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Independent investigative newspaper based in Minneapolis - covering the globe. Civil liberties and justice for all.

Sam Richards, Jerod MacDonald-Evoy


    • Aug 4, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 26m AVG DURATION
    • 52 EPISODES


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    ICYMI #23: Matthew Willingham - Aid Work in Conflict Zones

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2016 20:15


    Matthew Willingham of 'Preemptive Love Coalition' joins Jerod to discuss the difficulties of providing aid to people effected by war and conflict. According to the PLC website Matthew is the "Senior Field Editor and writes primarily on politics, history, general updates and visual peacemaking through photography and film."

    ICYMI #23: Matthew Willingham - Aid Work in Conflict Zones

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2016


    Matthew Willingham of 'Preemptive Love Coalition' joins Jerod to discuss the difficulties of providing aid to people effected by war and conflict. According to the PLC website Matthew is the "Senior Field Editor and writes primarily on politics, history, general updates and visual peacemaking through photography and film."

    ICYMI #22: CFAA & Password Sharing - Jamie Lee Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2016 19:11


    Jerod speaks with Jamie Lee Williams, legal fellow with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The two discuss the expansive Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and a recent circuit court ruling criminalizing password sharing.

    ICYMI #22: CFAA & Password Sharing - Jamie Lee Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2016


    Jerod speaks with Jamie Lee Williams, legal fellow with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The two discuss the expansive Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and a recent circuit court ruling criminalizing password sharing.

    ICYMI #21: Sexual & Domestic Violence - Shannon Rich

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2016 14:01


    Jerod talks with Shannon Rich, the Public Policy Manager of the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence. The two talk about domestic violence in the U.S., the state and Federal policy issues surrounding the problem, what solutions exist, the impact of firearms and more. Check out ACESDV.org for more!

    ICYMI #21: Sexual & Domestic Violence - Shannon Rich

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2016


    Jerod talks with Shannon Rich, the Public Policy Manager of the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence. The two talk about domestic violence in the U.S., the state and Federal policy issues surrounding the problem, what solutions exist, the impact of firearms and more. Check out ACESDV.org for more!

    ICYMI #18: Tony Webster - FOIA & the Land of 10,000 Cameras

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2016 35:18


    Sam sits down with public records researcher Tony Webster. Tony uncovered a growing surveillance network using biometrics and facial recognition through suing the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. Listen now!

    ICYMI #20: Reprieve - Shelby Sullivan-Bennis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2016 21:22


    Shelby Sullivan-Bennis, Staff Attorney with Reprieve.org joins Jerod to talk about Guantanamo Bay, indefinite detention, issues of policy, Obama's promise to close the detention facility, surveillance chilling effect on attorney client privilege, and more. From Reprieve - "We are a non-profit organization of lawyers and investigators assisting those facing detention without trial, execution and extra-judicial killing."

    ICYMI #18: Tony Webster - FOIA & the Land of 10,000 Cameras

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2016


    Sam sits down with public records researcher Tony Webster. Tony uncovered a growing surveillance network using biometrics and facial recognition through suing the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office. Listen now!

    ICYMI #20: Reprieve - Shelby Sullivan-Bennis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2016


    Shelby Sullivan-Bennis, Staff Attorney with Reprieve.org joins Jerod to talk about Guantanamo Bay, indefinite detention, issues of policy, Obama's promise to close the detention facility, surveillance chilling effect on attorney client privilege, and more. From Reprieve - "We are a non-profit organization of lawyers and investigators assisting those facing detention without trial, execution and extra-judicial killing."

    ICYMI #19: Jared Yates Sexton - Inside a Trump Rally

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2016 28:08


    Jared Yates Sexton, political correspondent and independent journalist joins us to talk about what he saw during a Trump rally and the US election, politics, media and more!

    ICYMI #19: Jared Yates Sexton - Inside a Trump Rally

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2016


    Jared Yates Sexton, political correspondent and independent journalist joins us to talk about what he saw during a Trump rally and the US election, politics, media and more!

    ICYMI #17: Mike LaCabe - Center for Human Rights & Privacy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2016 30:24


    Sam interviews Mike Katz-Lacabe who has been requesting documentation from law enforcement agencies across the United States to determine which possess surveillance gear.

    ICYMI #17: Mike LaCabe - Center for Human Rights & Privacy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2016


    Sam interviews Mike Katz-Lacabe who has been requesting documentation from law enforcement agencies across the United States to determine which possess surveillance gear.

    ICYMI #16: Dr. Richard Tynan - Privacy International

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2016 31:45


    Jerod interviews Dr. Richard Tynan, technologist with Privacy International. The two discuss a variety of surveillance issues including technology, regulation (or lack thereof), homemade and black-market gear, the proliferation of companies involved with the industry and much more. Dr. Tynan holds a first class honours BSc (Hons) degree and a PhD in Distributed Artificial Intelligence for Embedded Sensor Networks from University College Dublin, and has also completed a Graduate Diploma in Law.

