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Popular FrontA New Battle for the PKK and the Kurdish RegionToday we speak to Kurdish researcher Dastan Jasim about the new front opened up in the Kurdish region of Iraq. The leading party of the Kurdistan region has teamed up with the Turkish military to drive out the Kurdish rebels of the PKK. In the process, many civilians are being harmed. Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.com/popularfront - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake...
2024-08-201h 02Popular FrontMask Off on an Israeli Settler Press Tour [FIXED]Today we speak to journalist Sally Hayden about her recent trip to Palestine and Israel, where she went on a press tour with Israeli Settlers. They were more honest about their intentions than expected... Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.com/popularfront - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake: www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2024-08-1547 minPopular FrontMask Off on an Israeli Settler Press TourToday we speak to journalist Sally Hayden about her recent trip to Palestine and Israel, where she went on a press tour with Israeli Settlers. They were more honest about their intentions than expected... Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.com/popularfront - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake: www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2024-08-1331 minPopular FrontHow China Became Russia's Big BrotherIn this episode we're speaking to journalist Lucrezia Goldin. She focuses on China. She's lived there and speaks the language fluently. She's talking to us about how China has taken advantage of Russia's recklessness since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. China is not quite the best friend of Russia that many warhawks make out. It's more complicated than that. Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.com/popularfront - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www...
2024-07-231h 02Popular FrontWhat's Fuelling Ireland's Immigration Riots?Today we speak to artist and political writer Adam Doyle (AKA Spicebag) about the recent anti-immigration riots in Ireland and the complicated events that's causing serious violence. Doyle's art: www.instagram.com/spicebag.exe Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.com/popularfront - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake: www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2024-07-211h 18Popular FrontInvestigating PMC Wagner's Mission in Africa [FIXED]Today we speak to journalist James Pogue about his work documenting what Kremlin backed mercenary firm Wagner is up to in Africa. Pogue has been on the ground in Africa for six months, across several countires, investigating Wagner's mission. Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.com/popularfront - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake: www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2024-07-081h 48Popular FrontReal Trouble in the ArcticToday we speak to journalist Sergiy Slipchenko about how, after years of media exaggeration, there is now actually a real threat of potential conflict in the Arctic region. www.arcticpod.co Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.com/popularfront - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2024-06-171h 05Popular FrontThe Myanmar Rebels are Actually WinningToday we're speaking to geospatial analyst Nathan Ruser about how the rebels in Myanmar have turned the tide of the war and are now actually winning against all odds. The resistance has managed to take huge areas of land back from the junta, disarming their soldiers, and sending them back to the dwindling government controlled areas. Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.com/popularfront - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popul...
2024-06-091h 08Popular FrontSurviving a 14 Hour Russian AmbushToday we speak to journalist Conall Kearney about how he recently got stuck in a 14 hour gun battle with Russian forces whilst embedded with Ukraine battalion 'Kayfariki Group' on the frontlines in East Ukraine. https://www.patreon.com/Cocobongo666 https://www.instagram.com/cocobongo666 https://www.instagram.com/kayfariki.group/ Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.com/popularfront - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popu...
