NStarPost Uploads: Recent Episodes
Sam Richards, Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
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."
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.
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.
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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!
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."
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!
Sam interviews Mike Katz-Lacabe who has been requesting documentation from law enforcement agencies across the United States to determine which possess surveillance gear.
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.
Jerod interviews author and nuclear energy historian James Mahaffey. Mahaffey had written several books and including 'Atomic Accidents'.
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!
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.
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.
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.
The extended version of our 'Spotlight' interview with Niko Georgiades of Unicorn Riot.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Jerod interviews Imraan Siddiqi about the current state of Islamophobia in the United States.
Inaugural podcast! Jerod interviews Sam about his discovery of the "FBI Sky Spies" and founding of the North Star Post.