    ICYMI #16: Dr. Richard Tynan - Privacy International

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2016


    Jerod interviews Dr. Richard Tynan, technologist with Privacy International. The two discuss a variety of surveillance issues including technology, regulation (or lack thereof), homemade and black-market gear, the proliferation of companies involved with the industry and much more. Dr. Tynan holds a first class honours BSc (Hons) degree and a PhD in Distributed Artificial Intelligence for Embedded Sensor Networks from University College Dublin, and has also completed a Graduate Diploma in Law.

    ICYMI #15: James Mahaffey - Nuclear Incidents

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2016 30:19


    Jerod interviews author and nuclear energy historian James Mahaffey. Mahaffey had written several books and including 'Atomic Accidents'.

    ICYMI #15: James Mahaffey - Nuclear Incidents

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2016


    Jerod interviews author and nuclear energy historian James Mahaffey. Mahaffey had written several books and including 'Atomic Accidents'.

    ICYMI #14: Coleen Rowley - Whistleblowing, 9/11 & more

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2016 44:55


    Sam sits down with Coleen Rowley, former FBI agent and Division Counsel for the Minneapolis FBI. Coleen blew the whistle on major intelligence failures surrounding 9/11. This fascinating discussion covers deep politics, foreign policy, surveillance and much more!

    ICYMI #14: Coleen Rowley - Whistleblowing, 9/11 & more

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2016


    Sam sits down with Coleen Rowley, former FBI agent and Division Counsel for the Minneapolis FBI. Coleen blew the whistle on major intelligence failures surrounding 9/11. This fascinating discussion covers deep politics, foreign policy, surveillance and much more!

    ICYMI #13: Heather Hamel - Justice That Works

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2016 26:56


    Jerod interviews Heather Hamel, the Founder and Executive Director of 'Justice That Works.' The two speak about the broken justice system, mass incarceration, rehabilitation and how to fix these plights.

    ICYMI #13: Heather Hamel - Justice That Works

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2016


    Jerod interviews Heather Hamel, the Founder and Executive Director of 'Justice That Works.' The two speak about the broken justice system, mass incarceration, rehabilitation and how to fix these plights.

    ICYMI #12: Marco Calamari - GlobaLeaks whistle-blowing protection

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2016 19:32


    Marco Calamari, of the Hermes Center for Transparency and Digital Human Rights in Milan, Italy, which developed GlobaLeaks. GlobaLeaks enables and protects whistle blowing activities for those concerned with retaliation and anonymity.

    ICYMI #12: Marco Calamari - GlobaLeaks whistle-blowing protection

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2016


    Marco Calamari, of the Hermes Center for Transparency and Digital Human Rights in Milan, Italy, which developed GlobaLeaks. GlobaLeaks enables and protects whistle blowing activities for those concerned with retaliation and anonymity.

    ICYMI #11: Will Gaona - ACLU vs Arizona Legislature

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2016 13:00


    Jerod talks with Will Gaona, Policy Director for the ACLU in Arizona. The two talk about controversial bills being considered by the Arizona Legislature. Specifically, a proposed ban on filming the police and other.

    ICYMI #11: Will Gaona - ACLU vs Arizona Legislature

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2016


    Jerod talks with Will Gaona, Policy Director for the ACLU in Arizona. The two talk about controversial bills being considered by the Arizona Legislature. Specifically, a proposed ban on filming the police and other.

    Spotlight: Niko Georgiades [EXTENDED CUT]

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2016 52:05


    Spotlight: Niko Georgiades

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2016 18:56


    Sam interviews Niko Georgiades, a producer with Unicorn Riot. The two talk about his experiences with independent media in contrast to mainstream, the protests surrounding the police killing of Jamar Clark an unarmed black man in Minneapolis, the First Amendment and more!

    Spotlight: Niko Georgiades [EXTENDED CUT]

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2016


    Spotlight: Niko Georgiades

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2016


    Sam interviews Niko Georgiades, a producer with Unicorn Riot. The two talk about his experiences with independent media in contrast to mainstream, the protests surrounding the police killing of Jamar Clark an unarmed black man in Minneapolis, the First Amendment and more!

    ICYMI #10: Freddy Martinez - Chicago Police Surveillance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2016 39:43


    Sam and Jason fill in for Jerod to interview Freddy Martinez of the non-profit Lucy Parsons Labs in Chicago. Martinez won a major public records case against the Chicago Police Department specifically over their use of surveillance technology. In doing so, he's uncovered proof that the CPD uses seized money from drug busts to fund their acquisition of surveillance gear. The three talk about his case, the wider surveillance state, the counter-surveillance movement and more!

