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Operation Asshole: Paul Watson's whale war - The Slow Newscast

Operation Asshole: Paul Watson's whale war - The Slow Newscast

Update: 2024-11-19
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Out on the high seas, Paul Watson became a hero and pariah of the environmental movement. Now he sits in a remote prison. How should we treat the radicals willing to go to extremes to protect the planet?


Reported by: Basia Cummings and Xavier Greenwood

Produced by: Xavier Greenwood

Sound design by: Hannah Varrall and Dominic Delargy

Edited by: Gary Marshall and Matt Russell

Podcast artwork by: Jon Hill


Image credit: Mirco Taliercio/laif/ Camera Press


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Operation Asshole: Paul Watson's whale war - The Slow Newscast

Operation Asshole: Paul Watson's whale war - The Slow Newscast