Popular Front is an independent podcast that focuses on the niche details of modern warfare. If you want to know how suicide car bombs are built by ISIS, which paramilitary factions are operating in Syria, or why American militias hoard machine guns, this podcast is for you. It's detailed, uncensored, and free from industry elitism.
This podcast goes into detail about various conflicts happening around the world, in a way that is accessible if you don’t know much about them. The host takes care not to be partisan or spoon-feed the listener opinions and only presents the facts and analysis.
2019-05-31
PF Gang
Amazing podcast focusing on great topics from places you would usually hear nothing about. Jake and his guests always seem down to earth and the conversations on each topic seems to just flow forth from the guests with just a little guidance from Jake. Couldn’t recommend it more and also the small community that’s building up around PF on the Patreon/Discord.
2019-02-04
Simply quality
Simply a quality podcast! Covers a wide variety of extremely interesting, often barely covered, topics in a straightforward, no nonsense manner. Giving nuanced takes on hugely important geopolitical issues, to talking how terrorist groups are employing the latest technology, it’s all there. Jake Hanrahan is straight to the point, getting to the heart of the issues and selects guests who are clear experts in their field. Highly recommended!
2018-12-25
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2018-12-14
Popular Front is what has been missing.
Simply the best podcast in the conflict genre that I’ve heard. Covers a wide array of truly fascinating topics and does so in good depth.
Great quality from the very start, I’m excited to see where Popular Front goes.
Give it a listen.
2018-11-09
Incredibly interesting and in-depth.
Jake seems like a super chill dude who asks the right questions and doesn’t sound pretentious.
Information is projected in a simple understandable way and it’s incredibly interesting.
Some of the sound quality is not great, but I feel it adds to the atmosphere of the podcast and how he talks to people at times who aren’t in the most connected areas.
Highly worth listening to!
2018-11-07
Insightful & accessable conflict journalism
One of the best podcasts and media outlets to discover and learn about conflicts that mainstream media ignores or glosses over. The wide range of experts interviewed and brought in to report on these conflicts make it even more fascinating, and infuriating that so much is missed in the mainstream. All done in an accessable manner someone with little knowledge of these areas can understand.
2018-10-02
5 stars
Just started listening. Can’t get enough ****
2018-09-14
Great factual journalism
Facts, not opinions or partisan politics. Independent journalism at its best. Conflicts mainstream media ignores, reports from experts and people on the grounds. Highly recommended.
2018-09-14
Not like the other kids...
There are tons of podcasts on War and Global Conflict but Popular Front digs deeper and avoids the obvious topics. It’s essential listening for those more interested in the niche details of war and the less reported conflicts. Insanely interesting guests coupled with great production Make this a big ‘Subscribe’
2018-07-19
Insightful but accessible
Fascinating look at the world we don’t see- the world is fragmenting and Jake looks in detail at the fragments- interviewing knowledgeable guests, asking interesting questions yet always remaining accessible. There’s a world beyond mainstream news and Jake is brilliant at looking behind the curtain. You don’t know what’s going on unless you subscribe.
2018-07-13
A brilliant podcast
This is well worth a listen.
2018-07-03
Amazing
This is the podcast I’ve been waiting for for so long. Nuanced and perceptive analysis of the world’s most interesting conflicts. Amazing stuff.
2018-05-08
Amazing
This podcast is like crack for war nerds. Absolutely amazing!