The Hong Konger Dissident: Ray Wong

The Hong Konger Dissident: Ray Wong

Send a text “If you fire, fire at me.” During Hong Kong’s Umbrella Revolution in 2014, Ray Wong saw an older man stand in front of armed police and offer his life to protect the crowd. That moment changed Wong forever, and set him on a path from student protester to activist leader, and finally into exile. In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, Ray — now policy and strategy advisor at Hong Kong Watch — tells his story: how the Umbrella Revolution brought together a generation...

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The Disinformation Expert: Jonathan Fink

The Disinformation Expert: Jonathan Fink

Send a text In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight we’re speaking with Jonathan Fink. He was a digital marketing strategist, then Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine changed everyt...

7 Aug 20251h 27min

The British Investigative Journalist: John Sweeney

The British Investigative Journalist: John Sweeney

Send a text In this gripping episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight we sit down with award-winning journalist and war correspondent John Sweeney. With four decades on the frontlines from Groz...

1 Aug 20251h 6min

The Estonian Politician: Marko Mihkelson

The Estonian Politician: Marko Mihkelson

Send a text In this powerful episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, We speak with Estonian MP and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee Marko Mihkelson for an unflinching conversation about ...

25 Jul 20251h 13min

The Pakistani Dissident Soldier: Adil Raja

The Pakistani Dissident Soldier: Adil Raja

Send a text In this episode of Why We Fight, I speak with Adil Raja, a former major in the Pakistani military who became one of its fiercest critics. Now living in exile in the UK, Raja pulls back the...

17 Jul 20251h 29min

The Pakistani Dissident: Taha Siddiqui

The Pakistani Dissident: Taha Siddiqui

Send a text In this powerful episode of Why We Fight, we speak with award-winning Pakistani investigative journalist Taha Siddiqui, who survived an attempted abduction by Pakistan’s military and now l...

10 Jul 202557min

The British War Correspondent: Paul Conroy

The British War Correspondent: Paul Conroy

Send a text In this episode of Why We Fight we’re again recording in Kyiv, speaking to the legendary war correspondent Paul Conroy. He’s covered nearly every war since Kosovo: Libya, Iraq, Syria and ...

4 Jul 20251h 13min

The Estonian Ambassador: Annely Kolk

The Estonian Ambassador: Annely Kolk

Send a text In this episode of Why We Fight we’re at the Estonian Embassy in Kyiv, speaking with Ambassador Annely Kolk, Estonia’s highest representative in Ukraine. She has had a storied career in t...

26 Jun 202543min

The British Analyst: Jimmy Rushton

The British Analyst: Jimmy Rushton

Send a text In this episode of Why We Fight we’re speaking with Jimmy Rushton, a British journalist and defence analyst. He has covered nearly every conflict in the 21st century. He is a geopolitical ...

19 Jun 202547min

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