Popular Front
Jake Hanrahan
Popular Front is a grassroots media organisation that focuses solely on war and conflict. We go deeper than mainstream media in a way that makes important war coverage accessible for everyone. The podcast focuses on the niche details of modern warfare and under-reported conflict.
Support us: patreon.com/popularfront
Support us: patreon.com/popularfront
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Mar 26, 2026 • 11min
When Protest Becomes Terrorism // PREVIEW
From our series BIG TERROR Listen in full only at https://www.patreon.com/popularfront P O P U L A R F R O N T P R E M I U M
Mar 12, 2026 • 11min
Let's Talk to the Iranian Diaspora // PREVIEW
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Mar 6, 2026 • 11min
Suicide Bombers for Hire // PREVIEW
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Mar 4, 2026 • 58min
Israel and America's New War on Iran
Nilou Tabrizi, investigative journalist and open-source researcher who verifies strike imagery and documents civilian harm. She walks through Operation Epic Fury and the strike that killed Iran’s leader. She recounts verifying the Minab school strike and the challenge of AI disinformation. She outlines Iran’s decentralized military responses, regional escalation risks, and the human cost amid internet blackouts and repression.
Feb 20, 2026 • 1h 2min
Did Epstein Work for Israel, or Did Israel Work for Epstein?
Murtaza Hussain, investigative journalist at DropSite News who digs into political intelligence and surveillance. He unpacks Epstein’s connections to Israeli intelligence, hacked email sources that shaped the reporting, links between Epstein and Israeli surveillance firms, questions about espionage vs. freelance operations, and how elite networks, recordings, and lobbying shaped what reached the public.
Feb 12, 2026 • 46min
"Please be Our Voice": On the Ground for the Iran Uprising
A protester in Iran shares on-the-ground accounts of mass crowds, snipers, and brutal repression. They describe internet blackouts, arrests, disappearances, and the strain on families. The conversation covers grassroots resistance tactics, safety measures activists use, and how outside narratives can distort a homegrown movement.
Feb 1, 2026 • 1h 31min
ICE: Americans Killed by White House Paramilitaries
Today we speak to journalist Ali Winston about ICE agents executing people on the streets of America and getting away with it... No ads and all exclusives: patreon.com/popularfront Discounted 50% off the best internet privacy for all our listeners: proton.me/popularfront INFO | MERCH | NEWS | JAKE | SUBSTACK
Jan 27, 2026 • 11min
Blockaded Inside an ISIS Prison // PREVIEW
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Jan 22, 2026 • 47min
On the Ground in Rojava Under Siege
We speak to journalist Wladimir van Wilgenburg. He's just been on the ground in Rojava as HTS jihadists put the region under siege... Wlad: https://x.com/vvanwilgenburg/ No ads and all exclusives: patreon.com/popularfront Discounted 50% off the best internet privacy for all our listeners: proton.me/popularfront INFO | MERCH | NEWS | JAKE | SUBSTACK
Jan 22, 2026 • 52min
Will Trump Go to War with Greenland?
Today we speak to journalist Sergiy Slipchenko about the madness that is US president Donald Trump threatening to take over Greenland. Guy's an idiot. No ads and all exclusives: patreon.com/popularfront Discounted 50% off the best internet privacy for all our listeners: proton.me/popularfront INFO | MERCH | NEWS | JAKE | SUBSTACK
