Ben Adair
@benadair
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Peabody Award winning journalist making podcasts at @western_sound
California
Joined November 2008
Jad Abumrad's new podcast series on Fela Kuti is a masterpiece. https://t.co/kvVEDHGkEf
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Society & Culture Podcast · Series · In a world that’s on fire, what is the role of art? What can music actually…do? Can a song save a life? Change a law? Topple a president? Get you killed? In Fela...
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"Fela Kuti: Fear No Man" unfolds in 12 incredible episodes. (Almost) Every time you hear, "the newspapers said, "according to the newspapers," "one article said," as you listen, it's @StartArchiving and more specifically, @olalekan_ojumu's research, doing that.
Higher Ground, the media company founded by former U.S. President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, has launched a new podcast series titled Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, hosted by award-winning radio and podcast producer Jad Abumrad. https://t.co/U13Gn839IE
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Incredibly proud to have been a part of the team behind Fela Kuti: Fear No Man Over 12 episodes we explore the life, legacy, and unrelenting influence of the pioneer of Afrobeat The first two eps are out now! https://t.co/2CwQIT3IKK
podcasts.apple.com
Society & Culture Podcast · Series · In a world that’s on fire, what is the role of art? What can music actually…do? Can a song save a life? Change a law? Topple a president? Get you killed? In Fela...
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This is so good. I couldn’t listen fast enough. https://t.co/XallHAOlZx Huge congrats @MooneyMichaelJ @SamEifling @trevoraaronson
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Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Hold Fast is the uncompromising story of Backpage.com, the world’s most scandalous website, and the rise and fall of alternative weekly newspapers nation...
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Exciting news! My first podcast, an Audible Original, is out today: https://t.co/G2QhV3dG6n I teamed up with @SamEifling and @trevoraaronson to tell a story about sex, money, media, power, and one of the most important free speech cases of our time. It’s a real wild ride…
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Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Hold Fast is the uncompromising story of Backpage.com, the world’s most scandalous website, and the rise and fall of alternative weekly newspapers nation...
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I know I usually reserve Twitter for my football madness, but here’s a good story: Mid-pandemic, I got a pitch from @trevoraaronson @SamEifling and @MooneyMichaelJ to tell the story of Lacey, Larkin, alt-weeklies, and the shocking battle over Backpage .com. Thread:
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The FBI was putting its muscle behind infiltrating racial justice protests in 2020, while far-right extremists gained momentum. Within months, the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol highlighted a staggering intelligence failure for the FBI. 🎧 Listen now. https://t.co/KE5ZNjQveo
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Secret undercover recordings reveal an FBI operation to infiltrate Denver’s racial justice protests in 2020. Reveal partners with the podcast Alphabet Boys to take listeners inside that investigation.
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🚨Calling all audio artists🚨 submissions are now open for On Air Official Selects until Oct 4! Everything you need to know can be found here: https://t.co/WOwF0z0WVG
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@fema @MyShakeApp @ReadySanDiego @QuakeAlertUSA @Android @Cal_OES You may have gotten an alert and not felt shaking. The #ShakeAlert system earthquake detection algorithms aim to be fast and accurate with only a tiny amount of information available in the first seconds after a quake begins. Our goal is to maximize safety. @FEMARegion9 @Cal_OES
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The new season of Lost Hills: The Dark Prince is 🔥🔥🔥 and 🚀 and you’re gonna love it @western_sound @pushkinpods @LostHillsPod
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Cover Reveal: "Alphabet Boys" Season 2 — "Up in Arms." (1/6)
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First Season of Investigative Podcast ‘Alphabet Boys’ Concludes with Remarkable Impact, Provokes Calls From Lawmakers for FBI Accountability
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All 10 episodes of "Alphabet Boys" Season 1 -- about the FBI's infiltration of the racial justice movement in 2020 -- are here:
podcasts.apple.com
Society & Culture Podcast · Weekly Series · Alphabet Boys reveals the secret investigations of the FBI, DEA, ATF, and other alphabet agencies. Hosted by journalist Trevor Aaronson, Alphabet Boys...
Just finished Alphabet Boys, season 1. Very enjoyable and informative. I'll probably have more to say on it eventually, but for now I'll just say that I definitely recommend it. The host @trevoraaronson did some great journalism, a rare thing in our current media climate.
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Wow this is so beautiful 🤩
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**MONTEBELLO UPDATE** Our damage survey team has officially confirmed that there was a TORNADO in Montebello around 11:20 AM on 3/22/23. No EF rating yet, we are still assessing the damage! A full report will be coming late this evening. EF Scale:
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Every new episode is more infuriating than the previous. We need a public audit of BLM protests with FBI infiltrations.
Instead of using an informant like Mickey Windecker, the FBI in Colorado Springs recruited a young cop. That’s the FBI’s recruit on the left in this photo. She had pink hair and claimed to be named “Chelsie.” https://t.co/Kqudlb3w76 (2/7)
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What happened in Colorado Springs shows the FBI’s efforts to infiltrate the racial justice movement were part of a broad, and until now, secret strategy to spy on activists and try to entrap them in crimes. https://t.co/Kqudlb3w76 (5/7)
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Denver wasn’t the only city where the FBI infiltrated and undermined the racial justice movement. It also happened 70 miles south, in Colorado Springs, where the FBI partnered with local cops to spy on activists and manufacture crimes. https://t.co/Kqudlb3w76 (1/7)
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