Never Die Wondering: Mick Malone in His Own Words

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From a kid from the bush to a legend in his own lunchtime, Mick Malone has travelled the world, fought in war zones, coordinated counter-terrorist operations, and mentored generations of future military leaders, all while finding time to be a family man. A published author and recipient of the Order of Australia Medal for service to the military, Mick Malone has seen it all. On Never Die Wondering: Mick Malone in his own words, join the man himself, Mick Malone, along with me, producer and co-host Toby Malone, to hear from Mick on his long, storied career in the military.

  1. 1d ago

    Episode 49: Front Matter

    Mick and Toby get into reading 'Hail Mary, the Creek's Up', starting with the front matter. They discuss the people who made the podcast possible, including family and friends, and tip their hats to those to whom the book is dedicated, including the stoic early Malone family and the much-missed Georgia Malone (1979-2025). SHOW NOTES Subscribe to Never Die Wondering on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/never-die-wondering-mick-malone-in-his-own-words/id1833715593 Subscribe to Never Die Wondering on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QZgsVna7MkvkMpN6DL6Qx  Never Die Wondering, the Video Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NeverDieWonderingPodcast  Mick Malone’s website: https://www.mickmalone.com.au/ Mick Malone on Wikipedia: ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Malone_(soldier)⁠ Never Die Wondering on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38023381/  Hail Mary, the Creek’s Up: https://www.mickmalone.com.au/hail-mary  Hail Mary, the Creek’s Up, e-book: https://www.booktopia.com.au/hail-mary-the-creek-s-up-michael-j-malone/ebook/9780648907176.html  Quilts of Valour: https://quiltsofvalour.com.au/  Feedback: tobypmalone at gmail dot com #MickMalone #HailMarytheCreeksUp #childhoodmemoir #Podcast #NewPodcast #PodcastRecommendations #HistoryPodcast #MilitaryPodcast #TrueStories #VeteranVoices #WarStories #AustralianHistory #AustralianMilitary #VietnamVeterans #SASAustralia #AussiePodcast #AustraliaPodcast #ANZAC #AustralianCommandos #Storytelling #RealLifeStories #HistoryNerd #OnThisDay #MenAtWar #BehindTheUniform #UnsungHeroes #MilitaryBooks #MilitaryBookstore #BookCollector #RareBooks #WarBooks #MilitaryMemoirs #SpecialForces #SAS #Commandos #VietnamWar #Veterans #MilitaryHistory #CombatVeteran #WarVeterans #ArmyLife #MilitaryLife #SpecOps #GreenBerets #NavySEALs

  2. Oct 27

    Episode 48: Hail Mary, the Creek's Up: From the Banks of the Castlereagh to the SAS

    Never Die Wondering is back, with a new season focusing on Mick Malone's childhood and his most recent memoir, "Hail Mary, the Creek's Up: From the Banks of the Castlereagh to the SAS." Join Mick and Toby Malone as they get ready to read this irreverent larrikin tale of growing up in country New South Wales. (For video content, visit us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@NeverDieWonderingPodcast⁠) SHOW NOTES Subscribe to Never Die Wondering on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/never-die-wondering-mick-malone-in-his-own-words/id1833715593 Subscribe to Never Die Wondering on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QZgsVna7MkvkMpN6DL6Qx  Never Die Wondering, the Video Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NeverDieWonderingPodcast  Mick Malone’s website: https://www.mickmalone.com.au/ Mick Malone on Wikipedia: ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Malone_(soldier)⁠ Never Die Wondering on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38023381/  Hail Mary, the Creek’s Up: https://www.mickmalone.com.au/hail-mary  Hail Mary, the Creek’s Up, e-book: https://www.booktopia.com.au/hail-mary-the-creek-s-up-michael-j-malone/ebook/9780648907176.html  Feedback: tobypmalone at gmail dot com #MickMalone #HailMarytheCreeksUp #childhoodmemoir #Podcast #NewPodcast #PodcastRecommendations #HistoryPodcast #MilitaryPodcast #TrueStories #VeteranVoices #WarStories #AustralianHistory #AustralianMilitary #VietnamVeterans #SASAustralia #AussiePodcast #AustraliaPodcast #ANZAC #AustralianCommandos #Storytelling #RealLifeStories #HistoryNerd #OnThisDay #MenAtWar #BehindTheUniform #UnsungHeroes #MilitaryBooks #MilitaryBookstore #BookCollector #RareBooks #WarBooks #MilitaryMemoirs #SpecialForces #SAS #Commandos #VietnamWar #Veterans #MilitaryHistory #CombatVeteran #WarVeterans #ArmyLife #MilitaryLife #SpecOps #GreenBerets #NavySEALs

