Popular Front

We speak to Robert Evans, journalist and host of "Behind the Bastards" podcast, about the growing 2A gun control protests in America. www.patreon.com/popularfront www.popularfront.co www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan www.instagram.com/popular.front

We've decided to publish one of the Patreon bonus episodes to give non-subscribers an idea of what you could get. This is an almost entirely unedited interview with two ISIS "Brides" (see: female ISIS) from the Caribbean. I interviewed them in the al-Hol prison camp in Syria in the summer of 2019. If you want more bonus episodes, please consider subsrcribing on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/popularfront

We speak to journalist Janet Basurto about the brewing conflict between the libertarian Zapatista movement and the Mexican government.  www.patreon.com/popularfront www.popularfront.co www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan www.instagram.com/popular.front

We speak to writer and researcher Séamus Malekafzali about the life and death of Iran's Qasem Soleimani and the current conflict his assasination by the US has caused in Iraq. www.patreon.com/popularfront www.popularfront.co www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan www.instagram.com/popular.front

Journalist Mustafa Salim explains to us why the militiamen of Iran backed Kata'ib Hezbollah have attacked and besieged the US Embassy in Baghdad. Salim has been covering the events on the ground for the last few days.  www.patreon.com/popularfront  www.popularfront.co www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan www.instagram.com/popular.front

We speak to Ed Calderon of Ed's Manifesto about the tactics and developments of the new drug cartels in Mexico, who're now openly acting like narco militias.   www.patreon.com/popularfront  www.popularfront.co www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan www.instagram.com/popular.front

We speak to journalist Nilo Tabrizy about the recent clashes across Iran, that have led to more 200 people being shot dead by the regime. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

We speak to photojournalist CH Gardiner about his recent time on the ground amidst the violent clashes in Chile, where protesters are trying to topple what they see as a corrupt ruling class in the country.  - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

We speak to journalist Mike Giglio about his many years covering the war against ISIS in three different countries, and why on-the-ground field work is still so important when it comes to conflict journalism.  - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

Lebanese writer and researcher Joey Ayoub talks to us about the current wave of protests happening across Lebanon, triggered by the so-called "WhatsApp Tax". - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front    

We speak to journalist Sally Hayden about her investigation into the Libyan refugee prison camps run by militias. The EU is turning a blind eye to the abuse that goes on there, so long as the refugees don't make it to Europe.   - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

We speak to journalist and filmmaker Khabat Abbas, a local born and raised in Qamishli, NE Syria (or Rojava). She refuses to leave as the Turkish invasion of Rojava gets ever more brutal. Khabat takes us through the last week and a half, explaining what she's seen on the ground as Turkey and its mercenaries try to destroy what the Kurds have built in NE Syria.    - www.twitter.com/khabat_abas - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

We speak to researcher Christopher Schwartz about a recent political gun battle in Kyrgyzstan and why it could cause serious tension for the future of the country...   - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

This week we talk to researcher Tom Lord about Conspiracy of Cells Fire, one of the most violent and militant anarchist groups currently still operating in Greece. This is a group you've maybe never heard of, but one that's increasingly dangerous. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

We talk to independent researcher Ross Dayton about a large FARC dissident group returning to war in the jungles of Colombia, putting a huge dent in the peace process.   - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.youtube.com/popularfront - www.instagram.com/popular.front - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan

We speak to activist Raki Ap about the current uprising in West Papua, a deeply under-reported but brutal conflict that's been going on for decades inside Indonesia.    - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.youtube.com/popularfront - www.instagram.com/popular.front - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan  

We speak to Rachel Yeo, a local journalist with an independent paper in Hong Kong. She gives us an update from the ground, telling us how the violence is rapidly escalating and how the protests have taken a revolutionary turn.   - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

We speak to investigative journalist Christiaan Triebert about open source investigation and how he's managed to discover where war crimes happened using tools available to everyone. - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

We speak to Xebat Abbas, a journalist, filmmaker, and NGO worker from and based in NE Syria. She's been working in the al-Hol camp that holds the so-called "ISIS brides" since the beginning. After taking a tour of the camp with her, we speak about the ongoing security situation.    - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front

We speak to researcher and author Frederic Wehrey as he returns from the frontlines of the recent conflict in Libya, between General Haftar's forces and GNA militias. He explains what's going on, why it's happening, and what the war looks like on the front.   - www.patreon.com/popularfront - www.popularfront.co - www.twitter.com/jake_hanrahan - www.instagram.com/popular.front