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In the Field

by IBTimes UK

Hosted by IBTimes UK World Editor Orlando Crowcroft, IN THE FIELD features people reporting from across the globe on the stories that matter.IN THE FIELD is produced by Orlando Crowcroft and Alfred Joyner and edited by Sho Murakoshi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes

  1. What do the Russia protests mean for Vladimir Putin?

    Alex Kokcharov, Russia analyst at IHS, and Tom Porter, foreign reporter at IBTimesUK, discuss what the anti-corruption protest in Moscow means for the country's strongman leader Vladimir Putin. IN THE FIELD is presented by Orlando Crowcroft and produced by Orlando Crowcroft, Alfred Joyner and Sho...

  2. Doug Wead on how Trump won the White House

    US author Doug Wead speaks with IBTimes UK world editor Orlando Crowcroft about his new book 'Game of Thorns', which looks at how Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton to win the White House. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. Could Geert Wilders win the Dutch election?

    IBTimes UK reporters Sofia Lott Persio and Isabelle Gerretsen - who have just returned from a five-day reporting trip to the Netherlands - speak to host Orlando Crowcroft about the elections and its potential aftermath. IN THE FIELD is produced by Orlando Crowcroft and Alfred Joyner and edited by...

  4. Fighting Isis in Syria

    Orlando Crowcroft speaks with Kyle W. Orton, a Middle East analyst with the Henry Jackson Institute and Sofia Lotto Persio, foreign reporter at IBTimes UK, about the fight against Isis in northern Syria. IN THE FIELD is produced by Orlando Crowcroft and Alfred Joyner and edited by Sho Murakoshi....

  5. How Marine Le Pen could win the French election

    Orlando Crowcroft speaks with IBTimes UK senior reporter Callum Paton and freelance journalist Colin Randall about the situation on the ground in France, where Marine Le Pen of the far-right Front National could be poised for a historic victory in the country's presidential election in April.IN…

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  6. Why Catalans want freedom from Spain

    Liz Castro, a writer, publisher and pro-independence activist, speaks to IBTimes UK about the origins of the Catalan movement, its struggle and the prospects for Catalan independence going forward.IN THE FIELD is produced by Orlando Crowcroft and Alfred Joyner and edited by Sho Murakoshi. Hosted…

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  7. Inside Robert Mugabe's Zimbabwe

    Martin Fletcher, former foreign editor at the Times and Feature Writer of the Year at the 2015 British Press Awards, speaks to IBTimes UK about the state of Zimbabwe and particularly the plight of the country's white farmers, thousands of which had their farms seized between 2000 and 2013. Hosted...

  8. Julie Bindel on the sex trade across the world

    Orlando Crowcroft speaks to feminist and author Julie Bindel about her new book on how the sex trade is handled across the world. Bindel disagrees with legalising prostitution, arguing instead that those who pay for sex should be penalised, whilst the selling of sex itself is decriminalised. IN…

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  9. A new dawn for Gambia?

    IBTimes UK world editor Orlando Crowcroft speaks to foreign reporter Ludovica Iaccino, who is on the ground in Senegal where Gambia's new president Adama Barrow is holed up, waiting for a safe return. Orlando also speaks with Sainey MK Marenah, who was forced to flee Gambia two years ago for...

  10. Iraq's fight against Isis

    In this week's episode of IN THE FIELD, IBTimes UK world editor Orlando Crowcroft speaks to senior foreign reporter Callum Paton, who whilst in Iraq visited the families of fighters killed in the war against Isis.Orlando also speaks with John Reynolds, a freelance reporter in the country, about…

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  11. Trump vs China

    In this week's episode of IN THE FIELD, IBTimes UK speaks to Shaun Rein, an analyst and author that's spent over 20 years living in China, and Simina Mistreanu, a journalist based in Beijing, about the future for US-China relations following Donald Trump's talk of revising the One-China policy…

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  12. Donald Trump's America

    In this week's episode of IN THE FIELD, IBTimes UK speaks to Shaun Rein, an analyst and author that's spent over 20 years living in China, and Simina Mistreanu, a journalist based in Beijing, about the future for US-China relations following Donald Trump's talk of revising the One-China policy…

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  13. Duterte's drug war

    In this week's episode of IN THE FIELD, IBTimes UK speaks to two journalists that have reported on President Rodrigo Duterte's drugs war in the Philippines. The first, Sean Williams, spent two weeks in Manila earlier this year and covered the drug killing for IBTimesUK and others. Our second…

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  14. What does Donald Trump mean for Ukraine?

    In this week's instalment of IN THE FIELD, we look at the continuing war in Ukraine, where rebels aligned with Moscow control swathes of the east of the country near the Russian border. Despite dropping out of the headlines in 2016, the guns never fell silent in eastern Ukraine: every night, the...

  15. Egypt under Sisi

    In this week's instalment of IN THE FIELD, we look at the reasons for the love affair between Egyptian leader General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Donald Trump, particularly in light of the 'Muslim ban' – touted by the new US president-elect during his campaign – that would effect tens of thousands…

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  16. Battle for Mosul

    As Iraqi forces, Kurdish fighters and Shia militias close in on the Islamic State (Isis) stronghold of Mosul, civilians fleeing the city have told of the increasingly desperate tactics used by the jihadi army to hold their ground as coalition air strikes and artillery rain down on the…

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  17. Welcome to IN THE FIELD

    Welcome to IN THE FIELD, a brand new podcast from IBTimes UK. Each week our World Editor Orlando Crowcroft will speak to people reporting on the stories across the globe that matter.Subscribe for new episodes each week and let us know what you think by rating and reviewing us on iTunes. Hosted on...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Hosted by IBTimes UK World Editor Orlando Crowcroft, IN THE FIELD features people reporting from across the globe on the stories that matter.IN THE FIELD is produced by Orlando Crowcroft and Alfred Joyner and edited by Sho Murakoshi.

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Hosted by IBTimes UK World Editor Orlando Crowcroft, IN THE FIELD features people reporting from across the globe on the stories that matter.IN THE FIELD is produced by Orlando Crowcroft and Alfred Joyner and edited by Sho Murakoshi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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