Description

In November 2014, hackers began releasing confidential data that was stolen from Sony Pictures Entertainment. During the hack, the perpetrators demanded that Sony halt the release of the Seth Rogen and James Franco assassination comedy, "The Interview", and they also threatened attacks at any cinemas screening the film. 

In this episode, Mariam and Aisha dig in to the controversy surrounding the film (spoilers ahead!), North Korean politics and history, and their favourite Seth Rogen films! 

Further Reading:

On North Korea:

• The Girl with Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story, by Hyeonseo Lee
• Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea, by Barbara Demick
• The Orphan Master’s Son, by Adam Johnson

On Cyberwarfare:

• Pod Save The World: Cyber War 

On the Sony Hack:

• Everything You Need to Know About Sony's Unprecedented Hacking Disaster (Gawker)

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