2024-05-2438 minPopular FrontIntra-Kurdish Chaos in Northern IraqToday we speak to Kurdish politcal analyst Ariz Kader about the rising levels of internal chaos taking place in Northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region. It involves the government in Baghdad, Turkey, Iran, and Kurdish rebel group the PKK. Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.com/popularfront - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2024-05-0652 minPopular FrontHuge Protests Sweep Across TbilisiToday we speak to politcal commentator and Georgian protester Gattsu. He tells us about the largescale anti-"Russian law" protests happening right now in Georgia, where many believe the government needs to be overthrown. Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.com/popularfront - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2024-04-3037 minPopular FrontAll Out War in East CongoToday we speak to journalist Hugh Kinsella Cunningham about the state of the rapidly escalating war in East Congo. Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.com/popularfront - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2024-04-0854 min
Popular FrontThe Red Army Faction Militants on the Run for 34 YearsToday we speak to researcher Bertolt Hunger about the still at-large Red Army Faction militants and their recent run-in with the German police. Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.com/popularfront - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2024-03-2855 min
Popular FrontIs the British Government Fuelling Rwandan Death Squads?Today we speak to journalists Nathan Paul Southern and Lindsey Kennedy about the British government's shadowy dealings with Rwanda, which are potentially causing violence, death, and many more refugees. Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.com/popularfront - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2024-03-1253 min
Popular FrontReal Updates From the Ukraine FrontlinesToday we speak to journalist Neil Hauer about the situation on the Ukraine frontlines two years after Russia launched its full scale invasion into the country. The situation on the ground is often not what it's presented to be on social media, especially now. Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.com/popularfront - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2024-03-0541 min
Popular FrontHell's Angels, US Assassinations, and the Iranian RegimeToday we speak to journalist and 404 Media co-founder Joseph Cox. He's talking to us about a bizarre situation that involves a Canadian Hell's Angels assasination plot to murder Iranian dissidents in America. Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.com/popularfront - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2024-02-0840 min
Popular FrontHell's Angels, US Assassinations, and the Iranian RegimeToday we speak to journalist Joseph Cox from 404 Media about a bizarre case where Canadian Hell's Angels were engaged in an assasination plot set up by the Iranian Regime. They planned to kill Iranian dissidents in the US, with the help of an Iranian drug baron. Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.com/popularfront - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanra...
2024-02-0640 min
Popular FrontMexican Cartels Take Over ChiapasToday we speak to journalist Ioan Grillo about how the Mexican cartels have taken over the historic area of Chiapas with little to no resistance from armed groups there. Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.com/popularfront - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2024-01-301h 09
Popular FrontPalestinian Journalists are Being Targeted and KilledToday we speak to journalist Hind Hassan about Israel's ongoing killing of journalists in Gaza and beyond. We also discuss the media's perceieved silence on this issue. Discounted internet privacy services for all our listeners: www.protonvpn.com/popularfront - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2024-01-1857 min
Popular FrontAttacks and Rigged Elections in SerbiaToday we speak to scientist, analyst, and activist Jovana Maksić about the recent election tampering in Serbia. Off the back of the government's rigging, attacks on opposition and protesters has once again broken out in the Balkan country. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2024-01-0955 min
Popular FrontSpeaking to Anti-War Russians, Inside RussiaToday we speak to journalist and filmmaker Andy Hayward about his time filming with anti-war Russians who speak out against the Putin regime, whilst still living inside the country. A very risky situation. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-12-211h 30
Popular FrontLiving with the Myanmar RebelsToday we speak to journalist Daphne Wesdorp about her time staying with the Myanmar rebels deep in the jungles of Karen state. She saw how they live, how they fight, and how they stay motivated to contiune their struggle against the military junta despite being ignored by the world. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-12-0852 min
Popular FrontBlood and Oil: The Ongoing Battle for the Niger DeltaToday we speak to writer and researcher James Barnett about the ongoing conflicts in the Niger Delta. We speak about the underground oil industry, milita turf wars, and cult domination in the region. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-11-221h 24
Popular FrontOn the Ground in Gaza CityToday we speak to Palestinian academic Refaat Alareer about what it's like to live in Gaza City right now as Israeli forces move in. Be warned, this is a hard episode to listen to as Alareer's neighbourhood is bombed throughout the interview. His children can at times be heard screaming in the background. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-11-1040 min
