Veteran State Of Mind, Episode 048: Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness, with Jesse R Phi...

Geraint is joined by Marine Corps veteran Jesse R Phillips, and former US Army soldier Tim Kolczak of the Veterans Project. They discuss the cost of freedom; the importance and danger of language; and the World War Two veterans that they've been fortunate enough to meet. You can connect with Geraint at @grjbooks across social media, and find his Afghanistan memoir Brothers in Arms in all good book stores. If you'd like to support the podcast by purchasing merchandise, you can find it at www.vsomstore.com Jesse is on insta @thejesserphillips, and Tim is online at www.thevetsproject.com If you are a veteran struggling with mental health, or you just want a bit of help adjusting to civvie life, then say hello to the Royal British Legion at @royalbritishlegion or www.rbl.org Thank you to Kamouflage Ltd, Altberg Boots, and Frontier Risks Group for making this episode possible. You can find them at www.kamouflage.co.uk, www.altberg.co.uk, @zulualphastraps, and Frontier Risks Group, www.frontierrisks.com For clips and content from the show, behind the scenes, and photos and videos of the guests' time on operations, follow @veteranstateofmind on Facebook and Instagram, and go to www.vsompodcast.com for links to all the connected sites, and an online submissions form for sending in your questions to the show. Cheers! Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=Ea-uUc26ENbNBYWd6-2779MBUZrl6WymCW_b0GdibwrG6-xBlWcpjLS6osk9OqZFbR9wOm&country.x=GB&locale.x=GB) (https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=Ea-uUc26ENbNBYWd6-2779MBUZrl6WymCW_b0GdibwrG6-xBlWcpjLS6osk9OqZFbR9wOm&country.x=GB&locale.x=GB) Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/vsompodcast)

Added 14 Oct 2026