Radio Free Mike
Radio Free Mike
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Freedom and its Discontents, a politics and culture podcast with author & journalist Michael Scott Moore michaelscottmoore.substack.com
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The podcast focuses on various themes in politics and culture, with episodes discussing subjects like neo-Nazi movements in Germany, the impact of political legislation on nonprofits, and the experiences of journalists in oppressive regimes, including a deep dive into the forthcoming documentary on terrorism and rehabilitation. Specific episodes cover topics like Jacob Kushner's insights on a neo-Nazi gang, Meg Smaker's canceled documentary, and Jason Rezaian's captivity in Iran.
Freedom and its Discontents, a politics and culture podcast with author & journalist Michael Scott Moore
Meg Smaker is a filmmaker and journalist, director of Jihad Rehab (or The UnRedacted), which was the subject of an earlier Radio Free Mike episode. In 2003, Meg was held hostage with two other Americans in Colombia by an anti-FARC militia for about ten days. We talk about what it means to be held hostage; in fact this interview starts with Meg interviewing me.
A little context: Jihad Rehab deals with former inmates of the American prison at Guantánamo who were sitting in a re-integration center in Yemen. Meg exlpains how her short kidnapping in Colombia led her, eventually, to the topic of her controversial film.
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Meg Smaker filmography on IMDB
Website for the film now called “Unredacted”
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