I was interviewed this week by ABC Adelaide with host Peter Goers about my new book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs. My interview starts at 1:36:54.
Category Interviews
Sydney’s Eastside FM radio on the bloody drug war
During my recent Australian book tour, I was interviewed by Sydney’s Eastside FM Radio host Conor Burke on his show, Thirty Minutes With…, about my new title, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs: Part 1 and Part 2
TRT World interview on the never-ending Israeli election
I was interviewed this morning by global broadcaster TRT World on the unresolved Israeli election, one week after people went to the polls:
TRT World interview on the real outcome of the Israeli election
This week’s Israeli election has resulted in a political stalemate, the (possible/likely?) loss of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ongoing occupation of Palestine. I was interviewed on election night from Jerusalem by global broadcaster TRT World:
US TV program Real News Network on Yemen, Libya and wars in the Middle East
I was interviewed this week by the US TV program the Real News Network on the “fog around UAE & Saudis in Yemen, how it’s connected to the chaos in Libya, the drone attacks, and wider chaos of the Middle East”:
Sydney’s 2GB radio interview on ending the drug war
During my recent Australian book tour for Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, I was interviewed by Sydney’s 2GB radio by the host Luke Grant. To have such a friendly conversation on a usually conservative broadcaster shows how far the debate has shifted:
Triple R radio interview on the drug war and how to end it
Melbourne’s Triple R radio is one on Australia’s finest independent broadcasters. I was recently interviewed by the station’s Breakfasters show about my book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs:
ABC Australia TV interview on The World about the failing drug war
My interview this week on ABC Australia TV program The World on the drug war and my book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs:
Australian TV Channel 10’s Studio 10 program on the futile drug war
I recently appeared on Australia’s Channel 10 popular TV morning program, Studio 10, talking about the drug war and my new book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs
ABC Australia Radio National’s Late Night Live interview on ending the war on drugs
My interview on ABC Australia Radio National’s Late Night Live on the drug war and my new book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs:
ABC Australia Sydney interview on the global drug war and its insanities
My interview on ABC Australia Sydney Breakfast program about the drug war and my new book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs: Antony Loewenstein edit
ABC Australia Radio PM interview on radically rethinking the never-ending war on drugs
My interview on ABC Australia’s leading current affairs program, PM, on the global drug war and my book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs:
TRT World interview on Israeli attacks across the Middle East
Today I was interviewed on global broadcaster TRT World about increasingly brazen Israeli attacks across the Middle East (forgive the brief technical issues):
TRT World interview on Trump’s anti-Semitism
I was interviewed this morning from Jerusalem by global broadcaster TRT World on US President Donald Trump’s latest anti-Semitic comments and those who indulge them:
Pakistani TV interview on the global refugee crisis
Yesterday I was interviewed on Pakistani TV network Indus News about the global refugee crisis in the US, EU, Australia and beyond, and the companies making money from it all:
TRT World interview on police raids against Australian media
This week in Australia there were major police raids on the home of a prominent journalist and the public broadcaster, the ABC. It’s a worrying sign and part of a global trend against a free press and sources who provide vital information. I was interviewed by global broadcaster TRT World about the raids:
US radio interview on my forthcoming drug war book
I was recently interviewed by US radio program, By Any Means Necessary, on my upcoming drug war book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, and I gave a good overview of its political and journalistic reporting. My interview starts at 40:00: Listen to “Regrettably the US Army asks ‘How Has Serving…
Deep into the narco war; how Guinea-Bissau fits into the trade
Guinea-Bissau in West Africa is a key cocaine transit country between South America and Europe. I visited for my forthcoming book on the drug war, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs. The new podcast by Washington Post columnist and political scientist, Dr Brian Klass, is called Power Corrupts and one episode…
How Extinction Rebellion gives hope on climate change action
Extinction Rebellion is a grassroots movement demanding radical (and necessary) action on climate change. The group, with activists around the world, is strongly challenging the political inertia around climate change and pushing back against individuals or companies (hello security firm, Pinkertons) aiming to make $ from the crisis (aka disaster capitalists). I was interviewed about…
Pakistani TV interview about "new" Palestinian government
