

Popular Front
Jake Hanrahan
Popular Front is a grassroots media organisation that focuses solely on war and conflict. We go deeper than mainstream media 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.
Support us: patreon.com/popularfront
Support us: patreon.com/popularfront
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Jun 17, 2021 • 29min
120. How ISIS Mozambique is Causing Global Problems
In this episode we speak to researcher Lucas Webber about how the militant jihadists of ISIS in Mozambique are causing problems globally by disrupting maritime trade. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Jun 5, 2021 • 56min
119. Greece's New Militant Anarchist Cell
REUPLOAD BECAUSE APPLE AND SPOTIFY REMOVED THIS AS THEY'RE PRO-CENSORSHIP Today we speak to research and analyst Tom Lord about a new militant anarchist cell in Greece that is calling for political violence and has already carried out 20 attacks. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

May 27, 2021 • 30min
118. More Trouble on the Armenia - Azerbaijan Border
Today we speak to journalist and analyst Neil Hauer about the new clashes on the border of Armenian and Azerbaijan. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

May 24, 2021 • 40min
117. The Sheikh Jarrah Evictions
Today we speak to Zeina Dajani about her experiences on the ground in Sheikh Jarrah, the East Jerusalem neighbourhood that sparked recent conflict between Israel and Palestine. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

May 13, 2021 • 33min
116. Are There New Death Squads in Colombia?
Today we hear from Colombia based journalist Dylan Baddour about the recent outbreak of violence in several cities across Colombia. Police have been driving around on motorbikes shooting protesters with live rounds. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

May 6, 2021 • 48min
115. On the Frontlines of the War in Tigray
We speak to journalist Sean Williams about his recent time reporting on the ground amidst the war in Tigray. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Apr 29, 2021 • 30min
114. Clashes in Qamishlo
Today we speak to journalist Baderkhan Ahmad who's been covering recent clashes between the Kurdish Asayis security forces and Assad regime militias in Qamishlo, the de-facto capital of NE Syria's Rojava region. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Apr 27, 2021 • 6min
Gargoyle: Reporting from frontlines, jail cells, and trap houses
Jake 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 bizarre journeys.

Apr 12, 2021 • 1h 10min
113. From Bad to Worse for the People of Lebanon
We speak to writer, researcher, and activist Joey Ayoub about the deteriorating situation in Lebanon and the possibilities of conflict that this might cause. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Apr 7, 2021 • 33min
BONUS: Debunking NYT's Afrin Propaganda
This is one of the Patreon bonus episodes about the New York Times and the propaganda article they published in February, which whitewashed Turkish war crimes in Syria's Afrin. We're putting this episode out for free. Please consider subscribing to www.patreon.com/popularfront


