<![CDATA[Homefront : Civilians in Modern Conflict]]>The civilian face of modern conflict: what happened, what’s happening now, and what we can learn.

Sabotaged undersea cables. Drones over airports. Disinformation in your feed. Europe is being asked to “be prepared,” but nobody has said for what. Homefront is here to fill that gap.

Each episode takes something you’ve maybe half-noticed in the news and explains what it means for ordinary people: the ones who live with the consequences, not the generals or the politicians. We draw on history too, looking at how civilians in Sarajevo, Finland, London and elsewhere got through it and what they learned.

Your hosts have done this work on the ground. Luke Irving spent 14 years in the British Army’s Royal Engineers and more than 15 in mine action, and Giuliano Stochino-Weiss has spent a decade in crisis zones and now works in Brussels on hybrid threats and defence technology.

There’s no jargon, no panic and no lectures. You don’t need to know anything about defence to follow along. If you’re curious, you’re in the right place.

Understand it. Question it. Be part of it.

]]>https://www.homefrontpod.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:26:35 GMTSun, 11 Oct 2026 10:22:47 GMT60Giuliano Stochino Weiss, Luke Irving<p><b><strong>The civilian face of modern conflict: what happened, what’s happening now, and what we can learn.</strong></b></p><p>Sabotaged undersea cables. Drones over airports. Disinformation in your feed. Europe is being asked to “be prepared,” but nobody has said for what. Homefront is here to fill that gap.</p><p>Each episode takes something you’ve maybe half-noticed in the news and explains what it means for ordinary people: the ones who live with the consequences, not the generals or the politicians. We draw on history too, looking at how civilians in Sarajevo, Finland, London and elsewhere got through it and what they learned.</p><p>Your hosts have done this work on the ground. Luke Irving spent 14 years in the British Army’s Royal Engineers and more than 15 in mine action, and Giuliano Stochino-Weiss has spent a decade in crisis zones and now works in Brussels on hybrid threats and defence technology.</p><p>There’s no jargon, no panic and no lectures. You don’t need to know anything about defence to follow along. If you’re curious, you’re in the right place.</p><p><b><strong>Understand it. Question it. Be part of it.</strong></b></p>episodicGiuliano Stochino Weiss, Luke Irvinghomefrontpod@pm.meno<![CDATA[Alert But Not Alarmed: UK Be Ready ]]>The UK government wants you ready for three days. Is the list enough?

The UK government’s new Be Ready campaign asks every household to be able to manage on its own for three days in an emergency, from severe weather and power cuts to cyber attacks. It comes with a checklist of supplies.

In this Homefront Today, Giuliano and Luke go through the list item by item. They look at what’s on it, why it’s there, and what it’s like to rely on it in a real emergency. Then they add a couple of things the list doesn’t include, starting with the bucket, one of the most underrated pieces of kit you can own.

Being ready isn’t only about what’s in your cupboard. It’s also about knowing who plans for your area, and what to ask them.

Check out the campaign: https://beready.campaign.gov.uk/
See what your country is doing: https://homefrontpod.com/your-country
Articles, deep dives, thriller readings and even a game at homefrontpod.com

Understand it. Question it. Be part of it.

]]>2189b4d9-658c-454c-9c66-3818ee35a1ceSun, 25 Oct 2026 08:28:28 GMT<p><b><strong>The UK government wants you ready for three days. Is the list enough?</strong></b></p><p>The UK government’s new Be Ready campaign asks every household to be able to manage on its own for three days in an emergency, from severe weather and power cuts to cyber attacks. It comes with a checklist of supplies.</p><p>In this Homefront Today, Giuliano and Luke go through the list item by item. They look at what’s on it, why it’s there, and what it’s like to rely on it in a real emergency. Then they add a couple of things the list doesn’t include, starting with the bucket, one of the most underrated pieces of kit you can own.</p><p>Being ready isn’t only about what’s in your cupboard. It’s also about knowing who plans for your area, and what to ask them.</p><p>Check out the campaign: <a href="https://beready.campaign.gov.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://beready.campaign.gov.uk/</a><br />See what your country is doing: <a href="https://homefrontpod.com/your-country" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://homefrontpod.com/your-country</a><br />Articles, deep dives, thriller readings and even a game at homefrontpod.com</p><p><b><strong>Understand it. Question it. Be part of it.</strong></b></p>no00:16:18Alert But Not Alarmed: UK Be Ready full<![CDATA[Drones Over Europe]]>Airports shut down. Drones over military bases, a nuclear power plant and ships at sea. In our first episode we told you about the drone found on the tarmac at Leipzig, carrying explosives. Since then the headlines haven’t stopped. So what’s actually going on?

In this episode Giuliano and Luke split it in two. Giuliano looks at the small drones closing airports and circling critical infrastructure across Europe: what they are, what they’re doing, and why nobody has yet proved who flew a single one. Luke looks at the big ones: Russian military drones over Poland, tankers set on fire off Romania, and an attack on Riyadh’s airport. Together they ask why stopping drones is so hard, who is actually in charge when one appears, and what all of this means for you, whether you’re stuck in a departures hall or just reading the news.

Read the deep dive on Homefront Lab: https://homefrontpod.com/lab-drones-over-europe.html

For weekly news on hybrid threats, with a map of what happened where, see Signals at homefrontpod.com.