  3. Jul 7

    Episode 47: End Notes and Reflection

    The first season of Never Die Wondering comes to an end, with a consideration of the end notes to the book, a reflection on the process, and news about what to expect next season. SHOW NOTES Subscribe to Never Die Wondering on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/never-die-wondering-mick-malone-in-his-own-words/id1833715593 Subscribe to Never Die Wondering on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QZgsVna7MkvkMpN6DL6Qx  Never Die Wondering, the Video Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NeverDieWonderingPodcast  Mick Malone’s website: https://www.mickmalone.com.au/ Mick Malone on Wikipedia: ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Malone_(soldier)⁠ Never Die Wondering on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38023381/  Two Ranks on the Road: https://www.mickmalone.com.au/product-page/two-ranks-on-the-road-35-years-of-australian-special-forces-service  Two Ranks on the Road, e-book: https://www.booktopia.com.au/two-ranks-on-the-road-michael-j-malone/ebook/9780648907138.html  Two Ranks at Boffin’s Perth: https://www.boffinsbooks.com.au/books/9780648907121/two-ranks-on-the-road-35-years-of-australian-special-forces-service?srsltid=AfmBOooNlDpqew9_t6mIAt4mtJsTsedIW_N6zK3TmZi4al5NaaYsrAbf  Two Ranks at Nine Six Four: https://ninesixfourco.com/collections/all/products/signed-copies-simmo-a-biography-of-ray-simpson-vc-dcm-copy Feedback: tobypmalone at gmail dot com #MickMalone #TwoRanks #TwoRanksOnThe Road #Podcast #NewPodcast #PodcastRecommendations #HistoryPodcast #MilitaryPodcast #TrueStories #VeteranVoices #WarStories #AustralianHistory #AustralianMilitary #VietnamVeterans #SASAustralia #AussiePodcast #AustraliaPodcast #ANZAC #AustralianCommandos #Storytelling #RealLifeStories #HistoryNerd #OnThisDay #MenAtWar #BehindTheUniform #UnsungHeroes #MilitaryBooks #MilitaryBookstore #BookCollector #RareBooks #WarBooks #MilitaryMemoirs #SpecialForces #SAS #Commandos #VietnamWar #Veterans #MilitaryHistory #CombatVeteran #WarVeterans #ArmyLife #MilitaryLife #SpecOps #GreenBerets #NavySEALs

  4. Jun 30

    Episode 46: 'Retirement'