Popular FrontThe Rapid Rise of Authoritarian BritainToday we speak to Silkie Carlo, the director of the British civil liberties organisation 'Big Brother Watch'. She talking to us about the rapid rise of authoritatianism in the UK. This is espically relevant now with the backdrop of the new Palestine - Israel war, as the British government has branded all pro-Palestine marches as a 'hate crime'. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-10-311h 10
Popular FrontInside the New Israel - Palestine WarToday we speak to journalist Ari Flanzraich about the new war between Palestine and Israel. Flanzraich has been on the ground covering the war from all borders. He gives us an insight into the missions of Israeli soldiers and speaks on how the killing of civilians in Gaza has no end in sight. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-10-2259 min
Popular FrontOn the Ground for the Artsakh ExodusToday we speak to journalist Raffi Elliott about the ethnic cleansing of Artsakh / Karabakh. He's been on the ground as hundreds of thousands of Armenian refugees flood over the border from Azeri persecution. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-09-291h 21
Popular FrontGun Battles in Lebanon's Largest Refugee CampToday we speak to journalist Matt Kynaston about the recent conflict in Ain al-Hilweh, Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-09-2738 min
Popular FrontAzerbaijan Restarts the Karabakh WarWe speak to writer and genocide researcher Joe Kassabian about the deadly violence that broken out in Karabakh / Artsakh as Azerbaijan ends the ceasefire and has begun shelling civilians. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-09-1943 min
Popular FrontThe Israeli Settler Militias Attacking PalestineToday we speak to open source researcher Chris Osieck about the armed Israeli Settlers who've formed militias and are now launching attacks on Palestinians in their own homes. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-09-1352 min
Popular FrontNiger's Military Coup is More Complex Than it SeemsWe speak to Dr. Olayinka Ajala, a senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Leeds Beckett University and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He explains to us, in detail, why the recent military coup in the African country of Niger is not quite as straight forward as it look at first glance. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-08-2344 min
Popular FrontThe Surviving 9/11 Attacker Who Wants to be Taken Off The No Fly ListToday we speak to journalist Roman Lehberger about the remaining 9/11 militant who helped bring the Twin Towers down. He did 15 years in prison in Germany and now he wants to be removed from the terror list so he can start travelling the world... - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-08-1132 min
Popular FrontLife and Death Behind the Karabakh BlockadeToday we speak to Nina, an Armenian teacher living behind Azerbaijan's blockade on Artsakh / Karabakh. Children are now dying due to the blockade and the international community is largely silent. We hear first hand what life is like as Azerbaijan effectively starves people out of their homes. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-08-0447 min
Popular FrontInterview with a Myanmar Freedom FighterToday we speak to Kabaw, a Burmese rebel fighter on the frontlines of the insurgency against Myanmar's military junta. Excuse the audio, he was literally in the jungle as we spoke. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-07-271h 10
Popular FrontHow the FBI Groomed a Mentally Handicapped Teenager into "ISIS"Today we speak to journalist Murtaza Hussain about a horrific case where the FBI entrapped a mentally handicapped teenager so that they could arrested him on terrorism charges. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-07-1431 min
Popular FrontArmed Revenge Riots in FranceToday we speak to anthropologist Louis Stavenhagen about the massive riots sweeping across France in response to an unarmed 17 year old being shot dead by police at a traffic stop. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-07-061h 11
Popular FrontRiding on Moscow: Wagner's 24 Hour MutinyToday we speak to researcher Aram Shabanian about the madness over the weekend where the Kremlin's very own paramilitary unit turned on it. This is how Wagner's short-lived mutiny unfolded. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-06-2746 min
Popular FrontAdventures in BelgorodToday we speak to co-founder and editor of Militant Wire Lucas Webber. We look into the bizarre incursions into Russia's Belgorod region by Russian, pro-Ukraine, far-right paramilitary units. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-06-1640 min
Popular FrontSerbian Powderkeg: Anti-Violence, Mass Shootings, and TurbofolkToday we speak to scientist and researcher Jovana Maksic about how the current tensions in Serbia—both in Belgrade and in Serbian majority Kosovo areas—evolved into serious anti-government protests against a state led culture of violence. - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-06-031h 09
Popular FrontHas Palestine's Third Intifada Already Begun?Today we speak to journalist Ari Flanzraich about recent battles between Palestine and Israel, asking the question, has the Third Intifada already started? - Extra: www.patreon.com/popularfront - Info: www.popularfront.co - Merch: www.popularfront.shop - News: www.instagram.com/popular.front - Jake www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2023-05-261h 08
Popular FrontGargoyle: Reporting from frontlines, jail cells, and trap housesJake Hanrahan (who founded Popular Front) has a book out now. You can buy it here: www.gargoylebook.com Gargoyle is a compilation of written work by British journalist Jake Hanrahan, collecting his on-the-ground reporting from all the wrong crowds. In this book he visits hidden places and speaks to tough people, from the militant hideouts in Kurdistan, to the secret safe-houses of dark web drug dealers. Hanrahan has a particular knack for discovering, and gaining access to, the dark underbellies of the modern era. Gargoyle is his first-hand documentation of these dangerous and often bi...
