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Aug 24, 2020 • 39min

90. A Stranglehold on Hong Kong

We 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    
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Aug 17, 2020 • 1h 4min

89. The Anti-Dictatorship Uprising in Belarus

We 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
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Aug 15, 2020 • 57min

88. US Military eSports Fuckry

Today 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
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Aug 10, 2020 • 57min

87. The Missing Women of Afrin

We 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
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Aug 5, 2020 • 49min

86. A Perfect Storm Between Armenia and Azerbaijan

We 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
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Aug 4, 2020 • 39min

90. A Stranglehold on Hong Kong

We 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
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Jul 30, 2020 • 1h 2min

85. Fighting Federal Agents in Portland

Today 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
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Jul 15, 2020 • 1h 4min

84. Clashes and Confusion in Serbia

We 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
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Jul 11, 2020 • 54min

83. Mysterious Explosions Inside Iran

We 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
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Jul 8, 2020 • 1h 12min

82. Why 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

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