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Jun 2023

24 m

Members Only #170 - Ukraine Calling (w/ ...

Kmele Foster, Michael Moynihan, and Matt Welch

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wethefifth.com

Despite being in a car in the city of Dnipro, journalist Tim Mak joins Michael Moynihan to talk about leaving NPR, moving to Kiev, and starting The Counteroffensive, his new Substack dedicated to reporting the Ukraine War. A few of the topics covered:

* Tim arrived in Kiev the night the war started

* Going back to Ukraine—and going independent

* Why so many on t…

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