Popular Front

Today we speak to journalist Conall Kearney about the ongoing case of Lina E, a 26-year-old woman accused of leading a militant leftist group that ambushed several neo-Nazis in Germany with hammers.  - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Today we're speaking to Lebanese researcher and writer Joey Ayoub about last weeks deadly gun battle that broke out in Beirut, Lebanon.    - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

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Today we speak about the news that JStark has died after being raided by police. JStark is the man behind the rise of 3D printed guns in Europe and the main character of our "Plastic Defence" documentary. Watch Plastic Defence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlB2QV5wVxg&t=0s - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

We speak to journalist Janet Basurto about the increasing violence and formation of self-defence militias in the historic Chiapas region of Mexico. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Today we speak to Corsican filmmaker Lionel Dumas about the reemergence of Corsica's separatist militant group, the FLNC. The militants have stepped into the open again after local elections that garnered more than 70% of votes for Corsican nationalists, have been largely ignored by France. There are fears that renewed violence could return to the island of Corsica.  - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Today we speak to researcher Blake Vincent about "ISIS-K", a momentary mainstream media fascination as the US left Afghanistan. These are the real details about "ISIS-K" / the Islamic State in Afghanistan / the Islamic State Khorasan Province.  NOTE: When Vincent says "Al-Shabab" he meant to say "Boko Haram". Mixed up his jihadist groups. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

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Today we speak to journalist Nagieb Khaja as he reports from the ground in Afghanistan, which has now been taken over by the Taliban. Nagieb has been speaking with the Taliban and travelling across the country to see the current state of things now that the Western troops have left.  - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Today we speak to an anonymous US soldier who has just recently left Afghanistan after working at Kabul Airport. He gives us an idea of what it was like in the last days of America's lost war with the Taliban.  - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front  

Today we speak to journalist Colin Freeman on everything you needed to know about armed piracy on the seas.  - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

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Today we speak to Ukrainian defence reporter Illia Ponomarenko about the brutal failure of Ukraine's current ceasefire.   - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Today we speak to journalist James Pogue about the brutal street clashes in South Africa that have killed more than 300 people so far.  - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

We speak to journalist Frederike Geerdink about her time living with PKK guerrillas in Kurdistan for a whole year. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

We speak to Afghan journalist Lotfullah Najafizada about the recent US withdrawal from Afghanistan and how the Taliban is making rapid military advances across the country.  - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front  

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Today we speak to journalist James Montague about the way in which football ultras and hooligans have helped lead uprisings across the world, some even turning into militant groups at war.  - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Today we speak to Lok, a local journalist in Hong Kong. He's going to explain to us how Hong Kong has changed two years on from the pro-democracy clashes.  - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

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