2021-04-2706 minPopular FrontClashes in France Over Increased Police PowerWe speak to journalist Sébastien Bourdon about a proposed new bill in France that will give police more powers. Protesters feel that these new powers are authoritarian and have been clashing with police in the streets. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-12-2045 minPopular FrontThe War for the Western SaharaWe speak to professor Jacob Mundy about the recent clashes in Western Sahara that've reignited a long frozen conflict between the Polisario Front and the Moroccan government. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-12-161h 10Popular FrontPKK vs KDP: A New War in Kurdistan?We speak to Kurdish researcher Abdullah Hawez about the rising tensions between the ruling political party of Iraqi Kurdistan and the Kurdish militants of the PKK movement. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-12-021h 04Popular FrontA Confusing End to the Karabakh WarWe speak to researcher and analyst Neil Hauer who's on the ground in Armenia. He unpacks the very messy end to the war in Nagorno-Karabakh / Artsakh. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-11-2039 minPopular FrontThe Attacks of the Boogaloo Cop KillersIn this episode we speak to investigative journalist Ali Winston about the two boogaloo bois who actually followed through with their rhetoric and murdered two law enforcement officers this year in the US. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-11-1145 minPopular FrontThe Turkish Backed Syrian Mercenaries Fighting for AzerbaijanWe speak to independent researcher Alexander McKeever about the mercenaries sent from Syria by Turkey, to fight Armenians for Azerbaijan. A big mess. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-10-2935 minPopular FrontThe Rise and Rise of Drone WarfareWe speak to Wim Zwijnenburg from PAX for Peace about the way in which governments all over the world are fine tuning how to kill people from the skies with unmanned drones. The future of drone warfare could get very complicated. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-10-161h 26Popular FrontArmenia and Azerbaijan's Battle for Nagorno-KarabakhWe speak to sociologist and researcher Dr Artyom Tonoyan about the current flare up in conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-10-021h 15Popular FrontOn the Ground Amidst Colombia's Deadly ClashesWe speak to jounralist Joshua Collins as he takes a rest from covering the deadly anti-police-violence clashes in Colombia. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-09-1745 minPopular FrontGunfire and Corruption: The Rising Tension in LebanonWe talk to journalist Kareem Chehayeb about the rising political tension in Lebanon in the aftermath of last month's deadly port explosion. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-09-101h 00Popular FrontPlastikov and the 3D Printed Gun RenaissanceWe speak to Ivan the Troll, a spokesman for the elaborate renaissance behind 3D printed firearms. He talks to us about the "Plastikov" and exploding hands. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-08-311h 37Popular FrontA Stranglehold on Hong KongWe speak to researcher Jack Hazlewood about the new "National Security" laws being used by China's government to crush free speech and activism in Hong Kong. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-08-2439 minPopular FrontThe Anti-Dictatorship Uprising in BelarusWe speak to Alex Kokcharov, a risk analyst from Belarus. He explains what has led to the current protests in Belarus and why so many protesters have come out onto the streets to face the regime's security forces. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-08-171h 03Popular FrontUS Military eSports FuckryToday we speak to Matthew Gault from the War College podcast (soon to be Angry Planet) about the way the US military is using eSports to try and recruit young gamers, and the backlash that has caused. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-08-1556 minPopular FrontThe Missing Women of AfrinWe speak to independent researcher Meghan Bodette about how women are being kidnapped, murdered, and sex trafficked in Afrin, a Kurdish city in Syria currently occupied by Turkish backed militias. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-08-1057 minPopular FrontA Perfect Storm Between Armenia and AzerbaijanWe speak to director of the Regional Studies Centre in Armenia Richard Giragosian about the recent border clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan. He explains how this could be a perfect storm to a serious war. