It was a pleasure speaking to New York Times bestselling author Elliot Ackerman about his latest book here on The Ask podcast: Halcyon … now available via Penguin Random House at digital stores and bookstores everywhere; we look forward to sharing our interview together very soon.
Dear Listeners. Here we are at the tail end of April 2023. How’d we get here? I apologize for the long, extended silence since the 20th episode of the podcast with author and columnist David French in December of last year. Prior to this episode, I had been pretty good about putting out one episode…
It was a pleasure speaking to New York Times bestselling author David French about his latest book: Divided We Fall America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation … now available via Macmillan at digital stores and bookstores everywhere; I look forward to sharing our interview together very soon.
Tomorrow we have the honor and privilege of speaking with the senior editor of The Dispatch and contributing writer for The Atlantic, David French. In the wake of the January 6 United States Capitol attack, his book Divided We Fall reads less like speculation and more like a glimpse into a dangerous and uncertain future.
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This September, together with my Co-Host Cliff W. Gilmore, we have the honor and pleasure of hosting senior editor at The Dispatch, columnist for Time magazine, and New York Times bestselling author David French. Our discussion will explore his latest book: Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation. From the…
Episode 19, with author Elliot Ackerman about his latest book The Fifth Act: America’s End – soon.
This August together with my Co-Host Cliff W. Gilmore, I have the honor and pleasure to host award winning author and former Marine Corps Special Operations Team Leader, Elliot Ackerman, to discuss his next book, The Fifth Act: America’s End in Afghanistan available everywhere via Penguin Random House this coming August 9th, 2022. Using the dramatic rescue…
Read more Episode 19 Preview – The Fifth Act: America’s End in Afghanistan
It was a pleasure speaking to author Philip Klay about his work Uncertain Ground: Citizenship in an Age of Endless, Invisible War – now available at Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Bookshop | Indiebound and elsewhere, I look forward to sharing our interview together with my Co-Host Cliff W. Gilmore very soon.
Episode 17, with filmmaker Doug Shultz talking about his work on THE LINE – soon.
It was a pleasure speaking to filmmaker Doug Shultz about his work THE LINE, now available on Apple TV+ I look forward to sharing our interview together with my Co-Host Cliff W. Gilmore very soon.
It was a pleasure speaking to Co-Founders of The Kyiv Independent, Anna Myroniuk (@AnnaMyroniuk) and Igor Kossov (@IgorKossov) about what happened at the Kyiv Post, the independent and critical journalism work they continue to do at the Kyiv Independent, and their perspective on Russia’s ongoing threats against Ukraine. I look forward to sharing our interview…
It was a pleasure speaking to New York Times bestselling author @sebastianjunger about his latest engrossing non-fiction book: Freedom, on @theaskpodcast, together with my friend and guest Co-Host Cliff W. Gilmore. I look forward to sharing our interview very soon. 🙂
This month together with my guest co-host Cliff W. Gilmore, I have the honor and pleasure to host journalist, New York Times bestselling author and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sebastian Junger to discuss his work on his latest book: FREEDOM. Inspired by a year on the road with three close friends— a conflict photographer and two Afghan…
At the top of 2022 I want to take a moment and look back on the second year The Ask Podcast. For the inaugural episode of 2021, I sat down THE EDITOR, my friend Mirwais Amiri – to talk with him about the hard choices that forced him to leave Afghanistan and seek safety and…
It was an honor speaking to @BehrouzBoochani about his landmark debut novel No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison on @theaskpodcast, together with my friend and guest Co-Host Cliff W. Gilmore. I look forward to sharing our interview very soon. 🙂
This month together with my guest co-host Cliff W. Gilmore I have the honor and pleasure to host journalist and author Behrouz Boochani to discuss his work on his monumental book: NO FRIENDS BUT THE MOUNTAINS Over the course of 10 seemingly never-ending years of imprisonment on Manus Island, on a smuggled mobile Behrouz and…
It was a pleasure speaking to filmmaker Michael Tucker about his work on THE MEANING OF HITLER on The Ask as it hits selects cinemas here in the United States, and on-demand today, August 13th. I look forward to sharing our interview very soon.
THE MEANING OF HITLER Shot in nine countries by the wife-husband directorial team of Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker, this film explores what Hitler means in the current waves of white supremacy, antisemitism, and the weaponization of history. Premiering in select US cinemas and on-demand this August 13th.
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It was a pleasure speaking to Saeed Taji Farouky about his work on A THOUSAND FIRES on @theaskpodcast, ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Locarno International Film Festival. I look forward to sharing our interview very soon. 🙂
From Palestinian-British filmmaker Saeed Taji Farouky, A Thousand Fires is a portrait of a family in flux, and a story of intergenerational conflict and compromise, of lingering memories and a turbulent past; and of life persisting, regardless. The days pass quickly. A THOUSAND FIRES will premiere as the opening film at the Locarno International Film…
It was a pleasure speaking to Catrin Einhorn yesterday about her work on FATHER SOLDIER SON on @theaskpodcast. I look forward to sharing our interview very soon. https://www.netflix.com/title/81002464
Next on The Ask, a conversation with journalist and filmmaker Catrin Einhorn about her work directing Father Soldier Son
It was a pleasure speaking to decorated filmmaker Barry Avrich about his important work on #ProsecutingEvil. A moving biography of the last surviving Nuremberg trials, the legendary @BenFerencz. I look forward to sharing our interview soon on @theaskpodcast.
Filmmaker Barry Avrich soon to discuss his work on his feature documentary about Ben Ferencz, the last living Nuremberg prosecutor.
Next on The Ask, a conversation with filmmaker Barry Avrich about his work directing Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz
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It was a pleasure recording the next episode of The Ask with Oscar winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, Suzanne Hillinger, and Ophelia Harutyunyan. I am looking forward to sharing our discussion about their important feature documentary TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL soon!
I feel truly honored to have this opportunity to interview Suzanne Hillinger, Ophelia Harutyunyan and Alex Gibney about their important work on Totally Under Control on The Ask podcast this Sunday.
Next up on The Ask this December. Alex Gibney, Suzanne Hillinger and Ophelia Harutyunyan discussing their work on the groundbreaking investigative documentary, Totally Under Control. A feature length documentary that asks one simple, haunting question: What if the US government had done its job?
The next episode of The Ask with Saeed Taji Farouky / @saeedtaji is well into post-production. Looking forward to publishing episode 5 soon. ^_^ #theaskpod #SaeedTajiFarouky
It was a pleasure having filmmaker Saeed Taji Farouky over on The Ask. We’re looking forward to sharing our discussion about his film, Strange Cities Are Familiar, and his work on the SLG Film School soon!
This September The Ask could not be more honored to interview NYT journalist and bureau chief Carlotta Gall (@carlottagall) about her book The Wrong Enemy: America in Afghanistan, 2001-2014. Look out for our next podcast soon and be sure to check out the book here:
Looking forward to interviewing author Elliot Ackerman soon about his book Green on Blue: A Novel.
Podcast Episode 1 Preview! Looking forward to speaking with #ThongchaiWinichakul the author of Moments of Silence The Unforgetting of the Oct 6th 1976 Massacre in Bangkok, journalist @Teirrabyte and respected academic @ClareVeal2 for the podcast soon!
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