A few days ago I was interviewed… by Pakistani TV network Indus News about the “new” Palestinian government (yes, it looks remarkably similar to the last, corrupt one). My segment starts at 39:00:
TRT World interview on results of the Israeli election
As the results of the recent Israeli election came through last week, I was interviewed by global broadcaster TRT World about the (likely then and certain now) 5th term of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
Pakistani TV interview on Palestine and Israeli elections
Yesterday I was interviewed by Pakistani TV network Indus News about the upcoming Israeli election and the occupation of Palestine. My segment starts at 16:23:
TRT World interview on Netanyahu, corruption and Palestinian rights
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been indicted on corruption charges amidst a ferocious Israeli election campaign. My interview on global broadcaster TRT World discusses this development and the wider, arguably far more important questions, around Palestinian rights and the never-ending occupation of Palestinian lands:
Pakistani TV interview on global refugee crisis
Yesterday I was interviewed by Pakistani TV network Indus News about the global refugee crisis. My segment starts at 13:55:
The Nation interview on Afghan resources and peace prospects
US magazine The Nation recently published my investigation into the Afghan mining industry. I was interviewed about the story, and the ongoing peace talks between the US and Taliban, on the popular Nation podcast, Start Making Sense:
US radio interview, Progressive Radio Network, on Israel profiting from occupation
Following my recent investigation in the New York Review of Books on Israeli occupation tools going global, I was interviewed by one of the biggest progressive radio programs in the US,… Gary Null’s Progressive Commentary Hour. My segment starts at 13:59.
US radio interview, By Any Means Necessary, on Israel selling occupation knowledge
My interview with the US radio program, By Any Means Necessary, based on my recent investigation in the New York Review of Books on Israel exporting knowledge and equipment gained from years of occupying Palestine: Listen to “Israeli Surveillance Tools Used in Palestine and Beyond” on Spreaker.
US channel The Real News Network interview on Israel profiting from occupation
The New York Review of Books recently published my investigation into Israel profiting from decades of occupation. US channel The Real News Network interviews me about the story:
Interview on US radio station Loud and Clear on climate change
I was interviewed late last week by the US radio program, Loud and Clear, from Washington DC: In today’s episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Fred Magdoff, professor emeritus of plant and soil science at the University of Vermont, and Antony Loewenstein, an independent journalist and author of…
TRT World interview on media coverage of Israel/Palestine
During last weekend’s conference on Palestine in Istanbul, Turkey, I was an invited speaker, I was interviewed by TRT World, the global news network that reaches 260 million people in 190 countries, on Israel/Palestine:
TRT World interview on Erik Prince aiming to exploit Afghan minerals
Interview on TRT World’s The Newsmakers program, the global news network’s flagship current affairs show on a channel that reaches 260 million people in 190 countries, about my recent investigation into Blackwater founder Erik Prince and his attempts to exploit Afghan resources:
US network The Real News interview on US/Israeli mercenaries in Yemen
I was interviewed this week on US network The Real News: The US-based mercenary company Spear Group, headed by an Israeli and hired by a Palestinian on behalf of the UAE, conducts extra-judicial killings in Yemen. Antony Loewenstein discusses the details:
Full interview with UK writer Johann Hari on his vital messages around depression
Back in May, I interviewed UK journalist Johann Hari at the Sydney Writer’s Festival about his new book, Lost Connections, on fresh ways to see depression and anxiety. It was a sold-out event and the full audio is now available:
Interview on US radio station Loud and Clear about real life effects of failed disaster relief
I was interviewed yesterday by US radio station Loud and Clear, the hosts are Brian Becker and former CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou, on Hurricane Florence in North Carolina and the ways in which disaster capitalism affects both the relief effort and long-term trends: Listen to “As Hurricane Florence makes landfall, will some corporations ultimately profit?”…
US network The Real News Network interview on Erik Prince in Afghanistan
My interview on US news program The Real News Network on Blackwater founder Erik Prince and his vocal desire to privatise the war in Afghanistan:
US network The Real News interview on UAE using mercenaries in Yemen
My interview on US network The Real News about the United Arab Emirates using private, military contractors in the horrific war in Yemen and the involvement of Australia and the US:
Interviewing UK journalist Johann Hari on antidepressants and alternatives
During the recent Sydney Writer’s Festival, I interviewed best-selling, British journalist Johann Hari about his new book, Lost Connections, on depression and solutions to it. ABC TV Australia aired portions of the event.
