team.house?utm_medium=copy_link The Team House Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheTeamHousePod Jack’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/jackmcmurph?utm_medium=copy_link Jack’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jackmurphyrgr?s=21 Team House Discord: ⬇️ https://discord.gg/wHFHYM6 "Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio" 00:00 — Start 01:26 — Colin Freeman’s Path Into Journalism 05:28 — Going Freelance to Cover Iraq 08:09 — The Reality of Freelance War Reporting 11:26 — Kidnapped by Pirates in Somalia 17:46 — Covering the Opening Days of the Ukraine War 21:21 — Taking the Train Into Besieged Kyiv 24:14 — Meeting Ukraine’s Foreign Volunteers 32:04 — Fantasists, Screamers, and the Yavoriv Missile Strike 36:36 — Douglas Carter and the Chaos of the Front Line 42:04 — Hugh Lee and the Shock of Ukraine’s Battlefield 49:08 — Pez and the Hunt for a Front Line 55:19 — Pez’s Near Capture on a Dnipro Island 59:30 — Foreign Volunteers Captured by Russia 01:05:22 — Torture in a Russian Black Site 01:14:05 — Mariupol, Azovstal, and John Harding 01:25:45 — The Bizarre POW Release and Roman Abramovich 01:31:40 — Ryan O’Leary, Chosen Company, and Jack Knight 01:37:15 — The Dark Side of the Legion 01:48:47 — Did Ukraine’s Foreign Legion Actually Matter? 01:52:50 — Could the West Have Built a Better Legion? 01:58:40 — The Mad and the Brave and Closing Thoughts #ukrainewar #ukraineforeignlegion Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-team-house--5960890/support .