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    Episode 51, Iraq: Ahmed Najm

    Episode 51, Iraq: Ahmed Najm

    FromThe Trip

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    Episode 51, Iraq: Ahmed Najm

    FromThe Trip

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    Length:
    68 minutes
    Released:
    Nov 12, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    My final Iraq episode is a necessarily intense conversation with Ahmed Najm, whose life changed when ISIS kidnapped his brother Kamaran Najm, co-founder of Iraq's Metrography Photo Agency, in 2014, Kamaran still hasn't been found, but his brother has become an invaluable guardian of his brother's life work and legacy.
    Links:
    Episode excerpt on R&K
    Metrography IG
    Metrography Website
    Rough Translation: The Search, a two-part series on Kamaran and Ahmed
    Roads & Kingdoms IG, Metrography Takeover
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    Released:
    Nov 12, 2020
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    "The Trip is one of the most fun podcast interviews I've ever done. I'm still coming down from the high." —W. Kamau Bell. Join the late Anthony Bourdain’s partners at Roads & Kingdoms for interviews and drinks from around the world. From Oaxaca to the Himalayas, from hallucinogenic potions to Russian carraway moonshine. Hosted by Roads & Kingdoms co-founder Nathan Thornburgh. Beats by Dan the Automator. Artwork by Edel Rodriguez. Kanpai, y'all.