    ICYMI #10: Freddy Martinez - Chicago Police Surveillance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2016


    Sam and Jason fill in for Jerod to interview Freddy Martinez of the non-profit Lucy Parsons Labs in Chicago. Martinez won a major public records case against the Chicago Police Department specifically over their use of surveillance technology. In doing so, he's uncovered proof that the CPD uses seized money from drug busts to fund their acquisition of surveillance gear. The three talk about his case, the wider surveillance state, the counter-surveillance movement and more!

    # 9: Lynn Walsh - #AccessDenied

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2016 14:49


    Jerod talks with Lynn Walsh, president-elect of the Society of Professional Journalists. Lynn and the SPJ have been working in collaboration with MuckRock to launch a projected called #AccessDenied. This project will shine light on the obstructionist tactics used by some public information officers around the country and hopefully force positive changes.

    # 9: Lynn Walsh - #AccessDenied

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2016


    Jerod talks with Lynn Walsh, president-elect of the Society of Professional Journalists. Lynn and the SPJ have been working in collaboration with MuckRock to launch a projected called #AccessDenied. This project will shine light on the obstructionist tactics used by some public information officers around the country and hopefully force positive changes.

    # 8: Muhammad Matthew Gardner - Muslims of America

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2015 35:23


    Muhammad Matthew Gardner is a spokesman for The Muslims of America. The group has been the target of right wing extremists who have made a variety of claims against the group in part due to false reports by certain media outlets. Jerod spoke with Gardner about the organization, recent threats against them and the current state of Islamophobia in the wake of the San Bernardino shooting and comments by certain politicians.

    # 8: Muhammad Matthew Gardner - Muslims of America

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2015


    Muhammad Matthew Gardner is a spokesman for The Muslims of America. The group has been the target of right wing extremists who have made a variety of claims against the group in part due to false reports by certain media outlets. Jerod spoke with Gardner about the organization, recent threats against them and the current state of Islamophobia in the wake of the San Bernardino shooting and comments by certain politicians.

    # 7: Brandon Smith - Laquan McDonald Video Release

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2015 16:49


    Jerod interviews Brandon Smith a Chicago based journalist. Brandon won a lawsuit forcing the release of the dramatic video of Chicago police shooting of Laquan McDonald. The two discuss Freedom of Information, journalism, police shootings and more.

    # 7: Brandon Smith - Laquan McDonald Video Release

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2015


    Jerod interviews Brandon Smith a Chicago based journalist. Brandon won a lawsuit forcing the release of the dramatic video of Chicago police shooting of Laquan McDonald. The two discuss Freedom of Information, journalism, police shootings and more.

    # 5: Kirk Wiebe - NSA, Whistle Blowing & ThinThread / Trailblazer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2015 49:02


    Jerod and Sam speak with NSA whistle blower J. Kirk Wiebe. He helped create a program along with other NSA whistle-blowers that could have prevented 9/11 but was dropped in favor of mass surveillance. Mr. Wiebe's decision to push for an investigation into fraud, waste and abuse at the NSA through the Office of the Inspector General of the DoD lead to a 7 hour raid by the FBI. This riveting conversation includes optimistic solutions, critical analysis of the mainstream media and so much more!

    # 5: Kirk Wiebe - NSA, Whistle Blowing & ThinThread / Trailblazer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2015


    Jerod and Sam speak with NSA whistle blower J. Kirk Wiebe. He helped create a program along with other NSA whistle-blowers that could have prevented 9/11 but was dropped in favor of mass surveillance. Mr. Wiebe's decision to push for an investigation into fraud, waste and abuse at the NSA through the Office of the Inspector General of the DoD lead to a 7 hour raid by the FBI. This riveting conversation includes optimistic solutions, critical analysis of the mainstream media and so much more!

    # 4: Encryption

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2015 21:04


    Jerod interviews technology & surveillance reporter for the North Star Post, Jason Hernandez. Jason is a self-taught cyber security expert and works to implement strong security measures for the data and communications of the Post.

    # 4: Encryption

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2015


    Jerod interviews technology & surveillance reporter for the North Star Post, Jason Hernandez. Jason is a self-taught cyber security expert and works to implement strong security measures for the data and communications of the Post.

    # 3: First Amendment

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2015 20:38


    Jerod interviews Joseph Russomanno Ph.D associate professor at Arizona State Cronkite School of Journalism where he focuses on First Amendment law and theory. Russomanno has had an impressive career in broadcast journalism and is the recipient of several awards including a regional Emmy award. The two discuss First Amendment issues and how they relate to a free press.

    # 3: First Amendment

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2015


    Jerod interviews Joseph Russomanno Ph.D associate professor at Arizona State Cronkite School of Journalism where he focuses on First Amendment law and theory. Russomanno has had an impressive career in broadcast journalism and is the recipient of several awards including a regional Emmy award. The two discuss First Amendment issues and how they relate to a free press.

    # 1: FBI Sky Spies + North Star Post

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2015 22:30


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