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The Afghanistan Papers & Geniuses at War

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English - August 31, 2021 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.75 MB - ★★★★★ - 232 ratings
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Part I. The Afghanistan Papers
Guest: Craig Whitlock is an investigative reporter for The Washington Post. He has covered the global war on terrorism for the Post since 2001 as a foreign correspondent, Pentagon reporter, and national security specialist. In 2019, his coverage of the war in Afghanistan won the George Polk Award for Military Reporting, the Scripps Howard Award for Investigative Reporting, the Investigative Reporters and Editors Freedom of Information Award, and the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for international reporting. He has reported from more than sixty countries and is a three-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.  His latest book is The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War.
Part II. Geniuses at War
Guest: David A. Price is the author of the books, The Pixar Touch, Love and Hate in Jamestown, and his latest, Geniuses at War: Bletchley Park, Colossus, and the Dawn of the Digital Age.
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