In this episode of the Inspireland podcast we speak to investigative journalist T Christian Miller.  Miller is an old school investigative journalist working in the very new school ProPublica.

Miller recently wrote the brilliant essay: Firestone and the Warlord, and was involved in the Frontline documentary of the same name.

Interview topics:

Miller's childhood and teens as the perpetual outsider
Miller's route into journalism
Miller's time as a war correspondent
Firestone's relationship with Liberian warlord Charles Taylor
The need for transparency in modern journalism

Further episode notes, including links to the original article and Frontline documentary, can be found at Inspirelandpodcast.com

Episode 10 Mixdown

In this episode I spoke to John Perkins, Economic Hitman.  I have been chasing John since I first started the podcast and was delighted to have him for 40 mins.

During the show we discuss John's childhood, his heroes as a student of Economics, and his subsequent vetting by the NSA prior to his becoming an Economic Hit Man.  During his time as an EHM John was charged with burdening third world countries with massive debt which they would inevitably default on.  Once they defaulted the countries were pillaged of their resources for the benefits of the few.  On the occasions that John failed to convince a leader to take up his offer of 'aid' the traditional Hitmen were never far behind.

Having spent 7 years as an EHM John had a series of awakenings that have since led him all over the globe.  It is John's mission to expose predatory capitalism as a failure and attempt to create a more sustainable and just world.  John has lectured all over the world, and has founded several non-profit organisations, including DreamChange.

John is currently working on his next book but if you want to read him now check out his 3 best known works so far:

Confessions of An Economic Hitman
The Secret History of the American Empire
Hoodwinked.
John also appears prominently in several documentaries, most notably Zeitgeist: Addemdum.

Enjoy the show, leave a rating on iTunes, follow me on Twitter @InspirePod,

Dave.

Check out all my other episodes at www.inspirelandpodcast.com

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The episode where the gang, joined by special guest Dave O' Connor, discuss their attempts to learn a language in 30 days, their experience of a full moon night-swim (contains nudity), and how they got on in a sensory deprivation tank.  Enjoy.

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