ABC Radio Pacific Mornings interview on journalism, the Middle East and disaster capitalism
ABC Radio Pacific Mornings program, broadcast across the Pacific, interviewed me this morning about my work as an independent journalist over the last 15 years. From the Middle East to disaster capitalism and Australia enabling corruption in Papua New Guinea to tackling faith, it was a wide-ranging discussion: 290518 Pacific Mornings – Antony Loewnstein
ABC Radio Pacific Morning interview on Papua New Guinea and disaster capitalism
Despite being Australia’s closest neighbour, Papua New Guinea (PNG) rarely receives coverage in the media. I investigated the reality in the PNG province of Bougainville, when mining company Rio Tinto exploited the area with its polluting copper mine in the 1970s and 1980s, in my Disaster Capitalism book and film. NGO Jubilee Australia recently released…
The Wire interview on Gaza death toll and US role in the Middle East
I was interviewed by The Wire news radio program yesterday: The already fragile stability in the Middle East has been further affected in recent weeks, with the US Embassy move to Jerusalem and President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. Overnight 55 Palestinian protesters were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, coinciding with…
ABC Australia radio interview on US embassy move to Jerusalem
With the Trump administration officially moving the US embassy to Jerusalem, opening shortly, tensions in the Middle East are moving from high to extreme. I was interviewed about it all on ABC Radio Australia’s The Signal news show. The segment starts at 6:03:
Think: Digital Futures interview on disaster capitalism in Puerto Rico
Think: Digital Futures is a great program on Sydney’s 2SER radio. I contributed to its latest episode: When you think about Puerto Rico—decimated by Hurricane Maria, a debt crisis and the longest power blackout in US history—most people see destruction. To a small group of cryptocurrency millionaires, it’s a chance to build a new type…
Triple R Breakfasters radio interview on Disaster Capitalism film
This morning I was interviewed on one of Melbourne’s best breakfast radio programs, Triple R Breakfasters, about Disaster Capitalism (after a very successful public screening in the city last night):
ABC Radio National interview on Disaster Capitalism film
My film Disaster Capitalism, with director Thor Neureiter and co-producers Media Stockade, is screening publicly soon. Last weekend I was interviewed by Hugh Riminton on Australia’s ABC Radio National Sunday Extra program about it: When war or disaster strikes, we assume our aid contributions are life-saving, or at the very least will help rebuild countries…
ABC Radio Australia interview on Disaster Capitalism film
My film, Disaster Capitalism, with director Thor Neureiter and co-producers Media Stockade, is starting to screen this month (initially in Sydney and Melbourne with many more locations in Australia and globally to come). I was interviewed today about the film on ABC Radio Australia’s Pacific Mornings program, broadcast across the entire Pacific region:
The Wire interview on Trump moving US embassy to Jerusalem
US President Donald Trump’s decision to move the US embassy to Jerusalem is unsurprising and clarifying. It proves, once and for all, that Washington will only do the bidding of the Jewish state. I was interviewed on Australian news program The Wire about the move: Access and ownership of Jerusalem have been a hot issue…
Bitcoin Uncensored about the global "war on drugs"
I’m currently working on a new, investigative book on the global “war on drugs” covering vast parts of the world consumed by the drug war (from Honduras to West Africa). It’ll be published by Scribe in Australia, the UK and beyond in 2019. This week I was interviewed by the US podcast, Bitcoin Uncensored, on…
ABCTV Lateline interview on Israel/Palestine
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten travelled to Israel this week to “celebrate” the 100-year anniversary of Beersheba and the Balfour Declaration. Palestine was barely on the agenda. After living in East Jerusalem for the last 1.5 years, I was interviewed for Lateline by ABC TV reporter Michael Vincent on the…
Sydney Ideas talk on Israel/Palestine and realities in the West Bank and Gaza
In September, I spoke at Sydney University alongside US academic Mark LeVine and Palestinian academic Lana Tatour on the realities in today’s Palestine/Israel. Many interesting comments and my thoughts (after living in East Jerusalem for the last 1.5 years) start at 1:00:26: