{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6825a844b1b74cbbae73d5a8/6a72183dbfbb5dcf1de141f9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Is Pete Hegseth’s macho culture fit for the military?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6825a844b1b74cbbae73d5a8/1786552658773-318c6a7e-38e5-442c-a2cc-145c6b70884f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Pete Hegseth has turned the Pentagon into a stage for warrior bravado – renaming it the Department of War, ordering testosterone screening for troops over 30, and cheering on a US Navy jet's ultra-low flypast over a packed Florida beach.</p><p><br></p><p>Former RAF Air Vice-Marshal Sean Bell joins Tom and Patrick to give his verdict on Hegseth's shake-up of the US armed forces and to ask whether a similar culture could take hold in the British military.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Chapters:</strong></p><ul><li>00:00 — Pete Hegseth and the dangerous flybys</li><li>08:50 — Who is Pete Hegseth?</li><li>10:55 — Fitness, testosterone and the “warrior ethos”</li><li>14:30 — Diversity, standards and the military beard debate</li><li>21:40 — Does machismo belong in the military?</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Sean Bell, Former Air Vice-Marshal in the Royal Air Force</p><p><strong>Host: </strong>General Sir Patrick Sanders &amp; Tom Newton Dunn</p><p><em>Patrick brings his experience as a former head of the British Army to the podcast. He is also a Conservative peer and advises the party on defence. </em></p><p><strong>Producer:</strong> Elle Scott &amp; Julia Webster</p><p><strong>Exec Producer: </strong>Priyanka Deladia</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>US Department of War.</p><p><strong>Image:</strong> Shaun Parkinson, Getty</p><p><strong>Get in touch: </strong><a href=\"mailto:generalandjournalist@thetimes.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">generalandjournalist@thetimes.co.uk</a></p>","author_name":"The Times"}