I’ve spent years chasing stories from the edges.
Conflict. Belief. Power. Extremism. Obsession. Strange places. Stranger people. The human stories buried behind the headlines.
I’m starting to bring some of that together on YouTube as Jake Undiscovered.
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How a KFC in Tripoli became a litmus test for terrorism...
Thomas is joined by Conflicted creator @TheJakeWarren to talk the origins of the show, the unlikely friendship of our esteemed hosts, plus how he began in the world of journalism.
Watch now: https://t.co/P5d7lnzCvF
I heard a lovely anecdote today about Sir Alex Younger, the former head of MI6, who has died at the age of 62.
Around the time the James Bond film “Spectre” was coming out, there was a private viewing at MI6’s HQ in Vauxhall with some of the production team and actors, including Ralph Fiennes.
Alex Younger compared the event, which included an opportunity for members of the audience (who were largely real life spies) to quiz the actors and producers.
One person asked Ralph Fiennes: Who was your favourite Bond?
He gave an answer about how they were all good, but his favourite was Daniel Craig. The rest of the team said similar.
Then Alex threw the question back to the person in the audience who had posed it, asking them who their favourite Bond was.
But before this person had time to give an answer, someone else in the audience shouted out: “You, sir!”
The individual (a former diplomat) who shared this story with me said it was one of so many examples of how admired, liked and respected Alex was by his colleagues.
“He was one of the best chiefs”.
Strange and lovely to be on the other side of the mic for this one
Conflicted has been such a huge part of my life for the best part of eight years now. I came up with the idea, but @AimenDean, @ConflictedThom and the audience have made it the huge success that it deserves to be
New Ep! 🚨
With Aimen still away, we’re taking this opportunity to introduce you all to our exec producer @TheJakeWarren . A journalist and programme-maker, he not only had the idea for Conflicted, he is also the founder of @messageheard , who produces the show.
Listen below.
New Ep! 🚨
With Aimen still away, we’re taking this opportunity to introduce you all to our exec producer @TheJakeWarren . A journalist and programme-maker, he not only had the idea for Conflicted, he is also the founder of @messageheard , who produces the show.
Listen below.
In the latest Conflicted Conversation, @ConflictedThom is joined by Tory MP @Jeremy_Hunt .
Amongst much else, they discuss his eventful year running the Foreign Office to argue against Western defeatism and to make the case for liberal democracy.
Listen now! Linked below 🔗
@PolitlcsUK The first duty of a serious country is to make its young people useful to themselves, needed by others, and proud to belong... we have failed massively.
Ex-Foreign Secretary: What Trump Gets Right
In tomorrow’s episode of Conflicted, former UK Foreign Secretary @Jeremy_Hunt discusses his experience with @DonaldTrump and the fundamental point of foreign affairs that Trump gets right.
@steven_t92@CPFC Agreed, now go back and look at my initial comment about Uche. Ya didn't think this through before your petty response to me did you Steve? Fear not, all is forgiven as long as we win tomorrow 🦅