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Ep 195Azerbaijan Restarts the Karabakh War
EWe 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

Ep 194The Israeli Settler Militias Attacking Palestine
EToday 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

Ep 193Niger's Military Coup is More Complex Than it Seems
EWe 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

Life in Russian Occupied Crimea // PREVIEW
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Ep 192The Surviving 9/11 Attacker Who Wants to be Taken Off The No Fly List
EToday 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

Ep 191191. Life and Death Behind the Karabakh Blockade
EToday 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

Ep 190190. Interview with a Myanmar Freedom Fighter
EToday 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

The US Soldiers who Fled to North Korea // PREVIEW
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Ep 189How the FBI Groomed a Mentally Handicapped Teenager into "ISIS"
EToday 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

Ep 188188. Armed Revenge Riots in France
EToday 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

Gun Furries // PREVIEW
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Ep 187187. Riding on Moscow: Wagner's 24 Hour Mutiny
EToday 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

Militants for the Liberation of Paradise // PREVIEW
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Ep 186186. Adventures in Belgorod
EToday 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

Ep 185185. Serbian Powderkeg: Anti-Violence, Mass Shootings, and Turbofolk
Today 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

Ep 184184. Has Palestine's Third Intifada Already Begun?
EToday 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

Ep 183183. What the Turkish Election Means for Rojava
EToday we speak to writer and researcher Alexander McKeever about the consequences the current Turkish elections might have for the people of Rojava in NE Syria. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Armed Outreach on the Mexico Border // PREVIEW
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Ep 182182. Riots in France: Not Just About Pension Reforms
EToday we speak to political anthropologist and researcher Louie Stavonhagen about the ongoing riots in France, which are the largest in five years. Stavonhagen explains why there's much more to these clashes than the pension reforms, which is often the only thing cited in reporting on the situation. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Ep 181181. The Train Crash Riots in Greece
EToday we speak to journalist and filmmaker Alexis Daloumis about the seriousness of the recent train crash clashes in Greece, and how this is much bigger than what's sometimes being reported. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Ep 180180. The Unique Militarisation of the Oakland Police
EToday we speak to journalist Ali Winston about how America's Oakland police built units of normal cops into violent militarised squads, and how the US government continues to help them do it. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

The Hackers Fighting ISIS // PREVIEW
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Ep 179179. Drugs Trade in The Taliban's Afghanistan
EToday we speak to journalists Nathan P Southern and Lindsey Kennedy about their time recently investigating Afghanistan's illicit drugs trade under the rule of the Taliban - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Ep 178178. Pro-Europe Clashes in Georgia
EToday we speak to journalist and activist Nodar Rukhadze. He's part of Georgia's largest grassroots political group known as "Shame Movement". Rukhadze was on the ground amidst the recent violent clashes in Georgia. He's going to tell us why they happened and how significant they are. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Ep 177177. Inside France's Anti-Fascist Action Movement
EToday we speak to journalist Sébastien Bourdon about his time reporting on the inner workings of antifa movements in France. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Ep 176176. The Military E-Girl Industrial Complex
EToday we speak to journalist Günseli Yalcinkaya about the rise of military e-girls and the accusations it's all a psyop to get young men to join the military. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Anti-Tesla Militant Attacks // PREVIEW
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Ep 175175. The Popularity of Palestine's "Lion's Den"
EToday we speak to researcher Matt Koonce about the rise and popularity of the Palestinian militant group "Lion's Den". - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

PREVIEW: A New Extreme Phase of the West Papua Conflict
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Ep 174174. On the Ground for the Second Arrest of El Chapo's Son
EToday we speak to journalist Luis Chaparro about the recent arrest of El Chapo's son, the Mexican cartel boss of the Sinaloa Cartel. Thirty people were killed in the ensuing clashes. Chaparro was on the ground. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Ep 173173. A Police Killing at the Atlanta Forest Protest
EToday we speak to Sean who's part of the Atlanta Forest defence movement. He talks to us about the recent police killing in the midst of the protest. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

PREVIEW: Is the Order of Nine Angles Founder a Twitter Troll?
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Ep 172172. Serb Troops on High Alert Over Kosovo
EToday we speak to writer and researcher Antoine Brimbal about the current tension in Kosovo, where Serb troops have been put on full combat readiness at the border. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Ep 171171. The Second Siege of Stepanakert
EToday we speak to writer Joe Kassabian about Azerbaijan's armed blockade of the Lachin corridor in Artsakh / Karabakh, and how that's putting a brutal siege on Stepanakert. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

PREVIEW: Anatomy of the Shinzo Abe Assassin's "Cyberpunk Gun"
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Ep 170170. Roma Clashes in Thessaloniki After Police Killing
EToday we speak to reporter George from Greece's "Copwatch" about the recent clashes in Thessaloniki after a cop shot a teenage Roma lad in the head. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Ep 169169. Turkish Revenge Attacks on Rojava Over Suspicious Bombing
EToday we speak to writer and researcher Alexander McKeever about Turkey's latest round of deadly attacks across Kurdistan. - https://akmckeever.substack.com/ - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Ep 168168. The Bratislava Terrorgram Shooting
EToday we speak to investigative reporter Ali Winston about the recent and largely under-reported Bratislava neo-Nazi mass shooting and how it was spurned on by a new trend in online far-right militancy. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

PREVIEW: The Mysterious Plot to Shoot up the Icelandic Parliament
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Ep 167167. Life as a Prisoner of War in the Donetsk People's Republic
EIn this episode we speak to international volunteer and Ukrainian soldier Aiden Aslin. He tells us about his experience this year being captured and tortured by Russian backed separatists in east Ukraine. For the second half of the interview go to: https://www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

PREVIEW: Militants of the North Korean People's Liberation Front
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Ep 166166. Russia's Anarchist Partisans Fighting Putin from Within
EToday we speak to researcher Tom Lord about the "Anarcho-Communist Combat Organisation" (BOAK), a partisan group blowing up railways and attacking military recruitment offices inside Russia in a bid to disrupt Putin's ongoing war on Ukraine. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Ep 165165. JStark's Legacy: 3D-Printed Guns of the Myanmar Rebels
EToday we speak to journalist James Stout about the 3D-printed guns used by Myanmar rebels against the brutal junta forces. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Ep 164164. The Fascist Militias Russia Sent to Ukraine
EToday we speak to writer and researcher Pierre Vaux about the fascist paramilitary groups Russia has sent to fight in its invasion of Ukraine, ironically something the Kremlin has dubbed a "de-nazification" mission. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

PREVIEW: America's Militant Communist Cult of Abuse
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Ep 163163. How Jina Mahsa Amini's Murder Set Iran's Regime on Fire
EToday we speak to writer and director Beri Shalmashi about the brutal "morality police" murder of Jina Mahsa Amini in Iran, and how this has sparked serious anti-regime clashes all across the country. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

PREVIEW: Homemade Bullet Proof Vests in Ukraine
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Ep 162162. Azerbaijan is Invading Armenia and No One Cares
EToday we speak to author and war veteran Joe Kassabian about Azerbaijan's current invasion of Armenia and how it's being largely ignored in the media. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Ep 161161. The Taliban's Battle Against Islamic State Khorasan Province
EToday we speak to analyst and Militant Wire editor Lucas Webber about the Taliban's worsening battle against ISIS in Afghanistan. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

PREVIEW: The Jester of 3D-Printed Guns
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