Meg Conley writes a newsletter called home culture. In 2021 she wrote about her experience with operation underground railroad. Tim Ballard, the guy whose story, sound of freedom is based on stepped away from operation underground freedom after an investigation into claims made by multiple employees. If you want to know more, vice.com.
The Wall Street Journal’s John Jurgensen explains how Sound of Freedom, an action-drama about fighting child sex trafficking, beat Tom Cruise and Indiana Jones at the box office. Writer Meg Conley explains the murky truth behind the movie.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Michael Raphael with help from Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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