• Episode 15 - Lindsey Snell
    Aug 18 2023

    Lindsey Snell is an American Journalist focused on Turkey's various imperial projects. We talked about the blockade in Artsakh / Nagorno-Karabakh, and the concept of "Western Azerbaijan", among other things. 

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    43 mins
  • Episode 14 - Daphne Wesdorp
    Aug 5 2023

    Daphne Wesdorp is a dutch photojournalist. We talked about her recent trip to Myanmar where she was covering the ongoing civil war. 

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    37 mins
  • Episode 13 - Stephan Adams
    Aug 1 2023

    Stephan Adams spent 10 years in the Canadian Armed Forces. We talked about his time as part of the Naval Tactical Operations Group, raiding ships in the Persian gulf, and fighting in the Ukrainian Foreign Legion. To read an abridged version of this interview in Canadian Affairs, go to https://www.canadianaffairs.news/2023/07/18/i-had-all-that-training-i-never-used/

     

     

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    43 mins
  • Episode 12 - Gev Iskajyan
    Jul 30 2023

    Gev Iskajyan is the director of the Armenian National Committee in Artsakh. We discussed the burtal and intensifying blockade of Artsakh (Nagorno - Karabakh) by the government of Azerbaijan, and the future of the region. 

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    31 mins
  • Episode 11 - American Gopnik
    Jul 26 2023

    After a year of silence, American Gopnik is back. We discuss his time as a combat medic in Ukraine, prospects for Wagner in Belarus, and why social media sucks. We also talk about the people he fought with in the Ukrainian Foreign Legion: the good, the bad, and the ugly. 

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    50 mins
  • Episode 10 - Toby Miller
    Jun 20 2023

    Toby Miller is a retired Canadian Armed Forces special operations signals specialist. We talked mostly about his recent trip to Peru, where he experimented with Ayahuasca as a treatment for his severe PTSD. At one point, Toby was taking 26 pills a day to deal with his symptoms. Since his trip to Peru, Toby reports a transformed psyche and positive outlook. 

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    38 mins
  • Episode 9 - Rest in Peace Arman Soldin
    May 21 2023

    I spoke with Kiwi journalist Tom Mutch about the death of his friend and colleague Arman Soldin. Arman was killed by Russian rocket fire near Bakhmut on may 9th. We reflected on Arman's life and achievements, and on the dangerous nature of the profession. 

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    22 mins
  • Episode 8 - Jonathan Wild
    May 8 2023

    Jonathan Wild is an arms researcher and developer from the United States. He's most widely known for creating rocket launchers like the German Fliegerfaust and Panzerfaust. Fin and Jonathan talked about his engineering process, the legality of his craft, the future of handheld anti-tank weapons, and more. 

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    1 hr