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Episode 476: Matthieu Aikins
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58 minutes
Released:
Feb 16, 2022
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Matthieu Aikins is a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine who has reported on Afghanistan since 2008. His new book is The Naked Don’t Fear the Water: An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees.
“I think at some point you just say, screw it. I'm gonna act like a human being and help my friend. That's the most important thing. You actually realize, yeah, now that we're in it together, the only thing that matters is both of us staying alive and staying safe and getting where we need to go. And whatever I have to do to do that, I'm going to do.”
Show notes:
@mattaikins
maikins.com
Aikins on Longform
Longform Podcast #1: Matthieu Aikins
08:00 "The Master of Spin Boldak" (Harper's • Dec 2009)
38:00 Aikins on The Daily (New York Times • Sep 2021)
39:00 "Inside the Fall of Kabul" (New York Times Magazine • Dec 2021)
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“I think at some point you just say, screw it. I'm gonna act like a human being and help my friend. That's the most important thing. You actually realize, yeah, now that we're in it together, the only thing that matters is both of us staying alive and staying safe and getting where we need to go. And whatever I have to do to do that, I'm going to do.”
Show notes:
@mattaikins
maikins.com
Aikins on Longform
Longform Podcast #1: Matthieu Aikins
08:00 "The Master of Spin Boldak" (Harper's • Dec 2009)
38:00 Aikins on The Daily (New York Times • Sep 2021)
39:00 "Inside the Fall of Kabul" (New York Times Magazine • Dec 2021)
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Released:
Feb 16, 2022
Format:
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