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Ep 195Azerbaijan Restarts the Karabakh War

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We 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

Sep 19, 202343 min

Ep 194The Israeli Settler Militias Attacking Palestine

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Today 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

Sep 13, 202352 min

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

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We 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

Aug 23, 202344 min

Life in Russian Occupied Crimea // PREVIEW

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Aug 14, 20236 min

Ep 192The Surviving 9/11 Attacker Who Wants to be Taken Off The No Fly List

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Today 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

Aug 11, 202332 min

Ep 191191. Life and Death Behind the Karabakh Blockade

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Today 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

Aug 4, 202347 min

Ep 190190. Interview with a Myanmar Freedom Fighter

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Today 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

Jul 27, 20231h 10m

The US Soldiers who Fled to North Korea // PREVIEW

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Jul 21, 20236 min

Ep 189How the FBI Groomed a Mentally Handicapped Teenager into "ISIS"

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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

Jul 14, 202331 min

Ep 188188. Armed Revenge Riots in France

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Today 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

Jul 6, 20231h 11m

Gun Furries // PREVIEW

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Jun 29, 20237 min

Ep 187187. Riding on Moscow: Wagner's 24 Hour Mutiny

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Today 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

Jun 27, 202346 min

Militants for the Liberation of Paradise // PREVIEW

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Jun 16, 20237 min

Ep 186186. Adventures in Belgorod

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Today 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

Jun 16, 202340 min

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

Jun 3, 20231h 9m

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

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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

May 26, 20231h 8m

Ep 183183. What the Turkish Election Means for Rojava

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Today 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

May 16, 202340 min

Armed Outreach on the Mexico Border // PREVIEW

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May 7, 20237 min

Ep 182182. Riots in France: Not Just About Pension Reforms

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Today 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

Apr 19, 20231h 16m

Ep 181181. The Train Crash Riots in Greece

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Today 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

Apr 10, 202353 min

Ep 180180. The Unique Militarisation of the Oakland Police

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Today 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

Apr 1, 202344 min

The Hackers Fighting ISIS // PREVIEW

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Mar 30, 20237 min

Ep 179179. Drugs Trade in The Taliban's Afghanistan

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Today 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

Mar 24, 20231h 1m

Ep 178178. Pro-Europe Clashes in Georgia

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Today 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

Mar 11, 202334 min

Ep 177177. Inside France's Anti-Fascist Action Movement

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Today 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

Mar 2, 20231h 0m

Ep 176176. The Military E-Girl Industrial Complex

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Today 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

Feb 24, 202335 min

Anti-Tesla Militant Attacks // PREVIEW

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Feb 18, 20237 min

Ep 175175. The Popularity of Palestine's "Lion's Den"

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Today 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

Feb 9, 20231h 12m

PREVIEW: A New Extreme Phase of the West Papua Conflict

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Feb 7, 20237 min

Ep 174174. On the Ground for the Second Arrest of El Chapo's Son

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Today 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

Feb 3, 202353 min

Ep 173173. A Police Killing at the Atlanta Forest Protest

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Today 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

Jan 27, 202345 min

PREVIEW: Is the Order of Nine Angles Founder a Twitter Troll?

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Jan 25, 20237 min

Ep 172172. Serb Troops on High Alert Over Kosovo

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Today 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

Jan 19, 202352 min

Ep 171171. The Second Siege of Stepanakert

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Today 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

Jan 12, 202348 min

PREVIEW: Anatomy of the Shinzo Abe Assassin's "Cyberpunk Gun"

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Jan 6, 20237 min

Ep 170170. Roma Clashes in Thessaloniki After Police Killing

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Today 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

Dec 21, 202239 min

Ep 169169. Turkish Revenge Attacks on Rojava Over Suspicious Bombing

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Today 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

Dec 17, 202239 min

Ep 168168. The Bratislava Terrorgram Shooting

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Today 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

Dec 5, 202246 min

PREVIEW: The Mysterious Plot to Shoot up the Icelandic Parliament

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Nov 29, 202220 min

Ep 167167. Life as a Prisoner of War in the Donetsk People's Republic

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In 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

Nov 18, 20221h 11m

PREVIEW: Militants of the North Korean People's Liberation Front

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Nov 14, 20227 min

Ep 166166. Russia's Anarchist Partisans Fighting Putin from Within

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Today 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

Nov 14, 202248 min

Ep 165165. JStark's Legacy: 3D-Printed Guns of the Myanmar Rebels

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Today 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

Nov 3, 202252 min

Ep 164164. The Fascist Militias Russia Sent to Ukraine

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Today 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

Oct 19, 20221h 25m

PREVIEW: America's Militant Communist Cult of Abuse

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Oct 6, 20227 min

Ep 163163. How Jina Mahsa Amini's Murder Set Iran's Regime on Fire

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Today 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

Sep 30, 20221h 0m

PREVIEW: Homemade Bullet Proof Vests in Ukraine

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Sep 23, 20227 min

Ep 162162. Azerbaijan is Invading Armenia and No One Cares

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Today 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

Sep 16, 202259 min

Ep 161161. The Taliban's Battle Against Islamic State Khorasan Province

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Today 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

Sep 7, 202249 min

PREVIEW: The Jester of 3D-Printed Guns

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Aug 18, 20227 min