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-08-0548 minPopular FrontA Stranglehold on Hong KongWe speak to researcher Jack Hazlewood about the so-called "National Security" law that China's CCP are using to oppress free movement and expression in Hong Kong. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-08-0439 minPopular FrontFighting Federal Agents in PortlandToday we speak to Robert Evans, journalist and host of the Behind the Bastard podcast. He's been on the ground almost constantly for the 60+ nights of anti-police-violence clashes in Portland, Oregon. The police have moved out and Federal agents have moved in. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-07-301h 02Popular FrontClashes and Confusion in SerbiaWe speak to Marija Ristić, the regional director of the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, to find out what's actually happening on the ground amidst the anti-government clashes in Serbia. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-07-151h 04Popular FrontMysterious Explosions Inside IranWe speak to researcher Séamus Malekafzali about the series of strange explosions that have happened inside Iran this month. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-07-1153 minPopular FrontWhy is Turkey Bombing Iraqi Kurdistan?We speak to analyst Ariz Kader about why Turkey has started bombing the autonomous Kurdistan region in Northern Iraq. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-07-081h 12Popular FrontChina's Attack on the Uighurs of XinjiangWe speak to researcher Nathan Ruser about how the Chinese government is violently oppressing the Uighur people of Xinjiang province. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-06-261h 11Popular FrontInfiltrating the ISIS Bride Telegram NetworksWe speak to independent researcher Caki about his work infiltrating the group chats of female ISIS members currently held in the al-Hol camp in Syria. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-06-1829 minPopular FrontUS Protests: Who the Hell are the Boogaloo Bois?We speak to researcher Alex Newhouse about the armed "Boogaloo Bois" joining the Black Lives Matter / Anti-Police Violence protests and clashes across America. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-06-1048 minPopular FrontThe Mysterious Rise and Fall of America's Militant Nazi Training CampWe speak to journalist Jason Wilson about the how the US neo-Nazi training camp "The Base" recently came to a dramatic end after a very strange beginning. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-06-0359 minPopular FrontClashes Following the Murder of George FloydWe speak to an activist who's been on the ground for the past two days amongst the violent clashes in Minneapolis in America, which kicked off after four police officers murdered an unarmed black man named George Floyd. The officers choked him to death after he paid for groceries with a bad cheque. RIP George Floyd - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-05-2821 minPopular FrontBONUS: Tracking the Hamas Bitcoin Wallet// This is a bonus episode from the Patreon, published for free here as everyone is still bored on lockdown // We speak to digital verification specialist Brenna Smith about how Hamas moves money via cryptocurrency. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-05-2635 minPopular FrontIs ISIS Making a Comeback?We speak to analyst Hassan Hassan about the violent re-emergence of ISIS inside Iraq and Syria. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-05-1852 minPopular FrontThe Understated Role of Tunisian JihadWe speak to Aaron Zelin—one the best jihadism researchers around—about the under-reported role that Tunisian jihadists play within Al Qaeda and ISIS. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-05-111h 01Popular FrontOperation Gideon: The Disastrous US Mercenary Raid into VenezuelaWe speak to researcher Giancarlo Fiorella about the failed US mercenary raid to overthrow Maduro in Venezuela this week. What an absolute clusterfuck. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-05-051h 00Popular FrontThe Rise of Colombia's Cocaine MilitiasWe speak to journalist Toby Muse about his time spent in the jungles of Colombia with the country's cocaine militias. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-04-201h 24Popular FrontDid Hungary Just Become a Dictatorship?We speak to journalist Joakim Medin about how the leader of Hungary just used the Coronavirus as an excuse to try and turn the country into a dictatorship. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-04-1339 minPopular FrontO9A Rising: The Spread of Britain's Occultist Militant GroupWe speak to journalist Daniel De Simone about how a militant occult order from the UK has begun influencing far-right terrorist groups all over the world. