<description>&lt;h1&gt;Episode Notes&lt;/h1&gt; &lt;p&gt;Investigative journalists and book collaborators Jeff Testerman and Daniel Freed discuss their new book, &lt;em&gt;Call Me Commander: A Former Intelligence Officer and the Journalists Who Uncovered his Scheme to Fleece America&lt;/em&gt;. Testerman was working for the &lt;em&gt;St. Petersburg Times&lt;/em&gt; in 2009 when he latched onto the story of the U.S. Navy Veterans Association and its mysterious leader, Lt. Commander Bobby Thompson. Testerman and Freed recount their reporters' instincts about the story (20:00), the investigation into this supposed charity (28:00), the many unanswered questions about John Cody (44:00), and the process of collaborating on this soon-to-be-released book. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Support Washed Up Journalists by donating to their Tip Jar: &lt;a href="https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/washed-up-journalists" rel="payment nofollow"&gt;https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/washed-up-journalists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Find out more at &lt;a href="https://washed-up-journalists.pinecast.co" rel="nofollow"&gt;https://washed-up-journalists.pinecast.co&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This podcast is powered by &lt;a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;Pinecast&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Washed Up Journalists

John Dechant

WUJ Podcast, Ep. 012: Book Collaborators Jeff Testerman and Daniel Freed

JAN 15, 202175 MIN
Washed Up Journalists

WUJ Podcast, Ep. 012: Book Collaborators Jeff Testerman and Daniel Freed

JAN 15, 202175 MIN

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<h1>Episode Notes</h1> <p>Investigative journalists and book collaborators Jeff Testerman and Daniel Freed discuss their new book, <em>Call Me Commander: A Former Intelligence Officer and the Journalists Who Uncovered his Scheme to Fleece America</em>. Testerman was working for the <em>St. Petersburg Times</em> in 2009 when he latched onto the story of the U.S. Navy Veterans Association and its mysterious leader, Lt. Commander Bobby Thompson. Testerman and Freed recount their reporters' instincts about the story (20:00), the investigation into this supposed charity (28:00), the many unanswered questions about John Cody (44:00), and the process of collaborating on this soon-to-be-released book. </p> <p>Support Washed Up Journalists by donating to their Tip Jar: <a href="https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/washed-up-journalists" rel="payment nofollow">https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/washed-up-journalists</a></p> <p>Find out more at <a href="https://washed-up-journalists.pinecast.co" rel="nofollow">https://washed-up-journalists.pinecast.co</a></p> <p>This podcast is powered by <a href="https://pinecast.com" rel="nofollow">Pinecast</a>.</p>