    In the final reading chapter of Two Ranks on the Road, we discover that Mick becomes somehow busier after retiring from the SAS. SHOW NOTES Subscribe to Never Die Wondering on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/never-die-wondering-mick-malone-in-his-own-words/id1833715593 Subscribe to Never Die Wondering on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QZgsVna7MkvkMpN6DL6Qx  Never Die Wondering, the Video Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NeverDieWonderingPodcast  Mick Malone’s website: https://www.mickmalone.com.au/ Mick Malone on Wikipedia: ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Malone_(soldier)⁠ Never Die Wondering on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38023381/  Two Ranks on the Road: https://www.mickmalone.com.au/product-page/two-ranks-on-the-road-35-years-of-australian-special-forces-service  Two Ranks on the Road, e-book: https://www.booktopia.com.au/two-ranks-on-the-road-michael-j-malone/ebook/9780648907138.html  Two Ranks at Boffin’s Perth: https://www.boffinsbooks.com.au/books/9780648907121/two-ranks-on-the-road-35-years-of-australian-special-forces-service?srsltid=AfmBOooNlDpqew9_t6mIAt4mtJsTsedIW_N6zK3TmZi4al5NaaYsrAbf  Two Ranks at Nine Six Four: https://ninesixfourco.com/collections/all/products/signed-copies-simmo-a-biography-of-ray-simpson-vc-dcm-copy Feedback: tobypmalone at gmail dot com #MickMalone #TwoRanks #TwoRanksOnThe Road #Podcast #NewPodcast #PodcastRecommendations #HistoryPodcast #MilitaryPodcast #TrueStories #VeteranVoices #WarStories #AustralianHistory #AustralianMilitary #VietnamVeterans #SASAustralia #AussiePodcast #AustraliaPodcast #ANZAC #AustralianCommandos #Storytelling #RealLifeStories #HistoryNerd #OnThisDay #MenAtWar #BehindTheUniform #UnsungHeroes #MilitaryBooks #MilitaryBookstore #BookCollector #RareBooks #WarBooks #MilitaryMemoirs #SpecialForces #SAS #Commandos #VietnamWar #Veterans #MilitaryHistory #CombatVeteran #WarVeterans #ArmyLife #MilitaryLife #SpecOps #GreenBerets #NavySEALs

  5. Jun 23

    Episode 45: 2IC, Training Squadron

    Mick and the family head back to Perth, only to discover a health diagnosis that will change everything. True to form, the family soldiers on, as Mick looks to put his stamp on the future of the regiment as 2IC of the Training Squadron. SHOW NOTES Subscribe to Never Die Wondering on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/never-die-wondering-mick-malone-in-his-own-words/id1833715593 Subscribe to Never Die Wondering on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4QZgsVna7MkvkMpN6DL6Qx  Never Die Wondering, the Video Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NeverDieWonderingPodcast  Mick Malone’s website: https://www.mickmalone.com.au/ Mick Malone on Wikipedia: ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Malone_(soldier)⁠ Never Die Wondering on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38023381/  Two Ranks on the Road: https://www.mickmalone.com.au/product-page/two-ranks-on-the-road-35-years-of-australian-special-forces-service  Two Ranks on the Road, e-book: https://www.booktopia.com.au/two-ranks-on-the-road-michael-j-malone/ebook/9780648907138.html  Two Ranks at Boffin’s Perth: https://www.boffinsbooks.com.au/books/9780648907121/two-ranks-on-the-road-35-years-of-australian-special-forces-service?srsltid=AfmBOooNlDpqew9_t6mIAt4mtJsTsedIW_N6zK3TmZi4al5NaaYsrAbf  Two Ranks at Nine Six Four: https://ninesixfourco.com/collections/all/products/signed-copies-simmo-a-biography-of-ray-simpson-vc-dcm-copy Feedback: tobypmalone at gmail dot com #MickMalone #TwoRanks #TwoRanksOnThe Road #Podcast #NewPodcast #PodcastRecommendations #HistoryPodcast #MilitaryPodcast #TrueStories #VeteranVoices #WarStories #AustralianHistory #AustralianMilitary #VietnamVeterans #SASAustralia #AussiePodcast #AustraliaPodcast #ANZAC #AustralianCommandos #Storytelling #RealLifeStories #HistoryNerd #OnThisDay #MenAtWar #BehindTheUniform #UnsungHeroes #MilitaryBooks #MilitaryBookstore #BookCollector #RareBooks #WarBooks #MilitaryMemoirs #SpecialForces #SAS #Commandos #VietnamWar #Veterans #MilitaryHistory #CombatVeteran #WarVeterans #ArmyLife #MilitaryLife #SpecOps #GreenBerets #NavySEALs

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From a kid from the bush to a legend in his own lunchtime, Mick Malone has travelled the world, fought in war zones, coordinated counter-terrorist operations, and mentored generations of future military leaders, all while finding time to be a family man. A published author and recipient of the Order of Australia Medal for service to the military, Mick Malone has seen it all. On Never Die Wondering: Mick Malone in his own words, join the man himself, Mick Malone, along with me, producer and co-host Toby Malone, to hear from Mick on his long, storied career in the military.

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