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-04-071h 24Popular FrontRaids on Greece's Militant Anarchist StrongholdWe speak to artist Molly Crabapple about her time in the militant anarchist stronghold of Exarchia recently, as the new government sends in regular police raids. www.patreon.com/popularfront www.popularfront.co www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-03-2049 minPopular FrontThe Beginning of the End for the Afghanistan War?We speak to military analyst Dr. Jonathan Schroden about the recent deal between the Taliban, the Afghan government, and the US military. www.patreon.com/popularfront www.popularfront.co www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-03-1035 minPopular FrontHell on Earth for the People of IdlibWe speak to Sasha Ghosh-Siminoff about the current conditions for people trapped in Idlib between HTS jihadists, Turkish military, and the Assad regime. www.patreon.com/popularfront www.popularfront.co www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-02-211h 11Popular FrontRed Flag Gun Laws and the Second Amendment BoogalooWe speak to Robert Evans, journalist and host of "Behind the Bastards" podcast, about the growing 2A gun control protests in America. www.patreon.com/popularfront www.popularfront.co www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-02-1241 minPopular FrontThe EZLN Prepares for WarWe speak to journalist Janet Basurto about the brewing conflict between the libertarian Zapatista movement and the Mexican government. www.patreon.com/popularfront www.popularfront.co www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-01-1959 minPopular FrontQuds Force Commander: Who was Qasem Soleimani? We speak to writer and researcher Séamus Malekafzali about the life and death of Iran's Qasem Soleimani and the current conflict his assasination by the US has caused in Iraq. www.patreon.com/popularfront www.popularfront.co www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-01-091h 18Popular FrontThe US Embassy Siege in BaghdadJournalist Mustafa Salim explains to us why the militiamen of Iran backed Kata'ib Hezbollah have attacked and besieged the US Embassy in Baghdad. Salim has been covering the events on the ground for the last few days. www.patreon.com/popularfront www.popularfront.co www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan www.instagram.com/popular.front
2020-01-0225 minPopular FrontMexico's New Narco MilitiasWe speak to Ed Calderon of Ed's Manifesto about the tactics and developments of the new drug cartels in Mexico, who're now openly acting like narco militias. www.patreon.com/popularfront www.popularfront.co www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan www.instagram.com/popular.front
2019-12-201h 22Popular FrontClashes Across IranWe speak to journalist Nilo Tabrizy about the recent clashes across Iran, that have led to more 200 people being shot dead by the regime. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2019-12-1435 minPopular FrontSantiago on FireWe speak to photojournalist CH Gardiner about his recent time on the ground amidst the violent clashes in Chile, where protesters are trying to topple what they see as a corrupt ruling class in the country. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2019-12-0241 minPopular FrontSyrian Smuggling, Iraqi Special Forces, and ISIS OilWe speak to journalist Mike Giglio about his many years covering the war against ISIS in three different countries, and why on-the-ground field work is still so important when it comes to conflict journalism. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2019-11-1950 minPopular FrontA New Uprising in LebanonLebanese writer and researcher Joey Ayoub talks to us about the current wave of protests happening across Lebanon, triggered by the so-called "WhatsApp Tax". - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2019-11-0344 minPopular FrontHow the EU is Facilitating the Abuse of Refugees in LibyaWe speak to journalist Sally Hayden about her investigation into the Libyan refugee prison camps run by militias. The EU is turning a blind eye to the abuse that goes on there, so long as the refugees don't make it to Europe. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2019-10-2240 minPopular FrontWitnessing the Invasion of RojavaWe speak to journalist and filmmaker Khabat Abbas, a local born and raised in Qamishli, NE Syria (or Rojava). She refuses to leave as the Turkish invasion of Rojava gets ever more brutal. Khabat takes us through the last week and a half, explaining what she's seen on the ground as Turkey and its mercenaries try to destroy what the Kurds have built in NE Syria. - www.twitter.com/khabat_abas - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan ...
