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Episode 178—Special Guest Colin Freeman!

My guest today is Colin Freeman. He is journalist and author known for his firsthand reporting from conflict zones and his work as a foreign correspondent for The Sunday Telegraph. We discuss his new book about volunteer fighters in Ukraine, The Mad and the Brave, the war, and the time he was kidnapped for six weeks by Somalia pirates. Colin’s new book, The Mad and the Brave, is available anywhere you buy books: https://a.co/d/aw7aezg Content: 00:00 Introduction 02:15 Insights on the War in Ukraine 05:23 Colin Freeman's Kidnapping Experience 11:06 The Economics of Somali Piracy 14:24 The Mad and the Brave: Colin's New Book 20:10 Finding and Interviewing Foreign Fighters 23:23 Risks of Reporting from the Front Lines 25:50 The Chaos of War: First Impressions on the Front Lines 29:14 Untold Stories: The Cutting Room Floor 31:32 Vetting the Legionnaires: Truth and Trust in Combat 38:21 The Current State of the War: Perspectives and Predictions 43:49 Future Endeavors: What's Next for Colin Freeman