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‘An extreme act’: Why Aaron Bushnell self-immolated for Gaza
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Feb 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Aaron Bushnell, a member of the US air force, set himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC, in an act of political protest over Israel’s war in Gaza. Bushnell livestreamed his death, saying he no longer wanted to be complicit in genocide. How will his message resonate?
In this episode:
Talia Jane (@taliaotg), Independent Journalist
Lupe Barboza, Friend of Aaron Bushnell
Archana Kaku, Assistant Professor, The College of William & Mary
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Sonia Bhagat and Ashish Malhotra with our host Malika Bilal. Chloe K. Li fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
Connect with us:
@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube
In this episode:
Talia Jane (@taliaotg), Independent Journalist
Lupe Barboza, Friend of Aaron Bushnell
Archana Kaku, Assistant Professor, The College of William & Mary
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Sonia Bhagat and Ashish Malhotra with our host Malika Bilal. Chloe K. Li fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
Connect with us:
@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Threads and YouTube
Released:
Feb 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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