2019-10-1848 minPopular FrontA Shootout in KyrgyzstanWe speak to researcher Christopher Schwartz about a recent political gun battle in Kyrgyzstan and why it could cause serious tension for the future of the country... - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2019-10-0847 minPopular FrontGreece's Nihilist Urban GuerrillasThis week we talk to researcher Tom Lord about Conspiracy of Cells Fire, one of the most violent and militant anarchist groups currently still operating in Greece. This is a group you've maybe never heard of, but one that's increasingly dangerous. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2019-09-301h 13Popular FrontThe FARC Goes Back to War in ColumbiaWe talk to independent researcher Ross Dayton about a large FARC dissident group returning to war in the jungles of Colombia, putting a huge dent in the peace process. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.youtube.com/popularfront - www.instagram.com/popular.front - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2019-09-2147 minPopular FrontUprising in West PapuaWe speak to activist Raki Ap about the current uprising in West Papua, a deeply under-reported but brutal conflict that's been going on for decades inside Indonesia. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.youtube.com/popularfront - www.instagram.com/popular.front - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan
2019-09-1140 minPopular FrontHong Kong Update: Violence, Tear Gas, and Talk of RevolutionWe speak to Rachel Yeo, a local journalist with an independent paper in Hong Kong. She gives us an update from the ground, telling us how the violence is rapidly escalating and how the protests have taken a revolutionary turn. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2019-08-2735 minPopular FrontOSINT: War Crimes via Google MapsWe speak to investigative journalist Christiaan Triebert about open source investigation and how he's managed to discover where war crimes happened using tools available to everyone. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2019-08-151h 06Popular FrontInside the Camp for ISIS "Brides"We speak to Xebat Abbas, a journalist, filmmaker, and NGO worker from and based in NE Syria. She's been working in the al-Hol camp that holds the so-called "ISIS brides" since the beginning. After taking a tour of the camp with her, we speak about the ongoing security situation. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2019-07-3133 minPopular FrontLibya: Warlords, Militias, and Western AbandonmentWe speak to researcher and author Frederic Wehrey as he returns from the frontlines of the recent conflict in Libya, between General Haftar's forces and GNA militias. He explains what's going on, why it's happening, and what the war looks like on the front. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2019-07-1635 minPopular FrontISIS in IranThis week we speak to writer and researcher Séamus Malekafzali about the threats posed by an ISIS cell operating inside Iran. He explains how if the US goes to war with Iran, ISIS will likely thrive. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2019-07-0645 minPopular FrontThe New American Culture WarThis week we speak to journalist Jacob Siegel about America's new culture war, where deepening political division is leading to escalating violence and hatred. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2019-06-3049 minPopular FrontIs This Hong Kong's Last Stand?We speak to Laurel Chor, a journalist on the ground in the midst of the protests currently sweeping across Hong Kong. She explains why an estimated 2 million people marched recently against the new extradition bill. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
2019-06-1932 minPopular FrontOn the Ground for Sudan's UprisingWe speak to journalist Yousra Elbagir about what's happening with Sudan's revolution. She explains what she's seen--from the ground and in her investigative work--in Sudan, explaining how the uprising has been hijacked by a brutal paramilitary force. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front
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