Episode 216 - Toby Harnden

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Society & Culture

4.9 • 11K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2022

⏱️ 159 minutes

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Summary

Toby Harnden is an accomplished author and veteran foreign correspondent. His latest book is First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11.

Toby also wrote Dead Men Risen, which won the Orwell Prize, and Bandit Country, one of the most acclaimed books about the Irish Troubles. A former foreign correspondent, he reported from 33 countries while based in London, Belfast, Jerusalem, Baghdad, and Washington DC for The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Times of London. He was imprisoned in Zimbabwe and faced prosecution in Northern Ireland for his work, A dual U.S. and British citizen and former Royal Navy officer, he lives in McLean, Virginia.

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, good morning.
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0:49.0	of every episode this year.
0:51.0	I think it's an amazing thing.
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0:53.0	Now, episode 216.
0:55.0	My guest today is Toby Harnedon.
0:58.6	He's an author because we discussed this, the difference between a journal journalist
1:03.1	and an author and he considers himself to be an author.
1:05.6	Before that though, British military, grew up, grew up as I would describe it as being
1:10.8	a military brat.
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