Armed Outreach on the Mexico Border // PREVIEW
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Popular Front
Popular Front is a grassroots media organisation that focuses solely on war and conflict. We go deeper than mainstream news in a way that makes important war coverage accessible for everyone. The podcast focuses on the niche details of modern warfare and under-reported conflict.
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182. Riots in France: Not Just About Pension Reforms
Today we speak to political anthropologist and researcher Louie Stavonhagen about the ongoing riots in France, which are the largest in five years. Stavonhagen explains why there's much more to these clashes than the pension reforms, which is often the only thing cited in reporting on the situation. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
181. The Train Crash Riots in Greece
Today we speak to journalist and filmmaker Alexis Daloumis about the seriousness of the recent train crash clashes in Greece, and how this is much bigger than what's sometimes being reported. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
180. The Unique Militarisation of the Oakland Police
Today we speak to journalist Ali Winston about how America's Oakland police built units of normal cops into violent militarised squads, and how the US government continues to help them do it. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
The Hackers Fighting ISIS // PREVIEW
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179. Drugs Trade in The Taliban's Afghanistan
Today we speak to journalists Nathan P Southern and Lindsey Kennedy about their time recently investigating Afghanistan's illicit drugs trade under the rule of the Taliban - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
178. Pro-Europe Clashes in Georgia
Today we speak to journalist and activist Nodar Rukhadze. He's part of Georgia's largest grassroots political group known as "Shame Movement". Rukhadze was on the ground amidst the recent violent clashes in Georgia. He's going to tell us why they happened and how significant they are. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
177. Inside France's Anti-Fascist Action Movement
Today we speak to journalist Sébastien Bourdon about his time reporting on the inner workings of antifa movements in France. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
176. The Military E-Girl Industrial Complex
Today we speak to journalist Günseli Yalcinkaya about the rise of military e-girls and the accusations it's all a psyop to get young men to join the military. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
Anti-Tesla Militant Attacks // PREVIEW
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175. The Popularity of Palestine's "Lion's Den"
Today we speak to researcher Matt Koonce about the rise and popularity of the Palestinian militant group "Lion's Den". - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
PREVIEW: A New Extreme Phase of the West Papua Conflict
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174. On the Ground for the Second Arrest of El Chapo’s Son
Today we speak to journalist Luis Chaparro about the recent arrest of El Chapo's son, the Mexican cartel boss of the Sinaloa Cartel. Thirty people were killed in the ensuing clashes. Chaparro was on the ground. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
173. A Police Killing at the Atlanta Forest Protest
Today we speak to Sean who's part of the Atlanta Forest defence movement. He talks to us about the recent police killing in the midst of the protest. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
PREVIEW: Is the Order of Nine Angles Founder a Twitter Troll?
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172. Serb Troops on High Alert Over Kosovo
Today we speak to writer and researcher Antoine Brimbal about the current tension in Kosovo, where Serb troops have been put on full combat readiness at the border. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
171. The Second Siege of Stepanakert
Today we speak to writer Joe Kassabian about Azerbaijan's armed blockade of the Lachin corridor in Artsakh / Karabakh, and how that's putting a brutal siege on Stepanakert. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
PREVIEW: Anatomy of the Shinzo Abe Assassin's "Cyberpunk Gun"
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170. Roma Clashes in Thessaloniki After Police Killing
Today we speak to reporter George from Greece's "Copwatch" about the recent clashes in Thessaloniki after a cop shot a teenage Roma lad in the head. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
169. Turkish Revenge Attacks on Rojava Over Suspicious Bombing
Today we speak to writer and researcher Alexander McKeever about Turkey's latest round of deadly attacks across Kurdistan. - https://akmckeever.substack.com/ - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
168. The Bratislava Terrorgram Shooting
Today we speak to investigative reporter Ali Winston about the recent and largely under-reported Bratislava neo-Nazi mass shooting and how it was spurned on by a new trend in online far-right militancy. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
PREVIEW: The Mysterious Plot to Shoot up the Icelandic Parliament
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167. Life as a Prisoner of War in the Donetsk People's Republic
In this episode we speak to international volunteer and Ukrainian soldier Aiden Aslin. He tells us about his experience this year being captured and tortured by Russian backed separatists in east Ukraine. For the second half of the interview go to: https://www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
PREVIEW: Militants of the North Korean People's Liberation Front
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166. Russia's Anarchist Partisans Fighting Putin from Within
Today we speak to researcher Tom Lord about the "Anarcho-Communist Combat Organisation" (BOAK), a partisan group blowing up railways and attacking military recruitment offices inside Russia in a bid to disrupt Putin's ongoing war on Ukraine. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
165. JStark's Legacy: 3D-Printed Guns of the Myanmar Rebels
Today we speak to journalist James Stout about the 3D-printed guns used by Myanmar rebels against the brutal junta forces. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
164. The Fascist Militias Russia Sent to Ukraine
Today we speak to writer and researcher Pierre Vaux about the fascist paramilitary groups Russia has sent to fight in its invasion of Ukraine, ironically something the Kremlin has dubbed a "de-nazification" mission. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
PREVIEW: America's Militant Communist Cult of Abuse
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163. How Jina Mahsa Amini's Murder Set Iran's Regime on Fire
Today we speak to writer and director Beri Shalmashi about the brutal "morality police" murder of Jina Mahsa Amini in Iran, and how this has sparked serious anti-regime clashes all across the country. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front...
PREVIEW: Homemade Bullet Proof Vests in Ukraine
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