About this episode

Journalist Colin Freeman discusses his experiences covering wars and the foreign volunteers in Ukraine's International Legion.

We speak with journalist Colin Freeman about covering wars from Iraq and Somalia to Ukraine, including his own kidnapping by Somali pirates and the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion. We also dig into his book The Mad and the Brave, the foreign volunteers who joined Ukraine’s International Legion, and the chaos, courage, and darker realities they faced on the front lines. Colin's book: https://a.co/d/0j8oksfv Today's Sponsors: GhostBed ⬇️ https://www.ghostbed.com/house FOR 10% off! Mars Men⬇️ For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at https://mengotomars.com/ Quince⬇️ go to: https://www.quince.com/house for free shipping and 365 day returns For ad free video and audio and access to live streams...JOIN OUR PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/c/TheTeamHouse To help support the show and for all bonus content including: -live shows and asking guest questions -ad free audio and video -early access to shows -Access to ALL bonus segments with our guests Subscribe to our Patreon! ⬇️ https://www.patreon.com/TheTeamHouse ___________________________________________________ GRAB JACK'S NEW BOOK "THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN"…

People in this episode

Host: dee takos

Guest: Colin Freeman

Topics covered

• Ukraine
• foreign legion
• war journalism
• volunteers
• Russia invasion
• Somalia
• Iraq

Keywords

• Ukraine
• foreign legion
• Colin Freeman
• war journalism
• Somalia
• Russia invasion
• volunteers

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Books & works: The Mad and the Brave, THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN, We Defy: The Lost Chapters of Special Forces History

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