]]>4b0dd91a-10e3-4952-896f-ccd03d7c7805Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:04:18 GMT<p>Airports shut down. Drones over military bases, a nuclear power plant and ships at sea. In our first episode we told you about the drone found on the tarmac at Leipzig, carrying explosives. Since then the headlines haven’t stopped. So what’s actually going on?</p><p>In this episode Giuliano and Luke split it in two. Giuliano looks at the small drones closing airports and circling critical infrastructure across Europe: what they are, what they’re doing, and why nobody has yet proved who flew a single one. Luke looks at the big ones: Russian military drones over Poland, tankers set on fire off Romania, and an attack on Riyadh’s airport. Together they ask why stopping drones is so hard, who is actually in charge when one appears, and what all of this means for you, whether you’re stuck in a departures hall or just reading the news.</p><p>Read the deep dive on Homefront Lab: <a href="https://homefrontpod.com/lab-drones-over-europe.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://homefrontpod.com/lab-drones-over-europe.html</a></p><p>For weekly news on hybrid threats, with a map of what happened where, see Signals at <a href="https://homefrontpod.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">homefrontpod.com.</a></p>no00:22:2812Drones Over Europefull<![CDATA[The War You're Already In]]>A drone loaded with explosives found on an airport runway in Germany. A power cable under the Baltic cut by a ship’s anchor. A dam in Norway opened by hackers. Teenagers paid a few hundred euros online to start fires. They reach the news one at a time, but they’re connected.

In our first episode, Giuliano and Luke explain hybrid warfare in plain language: attacks designed so nobody can easily prove who sent them, and kept just below the line where they’d count as war. There’s the war you can see on the news, and the war you can’t. Either way, it reaches you.

We look at what it looks like across Europe right now, and what it means at home: your electricity bill, your flight, your hospital appointment, your phone’s map, and the “easy money” offer a young person might get online.

You can be at peace on paper and still be under attack. Understand it. Question it. Be part of it.

In this episode

  • Why nobody can agree on what to call it, and why it stays just below the line of war
  • Six ways it is already reaching ordinary life in Europe

    More on www.homefrontpod.com

Music Credit: SoundRideMusic

]]>dd8be63e-344b-4119-9e4a-360097a86c30Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:58:38 GMT<p>A drone loaded with explosives found on an airport runway in Germany. A power cable under the Baltic cut by a ship’s anchor. A dam in Norway opened by hackers. Teenagers paid a few hundred euros online to start fires. They reach the news one at a time, but they’re connected.</p><p>In our first episode, Giuliano and Luke explain hybrid warfare in plain language: attacks designed so nobody can easily prove who sent them, and kept just below the line where they’d count as war. There’s the war you can see on the news, and the war you can’t. Either way, it reaches you.</p><p>We look at what it looks like across Europe right now, and what it means at home: your electricity bill, your flight, your hospital appointment, your phone’s map, and the “easy money” offer a young person might get online.</p><p>You can be at peace on paper and still be under attack. Understand it. Question it. Be part of it.</p><p><b><strong>In this episode</strong></b></p><ul><li>Why nobody can agree on what to call it, and why it stays just below the line of war</li><li>Six ways it is already reaching ordinary life in Europe<br /><br />More on <a href="https://www.homefrontpod.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">www.homefrontpod.com</a></li></ul><p><i><em>Music Credit: SoundRideMusic</em></i></p>no00:30:5411The War You're Already Infull<![CDATA[What is Homefront? (Trailer)]]>How does war, modern conflict actually affect you and I?

Drones over airports. Cables cut on the seabed. Hackers in the supermarket fridges. The headlines arrive one at a time. Homefront puts them together for the people they actually affect. Giuliano, a humanitarian who ran emergency operations in Ukraine, and Luke, a former British Army engineer who served with NATO in Estonia, explain what’s happening, who decides, and what you can ask. Deep dives every two weeks, Homefront Today when the news demands it, and Homefront Memories on how civilians lived through it before. Not warmongering, not fearmongering. Understand it. Question it. Be part of it.

Articles, deep dives, thriller readings and even a game at www.homefrontpod.com

Music credit to: Soundridemusic

]]>a8697164-bf55-4a56-8c42-87da7bd3cd1bSun, 25 Oct 2026 07:55:14 GMT<p><b><strong>How does war, modern conflict actually affect you and I?</strong></b><br /><br />Drones over airports. Cables cut on the seabed. Hackers in the supermarket fridges. The headlines arrive one at a time. Homefront puts them together for the people they actually affect. Giuliano, a humanitarian who ran emergency operations in Ukraine, and Luke, a former British Army engineer who served with NATO in Estonia, explain what’s happening, who decides, and what you can ask. Deep dives every two weeks, Homefront Today when the news demands it, and Homefront Memories on how civilians lived through it before. Not warmongering, not fearmongering. Understand it. Question it. Be part of it.</p><p>Articles, deep dives, thriller readings and even a game at <a href="https://www.homefrontpod.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">www.homefrontpod.com</a><br /><br /><i><em>Music credit to: Soundridemusic</em></i></p>no00:02:46What is Homefront? (Trailer)trailer